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This is always a fun debate. Neil identifies the chord as G7sus4 in his video lesson, and a lot of people agree with that chord. Take a look at this link and see what you think.

http://www.beatlesbible.com/features/ha ... ght-chord/

As the link points out, there were a lot of contributors to that chord, and most of them were not guitars. I did a spectral analysis of the chord, and the three most dominant notes were D3, A2, and D2. The G7sus4 lacks an A, as the link states, so I tried comparing G7sus4 and G7sus4/A, and my ear thinks it is closer with the A in the bass. I also tried an A on the top, but that definitely does not work.

Here's the list of notes detected in the analysis:
D2
F2
A2
D3
F3
A3
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
C5
D5
F5
F#5
G5
A5
C6
D6
E6
F6
F#6
G6
A6
B6
D7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
B7

I find it interesting that there was no C7, considering C had a strong presence in the lower octaves. I also find it odd that F# and B also showed up in the 6th and 7th octaves, and also the 5th for F#. Of all the guesses about this chord no one has ever mentioned an F#. Was it an errant note on the piano? What do you guys think?

If the note is heard then it was a grand piano,,,

Could it not just be the result of two guitars playing together? Just a passing thought.

Tom N.


Edit: After writing this I checked the link and it mentions that Lennon plays a Fadd9 and McCartney plays a base note. So it's probably the result of two guitars and Pauls violin base which adds a D I believe. Add the piano etc on top of this as well. Maybe the sound is just the power of synergy.

Tom N.

OMG Wrench! That’s an awful lot of frequencies...


wrench wrote:

This is always a fun debate. Neil identifies the chord as G7sus4 in his video lesson, and a lot of people agree with that chord. Take a look at this link and see what you think.

http://www.beatlesbible.com/features/ha ... ght-chord/

As the link points out, there were a lot of contributors to that chord, and most of them were not guitars. I did a spectral analysis of the chord, and the three most dominant notes were D3, A2, and D2. The G7sus4 lacks an A, as the link states, so I tried comparing G7sus4 and G7sus4/A, and my ear thinks it is closer with the A in the bass. I also tried an A on the top, but that definitely does not work.

Here's the list of notes detected in the analysis:
D2
F2
A2
D3
F3
A3
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
C5
D5
F5
F#5
G5
A5
C6
D6
E6
F6
F#6
G6
A6
B6
D7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
B7

I find it interesting that there was no C7, considering C had a strong presence in the lower octaves. I also find it odd that F# and B also showed up in the 6th and 7th octaves, and also the 5th for F#. Of all the guesses about this chord no one has ever mentioned an F#. Was it an errant note on the piano? What do you guys think?