Numb first song in three-four time?

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Zog · #31 Post by **Zog** » Tue 04 Jul 2006, 9:14 pm

Can you forgive her? is not a regular 4/4 pop song. Listen to the high hats, there are three between each beat!

-Zog

diana · #32 Post by **diana** » Tue 04 Jul 2006, 11:15 pm

Alcibiades wrote:
diana wrote:
Alcibiades wrote:"Can you forgive her?" of course!

Although that's probably 6/8 rather than 3/4.
One two three four Can You Forgive Her! 4/4 in my view
It goes:

Ask (one - two - three)
Your (four - five - six)
Self (seven - eight - nine)
Now (ten - eleven - twelve)

therefore 12/8!

Imagine a sped-up version of 'House of the Rising Sun'.

I understand this, I only don't understand why it is 8 and not 4: 12/4.

Burj · #33 Post by **Burj** » Thu 06 Jul 2006, 12:42 am

Zog wrote:Can you forgive her? is not a regular 4/4 pop song. Listen to the pointy hats, there are three between each beat!

-Zog

I thought they only had a pair of reds and a pair of blues.

rentonf · #34 Post by **rentonf** » Thu 06 Jul 2006, 12:54 pm

Isn't it the same for "I can't say goodnight" with Liza??

but er...
Was it written by the boys? can't remember.

AlfonsoPSB · #35 Post by **AlfonsoPSB** » Thu 06 Jul 2006, 1:27 pm

I can't say goodnight was written by PSB. IMHO is 12/8.

Regarding the subject of this thread, Our daily bread is 3/4, and I believe Drama in the harbour is 3/4, too.