Takin It Easy weird timing?

[chris_b]

2 hours ago, Dan Dare said:

 

The one in the second post above, which appears to be the one everyone is talking about.

 

 

In that case you are counting the first note as the 1. It isn't, it's the 4&.

 

I assure you the whole song is straight 4 in the bar. No half bars or complicated time signatures. The intro chords are anticipated, ie on the 4& not the 1.

[Beedster]

29 minutes ago, chris_b said:

 

In that case you are counting the first note as the 1. It isn't, it's the 4&.

 

I assure you the whole song is straight 4 in the bar. No half bars or complicated time signatures. The intro chords are anticipated, ie on the 4& not the 1.

Yes 👍

[fleabag]

We do this song and dont have any problems with the original studio version intro.  It's not a complicated song.

 

The trickiest bits are getting our rhythm git to remember on the 2nd verse there's an added D between the E and C when the vocals are going

BaaaaaaaaaaaaayBeeeeeeeeeeeee.

 

And that D slips in again between the E and C in the solo.  And then there's that one odd A minor in the first verse after the solo,  where the C is skipped ,  and so it goes from D to A minor instead of D to C. 

[wateroftyne]

Start it on the off-beat and you’ll be fine. They’re crafty buggers, those Eagles. Love ‘em.

[Beedster]

20 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

Start it on the off-beat and you’ll be fine. They’re crafty buggers, those Eagles. Love ‘em.

Yes but hardly the first or the last to come in on the off beat 🙂

[lowdown]

If anyone is interested, below is a link to the full score. The studio version with Bass, Guitars (inc solo), Banjo and Vocal charts etc...

 

https://musescore.com/user/28322913/scores/7314548

[wateroftyne]

6 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Yes but hardly the first or the last to come in on the off beat 🙂

 

No, but they're very good at doing clever things subtly. See also the Am mentioned above.

[spencer.b]

Just listened to it, caught me out 1st time , I assumed the big chord was on beat one but when the drums came in realised it's on the "and" or offbeat or quaver or anticipated

Tap your foot with the big strum on the up and count the beats out loud(and 1 and 2 etc), you'll get it

Edited May 20, 2023 by spencer.b

[fleabag]

The easiset way is to count with ' and ' in the timing. 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and  <--   Ist guitar chord is here... 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.  <---    2nd chord.     So then you have the same  timing for next  chords on the ' ands'  till the song kicks in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 20, 2023 by fleabag

[Rib13Bass]

9 hours ago, fleabag said:

The easiset way is to count with ' and ' in the timing. 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and  <--   Ist guitar chord is here... 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.  <---    2nd chord.     So then you have the same  timing for next  chords on the ' ands'  till the song kicks in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

^ Came in to post this. Its called a "Push". If using Nashville Number System, its written with this symbol " ^ "....Its very common, especially in country songs

[leschirons]

How about just dropping it for "Life in the fast lane" ?😉

[lowdown]

1 minute ago, leschirons said:

How about just dropping it for "Life in the fast lane" ?😉

 

Blimey, don't push it. Anticipating beat one is "life in the fast lane" for some, it seems...