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Old 06-02-2016, 20:31
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This is a bit of a strange request but I need to know the name of this song. If you've got a piano, keyboard or guitar can you play these notes (apparently these are the notes) and see if you recognise it. The notes I've underlined, play for double the time of the other notes.
This is how it starts.

A C A F - F A F C - C D E F G A C G

This is how it ends

F C A F A D C A F C C D E C A F D G F
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Old 07-02-2016, 16:03
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I've tried this before, but it's impossible to describe the tempo and the spaces between the notes.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/reso...2/music/piano/
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Old 07-02-2016, 18:30
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Tried to do it on guitar but its difficult to figure out which notes to play (for example E, is it first string, 4th string, 6th string etc.), and I don't recognise the rhtyhm, sorry
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Old 07-02-2016, 18:33
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Old 07-02-2016, 18:33
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Old 07-02-2016, 18:34
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This is a bit of a strange request but I need to know the name of this song. If you've got a piano, keyboard or guitar can you play these notes (apparently these are the notes) and see if you recognise it. The notes I've underlined, play for double the time of the other notes.
This is how it starts.

A C A F - F A F C - C D E F G A C G

This is how it ends

F C A F A D C A F C C D E C A F D G F
Reading the notes I didn't recognise it.

There you go, you can actually play it yourself, to see if you can.


http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/reso...2/music/piano/
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Old 07-02-2016, 19:58
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Reading the notes I didn't recognise it.

There you go, you can actually play it yourself, to see if you can.


http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/reso...2/music/piano/
I've got a keyboard and was mucking around with it with the tune in my head trying to find the notes. I think they're the notes. I've whistled the tune to about 6 people and all of them said they recognised it but didn't know the name of it. The first 16 notes are all in the same octave.
Play the note A, then go up two notes to C then back down to A then down two notes to F. Then leave about a second gap.
Then play the same F as you've just played, then up two notes to A, then back down to F, then down three notes to C.
Then play the same C and work your way UP for the next seven notes, then go down three notes to G.
That may help.
The first 11 notes should be played at roughly the same speed as the repetitive note at the start of Kids in America by Kim Wilde. Listen to the start of it just to get an idea. Maybe a tiny bit slower but not much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_GH6M7cUq4
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Old 07-02-2016, 20:01
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I think it's an old 60s instrumental hit
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Old 07-02-2016, 20:53
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I just played it on my keyboard and I definitely recognise it. At first I thought it was a hymn but thinking about it, it's maybe a piece of classical music instead.

Am I right in thinking it's a waltz rhythm. So like the beat would be 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 etc...

Also I'm playing the melody over the following chords:

Bass chord = F (melody = A C A F - F A F)

Bass chord = C (melody = C)

Bass chord = F (melody = C D E)

Bass chord = D minor (melody = F G A)

Bass chord = G minor (melody = C G)

Bass chord = C (no melody for 1, 2, 3, bars)

This probably makes no sense to anyone but I'm pretty sure this is how the song goes. It is really familiar but haven't a clue what the song is called.

Is it something by Beethoven or Mozart?
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Old 07-02-2016, 21:41
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I just played it on my keyboard and I definitely recognise it. At first I thought it was a hymn but thinking about it, it's maybe a piece of classical music instead.

Am I right in thinking it's a waltz rhythm. So like the beat would be 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 etc...

Also I'm playing the melody over the following chords:

Bass chord = F (melody = A C A F - F A F)

Bass chord = C (melody = C)

Bass chord = F (melody = C D E)

Bass chord = D minor (melody = F G A)

Bass chord = G minor (melody = C G)

Bass chord = C (no melody for 1, 2, 3, bars)

This probably makes no sense to anyone but I'm pretty sure this is how the song goes. It is really familiar but haven't a clue what the song is called.

Is it something by Beethoven or Mozart?
I thought it was an instrumental pop record. It might have been classical I suppose. Anyway I'm glad someone recognises it. You'll have to ask around, see if anyone knows it.
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Old 08-02-2016, 17:37
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Panic over. I've found it.
It's called I Was Kaiser Bills Batman by Whistling Jack Smith
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Old 08-02-2016, 18:52
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Panic over. I've found it.
It's called I Was Kaiser Bills Batman by Whistling Jack Smith
OMG LOL!!!

Now it makes complete sense. There was me playing the melody in the style of a waltz rhythm, no wonder I wasn't getting it.
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Old 08-02-2016, 19:23
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Panic over. I've found it.
It's called I Was Kaiser Bills Batman by Whistling Jack Smith
we don't have many Whistling acts in the Charts these days......

I do remember that tune.......it didn't sound anything like that when i played it on Doghouse's virtual keyboard........but then I don't understand any of the notation stuff or chords or keys so I probably didn't play it very well.......
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