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I'm also a big fan of odd time signatures, especially those that change. A great example of this is Dream Theater's "The Dance Of Eternity": https://www.youtub
by daeken 13y ago
I'm also a big fan of odd time signatures, especially those that change. A great example of this is Dream Theater's "The Dance Of Eternity": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ftRhsvvfBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ftRhsvvfBw In ~6 minutes, there are 104 time signature changes, largely between 3/2, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, and 7/4.
Another great one is Radiohead's "Pyramid Song": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbKQPqs-cqc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbKQPqs-cqc It's in (3+3+4+3+3)/16 (depending on how you interpret it), and it's one of the hardest songs to count, as the last note is swung and deceptive. But it's a great composition.
- fractalsea 13y agoI remember Sale to the Moon, also by Radiohead, as being particularly strange. It changes from bar to bar.
- plaguuuuuu 13y agofrom memory, one beat gets chopped off the end each repetition, or something like that.
- psychometry 13y agoPyramid Song is in 4/4. If you only listen to the piano part, then you might think it's odd, but when written in 4/4 the notes are just dotted quarter notes and half notes. The drum part is more revealing of the 4/4 time signature. http://cloud.freehandmusic.netdna-cdn.com/preview/530x4/warner/pyramsg.png http://cloud.freehandmusic.netdna-cdn.com/preview/530x4/warn...
- daeken 13y agoThis doesn't really follow, to me. If you count out the piano part, you get the groups of 3 pretty quickly, then the group of 4 that sits in the middle is immediately apparent. Counting the drums, to my ear, gives (5+4+4+3)/4, not 4/4. But admittedly, those could be counted differently. I definitely disagree completely that this song is in 4/4, though the exact groupings can be tough to determine.
- psychometry 13y agoI assure you, it's in 4/4. I've transcribed and arranged this song myself. Also, that screenshot is from the official Amnesiac sheet music book.