Most Out Of tune Well Known Song

refin · August 18th, 2006, 06:53 PM

This ought to be fun!

"Takin' Care Of Business"----the strat doing the main line and solo is sooooo out,especially the last note of the solo.
The G string is flat..............

Mark Davis · August 18th, 2006, 06:57 PM

All the Stones songs are out of tune. Except the acoustic ones.

AT the last part of Dream On by Aerosmith Joe Perry bends up to a note and just doesnt reach the note its horribly out of tune.

Roli · August 18th, 2006, 07:06 PM

Everything recorded with an upright. Let's say the intro in Stand By Me.

getbent · August 18th, 2006, 07:06 PM

ahhh the irony! the most bar requested song! "Freebird" clangers abound!

PraiseCaster · August 18th, 2006, 07:22 PM

"Blood On The Saddle" Even the vocals are outta tune...............

refin · August 18th, 2006, 07:42 PM

The first note on the bass line of "Stir It up"...the low E is flat.Drives me nuts everytime I hear it.
The Gretsch on "In My Life" by the Beatles,the guitar doing the riff.Especially the last chord.

refin · August 18th, 2006, 09:41 PM

Seriously....y'all can't be done already?!?

Rizo · August 18th, 2006, 09:46 PM

Geez.... you all must have some good ears... remind me never to let you hear any of my recordings. Vocals or bends.....

I was going to say Springsteens entire "Nebraska" album. All the guitars a bit flat. Oh, and most of Tom Waits' vocals are off.

Personally I like that, I think it sounds more endearing and more "human" if the edges are a little ragged (think the 'Stones) and things are off here and there. If everything is too polished and perfect there's no soul.

Roli · August 18th, 2006, 09:48 PM

Beatles - Tell Me What You See

When they sing the "tell me what you see" in the chorus, it's totally out of tune. Also the "oooo" with the same melody in the end of the song.

TheGoodTexan · August 18th, 2006, 09:49 PM

That's an easy one.....in fact, I was just listening to it today and noticed it again.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps.....the original Beatles version.

I think that (1) the guitar is horribly out of tune to begin with then, (2) they drench it in way too much flange effect.

Before anyone flames me....I'm a huge Beatles fan, and a huge George Harrison and EC fan. George was probably my favorite Beatle. And that song has actually been a huge influence on me too. I just wish they had chosen to be a little less psychedelic with that particular song.

Roli · August 18th, 2006, 09:53 PM

Hear ya! Funny that we both came up with a Beatles song - it shows how big an influence they are.

0le FUZZY · August 18th, 2006, 10:23 PM

Bob Dylan

On almost erry song he ever sang.

0le FUZZY

Maestro · August 18th, 2006, 10:45 PM

with a small bridge to the best riff topic. The slide guitar in Layla is totally off.

jlrich · August 18th, 2006, 10:47 PM

How about the the solo in Joe Cocker's version of She Came InThrough The Bathroom Window?

getbent · August 18th, 2006, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maestro

with a small bridge to the best riff topic. The slide guitar in Layla is totally off.

Have you ever seen the documentary on Tom Dowd? it is pretty cool when he takes the master tapes of Layla and starts remixing it and you can hear the iso of each track and you can hear how 'out' some parts are and yet they sound cool when the are put back together.... if you haven't seen it, it is well worth the couple of hours...

Blazer · August 18th, 2006, 11:12 PM

Every tune of the Band where Rick Danko plays his fretless Ampeg bass. I cringe everytime I hear "The weight" and I hear the beginning of the chorus and I hear that Danko just misses the note he's supposed to hit.

But it doesn't get more off-key than this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb4t0Mxq3J4

woodman · August 18th, 2006, 11:44 PM

Fuzzy hit the note on Dylan, and my favorite bizarro-world in his catalog is Highway 61 Revisited. i guess they were all so stoned they couldn't tune (especially when Dylan was on the Strat). i'd just gotten back from the Nam when i first heard it, and thought that while i was gone, they'd invented new microtunings i wasn't hip to. silly me, i was as far gone as the outa-tune players!

Ringo · August 19th, 2006, 12:26 AM

Chuck Berry -he's so out of tune on Maybellene and some others, especially any of his live stuff, at times it is so bad that it's hard for me to listen to it.
The guitar on While My Guitar Gently weeps is off but the organ part in that song is much worse IMHO, they could have left that out completely!

eggman · August 19th, 2006, 01:34 AM

Howdy,

My man Keef is out of tune on the intro to "All Down the Line", and Brian Jones (I assume it was Brian on the 12 string) on "The Singer, not the Song". Neither of these are exactly radio biggies, though. The latter is actually a nifty little song that Mick wrote, but the 12 string is painfully off!

Eggman

crawdad · August 19th, 2006, 01:53 AM

Not a giant song, but the track of "Seeds and Stems" by Commander Cody is horribly out of tune. There are a couple Byrds "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" tracks that have big issues too. Even so, I like the songs. Somehow, they work despite the band being in different simultaneous tunings.

Big John · August 19th, 2006, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maestro

with a small bridge to the best riff topic. The slide guitar in Layla is totally off.

Yeah, but doesn't it sound great ?

Maestro · August 19th, 2006, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by getbent

Have you ever seen the documentary on Tom Dowd? it is pretty cool when he takes the master tapes of Layla and starts remixing it and you can hear the iso of each track and you can hear how 'out' some parts are and yet they sound cool when the are put back together.... if you haven't seen it, it is well worth the couple of hours...

No I haven't,didn't even know it exsisted, but I'm gonna see If I can find it, thanks.

Quote:

Big John

Yeah, but doesn't it sound great ?

Like my uncle said when I pointed out the out of tune slide guitar.
''Like that matters when the playing in this great.''
He gave me his original copy of layla and other assorted love songs even though he named his daughter after that song.

I love that song

exit41bass · August 19th, 2006, 10:56 AM

"You Really Got Me" by the Kinks....great song, but it would have been nice if the guitars were in tune with each other!!

refin · August 19th, 2006, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGoodTexan

That's an easy one.....in fact, I was just listening to it today and noticed it again.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps.....the original Beatles version.

I think that (1) the guitar is horribly out of tune to begin with then, (2) they drench it in way too much flange effect.

Before anyone flames me....I'm a huge Beatles fan, and a huge George Harrison and EC fan. George was probably my favorite Beatle. And that song has actually been a huge influence on me too. I just wish they had chosen to be a little less psychedelic with that particular song.

Huge Beatle fan here too (Harrison is the best).
In the Beatles Gear book,it is stated that the solo in WMGGW was "treated".because it didn't sound "Beatley" enough.This song shows the humility of Harrison,who could have whipped out his own wonderful masterpiece solo,but chose to bring in EC to make the others behave and get along.

Speaking of out of tune....when Queen is freeform singing "We Will Rock You",it's supposed to be in E,yet when the first C power chord comes in,you can tell it's off.A student brough that in yesterday,and it's bad.They should have corrected that one.

WickedGTR · August 19th, 2006, 11:15 AM

"Angel Baby" and "When a Man Loves a Woman" are both very out of tune but they sound perfect- maybe better than if they were in tune. "Helter Skelter" also comes to mind.

August 18th, 2006, 06:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
refin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Panhandle Age: 52 Posts: 1,986	Most Out Of tune Well Known Song This ought to be fun! "Takin' Care Of Business"----the strat doing the main line and solo is sooooo out,especially the last note of the solo. The G string is flat.............. __________________ "For You,Lord,are good,and ready to forgive,and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You." Ps. 86:5 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/refin_music.htm MASTER VOLUME? WHAT'S A MASTER VOLUME?

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,845	All the Stones songs are out of tune. Except the acoustic ones. AT the last part of Dream On by Aerosmith Joe Perry bends up to a note and just doesnt reach the note its horribly out of tune. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

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Roli Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ¤ Hungary ¤ Age: 30 Posts: 1,573 5 Photos	Everything recorded with an upright. Let's say the intro in Stand By Me. __________________ How I Play Fingerstyle Guitar - blog for rookies and not so rookies - with videos now!

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getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 10,172 37 Photos	ahhh the irony! the most bar requested song! "Freebird" clangers abound! __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

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PraiseCaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Whittier, California Posts: 4,345 16 Photos	"Blood On The Saddle" Even the vocals are outta tune............... __________________ Later! PraiseCaster Visit Guitarists Praise and Worship Forum!! Dance Like David, MySpace

August 18th, 2006, 07:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
refin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Panhandle Age: 52 Posts: 1,986	The first note on the bass line of "Stir It up"...the low E is flat.Drives me nuts everytime I hear it. The Gretsch on "In My Life" by the Beatles,the guitar doing the riff.Especially the last chord. __________________ "For You,Lord,are good,and ready to forgive,and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You." Ps. 86:5 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/refin_music.htm MASTER VOLUME? WHAT'S A MASTER VOLUME?

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refin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Panhandle Age: 52 Posts: 1,986	Seriously....y'all can't be done already?!? __________________ "For You,Lord,are good,and ready to forgive,and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You." Ps. 86:5 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/refin_music.htm MASTER VOLUME? WHAT'S A MASTER VOLUME?

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Rizo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,141	Geez.... you all must have some good ears... remind me never to let you hear any of my recordings. Vocals or bends..... I was going to say Springsteens entire "Nebraska" album. All the guitars a bit flat. Oh, and most of Tom Waits' vocals are off. Personally I like that, I think it sounds more endearing and more "human" if the edges are a little ragged (think the 'Stones) and things are off here and there. If everything is too polished and perfect there's no soul. __________________ "You say you want to play country, but you're in a punk rock band."

August 18th, 2006, 09:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
Roli Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ¤ Hungary ¤ Age: 30 Posts: 1,573 5 Photos	Beatles - Tell Me What You See When they sing the "tell me what you see" in the chorus, it's totally out of tune. Also the "oooo" with the same melody in the end of the song. __________________ How I Play Fingerstyle Guitar - blog for rookies and not so rookies - with videos now!

August 18th, 2006, 09:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
Roli Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ¤ Hungary ¤ Age: 30 Posts: 1,573 5 Photos	Hear ya! Funny that we both came up with a Beatles song - it shows how big an influence they are. __________________ How I Play Fingerstyle Guitar - blog for rookies and not so rookies - with videos now!

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0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	Bob Dylan On almost erry song he ever sang. 0le FUZZY

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Maestro Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The United Lowlands Of Holland Posts: 755	with a small bridge to the best riff topic. The slide guitar in Layla is totally off. __________________ A clean conscience is usually the result of a bad memory.

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jlrich Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Marion, NC Age: 42 Posts: 1,152 6 Photos	How about the the solo in Joe Cocker's version of She Came InThrough The Bathroom Window? __________________ MySpace YouTube

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Blazer Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,416	Every tune of the Band where Rick Danko plays his fretless Ampeg bass. I cringe everytime I hear "The weight" and I hear the beginning of the chorus and I hear that Danko just misses the note he's supposed to hit. But it doesn't get more off-key than this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb4t0Mxq3J4 __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

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woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 62 Posts: 5,961	Fuzzy hit the note on Dylan, and my favorite bizarro-world in his catalog is Highway 61 Revisited. i guess they were all so stoned they couldn't tune (especially when Dylan was on the Strat). i'd just gotten back from the Nam when i first heard it, and thought that while i was gone, they'd invented new microtunings i wasn't hip to. silly me, i was as far gone as the outa-tune players! __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/woodymitchellmusic BAND PAGES: www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Stragglers - Western Swing) www.myspace.com/loafersgloryband (Loafers Glory - '70s country-rock)

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Ringo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 1,913	Chuck Berry Chuck Berry -he's so out of tune on Maybellene and some others, especially any of his live stuff, at times it is so bad that it's hard for me to listen to it. The guitar on While My Guitar Gently weeps is off but the organ part in that song is much worse IMHO, they could have left that out completely!

August 19th, 2006, 01:34 AM	#19 (permalink)
eggman Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bossier City,La. Posts: 1,165	Howdy, My man Keef is out of tune on the intro to "All Down the Line", and Brian Jones (I assume it was Brian on the 12 string) on "The Singer, not the Song". Neither of these are exactly radio biggies, though. The latter is actually a nifty little song that Mick wrote, but the 12 string is painfully off! Eggman

August 19th, 2006, 01:53 AM	#20 (permalink)
crawdad Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,296	Not a giant song, but the track of "Seeds and Stems" by Commander Cody is horribly out of tune. There are a couple Byrds "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" tracks that have big issues too. Even so, I like the songs. Somehow, they work despite the band being in different simultaneous tunings.

August 19th, 2006, 10:56 AM	#23 (permalink)
exit41bass TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lake of the Ozarks, MO Posts: 43	"You Really Got Me" by the Kinks....great song, but it would have been nice if the guitars were in tune with each other!!

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WickedGTR Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hillbilly Hollywood Posts: 2,127 4 Photos	"Angel Baby" and "When a Man Loves a Woman" are both very out of tune but they sound perfect- maybe better than if they were in tune. "Helter Skelter" also comes to mind. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/jameswilsey