Beatles Hard Day's Night first Chord solved ...final point

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Giles Martin explain to Randy Bachman how the famous first chord of A Hard Day's Night has been designed .


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[Tig]

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From beatlesbible.com:

The Fadd9 chord, as played by Harrison on his 12-string Rickenbacker 360/12 guitar, was as follows.
John Lennon also performed an Fadd9, using a Gibson J-160 6-string acoustic guitar.

E ----3----
B ----1----
G ----2----
D ----3----
A ----o----
E ----1----


There have been a number of theories as to the identity of the chord. Over the years, suggestions have included the following:



A dominant 9th of F in the key of C
G-C-F-Bb-D-G
C-Bb-D-F-G-C in the key of C
A polytriad ii7/V in Ab major
G7sus4 (open position)
D7sus4 (open position)
G7 with added 9th and suspended 4th
A superimposition of Dm, F, and G
Gsus4/D
G11sus4
G7sus7/A
Dm11 with no 9th
Gm7add11
G9sus4/D


The chord was confirmed by George Harrison as an Fadd9 during an online chat on 15 February 2001:

Q: Mr Harrison, what is the opening chord you used for A Hard Day's Night?
A: It is F with a G on top (on the 12-string), but you'll have to ask Paul about the bass note to get the proper story.