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Posted by PuP on 02-02-2005 at23:18:

  Rice Paper Wings

What is the time signature in Rice Paper Wings?

I'm no musician, but I like to pretend I am. I could not count along with this song tonight. It seems like there are extra beats stuck in every once in a while.

So, all you music geeks... what is it????

Signed,
Tone Deaf in Bucyrus

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Posted by Aqua Green Toupee on 02-03-2005 at07:01:

 

Great PuP. Just fantasitic. Do you realize how I'm gonna be spending the rest of my day now?

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Posted by Gabriel Syme on 02-03-2005 at07:36:

  RE: Rice Paper Wings

It's in 4. Just don't listen to Tim.

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Posted by Aqua Green Toupee on 02-03-2005 at08:24:

 

But isn't the intro in 3?

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Posted by carl on 02-03-2005 at08:36:



It's ding-a-DUNGY-DUNG-DUNG.... however you math geniuses want to translate that...

carl
could pick it up in 15 minutes
but can't read it to save his life

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Posted by Aqua Green Toupee on 02-03-2005 at08:46:

 

I'm voting for it starting in three, then switching to four, but very synchopated.

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Posted by Gabriel Syme on 02-03-2005 at10:26:

 

I forgot about the short opening & ending sections. I can't remember exactly how they go, & I don't have the disc here, but I think you may be right, AGT.

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Posted by PuP on 02-03-2005 at17:51:

 

But right before the chorus there's two too many or two too few beats, aren't there?

Or can I not count?

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Posted by dorfsmith on 02-03-2005 at18:09:

 

I don't know the first thing about music so I can't help

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Posted by PuP on 02-03-2005 at20:45:

 

***Insert snide comment about Ear Worms here***

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Posted by dorfsmith on 02-03-2005 at23:45:

 

rar time signature? What's that? I just hit some drum keys on the keyboard or pressed "rock beat"

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Posted by Jeff Vaughn on 02-04-2005 at11:13:

 

I'm with Dorf, I just play ... I let the drummer worry about timing.

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Posted by dorfsmith on 02-04-2005 at11:19:

 

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Posted by bereal on 02-04-2005 at15:07:

 

I learned how to keep the beat when I was little and took tap and jazz classes. My son has already figured out how to keep the beat better than his sister 3 years his senior.

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Posted by dennis on 02-05-2005 at08:12:

  I'm sure it because I'm insane...

but I think of it as a super slowed down "irish jig."

1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3

That's the way I would play it anyhow.

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Posted by jiminy on 02-05-2005 at11:01:

 

not knowing much either - I would say this:
The intro is 3/4 time (lke a waltz just count I-2 3 , 1, 2, 3


It then switches to 4/4 time
Count 1..2..3..4
with one sychopation (sp) (that acustic guitar that clearly plays three times near the end)
then back to 3/4 for the end ..

another great example of this is found in BEING for the benefit of Mr Kite..

It starts in 4/4 - does a 3/4 waltz beat in the middle- then goes back to 4/4.
thats my HO...

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Posted by dennis on 02-05-2005 at14:45:

 

the Beatles were great for throwing in waltz beats for small sections of songs.

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Posted by jiminy on 02-05-2005 at17:50:

 

I hate to say that was Paul's influence..
but that was Paul's influence.

though I DONT think you'll see that on the SUPERBOWL HALFTIME SHOW tommorow- the only reason to watch an otherwise yawner of a game..though some may think between halfs may be worst of all


(not this cat however....)

anyway.. RPW is a terrific song..in every way.

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Posted by dennis on 02-05-2005 at17:56:

 

I still stick by my "super slow irish jig theory"

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Posted by wes berlin on 02-05-2005 at18:11:

 

quote:

Originally posted by jiminy I hate to say that was Paul's influence.. but that was Paul's influence.

i don't know about that. john was the one changing time signatures all the time.


listen to "good morning, good morning". he goes from a 3/4 to a 2/4 and back to a 4/4 (or something like that).....on the verse.