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7.40am
29 July 2019
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Hi all!
I’m learning this song on piano and getting on pretty well, but struggling to get the first few notes sounding spot on.
It’s a Dmaj and I think it ‘flicks’ on the the F note before hitting the fsharp, but any keyboard experts out there can give any insight please? I’ve watched a couple of YouTube videos but to be honest they either go a bit fast over this part or there is disagreement in the comments section about if it is correct.
I’m guessing it could all be in the technique and I just can’t yet grasp it properly?
Thanks in advance
4.42am
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27 November 2016
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Hi @sooper8
I’m not the world’s best keyboard player but I do have the Beatles Complete Scores. I don’t know if this helps or not:
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14 June 2016
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@sir walter raleigh loves this piano intro, he’d be a good resource here.
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10.08am
26 January 2017
Offline Roll the m3 of the D up to the M3 with the fifth on top using fingers 2 and 3 before going down to the C chord to get the authentic sound. The intro does a lot of bouncing between the root and the third & fifth. The piano part is all about walking thirds up and then descending G inversions. I can post a video of my fingers if this doesn’t help.
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2.11pm
29 July 2019
Offline Thank you both very much. I really appreciate your answers.
I’m going to the piano now and one way or another I’ll have it by the end of the day!
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2.46pm
26 January 2017
Offline Off topic, but anyone else think this really sounds like Karma Police by Radiohead? Well, the other way around…
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QuarryMan said
Off topic, but anyone else think this really sounds like Karma Police by Radiohead? Well, the other way around…
No, you don’t say 
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3.14pm
11 September 2018
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QuarryMan said
Off topic, but anyone else think this really sounds like Karma Police by Radiohead? Well, the other way around…
No, you don’t say
The similarities (which are well-documented) are between the verse(s) of Sexy Sadie and the bridge/chorus of Karma Police (i.e. the ‘this is what you’ll get’ section). The latter’s chord progression of C-D-G-F#7 is identical to the second and third lines of Sexy Sadie ‘s verses.
John Lennon actually uses the same chord sequence for ‘Out The Blue’
Hopefully that makes sense.
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Beatlebug, QuarryMan, sir walter raleigh3.36pm
29 July 2019
Offline John Lennon actually uses the same chord sequence for ‘Out The Blue’
Thanks for that…
3.47pm
26 January 2017
Offline Thanks for the info. I wonder if it was an intentional homage on Radiohead’s part.
I've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
4.48pm
26 January 2017
Offline Out The Blue is one of my favorite songs to play on guitar. No surprise it also has a fantastic piano part.
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"We could ride and surf together while our love would grow"
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7.19pm
30 April 2019
Offline I always wondered why Sexy Sadie sounded so familiar when I first heard it
