The shape of these pictographs is defined by what keys the songs were recorded in for each album. The relative distribution of keys (with mid-song key changes considered) have been mapped over a graph framework based on the Circle of Fifths. The pictographs are in order of album recording.
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Charting the Beatles
Michael Deal
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February 19th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
The REAL First Chord of “A Hard Day’s Night”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvxPc5MPEuQ&feature=share
February 19th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
I think its interesting to see the Beatles musical world expand from Revolver to Magical Mystery Tour. Before and after those albums the songs are in guitar keys (top right side F to E, with an occasional Bb if there are horns involved), but with these three the whole left side opens up. Then for some reason they return to guitar keys and more straight forward rock.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
I found this interesting as well as the last one BR showed us by Michael Deal .. the Beatles are not my top choice in bands / but in there .. also – all Michael’s work is top line graphic stuff
diatonic was a look up word for me:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatonic_and_chromatic