The_Retrofits
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Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
Anyone ever really listen to those opening 8 (plus?) bars of the Eagles 'Take it Easy' and figure out what's going on there? I lose my count (and mind) every time I try to figure out if it's a 5/4 bar or a 5.25?/4 bar there.....
My band-mate and me just 'glossed over' that with some 4/4 midi programming (our performance backtrax) and never looked back. But just today, I was playing it to write out the chords for a friend and those little hairs on the back of my neck go up again with that opening.
Anyone got it worked out?
Just curious...
Martin
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RLD
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RE: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2009/04/23 12:24:03
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I believe the song starts on the "and" of 4.
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RE: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
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RE: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2009/04/23 12:39:10
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Martin, If you we're counting this off live on stage... Take it easy
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RE: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2009/04/23 12:41:59
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Hey man, may not be one hundred per cent, but just had a go at counting it. Im prettysure its just 7 bars of 4/4 (easier to count if you count in 8/8) then on the 8th bar it is abar of 9/8, then back to 4/4 me thinks.
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RE: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2009/04/23 12:43:04
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didnt realise everyone else had posted lol, theyre probably right.
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RLD
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RE: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2009/04/23 12:53:15
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Well I hope Martin could hear my example...It's similar to "I wanna hold your hand" which starts on the "and" of 3.
If your mind thinks the first part you hear start on "one", it will drive you crazy.
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The_Retrofits
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RE: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2009/04/24 02:12:43
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RLD - well THAT explains it. I always tried to count from the opening chord-hit (as the 1) but it's exactly as you verbally laid it out.
Thanks for humouring me (everyone!).
Now that we've got THAT figured out - How about Led Zepplin's break in 'Black Dog'. That's another head-turner!! (Being Canadian - don't even MENTION Rush!! The timings they mess with - oi eh! (that's Canadian Yiddish!). 
post edited by The_Retrofits - 2009/04/24 02:21:02
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Payperdue
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Re: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2013/12/28 20:30:00
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Trying to count like that, listening and playing at the same time will only set you up to crash. Put the & on the end. :-) 1&2&3&4& 2&2&3&4& 3&2&3&4& 4&2&3&4& 5&2&3&4& 6&2&3&4& 7&2&3&4& 8&2&3&4& & 1(Put the extra & where the 1 should be)
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Re: RE: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2013/12/29 05:01:49
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RLD
Martin,
If you we're counting this off live on stage...
Take it easy
That's it exactly. The first guitar chord is on the off beat. Listen to the strummed acoustic, it's a straight 4/4 under that.
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Re: RE: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
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Re: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2013/12/29 12:19:53
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Okay, so ALL of the accents are on the &'s of 4. I got cha. Thx
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Re: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2013/12/29 13:15:52
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Guess you all got it figured out. This is good.
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Re: Whaa? What's the timing on 'Take It Easy's' Intro?
2013/12/29 13:35:17
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I still think it's easier to count and strum like this.
1&2&3&4&
2&2&3&4&
3&2&3&4&
4&2&3&4&
5&2&3&4&
6&2&3&4&
7&2&3&4&
8&2&3&4& &1
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