Notes game

[RodionGork]

May I propose yet another music game? It is played at the local classic music forum, which my wife frequents - and I thought we can try it here also... Sorry if it was already proposed - kindly ignore this topic in such case please

We write down few notes of the tune to be guessed. We use only note names (e.g. C, Eis, B), no duration, no octave, nothing else. Whoever gives correct answer, proposes next tune. Surely it is better to choose some popular source (wiki, imslp) if the tune has variations. If the tune is not guessed for, say, couple of days, it would be probably better to give answer and give another challenge.

So here we go:

B C D B A B G

 

[Glenn]

Sounds like a fun game. I assume the tunes have to be fairly universally known. By universally I mean at least half of the population of this forum will know it.

 

[RodionGork]

I assume the tunes have to be fairly universally known. By universally I mean at least half of the population of this forum will know it.

Yes, and moreover half of the population not endemic to specific country :lol:

I dare to add few more notes to the tune proposed above:

B C D B A B G B B A E B B A

(here only notes corresponding to the syllables of the song itself are included for simplicity, i.e. no grace notes etc.)

 

[Matt Butcher]

No, either I'm whistling it wrong or I don't know that one.

 

[RodionGork]

...Either I wrote notes incorrectly or described idea poorly However I've tried to choose the tune of UK origin.

 

[Reedwarbler]

Are there any sharps or flats in the sequence, or are they all naturals?

 

[RodionGork]

All naturals. We are going to denote sharps and flats explicitly still, otherwise it will become too hard

 

[Reedwarbler]

All naturals. We are going to denote sharps and flats explicitly still, otherwise it will become too hard

Thanks for that!

 

[Matt Butcher]

Oh yeah got it! But I don't want to name the next one...

 

[Reedwarbler]

Is it "We all live in a Yellow Submarine" ?

 

[Bill V]

Frere Jacques

 

[RodionGork]

Frere Jacques

I think it has two first triplets identical?

Is it We all live in a Yellow Submarine ?

Yeah, exactly! :tup:

Now your turn!

 

[Glenn]

It's a different Frere Jaques to the one I know unless I still don't get the rules. For me, Frere Jaques can be in two keys without accidentals, namely C and G.

In C it goes: CDECCDECEFGEFG
In G it goes: GABGGABG etc....

 

[RodionGork]

Its a different Frere Jaques

No-no, Its a Yellow Submarine. Starting words In the town Where I was born // Lived a man who sailed to sea. Like this: http://fileserver.freehandmusic.netdna-cdn.com/preview/530x4/sony/snylmyelsub.png

So Reedwarbler is expected to propose the next tune...

 

[JeffJetton]

Its Yellow Submarine.

Ah! Of course. I had that E in the wrong octave (as the highest of the notes rather than the lowest).

 

[geoff45789]

I played the notes on one accordion (single voice) on Saturday and no luck then tried again on Sunday with a different accordion (4 voice) and the answer was obvious. Alas I was beaten to it by ReedWarbler. It seems a pity for Rodion's game to peter out so soon. In the absence of a submission by ReedWarbler, here's another, keeping up the nautical theme...

DEDGGABAD

 

[Pat S.]

The Skye Boat Song?

 

[geoff45789]

Spot on :tup:
Your turn

 

[Pat S.]

EFEDCD

 

[Glenn]

"I'm in the mood for love"