The Beatles' "Hey Jude" digitally converted to a minor scale

[arcane1]

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[sorechasm]

1. Soundtrack to a Horror film?

Spine chilling.

Reminds me of how some of our intentions on DU are sometimes morphed into the opposite effect of what was intended.

Thanks for the lesson arcane1.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. No kidding....

She's getting under your skin,...with a scalpel.

[rock]

2. Very good

I enjoyed the whole work. But it does seem to be missing some "bite" from the major key version. Perhaps a hybrid shifting between the major and minor would work?

[TexasTowelie]

3. Take a sad song

and make it sadder.

[last1standing]

4. Interesting, but it changes the mood and no longer conveys it's message.

Still sounded nice, though.

[BlueJazz]

5. I love it. Must of been some work to get the harmonies right with the minor chords.

I like it much better than the Major version.

Thanks arcane1 !

[zebonaut]

6. Good music for a Russian Polka Wedding

Eerie though

[zeemike]

7. And it sucks IMO

There was nothing wrong with it that it needed the change.

[Runningdawg]

23. 100%

Leave perfection alone.

[SusanCalvin]

8. Imperfect, but interesting.

The high notes (take a sad *song*, you were made *to*) were not converted.

[Ken Burch]

9. AKA "The Liverpool Suicide Song"?

[enough]

10. Was there something wrong with the original? (nt)

[Thor_MN]

11. Interesting. And interesting that there are conservative stick in muds that hate it.

Music is not a zero sum game, there's no black and white, right and wrong dichotomies.

If you don't like it, say so, but don't try to pretend this somehow ruins the original.

[MrMickeysMom]

12. Hey, kind of catchy...

Could be a hit!

[Chipper Chat]

14. The power of thirds!

(and 6s)

[SusanCalvin]

16. My personal favorites

Are 2nds and tritones. (But I admit that's not on-topic here.)

[Unknown Beatle]

15. Wow! Fantastic!

When I was growing up in the sixties, I always greatly looked forward to new music by the Beatles. When they disbanded, I was confused and slightly depressed. Why did they break up?

The day they announced the breakup of the Beatles, my good friend Cindy came to my house and found me sitting outside on a porch swing. She sat down next to me, she put her head on my shoulder, and we said nothing for several minutes. Then, finally she broke the silence with a remark I'll always remember for the rest of my life, "It's like they want to punish the world."

Their music had such a huge influence in my life that, yes, it was as if they wanted to punish the world for not releasing any more great music that they were constantly producing.

I belong to several online Beatles music blogs where people mix and remix Beatles music on CD. We trade with each other new Beatles music. Well, at least new to the members ears.

My favorite Beatles mixed CD is "Men & Horses, Hoops & Garters". It is great.

Hey Jude converted to a minor scale is the first time I've listened to it and it's new music to my ears. 5 stars out of 5.

[orpupilofnature57]

27. How true !! Elephants Memory was just one of the many Bands the Beatles produced .

[rocktivity]

18. In college, a music teacher taught us the difference

by playing Happy Birthday in a minor key and We Three Kings of Orient Are in a major key!


rocktivity

[arcane1]

19. Oh, that sounds fun!!

[demwing]

20. Happy Birthday - Minor Version

[orpupilofnature57]

25. It's my birthday today so Thanks .

[rusty quoin]

21. Give it up Jude. There's no hope with that girl.

[WheelWalker]

22. I love it !! Through the Lookinglass

[IntravenousDemilo]

24. For the naysayers...

I'm hearing some unnecessary harrumphing. The point of this exercise was just to do it for its own sake, to make something fun and interesting, and the goal of the OP was to show you something fun and interesting. It wasn't intended to be an alternative or to supplant the original. Musicians have been doing this kind of thing for as long as there's been music.

The main theme of Smetana's "The Moldau" (whose tune is also the national anthem of Israel) is a minor key version of "I'm a Little Teapot".

[orpupilofnature57]

26. This is what my favorite version is .

[Surya Gayatri]

28. What a welcome break from Primaryitis. Thanks arcane1, love it!

[JackInGreen]

29. Sounds like it should be featured in a Burton film now

[arcane1]

30. With a harpsichord thrown in for good measure

[byronius]

31. Loved this.