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The Dr Who theme is frustrating

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Been trying to figure out this for about a week and it's driving me mad - what scale (if any) is it in?

The background riff is simple to play, but that main melody is frustrating as hell.

Any fellow aspie musicians got the melody line figured out?




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04-01-2013 12:50 AM
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RE: The Dr Who theme is frustrating

It's in a minor scale.
If it was in, for example, A minor, it would be:


D|--32-----5
A|-0---------0
E|----------3-


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RE: The Dr Who theme is frustrating

SonicN2O Wrote:
It's in a minor scale.
If it was in, for example, A minor, it would be:


D|--32-----5
A|-0---------0
E|----------3-


I've got the first phrase figured out already, but then i'm clueless where to go from there - even asked for help from my guitar tutor but he unfortunately doesn't watch dr who.




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RE: The Dr Who theme is frustrating

What key are you playing in?


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RE: The Dr Who theme is frustrating

E minor




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04-30-2013 09:13 PM
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RE: The Dr Who theme is frustrating

Then you'd want to play from the 17th fret on your B string. In E minor, The melody would be, ignoring the rhythm, something like this:

ECBD(E string)D(octave down, B string)E,
B(E string)GB(octave down, B string)DCB,
BABCB...
I'm doing this in my head, but I'll try it with my guitar later or make some proper sheet music, 'cause I've been wondering how it actually goes, too.


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RE: The Dr Who theme is frustrating

SonicN2O Wrote:
Then you'd want to play from the 17th fret on your B string. In E minor, The melody would be, ignoring the rhythm, something like this:

ECBD(E string)D(octave down, B string)E,
B(E string)GB(octave down, B string)DCB,
BABCB...
I'm doing this in my head, but I'll try it with my guitar later or make some proper sheet music, 'cause I've been wondering how it actually goes, too.


That would be awesome




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04-30-2013 09:41 PM
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RE: The Dr Who theme is frustrating

Meh. Sorry for neglecting this thread for so long. I've been busy with finals and debating the existence of God. :/
Have you figured it out yet, or would sheet music still be helpful?


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