4/13/2023 0 Comments Eight miles high original![]() “ Eight Miles High ” is essentially a reference to an airplane ride from Wikipedia : “Although commercial airliners fly at an altitude of six to seven miles, it was felt that ‘ eight miles high ’ sounded more poetic than six and also recalled the title of the Beatles ’ song ‘ Eight Days a Week ’. Ravi Shankar is an acknowledged master of the sitar and began promoting Indian classical music in 1956, including appearances at major music gatherings like the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival ( Shankar’s first performance at a rock event) and the original Woodstock in 1969. The Byrds even brought a sitar with them to a press conference that was used to promote “ Eight Miles High ”, even though a sitar was not used in the recording. In addition to this striking guitar motif, the song is also highlighted by Chris Hillman ’s driving and hypnotic bass line, Crosby ’s chunky rhythm guitar playing, and the band's ethereal harmonies.”Īnother important influence is the sitar music of Ravi Shankar, “particularly in the droning quality of the song’s vocal melody and in McGuinn ’s guitar playing” (as noted in Wikipedia ). I am a big fan of “ Eight Miles High ” besides the original by the Byrds (the song was written by bandmembers Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn and David Crosby ), Golden Earring recorded a side-long extended treatment of “ Eight Miles High ” that I simply love, and past UARB Index covered “ Eight Miles High ” on their first album.Īccording to Wikipedia : “ John Einarson has noted that the influence of ’s saxophone playing and, in particular, his song ‘ India ’ from the Impressions album, can be clearly heard in ‘ Eight Miles High ’ - most noticeably in McGuinn ’s recurring twelve-string guitar solo. Anyway, the link to the Rolling Stone quote no longer pointed to anything, so now the introduction says this (I think the caveat “ bona fide” was my idea): “Accordingly, critics often cite ‘ Eight Miles High ’ as being the first bona fide psychedelic rock song.” My comment started a discussion with another Wikipedian about this I noted that the 13th Floor Elevators were advertising themselves as a psychedelic rock band the year before, and he countered that this doesn’t mean they were playing true psychedelic rock songs. I changed the intro and wondered how the RS guy could have thought that. ** Single print order can either print or save as PDF.One day not so long ago, I was looking at the Wikipedia entry on “ Eight Miles High ” by the Byrds – a song like this has its own article that (among other things) talks about various versions and covers of the song – and there was a quote in the introductory section from someone at Rolling Stone saying that this was the first psychedelic rock song. If "play" button icon is greye unfortunately this score does not contain playback functionality. Simply click the icon and if further key options appear then apperantly this sheet music is transposable.Īlso, sadly not all music notes are playable. In order to check if 'Eight Miles High' can be transposed to various keys, check "notes" icon at the bottom of viewer as shown in the picture below. * Not all our sheet music are transposable. ![]() When this song was released on it was originally published in the key of. Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase. ![]() If you selected -1 Semitone for score originally in C, transposition into B would be made. This means if the composers started the song in original key of the score is C, 1 Semitone means transposition into C#. If it is completely white simply click on it and the following options will appear: Original, 1 Semitione, 2 Semitnoes, 3 Semitones, -1 Semitone, -2 Semitones, -3 Semitones. You can do this by checking the bottom of the viewer where a "notes" icon is presented. Most of our scores are traponsosable, but not all of them so we strongly advise that you check this prior to making your online purchase. If not, the notes icon will remain grayed. If transposition is available, then various semitones transposition options will appear. In order to transpose click the "notes" icon at the bottom of the viewer. After you complete your order, you will receive an order confirmation e-mail where a download link will be presented for you to obtain the notes. This week we are giving away Michael Buble 'It's a Wonderful Day' score completely free.
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