Before the Beginning

[David]

I like the song that Peter Green wrote called Before the Beginning.

[chiliD]

Me, too. I like that it is in the key of Bb. (modulating to G for the final riff)

[Street_Dreamer]

One of my top five favorite Peter Green Fleetwood Mac songs.

Matt

[David]

Me, too. I like that it is in the key of Bb. (modulating to G for the final riff)I wonder whether he was influenced by the Hammerklavier Piano Sonata, Op. 106, by Beethoven, which also modulates from Bb to G.

http://www.oberlin.edu/news-info/98nov/images/wk13/sonate3.gif

[chiliD]

I wonder whether he was influenced by the Hammerklavier Piano Sonata, Op. 106, by Beethoven, which also modulates from Bb to G.

http://www.oberlin.edu/news-info/98nov/images/wk13/sonate3.gif

The odd thing is that on the live version on the Shrine '69 album, it modulates to (I seem to recall it being) C...it really is a surprising change for those of us who are accustomed to the original Then Play On studio version.

[doodyhead]

I really think the shrine version is one of the best recordings of that song. but i also like the then play on version where the end section devolves into an "underway" type groove. very smooth

[bretonbanquet]

The Clifford Davis version is also interesting.. Peter tried different ideas for that recording, and it has strings all over it :)