Author Topic: Help me find a pattern in these numbers (GOT IT) (Read 563 times)

VerticalHorizon · August 28, 2011, 05:05:59 AM

I've transposed the guitar riff from this song into numbers and I'm trying to find a pattern so I may better understand it.

However, I can't seem to find the loving pattern. I've exhausted all of my possible solutions (Solutions that I have managed to come up with at 4:20 in the morning at least).
Help would be greatly appreciated.

3 1 5 9 2 2 1 3 1 5 9 2 1 2 2 1 5 9 2 2 1 3 1 5 9 2 1 2 3 1 5 9 2 2 1 3 1 5 9 2 1 2

There might not even be a pattern at all but this band is obsessed with music theory so I'm at least 99% sure there's a pattern in it somewhere.

Quote from: VerticalHorizon on August 29, 2011, 01:25:32 PM

Alright guys so I caved in and slowed it down. Upon inspection of the newly slowed down riff, I've found the correct sequence of numbers.

3 1 5 9 2 2 1 3 1 1 5 9 2 1 2 3 1 5 9 2 2 1 3 1 5 9 2 1 2 3 1 5 9 2 2 1 3 1 1 5 9 2 1 2

Among those numbers I very quickly spotted the pattern.

3 1 5 9 2 2 1
3 1 1 5 9 2 1 2
3 1 5 9 2 2 1
3 1 1 5 9 2 1 2
3 1 5 9 2 2 1
3 1 1 5 9 2 1 2

This pattern, while quite easy to pinpoint, is ridiculously complex to play, especially in the way they've arranged it. Thanks for your suggestions guys, it turned out to be my own mistake in the transcribing at full speed.

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Sulfate · August 28, 2011, 05:10:10 AM

well the only thing I see is that after a 3 there is always 1592

fred da kiko · August 28, 2011, 05:25:11 AM

3 always is followed after 1592, 1592 is always followed by 2, 1, or both as in 21 or 12. 1592 does not have to come after a 3.

VerticalHorizon · August 28, 2011, 05:34:47 AM

This is helpful but it's still not breaking the whole thing down into a playable sequence. It if helps any, this is the way they play it.

http://youtu.be/b5ckFlCXFWk

It starts at 0:12

fred da kiko · August 28, 2011, 05:38:37 AM

131 and 1231 is the da daaaa and the rest is the fast bit beat.

Orthone · August 28, 2011, 05:41:39 AM

Could it perhaps be linked to another instrument?

fred da kiko · August 28, 2011, 05:43:54 AM

Quote from: Orthone on August 28, 2011, 05:41:39 AM

Could it perhaps be linked to another instrument?

yeah, what i'm thinking is that the background guitar is interfering with the sound, causing the pattern to get forgeted up.

Skorpion · August 28, 2011, 06:05:21 AM

Dunno.

Pouch · August 28, 2011, 09:46:50 AM

We must decode this pattern so VH can get back to his,

AMAZING GUITAR RIFFS.

VerticalHorizon · August 29, 2011, 01:25:32 PM

Alright guys so I caved in and slowed it down. Upon inspection of the newly slowed down riff, I've found the correct sequence of numbers.

3 1 5 9 2 2 1 3 1 1 5 9 2 1 2 3 1 5 9 2 2 1 3 1 5 9 2 1 2 3 1 5 9 2 2 1 3 1 1 5 9 2 1 2

Among those numbers I very quickly spotted the pattern.

3 1 5 9 2 2 1
3 1 1 5 9 2 1 2
3 1 5 9 2 2 1
3 1 1 5 9 2 1 2
3 1 5 9 2 2 1
3 1 1 5 9 2 1 2

This pattern, while quite easy to pinpoint, is ridiculously complex to play, especially in the way they've arranged it. Thanks for your suggestions guys, it turned out to be my own mistake in the transcribing at full speed.