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"Seamus" is the fifth song on Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle. The group performs it in the style of country blues , with vocals, an acoustic slide guitar in an open D tuning , and piano. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song is named after the Border Collie [ 3 ] (belonging to Humble Pie leader Steve Marriott ) who howls throughout the 2:15 piece. [ 4 ]
The main theme features what were, for Pink Floyd, rather unusual chords. In the final version's key of D minor, the chords are D minor ninth, E♭maj7 sus2 /B♭, Asus2sus4, and A♭sus2. All these chords contain the tonic of the song, D—even as a tritone, as is the case in the fourth chord. [4] [5] [6]
Pink Floyd uncharacteristically displayed their sense of humour with "Seamus", a pseudo-blues novelty track featuring Steve Marriott's dog (whom Gilmour was dog-sitting) howling along to the music. [ 15 ] [ nb 1 ] Although "Seamus" often tops polls of the worst songs Pink Floyd ever created, the band would use animal sounds again on Animals ...
Both the E major and E minor chords feature the ninth, making this song one of many Pink Floyd songs to feature a prominent E minor added ninth chord, "Em(add9)". Throughout most of the song, the bass line remains on E as a pedal point, creating a drone. In the instrumental interlude, however, the chords change completely to A minor and B minor ...
The main theme features what were, for Pink Floyd, rather unusual chords. In the final version's key of D minor, the chords are D minor ninth, E♭maj7sus2/Bb, Asus2sus4, and A♭sus2. All these chords contain the tonic of the song, D. [1] [2] [3]. . .
Pink Floyd are an English rock band who recorded material for fifteen studio albums, three soundtrack albums, three live albums, eight compilation albums, four box sets, as well as material that, to this day, remains unreleased during their five decade career. There are currently 222 songs on this list.
Seamus, an Irish wolfhound and the Irish Guards’ regimental mascot, has sparked praise on social media for his role in Thursday’s Trooping the Colour.
Pink Floyd would again use this technique on the bass line for "Sheep". This riff was first created by David Gilmour on guitar with effects, then Roger Waters had the idea of using bass instead of guitar, so they recorded the song on two different bass guitars. The piece is in B minor, occasionally alternating with an A major chord.