Europe - The Final Countdown, Harmonizer

[fox5150]

Hi All,

We're in the throes of putting Europe's The Final Countdown into our set and, now that I've persuaded my fingers they can bend themselves for the solo, I thought I'd look into refining it a little bit. Whether the solo is double tracked or they used a harmonizer, I don't know, but I'm the only guitarist in Total80s so harmonizer it is for me.

I was wondering if anyone else has had a crack at this song and may have some pointers for the harmonizer settings?

 

[Bakerman]

All 3rds in B minor (D major) except for one 4th (A-D) in bar 4 beat 4 I think, and again when the part repeats with that beat slightly different:

first time: A-G-F#-D, harmony D-B-A-F#

later: D-A-G-F#, harmony F#-D-B-A

If you wanted to switch to get the 4th, a custom 6-note scale D-E-F#-G-A-B (D major with no C#) would work from that beat (or up to 2 notes earlier) through the entire next measure. Setting up a way to fade the harmony out in the next 2 measures might be of interest. I think that happens on the recording, or else it just gets muted around the beats with the bar scoops.

 

[fox5150]

Thanks for that Bakerman, I'll give that a whirl and see how it comes out.


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