Daft punk Aerodynamic chord progression

zetaborealis

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I'm talking about that famous guitar riff that comes in halfway and continues until the end.
I know how to play it on piano, guitar and violin, I know what the "notes" are, but I'm horrible with chord theory, and I'm currently trying to learn the theory.
If anybody could give me the chord progression in a form like this >>> (I iiB Vm7 I), it would be greatly appreciated.
It's just four chords in the key of B from what I remember.

The part I am talking about starts at 1min 3 for those that don't know:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93-7vRfxNs

Also when looking at chord notation, I get confused with I see chords with / in them.
For example Am/C or Dm7(flat5)/C, what exactly does that mean?

Thank you!
 
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last part first - the slash notation is used to indicate a note that is played as the bass note, whether taken from the chord (other than it's naming note) or as a non-chord tone used as a sustained, drone tone......

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Ok the pattern for the guitar goes as follows: G-Em-Am-D[sup]7[/sup] (played as F[sup]#[/sup]dim)

B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]

B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]2[/sub]

C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]

C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]2[/sub]

D[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]

E[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]2[/sub]

E[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]

F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]3[/sub]

G[sub]3[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]3[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]3[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]3[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]3[/sub]-D[sub]3[/sub]

G[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-G[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-B[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]

A[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]4[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]4[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]4[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]4[/sub]-E[sub]3[/sub]

A[sub]3[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]4[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]4[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]4[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-A[sub]3[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]-C[sub]4[/sub]-F[sup]#[/sup][sub]3[/sub]



As a guitar line this is

G+-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-9-0-4-0-9-0-4-0-9-0-4-0-9-0-5-2-9-2-5-2-9-2-5-2-9-2-5-2-9-2-5-2-11-2-5-2-11-2-5-2-11-2-5-2-11-2-

B+-3-0-8-0-3-0-8-0-3-0-8-0-3-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-1-9-1-5-1-9-1-5-1-9-1-5-1-9-1-7-1-9-1-7-1-9-1-7-1-9-1-7-1-9-1-

B-+-8-3-12-3-8-3-12-3-8-3-12-3-8-3-12-3-

E+-3-0-7-0-3-0-7-0-3-0-7-0-3-0-7-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-2-8-2-5-2-8-2-5-2-8-2-5-2-8-2-





NOTE: the subscript for each note is an indication of pitch, where the number is relative to C[sub]3[/sub] being equal to middle C. This is true in most daws except FL, where you need to add 2 each number to get the correct pitch. B[sub]2[/sub] is the note immediately below middle C.
 
Hey,

thank you for the reply, it's really appreciated.
However, I don't quite agree with the chord progression you suggested.

It's in the key of Bminor and the notes are as follows:

bar1: F# B D
bar2: G# B D
bar3: B E G
bar4: A C# E

I'm just really confused with how to name chords etc, so if someone could tell me what this chord progression (using i, I, IV, Vflat7, VII diminished, etc), in relation to the key of Bminor
it would be greatly appreciated,

Thank you
 
Hey not that good with my ear yet but if those are the notes than the chords should be
bar1:Bminor or i the first inversion i think
bar2:either G# dim or b Augmented so another i chord or a vi
bar3:E minor first inversion i think and the iv chord in the scale
bar4:A Major and the flat vii i guess of the scale
Haha something like that if those are the notes
 
Hey,

thank you for the reply, it's really appreciated.
However, I don't quite agree with the chord progression you suggested.

It's in the key of Bminor and the notes are as follows:

bar1: F# B D
bar2: G# B D
bar3: B E G
bar4: A C# E

I'm just really confused with how to name chords etc, so if someone could tell me what this chord progression (using i, I, IV, Vflat7, VII diminished, etc), in relation to the key of Bminor
it would be greatly appreciated,

Thank you

I've gotta say two things,
1) my ears must be rusty because I did not hear the first chord as a minor, nor did what I played back sound wrong
2) it is not nice to withhold information like the above when asking for a transcription if you know part of the solution,share it, it makes the final result much easier to obtain, even it is wrong.

Now taking your chords it is Bm-G#dim-Em-A which translates to i-[sup]#[/sup]vi[sup]b5[/sup]-iv-[sup]b[/sup]VII

Adding inversions we get i[sup][sup]6[/sup][sub]4[/sub][/sup]-[sup]#[/sup]vi[sup]b5[/sup]-iv[sup][sup]6[/sup][sub]4[/sub][/sup]-[sup]b[/sup]VII

a note on inversions

PositionNotationExample
Root position(5
3)
G-B-D
1st inversion6
(3)
B-D-G
2nd inversion6
4
D-G-B

if we were dealing with a 7th chord then we use the following notation

PositionNotationExample
Root position7
(5
3)
G-B-D-F
1st inversion6
5
(3)
B-D-F-G
2nd inversion(6)
4
3
D-F-G-B
3rd inversion(6)
4
2
F-G-B-D

In both cases the numbers between () are often left out as they are understood to be present in the spelling of the chord.
 
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