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THE MOST FAMOUS BEATLES CHORD: “A HARD DAY'S NIGHT,” FIRST CHORD

It’s one of the most famous chords in rock music. That “krrraannggg!” chord right off the top of the Beatles’ classic, “A Hard Day’s Night.”

What is that first chord, exactly?

No one in the Beatles’ organization would tell. Not even George Martin. So, arguments raged for decades about the mysterious chord. Fights broke out in the streets of Wichita and Dodge City. Frightened horses galloped away in clouds of dust. Doc YadaYadams spent hours treating the injured and sipping hooch from his still. Nobody could agree on the identity of that chord. Even Ms Puma, who normally knows everything, had to admit she was stumped.

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