The E major scale is E, F#, G#, A, B C#, D#, E (I, Tone, T, ST, T, T, T, ST(root))
the beatles' day tripper starts out (on the low E string) E, G, G#, . . .
how is day tripper in the key of E (at least for the first riff) with that G? or am i getting something wrong here?
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The open G string is also played when you go up.
Anyway, not having the notation in front of me I would have to guess that in instances where G is played natural that it would be marked as natural in the notation as needed.
It is common to have individual notes marked sharp, flat or natural ouside of the key the music is written in.
Keep in mind when a note is specifically marked sharp, flat or natural it and any of the same notes within that measure/bar are effected. the next measure/bar goes back to the key signature.
The b3 (G in the key of E) is common to blues and rock melodies, so you'll see it a lot.
But that's not exactly what's happening in Day Tripper - it's slurred into the G#... so G# is the intended tone, and G is just a chromatic ornamentation.
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So is it an accidental or was the tab or Sheet music wrong?
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As Noteboat writes, the G gives it the bluesy feel. No, it's not a mistake in the sheet music. The G is an integral part of the riff. It is slurred into the G# on the riff over the E7 chord but is sustained in the riff over the A7 chord.
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