Reply To: What is the first note/key of Mandelbrot Set?
The synth panned to the right starts out just holding an E. Then panned to the left you’ll hear a rhythm guitar essentially playing an E2 chord. I think the way Jonathan plays it is with the top E string open and the 2nd string playing a high D on the 9th fret. On the piano, I would probably play 2 octaves of E with my left hand on the first beat, then on the second beat play an E2 chord (B right below middle C, E right above that, D right above that, emphasizing the D since that’s the real melodic note in the riff). At 3.5 beats (“the and of 3”) I would play the same chord, except move the D up to a G# to make a normal E major chord. I’m not at my piano right now but I think that should capture the gist of the riff and give you a base to start at.