E major chord by The Beatles. Visualmyth © Patrick Burke. Etched acetate and acrylic on paper. A Day In The Life - Lennon/McCartney “John, Mal, and George Martin each stood behind a different piano, while Ringo and Paul shared the out-of-tune Steinway upright; I presume they did double duty because Paul had to coach his drummer on which notes to play. Because there were four hands slamming out the chord instead of two, that ended up being the dominant instrument on the recording. John was really out of it that night, so Paul repeatedly counted everyone in.”
