“Light my Fire” Intro (The Doors)

Lesson Goal: To quickly internalize the keyboard intro from the Doors’ “Light My Fire“… by ear intellect, eye, and muscle…

Table of Contents

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Lesson Goal

To internalize the keyboard intro from the Doors’ “Light My Fire“… by ear intellect, eye, and muscle… so that you can play it like you mean it!

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Prerequisites

Basic music reading skills… basic scale, chord, and chord progression theory… basic technique… the LOVE of music… and the discipline to study and practice.

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“Light My Fire” (Original Release)

Special Note from Frank: There’s nothing wrong with your ears. Because the original as released was not in concert pitch. But it begs the question: Why was it was not in concert pitch? Was it an unintentional recording or mixdown error caused by a change in tape speed? It might also have been an intentional lowering the pitch a bit to add some depth and darkness. Anyone out there have some insight to share?

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“Light My Fire” (Pitch Corrected Long Version)

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“Light My Fire” (Pitch-corrected Short Version)

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“Light My Fire” Intro (Score)

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“Light My Fire Intro (Frank’s Piano Rendition)

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“Light My Fire Intro (Frank’s Organ Rendition)

Any interest?

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“Light My Fire” Intro Harmony

Special Note from Frank: Before I share my take on things, I want my students to wrestle with this a bit…

Any thoughts, comments, questions about what is happening here?

What is the intro doing?

What happens when the vocal comes in?

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“Light My Fire” Intro (Technique)

Special Note from Frank: Before I share my take on things, I want my students to wrestle with this a bit…

Any thoughts, comments, questions about the fingering and choreography?

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