Note that this list is not meant to be exhaustive! These songs influenced my composing and my use of polymeter. For songs that change time signature frequently, see the addendum for additional information. See also Chris Korda - Musical influences.
Year | Artist | Title | Time Signatures |
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1967 | Dionne Warwick | I Say a Little Prayer | 10/4 verse (4 + 2 + 4), 11/4 chorus (4 + 3 + 4) |
1967 | Lalo Schifrin | Mission Impossible | 5/4 |
1967 | The Beatles | All You Need Is Love | 7/4 verses |
1968 | Grateful Dead | The Eleven | 11/4 (9 + 2) |
1968 | The Beatles | Happiness Is A Warm Gun | various |
1969 | Jethro Tull | Living In The Past | 5/4 |
1969 | The Allman Brothers Band | Whipping Post | 11/4 (3 + 3 + 3 + 2) |
1970 | Andrew Lloyd Weber & Tim Rice | The Temple | 7/4 |
1970 | Andrew Lloyd Weber & Tim Rice | Everything's Alright | 5/4 |
1971 | Yes | Heart of the Sunrise | 6/4, 4/4 |
1971 | Yes | Starship Trooper | 3/4, 11/4 (4 + 3 + 4), 4/4 |
1971 | Yes | Roundabout | 7/4 in breaks and ending |
1971 | Yes | Long Distance Runaround | 4/4 on 5/4 polymeter |
1972 | Bob Weir | Playing In The Band | 5/4 |
1972 | Yes | Close to the Edge | 3/4, 7/4, 5/4 |
1973 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Karn Evil 9 | various |
1973 | Led Zeppelin | The Ocean | B 15/8 |
1973 | Mike Oldfield | Tubular Bells (Pt. I) | 15/8 (7 + 8) |
1973 | Pink Floyd | Money | 7/4 |
1974 | Frank Zappa | Don't Eat The Yellow Snow | 7/4, 3/4 |
1974 | George Benson | Take Five | 5/4 |
1974 | Grateful Dead | Money Money | 4/4, 6/4, 7/4 |
1974 | Yes | The Gates of Delirium | 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 7/4, 11/4 |
1975 | John Abercrombie | Timeless | 14/4 |
1975 | Led Zeppelin | Kashmir | 6 on 4 polymeter |
1976 | Jean Luc Ponty | Aurora (Pt. II) | 7/4, 4/4 |
1976 | Jean Luc Ponty | Aurora (Pt. I) | 5/4 |
1976 | Jeff Beck | Sophie | 7/4 |
1976 | Jeff Beck | Play with Me | C 14/4 (6 + 8) |
1977 | Peter Gabriel | Solsbury Hill | 7/4 |
1978 | Grateful Dead | Estimated Prophet | 7/4 |
1980 | The Cars | Touch and Go | verse 4/4 on 5/4 polymeter |
1984 | Pat Metheny Group | The First Circle | 11/4 (3 + 8) |
1997 | Stereolab | Diagonals | 5/4 |
1997 | Stereolab | Parsec | 5/4 |
1997 | Stereolab | Rainbo Conversation | 5/4 |
1998 | Der Zyklus | Die Dämmerung Von Nanotech | 17/16 on 4/4 polymeter |