Meantone comma pump examples
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This is a list of pieces that feature conspicuous meantone comma pumps.
For other comma pumps in "non-xenharmonic" music, see 12edo comma pump examples.
1/1 - 5/3 - 10/9~9/8 - 3/2
- I Got Rhythm, George Gershwin, 1930. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIpNepgmCQA
- Heart and Soul, Hoagy Carmichael, 1938. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8CSjDC18b0
- You're Going To Lose That Girl, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1965. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-96dyCQo-lI You're Gonna Lose That Girl in 31et
- Mah Ná Mah Ná, Piero Umiliani, 1968. As made famous by The Muppets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_tupPBtWQ
- Piano concerto in E-flat major, KV 449, 3rd movement, W. A. Mozart. https://youtu.be/mh5HO3JjGEc
1/1 - 3/2 - 9/8~10/9 - 5/3
- Warning Sign, Coldplay, 2002. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2PxjcBl1ZI
1/1 - 4/3 - 10/9~9/8 - 3/2
- I Believe in a Thing Called Love, The Darkness, 2003. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRYNYb30nxU (the chorus)
1/1 - 3/2 - 9/8~10/9 - 4/3
- Just Like Heaven, The Cure, 1987 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS_ux2H473I
- Closing Time, Semisonic, 1998. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFV5DZTgqKw
- Amsterdam, Coldplay, 2002. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vblNj75hUpM
1/1 - 4/3 - 16/9~9/5 - 3/2
- Pretend We're Dead, L7, 1992. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFY9DDoRFfM
1/1 - 3/2 - 9/5~16/9 - 4/3
- Song For a Future Generation, The B-52's, 1983. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDh3NegeNvQ
- Signal in the Sky, The Apples In Stereo, 2000. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21zzMkUePow
- Is It True, Nicoleta Dara. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHAt82UvJ8E
1/1 - 4/3 - 16/9~9/5 - 6/5
- Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk, 1977. (A rather clear-cut example - it ascends by successive 4/3s, hitting 6/5 and 8/5 in the process.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBGNlTPgQII
1/1 - 6/5 - 9/5~16/9 - 4/3
- Pictures of Matchstick Men, Status Quo, 1968. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D4YYI8G5EM
- Here Comes the Sun, The Beatles, 1969. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6tV11acSRk
Other
Found a comma pump that moves by a 5/4 instead of a 6/5, or something more complicated? It goes here.
8/5 - 6/5 - 9/5~16/9 - 4/3 - 1/1
- Hey Joe, performed by Jimi Hendrix (among others), 1966. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_n_P40sEaM
1/1 - 16/9 - 128/81~8/5 - 3/2
Perhaps more clearly: 1/1 - 8/9 - 82/92~4/5 - 3/4.
- Walk Don't Run, The Ventures, 1960.
To verify
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"Wonderwall", Oasis.