"Price is Right" losing horns notation

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"Price is Right" losing horns notation

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I'm sure you've heard at one time or another the famous losing horns they play on "The Price is Right." We know that's a tuba being used.

I tried playing this earlier this week by ear and I believe the notation was this:

High Bb, Middle F, Low Bb, Middle F.

Would anyone know if this is correct?
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Actually, the original is high C, low D, low C, middle G:

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Or, if you prefer it in Bb (Bb, C, Bb, F):

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Sorry about the poor resolution. A clip with the tuba lick is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jytDjYcP ... re=related
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That's good, but what's the chord the bones play before they gliss it down??? That's the showcase showdown question.
      
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The slide down after the "dump dum da duh" is the tonic and major third above only, I believe
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Go figure. I've been thinking it's some big diminished chord. Less is more.
      
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Rotaryclub wrote:The slide down after the "dump dum da duh" is the tonic and major third above only, I believe
I think you're correct...the A in my chord was "iffy," hence the question mark. Kind of hard to hear for sure on the YouTube clip I was working with.
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Rotaryclub wrote: Fri May 02, 2008 7:33 am The slide down after the "dump dum da duh" is the tonic and major third above only, I believe
I am pretty sure it also has the 2nd in there. So, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of the chord. May be wrong
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Just FYI. Mine was an off-the-cuff interpretation. I was not trying to emulate the actual a music in my TikTok video. Just played what I remembered on the spot.
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