Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - (The) Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald / Fallout / Guitar lesson

0:00 Trunctuated playthrough
2:12 Song & game history
3:49 Frequency
4:15 Tuning
4:56 Strumming patterns
5:38 Lesson

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall by (The) Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald was written by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher, with this 1944 rendition being the first release. The band members at the time of this recording were Bill Kenny (lead tenor), Deek Watson (tenor voice and tenor guitar), Bernie Mackey (baritone voice and acoustic guitar), Hoppy Jones (bass voice and cello played as an upright bass) and Bill Doggett (pianist and arranger).

It also appears in Fallout 3, 4 and 76, among other video games. The game version in every FO is from a faulty transfer. Shellac and vinyl records will not just increase in tempo when the record player spins too fast, but also in pitch and thus go sharp. Pitch is measured in hertz. With 440hz only becoming the standard concert pitch towards the end of the 1940s. This band recorded most of their catalogue in 432hz. Making the tuning E in 432hz - Not E in 440hz!

The unit of measurement modern tuners utilize is cents. With there being 200c to a whole tone, 100c to a semitone and 50c to a quarter tone, tuning by tones is not possible in this case. There are however ca. 4 hertz in 1 cent. In order to match the original recording, we can either adjust the frequency down 8hz to be "in tune" in 432hz, or tune 32ct flat to be "out of tune" in 440hz.

As coincidence would have it, the fast/sharp game version can be played along with in 440hz E without shifting the fret positions or using a capo or adjusting the tuning. Meaning the tablature will read and play the same, regardless of which version you learn with.

Trunctuated playthrough of the intro, Bill’s verse, pre-chorus and chorus, Ella’s verse and pre-chorus and then to Bill’s and Ella’s shared chorus and verse/outro.

Original version:    • Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (Single...  

Game version:    • Fallout 3 Soundtrack - Into Each Life Some...  

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