What are the notes in a typical grandfather clock hourly chime?

Factual Questions
1

There’s a common tune played by on the hour by many grandfather clocks. It’s something like:

1: bing-bong-bing-bong
2: bing-bong-bing-bong
(repeat 1)
(repeat 2)
BONG…
BONG…
BONG… (one BONG per hour)

Does anyone know what the notes are in the bing-bong-bing-bong part?

The part I’m talking about sounds like this:

http://new.wavlist.com/soundfx/020/clock-grandfather.wav

2

It’s usually Westminster chimes.

3

Then, of course, I notice the link from that site to the Master. But Cece didn’t give the notes.

4

[QUOTE=filmore]
There’s a common tune played by on the hour by many grandfather clocks. It’s something like:

1: bing-bong-bing-bong
2: bing-bong-bing-bong
(repeat 1)
(repeat 2)
BONG…
BONG…
BONG… (one BONG per hour)

I have a G’father clock with: hour strike only, Westminster, Whittington, and St. Michaels chimes. The Westminster has five (5) different sets of eight (8) chimes which rotate in sequence. #1 on qtr.hr. #2,#3, on half hr. #3#4#5 on three qtr. hr. and #1,#2, #3, & #4 on the hour, followed by the hour being struck by the two lowest notes, or maybe its the lowest and third lowest.
I too would like to see the notes on a music staff.

5

Well, from memory, in solfege, it’s

Mi-Do-Re-Sol
Sol-Re-Mi-Do

Mi-Re-Do-Sol
Sol-Re-Mi-Do

Sol
Sol
Sol
Sol

Or, if you pretend we’re in the key of C Major, it’s

E-C-D-G
G-D-E-C
E-D-C-G
G-D-E-C

G
G
G
G

6

I failed to note that the notes of the chimes cover a full octave of eight (8) musical notes + one which is two? below the octave and is only struck on the hour… Two notes are struck together to mark the hours. I built the case and assembled the works and had never noticed there were 9 chime elements, assuming there were only eight. :smack:

7

Noting that those Gs are below (middle) C, not above (middle) C to clear up any possible confusion. :wink: