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Back to the Future Fanfare Chord (B/A): guitar chord

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Back to the Future, 1985 · Alan Silvestri · nearest shape for the hand

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B/A Standard

Frets 2–4 · 5 strings

FamousBack to the Future1985 · Alan Silvestri

Climax of the second main theme (the D♭ major brass theme), the chord where the Berklee transcription of that theme stops

A B major triad with an A in the bass, blared by the brass as Silvestri's second main theme reaches its peak. With A underneath, it can be heard as a B7 with its seventh in the bass or as the bright Lydian 'II over I' sound over A. Either way it sounds lifted and unsettled, and the music pushes on from it rather than coming to rest.

Also called BTTF Fanfare, B/A

Sources: 'Back To The Future: An Analysis Of The Score', Berklee blogs PDF (2017 upload; PDF metadata names Timothy Rodier), Fig. 1b · Hooktheory TheoryTab: Back to the Future Theme