Tootler
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I've just been informed by my perfectionist musician other half that I left out "the extra bar in the riff, the 7/8 part!" and "Ah here you need to do that part!" - blame the tab I followed which didn't include it! I only realised myself after watching a BEVOMU version myself. D'oh!
The chord sheet I used had written 3 3 3 4 above the chords in the riff then 3 3 3 3 above the chords for the verse. So in the riff, I simply added an extra beat every fourth bar.
The Wikipedia entry for the song commented that the harpsichord was sounding flat but it occurred to me later that the harpsichord could have been tuned to A=415 which is the pitch standard used by most performers who specialise in baroque music and is near enough a semitone below the standard concert pitch of A=440. It would certainly be quicker and easier to tune the guitar and bass down a semitone than to tune the harpsichord up. Just a thought.
The original was interesting coming from a band whose background was very much punk. This was very different but very effective and the harpsichord had a mesmeric effect.
Thanks for your kind words about my effort, btw.