Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

also has keyboard commands, across the rows:<p><pre><code> do re mi fa so la ti do re mi q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k l ; z x c v b n m , . / </code></pre> Edit: If anyone cares to figure out the recorded encoding scheme, could probably "record" or program a tune. ex:<p><a href="http://www.google.com/webhp?tune=&#60;encoded" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/webhp?tune=&#60;encoded</a> song here&#62;<p>ex, do-re-mi from Sound of music <a href="http://www.google.com/webhp?tune=IAZxghAmCEEYYYZgQGAMMEMwARhoBnGMJcwwxygEXNIMQI4QAiFHIkJMwxgAjlEKIJMCwQAjmECBMCSxkCjlECBUEkJkIiFABBRc0IFzzHiBsIcQJQA*" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/webhp?tune=IAZxghAmCEEYYYZgQGAMMEMwARh...</a><p>ex: chopsticks <a href="http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&#38;tune=wIBgRTAigBHIOEAhgRTAimBDIiKREUiIpEQyIijlGIREUiIpCpwJhkAqGQgUJAoyBRgVDIQKcMYFCUBkoHJQOSgcIUJCUCUCgagDAfcgBhyGBBACOQwIpgQzAhmBFIiKREUiIpEQyIikRDIiKREUC4ZAwgUIFKQKMMoFCBSkClIFKSgKcjKB4A**" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&#38;tune=wIBgRTAigBHIOEAhg...</a><p>seems to be a big hash w/note+duration encoded. Would hack on, but need sleep &#38; moving to SF in a couple days. G'nite HN!

The problem with those amazing crafts is that they disappear the day later, and you cannot get a cached version of them.<p>at <a href="http://www.google.com/logos/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/logos/index.html</a> you only have a static version of it, (see Martha Graham's 117th Birthday for instance).<p>Dear googlers on HN, is there anything you guys can do about this?

La Vie En Rose: <a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/gSAz" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/gSAz</a><p>It stops recording after a bit - I had the whole song too! Haha this is great<p>*Edit: Last part to complete the song, because it was bugging me: <a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/aEl1" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/aEl1</a><p>And, quickie Imperial March: <a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/D6ce" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/D6ce</a>

Google is one of the few companies who would invest in this sort of PR.<p>It's good publicity for them and also an ultra creative way to garner people's curiosity and attention. It must have been a hell lot of work(unless I am missing something) but it's totally justified.

Lean on Me: <a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/ubOZ" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/ubOZ</a>

Best viewed with sound on.<p>Also, you can save and share your compositions. I'm not quite proficient with doodle-guitar, but here's a couple seconds of noodling around:<p><a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/vN4K" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/vN4K</a>

It looks like Alexander Chen played a large role in this. He was responsible for the NYC MTA conductor piece that made the rounds earlier this year: <a href="http://blog.chenalexander.com/2011/conductor-mta/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.chenalexander.com/2011/conductor-mta/</a><p>Cool to see how this concept and code have evolved into something new.

Talk about attention to detail: if you have headphones you can tell that the audio shifts from left to right, based on where your mouse is. Try different spots on the long string in the middle for the best effect.

Adding another comment after my one below. I couldn't get the record button (just a keyboard button) and thought it might be because I am in Canada. To test I remoted into our server in Texas and opened the doodle from there... presto, a record button... on IE7 no less. Looks like Google is distributing different versions by region. Why? No clue.<p>Edit: This works on my Nexus One! Now THAT is cool.

Something is not ok for me. On all my browsers, I can play the chords and hear the sounds, but I can not playback the recodings you guys shared. What gives?

Wow, they've put in so much work just to amuse people! Saving the composition takes this doodle to whole new level. It should be interesting to see if the links to compositions remain valid after the doodle itself is taken down.

My attempt at Dueling Banjos: <a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/gsW2" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/gsW2</a>

Ironically, can't play the birthday song due to a lack of B-flat (could be played in G, but not enough notes)

I have to be the only person who just didn't like this. Trying to get a class full of teenagers to work when everyone was busy playing the guitar was a headache :P<p>Beautiful and creative, sure, but having what's essentially persistent sound in a web page just rubs me the wrong way.

Recording and replaying sounds works only for US IP addresses. Also Firefox 3.5.8 doesn't work.

Today (1 dat after) the record/play button started to work for me. I guess they decided to make it available in other countries too. I finally could listen to your compositions.

I have zero musical ability and was playing with this anyway. I think it is one of the coolest google doodles ever. (Possibly THE coolest.)

Simply brilliant. I am sure this doodle going to bring some good bit of PR and non-google search users (if there are any) to the Google home. They are marketing/pr geniuses in using the tech. In hindsight, the doodle patent (<a href="http://mashable.com/2011/03/22/google-doodle-patent/" rel="nofollow">http://mashable.com/2011/03/22/google-doodle-patent/</a>) looks very useful

Is this made with javascript?

Looks like they were inspired by this: <a href="http://www.mta.me/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mta.me/</a> (already mentioned on HN)

Here's my attempt at Mary Had A Little Lamb: <a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/1tEs" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/1tEs</a>

Very nice but very frustrating that you can almost play "Happy Birthday" except for 1 note missing!

I'm late to the party :) .<p>Labamba: <a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/JQgc" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/JQgc</a>

Creating these full-time must be an incredible blast: <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/ln/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view/product/doodle-engineer-mountain-view/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/intl/ln/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view...</a>

It wasn't making any sound for me, then I realized it needed Flash. Very nifty.

Mary Had a Little Lamb <a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/3aEE" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/3aEE</a><p>Works on my Android phone too, even the keyboard (Motorola Droid). Can't press the record button though.

This video shows how it's done: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaeO99SbgFc&#38;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaeO99SbgFc&#38;feature=youtu...</a>

This is great. Too bad recording/playback doesn't work for people outside of the US.<p>Here's the intro to "Redemption song" since I can't record it: a sd a fhgd asdg dgdas.

"Rolling in the Deep", by Adele <a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/DCvZJ" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/DCvZJ</a>

Automated Chopsticks: <a href="http://pastebin.com/tCpg7jjw" rel="nofollow">http://pastebin.com/tCpg7jjw</a>

Tik Tok by Ke$ha<p><a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/Yr6r" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/Yr6r</a>

Simple Do-Re-Mi<p><a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/9giY" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/9giY</a>

This is excellent! You can really easily play "Ode to Joy" with it.

random noodling <a href="http://goo.gl/doodle/a85r" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/doodle/a85r</a>

It works on Chrome but not on Firefox. Interesting.

If Moe's can be successfully sued over using dead people's likenesses, how can Google get away with <i>living</i> people?<p>Do they have to get permission for each one?