Thanks guys. I wasn't hearing it as 4/4 before you mentioned it Terry, but yeah it is in 4. I thought it might have been some odd time bars. Actually guys, I've listened to it over and over and I believe I've got it. Bit long winded, sorry, I just found it interesting working it out
At least, I've got the main theme. There's some other parts in the song that I don't know about. I think we can agree that from 1:40 to 2:11 is in 6/8. Paul, you're right about 'and' of 2 though there's more to it.
From the start of the song this is what I've got.
The sequence is:
Intro fill and two keyboard chords into:
Four bars of 4/4, (then 2 keyboard chords on beats 4, and 1 of next bar)
Four bars of 4/4 again, (then 2 keyboard chords on beats 4, and 1 of next bar)
Two bars of 4/4 and a bar of 3/4, (then 2 keyboard chords on beats 3, and 1 of next bar)
Two bars of 4/4 and a bar of 3/4 again. (then 2 keyboard chords on beats 3, and 1 of next bar)
Then cycle starts over.
And these are the snare hit placements on those bars:
12'+'34, 123'4', 1234, '1'234 (snare hits are between ' '. So, the 'and' of 2, the '4', the '1' )
12'+'34, 123'4', 1234, '1'234 (same again)
12'+'34, 123'4', 1'2'3 (snare hits are 'and' of 2 again, the '4', the '2'.)
12'+'34, 123'4', 1'2'3 (same again)
Later on he doesn't always hit the 2 of the 3/4 bar.