I went back to watch Biden arriving at the White House as it was mentioned that nobody opened the door for him (lol).
I also noticed that the band seemed to play "Hail to the Chief" in a strange way... after the introductory fanfare (the four "ruffles and feathers") there seemed to be an awkward key change (+2 semitones) when the actual melody comes in.
Listen here: https://youtu.be/eHEApCpnmwc?t=139
Does anyone know why that might have been?
I thought it might be worth mentioning as another weird anomaly that occurred during the transition.
EDIT: I found another example where this happens. Still not sure why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW8AJds1CzI
Perhaps its different between Army Band (^^) and Marine Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq8HzYcEBh8
Speaking of "ruffles and feathers" ( XD it's "flourishes"), I thought the VP only got 3, and the Prez got 4. But even looking back to Pence's oath of office, they played 4. So I looked it up, and it looks like they play 4 for just about anyone. What a gyp!