a long sound down an octave plus a fifth from the preceding sound.a short sound up one octave from the preceding sound,.a long sound down one octave plus a Major 3rd from the preceding sound,.a short sound up a Major 3rd from the preceding sound,.a short sound down a Major 3rd from the preceding sound,.a short sound up an interval of one octave plus a fifth from the preceding sound,.a semi-long sound in the chest register,.The mark is a yell consisting of a series of approximately ten sounds, alternating between the chest and falsetto registers of the voice, as follow. The mark consists of the sound of the famous Tarzan yell.
The sound itself has received a trademark registration, owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. His version is supported by his son and by his Tarzan co-star, Maureen O'Sullivan. But Weissmuller claimed that the yell was actually his own voice. Another widely published notion concerns the use of an Austrian yodel played backwards at abnormally fast speed. Boyd (circa 1970), "Blended in with that voice are the growl of a dog, a trill sung by a soprano, a note played on a violin's G string and the howl of a hyena recorded backward." According to Bill Moyers, it was created by combining the recordings of three men: one baritone, one tenor, and one hog caller from Arkansas. His story is supported by his children and grandchildren. There are recordings of him recalling his account of how the Tarzan yell was created. He won the Chicagoland Music Festival on August 17, 1946. He was an Opera singer during the 40's and 50's and some in the 60's. Many speculate that a man by the name of Lloyd Thomas Leech was the original voice behind the (MGM) Tarzan Yell. Although the (RKO) version of the Tarzan yell ostensibly was that of Weissmuller, different stories exist as to how the Tarzan Yell was created.