ðɪ ˈɪntɹoʊ, æz pɚfˈɔːɹmd ɔnðə lˈaɪv ˈælbəm hˈɑːɹp, ɪz ɐ saɪtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fˈaɪv tˈoʊn mjˈuːzɪkəl fɹˈeɪz fɹʌmðə fˈɪlm klˈoʊs ɛŋkˈaʊntɚz ʌvðə θˈɜːd kˈaɪnd.
The intro, as performed on the live album HAARP, is a citation of the five tone musical phrase from the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.