Isn't it romantic? A very catchy strain! I think I'll take that down. A-B-A-G-F-E-D-C-C-A-A-B flat. . .
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Radio
I left it
on when I
left the house
for the pleasure
of coming back
ten hours later
to the greatness
of Teddy Wilson
"After You've Gone"
on the piano
in the corner
of the bedroom
as I enter
in the dark
from New and Selected Poems by David Lehman
Is it really possible that the soundtrack is a whole tone below actual sound?
The actual notes are a Major Second *above* what is written -- in D -- B-C#-B-A-G-F#-E-D-D-B-B-C.
That last two notes are a downward Major Seventh, which is VERY difficult to sing. The actor/singer does it quite well...
Posted by: Lewis Saul | March 12, 2013 at 11:27 AM
Thank you for the analysis, Lew. I am surprised by the discrepancy in the transcription. It is certainly very difficult to sing and that may be one reason you are likelier to hear it as an instrumental rather than a vocal. DL
Posted by: DL | March 12, 2013 at 02:28 PM