Hi Ed,

I went to youtube and listen to the song again as it has been a good while sense the last time I listen to it. I tried to play along with it on the piano without much success. https://youtu.be/U3EXAiImJZI

This is a quoit from Wikipedia " The song is set in the time signature of common time, with a tempo of 182 beats per minute. It is set in the key of A-flat major. Betts's vocals range from the low-note of Ab3 to the high-note of Gb4.

The song is quite complex with a lot of over dubbing going on. It is certainly beyond my ability to listen too and analyze.

I think this is a prefect example of David Snyder's comments about the amount of time and work it can take to produce something unforgettable. The lyrics may have been written in a very short amount of time but this song was worked on for a long time before being released.

Some things come about due to circumstances totally unexpected. This song perhaps would never been written if Duane had not died.

This is another song that the first note of the vocal starts on the fifth note of the chord. I need to go analyze some other songs to see if this is a pattern.

Thanks for posting ED.

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”