Careless Whisper - Wham & George Michael

I HAVE to blog this one down. The solo i was talkin about? very easy actually. The key of this song is in concert F which makes the key to be played on the sax D. it's just transposition of 3 semitones down. startin from F down to E, Eb, D. 3 semitones. easy. I did some research on this song and it topped the charts in the July of 1984! Whoa! Same month same year as i was borned in~ it has since then remained a classic and a favourite to the ears of many :)

There are 3 parts or solos which the saxophonist plays. here goes.

Anyway the solo is transposed in alto saxophone part first:
This colour indicates notes with octave key (higher register)
This colour indicates notes without octave key (lower register)

First Solo

(lip up from mid D to high C#)
D C# B F# D, C# B F# D

A G D B, A G D

G F# D B G, F# G A B C# D E F#

C# B F# D, C# B F# D

A G D B, A G D

G F# D B G, F# G A B C# D E F# (slur down)


Second Solo

(lip up from mid D to high C#)
D C# B F# D, C# B F# D

A G D B, A G D

G F# D B G, F# G A B C# D E F#

C# B F# D, C# B F# D

A G D B, A G D

G F# D B G, F# G A B C# D E F# B

Third Solo

C# B F# D, C# B F# D

A G D B, A G D

G F# D B G, F# G A B C# D E F# B

This is the part to play if you want it on piano in the key of F. It is just transposed up 3 semitones from key of D.

First Solo

F E D A F, E D A F

C Bb F D, C Bb F

Bb A F D Bb, A Bb C D E F G A

E D A F, E D A F

C Bb F D, C Bb F

Bb A F D Bb, A Bb C D E F G A

Second Solo

F E D A F, E D A F

C Bb F D, C Bb F

Bb A F D Bb, A Bb C D E F G A

E D A F, E D A F

C Bb F D, C Bb F

Bb A F D Bb, A Bb C D E F G A D

Third Solo

E D A F, E D A F

C Bb F D, C Bb F

Bb A F D Bb, A Bb C D E F G A D

DONE! dat's the part for the sax solo done with piano~

Now here is where all the solos go in this song:



Time can never mend,
The careless whispers of a good friend.
To the heart and mind,
If your answer�s kind...
There�s no comfort in the truth,
Pain is the hole you�ll find.

Should've known better, yeah...

(First Solo)

I feel so unsure,
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor.
As the music dies...
Something in your eyes,
Calls to mind the silver screen,
And all it�s sad goodbyes.

Chorus
I�m never gonna dance again,
Guilty feet have got no rhythm.
Though it�s easy to pretend,
I know you�re not a fool.
I should have known better than to cheat a friend,
And waste a chance that I�d been given.
So I�m never gonna dance again,
The way I danced with you.
Oh oo ohh..

Time can never mend,
The careless whisper of a good friend.
To the heart and mind,
If your answer�s kind...
There�s no comfort in the truth,
Pain is the hole you�ll find.

Repeat chorus

(Second Solo)

What am I without your love?

(end of Second Solo)

Tonite the music seems so loud,
I wish that we could lose this crowd.
Maybe it�s better this way,
We�d hurt each other with the things we want to say.

We could have been so good together,
We could have lived this dance forever...
But now, who�s gonna dance with me?
Please stay.
(alternatively):
And now it�s never gonna be
That way...

Repeat chorus

(Third Solo)

Now that you�re gone...
Now that you�re gone...
Now that you�re gone...
Was what I did so wrong?
So wrong that you had to leave me alone?

Damn, i once told myself way back dat if i did pick up the sax, this solo is gonna be the first i'm gonna learn and yea i've sorta gotten the whole melody. Now it's just fine tuning the solo with all those slurs, note bending, vibrato etc etc. dat's the difficult part :)