Slidemeister (Chromatic & related only - no Diatonic discussion) > Chromatic Tabs
"The Very Thought Of You" 'C'
henrymouni:
Words & Music by Ray Noble.
Playalong with Shirley Horn:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbSoQuEnZSk
The ve----ry thought .... of you. ..
2 3 2 3, 3 3.
and I for----get .. to do. ..
2 3 2 -3, -3 -3.
The lit---tle or..--di----nar---y things ..
-3 4 -3 4, -3 4 -3 4,
that eve----ry--one ... ought to do. ..
-3 4 -3 4, 6 6 6.
I'm liv----ing ... in a kind .. of day---dream. ..
6 7 6, 7 6 7, 6 -5 -5.
I'm hap----py .... as a queen. ..
5 6 5, 6 5 -4.
And fool--ish .. though it may seem ..... to me, ..
-3 3 2, 3 -3 -4 -4, 5 -5,
that's .... ev'..---ry...-thing. ..
5, -3, -2, -1.
The mere ... i----dea ... of you ....... the long---ing here .. for you. ..
2 3, 2 3, 3 3, 2 3 2 -3, -3 -3.
You'll nev----er know .. how ... slow ..... the mom---ents ... go,
-3 4 -3 4, -3, 4, -3 4 -3, 4,
till I'm near ....... to you. ..
-3 5 6, 5 5.
I see .. your face .. in ev..--ery flow----er. ..
6 7, 6 7, 6 7, 6 -5 -5.
Your eyes ..... in skys .. a----bove. ..
5 6, 5 6, 5 -3.
It's just ... the thought .. of .. you. ..
2 3, 2 3, 3, 3.
The ver----y thought .. of .. you ...... my love. ..
2 3 2 3, 3, 3, -2 2.
It's just .... the thought .. of you. ..
2 2, -2 2, 2 2.
The ver----y thought ... of you ...... my love. ................
2 2 -2 2, 2 2, -5 5.
Bluesy:
Nice, Henry, but the original is in Ab, and just as easy to play - maybe easier because this one has a breath-direction change while jumping from hole 3 to 4 (the little ordinary things). And she took some liberties with the ending that might be better honored in their absence. ;)
Certainly not caviling, though. I appreciate all of your "tab-tunes", and the work that goes into them.
Tom//
henrymouni:
--- Quote from: Bluesy on June 09, 2012, 09:11:16 AM ---Nice, Henry, but the original is in Ab, and just as easy to play - maybe easier because this one has a breath-direction change while jumping from hole 3 to 4 (the little ordinary things). And she took some liberties with the ending that might be better honored in their absence. ;)
Certainly not caviling, though. I appreciate all of your "tab-tunes", and the work that goes into them.
Tom//
--- End quote ---
I'm afraid most singers take liberties.
If you listen to the 4 playalongs in the 'Eb' version, they all change the second half.
I chose Shirley Horn (who I have never heard before) because she was singing in an 'easier' key for the newer players on Slidemeister.
'Ab' is a favourite of mine, but this tune has a low 'Bb' in the key of 'Ab'.
Also I never came across a singer in this key.
I am sure their will be one somewhere, but I did not look too hard, because of the low 'Bb'.
It's all about opinions of course.
You could play 'The little ordinary things..... -3 -4*, instead of -3 4 blow. May be difficult for a newbie?
I really appreciate your interest and comments Tom. ;)
Henry. :) :) :)
WaxwingSlain:
Oh man, one of my favorites. Henry, you are one industrious tabster.
I know best the Johnny Hartman version. Years and years ago when I didn't know a standard from shinola, someone made me a mix tape of Johnny Hartman with this song and My One and Only Love on it. I used to confuse the two songs all the time because My One and Only Love begins with the line, "The very thought of you..." and so does "The Very Thought of You".
At my wedding, long ago, last century, I asked the leader of the gypsy jazz quartet to play "The Very Thought of You" expecting "My One and Only Love".
Anyway, Hartman sings both of them beautifully and Henry has given us both of them for our chromatic harmonicas.
Thank you, Henry, and thank you Slidemeister Forum.
McManus:
Thank you---again---, Henry
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