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Pretty ballerina Left Banke
##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.##1967. The melody, with elements of the Lydian (raised fourth) and Mixolydian#analyzed it on his 'Anatomy of Pop' TV special around that time.## (Michael Brown)#Intro:[Eb]/ / [Ab]/ / [Eb]/ / / / (2X)Verse 1:[Eb]I had a [Ab]date with a [Eb]pretty ballerina[Eb]Her hair so [Ab]brilliant that it [Eb]hurt my eyes[Eb]I asked her [Ab]for this dance and t[Eb]hen she obliged me[Bbm]Was I surp[Absus4]rised, [Ab]yeah[Db]Was I surp[Gb]rised, no [Bb]not at [Eb]allVerse 2:I called her yesterday, it should have been tomorrowI could not keep the joy that was insideI asked for her to tell me if she really loved meSomewhere a mountain is movingAfraid it's moving without meInstrumental break:[Gm] [Gm/F] (string quartet arr. for three guitars and bass; note that toptwo voices are doubled in octaves):[E]v [Eb] v[Dm] [A/C#] v [Cdim] v [A/C#] [Dsus2] v-7---6---5---5---5---5---|-5--- -------------------------|----- -4---3---2---2---2---2---|-2--- -6---5---3---2---1---2---|-2--- -------------------------|----- -------------------------|-----^ 1/4 note triplets ^v v v v v v v v-------------------------|-----5-------5---|----- -2---1---0---------------|---7---77--7---77|--%-- -------------4---3---4---|-5-------5-------|----- -------------------------|-----------------|-----[Dm] [Am] [Em] [Gm] [Am] Dm Am Em Gm Am (rit.)la la la la la(repeat first verse)Verse 3:And when I wake on a dreary Sunday morningI open up my eyes to find that there's rainAnd something strange within says, "Go ahead and find herJust close your eyes, yeahJust close your eyes and she'll be there"Coda (repeat to fade):She'll be [Eb]there.[Ab]..-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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