Though this excerpt stands as a strong, wistful composition in its own right, be sure to check out the original recording on River: The Joni Letters to hear it in context. It’s immediately clear how good a listener Herbie is, and how subtly he reacts to Leonard’s melancholy words, neither stepping on them nor drowning them out, but rather adding colors, mood, and movement. Once you’ve got this transcription down, why stop there? Find a recording of a speech — any speech — and see if you can listen like Herbie and create a beautiful soundtrack of your own.
Keyboard Web MIDI and Audio
These audio and MIDI files correspond to the Full Song transcription beginning on page 54 of the June ’08 issue of Keyboard. All files performed by Scott Healy.
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