La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin
Impressionism, Parallel Harmony, Whole Tone, Modal Jazz Piano, Expressive, Female Vocal
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin
Impressionism, Parallel Harmony, Whole Tone, Modal Jazz Piano, Expressive, Female Vocal
Lyrics
Style: Impressionist Classical Piano Solo, French Art Song
Tempo: Très calme et expressif (Very calm), ~66 BPM
Instrumentation: Solo Piano, Soft Female Vocals
Key: Gb Major
Dynamic Range: Doux (Soft) to Mezzo-Forte
Intro
(Solo melody, sweet and simple, pentatonic scale)
[Gb] . . [Dbm7] . . [Gb] . .
(Gentle chordal response)
[Cbadd9] . . [Gb/Bb] . . [Abm7] . . [Gb] . .
Theme A
(Lyrical melody enters, floating over the chords)
[Gb] Assise [Ebm7] au [Cb] bord [Db7] de l'eau
[Gb] Rê-vant [Abm7] du [Gb/Bb] so-[Cb]leil [Db] chaud
(Parallel chords moving gently)
[Ebm] Lum-ière [Bbm] d'or [Abm] tis-[Gb]sée
[Cb] Dans sa [Db7] tresse [Gb] dé-nou-ée.
Section B
(Slightly more motion, richer harmony)
[Gb] Le [Cb] vent [Db] souffle [Eb] là-haut
[Abm7] Dans le [Db7] ciel, [Gb] si beau
(Planing chords - parallel motion)
[Cb] . [Db] . [Eb] . [F] .
[Gb] . [Ab] . [Bb] . . .
Theme A'
(Return to the main melody, softer)
[Gb] L'eau chante [Ebm7] et [Cb] vient [Db7] jou-er
[Gb] Les sou-[Abm7]cis [Gb/Bb] s'en [Cb] al-[Db]ler
[Ebm] Le temps [Bbm] s'est [Abm] é-[Gb]ga-ré
[Cb] En cette [Db7] belle [Gb] jour-née.
Section C
(Passionate swell, higher register)
[Eb] Chante [Fm] un [Gm] hymne [Ab] d'[Bb]a-mour
[Cm] Aux é-[Fm]toiles, [Bb] pour [Eb] tou-jours
(Chromatic touch)
[Cb] Mys-tère [Db] si [Eb] pro-[F]fond
[Gb] Prom-esses [Ab] que [Bb] nous [Cb] gar-dons.
Coda
(Fading out, gentle chords, very slow)
[Gb] Dors, [Cb] tout [Gb/Bb] est [Abm7] cal-[Gb]mé
[Cbadd9] La [Db] paix [Ebm] est [Db] re-[Gb]trou-vée.
(Final chord, sustained)
Gbadd9