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Blue Love Composer :  Gail Selkirk Instrumentation and Musicians: Vocals :  Gail Selkirk Piano:  Gail Selkirk Bass:  Gail Selkirk Drums:  Jimmy Boudreau Preview of:  Blue Love - MP3 4.1 MB Problems streaming or downloading?  Click Here. Lead/Lyric Sheet: Click here to download the Blue Love Lead/Lyric Sheet PDF File (53 kB) Background of the Song Blue Love was written at Humber College as a theory exercise in 1980.   The Gory Details: The assignment involved writing a piece using the pentatonic scale.   Except for five notes,  Blue Love is completely pentatonic.   I experimented with the chord progression to make it less sing-songy,  yet still very melodic.   I also scored it as a big band arrangement. My eight glamorous "Gailettes" and I should undoubtedly be performing Blue Love  at a swanky New York supper club in a classy black and white 1940's movie.   Wearing their satin dresses,  the "Gailettes" step forward to sing their a'cappella shout chorus.   I,  in all my glitter,  croon to a mesmerized,  star-struck audience. Lots of dark retro sliding chromaticism lend a shadowy spookiness to the overall musical picture. Take a listen to Blue Love by clicking on one of the links above.   Then download the PDF file that contains the lead/lyric sheet, and try it out!

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