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This, the Left Banke's followup to 'Walk Away Renee', reached #15 in early 1967. The melody, with elements of the Lydian (raised fourth) and Mixolydian (flatted seventh) modes, attracted the attention of Leonard Bernstein, who analyzed it on his 'Anatomy of Pop' TV special around that time. "Pretty Ballerina" (Michael Brown) Intro:
Eb/ / Ab/ / Eb/ / / / [2X] Verse 1:
EbI had a Abdate with a Ebpretty ballerina Her haiEbr so brilliaAbnt that it hurt myEb eyes EbI asked her Abfor this dance and tEbhen she obliged me BbmWas I surpAbsus4rised, Abyeah DbWas I surpGbrised, no Bbnot at Eball Ab Eb
Verse 2: I called her yesterday, it should have been tomorrow I could not keep the joy that was inside I asked for her to tell me if she really loved me Somewhere a mountain is moving Afraid it's moving without me Instrumental break: Gm Gm/F / / / / / / / / (string quartet arr. for three guitars and bass; note that top two voices are doubled in octaves):
Ev Eb vDm 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 morning I open up my eyes to find that there's rain And something strange within says, "Go ahead and find her Just close your eyes, yeah Just close your eyes and she'll be there" Coda (repeat to fade):
She'll be Ebthere.Ab.. Eb
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers