And here is the ending, which turns minor into major and then marches upward to close on ^8.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Four from the movies (3): "Slap That Bass"
George and Ira Gershwin wrote several original songs for the RKO feature Shall We Dance (1937), which stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Among them was "Slap That Bass," to which Astaire dances in a very spacious Art Deco engine room. Here is a transcription of the opening bars of the chorus.
And here is the ending, which turns minor into major and then marches upward to close on ^8.
And here is the ending, which turns minor into major and then marches upward to close on ^8.
