Saturday, June 29, 2024

"South Bay Surfer"

Last night, I figured out the chords for "South Bay Surfer," and while doing so, I noticed a small feature.  In the lines "All the boys are rough and ready / To handle anything," "anything" is sung with a melisma (A C# C# B), giving a sense of breadth.  Most of the notes are sung to different pitches, and this also contributes to the effect.