Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Crying Eyes

Crying Eyes
(J. J. Cale)
From the J. J. Cale album Naturally


“Crying Eyes,” like its album-mate "River Runs Deep" (posted last week), is another simple, repetitive song. The form of the song is AABA. The A sections are 8 measures long and are entirely on an F# chord. The B section serves as a refrain. It is a 4-measure phrase over the chord progression F#-B-A-A. (See form below.) Because of the long stretches of the song that are just on F#, it is easy to get lost. It can help to try to keep that form in your head. The song keeps this form the whole way through the song, after an 8-measure intro on F#.

A - 8 meas. (F#)
A - 8 meas. (F#)
B - 4 meas. (F#-B-A-A)
A - 8 meas. (F#)

Radle’s bass line on the F# chord consists mainly of variations of the two measures below. 




Like his playing on "River Runs Deep," Radle’s constant alterations to the line make this feel like an early take. This song would also be a good opportunity to practice sight-reading, improvisation, and feel. A full transcription is below.

Carl Radle J. J. Cale Naturally bass

Carl Radle J. J. Cale Naturally bass

Carl Radle J. J. Cale Naturally bass

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