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aleuzzi
08-20-2011, 11:30 PM
I have been studying the piano parts to "Why," "The Way I Feel" and "Believe Me" and am intrigued by how prominent a part the left hand plays in all of them. You can tell Christine's a leftie--and that she's a damn good rhythm player!

The right hand chords in "Why"--at least in the first three bars--also suggest she might have unusually long hands!
michelej1
08-20-2011, 11:43 PM
The right hand chords in "Why"--at least in the first three bars--also suggest she might have unusually long hands!

In Lindsey's mind she does.

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RickRobert
08-21-2011, 07:40 AM
The right hand chords in "Why"--at least in the first three bars--also suggest she might have unusually long hands!

How long's the stretch? With my right hand I can stretch from middle C up to an octave higher than the E after it.
HejiraNYC
08-21-2011, 09:53 AM
In Lindsey's mind she does.



That does nothing to dispel the rumors that "Big Love" was about Christine. It was originally titled "Big Glove."
ontheEdgeof17
08-21-2011, 10:15 AM
That does nothing to dispel the rumors that "Big Love" was about Christine. It was originally titled "Big Glove."

...so slip your hand inside my glove.....


from the soundbooth: "I can't Christine! Too big!"
aleuzzi
08-21-2011, 12:41 PM
How long's the stretch? With my right hand I can stretch from middle C up to an octave higher than the E after it.

It's only a broken octave chord (in D), but with an F# octave, which means it's a bit awkward, unless one's stretch is pretty good--or one uses the forefinger to cross over the thumb on the broken note, which is awkward. It's playable, but a tad odd (for her).