The DJ is Crying for Help (Lyrics, chords) - AJR

The lyrics are always included in my sheet music, singing is good for health. Please, notice that the vocals are written using a treble clef with the numeral 8 below it (a suboctave clef). This indicates that the pitches sound one octave below the written score. Play the right hand one octave lower than written. I also doubled note values to make sightreading easier for beginners. The track isn't recorded in the 2/2 time.

It is important to remember that the notation system was not intended to represent the sound of modern pop music with its dirty layered vocal, computer-generated sound effects, and inflections of modern electronic instruments. My piano sheet music can only show you the score within the boundaries of the twelve-note scale and a metered rhythm; alas, the pitch and rhythm have little to do with the aesthetic value of the track. Listen to the song before practicing to fully imitate the beauty of the song: its *timbre, phrasing, inflections.* Play the song, not sheet music. Sing a phrase before playing it on your keyboard.

Imitate the vocal delivery by Jack Met or it won't sound as the song. The vocal part is relatively rigid and precisely timed. A predominant vocal style is staccato.

"The DJ is Crying for Help" is played with a straight rhythm in common time. It is easy to count for beginners; accent strong beats to maintain a steady pulse. Practice "The DJ is Crying for Help" slowly along with the recording.

The choruses change lyrics thus melodies are slightly different too. If some notes are too difficult to play, omit them focusing on emotions instead of sightreading.

A single vocal line accompanied by an instrumental part constitutes the entire musical texture. "The DJ is Crying for Help" has a semi-improvised, loosely organized and wandering melody and homophonic arrengement: the instrumental part provides a harmony to support the vocal but lacks its own melody.

"The DJ is Crying for Help" is transcribed in the original *key,* D Major, and uses basic/extended major and minor chords D Bm7 Em7 A G F#m C#m. Extended chords help create richer sounds.

The aesthetic value of a melodic line is achieved through the use of stepwise motion. It is a very speech-like manner.