Closer Than This (Lyrics)

Jimin  

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“Closer Than This Sheet Music”

Notice that the measures 128 and 130 are played simultaneously in the original track but I transcribed them sequentially.

Remember that the notation system was not intended to represent the sound of modern pop music with its layered vocal, computer-generated sounds, 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 Jimin or it won't sound as the song. The vocal part is rhythmic but with pitch inflections (slurred notes). A predominant vocal style is staccato.

"Closer Than This" 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 "Closer Than This" slowly along with the recording. The second verse and the drop are accompanied with the backbeat. For American ears it signifies r&b music.

To keep listeners attention, the *chorus* was made to be the biggest part of the song. Play every part differently, as expressively as possible. 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. "Closer Than This" 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.

"Closer Than This" is transcribed in the original boring key, C Major for some reason. The underlying harmony lacks motion and is fundamentally static: there is no sense of harmonic progression, only a downward riffs *C B G F* in the verses and F E D in pre-choruses. The drop is in Am although it uses only the A tone.

The aesthetic value of a melodic line is achieved through the use of well-proportioned and balanced skips and steps that gives a simultaneous sense of variety and repetition.

00:16 Verse I

01:36 Verse II

02:53 Bridge

03:06 Korean Chorus