Hey Gang,
Having gotten re-inspired recently to take on Old And Wise, it seemed logical to look back at other Alan Parsons tunes I had considered over the years. The Turn Of A Friendly Card was the title tune from their 1980 album that preceded Eye In The Sky. This was when they really hit their stride, in my occasionally humble opinion. It is now in the TG Library.
In 1980 The Alan Parsons Project released The Turn Of A Friendly Card, which included a couple hits, Games People Play and Time, along with this title tune, which did not make as big a splash on the charts. Regardless, it is another hauntingly beautiful tune from the pen of Eric Woolfson.
There is very little guitar in the piece, other than a short classical solo bridging the sections, then an electric solo in the outro, but this lesson goes into how Neil would play it accompanying a vocalist. It includes a very accurate transcription of the piano intro, which may be fairly difficult to play, then continues with some different right hand techniques and rhythmic variations from verse to verse.
