Joe -

One of our guitarists happens to like the "Music Box Dancer" tune, but can never remember how to get it started. I couldn't either, until I happened to notice the similarity - it's a 3-note sequence down a chord riff, repeated in 4-beat time, to give a beat that shifts relative to the "run." Same thing as "In the Mood," except ITM goes up on 3 notes of the triad - in 4/4 time.

It's more of a "mental exercise," but it lets me get the first 4 or 5 bars out so he can pick up the tune. Of course, if you wind your music box backward...(?).

John