Talk:Sailing By

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Sailing By is played at a slow tempo with one bass note per bar in waltz time. During the third repeat of the verse, played after a short eight-bar chorus, the bass player continues as if the 16 bar chorus is playing and chokes the bum note he fingers. In the next bar no bass note is played as he fumbles for his position on the neck, then resumes correctly in the third bar. It was believed during the Cold War that a fully correct version would be played when the ballon was going up, giving the intelligence to Navy shipping without a word or encrypted message being necessary.

This section is potentially interesting, but needs to be cited by a reputable source to warrant inclusion. Rob 22:58, 11 April 2007 (UTC)