There are certain parts to songs that I can enjoy as much as the completed piece. Example; Paul’s song “My Love”.
I am no trained musician, but listen to that very first note; That introduction.
I think it’s a trombone or synthesized simulation. It made me stop what I was doing and wait.
I only know that it’s a whole note. That one sustained note gently ushers the listener into Paul’s inner thoughts for a few moments. The note lasts as long as one deep breath, a breath then slowly released. Pro Music Men; What is that pitch or that note?
**Another brief, though artistic introduction would be Mariah Carey’s “I Can’t Let Go”. Mariah takes you to a celestial Black Hole and throws you in!
How about P. F. Sloan’s guitar introduction to “California Dreaming”? It sets the table perfectly for the Mamas and Papas’ vocals.
What is that pitch or that note?
A natural.