Help w Codas

[conttador]

I’m working on Fly Me To The Moon. At the last measure there’s a foot note that reads “After Solos, D C Al Coda (symbol).

What am I being told here?

After the solos you play the Coda in lieu of the last 6 bars?

or, after the solos you just repeat the Coda?

Thanks in advance as always for the helpful insight!

 

[BassyBill]

DC means “Da capo” - to the top (same as, to the start). So, after the solos, you start the whole piece again at the beginning, play through as far as the coda symbol (see pic below), and when you get there, skip to the coda section to play it through then finish.

 

[conttador]

So I wouldn’t play the Coda until after the solos and end the song after playing the Coda?

 

[BassyBill]

Correct.
I’m sssuming there is a coda symbol BEFORE the DC instruction, right? And at the end, a section clearly marked “Coda”. This would be a fairly standard layout.

if so, you play “the head” from the start, repeat the section for solos as many times as necessary, then “Da Capo”, through to the Coda symbol at which you are directed to play the Coda section. I hope that’s clear now? If not, I’d need to see the chart.

 

[BassyBill]

So I wouldn’t play the Coda until after the solos AND THEN REPEAT THE SECTION FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE CODA SYMBOL and then SKIP TO THE CODA to end the song after playing the Coda?

See bolded emphasis.

 

[conttador]

See bolded emphasis.

Correct.
I’m sssuming there is a coda symbol BEFORE the DC instruction, right? And at the end, a section clearly marked “Coda”. This would be a fairly standard layout.

if so, you play “the head” from the start, repeat the section for solos as many times as necessary, then “Da Capo”, through to the Coda symbol at which you are directed to play the Coda section. I hope that’s clear now? If not, I’d need to see the chart.

Yes, here’s the part w the Coda.

So in essence:

Play all solos
Back to the top
Play Coda from the symbol & out

I think I have the form now…

 

[BassyBill]

Yes, here’s the part w the Coda.

So in essence:

Play all solos
Back to the top THEN PLAY ALL THROUGH AGAIN TO THE DC AL CODA, AT WHICH YOU SKIP TO THE FINAL CODA SYMBOL
Play Coda from the FINAL symbol & out

I think I have the form now…

Just to clarify further.

 

[conttador]

Just to clarify further.

Thank you for the explanation! I think I’ve got it!

 

[Slevage]

The “Al” part of the text is an instruction to take all repeats (if there are any).

 

[conttador]

No repeats on this one but still good info.

 

[g-dude]

The “Al” part of the text is an instruction to take all repeats (if there are any).

Al is Italian for “to the”.

Da capo al fine - from the head (beginning) to the end

Da capo al coda - from the head (beginning) to the coda

Dal segno al coda - from the sign to the coda

Dal segno al fine - from the sign to the end

 

[Pacman]

The “Al” part of the text is an instruction to take all repeats (if there are any).

Not correct, just to be extra clear

 

[J_Bass]

If it's DS al Coda, you go to the strange "S", you don't go to the beginning, like in DC al Coda.

 

[Slevage]

Not correct, just to be extra clear

Thanks
Wrong info on my part

 

[BassyBill]

I’m still not happy with the clarity of my explanation, so I’m going to try again with direct reference to the extract from the chart shown in the picture below. The extract starts 8 bars before the DC. The bottom six bars of the page are the coda, which is to be played only once at the very end.

Note that the top line in the pic includes the first coda symbol at a bar of E-7 (Em7). I’m calling this bar X, in the absence of bar numbers or rehearsal marks on the chart.

The playing instructions are…
Play the chart, including all solos agreed upon. At the DC, start at the top of the chart again and this time play as far as the start of bar X. From there, jump forward 6 bars and play the coda (bottom line of 6 bars) just once.

Okay, I think I’ve been clear now.

 

[Pacman]

Correct, as long as you understand that you only play the coda that very last time.

 

[Groove Master]

As you can see it ends the song. In this case the melody in the coda goes higher to finish with a climax and the chords are actually the same as during the tune and solos except for the last bar that has a turnaround to bring you to the first chord of the structure.