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says Google AI,

If you are looking for the iconic brass and sax-heavy hook from The Models’ “Out of Mind, Out of Sight”, the song is driven by a punchy, syncopated line in the key of B minor (concert key).

🎷 Performance

• Alto Saxophone (Eb): You will be playing in G# minor (Relative major: B major / 5 sharps). Your main notes will revolve around the G# minor pentatonic/blues scale.

• Tenor Saxophone (Bb): You will be playing in C# minor (Relative major: E major / 4 sharps). Your notes map directly to the C# minor pentatonic scale.

The notes in the C minor blues scale are C, E♭, F, G♭ (or F♯), G, and B♭

Scale Overview

Notes: C – E♭ – F – G♭ – G – B♭ – C

Interval Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – 5 – ♭7 (Root, Minor Third, Perfect Fourth, Tritone/Flat Five, Perfect Fifth, Minor Seventh)

Structure: It is a six-note (hexatonic) scale based on the C minor pentatonic scale with an added flat-5th “blue note” (G♭ / F♯).

2. Mastering the Core Rhythmic Motifs

The hook relies on strong rhythmic phrasing rather than lightning-fast note runs.

Play “In the Gaps”: The horn lines are designed to converse with the main vocal melody. Wait for the vocal phrase to end before punching in your accents.

• Use the “Three S” Rule: Keep your phrases Simple, give them Space, and articulate them Strongly to capture that classic 1980s rock/pop saxophone edge.
• Ghost Notes & Articulation: Use sharp tonguing on the upbeat attacks, and “ghost” (half-muffle) the transitional notes to build urgent, driving tension

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Tenor Sax Music HERE ~

https://tamos.net/~bemo/horn-arrangements/books%20and%20hot%20charts/lekandu.net%20(downthemall)%20%C6%92/tenor%20sax/out-of-mind-out-of-sight-tenor.pdf

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