Pamela

Annotations

This is one of the rarer occurrences of Mike Porcaro slapping. So much so that he forgets to do it at least once, in m. 103 – it is debatable whether mm. 20 & 56 were intentional.

There may be a few more sixteenth notes – such as in the intro, bridge, and choruses – throughout those parts. These are almost ghost notes, difficult to hear and to determine whether they come from the bass or drums or something else. I’ve only notated the more obvious ones.

Additional resources

• Official music video (1988)

  Features the band (sans Steve Porcaro) in a studio-like setting.

• Live at Palasport, Florence, Italy (1988) @11:32

  Possibly the only live video recording with the then current lineup.

• Soundcheck at Congress Center, Aarhus, Denmark (2016) @02:29

  David Paich showing a fan how to play the verse on piano. Left hand!

• David Paich at home (2022)

  Playing the verse on piano.