Find Another Fool: Lead Sheet Digital Sheet Music
Find Another Fool: Lead Sheet Digital Sheet Music

Find Another Fool: Lead Sheet Digital Sheet Music

Quarterflash, Marv Ross

Item: 00-PS-0008734
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About the Artist: Quarterflash

Quarterflash emerged from Portland, Oregon in the late 1970s, bringing a distinctive blend of new wave energy and rock sensibility to the pop charts. The band, fronted by Rindy Ross's memorable vocals and powered by Marv Ross's guitar work, achieved significant commercial success in the 1980s with their sharp songwriting and polished production. Their catalog remains a touchstone for musicians studying the intersection of pop accessibility and rock credibility during that era.

Why we love this

Quarterflash's catalog offers accessible yet substantive material for musicians exploring 1980s pop-rock songwriting. This lead sheet captures a song with immediate melodic appeal and harmonic clarity, making it an excellent choice for jazz ensembles, small combos, or vocalists working through period repertoire without sacrificing musicianship.

What to expect

The song carries the polished, radio-ready energy characteristic of early 1980s pop-rock: driving, confident, and built on a hook that lands hard and stays with you. There's an underlying sharpness to the arrangement that rewards tight ensemble playing and clear melodic focus.

Who it's for

Musicians in pop-rock ensembles, jazz combos, and vocal jazz classes will find this lead sheet immediately useful. It works equally well for student singers building their contemporary songwriting literacy or for instrumentalists who want to explore 1980s rock production in a concert or recital setting.

How to get the most out of it

  • Anchor the rhythm section by locking the snare backbeat; the song's propulsive quality depends on crisp timekeeping and forward momentum.
  • Approach the melody with confidence in the hook. The vocal line's strength lies in clear articulation and rhythmic precision rather than excess ornamentation.
  • Balance bass and drums carefully to maintain the song's pop sensibility while allowing the melody to breathe; overplaying obscures the tune's essential simplicity.
  • If adding solos, respect the original arrangement's restraint. The strength of this material is in its compositional directness, not extended improvisation.

How to use it

Pair this with other pop-rock standards in a contemporary music concert or jazz ensemble showcase. It also serves as a bridge piece between straight jazz repertoire and modern songwriting for classes studying 20th-century composition and arrangement.

Skills your students will build

  • Reading lead sheet notation and chord symbols
  • Balancing melody clarity with harmonic accompaniment
  • Maintaining rhythmic precision in a pop-rock feel (straight eighths vs. swing)
  • Interpreting dynamic shape and phrasing in contemporary songwriting

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