On Sep 8, 2010, at 3:45 PM, Rick Walker wrote: > Yeah, wow, how could I have forgotten that famous big seller! > > I count it as 30/8 > divided 7/8 (2+3+3) + 7/8 (2+2+3) 7/8 (2+2+3) + 9/8 (2+2+3+2) > > It might sound like splitting hairs, but the time signature is generally > written according to the phrasing The sheet music reads as 3 bars of 7/8 and a bar of 9/8. Mark