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5.4.3 "Why Can't I Sing? What Key Do I Sing In?"
It happens to everybody. You swagger into the Wrong Ranch Saloon and start singin’ a tune and everything’s goin’ along fine until you get to the lowest notes (or the highest notes), and you can’t hit them.
People turn and laugh at you. Especially the dusty cowpoke, the one who outdrew Billy Joe. You laugh along with them, vainly attempting to hide your humiliation. Tears stream down your face. It’s no use. They know, they know. Yes, they know you started singing in a key that did not match your vocal register for that particular song. The question isn't, "Why can't I sing?" What you need to ask yourself is, "What key do I sing in?" At least for this song.
But it’s too late. Marshal Puma senses trouble brewing and allows as how you might live to see tomorrow if you get outta Dodge tonight. So you stumble out of the saloon into the dusty main street. Sadie and Ellie Sue offer you a fresh horse and away you go to join Ex-Marshal McDillon in exile.
If only you had thought to start over, in a different key.