I find songs when practicing or improvising. Having found them I try to work out what they are. This week, I have been practicing scales using a 5 note repeating phrase as follows.
Rising: It starts-
ROOT, 2ND, 3RD, 2ND, ROOT
then climbs by starting at the 2nd.
2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 3RD, 2ND
continues by starting at the 3rd
3RD, 4TH, 5TH, 4TH, 3RD
and then the 4th
4TH, 5TH, 6TH, 5TH, 4TH
and continues to rise until reaching the octave before reversing on the way down again.
Early on I realised the first 3 or 4 phrases were the beginning of a song, but didnt know the name of it. I figured it out today. The bold blue text of the lyrics are the phrases I recognised.
They begin on the 2nd (When I'm awfully low)
through 3rd (When the world is cold)
and 4th (I will feel a glow*)
* 'glow' : last note deviates from my phrase I think.
"The Way You Look Tonight"
Some day, when I'm awfully low,
When the world is cold,
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight.
The song below begins at 1.03