🎹 Für Michelle – Red Flag’s Unexpected Piano Solo - [Transcription]

🎹 Für Michelle – Red Flag’s Unexpected Piano Solo

A faithful transcription of a rare and charming piece

Für Michelle is a hidden gem from Red Flag’s 1989 album Naive Art. Known for their layered synth textures, drum machines, and melancholic vocals, brothers Chris and Mark Reynolds seldom strayed from the electronic format. Yet this track is a remarkable exception: a piano solo, stripped of any electronic accompaniment.

Its intimate and contemplative character makes Für Michelle a melodic oasis within the album — a rare and unexpected moment of vulnerability from a band more often associated with sleek production and emotional distance.

🖋️ About this transcription

This downloadable PDF is a complete and faithful piano transcription of the original track, preserving every nuance with care. It’s crafted for pianists of low to intermediate technical level, focusing more on musical expression than virtuosity.

Features:

• 📝 4 pages (A4 format)

• 🎼 56 bars

• 🎹 4–5 systems per page

• 📄 PDF ready for printing or screen reading

The left hand features a classic accompaniment pattern of broad, open arpeggios, creating a gentle harmonic bed.The right hand alternates between chords, scale-like melodic lines, and arpeggiated figures — all requiring fluidity but no advanced technique.

🎧 A piece to enjoy and share

Für Michelle has a warm, slightly romantic tone with subtle contemporary touches — evoking shades of minimalist film scores from the 1980s.Its simplicity hides a carefully crafted emotional arc, making it ideal for players who appreciate introspective melodies or want to enrich their repertoire with something accessible, brief, and musically sincere.

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