Editing Stardust (1927 song) (section)

=== Analysis ===
The [[Song structure|song's structure]] has two introductory verses that are sometimes omitted. These are followed by a [[Thirty-two-bar form|32-bar]] [[Refrain|chorus]] in ABAC form (instead of the traditional AABA form) that is often repeated. The intriguing opening [[Chord progression|harmonic progression]] of the chorus starts on the [[Subdominant chord|IV chord]] for two bars which then changes from major to minor, a method also used by two contemporary songs: "[[After You've Gone (song)|After You’ve Gone]]" (1918) and "[[I'll See You in My Dreams (1924 song)|I’ll See You In My Dreams]]" (1924).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Falco |first=Richard |title="Stardust"—Hoagy Carmichael (1927), Added to the National Registry: 2004, Essay by Richard Falco (guest post)* |website=[[Library of Congress]] |url=https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/Stardust.pdf }}</ref>

The melody fluctuates between [[Minor third|minor]] and [[major third]] [[Interval (music)|interval]]s in [[Range (music)|range]] of an [[octave]] and a [[Neutral third|third]] to "heighten drama".{{sfn|Friedwald, Will|2009|p=7}}