Year 9 Musical Futures Resource Pack

COOMBESHEAD ACADEMY
Musical Futures
Year 9
Empire State of Mind
Resource Pack
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Empire State of Mind (Part 2) – Lyrics
Intro:
G
C
Oooh New York (x2)
Verse 1:
G
C
Grew up in a town that is famous as the place of movie scenes
G
C
Noise is always loud, there are sirens all around and the streets are mean
G
C
If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere, that's what they say
G
C
Seeing my face in lights or my name in marquees found down on Broadway
Pre - Chorus:
B
Even if it ain’t all it seems, I got a pocketful of dreams
Chorus:
C
Baby, I'm from New York
G
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
D
There's nothing you can't do
C
Now you're in New York
G
D
These streets will make you feel brand new, big lights will inspire you
C
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New Yoooork!
Verse 2:
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G
C
On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew, ladies work so hard
G
C
Such a melting pot, on the corner selling rock, preachers pray to God
G
C
Hail a gypsy cab, takes me down from Harlem to the Brooklyn Bridge
G
C
Some will sleep tonight with a hunger for more than an empty fridge
Pre - Chorus:
B
I'm gonna make it by any means, I got a pocketful of dreams
Chorus:
C
Baby, I'm from New York
G
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
D
There's nothing you can't do
C
Now you're in New York
G
D
These streets will make you feel brand new, big lights will inspire you
C
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York
Bridge:
C
One hand in the air for the big city,
C
Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty
D
No place in the world that can com-pare
Em
B
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Put your lighters in the air, everybody say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Chorus:
C
Baby, I'm from New York
G
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
D
There's nothing you can't do
C
Now you're in New York
G
D
These streets will make you feel brand new, big lights will inspire you
C
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York!
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Empire State of Mind (Part 2)
Drum Pattern Sheet
Pattern 1
count
1
hi hat
X
&
&
X
snare
drum
bass
drum
2
3
&
X
4
&
X
X
X
X
X
Pattern 2
count
1
&
2
&
3
&
4
&
hi hat
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
snare
drum
bass
drum
X
X
X
X
X
X
Start with drum pattern 1 and if you feel you have mastered this then go onto drum pattern 2.
Or why not try and use both during your rehearsals.
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Empire State of Mind (Part 2)
Guitar Tablature
The verse is structured by using 2 bars for each chord. When playing the verse it
is important that you only play the notes on the 2 strings at a time. If you play all
the strings at once some of the notes will sound incorrect!
VERSE CHORDS
G Major
2
2
3
3
G Major
2
`
3
2
C Major
C Major
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Guitar strings (from the thickest = E, then A, then D, then G, then B, to the thinnest = E)
PRE-CHORUS CHORDS
B Major
B Major
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
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CHORUS CHORDS
C Major
C Major
2
2
2
2
3
3
3`
2
G Major
2
2
3
3
D Major
2
2
0
0
At the end of this resource document there are examples of how to play the
chords in full when using a guitar
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Empire State of Mind (Part 2)
Bass Tablature
Please play these bass parts if you don’t feel comfortable to play the guitar parts.
Use an acoustic guitar for this part. (or bring in your own bass guitar if you own
one).
VERSE NOTES
G Major
G Major
C Major
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
C Major
Bass Strings (from thickest = E, then A, then D, to the thinnest = G)
PRE-CHORUS NOTES
B Major
2
B Major
2
2
2
CHORUS NOTES
C Major
C Major
G Major
D Major
0
3
3
3
3
3
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0
3
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Empire State of Mind (Part 2)
Keyboard Chords
Verse Chord Structure
G
G
C
C
1+2+3+4+
1+2+3+4+
1+2+3+4+
1+2+3+4+
Below is a diagram of a keyboard. Use this and the other
breakdown of the chords, to help you with your performance.
To play the chords, use the keys shown by the dots on the diagram.
Verse Chord 1 = G Major
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Verse Chord 2 = C Major
Pre-Chorus Chord Structure
B
B
1+2+3+4+
1+2+3+4+
Bridge Chord = B Major
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Chorus Chord Structure
C
C
G
D
1+2+3+4+
1+2+3+4+
1+2+3+4+
1+2+3+4+
Chorus Chord 1 = C Major
Chorus Chord 2 = G Major
Chorus Chord 3 = D Major
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Diagram of Guitar Chords
G Major
C Major
3
1
2
2
3
3
B Major
D Major
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
E minor
2
2
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