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Table of Contents 1. Level of Ease
2. Bring Me Sunshine (2) - April
3. Hey Good Lookin’ - May
4. Hey Soul Sister (2) - Aug
5. I Can See Clearly Now (2) - Sept
6. I Wanna Be a Cat - Feb
7. I Wanna Be a Dog - Feb
8. Lahaina (2) - March
9. Moonglow - July
10. My Little Grass Shack - Jan
11. On Moonlight Bay (2) - Oct
12. Sea Of Love (2) - April
13. Stand By Me (2) - March
14. Unchained Melody - Feb
15. Viva Las Vegas - June
16. We’ll Meet Again - Oct
(2) = includes chord progression 4321 work sheet
Holiday Songs
17. The Burglar Song
18. The Chanukah Song
19. The Gobble Song
20. Over the River
Bonus Christmas Book
Christmas Luau
Deck the Halls
Feliz Navidad
Happy Holiday
Here Comes Santa Claus
Jingle Bells
Mele Kalikimaka
Over the River
Silver Bells
he Burglar Song
The Chanukah Song
The Gobble Song
Up on the Housetop
Ukulele Tuning: GCEA (C6)
DGBE (Baritone)
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Level Of Ease
Easiest -- Lahaina – C, F G7, C7
Over the River and Through the Woods – C, F, G7
Stand By Me – C, Am, F, G
The Chanukah Song – G, D, C, Am, Dsus (optional)
The Gobble Song – G, D7, D
Hey Good Lookin’ – C, D7, G7, C7, F
I Wanna Be A Cat – C, F, G7, C7, D7, G
I Wanna Be A Dog – C, F, G7, C7, D7, G
I Can See Clearly Now – D, G, A, C, F, C#m, Bm
My Little Grass Shack – D7, G7, C, E7, A7
On Moonlight Bay – F, Bb, C7, Fdim
Sea Of Love – G, B7, C, A7, D
The Burglar – C, F, G7, c7, D7, G
Not to
much
harder -- Unchained Melody – G, Em, C, D7, D, Bm7, Am, Bb
Viva Las Vegas – F, Em, C, A, D7
We’ll Meet Again – C, E7, A, A7, D, D7, G, G7, F
Bring Me Sunshine – Bb, Cm, F7, Bb7, Eb, C7
Hey Soul Sister – F, C, Em, Bb (the chords are fairly easy, but the melody - oye!
Moonglow – the chord names will scare you, but easy chord movements
Each month, new songs will be posted for you to download
and add to your book and bring to the next Wiki.
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Bring Me Sunshine
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Music by Arthur Kent, words by Sylvia Dee. Signature for the BBC tv show Morecambe & Wise.
Listen to Jive Aces on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXvJ8UquYoo&feature=watch_response_rev
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Tempo - 4/4 Key - Bb
Strum: slow, down strokes only and dampen (mute) the strings
Intro: Bb / / / /
/
//
Bb
/
Soprano
Baritone
Bb
Bb
F#m
Cm
F#m
Cm
F7
F7
Bb7
Bb7
Cm
Bring me | sun-shine | ...in your | smile.... |
F7
...make me | happy... | ...all the
Bb
| while... |
Bb7
...in this | world.. where we | live...
Eb
There should
| be more happi | ness...
3
C7
so much | joy you can | give...
F7 /
To each | brand
(break)
new bright tomorrow
Bb
|
Cm
...make me | happy... through the | years...
Eb
Eb
C7
C7
Bb
F7
never | bring me any | tears...
Bb7
Eb
Let your | arms... be as | warm as the | sun from up a- | bove
C7
Bb
F7
Soprano Options:
To dampen the chords, it’s
best to have no open stings.
So I choose to use these
optional chord shapes.
Bring me | fun, bring me | sunshine, bring me | love |
For Cm (0333),
2
I use (3333) Cm7
Back to beginning and jazz it up...
...Bring
Bb
Cm
For C7 (0001),
2
I use (3433) C7
me | sun-shine | ...in your | smile.... |
F7
...make me | happy... | ...all the
Bb
| while... |
Bb7
Eb
Let your | arms be as | warm as the | sun from up a- | bove
C7
F7
Bb
For Eb (3331),
2
I use (3336) Eb
(it’s easier)
Cm7
C7
Eb
Bring me | fun, bring me | sunshine, bring me | love
(last line 3X... ham up
last time through)
How to mute:
(This is only one of the methods to mute a barre chord)
Let’s start with the simple 2nd postion C7 chord (3433). Place your fingers gently on the strings, do not press
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On the beat - we’ll strum and pinch (apply pressure) at the same time... then release. Do the same for each
Unlike most fun things, you
should DO this at home.
down beat/strum.
1 strum/pinch... release,
We are not professionals.
2 strum/pinch... release,
3 strum/pinch... release,
4. strum/pinch... release...
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Bring Me Sunshine
Progression 4 3 2 1
A
Bb Cm
Bb7
Eb
F7
Bb
C7
F7
Bb
There is only a part A to this song. If you can learn this progression by heart you’ll have
all the chords in this song memorized.
Because this song sounds better muted... most of the chords are barre chords. Everyone
beginning hates barre chords... but you’ll learn that they can be your friends.
If you find the chords on top a bit too hard to move from one to the other... check out the
optional 2nd position chords I listed towards the bottom.
To get started follow these simple instructions.
Firstly be sure to... “Walk your chord path” - know how you are going to move from
one chord to the other... find solutions to problem areas... plan how your fingers will move.
4. Strum each chord for 4 beats.... no mistakes?
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Soprano
Baritone
Bb
Bb
F#m
Cm
F#m
Cm
F7
F7
Bb7
Bb7
3
Eb
Eb
C7
C7
Soprano Options:
To dampen the chords, it’s
best to have no open stings.
So I choose to use these
optional chord shapes.
For Cm (0333),
2
I use (3333) Cm7
For C7 (0001),
2
I use (3433) C7
For Eb (3331),
2
I use (3336) Eb
(it’s easier)
Cm7
C7
Eb
3. Now strum each chord for 3 beats... no mistakes?
2. Again, strum each chord for 2 beats and if no mistakes...
1. When you can strum each chord for 1 beat each at a moderate
tempo without mistakes, you’re ready to move through the song
with confidence.
How to mute: (This is only one of the methods to mute a barre chord)
Let’s start with the simple 2nd postion C7 chord (3433). Place your fingers gently on the strings, do not press
down. OK... get ready to strum...
On the beat... strum and pinch (apply pressure) at the same time... then release. Do the same for each beat.
1 strum/pinch... release, 2 strum/pinch... release, 3 strum/pinch... release, 4. strum/pinch... release...
Hey Good Lookin’
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Written and recorded by Hank Williams 1951. Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxB1t2EEK0M&feature=related
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Tempo - 4/4
Key - C
Sturm - 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
Accent on the 2 and 4.
(nc)
C
Hey, | hey,... good | lookin’... | What...cha got | cookin’? |
D7
G7
C
How’s about cookin’. | Somethin’ up with | me?... hey |
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A
Soprano
Baritone
C
C
D7
D7
G7
G7
C7
C7
F
F
C
hey,... sweet | baby... | Don’t... you think | maybe... |
D7
G7
C
C7
We could find us a | brand new reci - | pe?.... | ....
F
C
I got a | hot rod ford and | two dollar bill...
F
C
and I | know a spot right | over the hill...
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F
C
There’s | soda pop and the | dancin’s free...
D7 (Break)
G7
If you | wanna have fun come a - | long with me...
B
C
Hey, | hey,... good | lookin’... | What...cha got | cookin’? |
D7
G7
C
| How’s about cookin’. | Somethin’ up with | me?... | ...
C
C
I’m | free and I’m | ready... | May... be we can go | steady...
D7
G7
C
How’s about savin’ | All your time for | me?... | .... |
|
C
No... more | lookin’... | I know I’ve been tookin’... |
D7
G7
C
C7
How’s about keepin’ | steady com - pa - | ny? | ...
F
C
Well I’m gonna | throw my date-book | over the fence...
F
C
find me one for | five or ten cents. |
F
C
I’ll keep it ‘til it’s | covered with age...
D7 (Break)
G7
‘Cause I’m | writin’ your name down on | every page....
C
Hey, | hey,... good | lookin’... | What...cha got | cookin’? |
D7
G7
How’s about cookin’. | Somethin’ up |
D7
G7
How’s about cookin’. | Somethin’ up |
D7
G7
C/
How’s about cookin’. | Somethin’ up with | meeeee?
|
Walk you chord path
Moving from chord to
chord, workout any problem
movement areas. Try
to always lead with your
pointer finger when forming
chord shapes.
Part A. Slowly go through
each chord in progression,
strumming each...
4 times, if no mistakes
then...
3 times, then...
2 times, then...
1 time.
Part B. Do the same.
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Hey Soul Sister
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Songwriters: Espen Lind;Amund Bjorklund;Patrick Monahan Sung by Train
Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-7XPCNrD5Y
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C
Dm
Bb
| ..... Hey hey.. | Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey | Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
F
C
Dm
Bb
Your | lip-stick... | stains....| ....on the | front lobe | of my | left side brains... | ...... I
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F
C
Dm
Bb
knew I wouldn’t | for-get you and | so I went and | let you.... | blow my | mind | .... | / /
Soprano
Baritone
A
C
//
F
C
Dm
Bb
Your sweet moon beam |.... the smell of | you in every | single dream | I.... | dream
F
C
Dm
Bb
I | knew when we | collided you’re the | one I have | decided who’s | one of my | kind |
C
CHORUS
Bb
C
F
C
Bb
Hey soul | sister | ain’t that mister | mister on the | radio | stereo
C
F
C
The | way you move ain’t | fair you know
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Bb
C
F
C
Bb
C
Hey soul | sister I | don’t want to | miss a single | thing you |do.... |.... | ....
F
Tonight...
B
C
Dm
Bb
| hey, hey... | hey, 5 | hey, 5 |
F
C
Dm
Bb
Just in | time | ....I’m so | glad you have a | one track | mind like | me
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A
F
C
Dm
Bb
C
You | gave my love| direction a | game show love | connection we | can’t de-ny | ...I-I-I
F
C
Dm
Bb
I’m | so obsessed | .... my heart is | bound to beat right | out my | untrimmed | chest
F
C
Dm
Bb C
I believe in | you... like a | virgin you’re | Madonna and I’m | always gonna | wanna | blow your | mind
CHORUS (Tonight.. yes, but no Hey’s)
F
C
Dm
The way you can | cut a rug, | watching you’s the | only drug I | need
A
<
Bb
(You’re) so gangster | I’m so thug, you’re the | only one I’m | dreaming of you | see
F
C
Dm
I can be my- | self now final- | ly in fact there’s | nothing I can’t | be
Bb
C
I want the | world to see you... be.. | with me
Key: F
Strum:
1
2 3 4
Play twice for each chord
in verse. The only exception is on the lines that
finish with a quick B C
where you play the pattern once for each chord
Bb
C
F
C
Bb
Hey soul | sister | ain’t that mister | mister on the | radio stereo
C
F
C
The | way you move ain’t | fair you | know
Bb
C
F
C
Bb
C
F
Hey soul | sister I | don’t want to | miss a single | thing you |do.... Tonight |
Bb
C
F
C
Bb
C
Hey soul | sister I | don’t want to | miss a single | thing you |do.... | .... |
F
Tonight.....
C
Dm
Bb
C
| hey, hey... | hey, 5 | hey, 5 |
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(Repeat 3 times, fade...end with ‘tonight’)
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should DO this at home.
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Hey Soul Sister ---
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Chord Progression
Soprano
Baritone
Intro:
F C Dm Bb F
A:
F C Dm Bb
F C Dm Bb C
B:
Bb C F Bb C F C
Bb C F C Bb C
F C Dm Bb
Key: F
First Walk Your Path:
Know how you are going to move from one chord shape to the next.
Make it simple and remember make one of your fingers your pivot finger.
Now Strum Slowly 4, 3, 2, and 1:
4.
Strum each chord slowly for 4 beats each.. repeat the set often... until no mistakes.
3.
Strum each chord slowly for 3 beats each... just like above.
2.
Now strum each chord slowly for 2 beats each..
1.
When you can strum each chord shape for 1 beat each, without
mistakes.... you should have this songs chord pattern or
progression at expert level. Good for you.
Now try the same 4,3,2,1 method at a comfortable tempo for the song.
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UWW-2011 September
I Can See Clearly Now
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Wirthen and recorded by Johnny Nash 1972
Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qbvXNgVbzk
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Time: 4/4
D////
Key of: D
Strum: D D u
1 2&
uDu
&4&
Soprano
Baritone
////
D
\\
D
\\
D
\\
D
\\
G
D
I can see | clearly now the | rain has gone | \ \ \ \ |
G
A
I can see | all obstacles | in my way | \ \ \ \ |
G
D
Gone are the | dark clouds that | had me blind |
C
G
D
It’s going to be a | bright, | bright sunshiney | day |
C
G
D
\ \ It’s going to be a | bright, | bright sunshiney | day | \ \ \ \
Verse 2:
D
G
D
\ \ Oh yes, I can | make it now the | pain has gone | \ \ \ \ |
G
A
\ \ All of the | bad feelings have | disappeared | \ \ \ \ |
D
G
D
\ \ Here is the | rainbow I’ve been | praying for | \ \ \ \ |
D
C
G
D
\ \ It’s going to be a | bright, | bright sunshiney | day |
Chorus:
F
C
\ \ Look all around | there’s nothing but | blue skies | \ \ \ \ |
F
A
\ \ Look straight | ahead nothing but | blue skies... |
C#m... | G... | C#m... | G... | C... | Bm... | A... | \ \ \ \ |
Verse 3:
D
G
D
\ \ I can see | clearly now the | rain has gone | \ \ \ \ |
D
G
A
\ \ I can see | all obstacles | in my way | \ \ \ \ |
D
G
D
\ \ Here is the | rainbow I’ve been | praying for |
D
C
G
D
\ \ It’s going to be a | bright, | bright sunshiney | day |
D
C
G
D
\ \ It’s going to be a | bright, | bright sunshiney | day |
D
C
G
D
\ \ It’s going to be a | bright, | bright sunshiney | day |
(Play it up..... and fade out)
Optional bar
Shapes.
C#m = Bar the 4th
fret only
Bm = Bar the 2nd
fret only
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I Can See Clearly Now Chord progression
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Soprano
Baritone
A
D
D
C
G
G
G
D G A
D C G
D
D
B
F
C
F
A
C#m G C#m G
C Bm A
Optional bar
Shapes.
C#m = Bar the 4th
fret only
Bm = Bar the 2nd
fret only
Look at each part, A and B, as separate parts..
Practice the A part first - that should be 3/4 of your song... then move on to the B
part.
Walk your path - know how you are going to move from one chord to the other...
find solutions to problem areas.
4. Strum each chord for 4 beats.... no mistakes?
3. Now strum each chord for 3 beats... no mistakes?
2. Again, strum each chord for 2 beats and if no mistakes...
1. When you can strum each chord for 1 beat each at a moderate tempo without
mistake, you’re ready to move through the song with confidence.
I Wanna Be A Cat
Original ‘Dog’ written by Barry Louis Pollisar
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‘Cat’ version adapted by the Conote brothers
Watch the Canotes on YouTube sing this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPIgnujGQRY
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Time: 4/4
Key of: C
Strum: boom - CHUCK or 1 2 3 4
Make
fit t ing
so und
e f fe c t
Soprano
Baritone
C
C
F
F
G7
G7
C7
C7
D7
D7
G
G
s!
<-------- NC ------->
C
F
Oh I wanna be a Cat....
I wanna sleep all day....
G7
Oh I’ll hate to get wet, but I’ll like to get pet,
C
and then I wanna get in your way
C
F
Oh I wanna be a Cat....
chase birds and mice....
G7
Go out, come in, then go out again
C
And then I wanna come back in-side
C7
F
C
Oh I wanna have catfood breath... I wanna learn to purr....
D7
Curl up on your lap and take a little nap
G
D7
G7
And then -- I wanna -- lick - - my -- fur (slow this line way down)
<-------- NC ------->
C
F
Oh I wanna be a Cat....
I’ll eat all I can get....
G7
And when you go to bed, I wanna sleep on your head,
C
I never wanna go to the vet
C7
F
C
I wanna cough up hair balls.... I wanna scratch your chair....
D7
Stay out all night, have a big cat fight
G
D7
G7
Then act -- like I -- don’t -- even -- care (draw it out... have fun)
Optional Hawaiian
D7 chord
D7
Thanks go to...
Greg and Jere Canote,
Seattle’s musical brother
duet. For allowing me to
rip-off their workshop
music sheet.
Go to www.conote.com
for their classic ol’ time
radio web site.
<-------- NC ------->
C
F
Oh I wanna be a Cat....
I wanna shed some fur....
G7
Scratch fleas, catch fish, clean my cat food dish
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G7
C
and then I wanna curl up and purrrrrrrr (repeat last line with a retard - personal use only.
draw it out, and have some fun
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should DO this at home.
We are not professionals.
UWW-2010 November
I Wanna Be A Dog
Written by Barry Louis Pollisar
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Watch the Canote brothers on YouTube sing this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPIgnujGQRY
Yo uTu b e!
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Time: 4/4
Key of: C
Strum: boom - CHUCK or 1 2 3 4
fit
Make
t ing s
o und e
f fe c ts
Soprano
Baritone
C
C
F
F
G7
G7
C7
C7
D7
D7
G
G
!
<-------- NC ------->
C
F
Oh I wanna be a Dog....
I wanna wag my tail....
G7
Chase cars and knock over garbage cans
C
Bite the Lady who brings the mail
C
F
Oh I wanna be a Dog....
I wanna drool on the floor....
G7
Get pats on the head, Chase cats, Get fed
C
C7
Chew your shoes and bark at the door
Chorus
F
C
Oh I wanna have dog breath... I wanna learn to growl....
D7
Scratch fleas and ticks, and run after sticks
G
D7
G
I want the moon to make me howl.... (retard from ‘moon’
and draw it out)
C
F
Oh I wanna be a Dog....
I wanna dig big holes....
G7
I wanna sniff French Poodles and Bassett Hounds
C
And pee on telephone poles
<--------
NC
------->
C
F
Oh I wanna be a Dog....
I wanna big wet nose....
G7
I wanna run in the street get mud on my feet
C
C7
And jump up on to your clothes
Optional Hawaiian
D7 chord
D7
Thanks go to...
Greg and Jere Canote,
Seattle’s musical brother
duet. For allowing me to
rip-off their workshop
music sheet.
Go to www.conote.com
for their classic ol’ time
radio web site.
Go to Chorus
<-------- NC ------->
C
F
Oh I wanna be a Dog....
I wanna sleep on the ground....
G7
Being human these days is getting too crazy
G7
C
I just wanna be a hound (repeat last line with a retard -
draw it out, and have some fun )
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Lahaina
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Jim Messina of Loggins and Messina, 1973
Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxd1GWwMCtQ
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Tempo - 4/4
e
Watc h th
Key - C
C
I was | sittin’ at a table in an | open cafe |
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F
C
Waiting for a drink of | rum
A
When I | asked my waiter for the | time of day, he said, |
G7 (break)
C
“Look out.... there’s a centipede | comin’ your way”
Chorus
C
In | Lahaina, | the sugar kane grow
G7
C
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In | Lahaina, the | livin’ is slow
C7
F
In | Lahaina, the | mangos are sweet
C
G7
C
But the | centipede crawls all | over your feet
Soprano
Baritone
C
C
F#m
F
F#m
F
G7
G7
C7
C7
B
C
I was | layin’ by the water in the | morning sun |
F
C
Shaded by a coconut | tree
(1 up stroke at ending)
<
A
When I | turned around it was | all I could see
G7 (break)
C
There was a | great...
big centipede | starin’ at me
Strum - D D u uD u
1 2 & &4 &
Pick on 1
(Instrumental with hum)
C
I had | only just a second to de- | cide what to do
F
C
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While | lookin’ at his poisonous | fangs
C
When I | said I thought it was | a beautiful day, he said |
G7 (break)
(C)
“Wow....
Mr. Haole, I think your | pushing my leg”
Chorus
(Instrumental with hum to fade out)
A
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8a
Lahaina - progression
A
C
G7
F
C
C
B
C
G7
C
G7
C
C7
Soprano
Baritone
C
C
F#m
F
F#m
F
G7
G7
C7
C7
F
C
Look at each part, A and B, as separate parts..
Practice the A part first - that should be 3/4 of your song... then move on to the B part.
Walk your path - know how you are going to move from one chord to the other...
find solutions to problem areas.
4. Strum each chord for 4 beats.... no mistakes?
3. Now strum each chord for 3 beats... no mistakes?
2. Again, strum each chord for 2 beats and if no mistakes...
1. When you can strum each chord for 1 beat each at a moderate tempo without
mistake, you’re ready to move through the song with confidence.
Moonglow
Page
9
Music by Will Hudson and Irving Mills, words by Eddie DeLange 1933
Hear Rod Stewart on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdiMNhTMxtA
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Watc h th
play these two bars on 3 twice
Play sequence : 1, 2, bridge, 3. End..... or add optional instrm, bridge, 3.
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My Little Grass Shack
Bill Cogswell,Tommy Harrison & Johnny Noble
Page
10
1933
Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z9ozRVqg5A
Yo uTu b e!
t
e
Watc h th
Time: 4/4
Key of: C
Vamp: D7 / / G7 / / C / / / / (twice)
1
NC ------->) C
D7
I want to go back to my little grass shack in Keala-kekua, Hawaii
2
3
G7
I want to be with all the kanes and wahines
C
That I used to know.... (so long ago)
Soprano
Baritone
D7
D7
G7
G7
C
C
E7
E7
A7
A7
(<--------
5
E7
A7
I can hear the old guitars a-playing.... on the beach at Ho’onaunau
D7
I can hear the old Hawaiians saying....
6
G7 (break)
“Komo mai
no Kaua i ka hale wela-ka-hao”
C
7 D7
It won’t be long till my ship will be sailing... back to Kona
G7
C
A grand old place that always fair to see.... (your’re telling me)
A7
I’m just a little Hawaiian and homesick island boy...
D7
I want to go back to my fish and poi...
Optional Hawaiian
D7 chord
D7
Phonic Translation
1. Kay-ah-lah kay-koo-ah
2. kah-neys
3. wah-hee-neys
1
C
D7
I want to go back to my little grass shack in Keala-kekua, Hawaii....
8 G7
C
where the humu-humu nuku-nuku a pua’a go swimming by....
8 G7
C
where the humu-humu nuku-nuku a pua’a go swimming by....
(turnaround G7 )
4. Hoh-oh nah-oo nah-oo
5. koh-moh may-ee
noh kah-oo-ah
ee kah hah-ley
way-lah kah-hah-oh
6. Koh-nah
7. hoo-moo hoo-moo
noo-koo noo-koo
ah poo-ah ah
Ending vamp: D7 / / G7 / / C / / / / (once)
How do I find the vamp for a particular key?
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
F
G
A
Bb
C
D
G
A
B
C
D
E
F#
E
Remember this progression: II7, V7, I
C
VIII (Octave higher)
F
G
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On Moonlight Bay
Page
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Written by Percy Wenrich, the lyrics by Edward Madden 1912
Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OZXzMTiEmE
Even the Beatles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXsfeBXjG_QE
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Time: 4/4
Key of: F
NC ------->
F
We are sai-ling a | long
<--------
e
Watc h th
Strum: 1 2 n 3 n 4
Swing rhythm
Bb
F
| .... On Moon-light | Bay
|
C7
F
.... We could hear the voi-ces | ring..... ing |... They seemed to | say
C (play once let ring)
F (resume strumming) Bb
... You have sto-len my | heart..... | ... Now don’t go |
C7
... ... As we | sang Love’s Old Sweet
F
‘way! |
F
F
Bb
Bb
C7
C7
Fdim
Fdim
(Fdim)
|
Trouble spots ---
1
string numbers
Baritone
F
| Song on Moon - light | Bay...
Try picking the melody
2
3
4
1(A)
2(E)
3(C)
4(G)
5
FO
Soprano
Place finger on the 3rd fret, 2nd string. What note is this?
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
Measures 8 thru 9 will
give the best of us
some trouble. I know
I have trouble with that
pesky Fdim or most any
dimminished chord shape.
Besides the dimminished
chord, measure 8
also moves a bit fast
compaired to the rest of
the song, as each of the
two chords shown only
get two beats.
All you can do is try to
do your best and practice
moving between these
two or three chords slowly
until all, including the
strum, come together.
To start out, keep it
simple with a basic
down strum.
9
10
11
12
Good luck.
See the Chord Progression
sheet for additional help.
1
2
3
4
13
14
15
16
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On Moonlight Bay ---
Page
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Chord Progression
Soprano
F
Bb
C7 F
F
C7
F
Bb
F
C7
Fdim
F
Baritone
F
F
Bb
Bb
C7
C7
Fdim
Fdim
First Walk Your Path:
Know how you are going to move from one chord shape to the next.
Make it simple and remember make one of your fingers your pivot finger.
Now Strum Slowly 4, 3, 2, and 1:
4.
Strum each chord slowly for 4 beats each.. repeat the set often... until no mistakes.
3.
Strum each chord slowly for 3 beats each... just like above.
2.
Now strum each chord slowly for 2 beats each..
1.
When you can strum each chord shape for 1 beat each, without
mistakes.... you should have this songs chord pattern or
progression at expert level. Good for you.
Now try it with
the suggested
strum:
Now try the same 4,3,2,1 method at a comfortable tempo for the song.
Watch out for trouble spots -- Measures 8 and 9.
Start in with a simple (down down down down) strum on measure 7 (C7)
1
D
2
D
3
D
4
D
Follow with the F for two beats(down down) and the Fdim for two beats (down
down). End with one down strum on the C7.
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////
F (2) Fdim (2)
////
//
//
C7 (1)
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Sea Of Love
Page
12
Words and Music by George Khoury and Jean Philip Baptiste (aka Phil Phillips) 1959
Listen to Phil Phillips on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EroRtEUmZcU
Key - G
Strum: Simple 4 beats
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e
Watc h th
G //// B7 //// C //// A7 //// G //C // G ////
Soprano
Baritone
G
G
F#m
B7
F#m
B7
C
C
A7
A7
D
D
(hum chorded tone.....)
A
G
B7
Come with me... | my.... love... |
<
C
A7
to the sea... | (the) sea of... love..... |
G
A7
G//C// G////
I want to tell you... | how.. much I love | you... |
|
G
B7
Do you remember... | when we... met... |
C
A7
That’s the day.... | I knew you were my pet |
G
A7
G//C// G////
I want to tell you... | how.. much I love | you... |
|
Bridge
D
C
D
C
Come... with | me... | to... the | sea... |
B7
D
of.... | love.... |
<
B
G
B7
Do you remember... | when we... met... |
C
A7
That’s the day.... | I knew you were my pet |
G
A7
G//C// G////
I want to tell you... | how.. much I love | you... |
|
Bridge
G
B7
Do you remember... | when we... met... |
C
A7
That’s the day.... | I knew you were my pet |
G
A7
G//C// G////
I want to tell you... | how.. much I love | you... |
|
(softly fade) away
with a hum)
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Page
12a
Sea Of Love progression
A
Soprano
Baritone
G
G
F#m
B7
F#m
B7
C
C
A7
A7
D
D
G B7
C
A7
G
C
B
D
B7
C
G
A7
G
D
C
D (G)
Practice part A first - that should be 3/4 of your song or more... by following these
simple instructions.
Firstly be sure to... “Walk your path” - know how you are going to move from one
chord to the other... find solutions to problem areas... plan how your fingers will move.
4. Strum each chord for 4 beats.... no mistakes?
3. Now strum each chord for 3 beats... no mistakes?
2. Again, strum each chord for 2 beats and if no mistakes...
1. When you can strum each chord for 1 beat each at a moderate tempo without
mistakes, you’re ready to move through the song with confidence.
Repeat the steps above for part B.
Stand By Me
Page
13
Words and Music by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, 1961
Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbg7YoXiKn0
Yo uTu b e!
t
Tempo - 4/4
e
Watc h th
Key - C
C
When the | night… has | come…
<
Am
And the | land… is | dark…
F
G
C
And the | moon… is the | only… light we’ll | see…
Am
No I | won’t… be a- | fraid… no I | won’t… be a- | fraid…
F
G
C
Just as | long… as you | stand… stand by | me…
Baritone
C
C
F#m
Am
F#m
Am
F
F
G
G
<
B
A
Soprano
(C)
Am
So | darlin’, darlin’ | stand… by | me… Oh | stand… by | me…
F
G
C
Ohhh | stand | stand by me. | Stand by me
A
C
<
If the | sky… that we | look upon…
Am
Should | tumble and | fall…
F
G
C
Or the | mountains… should | crumble… to the | sea…
Am
I won’t | cry… I won’t | cry… No I | won’t… shed a | tear…
F
G
C
Just as | long… as you | stand… stand by | me…
Strum - D D u uD u
1 2 & &4 &
drag on 2
(C)
Am
So | darlin’, darlin’ | stand… by | me… Oh | stand… by | me…
F
G
C
Ohhh | stand now | stand by me. | Stand by me
<
B
instrumental over verse
(C)
Am
So | darlin’, darlin’ | stand… by | me… Oh | stand… by | me…
F
G
C
Ohhh | stand now | stand by me. | Stand by me
Whenever your’re in trouble, you can |
(C)
Am
| stand… by | me… Oh | stand… by | me…
F
G
C
Ohhh | stand now | stand by me. | Stand by me
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(repeat and fade out)
UWW-2011 March
Page
13a
Stand By Me progression
A
C
C
Am
Am
F
Am
F G
F
Baritone
C
C
F#m
Am
F#m
Am
F
F
G
G
G
C
B
C
Soprano
G
C
Look at each part, A and B, as a separate parts... even though in this case they are the
same.
Practice the A part first - that should be 3/4 of your song... then move on to the B part.
Walk your path - know how you are going to move from one chord to the other...
find solutions to problem areas.
4. Strum each chord for 4 beats.... no mistakes?
3. Now strum each chord for 3 beats... no mistakes?
2. Again, strum each chord for 2 beats and if no mistakes...
1. When you can strum each chord for 1 beat each at a moderate tempo without
mistake, you’re ready to move through the song with confidence.
Unchained Melody
Page
14
Music by Alex North, words by Hy Zaret. Made famous by Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers
Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoEwR9_Sy_M
Yo uTu b e!
t
e
Watc h th
Time: 4/4
Key of: G
Strum: Moderately slow... steady beats
1 2
3
4
G
Em
D
D7
touch... a | long... lonely | time |
G
Em
Em
C
C
D7
D7
D
D
Bm7
Bm7
Am
Am
Bb
Bb
H
|
C
D7
Time... goes | by... so | slow-ly... and | time can do so
G
Em
Bm7
D7
much... are | you... still | mine....... | ...... I |
G
D
need your love... | ...
G
or add up stroke between 3 & 4
G
Em
C
D7
Oh... my | love... my | dar-ling... I’ve | hun-gered for your |
Em
Baritone
Down strokes only
1 2 3 u 4
G
Soprano
|
<
A
Em
Bm7
I | need your love... | ..... God... |
Am
D7
speed your love... | .....
G
to | me.... | ...
|
(second time ƒine)
<
B
C
D
C
Lone-ly riv-ers | flow... to the | sea... to the |
C
D
G
To the o-pen | arms... of the | sea.... | ...
Bb
sea...
|
H= Use Hawaiian D7
C
D
C
Lone-ly riv-ers | sigh... “Wait for | me... wait for |
C
D
G
I’ll be com-ing | home... wait for | me.... | ...
Bb
me!”...
D7
|
Return to A
Optional Modified Latin strum:
D D ~~~ U
1 2
&
U D
& 4
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Viva Las Vegas
Page
15
Words and music by R. Doc Pomas and Mort Shuman, 1964
Watch Elvis on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFw5a5Bp_Pw
Yo uTu b e!
t
Time: 4/4
Key of: G
Sturm - 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e
Watc h th
Accent on the 2 and 4
Boom a - chuck
Soprano
Baritone
G
G
F#m
Em
F#m
Em
C
C
A
A
D7
D7
G
Bright light city gonna | set my soul, gonna | set my soul on | fire....
Got a | whole lot of money that’s | ready to burn... So | get those stakes up | higher...
Em
There’s a | thousand pretty women | waitin’ out there...
And | they’re all livin’... | devil may care... And | I’m just the devil with | love to spare |
<
C
G
C
G
Viva Las | Vegas.... | Viva Las | Vegas ... |
A
G
How I wish that | there were more than | the twenty-four hours in the | day... |
‘Cause even if there were | forty more... I | wouldn’t sleep a minute
a- | way...
Em
Oh, there’s | black jack and poker and the | roulette wheel...
A | fortune won and lost on | ev’ry deal...
All you | need’s a strong heart and a | nerve of steel... |
D7
C
G
C
G
Viva Las | Vegas.... | Viva Las | Vegas... |
<
B
C
Viva Las Vegas with your | neon flashin’... And your | one armbandits crashin’ |
G
All those hopes down the | drain... |
C
Viva Las Vegas turnin’ | day into nighttime... Turnin’ | night into daytime...
A
D7
If you see it once. You’ll | never be the same again! | .... |
G
I’m gonna | keep on the run, I’m gonna | have me some fun...
If it costs me my very last | dime ...
If I | wind up broke well I’ll | always remember...
That | I had a swingin’ | time...
Walk you chord path
Moving from chord to
chord, workout any problem
movement areas. Try
to always lead with your
pointer finger when forming
chord shapes.
Part A. Slowly go through
each chord in progression,
strumming each...
4 times, if no mistakes
then...
3 times, then...
2 times, then...
1 time.
Part B. Do the same.
Em
(Well) I’m | gonna give it ev’re | thing I’ve got...
Lady | luck please let the | dice stay hot...
Let me | shoot a seven with | ev’re shot... |
C
G
C
G
Viva Las | Vegas... | Viva Las | Vegas... |
C
Viva Las
C
D7
G
Viva... | Viva... | Las... Vegassss | (Big Ending)
G
| Vegas... |
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Viva Las Vegas
A
G
x9
C
G
B
C
A
Em
x3
progression
x6
C
Page
15a
G
Soprano
Baritone
G
G
F#m
Em
F#m
Em
C
C
A
A
D7
D7
D7
G
x2
C
x3
D7
Practice part A first - that should be 3/4 of your song or more... by following these
simple instructions.
Firstly be sure to... “Walk your path” - know how you are going to move from one
chord to the other... find solutions to problem areas... plan how your fingers will move.
4. Strum each chord for 4 beats.... no mistakes?
3. Now strum each chord for 3 beats... no mistakes?
2. Again, strum each chord for 2 beats and if no mistakes...
1. When you can strum each chord for 1 beat each at a moderate tempo without
mistakes, you’re ready to move through the song with confidence.
Repeat the steps above for part B.
We’ll Meet Again
Page
16
Written and lyrtics by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles 1939
Watch on YouTube Vera Lynn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exloXe8pIJU&feature=related
Even the Inkkspots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaTacddcqj0
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Watc h th
Time: 4/4
Key of: C
Strum: Slow and simple down strokes 1 2 3 4
C
E7
A
A7
We’ll... meet a | gain, don’t know | where, don’t know | when.
D
D7
G
G7
But I | know we’ll meet | again, some sunny | day.... |
|
<
C
E7
A
A7
Keep smiling | through , Just like | you always | do...
D
D7
G
C// F//
....Till the | blue skies drive those | dark clouds, far a.. | way....
C / (Break)
C7
C
... So will you | please say hel-lo,
A
Baritone
C
C
E7
E7
A
A
A7
A7
D
D
D7
D7
G
G
G7
G7
F
F
|
C7
C
| To the folks that I know, |
F
Tell them... I won’t be | long...
<
B
D
D7
D
D7
.... The’ll be | happy to know that as | you saw me go |
|
A
G
G7
I was | singing this | song...
Soprano
C
E7
A
A7
We’ll meet a.. | gain, don’t know | where, don’t know | when.
D
D7
G
C / / F / / C / / G7 / /
But I | know we’ll meet | again, some sunny | day.
|
|
<
Repeat from beginning
with everyone singing
Second ending
D
D7
C / / F / / C / let ring
But I | know we’ll meet | again, some sunny | day.
(RIT. last line to end)
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The Burglar
Page
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Ralph Shaw from the CD “Table for two”
Watch the Canotes on YouTube sing this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPIgnujGQRY
Yo uTu b e!
t
Time: 3/4
e
Watc h th
Key of: C
E7
A
E7
A
A7
D
A
A7
‘Twas Christmas Eve in the household.
The presents lay under the tree.
D
A
C#7 F#7
The parents and children lay safe in their beds,
Soprano
Baritone
C
C
F
F
G7
G7
C7
C7
D7
D7
G
G
B7
E7
dreaming of what was to be.
A
E7
A
A7
D
A
A7
When quietly, stealthily, sneakily,
the most selfish of thoughts in his mind.
D
A
C#7
F#7
B7
E7
A burglar climbed in through a window down - stairs, wondering what he might find.
A
E7
A
A7 D
A A7
There were 2 candle-sticks on the table.
Solid and silver were they.
D
A
C#7
He picked them both up and put them in his
F#7
sack,
B7
E7
When he suddenly heard a voice say;
chorus
A
E7
A A7
Jesus is watch-ing you,
D
A A7
Jesus in watching you.
D
A
C#7
Be good in your thought, be kind in your
B7
E7
A
For Jesus is watching you.
F#7
deed.
The burglar froze and clicked off his light. Where was that voice coming from?
But the room was now silent, no-one was there, and the flashlight was soonturned back on.
It’s beam came to rest on the green Christmas tree, and then on the presents below.
But as he was loading them into his sack, The voice came (back) soft and low;
Optional Hawaiian
D7 chord
D7
Chorus
The burglar sprang back pre-pared for attack, the sound was much closer this time.
A parrot stood there with one leg in the air, who softly be-gan to s-ing.
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Seattle’s musical brother
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rip-off their workshop
music sheet.
Chorus
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for their classic ol’ time
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The voice was from someone right there in the room, A-bout to catch him for his cri-me.
When there in the corner he saw it.... in a cage with it’s mirror and ring.
The burglar smiled and with great relief said, “What is your name you squawker?”
The parrot said, “Moses is what I am called and I’m actually a rather good talker”
The burglar said, “What kind of owners would name their pet parrot Moses? It’s a shame and a sin
there are people so dim. The really deserve to be losers.”
The parrot looked at him quizzically said, “The owners named all the pets biblically. There’s Noah
the goldfish, King Herod the Cat.
The mice; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John is the rat.
And there is one pet I must not forget, his birthday I always remember. He’s Jesus the (big)
German Shepherd, ‘cause he was born
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on this night one December.
And.... Chorus
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The Chanukah Song
Page
18
Written by Adam Sandler --- performed on Saturday Night Live
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Yo uTu b e!
t
Time: 4/4
e
Watc h th
Key of: G
Soprano
Baritone
G
G
D
D
C
C
Am
Am
[G] Put on your [D] yamakah, [C] here comes [D] Hanukkah
It’s [G] so much [D] fun-akkah to [C] celebrate [D] Hanukkah,
[G] Hanukkah [D] is the [C] Festival of [D] Lights,
[G] Instead of one day of [D] presents, we have [Am] eight [C] crazy [D] nights.
[G] When you feel like the only [D] kid in town with [C] out a Xmas [D] tree,
[G] Here’s a list of [D] people who are Jewish, [C] just like you and [D] me:
[G] David Lee [D] Roth [C] lights the me [D] norrah,
[G] So do James [D] Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the [C] late Dinah [D] Shore-ah
[G] Guess who eats to [D] gether at the [C] Carnegi [D] Deli,
[G] Bowzer from [D] Sha-na-na, and [C] Arthur Fonzar [D] relli.
[G] Paul Newman’s half [D] Jewish; [C] Goldie Hawn’s half [D] too,
[G] Put them to [D] gether -- what a [C] fine lookin? [D] Jew!
Optional chords
[D sus] [D]
D sus
D sus
[C] You don’t need ‘Deck the Halls’ or ‘Jingle Bell Rock’
[D] Cause you can spin the dreidl with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock -- both Jewish! [D sus]
[G] Put on your [D] yamakah, it’s [C] time for [D] Hanukkah,
The [G] owner of the Seattle Super [C] sonic-ahs [D] celebrates [D] Hanukkah.
[G] O.J. [D] Simpson -- [C] not a [D] Jew!
Don’t worry about
the melody on this
one. You can talk
your way through
this.
But [G] guess who [D] is...Hall of [C] Famer--Rod [D] Carew -- (he converted!) [Am]
[G] We got Ann [D] Landers and her [C] sister Dear Ab [D] by,
[G] Harrison Ford’s a [D] quarter Jewish -- [C] not too [D] shabby!
[G] Some people [D] think that [C] Ebeneezer [D] Scrooge is,
Well, he’s [G] not, but [D] guess who is: [C] All three [D] stooges.
[D sus] [D]
[C] So many Jews are in show biz-[D] Tom Cruise isn’t, [tacit] but I heard his agent is. [D sus]
[G] Tell your friend Ver [D] onica, it’s [C] time you celebrate [D] Hanukkah
I [G] hope I get a har [D] monica, on this [C] lovely, lovely [D] Hanukkah.
So [G] drink your gin-and- [D] tonic-ah, and [C] (don’t) smoke your mara [D] juanic-ah,
If you [G] really, really [D] wanna-kah, Have a [C] happy, happy,
[D] happy, HAPPY [G] HANUKAH!.
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The Gobble Song
Page
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By Spencer the Gardener (Santa Barbara)
Watch on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jW1vWgogLQ
Yo uTu b e!
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Time: 4/4
Key of: G
Strum: 1 2 3 4
accent on 2 and 4
Swing rhythm
e
Watc h th
Soprano
Baritone
G
G
D7
D7
D
D
Chorus
G
Gobble, gobble, gobble that turkey gobbles
D7
Gobble, gobble, gobble that turkey gobbles
G
Gobble, gobble, gobble that turkey gobbles
D
G
Coming to my house tonight.
Repeat chorus once
G
Coming to my house tonight.
D7
Coming to my house tonight
Be sure to watch the
video--
G
D
G
Gobble, gobble, gobble that turkeys... Coming to my house tonight
This is a very catchy and
fun song to sing... but
new to us all.
Intsr (And then)
Here’s your chance to
make all the kids do the
turkey dance. Just like
they do on the video.
G
we’ll gobble up and gobble up, gobble up the gobbler
Have fun!
D7
gobble up and gobble up, gobble up the gobbler
G
gobble up and gobble up, gobble up the gobbler
D
G
Man I’m thankful tonight.
G
Man I’m thankful tonight.
D7
Man I’m thankful tonight.
G
Gobble, gobble, gobble that Turkey gobble.
G/
/
Mashed potatoes and
D7/
/
gra - vy…
D
G
Man I’m thankful tonight.
G/
/
D/
/
that’s for my fami - ly
G/
/
D7 /
/
Mashed potatoes and gra - vy…
D
G
and everything in sight
G/
/
Mashed potatoes and
G/
/
D/
/
that’s for my fami - ly
D7/
/
gra - vy…
G/
/
D7 /
/
Mashed potatoes and gra - vy…
D
G
and everything in sight
Repeat chorus over and over again.... fadeing out.
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Over the River and Through the Woods
Poem by Lydia Maria Child 1939
Watch on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl5r76hVYF0&feature=related
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Time: 4/4
Key of: C
Strum: Simple up down stokes (accent on down)
medium tempo
e
Watc h th
C
F
C
Over the river and through the wood, to | Grandfather’s house we go;
Soprano
Baritone
C
C
F
F
G7
G7
F
C
The | horse knows the way, to carry the sleigh,
G7
C
Through | white and drifted snow. |
C
F
C
Over the river and through the wood, oh, | how the wind does blow!
F
C
G7
C
It | stings the toes, and bites the nose, as | over the ground we go. |
C
F
C
Over the river, and through the wood, to | have a first-rate play.
F
C
Hear the | bells ring, “Ting-a-ling-ding”...
G7
C
| Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!
C
F
C
Over the river and through the wood, trot | fast, my dapple gray!
F
C
G7
C
Spring | over the ground, like a hunting hound, For | it’s Thanks-giving Day! |
C
F
C
Over the river, and through the wood— And | straight through the barnyard gate,
F
C
G7
C
We | seem to go ex-tremely slow, It is | so hard to wait! |
C
F
C
Over the river and through the wood, now | Grandmother’s cap I spy, |
F
C
Hur-rah for the fun! Is the pudding done? |
G7
C
Hu-rah for pumpkin pie!
(rit. to end)
This is just a few of the many verses for this famous Thanksgiving Poem...
you can hear them all and learn more about Lydia Maria Childs by going to this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk-IaIvsSdY&feature=related
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Christmas Luau
words and music by Leonard “Red” Hawk & Ruth Hawk
Vamp: G7 C7 F (2x)
F
‘Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the hale,
C7
F
Was singing and dancing and ho’omalimali
F
Mama in her mu’umu’u and Papa in his malo
C7
F
Greeting aikane, pehea, mahalo.
Chorus:
Bb
F
Sister gathered flowers for a lei,
C7
F
Brother watched the imu all through the day.
Bb
F
Soon the music boys began to play,
G7
C7
Mele old and new of Hawaii Nei.
F
Tables were loaded with plenty of kaukau
C7
F
Opihi and salmon and steaming hot laulau.
F
We ate and talked stories until we were pau,
C7
F
It was really maika’i at our Christmas Luau.
[Chorus]
End:
C7
F
It was really maika’i at our Christmas Luau.
Soprano
Baritone
G7
G7
C7
C7
F
F
Bb
Bb
Deck the Halls
Traditional Old Welsh Air
C
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
G7
C
G7
C
fa la la la la
la la la la!
C
’Tis the season to be jolly
G7
C
G7
C
fa la la la la
la la la la!
7
7
G
C
G
Don we now our gay apparel
C
Am
D7
G7
fa la la la la la
la la la!
C
Troll the ancient yuletide carol
F
C
G7
C
fa la la la la
la la la la!
C
See the blazing yule before us
G7
C
G7
C
fa la la la la
la la la la!
C
Strike the harp and join the chorus,
G7
C
G7
C
fa la la la la
la la la la!
7
G
C
Follow me in merry measure
C
Am
D7
G7
fa la la la la la
la la la!
C
While I tell of yuletide treasure
F
C
G7
C
fa la la la la
la la la la!
Soprano
Baritone
C
C
G7
G7
Am
Am
D7
D7
F
F
Feliz Navidad
Music and lyrics by Jose Feliciano ©1970
CHORUS:
Bm7
E7
Feliz Navidad.
A
Feliz Navidad.
Bm7
Feliz Navidad.
E7
A
Prospero año y felicidad. (repeat)
D
E7
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas,
A
With lots of presents to make you happy.
D
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas
E7
A
From the bottom of my heart.
D
E7
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas,
A
With mistletoe and lots of cheer.
D
With lots of laughter throughout the years
E7
A
From the bottom of my heart.
D
E7
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas.
A
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas.
D
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas
E7
A
From the bottom of my heart.
Soprano
Baritone
Bm7
Bm7
E7
E7
A
A
D
D
Happy Holiday
Words and music by Irving Berlin © 1941
F#m
Bm7
Happy holiday. Happy Holiday.
E7
A
While the merry bells keep ringing,
E7
A
May your ev’ry wish come true.
F#m
Bm7
Happy holiday. Happy Holiday.
E7
A
May the calendar keep bringing
E7
A
Happy holidays to you.
Soprano
Baritone
F#m
F#m
Bm7
Bm7
E7
E7
A
A
Here Comes Santa Claus
words and music by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldman
Soprano (GCEA)
F
C
A7
Baritone (DGBE)
Dm
G7
F
C
A7
Dm
G7
Intro (strums): F//// C// A7// Dm// G7// C// G7//
C
Here comes Santa Claus! Here comes Santa Claus!
G7
Right down Santa Claus Lane!
C
C7
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer are pulling on the rein.
F
C
G7
C
Bells are ringing, children singing all is merry and bright.
F
C
G7
C
Hang your stockings and say your prayers, ‘cause Santa claus comes tonight.
C
C7
He’s got a bag that is filled with toys for the boys and girls again.
F
C
G7
C
Hear those sleighbells jingle jangle, oh what a beautiful sight.
F
C
G7
C
Jump in bed and cover your head, ‘cause Santa Claus comes tonight.
C
C7
He doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor for he loves you just the same.
F
C
G7
C
Santa knows that we’re all God’s children, that makes ev’rything right.
F
C
G7
C
Fill your hearts with Christmas cheer, ‘cause Santa Claus comes tonight.
C
C7
He’ll come around when the chimes ring out, then it’s Christmas morn again.
F
C
G7
C
Peace on earth will come to all if we just follow the light.
F
C
G7
C
Let’s give thanks to the Lord above, ‘cause Santa Clause comes tonight.
Jingle Bells
words and music by James Pierpont
Soprano
Baritone
F
F
Bb
Bb
C7
C7
Caug
Caug
F 7
F7
G7
G7
F
F
B
Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh
C7
F
O’er the fields we go laughing all the way
F7
Bb
Bells on bob-tail ring making spirits bright
C7
F
(C+)
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.
7
F
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Bb
F
Oh what fun it is to ride
F
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Bb
F
Oh what fun it is to ride
b
F7
jingle all the way
G7
C7
C+
in a one-horse open sleigh
F7
jingle all the way
C7
F
in a one-horse open sleigh.
F
Bb
A day or two ago, I thought I’d take a ride
C7
F
And soon Miss Fannie Bright was seated by my side.
B
The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot.
C7
F
(C+)
We ran in to a drifted bank and there we got upsot.
b
F
Bb
A day or two ago, the story I must tell,
C7
F
I went out on the snow, and on my back I fell.
Bb
A gent was riding by in a one-horse open sleigh.
C7
F
(C+)
He laughed at me as I there laid, but quickly rode away.
F
Bb
Now the ground is white, go it while you’re young.
C7
F
Take the girls along, and sing this sleighing song.
Bb
Just get a bobtailed nag, two-forty for his speed.
C7
F
(C+)
Then hitch him to an open sleigh, and crack, you’ll take the lead.
Mele Kalikimaka
Lyrics & Music: R. Alex Anderson, 1949
Vamp: G7 C7 F (twice - fast!)
F
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say,
C7
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas day.
That’s the Island greeting that we send to you,
Gm
C7
F
From the land where palm trees sway.
Chorus:
F7
Here we know that Christmas
Bb
Will be green and bright.
D7
The sun will shine by day
G7
C7
And all the stars at night.
F
D7
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii’s way,
G7
C7
F
To say Merry Christmas to you.
[Last time]:
G7
C7
To say Merry Christmas,
G7
C7
A Merry, Merry Christmas,
G7
C7
F
A Merry, Merry Christmas to you.
Soprano
Baritone
G7
G7
C7
C7
F
F
Gm
Gm
F 7
F7
Bb
Bb
D7
D7
Silver Bells
words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
G
G7
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
C
(G°)
dressed in holiday style,
D7
G
D7
In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas.
G
G7
Children laughing, people passing,
C
(G°)
meeting smile after smile,
D7
G
D7
And on ev’ry street corner you hear:
Soprano
[Chorus:]
G
G7
C
(G°)
Silver bells, ______ silver bells, ______
D7
G
D7
It’s Christmas time in the city.
G
G7
C (G°)
Ring-aling, ______ hear them ring, ______
D7
G
Soon it will be Christmas day.
G
G7
Strings of street lights, even stop lights
C
(G°)
blink a bright red and green,
D7
G
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures.
G
G7
Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch,
C
(G°)
this is Santa’s big scene,
D7
G
D7
And above all the bustle you hear:
[Chorus]
D7
Baritone
G
G
G7
G7
C
C
Gdim
Gdim
D7
D7
Up on the Housetop
Words and Music by B.R. Hanby
C
Up on the housetop reindeer pause,
F
C
G7
Out jumps good old Santa Claus;
C
Down through the chimney with lots of toys,
F
C
G7
C
All for the little ones, Christmas joys.
[Refrain]
F
C
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go!
G7
C
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go!
C7
F
Up on the housetop, click, click, click,
C
G7
C
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick.
C
First comes the stocking of little Nell,
F
C
G7
Oh dear Santa fill it well.
C
Give her a dolly that laughs and cries,
F
C
G7
C
One that will open and shut her eyes.
C
Next comes the stocking of little Will,
F
C
G7
Oh just see what a glorious fill.
C
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks,
F
C
G7
C
Also a ball and a whip that cracks.
Soprano
Baritone
C
C
F
F
G7
G7
C7
C7
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
English Traditional Carol
F
Bb
We wish you a Merry Christmas
G7
C
We wish you a Merry Christmas
A7
Dm
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Bb
C7 F
And a Happy New Year.
F
Bb
Now bring us some figgy pudding
G7
C
Now bring us some figgy pudding
A7
Dm
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Bb
C7 F
And bring some right here.
F
Bb
We won’t go until we get some
G7
C
We won’t go until we get some
A7
Dm
We won’t go until we get some
Bb
C7 F
So bring some right here.
F
Am
Good tidings we bring
G7
C7
To you and your kin.
F
Dm
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Bb
C7 F
And a Happy New Year.
F
Bb
We wish you a Merry Christmas
G7
C
We wish you a Merry Christmas
A7
Dm
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Bb
C7 F
And a Happy New Year.
Soprano
Baritone
F
F
Bb
Bb
G7
G7
C
C
A7
A7
Dm
Dm
C7
C7
Am
Am