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Appendix 4 : C Symbols – Meaning ‘Common’ [4/4]
with a kick
Sheet Music shows required rhythm beat : example shown here : C =
‘common’ or 4/4 with a kick
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Appendix 5 : Chords for song appear UNDER words
in Sheet Music
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Appendix 6 : Chords ABOVE Words & Chord
Structure NOT Shown
Chord structure is NOT shown on some Sheet Music : Also chords are ABOVE
words
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Appendix 7 : Chord Structure IS Shown in Sheet
Music
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Resources
a) Basic Chords
Formations for chords :
D G A E C F B
b) Common Chord Variations
Formations for common chord variations:
Dm D7
Dm7
Am
A7
Am7
G7 Gm G#m
Cm7 C7 C#m
Bb
B7
Bm
F#m
c) Practice Songs
Song words and chords for:
Blowin’ in the Wind
Speak to the Sky
Sing C’est La Vie
Teach the World to Sing
The Purple People Eater
Catch A Falling Star
Never Ending Story
I’ll Find My Way Home
Try A Little Kindness
Top of the World
You’ve Got A Friend
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a) Basic Chords
‘D’ chord
‘G’ chord
‘A’ chord
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‘E’ chord
‘C’ chord
‘F’ chord
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‘B’ chord
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b) Common Chord Variations
These chords have been placed here for you to be aware of, learn if you wish to
and of course for your reference. There are also some songs in the common
chord variations songs for practice section, that will help you to assimilate some
of these chords in to what we call your ‘chord repertoire’. The more chords you
know, the more songs you can play, the more fun you can have! ☺
‘Dm’ (D minor) chord
‘D7’ (D seventh) chord
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‘Dm7’ (D minor seventh) chord
‘Am’ (A minor) chord
‘A7’ (A seventh) chord
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‘Am7’ (A minor seventh) chord
‘G7’ (G seventh) chord
‘Gm’ (G minor) chord
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‘G#m’ (G sharp minor) chord
‘Cm7’ (C minor seventh) chord
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‘C7’ (C seventh) chord
‘C#m’ (C sharp minor) chord
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‘B flat’ (B Flat) chord
‘B7’ (B seventh) chord
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‘Bm’ (B minor) chord
‘Em’ (E minor) chord
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‘E7’ (E seventh) chord
‘Eb’ (E Flat) chord
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‘F#m’ (F sharp minor) chord
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c) Practice Songs
DISCLAIMER: The following song details are not for re-sale or copying but for educational purposes only.
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Blowing In The Wind
Played in 4/4 beat slowly
VERSE:
D G D G D A How many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man?
D G D G A And how many seas must a white dove sail, before she can sleep in the sand?
D G D G D A Yes and how many times must a cannonball fly, before they’re forever banned?
CHORUS:
G A D G A D
The answer may friend is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the
wind.
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Speak To The Sky
Played in 4/4 beat in an up tempo
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VERSE:
D
Speak to the Sky whenever things go wrong, and you’ll know you’re not talking
to the
G D A G D
air, to the air; and the world will look better from up there. REPEAT VERSE
CHORUS:
A G D A G
And if I stumble and it seems like I am blind, or if the road I’m on seems awful
hard to
D A G D G
find, and though my conversation doesn’t always rhyme, I’ll always try to find
some
A D
time to . . . go to verse
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Sing C’est La Vie
Played in 3/4 Brightly
CHORUS:
G A D G
When things go wrong, just sing this song, the birds in the trees, will sing
harmonies.
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A D G
Sing c’est la vie, and soon you will see, your cares will be free, just sing c’est la vie.
VERSE:
G A I once knew a man, who owned a butcher’s shop, He also had, apartments to rent
up on
top. But he didn’t include on the sign that he painted “No Pets”, and the tenant
who
D G
rented had six hundred dogs he regrets. (spoken) But he said . . . When things go
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I’d Like to Teach The World to Sing
Played in 4/4 beat moderately
VERSE:
D E