Saturday, December 10, 2011

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer




THIS iS FOR thE KID IN YOU! And it's an ace youtube version! The chord version is beginner friendly and may not follow the Bing/Ella number. (By the way, my daughter was named for Ella Fitzgerald!)


RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE REINDEER

|Am D7 |Am D7 |

          Am          Bm          Am           G
You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer, and Vixen

Am          Bm         Am          G
Comet, and Cupid, and Donner and Blitzen

Em          A7              Em      A7        D
But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all



 G                                                D
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose

                                              G
And if you ever saw it you would even say it glows

G                                                     D
All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names

                                                  G    G7
They never let poor Rudolph play in any reindeer games



  C               G           Am    D       G
Then one foggy Christmas eve Santa came to say

 D                        D#o7     Em        A7        D
Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight

 G                                                        D
Then all the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee

                                                      G   G7
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer you'll go down in history




 G                                                D
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose

                                               G
And if you ever saw it you would even say it glows

G                                                     D
All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names

                                                  G    G7
They never let poor Rudolph play in any reindeer games






Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World

You gotta don't you. The sheet music is taken from Richard G's Ukulele Songbook - you have to check it out, it's a wonderful resource for songs. If you're a fan of the Judy Garland version, you may not like this. No lush leading chords and some of the words have been changed - I think Israel may have forgotten the song and just went stuff it, I don't know the words here, so I'll just make em up. Same with the chords, I reckon he said to himself, can't work out that passing modulation so, bugger it, I'll just play G!

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW/WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Israel Kamakiwiwo’ole

[C] [Em] [Am] [F] [C] [Em] [Am] [Am9] [F] [C] Ooh [Em] [F] [C] [F] [E7] [Am] [F]
[C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] way up [C] high [
F] And the [C] dreams that you dream of [G] once in a lulla[Am]by [F] [C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] blue birds [C] fly
[F] And the [C] dreams that you dream of [
G] Dreams really do come [Am] true [F]
Some [C] day I'll wish upon a star
And [G] wake up where the clouds are far be[Am]hind [F] me
Where [C] trouble melts like lemon drops
[G] High above the chimney tops that’s [Am] where you'll [F] find me [C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] blue birds [C] fly
[F] And the [C] dreams that you dare to [G] why oh why can't [Am] I [F]

Well I see [C] trees of [Em] green and [F] red roses [C]too
[F] I'll watch them [C] bloom for [E7] me and [Am] you
And I [F] think to myself [G] what a wonderful [Am] world
[F] Well I see [C] skies of [Em] blue and I see [F] clouds of [C] white
And the [F] brightness of [C] day [E7] I like the [Am] dark
And I [F] think to myself [G] what a wonderful [C] world [F] [C]

The [G] colours of the rainbow so [C] pretty in the sky
Are [G] also on the faces of [C] people passing by
I see [F] friends shaking [C] hands saying [F] how do you [C]do
[F] They're really [C] saying [Dm7] I love [G7] you
I hear [C] babies [Em] cry and I [F] watch them [C] grow
[F] They'll learn much [C] more than [E7] we'll ever [Am] know
And I [F] think to myself [G] what a wonderful [Am] world [F]

[C] Someday I'll wish upon a star
And [G] wake up where the clouds are far be[Am]hind [F] me
Where [C] trouble melts like lemon drops
[G] High above the chimney tops that’s [Am] where you'll [F] find me [C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] way up [C] high
[F] And the [C] dream that you dare to [G] why oh why can't [Am] I [F]
[C]Ooh[Em][F][C] [F][E7][Am][F][C]

Friday, December 2, 2011

The Importance of Music

This is a podcast of a lecture by Dr Karl Paulnack, the Boston Conservatory's Director. It pretty much sums up why I do what I do, but I've never heard it articulated so eloquently. If you have a spare 20mins, have a listen. Enjoy!

http://www.ascboston.org/downloads/podcast/080824.mp3