Piano Diana Blog: 2016

Learn To Play Up, Up and Away

This is such a cool song that was written in 1967. Here is The Fifth Dimension singing the song.


Up, Up And Away

Words and music by Jim Webb




Key: G

Time: 4/4 Moderately

Verse 1:

	G                             F 
	Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon
	Bb                           Ab         
	Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon
	          Db     Dbmaj7     Db7            Ebm7 
	We could float among the stars together, you and I
	     Ab9    Db    Ebm7    Db  E7 
	For we can fly    we can fly

Modulate to Key of A


Chorus:

	A          
	Up, up and away
	   D         G
	My beautiful, my beautiful
	A  G  F    A G F
	Balloon

Modulate Down to Key of G


Verse 2:

	The world's a nicer place in my beautiful balloon
	It wears a nicer face in my beautiful balloon
	We can sing a song and sail along the silver sky
	For we can fly    we can fly

[repeat chorus]

Modulate to Key of C


Bridge:

	C        Em                 Dm7 G7
	Suspended under a twilight canopy
	C                                     Dm7   G7
	We'll search the clouds for a star to guide us
	Eb         Gm                       Fm7   Bb7
	If by some chance you find yourself loving me
	       Gb              Ab  
	We'll find a cloud to hide us
	     G                   F   Eb
	We'll keep the moon beside   us

Modulate to G


Verse 3:

	Love is waiting there in my beautiful balloon
	Way up in the air in my beautiful balloon
	If you'll hold my hand we'll chase your dream across the sky
	For we can fly   we can fly

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

	Gadd2   Fadd2   Ebadd2
	Balloon...
	Gadd2   Fadd2   Ebadd2
	Up, up, and away			[repeat to fade]

So, here is the chord breakdown I'm sharing with you, playing blocked chords, solid chording throughout the song. Not in any order...

L.H. / R.H.

G = G/BDG
F = F/FABC
Bb = Bb/DFBbD
Ab = Ab/AbCDEb, Eb/EbAbC
Db = Db/AbDbF
Db7 = Cb/AbDbFGb
Ebm7 = Bb/BbDbFGb
Ab9 = Ab/BEbFGbAb
E7 = DbDb/DEG#D

Chorus

A = AE/AC#E
D = DD/F#AC#D
G = G/DGB
F = F/AC

Bridge

C = C/CEG, C/EGC
Em = EE/GBE
Dm7 = DD/FACD
G7 = F/BDG
Eb = Eb/GBbEb
Gm = GG/BbDG
Fm7 = FF/CEbBb, EbEb/AbCF
Bb7 = DD/AbBb, Bb/BbDAb
Gb = GbGb/GbBbDb, GbGb/AbCEb
Ab = AbAb/AbCEb
G = GG/BDG
F = FF/CFA
Eb = EbEb/BbEbG

For more information on seventh and passing chords, check out this resource:
300 Page Play By Ear Home Study Course

Enjoy the last days of 2016. Here's to an even better 2017!

-- LadyD

"Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life." -- Art Blakey

Learn To Play Three Country Sad Songs

I started thinking on the abundance of the best country songs we have available to us. Many folks can relate to the heartfelt lyrics. The feelings and emotions behind a song have a universal appeal.

I wanted to share a few of these sad songs... lonely tunes if you will. I also thought of a few scriptures that can encourage someone who is going through some lonely times right now.

"The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you: He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deut. 31:8

1. Any Time

"Any Time" is a country song written by Herbert "Happy" Lawson. The song was published in 1921 and first recorded by Emmett Miller for OKeh Records in 1924. For more information, visit here.

Listen to the song on YouTube.

Time: 4/4 Shuffle or Swing

Chords and Lyrics

A7 D7

Anytime you're feeling lonely
G7 C
Anytime you're feeling blue
F Fm C
Anytime you feel down hearted
A7 D7 G7
That will prove your love for me is true.
A7 D7
Anytime you're thinking 'bout me
G7 E7
That's the time I'll think of you
A7 D7
Anytime you say you want me back again
G7 C
That's the time I'll come back home to you.
Anytime your world is lonely
And you'll find true friends a few
Anytime you see a rainbow
That will be a sign the storm is through.
Anytime will be the right time
Anytime at all will do
Anytime you're sure you want only my love
That's the time I'll come back home to you.
--- Instrumental ---
Anytime you're thinking 'bout me
That's the time I'll think of you
Anytime you say you want me back again
That's the time I'll come back home to you...

"I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you." John 14:18

Crying in the Chapel l Chords and Lyrics

2. Crying in the Chapel

"Crying in the Chapel" is a song written by Artie Glenn for his son Darrell to sing. Darrell recorded it while still in high school in 1953.

Time: 4/4 (Fox Trot or Swing)

F
You saw me crying in the chapel
C
The tears I shed were tears of joy
D7
I know the meaning of contentment
Dm7 C
Now I am happy with the Lord.

F
Just a plain and simple chapel
C
Where humble people go to pray
D7
I pray the Lord that I'll grow stronger
Dm7 C
As I live from day to day.

F Fm
I've searched and I've searched
C D7
But I couldn't find
Am7
No way on earth
D7 G7
To gain peace of mind.

F
Now I'm happy in the chapel
C
Where people are of one accord
D7
We gather in the chapel
Dm7 C
Just to sing and praise the Lord.

Verse 2

F
Every sinner looks for something
C
That will put his heart at ease
D7
There is only one true answer
Dm7 C
He must get down on his knees.
F
Meet your neighbor in the chapel
C
Join with him in tears of joy.
D7
You'll know the meaning of contentment
Dm7 C
Then you'll be happy with the Lord.

F Fm
You'll search and you'll search
C D7
But you'll never find
Am7
No way on earth
D7 G7
To gain peace of mind.

F
Take your troubles in the chapel
C
Get down on your knees and pray
D7
Your burdens will be lighter
Dm7 C
And you'll surely find your way...

Jesus said: "I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:20

Read more: http://www.letssingit.com/eddy-arnold-lyrics-crying-in-the-chapel-867wfs6#ixzz4RLUnruhq
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3. Heartaches By The Number (1959)

Words and Music by Harlan Howard

For more information, visit here.

Time: 4/4

C F

Heartache number one was when you left me

Dm G7 C
I never knew that I could hurt this way

F Dm
And heartache number two was when you came back again

G7 C
You came back and never meant to stay

Chorus

F Dm

Now I've got heartaches by the number, troubles by the score

G7
Ev'ry day you love me less

C
Each day I love you more

F Dm

Yes, I've got heartaches by the number, a love that I can't win

G7
But the day that I'll stop counting

C
That's the day my world would end

Verse 2

C F

Heartache number three was when you called me

Dm G7 C
And said that you were coming back to stay

F Dm

With hopeful heart, I waited for your knock on the door

G7 C
I waited, but you must have lost your way

Chorus

"God is your refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."

Psalm 46:1

Hope your Thanksgiving with family and friends was wonderful!

Blessings,

-- LadyD

"Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life." -- Art Blakey

Always Something There To Remind Me

The song was written in 1964.
Music by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Hal David

Key: C Major
Time: 4/4

With Movement

C Cmaj7 C7 F Fm6

I walk along the city streets you used to walk along with me,
C         Cmaj7           C7                F
And every step I take recalls how muchin love we used to be.
            

                  C        G7            C7                    F
Oh, how can I forget you, when there is always something there to
       G7  C
remind me
C7                      F        C
Always something there to remind me
C7                      F        C
Always something there to remind me
C             Cmaj7            C7               F                 Fm6
When shadows fall, I pass the small cafe where we would dance at night
C            Cmaj7           C7            F
And I can't help recalling how it felt to kiss and hold you tight

               C           G7            C7                    F
Oh, how can I forget you, when there is always something there to
       G7
remind me

C7                     F         C
Always something there to remind me


      Em7      Am7                  Fmaj7    G
I was born to love you, and I will never be free
                    C
You'll always be a part of me



If you should find you miss the sweet
And tender love we used to share
Just come back to the places where we used to go,
And I'll be there

Oh, how can I forget you, 
When there is always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me

       Em7     Am7                 Fmaj7     G
I was born to love you, and I will never be free

                   C
You'll always be a part of me
                 C7               F              G7 C
'Cause there is always something there to remind me

Chords within the progression:

L.H. / R.H.

C = E/EGC

Cmaj7 = C/BG

C7 = C/BbEBb and C/GBbE

F = F/ACF and F/FAE

Fm6 = F/AbCD

G7 = D/DFB

Em7 = E/EGB

Am7 = A/CEA

Fmaj7 = F/FACE

G = G/FBD

The song has 3 cool verses and basically the ending repeats and fades.

Listen to the Sandie Shaw recording. You may be interested in seeing All Saints singing this very 

famous song. Listen to the horns! :-)

When Dionne Warwick sings this beautiful song, it stays with me always. It is one of the best songs 

of the 60s.

Be sure and check out, Gospel Core Essentials.

Do you have a favorite Burt Bacharach song? I think my all-time favorite is Close To You.

All the best,

LadyD

"Jazz washes away the dust of every day life." -- Art Blakey

Learn To Play Nightingale

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Onto the song...

In 2002 Norah Jones wrote the words & music to the beautiful song Nightingale.

Key: A
Tempo: Medium Fast

Intro:
A6  Gmaj13 D(add9) A
         
        A6/9          G6/9 
Nightingale Sing us a song
D(add9)      A6/9 
Of a love that once belonged
        A 
Nightingale

         G6/9
Tell me your tale
 D(add9)             A6/9     
Was your journey far too long?


         G6/9                         D(add9) 
Does it seem like I'm looking for an answer
A6/9                     G6/9  
  To a question I can't ask
D(add9)              A6/9 
  I don't know which way the feather falls
G6/9                     D(add9) 
  or If I should blow it to the left


        A6/9

Nightingale
           G6/9 
Sing us a song
D(add9)             A6/9 
Of a love that once belonged
        A

Nightingale
            G6/9
Tell me your tale
D(add9)               A6/9
Was your journey far too long?


        G6/9                      D(add9)

All the voices that are spinnin' around me


A6/9                        G6/9
  Trying to tell me what to say
D(add9)              A6/9 
  So can I fly right behind you
G6/9                  D(add9)

  And you can take me away


Solo
A   A/G A/D A   
A   A/G A/D A   
A   A/G A/D A   
A   A/G A/D A   


        G6/9                      D(add9) 
All the voices that are spinnin' around me
A6/9                        G6/9 
  Trying to tell me what to say
D(add9)             A6/9 
  So can I fly right behind you
G6/9                  D(add9)F# 
  And you can take me away


Outro
A/G   A/G A/D A   
A   A/G A/D A   
A   A/G A/D A   
A   A/G A/D A

D(add9)         A6/9

you can take me away.

G6/9  D(add9)

A6/9  G6/9

D(add9) A6/9

A6/9  G6/9

D(add9)  A6/9

A6/9

You'll find mostly broken chords in the left hand but all in all, it's an easy song for the beginner to play. Here are some chords you'll be using throughout the song:

A6 = AEF#
Gmaj13 = GEF#
D(add9) = DEF#
G6/9 = GEA/GAE and GDA/D
A6/9 = AE/AC#E

An optional ending for A6/9:

C#EA/C#EA

Sometimes your L.H. will be playing these bass single notes:

D, E, A, D, E, A, D, E within one measure... or

A, D, E, A, D, E, A, E and then there's:

G, E, A, G, E, A, G, E

If you love Norah Jones style, you may want to look at the other posts. You'll find chord progressions to these popular songs, too.

Come-away-with-me

Don't-know-why

Nearness-of-you

Sunrise

Music Resources for You!

Jazz Piano Technique Exercises Etudes & Ideas for Building Chops - (Book/online audio)

Jazz101 and Jazz201 from Hear and Play are great resources for the musician wanting to learn.

Come Away with Me

All the best,

-- LadyD

"Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life." -- Art Blakey

How To Play Brave

Brave

Words and Music by Sara Bareilles and Jack Antonoff

Key: Bb
Time: 4/4 (Moderately)

Intro
Bb

Bb
You can be amazing

You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
Gm
You can be the outcast

Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love
Eb  F
Or you can start speaking up
Bb
Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do

When they settle ‘neath your skin
Gm
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
                    Eb
Sometimes a shadow wins
       F
But I wonder what would happen if you

+

Bb
Say what you wanna say
Gm                     Eb
And let the words fall out
         F   
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
Bb
With what you want to say
Gm                     Eb
And let the words fall out
         F
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

Bb
I just wanna see you
Eb
I just wanna see you
Gm
I just wanna see you
F
I wanna see you be brave

Bb
I just wanna see you
Eb
I just wanna see you
Gm
I just wanna see you
F
I wanna see you be brave
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/sara-bareilles/351630.html ]
Bb
Everybody’s been there, everybody’s been stared down

By the enemy
Gm
Fallen for the fear and done some disappearing
Em
Bow down to the mighty
Eb         F
Don’t run, just stop holding your tongue
Bb
Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live
Gm
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
Eb       F
Show me how big your brave is

Bb
Say what you wanna say
Gm                     Eb
And let the words fall out
         F   
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
Bb
With what you want to say
Gm                     Eb
And let the words fall out
         F
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

Gm         Bb
And since, your history of silence
Bb/D           Eb
Won’t do you any good
Bb/D          Eb
Did you think it would?
Gm                Bb
Let your words be anything but empty
Fsus                           F
Why don’t you tell them the truth?

Bb
Say what you wanna say
Gm                     Eb
And let the words fall out
         F   
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
Bb
With what you want to say
Gm                     Eb
And let the words fall out
         F
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

Bb
I just wanna see you
Eb
I just wanna see you
Gm
I just wanna see you
F
I wanna see you be brave

Bb
I just wanna see you
Eb
I just wanna see you
Gm               
I just wanna see you
Bb                  F
I wanna see you be brave

Bb
I just wanna see you
Eb
I just wanna see you
Gm               F
I just wanna see you

© 2013 Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Chord Progression

L.H. / R.H.

Bb = Bb/BbD and Bb/FBb and Bb/DFBb

Gm = G/BbD and G/DGBb

Eb = Eb/GBbEb

F = F/FAEb and F/ACEb and F/FAC

Fsus = F/FBbC

Bb/D = Bb/FBbD

If you're not familiar with sus chords, here's an article you may be interested in reading...

How To Play A Suspended Chord

Key of G

Intro
G

G
You can be amazing
G
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
Em
You can be the outcast
Em
Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love
C
Or you can start speaking up
G
Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do
G
And they settle ‘neath your skin
Em
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
C
Sometimes a shadow wins
D
But I wonder what would happen if you

G
Say what you wanna say
Em                     C
And let the words fall out
         D   
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
G
With what you want to say
Em                     C
And let the words fall out
         D
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave

G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/sara-bareilles/351630.html ]
G
Everybody’s been there, everybody’s been stared down
G
By the enemy
Em
Fallen for the fear and done some disappearing
Em
Bow down to the mighty
C
Don’t run, stop holding your tongue
G
Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live
Em
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
C       D
Show me how big your brave is

G
Say what you wanna say
Em                     C
And let the words fall out
         D   
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
G
With what you want to say
Em                     C
And let the words fall out
         D
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

Em         G
And since, your history of silence
C
Won’t do you any good
C
Did you think it would?
Em                G
Let your words be anything but empty
C                           D
Why don’t you tell them the truth?

G
Say what you wanna say
Em                     C
And let the words fall out
         D   
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
G
With what you want to say
Em                     C
And let the words fall out
         D
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave

G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave

G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave

G
I just wanna see you
Em
I just wanna see you
C
I just wanna see you
D
I wanna see you be brave

More Sara Bareilles songs:

How To Play Manhattan

Love Song

If you need a brush up course on music chords, here's an audio set to learn the formation of many triads you just have to know in order to play songs. Visit, Chords 101 & 102

Blessings,

-- LadyD

"Jazz washes away the dust of every day life." -- Art Blakey