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

How To Play Close To You

Richard Nixon (edited out of the photo) meeting with Karen and Richard Carpenter, 08/01/1972 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 The Carpenters were such a great brother and sister pop singing duo. I loved Karen Carpenter's voice and this particular song, Close To You has a lot of eighth notes and is played with a swing feel. We've Only Just Begun is another favorite with the baby boomer generation.

Here are a few chord charts in different key signatures to Close To You.

http://www.azchords.com

Close To You chords
The Carpenters (Hal David / Burt Bacharach)

Cadd9* C  3x

C      Cadd9            B7
Why do birds suddenly appear
     Bm           Em
Everytime you are near
C         Cadd9 C            Cadd9
Just like me,   they long to be
C        G
Close to you

C      Cadd9                    B7
Why do stars fall down from the sky
     Bm            Em
Everytime you walk by
C         Cadd9 C            Cadd9
Just like me,   they long to be
C        G
Close to you

C6     C        C6       C         C6           C
On the day that you were born, the angels got together
      Bm                           E  E7
And decided to create a dream come true
        C                  C6
So they sprinkled moondust in you hair 
    Am               C6              D
And golden starlight in your eyes of blue

C       Cadd9                 B7
That is why, all the girls in town
       Bm        Em
Follow you, all around
C         Cadd9 C            Cadd9
Just like me,   they long to be
C        G
Close to you

C Cadd9 B7  Bm Em  C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C G

C6     C        C6       C         C6           C
On the day that you were born, the angels got together
      Bm                           E  E7
And decided to create a dream come true
        C                  C6
So they sprinkled moondust in you hair 
    Am               C6              D
And golden starlight in your eyes of blue

C       Cadd9                 B7
That is why, all the girls in town
       Bm        Em
Follow you, all around
C         Cadd9 C            Cadd9
Just like me,   they long to be
Gmaj7        
Close to you
C         Cadd9 C            Cadd9
Just like me,   they long to be
C        G
Close to you

Cadd9       C           
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
G
Close to you
Cadd9       C           
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
G
Close to you
Cadd9       C           
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
G
Close to you
Cadd9       C           
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
G
Close to you

Chord Breakdown (L.H.)

Song starts off in the Key of G

C(add2) = DEG
C = CEG
Bsus4 = BEF#
B = BD#F#
Bmin7 = ABDF#
Emin7 = BDEG

E9sus4 = ABDG
E = G#BE
CMaj7 = BEG
C6 = ACEG
D = DF#A

Then Modulate to Ab...

Free files to this song and many other pop songs offer free downloads at The Music Arranger

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       Fmaj7          E7sus4   E7    Em7         Am7
Why do birds suddenly appear  every time you are near
Fmaj7                         Cmaj7
Just like me, they long to be Close to you
       Fmaj7                    E7sus4  E7    Em7           Am7
Why do stars fall down from the sky     every time you walk by? 
Fmaj7                         Cmaj7
Just like me, they long to be Close to you

F
On the day that you were born the angels got together
      Em7                          A7sus4 A7
And decided to create a dream come true 
         F
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold  
                              G
and starlight in your eyes of blue

        Fmaj7               E7sus4 E7    Em7      Am7
That is why all the boys in town  follow you all around
Fmaj7                         Cmaj7       C
Just like me, they long to be Close to you
aah -aah -close to you

You may be interested for your computer use and rhythm practice,  Backpocket Band Software 
Also, a great CD of the Carpenter's  Love Songs is available on amazon.

As I mentioned earlier, I love the peacefulness of this artist's voice but the tragic ending to her life still lingers with me. I hope and pray that anyone struggling with self esteem issues, along with eating disorders, will seek professional help and know that you are deeply loved by family friends and a Savior, Jesus Christ who is always close to you.

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Monday Music Quote: Groovin'

Groovin'

 "Groovin'" is a single released in 1967 by The Young Rascals that became a number one hit and one of the group's signature songs.

Written by group members Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and with a lead vocal from Cavaliere, it is indeed a slow, relaxed groove, based on Cavaliere's newfound interest in Afro-Cuban music. Instrumentation included a conga, harmonica, and an effective, Cuban-based bass guitar line from ace session musician Chuck Rainey.

D         Em                     D       Em
Groovin' . . . on a Sunday afternoon 
D         Em                         D       Em
Really . . . couldn't get away too soon 
F#m                Em
I can't imagine anything that's better 
F#m                 Em
The world is ours whenever we're together 
F#m                      G      A 
There ain't a place I'd like to be instead of . . . 

D          Em                  D        Em
Groovin' . . . down a crowded avenue 
D         Em                     D      Em
Doin' . . .  anything we like to do
F#m                                Em 
There's always lots of things that we can see 
F#m             Em
We can be anyone we want to be 
F#m                         G        A 
And all those happy people we could meet just . . . 


D          Em                  D        Em
Groovin' . . . on a Sunday afternoon 
D        Em                          D        Em
Really . . . couldn't get away too soon 
D     Em    D      Em
Ah-ha-ha [3 times] 

F#m                     Em
We'll keep on spending sunny days this way 
F#m                             Em
We're gonna talk and laugh our time away 
F#m                      Em
I feel it comin' closer day by day 
F#m                     G             A 
Life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly . . . 

D          Em                  D        Em
Groovin' . . . on a Sunday afternoon 
D          Em                  D        Em
Really . . . couldn't get away too soon 
D          Em                  D        Em
Ah-ha-ha [3 times] 
(fade out)

 http://cleantab.com/groovin-guitar-tab/rascals/v1 

So, this is what I play:

Bb             Cm7              Bb
Groovin' . . . on a Sunday afternoon.
Bb      Cm7                   Bb
Really, couldn't get away too soon.
Bbm7               Cm7
I can't imagine anything that's better,
Bbm7                       Cm7 
The world is ours whenever we're together.
Bbm7                            Cm7   Ebm7  F9
There ain't a place I'd like to be, instead of...

#2.
Bb             Cm7            Bb 
Groovin' . . . down a crowded avenue.
Bb     Cm7                 Bb 
Doin,' anything we like to do.
Bm7                    Cm7
There's always lots of things that we can see.
Bbm7                Cm7 
We can be anyone we want to be.
Bbm7                                Cm7  Ebm7 F9 
And all those happy people we could meet just...

#3.
Bb             Cm7              Bb
Groovin' . . . on a Sunday afternoon.
Bb      Cm7                   Bb
Really, couldn't get away too soon.
            Cm7
No, no, no, no.
Bbm7                         Cm7 
We'll keep on spending sunny days this way.
Bbm7                           Cm7
We're gonna talk and laugh our time away.
Bbm7                    Cm7 
I feel it comin' closer day by day.
Eb            Dm       Cm7
Life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly...
Bb             Cm7         Bb
Groovin' . . . on a Sunday afternoon.
Bb      Cm7                   Bb 
Really, couldn't get away too soon...(fade.)

 Felix Cavaliere (born 29 November 1944, Pelham, New York) is a music producer and musician, having performed in The Young Rascals group during the 1960s. He later produced albums by a variety of artists, including Laura Nyro's 1970 opus, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat, and Jimmie Spheeris' 1973 album The Original Tap Dancing Kid.

Monday Music Quote

 "One day Otis Redding (another Atlantic artist) came to the studio."

-- Felix Cavaliere

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Happy Monday!





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

Music Quote: The Most Beautiful View (Crazy For You)

NSYNC

Welcome to Monday Music Quote

 The most beautiful view is the one I share with you.  ~Author Unknown

Crazy For You

Composer:

Christian Hamm, Alain Bertoni

Lyricist:

Christian Hamm

Performer:

*Nsync

Genre:

Pop

Scored For:

Piano/Vocal/Chords

I have the piano chords for you! The time signature will be 4/4, with dance rock rhythm. The song is in the Key of C.

Chorus

                   Fmaj7              E7
Wherever I go, whatever I do,
Am7                                                   D9
Whenever my heart is crying out for you
                   Fmaj7               E7
Wherever I go, whatever I do

I'm crazy for you


Verse

 Am                 Dm/A  E7/G#  Am7
It's not easy to be alone
                        Dm/A
It's not easy to fall in love
           Bdim/A                            E7sus/A
Every night I just get down and pray
 E7/G#                    Am  E7sus E7  Am
That you come my way
 
                          Dm/A    E7/G#  Am7
I've never had a girl like you
                                      Dm/A
I've never known what love could do
                             Bdim/A              E7/sus/A
Wish you'd come baby and set me free
 E7/G#         Am  E7sus
I can't let it be, yeah

 
I wanna, I wanna rock with you
 
I'm gonna, I'm gonna make it true
 
I wanna, I wanna rock with you
 
I'm crazy for you
 

I'm waiting for the phone to ring
 
And all the wonder love should bring
 
All the things darling I left behind
 
Please give me a sign
 
A little smile would light my life
 
A single touch would blow my mind
 
Girl you know, by now you've got to be mine
 
Til the end of time 


I wanna, I wanna rock with you
 
I'm gonna, I'm gonna make it true
 
I wanna, I wanna rock with you
 
I'm crazy for you

So, I'd rate this one beginner/intermediate. Do you have a favorite NSYNC song? 

If you'd like to polish up on your chords, here's a workbook (theory book) I use and refer to often for reference, 300 page course book






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Monday Music Quote: Michael Stipe

Image by Getty Images via @daylife
 Mind Versus Music:


Listening to tunes has plenty of benefits-but helping kids memorize isn't one of them, say researchers from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Students were more likely to recall a list of letters in a specific order that they'd memorized in silence than a list they'd studied with music on-regardless of whether or not they liked the songs. For a boost, you might want to consider having kids use their iPods before a big test or competition; research suggests it may actually improve some kinds of performance.

"I've been looking at the iPod- the Apple iPod. One of the interesting things about the iPod, one of the things that people love most about it is not the technology; it's the box it comes in."

-- Donald Norman

"My iPod that was programmed by Peter Buck. It has 7,000 songs hand-picked for me by him. "
 
-- Michael Stipe (For the last quarter of a century Michael Stipe has been the lead singer of R.E.M) 

So, I wanted to share this very cool work of art. Karen, over at Graphic's Fairy had the image and the artwork was painted by http://thejunkinourtrunks.blogspot.com/2011/07/poppy.html

Losing My Religion

F Am F Am G Am Em Am                        Oh....   life, it's bigger,  it's bigger than you, and you are  not me, Em Am The lengths that i will  go to, the distance in your  eyes, Em Dm G Oh no I've said to mu ch, I've said it all, Am Em Am That's me in the  corner, that's me in the  spotlight losing my re ligion, Em Am Trying to  keep a view, and I do n't know if I can do it, Em Dm G Oh no I've said too mu ch, I haven't said enou gh, F Am I thought that I heard you  laughing, I thought that I heard you  sing, F Am G I think I thought I saw you  try, Am Em Am Every  whisper, every waking ho ur I'm choosing my conf essions, Em Am Trying to  keep an eye on you, like a hu rt lost and blind fool, Em Dm G Oh no I've said too  much, I said it  all, Am Em Am Consider  this, consider this,  The Hint of the century, consider  this, the slip Em Am Em  that brought me to my knees failed  what if all these fantasies come  flailing around Dm G F And now I've  said to mu ch, I thought that I heard you  laughing, Am F Am G Am I thought that I heard you  sing,  I think I thought I saw you t ry, Am Am That was just a dream,  that was just a dream, Am Em That's me in the  corner, that's me in the  spotlight, Am Em Losing my  religion trying to  keep a view, Am Em Dm G And I  don't know if I can do it,  Oh no I said to  much, I haven't said  enough F Am I thought that I heard you  laughing, I thought that I heard you s ing, F Am Dm Am I  think I thought I saw you  try,  that was just a dream, to  try cry fly try, Dm Am G Am That was just a dream, just a  dream, just a  dream, dream.

 I must confess, I didn't play R.E.M.'s music much but this one song stayed with me and the chords are super easy. 
So, how's your Monday going? 

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

Monday Music Quote: Annie Lennox

Cover of Annie Lennox



“Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.” -- Annie Lennox


Maybe you like Annie Lennox music, maybe you don't but I sure do love her quote.

C F C F C F G C F C F C F G
Walking on walking on broken glass (2x)

F C F C F C F G
1. You were the sweetest thing that I ever knew
F C F C F C F G
but I don’t care for sugar honey if I can’t have you.
Am C F C G/Fadd9 Am
Since you’ve abandoned me my whole life has crushed.
Em
Won’t you pick the pieces up
F G C
’cause it feels just like I’m walking on broken glass.


Refrain 1:
C F C F C F G C F C F C F G
Walking on walking on broken glass (2x) [erstes Mal: Oooh!]

Am G/Fadd9
2. The sun’s still shining in the big blue sky
C F C F C F G
but it don’t mean nothing to me.
F F/G C F C F C F G
Oh, let the rain come down, let the wind blow through me!
Am G/H C F C G/Fadd9 Am
I’m living in an empty room with all the windows smashed
C
and I’ve got so little left to lose
C/G G
that it feels just like I’m walking on broken glass.


Refrain 1 (1x)

Bridge:
C/F B Am/F
And if you’re trying to cut me down you know that I might bleed
C/F B Am/F
’cause if you’re trying to cut me down I know that you’ll succeed.
C/F B Am/F
And if you want to hurt me there’s nothing left to fear
C/F B Gsus4 G
’cause if you want to hurt me you’re doing really well my dear.


Zwischenteil: C F C F C F G (2x)

F F/G C F
3. Now everyone of us was made to suffer,
C F C F G
everyone of us was made to weep
F F/G C F
but we’ve been hurting one another


C F C F G Am
And now the pain has cut too deep
C/G
So take me from the wreckage,
F C G/Fadd9 Am
save me from the blast!
G/Fadd9
Lift me up and take me back!
F Gsus4
Don’t let me keep on walking - Don’t let me keep on walking

I can’t keep on walking on - keep on walking on
G
I can’t keep on walking on - Don’t let me Don’t let me
C
broken glass!


Refrain 1 (2x)

Refrain 2:
C F C F C F G C F C F C F G

 
Walking on walking on broken glass 

You might be interested in learning about this music resource, 

the vocal mastery system.

Vocals

If you sight read music, here's a free download of the song, 

Walking On Broken Glass.

Annie Lennox.pdf

Best, 

LadyD

Image by The Pop-up Kingdom via Flickr

 Sometimes you just have to play the songs that you love and are good at playing. You just might find yourself on a roll like this person in the video. It is good to combine a medley of fun pop songs that have been famous and played by many. So many songs here are my favorites as well. Do you have a special song that you are fond of? Why not play it over and over and get real good at it and polish it up for others to hear as well. They say repetition is a good thing and I agree!

Funny Piano Songs (Mario Theme, Titanic, Jurrasic Park, Peanuts etc.)

Jurrasic Park 

1,000 Miles

Peanuts Theme

Mario Theme

Theme form Charlie Brown


Titanic 

Pirates of the Carribean

The person in the video is playing the piano by ear. With practice it becomes easier to transition into the next song. Get comfortable playing in a certain key and learn a medley of popular songs in that key. Themes from famous movies, pop stars and game videos is a great beginning to learning the piano. Music should be enjoyable wouldn't you agree?

All the best,


-- LadyD I Write For Fortitude! http://fo.rtitu.de/1014

Your Favorite Jazz Group?

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 Since the mid-70's, Spyro Gyra's infectious and danceable take on pop-jazz has made them one of the more successful practitioners of the genre. Skillfully incorporating aspects of R&B, rock, and Caribbean music into their sound, the band's music is lively, infectious, and 9significantly) very accessible - albums such as morning Dance, Freetime, and In Modern Times are amongst the most popular jazz releases of the past two decades. Good to Go-Go, the ensemble's fourth disc for Heads Up, was praised as one of their strongest collections.

Saxophonist Jay Beckstein founded Spyro Gyra in 1974 and has remained its guiding force in the ensuing three-plus decades, writing much of the group's material and providing continuity throughout a handful of roster shifts. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.spyrogyra.com

I love this group! What about you... do you have a favorite? My piano students continue to play John Mayer's songs also. He is very talented as well as a great singer/song writer, too.

Thanks for stopping by.
I hope you enjoy your stay at Piano Diana.

Warmest Regards,
LadyD

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How To Play Single Ladies by Beyonce

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 I found a great article about Beyonce's Single Ladies song that I wanted to share with you!
Here's a bit of it:

"To start, let’s take a look at the groove. In pop music, there is almost always some kind of clap, snap, or snare on beats 2 and 4, also known as a back beat (read my post on back beat options here). “Single Ladies” breaks the mold, especially for a pop song, with claps on every 8th note, which gives the song an uptempo-feel. In fact, to me these claps give the song more of a “1 feel” rather than strictly 4/4, which would mean every quarter note is an equally strong beat. Normally only beats 1 and, to a lesser extent, 3, are considered strong beats. Strong and weak beats become important when understanding how melodies and chord changes affect perceived key signature or tonality. This “1 feel” theory is reinforced by the dancing in the music video, in which the choreography consists largely of Beyoncé jolting around on every beat."

Chord chart
1st Measure: B (no3), A-/C, G#+/3 (no+5), C (no3)
2nd Measure: B (no3), A (no3), Amaj7 (no3), A-6 (no3)

http://blog.fixyourmix.com/2009/single-ladies-by-beyonce-a-compositional-analysis/

View the first page of sheet music:
http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0070982&mnuid=WGXF3UFGJSRW4S6B4YN03Q9U9QC124K71JVS24K7&redir=yes



Chords: E, B, G, D, A in Key of E

Warmest Regards,
LadyD

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