This blog is dedicated to the amateur or beginner musician with music written in a simple and easy to read Alpha Notes format and with Chords for the left hand. This is to assist those with little or hardly at all note reading skills. This is a blog that shows all the chords in Alpha Notes format too which you can find the notes for the chords in one of the blogs. Please feel free to leave a comment or any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Enjoy!
This song can be downloaded and printed out here. Below are the lyrics. Enjoy!
[Verse 1]
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true
[Chorus]
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me
[Verse 2]
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
[Outro]
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?
All nine films of the 'Skywalker saga' were nominated for Academy Awards with wins going to the first two releases. Together with the theatrical live action spin-off films Rogue One (2016) and Solo (2018), the combined box office revenue of the films equated to over US$10 billion and is currently the second-highest-grossing film franchise of all time.
Zum Gali Gali (Hebrew: זום גלי גלי) is an Israelifolk song associated with the Kibbutz, Israel's collective agricultural communities. The song is sometimes referred to by the title Israeli Work Song and is known for its rhythmic style. The song begins with the repeated refrain ("zum gali gali") before proceeding to the verses.[1] The repeated refrain itself is a nonsensical verse,[2] and has no direct translation into English.
The exact origins and authorship of Zum Gali Gali is unknown. While the song is associated with the Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek it is possible that it was composed elsewhere. It may have first been performed as part of a play. The first publication of the song was in 1939 by the Hebrew Publishing Company (NY, USA), indicating it was popular among American Jews at the time. Subsequent publications, such as a 1948 recording by Meir Lokitz, recorded as part of The Stonehill Collection: Recording of Holocaust survivors and Jewish immigrants to the United States, contains alternate verses with the standard refrain. The song was first performed in a non-Jewish context by the German instrumentalist Bert Kaempfert.
You can download the alpha note version with the LH chords here. Below are the lyrics.
Zum Gali Gali
Children's Song
Zum gali gali gali, Zum gali gali. Zum gali gali gali, Zum gali gali.
Pioneers all work as one, Work as one all pioneers. Peace shall be for all the world, All the world shall be for peace.
Pioneers all work as one, Work as one all pioneers. Peace shall be for all the world, All the world shall be for peace.
Zum gali gali gali, Zum gali gali. Zum gali gali gali, Zum gali gali.
"Early One Morning" (Roud V9617) is an Englishfolk song with lyrics first found in publications as far back as 1787. A broadside ballad sheet in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, dated between 1828 and 1829 has the title "The Lamenting Maid" and refers to the lover leaving to become a sailor.
The now well-known melody was first printed by William Chappell in his publication National English Airs c.1855-1859. The melody may be derived from an earlier song "The Forsaken Lover".
For more information look here. To downloade the alphanote version with LH chords look here. Below are some variations of the lyrics. Enjoy!
Early one morning, Just as the sun was rising, I heard a young maid sing, In the valley below.
CHORUS: Oh, don't deceive me, Oh, never leave me, How could you use A poor maiden so?
Remember the vows, That you made to your Mary, Remember the bow'r, Where you vowed to be true,
Chorus
Oh Gay is the garland, And fresh are the roses, I've culled from the garden, To place upon thy brow.
Chorus
Thus sang the poor maiden, Her sorrows bewailing, Thus sang the poor maid, In the valley below.
Chorus
Another version:
Early one morning just as the sun was rising, I heard a young maid sing in the valley below.
Oh, don't deceive me, Oh, never leave me, How could you use A poor maiden so?
Remember the vows that you made to me truly, Remember how tenderly you nestled close to me.
Gay is the garland fresh are the roses I've culled from the garden to bind over thee.
Here I now wander alone as I wonder Why did you leave me to sigh and complain.
I ask of the roses why should I be forsaken, Why must I here in sorrow remain?
Through yonder grove by the spring that is running, There you and I have so merrily played, Kissing and courting and gently sporting, Oh, my innocent heart you've betrayed.
Soon you will meet with another pretty maiden, Some pretty maiden, you'll court her for a while.
Thus ever ranging turning and changing, Always seeking for a girl that is new.
Thus sung the maiden, her sorrows bewailing Thus sung the maid in the valley below
Oh, don't deceive me, Oh, never leave me, How could you use A poor maiden so?
Below are the German lyrics and a different version of the English lyrics from the PDF file. Enjoy!
Original German
English Translation
Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein, Schäfchen ruh'n und Vögelein, Garten und Wiese verstummt, auch nicht ein Bienchen mehr summt, Luna mit silbernem Schein gucket zum Fenster herein, schlafe bei silbernem Schein, schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein, schlaf ein, schlaf ein!
Auch in dem Schlosse schon liegt alles in Schlummer gewiegt, reget kein Mäuschen sich mehr, Keller und Küche sind leer, nur in der Zofe Gemach tönet ein schmachtendes Ach! Was für ein Ach mag das sein? Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein, schlaf ein, schlaf ein!
Wer ist beglückter als du? Nichts als Vergnügen und Ruh'! Spielwerk und Zucker vollauf und noch Karossen im Lauf, Alles besorgt und bereit, dass nur mein Prinzchen nicht schreit. Was wird da künftig erst sein? Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf' ein, schlaf ein, schlaf ein![3]
Sleep, my little prince, sleep, The sheep and the birdies rest, The garden and the meadow are quiet, Not even a little bee buzzes anymore. Luna, with a silverly glow Looks in through the window, Sleep by the silvery glow, Sleep, my little prince, sleep, Sleep, sleep!
By now, all are in bed in the castle, All lulled into a slumber, No more mice stir, The basement and kitchen are empty. Only in the maid's chambers There sounds a languishing sigh! What might this sigh be for? Sleep, my little prince, sleep, Sleep, sleep!
Who is happier than you? Nothing but pleasure and peace! All trinkets and sugar, And a trotting stage-coach. Everyone's anxious and ready That my little prince will just not cry. But what will the future bring? Sleep, my little prince, sleep, Sleep, sleep![4]
"Santa Lucia" (Italian: [ˈsanta luˈtʃiːa], Neapolitan: [ˈsandə luˈʃiːə]) is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was translated by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) into Italian and published by the Cottrau firm, as a barcarola, in Naples in 1849. Cottrau translated it from Neapolitan into Italian during the first stage of the Italian unification, the first Neapolitan song to be given Italian lyrics. Its transcriber, who is very often credited as its composer, was the son of the French-born Italian composer and collector of songs Guillaume Louis Cottrau (1797–1847). Various sources credit A. Longo with the music, 1835. For more information look here.
This simple version written in alphanotes with the LH chords can be downloaded here. Below are the Neapolitan and Italian lyrics. Enjoy!
Neapolitan Lyrics
Comme se frícceca la luna chiena! lo mare ride, ll'aria è serena... È pronta e lesta la varca mia... Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!
Stu viento frisco fa risciatare: chi vo' spassarse jenno pe' mmare? Vuje che facite 'mmiezo a la via? Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!
La tènna è posta pe' fa' 'na cena; e quanno stace la panza chiena non c'è la mínema melanconia. Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!
Italian Lyrics
Sul mare luccica l’astro d’argento. Placida è l’onda, prospero è il vento. Sul mare luccica l’astro d’argento. Placida è l’onda, prospero è il vento. Venite all’agile barchetta mia, Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia! Venite all’agile barchetta mia, Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Con questo zeffiro, così soave, Oh, com’è bello star sulla nave! Con questo zeffiro, così soave, Oh, com’è bello star sulla nave! Su passeggeri, venite via! Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia! Su passeggeri, venite via! Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
In fra le tende, bandir la cena In una sera così serena, In fra le tende, bandir la cena In una sera così serena, Chi non dimanda, chi non desia. Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia! Chi non dimanda, chi non desia. Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Mare sì placida, vento sì caro, Scordar fa i triboli al marinaro, Mare sì placido, vento sì caro, Scordar fa i triboli al marinaro, E va gridando con allegria, Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia! E va gridando con allegria, Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
O dolce Napoli, o suol beato, Ove sorridere volle il creato, O dolce Napoli, o suol beato, Ove sorridere volle il creato, Tu sei l'impero dell’armonia, Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia! Tu sei l'impero dell’armonia, Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Or che tardate? Bella è la sera. Spira un’auretta fresca e leggera. Or che tardate? Bella è la sera. Spira un’auretta fresca e leggera. Venite all’agile barchetta mia, Santa Lucia! Santa —Lucia! Venite all’agile barchetta mia, Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
This little popular bible song can be downloaded here. "Oil in My Lamp", also known as "Give Me Oil in My Lamp" and "Sing Hosanna", is a traditional Christian hymn based on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. The song has been recorded many times and was a hit in Jamaica in 1964 for Eric "Monty" Morris,[1] as well as appearing on The Byrds' 1969 album Ballad of Easy Rider. For more information look here. For more variations on the lyrics, look here.
Below are the lyrics. Enjoy!
Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning
Give me oil in my lamp, I pray
Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning
Keep me burning till the break of day
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna to the Servant King
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna, let us sing
Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising
Give me joy in my heart, I pray
Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising
Keep me praising till the break of day
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna to the Servant King
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna, let us sing
Give me peace in my heart, keep me loving
Give me peace in my heart, I pray
Give me peace in my heart, keep me loving
Keep me loving till the break of day
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna to the Servant King
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna, let us sing
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving
Give me love in my heart, I pray
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving
Keep me serving till the break of day
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna to the Servant King
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna, let us sing
This Christian country song was made popular by Christian country singer Evie Tornquist and written by Bob Benson Sr and Phil Johnson in 1975 but published in 1979. You can download the alphanote version of this song here. Below are the lyrics to the song. Enjoy!
Are you tired of chasing pretty rainbows Are you tired of spinning round and round Wrap up all the shattered dreams of your life And at the feet of Jesus lay them down
Give them all (give them all) Give them all (give them all.) Give them all to Jesus Shattered dreams, wounded hearts, broken toys Give them all (give them all) Give them all (give them all.) Give them all to Jesus
And he will turn your sorrows into joy He never said you'd only see sunshine He never said there'd be no rain He only promised us a heart full of singing That's the very thing that once brought pain
Give them all (give them all) Give them all (give them all...) Give them all to Jesus Shattered dreams, wounded hearts, broken toys Give them all (give them all) Give them all (give them all...) Give them all to Jesus And he will turn your sorrows into joy
."For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" is a popular song that is sung to congratulate a person on a significant event, such as a promotion, a birthday, a wedding (or playing a major part in a wedding), a wedding anniversary, the birth of a child, or the winning of a championship sporting event. The melody originates from the French song "[[Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre]]" ("Marlborough Has Left for the War"). (Wikipedia) The alphanote version can be downloaded here.
The tune is of French origin and dates at least from the 18th century. Allegedly it was composed the night after the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709. It became a French folk tune and was popularised by Marie Antoinette after she heard one of her maids singing it. The melody became so popular in France that it was used to represent the French defeat in Beethoven's composition "Wellington's Victory" Opus 91 written in 1813.
The melody also became widely popular in the United Kingdom. By the mid-19th century it was being sung with the words "For he's a jolly good fellow", often at all-male social gatherings. By 1862, it was already familiar in America.
The British and the American versions of the lyrics differ. "And so say all of us" is typically British, while "which nobody can deny" is regarded as the American version,[but "which nobody can deny" has been used by non-American writers, including Charles Dickens in Household Words, Hugh Stowell Brown in Lectures to the Men of Liverpool and James Joyce in Finnegans Wake. (In the short story 'The Dead' from Dubliners, Joyce has a version that goes, "For they are jolly gay fellows..." with a refrain between verses of "Unless he tells a lie".) The 1935 American film Ruggles of Red Gap, set in rural Washington State, ends with repeated choruses of the song, with the two variations sung alternately. That may have been chosen by the writer or director because, although the singing crowd is almost completely American, they are singing it about a British person.
In the United States, the "And so say all of us" version is often found east of the Mississippi River, and the "which nobody can deny" variation is far more common west of the Mississippi.[citation needed] In both regions, prior to the popularization of the "Happy Birthday to You" song, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" was the most commonly sung birthday song.
There many versions of the lyrics from the British version to American version and many other languages too. Below are a few of them.
British version
For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow (pause), and so say all of us
And so say all of us, and so say all of us
For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow (pause), and so say all of us!
American version
For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow (pause), which nobody can deny
Which nobody can deny, which nobody can deny
For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow (pause), which nobody can deny!
Danish version
For han/hun er en af vor egne, for han/hun er en af vor egne
For han/hun er en af vor egne (pause), en rigtig guttermand
En rigtig guttermand, en rigtig guttermand
For han/hun er en af vor egne, for han/hun er en af vor egne
For han/hun er en af vor egne (pause), en rigtig guttermand!
French version
Car c'est un bon camarade, Car c'est un bon camarade
Car c'est un bon camarade (pause), Buvons à sa santé
Buvons à sa santé, Buvons à sa santé
Car c'est un bon camarade, Car c'est un bon camarade
Car c'est un bon camarade (pause), Buvons à sa santé !
Irish version
Sláinte an uasail fhónta, sláinte an uasail fhónta
Sláinte an uasail fhónta, is go maire sé céad nó dhó
Go maire sé céad nó dhó, gan mhairg gan athrú cló
Sláinte an uasail fhónta, sláinte an uasail fhónta
Sláinte an uasail fhónta, is nár fheice sé gruaim go deo![14]
Italian version
Perché è un bravo ragazzo, perché è un bravo ragazzo
perché è un bravo ragazzo (pause), nessuno lo può negar
Nessuno lo può negar, nessuno lo può negar
Perché è un bravo ragazzo, perché è un bravo ragazzo
perché è un bravo ragazzo (pause), nessuno lo può negar!
Polish version
Bo fajny z niego jest kumpel, bo fajny z niego jest kumpel
Bo fajny z niego jest kumpel (pauza) i nie zaprzeczy nikt
I nie zaprzeczy nikt i nie zaprzeczy nikt
Bo fajny z niego jest kumpel, bo fajny z niego jest kumpel
Bo fajny z niego jest kumpel (pauza) i nie zaprzeczy nikt
Portuguese (Brazil) version
Ele é um bom companheiro, ele é um bom companheiro
Ele é um bom companheiro (pause), ninguém pode negar
ninguém pode negar, ninguém pode negar
Ele é um bom companheiro, ele é um bom companheiro
Ele é um bom companheiro (pause), ninguém pode negar!
Spanish (Spain) version
Porque es un chico excelente, porque es un chico excelente
Porque es un chico excelente..., y siempre lo será.
Y siempre lo será, y siempre lo será.
Porque es un chico excelente, porque es un chico excelente
Porque es un chico excelente..., y siempre lo será.
Y siempre lo será, y siempre lo será...
Spanish (Latin America) version
Porque es un buen compañero, porque es un buen compañero
Porque es un buen compañero (pausa), y nadie lo puede negar
Y nadie lo puede negar, y nadie lo puede negar
Porque es un buen compañero, porque es un buen compañero
Porque es un buen compañero (pausa), y nadie lo puede negar!
Swedish version
För han är en jättebra kompis, för han är en jättebra kompis
För han är en jättebra kompis..., fy fan vad han är bra!
Fy fan vad han är bra, fy fan vad han är bra
För han är en jättebra kompis, för han är en jättebra kompis
För han är en jättebra kompis (paus), fy fan vad han är bra!
Croatian version
Jer on je najbolji kompa, jer on je najbolji kompa,
jer on je najbolji kompa, (pauza) i nitko to nemre poreć'!
I nitko to nemre poreč' i nitko to nemre poreć'.
Jer on je najbolji kompa, jer on je najbolji kompa,
jer on je najbolji kompa, (pauza) i nitko to nemre poreć'!
Catalan version
És un xicot excel·lent, és un xicot excel·lent.
És un xicot excel·lent..., això no es pot negar.
Això no es pot negar, això no es pot negar.
És un xicot excel·lent, és un xicot excel·lent.
És un xicot excel·lent..., això no es pot negar.
Això no es pot negar, això no es pot negar...
Hebrew version
Ki hu bahur ka'erez, ki hu bahur ka'erez
Ki hu bahur ke'e-e-e-rez
Kulanu pe ehad YEEEH!
Russian version
Какой хороший парень, какой хороший парень,
Какой хороший парень...
Приятно, что он среди нас,
Приятно, что он среди нас, приятно, что он среди нас.
Какой хороший парень, какой хороший парень,какой хороший парень...
This well known hymn was written by Katharine Lee Bates as a poem in 1893 and first published in 1895, it was combined with music composed by church organist Samuel A. Ward in 1910. Bates wrote the poem after a journey to the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado, saying the views there inspired her.
Bates wrote the words as a poem orginally entitled "Pikes Peak". It was first published in the Fourth of July 1895 edition of the church periodical, The Congregationalist. It was at that time that the poem was first entitled "America".
Ward had initially composed the song's melody in 1882 to accompany lyrics to "Materna", basis of the hymn, "O Mother dear, Jerusalem", though the hymn was not first published until 1892. The combination of Ward's melody and Bates's poem was first entitled "America the Beautiful" in 1910. The song is one of the most popular of the many U.S. patriotic songs.
The song was a contender for the U.S. national anthem, along with “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” and “The Star Spangle Banner”. In 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a law that made the “Star Spangled Banner” our national anthem, and that upset many Americans. The effort to change our national anthem has continued on and off since then, with supporters of “America the Beautiful” contending that it more accurately reflects the principles of our country.
You can download the simple version of this hymn here. Enjoy!
Below is the original poem by Bates.
Original poem (1893)
O beautiful for halcyon skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the enameled plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
Till souls wax fair as earth and air
And music-hearted sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
Till paths be wrought through wilds of thought
By pilgrim foot and knee!
O beautiful for glory-tale
Of liberating strife,
When once or twice, for man's avail,
Men lavished precious life!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
Till selfish gain no longer stain,
The banner of the free!
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
Till nobler men keep once again
Thy whiter jubilee!
