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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject:

It's not "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"?
Smile

paranoid android · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:02 am Post subject:

Oi these Christmas toons are tough!

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Science Eriction · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 2:24 am Post subject:

Jeff Truzzi wrote:

It's not "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"?
Smile

Close. You know "Holly Jolly Christmas", but do you recall...the most famous song from that show?

Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:13 am Post subject:

Rudolph?
With a lot of substitution chords?
Smile

Terra Incognita · Wasp Star Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 3702

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The version of Rudolph I learned only has three chords, thank goodness.

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Science Eriction · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject:

Jeff Truzzi wrote:

Rudolph?
With a lot of substitution chords?
Smile

It is Rudolph!! If you hear the full song (at least the original) on the radio, you'll get the intro:

There's the little descending chord/scale thing, then it goes into the prologue

"You know Dasher and Prancer......
But do you recall, the most famous...."

It's that part!

Terra Incognita · Wasp Star Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 3702

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AAA-a-a-h-h-h-h-h-h..!

Absolutely right!

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject:

And I didn't think Gene Autry knew that many chords.
I guess that's because it's before the guitar comes in.
Smile

Okay, Beatles 1965:

D _ D6 D
E/D _ E6/D E/D
G/D _ G6/D G/D
D _ D6 D

paranoid android · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

Is it 'Eight Days a Week'?

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject:

Absolutely!
Smile

Your turn.

paranoid android · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject:

Way-hay - nice one!

Ok - I'm not giving you guys the year, but the intro chords are something like this:

E7Sus 4 and E(7?) for a bar each, all over an E bass/drone - this is repeated a few times afore the vocal comes in.

It's by XTC, it's very nice, and there's (arguably) an even better, and very playful version on Fuzzy Warbles.

Name that tune!

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lokrume04 · Black Sea Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 107 Location: Sweden

Should be Summer's Cauldron, or...?

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:57 am Post subject:

Yup, I bet that's it.

Science Eriction · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:01 am Post subject:

Here's one of Sir Paul's hits with Wings:

D/F# D/F#
Dm/F Dm/F
Em7 Em7
A7

paranoid android · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:53 am Post subject:

Yes - summer is indeed called Ron.

Paul McCartney, eh?

hmm...

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