Song Analysis 8 Your Song - Elton John
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Instructions: There is no timing, note direction or rest information, this is done for a reason. You want to develop your ear to hear the melody of the song, so you want to reduce the crutches as much as possible. Use the chords as a crutch, the interval information may be first used as a crutch to work out the song, however, you want your ear to take over eventually. In time, with the more songs you practice, you'll no longer need the interval information, you'll be able to hear melodies, your right hand will find the melody.
Timing:
The comma, indicates a pause in the melodic rhythm, it will help you with the melodic flow. The chords, when lined up with the lyrics, means you sing and play together, if you see the chord without lyrics, it means the chords is played first, then the lyrics start a little bit later. Listen to the original song and focus your ears to hear these subtle ques.
Key of Eb
Eb Ab
Eb A
Note: The comma, indicates a pause in the melody, it will help you with the melodic flow. The chords, when lined up with the lyrics indicates you sing and play together, if you see the chord without lyrics, it means the chord is played first, then the lyrics start a little bit later. Listen to the original song and focus your ears to hear these subtle ques. You don't have to sing the song exactly like Elton John, you have do have rhythmic wiggle to play with.
Eb Ab Bb Gm
It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside,
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Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A VI/#IV Ab
I'm not one of those, who can, easily hide,
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Eb Bb G IIIM Cm
I don't have much money, but, boy if I did,
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Eb Fm Ab Bb
I'd buy a big house where, we both could live,
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Eb Ab Bb Gm
If I was a sculptor, but, then a-gain, no
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Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A Ab
Or a man, who makes potions, in a, travelling show
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Eb Bb G Cm
I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
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Eb Fm Ab Eb
My gift is my song and, this ones for you
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
And you can tell everybody, this is your song,
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
It may be quite simple but, now that it's done,
Cm Cm/Bb Gm
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
Cm Ab
That I put down in words,
Eb Fm Bb
How wonderful life is, while you're in the world
Eb Ab/Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb
Eb Ab Bb Gm
I sat on the roof, and kicked off the moss,
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Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A VI/#IV
Well a few, of the verses, well they've got me,
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Ab Eb
quite cross, But the sun's bee
Bb G IIIM Cm
quite kind, while I wrote this song
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Eb Fm Ab Bb
It's for people like you that, keep it turned on
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Eb Ab Bb Gm
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
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Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A Ab
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
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Eb Bb G Cm
Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean
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Eb Fm Ab Eb
Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
And you can tell everybody, this is your song,
Bb/D Cm Fm Ab
It may be quite simple but, now that it's done,
Cm Cm/Bb Gm
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
Cm Ab
That I put down in words,
Eb Fm Bb
How wonderful life is, while you're in the world
Song - No Intervals
Song Skeleton
The song skeleton is a very powerful tool, if you learn to play the song skeleton, eventually you'll find your fingers will magically find the other notes of the melody.
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