SA5- Once upon a time in the west
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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.
Altered diatonic chord selection used in the song
Vm7
IVm
bVI7
Instructions on how to use this page to learn song.
Key D
Song skeleton
The song skeleton will give you a flow and direction for the music
Introduction
D G A A D
3 3 1 -7 3
D G A A D
3 3 1 -7 1
Section 1
D Bm Am7 Vm7 G D
3 -3 4 3 3
Bm F#m G D
4 -3 3 3
Change
Bm Bm Gm IVm A# bVI7
5 1 1 -7
Release
D G A
5 -5 1
Chords and intervals
Introduction
There is a lovely octave jump form 3 to high 3 on the G. The ends with 3 on D, being the same note as 6 on A. The second line is the same as the first line but ends on 1.
D G A A D
3 2 2 1 1 7 2 1 1 7 3 3 2 1 -7 -7 6 1 -7 -7 6 3
D G A A D
3 2 2 1 1 7 2 1 1 7 3 3 2 1 -7 -7 6 1 -7 -7 6 1
Section 1
Lead in on 5, observe the beautiful low 3 to high 1 move on G, takes you on a journey to a higher place. The second line is reflecting in sadness, waiting for the beautiful change.
D Bm Am7 Vm7 G D
5 3 4 3 2 -3 4 3 1 1 7 6 3
Bm F#m G D
4 3 2 3 1 -3 -3 3 5 5 3
Change
The music begins to move, has a mellow change at Bm, then builds up to a final release.
Bm Bm Gm IVm A# bVI7
5 1 1 5 5 -3 -3 2 2 1 5 5 1 5 5 1 -7 3 3 -7
Release
The final release is where the music can't hold back it's emotion.
D G A
5 1 7 -5 3 3 2 1 -7 -7 1
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