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Notes for PUA Songbook Two This song book is intended for the purpose of community singing at the ukulele association song circles and not for financial gain. The chord chart on the inside cover is complements of Ralph Shaw, http://www.ralphshaw.ca/ Things to help you get around the song sheets: The songs are in alphabetical order except when there is a two page song. The two- page songs were moved so they could be seen at the same time when the book is open flat. There is a table of contents to point you to the right page for a song. S.N. stands for Starting Note - the 1st note of the melody. It is at the top of each song along with the time signature and other information. N.C. stands for NO CHORD. Don’t play chords during the lyric section with this abbreviation over the phrase. “Ritard.” Ritardando —slowing down (abbreviation: rit. or ritard.) This symbol is used at the end of a number of songs and usually means: give each bar or word of the phrase designated twice the normal length – 4 beats, vs. 2. Used as an ending to some songs. A Coda is a symbol used to show the concluding passage of a piece or movement, it is used as a directional sign on a few pages. Repeat Symbols: ||: :|| Anything between these two symbols are repeated – usually at the end of a song – to indicate that we repeat the last line on or more times to end the song. Many songs have had chords simplified so that inexperienced players can join in more easily. The D7 chord is often shown as the simplified version (A7 for baritone ukes). The barred D7 is always an option. If you find a chord shape to be a challenge, it is helpful to remember that you may play the major chord instead of the dominant 7th. The same idea applies to minor 7ths, i.e., you can play a Dm instead of a Dm7. Depending on the Key of song, you may not be able to go the other way i.e., substitute a dominant or minor 7th for a major chord. Some attempts have been made to convey beats per bar or measure. Usually a time signature is indicated - 2/4, 4/4, 3/4. If there is a number in parenthesis after a chord e.g. G (2), play two measures of G. If there are two chords between vertical lines – that means, divide the measure equally between those two chords, e.g. in 4/4, | C G7 | C | is two beats of C, two beats of G7, four beats of C. Occasionally, when there are mostly four-beat bars, a half bar of a chord is indicated with a hyphen after it. Transposing: you may find it easier to sing a song if it is in a key that better matches the range of your voice. A chart is provided to help you transpose keys. First you need to know the key of the song - usually provided at the top of the song sheet. Often the last chord in a song is the key of the song. Major Scale Note & Degree Chart Below is a chart which identifies every primary chord of the twelve major keys. I II III IV V VI VII MAJOR MINOR MINOR MAJOR MAJOR MINOR DIM C D E F G A B G A B C D E F# D E F# G A B C# A B C# D E F# G# E F# G# A B C# D# B C# D# E F# G# A# F# G# A# B C# D# E# C# D# E# F# G# A# B# F G A Bb C D E Bb C D Eb F G A Eb F G Ab Bb C D Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb You will notice that there are Roman Numerals at the top of the chart. Underneath the Roman Numerals you will find the type of chord to use in that column. NOTE: The V MAJOR chord is commonly converted to a dominant 7th - G7 D7 A7 E7, etc. Therefore, the chords in this column may be played as either a major or dominant 7th chord. When you want to transpose a song from one key to another, you substitute the chords from a particular column of that key with the chords of the new key that are in the same column. In other words, if you have a song with a I IV V chord progression in the key of C you would be using the chords C F G. If you transpose it to the key of G you will have a I IV V chord progression using the chords G C D. One last note: If the time was taken to find and correct all mistakes and/or resolve interpretations and discrepancies, well, the book would never get done. So here it is. Let’s get singing! Table of Contents A Teenager in Love.C............................................................................... 1 A Teenager in Love.F ............................................................................... 2 Abilene.C................................................................................................... 3 After you've Gone.C................................................................................. 4 Ain't Misbehavin.F .................................................................................... 5 Ain't She Sweet Eb................................................................................... 6 Aint She Sweet C.easy............................................................................. 7 All I have to do is Dream.C ..................................................................... 8 All I have to do is Dream.F...................................................................... 9 Almost Like Being in Love.C .................................................................. 10 Anything Goes.F ..................................................................................... 11 Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen.Am.................................................................... 12 Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea.F ........................................... 13 Bicycle Built for Two.C ........................................................................... 14 Blame It On the Bossa Nova.G.............................................................. 15 Blowin' in the Wind.A ............................................................................. 16 Blue Bayou.C .......................................................................................... 17 Blue Bayou.F .......................................................................................... 18 Blue Hawaii.C ......................................................................................... 19 Blue Skies.A............................................................................................ 20 Book of Love.Bb ..................................................................................... 21 Book of Love.G ....................................................................................... 22 Brown Eyed Girl.G.................................................................................. 23 Buckets of Rain.C ................................................................................... 24 Can't Help Falling in Love.C................................................................... 25 Chattanooga Choo Choo.D .................................................................... 26 Country Roads.C .................................................................................... 27 DownTown.pg1.C ................................................................................... 28 DownTown.pg2.C ................................................................................... 29 DayDream.C ........................................................................................... 30 E Huli Maku in C ..................................................................................... 31 Easy Come Easy Go.F ............................................................................ 32 Edelweiss.F ............................................................................................. 33 Everyday.F.............................................................................................. 34 Exactly Like You.C.................................................................................. 35 Galaxy Song.C........................................................................................ 36 Ghost Riders in the Sky.C...................................................................... 37 Good Morning Starshine.C..................................................................... 38 Got Along Without You.G....................................................................... 39 Hanalei Moon.F....................................................................................... 40 Happy Birthday.C ................................................................................... 41 Hard Times Come Again No More.G ..................................................... 42 Has Anybody Seen My Gal?.F .................................................................43 Has anybody see my Ghoul.C ...............................................................44 Have You Ever Seen the Rain.G............................................................ 45 Hawaiian Halloween Blues.D ................................................................. 46 Heart and Soul.C .................................................................................... 47 Hey Good Lookin.C................................................................................. 48 Hey Good Lookin.G ................................................................................ 49 Honey Pie.G ............................................................................................ 50 I Love a Ukulele.Bb ................................................................................ 51 I Will.F..................................................................................................... 52 Instanbul.Am .......................................................................................... 53 Island Style.C ........................................................................................