Tomorrow, Lily and I will be leading a Kids
Contra Jam at
NEFFA (2pm in the
Sudbury room!). Weβll be playing off of
Lilyβs tune list, but
someone was asking about chords. I decided to have a go at writing
out the simplest acceptable chords for each of the tunes weβre
planning. Each letter represents two downbeats:
All the Rage
A: π E E A B π x4
B: π A A B B π x4
Lisnagun
π G G C D π x8
Devilβs Dream
π D D A E π x8
Reign of Love
A: π Em Em C D π x4
B: π Em Em C C
D D C C π
June Apple
A: π A A G G
A A G D π
B: π A A G D π x4
Dancing Bear
π Em Em C C
D D B B π x4
can play B7 for B if thatβs easier
The Wren
A: π Em C D D π x4
B: π C C D D π x4
Haaplevese
A: π D D G A π x4
B: π D G A A π x4
Trip to Moscow
π Am Am C C
G G D D π x4
Road to Boston
A: π D D G A π x4
B: π D D G G
D D A A π x4
Colemanβs March
A: π D G D A
D G A A π
B: π D D D D
G G A A π
Sandy Boys
A: π A A A G π x4
B: π A A A A
G G G G π
Angeline the Baker
π D D D G
D D D A π x4
Liza Jane
A: π A A A D
A A E A π
B: π A A A D
E E E A π
Mairiβs Wedding
π G G C D π x8
Cluck Old Hen
A: π A A A G π x8
Cripple Creek
A: π A A D E π x8
Bile βEm Cabbage Down
π D G D A
D G A A π
Four of these are just βπ I I IV V πβ: a good first
guess for a major tune!
Iβll have these there in person as well on handouts.
Note that normally youβd be doing different chords each time through,
and theyβd been more complex (more).
Contra Chord Simplification
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Tomorrow, Lily and I will be leading a Kids Contra Jam at NEFFA (2pm in the Sudbury room!). Weβll be playing off of Lilyβs tune list, but someone was asking about chords. I decided to have a go at writing out the simplest acceptable chords for each of the tunes weβre planning. Each letter represents two downbeats:
All the Rage
Lisnagun
Devilβs Dream
Reign of Love
June Apple
A: π A A G G A A G D π B: π A A G D π x4Dancing Bear
can play B7 for B if thatβs easierThe Wren
Haaplevese
Trip to Moscow
Road to Boston
Colemanβs March
A: π D G D A D G A A π B: π D D D D G G A A πSandy Boys
A: π A A A G π x4 B: π A A A A G G G G πAngeline the Baker
Liza Jane
A: π A A A D A A E A π B: π A A A D E E E A πMairiβs Wedding
Cluck Old Hen
Cripple Creek
Bile βEm Cabbage Down
Four of these are just βπ I I IV V πβ: a good first guess for a major tune!
Iβll have these there in person as well on handouts.
Note that normally youβd be doing different chords each time through, and theyβd been more complex (more).
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