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Dont Stop Believing
Dont Stop Believing
Musical Futures
Year 9
Dont Stop Believing
Resource Pack
Dont Stop Believing Resource Pack Page 1 of 10
COOMBESHEAD ACADEMY
Verse: C G Am F Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world C G Em F She took the midnight train going anywhere C G Am F Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit C G Em F He took the midnight train going anywhere C G Am F
Verse: C G Am F A singer in a smoky room, a smell of wine and cheap perfume C G Em For a smile they can share the night, it goes on and on and on and on Chorus: F C Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard F C Their shadows searching in the night F C Streetlight, people, living just to find emotion F C Hiding, somewhere in the night C G Am F
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COOMBESHEAD ACADEMY
Verse: C G Am F Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill C G Em F Paying anything to roll the dice, just one more time C G Am F Some will win, some will lose, some were born to sing the blues C G Em Oh, the movie never ends; it goes on and on and on and on Chorus: F C Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard F C Their shadows searching in the night F C Streetlight, people, living just to find emotion F C Hiding, somewhere in the night Outro: C G Am F Don't stop believing hold on to the feeling C G Em F Streetlight people C G Am F Don't stop believing hold on to the feeling C G Em F Streetlight people C G Am F Don't stop believing hold on to the feeling C G Em F Streetlight people
Dont Stop Believing Resource Pack Page 3 of 10
COOMBESHEAD ACADEMY
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Pattern 2
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Start with drum pattern 1 and if you feel you have mastered this then go onto drum pattern 2. Or why not try and use both during your rehearsals.
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COOMBESHEAD ACADEMY
VERSE CHORDS
The verse has 2 four bar phrases 1. C Major G Major A Minor F Major
2 2 3 2 3 2 ` 3 2 3 2 0 2 0 3
2 3
Bar 1
Bar 2
Bar 3
Bar 4
Guitar strings (from the thickest = E, then A, then D, then G, then B, to the thinnest = E)
2 2 3 2 3 2 ` 3 2 3 2 0 2 0 3
2 3
Bar 1
Bar 2
Bar 3
Bar 4
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COOMBESHEAD ACADEMY
CHORUS CHORDS
F Major F Major C Major C Major
2 3
2 3
2 3 `
2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3
Bar 1
Bar 2
Bar 3
Bar 4
At the end of this resource document there are examples of how to play the chords in full when using a guitar
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COOMBESHEAD ACADEMY
VERSE NOTES
1. C Major G Major A Minor F Major
3 3 3 3 3 0 0
Bar 1
Bar 2
Bar 3
Bar 4
3 3 3 3 3 0 0
Bar 1
Bar 2
Bar 3
Bar 4
CHORUS NOTES
F Major F Major C Major C Major
3 1 1 1 1
Bar 1
Bar 2
Bar 3
Bar 4
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COOMBESHEAD ACADEMY
C
1+2+3+4+
G
1+2+3+4+
Am
1+2+3+4+
F
1+2+3+4+
2.
C
1+2+3+4+
G
1+2+3+4+
Em
1+2+3+4+
F
1+2+3+4+
Below is a diagram of a keyboard. Use this and the other breakdown of the chords, to help you with your performance.
In this piece of music the chord progression for the verse and chorus remain the same. Below is the chord progression for both the verse and the chorus.
Chord 1 = C Major
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COOMBESHEAD ACADEMY
Chord 2 = G Major
Chord 3 = A Minor
Chord 4 = F Major
Chord 4 = E Minor
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COOMBESHEAD ACADEMY
2 3 2 3
A Minor
1 2 2
F Major
1 1 1 2 3
E Minor
2 2
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