Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-68

RHYTHM: 1-5-1 3 5 (Motherless Child)

Cm
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Fm Cm
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Ab Bb Cm
A long way from my home

RHYTHM: 6/8 Split (Oh Holy Night)

Bb
O holy night
Eb Bb
The stars are brightly shining
F Bb
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth

Bb Eb Bb
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Dm Am Dm
Till He appeared and the Soul felt its worth

[Pre-Chorus]
F Bb
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
F Bb
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn

[Chorus]
Gm Dm Cm Gm
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
Bb F Bb Eb Bb F Bb
O night divine, o night when Christ was born PLAY MELODY Gm Eb HOTRS
 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-69

RHYTHM: Oom Pah (Michael row the boat ashore)

Bb Eb Dm Cm F

Bb Eb Bb
Michael row the boat ashore, allelu------ya
Dm Cm Bb F Bb
Michael row the boat ashore, allelu------u----ya
Bb Eb Bb
Sister help to trim the sail, allelu--------ya
Dm Cm Bb F Bb
Sister help to trim the sail, allelu------u----ya

RHYTHM: Oom Pah (Michael row the boat ashore) INVERSIONS

Bb (mid) Eb (bk) Dm (bk) Cm (md) F

Bb (md) Eb(bk) Bb (md)

Michael row the boat ashore, allelu------ya

Dm (bk) Cm (md) Bb(md) F Bb (md)

Michael row the boat ashore, allelu------u----ya

Bb (md) Eb(bk) Bb (md)

Sister help to trim the sail, allelu--------ya

Dm (bk) Cm (md) Bb(md) F Bb (md)

Sister help to trim the sail, allelu------u----ya

 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-70

RHYTHM: Oom Pah or Twist #2 (Whiskey In The Jar)

Bb Gm Eb F

Bb Gm
As I was going over the far-famed Kerry mountains,
Eb Bb
I met with Captain Farrel, and his money he was counting.
Gm
I first produced me pistol and I then produced me rapier,
Eb Bb
Saying 'Stand and deliver for you are a bold deceiver'.
[Chorus]
F
Musha ring duma doo duma da
Eb
Whack for the daddy o,
Eb
Whack for the daddy o,
Bb F Bb
There's whiskey in the jar.

RHYTHM: Oom Pah or Twist #2 (Whiskey In The Jar) INVERSIONS

Bb (mid) Gm Eb (bk) F

Bb (md) Gm
As I was going over the far-famed Kerry mountains,
Eb (bk) Bb (md)
I met with Captain Farrel, and his money he was counting.
Gm
I first produced me pistol and I then produced me rapier,
Eb (bk) Bb (md)
Saying 'Stand and deliver for you are a bold deceiver'.
[Chorus]
F
Musha ring duma doo duma da
Eb (bk)
Whack for the daddy o,
Eb (bk)
Whack for the daddy o,
Bb (md) F Bb (md)
There's whiskey in the jar.
 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-71

RHYTHM: Oom Pah (The Drunken Sailor)

Fm Eb

Fm
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Eb
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Fm
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Eb Fm
Ear-ly in the morning

RHYTHM: Oom Pah (The Drunken Sailor) INVERSIONS

Fm (mid) Eb (mid)

Fm (md)
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Eb (md)
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Fm (md)
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Eb (md) Fm (md)
Ear-ly in the morning
 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-72

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce / Static Broken Chord (Carrickfergus)

Bb Cm F Gm

(Bb) Cm F Bb Gm
I wish I was, in Carrickfergus
Cm F Bb
Only for nights, in Ballygrand
Cm F Bb Gm
I would swim over the deepest ocean
Cm F Bb
The deepest ocean to be by your side

Bb Gm F
But the sea is wide and I can't swim over
Gm F
And nor have I the wings to fly
Cm F Bb Gm
If I could find me a handy boatman
Cm F Bb
To ferry me over to my love and die

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce / Static Broken Chord (Carrickfergus) INVERSIONS

Bb Cm F (mid) Gm (bk)

(Bb) Cm F (md) Bb Gm (bk)

I wish I was, in Carrickfergus
Cm F (md) Bb
Only for nights, in Ballygrand
Cm F (md) Bb Gm (bk)
I would swim over the deepest ocean
Cm F (md) Bb
The deepest ocean to be by your side

Bb Gm (bk) F (md)
But the sea is wide and I can't swim over
Gm (bk) F (md)
And nor have I the wings to fly
Cm F (md) Bb Gm (bk)
If I could find me a handy boatman
Cm F (md) Bb
To ferry me over to my love and die
 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-73

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce or 6/8 Split (Swing Low Sweet Chariot)

Bb Bb7 Eb Gm F F7

Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
Swing low, sweet char-----iot
Bb Gm F F7
coming for to carry me home
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
Swing low, sweet char------iot
Gm C7 F7 Bb Eb Bb
coming for to carry me home

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce or 6/8 Split (Swing Low Sweet Chariot) INVERSIONS

Bb Bb7 Eb (mid) Gm (bk) F (mid) F7 (mid)

Bb Bb7 Eb(md) Bb
Swing low, sweet char-----iot
Bb Gm (bk) F (md) F7 (md)

coming for to carry me home

Bb Bb7 Eb (md) Bb
Swing low, sweet char------iot
Gm (bk) C7 F7(md) Bb Eb(md) Bb
coming for to carry me home
 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-74

RHYTHM: Oom Pah Pah / 3 Beat Bounce (We Wish You A Merry Christmas)
Eb (1) Ab F Bb

G Cm Eb (2) Gm

Eb (1) Ab F Bb
We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas.
G Cm Ab Bb Eb (2)
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Eb (2) Bb Cm Bb
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin.
Eb (2) Gm Ab Bb Eb (2)
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year!

RHYTHM: Oom Pah Pah / 3 Beat Bounce (We Wish You A Merry Christmas) INVERSIONS

Eb (mid) Ab (bk) F (mid) Bb

G (bk) Cm Ab Gm (bk)

Eb (md) Ab (bk) F (md) Bb

We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas.
G (bk) Cm Ab (bk) Bb Eb (md)
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Eb (md) Bb Cm Bb
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin.
Eb (md) Gm (bk) Ab Bb Eb (md)
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year!
 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-75

RHYTHM: 3 Beat Bounce #2 / 1-5-123 (Silent Night)

Bb F F7 Bb7 Eb Gm

Bb F F7 Bb Bb7
Silent night! Holy night! All is calm all is bright
Eb Bb
Round yon virgin mother and child
Eb Bb
Holy infant so tender and mild
F F7 Bb Gm
Sleep in heavenly pe----eace!
Bb F Bb
Sleep in heavenly peace!

RHYTHM: 3 Beat Bounce #2 (Silent Night) INVERSIONS

Bb F (bk) F7 (bk) Bb7 Eb (mid) Gm (bk)

Bb F(bk) F7(bk) Bb Bb7

Silent night! Holy night! All is calm all is bright
Eb (md) Bb
Round yon virgin mother and child
Eb (md) Bb
Holy infant so tender and mild
F (bk) F7 (bk) Bb Gm (bk)
Sleep in heavenly pe----eace!
Bb F (bk) Bb
Sleep in heavenly peace!
 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-76

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Auld Lang Syne)

Bb7 Eb Cm Fm (1) Eb7

Ab Adim G Fm (2)

(Bb7) Eb Cm Fm(1) Bb7

Should old acquaintance be for - got,
Eb Eb7 Ab Adim
And never brought to mind?
Eb Cm Fm(1) Bb7
Should old acquaintance be for - got,
G/B Cm Fm(2) Bb7 Eb
And the days of auld lang syne?

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Auld Lang Syne) INVERSIONS

Bb7 Eb (mid) Cm Fm (mid) Bb7 (bk)

Eb7 (mid) Ab Adim G (bk) Fm7 (mid)

(Bb7) Eb(md) Cm Fm (md) Bb7 (bk)

Should old acquaintance be for - got,

Eb (md) Eb7 (md) Ab Adim
And never brought to mind?
Eb (md) Cm Fm (md) Bb7 (bk)

Should old acquaintance be for - got,

G(bk)/B Cm Fm7(md) Bb7 Eb (md)

And the days of auld lang syne?

 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-77

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Auld Lang Syne)

C7 F Dm Gm F7

Bb Bdim A7 Gm7

(C7) F Dm Gm C7
Should old acquaintance be for - got,
F F7 Bb Bdim
And never brought to mind?
F Dm Gm C7
Should old acquaintance be for - got,
A7/C# Dm Gm7 C7 F
And the days of auld lang syne?

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Auld Lang Syne) INVERSIONS

C7 F (mid) Dm Gm (mid) F7 (mid)

Bb Bdim A7 Gm7 (bk)

(C7) F (md) Dm Gm (md) C7

Should old acquaintance be for - got,
F (md) F7 (md) Bb Bdim
And never brought to mind?
F (md) Dm Gm(md) C7
Should old acquaintance be for - got,
A7/C# Dm (md) Gm7(bk) C7 F (md)

And the days of auld lang syne?

 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-78

RHYTHM: Oom Pah Pah (After The Ball)

Eb Ab Bb Bb7 C Fm

Eb Ab Eb Bb
After the ball is o---ver, after the break of dawn,
Bb7 Eb
After the dancers' leaving, after the stars are gone;
Eb Ab Eb C Fm
Many a heart is aching, if you could read them all;
Bb Eb F Bb Eb
Many the hopes that have vanished af-------ter the ball.

RHYTHM: Oom Pah Pah (After The Ball) INVERSIONS

Eb (mid) Ab (bk) Bb Bb7 C Fm (mid)

Eb (md) Ab (bk) Eb Bb
After the ball is o---ver, after the break of dawn,
Bb7 Eb
After the dancers' leaving, after the stars are gone;
Eb (md) Ab (bk) Eb (md) C Fm (md)

Many a heart is aching, if you could read them all;

Bb Eb (md) F (md) Bb Eb (md)

Many the hopes that have vanished af-------ter the ball.

 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-79

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (The Twelve Days Of Christmas)

Eb Cm Fm Bb Ab

Eb Cm
On the first day of Christmas,
Fm Bb Eb
My true love sent to me
Eb/G Ab Eb/Bb Bb Eb
A par-----tridge in a pear tree.

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (The Twelve Days Of Christmas) INVERSIONS

Eb (mid) Cm Fm (mid) Bb Ab (bk)

Eb (md) Cm
On the first day of Christmas,
Fm (md) Bb Eb (md)

My true love sent to me

Eb(md)/G Ab (bk) Eb(md)/Bb Bb Eb (md)

A par---------tridge in a pear tree.

 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-80

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (The Twelve Days Of Christmas)

F Dm Gm C Bb

F Dm
On the first day of Christmas,
Gm C F
My true love sent to me
F/A Bb F/C C F
A par----tridge in a pear tree.

RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (The Twelve Days Of Christmas) INVERSIONS

F (mid) Dm Gm (mid) C Bb (bk)

F (md) Dm
On the first day of Christmas,
Gm (md) C F (md)

My true love sent to me

F(md)/A Bb (bk) F(md)/C C F (md)

A par--------tridge in a pear tree.

 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-81

RHYTHM: Bossa Nova Bounce (Trouble So Hard)

Dm C F Gm

Dm
oh lordy, trouble so hard
C
oh lordy, trouble so hard,
F
don't nobody know my troubles but God
Gm
don't nobody know my troubles but God

RHYTHM: Bossa Nova Bounce (Trouble So Hard) INVERSIONS

Dm (bk) C (mid) F Gm

Dm (bk)

oh lordy, trouble so hard

C (md)

oh lordy, trouble so hard,

F
don't nobody know my troubles but God
Gm
don't nobody know my troubles but God
 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-82

RHYTHM: 3/4 Country (Home On The Range)

C F Fm D7 G7

C F Fm/Ab
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,
C D7 G7
Where the deer and the antelope play.
C F Fm/Ab
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
C G7 C
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

C G7 C
Home, home on the range,
C D7 G7
Where the deer and the antelope play.
C F Fm/AB
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
C G7 C
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

RHYTHM: 3/4 Country (Home On The Range) INVERSIONS

C (mid) F Fm D7 (mid) G7

C (md) F Fm/Ab
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,
C (md) D7 (md) G7
Where the deer and the antelope play.
C F Fm/Ab
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
C (md) G7 C (md)
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

C (md) G7 C (md)
Home, home on the range,
C (md) D7 (md) G7
Where the deer and the antelope play.
C (md) F Fm/AB
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
C (md) G7 C (md)
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db (C#), Eb(D#), Ab(G#) 4-83

RHYTHM: 3/4 Country (Home On The Range)

D G Gm E7 A7

D G Gm
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,
D E7 A7
Where the deer and the antelope play.
D G Gm
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
D A7 D
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

D A7 D
Home, home on the range,
D E7 A7
Where the deer and the antelope play.
D G Gm
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
D A7 D
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

RHYTHM: 3/4 Country (Home On The Range) INVERSIONS

D (mid) G Gm E7 (mid) A7

D (md) G Gm/Bb
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,
D (md) E7 (md) A7
Where the deer and the antelope play.
D (md) G Gm
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
D (md) A7 D (md)
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

D (md) A7 D (md)
Home, home on the range,
D (md) E7 (md) A7
Where the deer and the antelope play.
D (md) G Gm
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
D (md) A7 D (md)
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
 Practice Progressions - Cm, Fm, Gm, Db, Eb, Ab 4-84

RHYTHM: Slow Half Beat Bounce (Abide With Me) F

F(md) C/E Dm F(md)/C Bb C F(md) F(md)

A-----bide with me; fast falls the even––tide,

F(md) Gm(md) Bb(bk) F(md)/A Gm7(md) G7(md) C(bk) C(bk)

The dark-ness dee-----ens; Lord, with me a—–––bide.

F(md) C7/E Dm(md) F(bk)/C Bb D(md)/A Gm(bk) Gm(bk)/F

When other hel–––––pers fail and comforts flee,

C C/E F(md) C/E Dm Gm(md) F(md) C7 F(md)

Help of the he-----lp----less, a------bide with me.

RHYTHM: Slow Half Beat Bounce (Abide With Me) Bb

Bb F(bk)/A Gm(bk) Bb/F Eb(mid) F(mid) Bb Bb

A----bide with me; fast falls the even–––tide,

Bb Cm Eb(mid) Bb/D Cm7 C7 F(mid) F(mid)

The dark-ness dee-----pens; Lord, with me a---bide.

Bb F(bk)/A Gm(bk) Bb/F Eb(mid) G(bk)/D Cm Cm/Bb

When other hel----pers fail and comforts flee,

F(md) F(md)/A Bb F/A Gm7(bk) Cm Bb F7(mid) Bb

Help of the he---lp----less, a---bide with me.