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Thread #17562   Message #848319
Posted By: GUEST,Bill Kennedy
16-Dec-02 - 02:15 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Req: Tubas In the Moonlight
Subject: Chords/Tune Add: TUBAS IN THE MOONLIGHT
from here: http://www.neilinnes.org/chords/tubas.htm

but added entirely in case the web site goes away:

TUBAS IN THE MOONLIGHT

[Intro]: F C+ F C+
          F Fm C+



F
Through the twilight I can hear the humming

       C#7       F
Of a melancholy coon

(Hmmmm-um)

F
Ah, the memories that still linger

    C#7             F
I thank you Mister Moon

G                      C7
And although I've never smiled

G
Winter, Summer

          C7
Autumn, too

F                   D
Now, here's one tune to remind me

G             C7    *(C+)
Why I feel so blue



F
Tubas in the moonlight

Fm
Playing for me all night

F                      D7
Tell me what I want to hear

G7
Am I only dreaming?

C7
Am I only scheming?

F      F#dim
Stars above me

Gm      C7
Shining brightly

F         F7
Why can't she be

Bb             Bbm
Sitting here beside me?

F            D
Tubas in the moonlight

G7             C7       F      C#7   C7
Will bring my loved one home




[Instr]**: F Fm F D7
            G7 C7 F F#dim Gm C7
            F F7 Bb Bbm
            F D G7 C7 F C+
   
            F Fm F D7
            G7 C7 F F#dim Gm C7
            F F7 Bb Bbm





F            D
Tubas in the moonlight

G7             C7       F    C#7   F
Will bring my loved one home





NB:   
    *The C+ chord indicated by * isn't actually
      played in the recording, but the chord is
      implied by the vocals, so can be played if
      desired.
   

   **Instrumental - adapted for guitar (tab):


    F                Fm                F                D7

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------3------------------
G------------------2-----------------1--------------------2---------------
D---------0--0--3-----------0--0--3-----------0--0--3---------------------
A---3--3--------------3--3--------------3--3------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------


    G7                C7                F    F#dim Gm    C7

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------1------------------------------------
G---0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0------------------0--0-----------------
D---------------------------------------3--3--2--0---------3--2-----------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------


    F    F7    Bb          Bbm   F          D    G7         C7    F   C+

E---------------------------------------------0---------------------1-----
B---1-----------3--3--3--3--1--------------------3---------------1--------
G------2--0--------------------3--2--2--1--2------------------2-----------
D------------3---------------------------------------3--0--3--------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------


    F                Fm                F                D7

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------2-----------------1-----------------2--2---------------
D---------0--0--3-----------0--0--3-----------0--0--3---------------------
A---3--3--------------3--3--------------3--3------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------


    G7                   C7                   F    F#dim Gm    C7

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---0--2--0--2--0--2-----0--2--0--2--0--2------------------0--0-----------
D---------------------0-----------------------3--3--2--0---------3--2-----
A------------------------------------------3------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------


    F       F7    Bb          Bbm    F    ***D      

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------3--3--3--3--1------------------------------------------
G---2--2--2--0--------------------3---------------------------------------
D---------------3---------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                       
***(...Tubas in the moonlight...")




-Chords are given above tablature
-*** indicates where the instrumental ends and the lyrics resume.

the tab is cleared on the orignal site, so print it out from there, I'd suggest
Messages from multiple threads combined.
-Joe Offer-