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Chord Req: My Favorite Things

06 May 07 - 11:36 PM (#2044973)
Subject: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: GUEST,Keith Lucas

Anyone know the chords to the song My Favorite Things for piano from the musical The Sound of Music. Any info would be greatly appreciated my grand-daughter is going to sing it and I have to back her up.
Thank You

07 May 07 - 12:39 AM (#2044992)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: M.Ted

This has come up before, and the chords are in this thread:sound of music chords and lyrics please I am not sure how accurate they are, and I thing the chords for the tag ending are missing, but it's a start--

07 May 07 - 01:07 AM (#2045006)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: JohnInKansas

From the Real Little Ultimate Jazz Fake Book, Hal Leonard

My Favorite Things
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music bt Richard Rogers
© 1958 by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II, copright renewed.


  F#m7
  Rain - drops on roses and whiskers on kittens
  
  DM7
  Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
  
  Bm7            E9         AM7          DM7
  Brown pap - er pack-a-ges tied up with strings
  
  AM7         DM7       G#m7b5 
  These are a few of my fav    - o - rite things
  
  
  F#m7
  Cream col - ored ponies and crisp apple strudles
  
  DM7
  Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
  
  Bm7            E9         AM7          DM7
  Wild geese that fly with the moon on the wings
  
  AM7         DM7       G#m7b5 
  These are a few of my favorite things
  
  F#M7 (2 measures)
  
  Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
  
  BM7
  Snow flakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
  
  Bm7             E0              AM7         DM7
  Sil - ver white win - ters that melt in the spring
  
  AM7         DM7       G#m7b5         C#7b9
  These are a few of my fav – o - rite things
  
  F#M7           D#m7b5
        When the dog      bites
  
  G#m7b5          C#7
         When the bee stings
  
  F#m7            F#m7/E     DM7
         When I'm feel = ing sad
                       B7
  I simply remember my favorite things
  
      A7           DM7     Mb7    E7     A6     DM7   A6
  And then I don't feel           so     bad

I hope that's fairly accurate. I had to scan it and print 2x to read any of it - old eyes ain't what they used to be.

(If you copy and paste, change to monospaced font like Courier to keep spacing.)

Key signature A major (3#). 3/4 time of course.

John

07 May 07 - 01:20 AM (#2045014)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: M.Ted

Well done, John!! Different key than Gargoyles, and all of the chords, to boot--

07 May 07 - 06:10 AM (#2045081)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: GUEST,Keith Lucas

Thank you for the help, really appreciate it. I better start to practice don't play piano much mostly guitar but I don't see a problem with transposing the chords, thanks again.
Keith Lucas

08 May 07 - 03:06 AM (#2045848)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: Murray MacLeod

that Mb7 in the last line is a real stretch ...

08 May 07 - 11:35 PM (#2046700)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: M.Ted

It's the same as an L#--

09 May 07 - 03:59 PM (#2047254)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: JohnInKansas

For the last line, try:


      A7           DM7     Bm7   E7      A6    DM7   A6
  And then I don't feel          so      bad

I'm not really lysdexic but sometimes my fingers era.

John

09 May 07 - 04:00 PM (#2047256)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: Tunesmith

I've never liked this song, and that's down to Julie Andrews' very "proper" singing voice. Come to think of it, I can't recall hearing it performed by any other well-known artist; however, it has a great tune and well crafted words. I would have liked to hear Johnny Cash sing it!

09 May 07 - 05:31 PM (#2047320)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: PoppaGator

Nice example of manual dyslexia from JohnInKansas. I trust it didn't pass unnoticed.

Tunesmith, there is a VERY well-known, and very excellent, jazz instrumental recording of this song by one John Coltrane. It's the title cut of a famously classic album.

I wouldn't imagine that the average Brit folkie would dig (i.e.,enjoy and understand) the extended improvisatory post-bop modern-jazz passages, but the eloquent manner in which 'Trane "states" the basic melody to begin and end the piece should be accessible to any musician's ear, and might well suggest an alternative way to approach singing this old chestnut.

If some record-selling website provides a brief MP3 snippet of the opening passage of this piece, you might find it interesting. All you need is the first repetition or two of the verse (30-40 seconds should be plenty); the rest of the cut would not be immediately relevant to your needs and interests anyway.

10 May 07 - 05:35 AM (#2047774)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: Tunesmith

PoppaGator: I do know the John Coltrane tune; infact, I'm learning the sax at the moment. I really can't get into Trane, though. His "lapses" into bad taste ( e.g. making strange noises that don't seem to add anything to the tune) bother me. I love earlier players, especially Lester Young and Charlie Parker

10 May 07 - 07:43 AM (#2047857)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: Brían

A stellar video of John Coletrane performing My Favorite Things can be found on Youtube. I rather enjoy 'Trane's "lapses", although I wonder if you are confusing John's playing with Pharoh Sanders, who specialized in producing overtones in his playing.

11 Jan 18 - 12:15 PM (#3898874)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: keberoxu

Is it a big jump to move from John Coltrane
to Betty Carter?
Here she is live, with her trio.

WARNING: scat singing in between choruses.
I think it's brilliant but it may not be to everyone's taste.

Betty Carter "My Favourite Things" live

11 Jan 18 - 12:20 PM (#3898877)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: keberoxu

I apologize! The link is bad in the previous post.

I'll try to fix it in a future post.

11 Jan 18 - 12:22 PM (#3898880)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: keberoxu

Here goes again.

Betty Carter "My Favourite Things" live

This link ought to work. Thanks!

19 Jan 18 - 06:44 PM (#3900604)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: My Favorite Things
From: GUEST,keberoxu

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