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From: bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca (Barrie McCombs)
Subject: CRD: The Christmas Song (Mel Torme) REVISED!
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Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 20:39:06 GMT
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I just took a close look at the version I posted earlier, and found some 
errors and ommission.  This is closer to the "real" thing.  The ninth, 
eleventh, thirteenth, and other "masochistic" chords have been simplified 
to sevenths.

THE CHRISTMAS SONG   Time: 4/4   Tenor: C   Bass: C


16        2m7      57    1maj7 
Chestnuts roasting on ....

16         5m7     17      4
Jack Frost ...

6m       4m6          1         77 
Yuletide carols being ...

    3             2m7     7b7    3b
And folks dressed up ...

2m7    57   1       2m7             1maj7      2m7  57
Ev'ry- body knows a turkey ...

1       2m7      17     4       7b7
Help to make ...

6m   4m6             1          77
Tiny tots with their eyes ....

     3m7     67      2m7   57   1
Will find it hard to ....

               5m7 17          5m7
They know that San-...

17            5m7              17             4maj7
. He's loaded lots of toys and good...

          4m7            7b7      3bmaj7
And ev'ry mother's ...

          6m7             27          57
To see if reindeer really ....

    17     77    7b7      67     57
And so I'm offer-ing ...

   1         5m7    17     4     7b7
To kids from one ...

   6m7              7b7       1maj7       27
Al-though it's been said ...

      3m7    6m7 2m7  57  1maj7
Merry Christ-mas....


NOTES:
- Ninth and other chords have been "simplified" to sevenths
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) =  new measure, play same chord
- Period (.)   =  1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) =  sustain note into next measure

CHORDS (Number System):
- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)
- Play a song in any key from the same chart
     Common Keys  1    2    3    4    5    6    7
     Key of C:    C    D    E    F    G    A    B
     Key of D     D    E    F#   G    A    B    C#
     Key of G     G    A    B    C    D    E    F#
     Key of A     A    B    C#   D    E    F#   G#

- Submitted by:  Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)

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