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Monkees-Daydream Believer - BPM - 126

[Intro G 320003 Am7/D xx0013 or x55555 - No drums]   
[G]        [Am7/D]  x 2
E x----------------
B 12-^-^-^-13-^-^-^
G 12-^-^-^-12-^-^-^
D 12-^-^-^-12-^-^-^ (second time play Am7/D once and hard stop)
A 10-^-^-^-10-^-^-^
E x--------10-^-^-^

[Verse - No drums- Muted downstrokes for all except * - let it ring]  
Oh, I could [G] hide 'neath the [Am] wings
Of the [Bm] bluebird as she [C] sings
The [G] six-o-clock a [Em] larm 
would never [A7] ring [D7]* (E-2-0 B-3)
But it [G] rings and I [Am] rise
Wash the [Bm] sleep out of my [C] eyes
(chords 1/2 bar each)
My [G] shaving [Em] razor's [Am] cold 
[D7] and it stings [G]

[Pre-chorus-riff - NO SNARE - JUST BASS DRUM - INDIVIDUALLY AND LOUDLY PICK EACH NOTE]
Use 1st and 2nd finger so G chord is always ringing under but can play these octaves
e |--3--7--5--7--8--7--5--3-|
B |--x----------------------|
G |--0----------------------|
D |--0----------------------|
A |--x----------------------|
E |--3--7--5--7--8--7--5--3-|

[Chorus - Drums in] 
[C] Cheer up [D] sleepy [Bm] Jean [Bm]
[C] Oh what [D] can it [Em] mean [C] to a 
[G] Day  [G] dream  
[C] believer [C] and a 
[G] home [Em] 
coming [A7] que e-e- 
[D7] een 

[Verse - Light chords and try to make drums a bit lighter] 
You [G] once thought of [Am] me 
As a [Bm] white knight on a [C] steed
Now [G] you know how [Em] happy
Life can be [A7] [D7]
And our good [G] times start and [Am] end
Without [Bm] dollar one to [C] spend
But [G] how much [Em] baby [Am] do we 
[D7] really need [G] 

[Pre-chorus-riff - All over G]

[Chorus] 
[C] Cheer up [D] sleepy [Bm] Jean [Bm]
[C] Oh what [D] can it [Em] mean [C] to a 
[G] Day  [G] dream  
[C] believer [C] and a 
[G] home [Em] 
coming [A7] que e-e- 
[D7] een 

[Break as per intro G Am7/D G Am7/D etc] - Broken triplets drum fill at end
[G - 3x0003] [Am7/D - x55555] x 2

[Chorus] 
[C] Cheer up [D] sleepy [Bm] Jean [Bm]
[C] Oh what [D] can it [Em] mean [C] to a 
[G] Day  [G] dream  
[C] believer [C] and a 
[G] home [Em] 
coming [A7] que e-e- 
[D7] een 

[Ending as per Break G Am7 G Am7/D etc]     

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Earth Wind And Fire-September - BPM - 126

[Intro- Just bass drum - Play with downstrokes to get correct feel]
[Dmaj7]- [C#m7] [Bm7] [C#m7] - [F#m7] x 3
(full drums in)
[G/A] (horn part slide up to high then stop)

[Verse 1 *drums back in]
Do you re [Dmaj7]*member [C#m7] [Bm7][C#m7] 
the 21st[F#m7] night of Septem [Dmaj7]ber [C#m7] [Bm7]
Love was [C#m7] changing the [F#m7] minds of preten 
[Dmaj7] ders [C#m7]  [Bm7] 
While [C#m7]chasing the[F#m7] clouds a[G/A] way
(slide up to high horn part)

[Verse 2] 
Our hearts were[Dmaj7] ringing [C#m7] [Bm7]
In the[C#m7] key that our[F#m7] souls were[Dmaj7] 
singing [C#m7] [Bm7] 
As[C#m7] we danced in the[F#m7] night,
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] how the [C#m7] stars stole the 
[F#m7] night a [G/A] way

[Chorus - PLAY CHORDS DOWN NECK SO LESS LIKELY TO MISS]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A] (slidy horn part)

[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du 
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du 
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du 
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] da da [F#m7] day
[G/A] yeah (fast horn part)

[Verse 3]
My thoughts are[Dmaj7] with you [C#m7] [Bm7] 
Holding [C#m7] hands with your[F#m7] heart to [Dmaj7] see you [C#m7] [Bm7] 
[C#m7] Only blue talk and [F#m7] love,
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] how [C#m7] we knew love was 
[F#m7] here to [G/A] stay (Fast horn riff)

[Verse 4] 
Now De [Dmaj7] cember [C#m7] [Bm7] found [C#m7]
the love that we [F#m7] shared in Septem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] 
Only [C#m7] blue talk and [F#m7] love
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] the [C#m7] true love we 
[F#m7] share to [G/A] day

[Chorus - COULD LOOP HERE TO PLAY HORN PARTS WITH LEAD]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A]and we'll say (slidy horn part)

[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were [F#m7] shiny 
[G/A] days

[Verse 5 - Chords follow words quite tightly]
[Dmaj7]The [C#m7]bells [Bm7]was [C#m7]ringing, [F#m7] ah ha
[Dmaj7]our [C#m7]souls [Bm7] were[C#m7] singing [F#m7]
[Dmaj7] do you [C#m7] remem[Bm7] ber [C#m7]
never a [F#m7] cloudy [G/A] day   yow (fast horn part?)

[Chorus]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A] 

[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were[F#m7] shiny 
[G/A] days

[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de 
[G/A] aaaaaaah

[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de 
[G/A] aaaaaaah

[End] End on G/A with drum snare figure

[Notes]
[Potential Horn Parts]
[Intro part]
       G/A
E 997575----
B -----0----
G -----0---
D -----0---
A -----0---
E -----5----

[During Chorus - Slidy Riff]
   G/A - * = when snare hit
     *          **
E ---5-3s5-5------55
B ---0------------0
G ---0--------x3--0--
D ---0------------0
A ---0------------0
E ---5-3s5-5------55
Dr-B---S----B

[During Chorus- Fast horn riff]
E 0-55---------55--
B 07--77-------00--
G 0-------x7---00--
D 0------------00--
A 0------------00--
E 5------------55--

[G/A General Stab]
E 17--------
B 0---------
G 14--------
D 0---------
A 0---------
E X---------

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