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SEVENTH CHORDS
PRACTICE PROGRESSIONS
C FAMILY CHORDS and D, E, A, Bb
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SEVENTH PRACTICE - HALF BEAT BOUNCE 1-185
RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Aura Lee / Love Me Tender)
C Cmaj7 D D7 G G7
E7 Am C7 F A7
C Cmaj7 D D7 G G7 C C
As the blackbird in the spring, 'neath the willow tree,
C Cmaj7 D D7 G G7 C C
Sat and piped, I heard him sing; sing of Aura Lee.
C E7 Am C7 F C
Aura Lee, Aura Lee, maid with golden hair.
C A7 D7 G G7 C
Sunshine came along with thee, and swallows in the air.
RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Aura Lee / Love Me Tender)
F Fmaj7 G G7 C C7
A7 Dm F7 Bb D7
F Fmaj7 G G7 C C7 F F
As the blackbird in the spring, 'neath the willow tree,
F Fmaj7 G G7 C C7 F F
Sat and piped, I heard him sing; sing of Aura Lee.
F A7 Dm F7 Bb F
Aura Lee, Aura Lee, maid with golden hair.
F D7 G7 C C7 F
Sunshine came along with thee, and swallows in the air.
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SEVENTH PRACTICE - OOM PAH 1-186
RHYTHM: Oom Pah (Happy Birthday) in C *New Chord 'Fm'
C G G7 C7
F Dm7 (Fm)
(C) C G (C) C G7
Happy Birth----day to you. Happy Birth----day to you.
G7 C Dm7 G7 C
Happy Birth---day to you. Happy Birth----day to you.
C C7 F C C7 F (Fm)
Happy Birth----day dear .............. Happy Birth---day dear ..............
C G7 C C G7 C
Happy Birth--day to you. Happy Birth---day to you.
RHYTHM: Oom Pah (Happy Birthday) in D *New Chord 'Gm'
D A A7 D7
G Em7 (Gm)
(D) D A (D) D A7
Happy Birth----day to you. Happy Birth----day to you.
A7 D Em7 A7 D
Happy Birth---day to you. Happy Birth----day to you.
D D7 G D D7 G (Gm)
Happy Birth----day dear .............. Happy Birth---day dear ..............
D A7 D D A7 D
Happy Birth--day to you. Happy Birth--day to you.
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RHYTHM: Oom Pah (Happy Birthday) in F *New Chords 'Gm' - 'Bbm'
F C C7 F7
Bb Gm7 (Bbm)
(F) F C (F) F C7
Happy Birth----day to you. Happy Birth----day to you.
C7 F Gm7 C7 F
Happy Birth---day to you. Happy Birth----day to you.
F F7 Bb F F7 Bb (Bbm)
Happy Birth----day dear .............. Happy Birth---day dear ..............
F C7 F F C7 F
Happy Birth--day to you. Happy Birth--day to you.
RHYTHM: Oom Pah (Happy Birthday) in G *New Chord 'Cm'
G D D7 G7
C Am7 (Cm)
(G) G D (G) G D7
Happy Birth----day to you. Happy Birth----day to you.
D7 G Am7 D7 G
Happy Birth---day to you. Happy Birth----day to you.
G G7 C G G7 C (Cm)
Happy Birth----day dear .............. Happy Birth---day dear ..............
G D7 G G D7 G
Happy Birth--day to you. Happy Birth---day to you.
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SEVENTH PRACTICE - HALF BEAT BOUNCE 1-188
RHYTHM: Slow half Beat Bounce (Auld Lang Syne) *extra chord F#dim
G7 C Am Dm
C7 F (F#dim) Dm7
(G7) C Am Dm G7
Should old acquaintance be for - got,
C C7 F (F#dim)
And never brought to mind?
C Am Dm G7
Should old acquaintance be for - got,
Am Dm7 G7 C
And the days of auld lang syne?
RHYTHM: 6/8 Split (Silent Night)
G D D7 G7 C Em
G D D7 G G7
Silent night! Holy night! All is calm all is bright,
C G C G
Round yon virgin mother and child, Holy infant so tender and mild.
D D7 G Em G D G
Sleep in heavenly peace! Sleep in heavenly peace!
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RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Oh Danny Boy) *Extra chord F minor
G C C7 F Fm
Am D7 G7 Dm
(G) C C7 F Fm
Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling,
C Am D7 G7
From glen to glen and down the mountainside,
C C7 F Fm
The summer's gone and all the roses falling
C Am Dm G7 C F/C C
It's you, It's you, must go, and I must bide.
RHYTHM: Oom Pah (In The Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia)
C C7 F D7
G G7 Bb F7 A7
C C7 F D7 G G7 C C7 F Bb C7
In, The, Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, On the trail of the lonesome pine.
F D7 G
In the pale moon shine, Our hearts entwine.
G7 C7 G7 C7
Where she carved her name, And I carved mine.
F F7 Bb A7
Oh, June, Like the mountains I'm blue, Like the pine, I am lonesome for you.
C C7 F D7 G G7 C C7 F Bb F
In, The, Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, On the trail of the lonesome pine.
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RHYTHM: Oom Pah #1 or #2 (It's A Long Way To Tipperary)
F Bb G G7
C F7 A7 C7
F
It's a long way to Tipperary,
Bb F
It's a long way to go.
F
It's a long way to Tipperary,
G G7 C
To the sweetest girl I know!
F F7
Goodbye, Piccadilly,
Bb A7
Farewell, Leicester Square!
F Bb F
It's a long long way to Tippera---ry,
G C7 F
But my heart's right there.
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SEVENTH PRACTICE - HALF BEAT BOUNCE 1-191
RHYTHM: Slow Half Beat Bounce / 6/8 Split (Swing Low Sweet Chariot)
C C7 F Am
G G7 D7
C C7 F C
Swing low, sweet char----iot
C Am G G7
coming for to carry me home.
C C7 F C
Swing low, sweet char--iot
Am D7 G7 C F C
coming for to carry me home.
RHYTHM: Slow Half Beat Bounce / 6/8 Split (Swing Low Sweet Chariot)
F F7 Bb Dm
C C7 G7
F F7 Bb F
Swing low, sweet char----iot
F Dm C C7
coming for to carry me home.
F F7 Bb F
Swing low, sweet char--iot
Dm G7 C7 F Bb F
coming for to carry me home.
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RHYTHM: Oom Pah Pah (When Irish Eyes Are Smiling) *Extra chord F#dim
C C7 F A7
D7 G G7 (F#dim)
C C7 F C
When Irish eyes are smiling, sure'n tis like a morn in spring.
F C A7 D7 G
In the lilt of Irish laughter, You can hear the angels sing.
C C7 F C
When Irish hearts are happy, All the world seems bright and gay.
F (F#dim) C A7 D7 G7 C
And when Irish eyes are smiling, Sure they steal your heart a--way.
RHYTHM: Oom Pah (This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie)
D G A D7
(D) G D
This land is your land, and this land is my land.
A D D7
From California, to the New York Island.
G D
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters,
A D
This land was made for you and me.
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SEVENTH PRACTICE - HALF BEAT BOUNCE 1-193
RHYTHM: Slow Half Beat Bounce (Drive - The Cars - “who’s gonna tell you when...”) In G
G Gmaj7 Em Am
G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7
Chorus
Em Am Em Am G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7
RHYTHM: Slow Half Beat Bounce (Drive - The Cars - “who’s gonna tell you when...”) In C
C Cmaj7 Am Dm
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
Chorus
Am Dm Am Dm C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (When A Man Loves A Woman - Michael Bolton)
C G Am7 F G7
C G Am7 C F G7 C G
These progressions are for improvisational purposes only - You can find the complete chord progressions, with lyrics, for FREE at ultimate-guitar.com
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SEVENTH PRACTICE - HALF BEAT BOUNCE 1-194
RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (The Way You Look Tonight)
Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7
Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7
Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
RHYTHM: Slow Half Beat Bounce (Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding)
C Am Dm G
Em A A7 G7
C Am Dm G C Em A A7
Dm Dm G G7 C Am Dm G
RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Love Me Tender)
G Gmaj7 A A7 D D7
G Gmaj7 A A7 D D7 G G
G G A A7 D D7 G G
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RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Yesterday - Beatles)
F Em7 A7 Dm Dm7
Bb C7 C G7
F Em7 A7 Dm Dm7 Bb C7
F C Dm7 G7 Bb F
RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (The Long And Winding Road - Beatles) *Extra chord Gm7
Am Em F Fmaj7 C C7
Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Gm7
Am Em F Fmaj7 C C7 F Fmaj7
C Cmaj7 Am Am7 Dm7 G7 Gm7 C7
RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Something - Beatles)
G Gmaj7 G7 C
G Gmaj7 G7 C
RHYTHM: Half Beat Bounce (Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head)
C Cmaj7 C7 F
Em A Dm G
C Cmaj7 C7 F Em A Em A Dm Dm7 G
These progressions are for improvisational purposes only - You can find the complete chord progressions, with lyrics, for FREE at ultimate-guitar.com
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SEVENTH PRACTICE - OOM PAH 1-196
RHYTHM: Oom Pah (We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn / Johnny Cash) in C
C E7 A A+5 D D7
Dm G7 A7 C7 F G
C E7 A A+5 D D7 Dm G7
C E7 A A7 D7 Dm G7 C C
C7 C7 F F D D7 G G
RHYTHM: Oom Pah (We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn / Johnny Cash) in F *Extra chord 'Gm'
F A7 D D+5 G G7
Gm C7 D7 F7 Bb C
F A7 D D+5 G G7 Gm C7
F A7 D D7 G7 Gm C7 F F
F7 F7 Bb Bb G G7 C C
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RHYTHM: ‘Snappy’ Oom Pah (Hello Dolly - Barbara Streisand)
C Am Cmaj7 Dm7 G7
C C Am Am Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Dm7 G7
RHYTHM: Country Oom Pah (Jambalaya - Hank Williams - “goodbye Joe, me gotta go...”)
C G G7
C C G G G G7 C C
C C G G G G7 C C
RHYTHM: Country Oom Pah (I Walk The Line - J. Cash - “I keep a close watch on this heart of mine”)
C7 F Bb
C7 C7 F F C7 C7 F F
Bb Bb F F C7 C7 F F
RHYTHM: Oom Pah (The Bear Necessities)
F Bb D7 G C7
F F Bb Bb F D7 G C7
These progressions are for improvisational purposes only - You can find the complete chord progressions, with lyrics, for FREE at ultimate-guitar.com
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SEVENTH PRACTICE - OOM PAH PAH
RHYTHM: Oom Pah Pah (Raindrops On Roses - Sound Of Music) * Extra chord 'B7'
Em Cmaj7 Am D7 G B7
Em Em Em Em Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Am D7 G C G C Am/F# B7
RHYTHM: Oom Pah Pah (Edelweiss - Sound Of Music)
C G F Am7 Dm7 G7
C G C F C Am Dm7 G7
C G C F C G7 C C
RHYTHM: Oom Pah Pah (Oom Pah Pah - From the musical Oliver)
Bb C7 F7
Bb Bb C7 C7 F7 F7 Bb Bb
Bb Bb C7 C7 F7 F7 Bb Bb
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