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Musical Futures

Year 9

Don’t Stop Believing

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Don’t Stop Believing – Lyrics

Intro - C G Am F (twice)

Verse:
C G Am F
Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world
C G Em F
She took the midnight train going anywhere
C G Am F
Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit
C G Em F
He took the midnight train going anywhere

C G Am F

Verse:
C G Am F
A singer in a smoky room, a smell of wine and cheap perfume
C G Em
For a smile they can share the night, it goes on and on and on and on

Chorus:
F C
Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard
F C
Their shadows searching in the night
F C
Streetlight, people, living just to find emotion
F C
Hiding, somewhere in the night

C G Am F

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Verse:
C G Am F
Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill
C G Em F
Paying anything to roll the dice, just one more time
C G Am F
Some will win, some will lose, some were born to sing the blues
C G Em
Oh, the movie never ends; it goes on and on and on and on

Chorus:
F C
Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard
F C
Their shadows searching in the night
F C
Streetlight, people, living just to find emotion
F C
Hiding, somewhere in the night

Outro:
C G Am F
Don't stop believing hold on to the feeling
C G Em F
Streetlight people

C G Am F
Don't stop believing hold on to the feeling
C G Em F
Streetlight people

C G Am F
Don't stop believing hold on to the feeling
C G Em F
Streetlight people

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Don’t Stop Believing

Drum Pattern Sheet

Pattern 1

count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

hi hat X X X X
snare
drum
X X
bass
drum
X X

Pattern 2

count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

hi hat X X X X X X X X
snare
drum
X X
bass
drum
X X X X X X

Start with drum pattern 1 and if you feel you have mastered this then go onto drum pattern 2. Or why not
try and use both during your rehearsals.

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Guitar Tablature

This song is structured in 4 bar phrases for both the verse and chorus. When playing the
verse it is important that you only play the notes on the 2 strings at a time. If you play all
the strings at once some of the notes will sound incorrect!

VERSE CHORDS

The verse has 2 four bar phrases

1.
C Major G Major A Minor F Major

2 2
2 2 2 2 3 3
3 3 2 2 0 0
`
3 3

Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3 Bar 4

Guitar strings (from the thickest = E, then A, then D, then G, then B, to the thinnest = E)

2.
C Major G Major E Minor F Major

2 2
2 2 3 3
3 3 2 2 2 2
`
3 3 0 0

Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3 Bar 4

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CHORUS CHORDS

F Major F Major C Major C Major

2 2 2 2
3 3 3` 3 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3

Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3 Bar 4

At the end of this resource document there are examples of how to play the chords in full
when using a guitar

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Bass Tablature
Please play these bass parts if you don’t feel comfortable to play the guitar parts. Use an
acoustic guitar for this part. (or bring in your own bass guitar if you own one).
VERSE NOTES
1.
C Major G Major A Minor F Major

3 3
3 3 0 0

3 3

Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3 Bar 4

Bass Strings (from thickest = E, then A, then D, to the thinnest = G)

2.
C Major G Major E Minor F Major

3 3
3 3

3 3 0 0

Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3 Bar 4

CHORUS NOTES

F Major F Major C Major C Major

3 3 3 3

1 1 1 1

Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3 Bar 4

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Keyboard Chords

Verse Structure

1. C G Am F
1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+

2. C G Em F
1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+

Below is a diagram of a keyboard. Use this and the other

breakdown of the chords, to help you with your performance.

In this piece of music the chord progression for the verse and chorus remain the same.
Below is the chord progression for both the verse and the chorus.
Chord 1 = C Major

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Chord 2 = G Major

Chord 3 = A Minor

Chord 4 = F Major

Chord 4 = E Minor

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Diagram of Guitar Chords

C Major G Major
3
1

2
3 2
3

A Minor F Major
1
1 1
1
2 2
2 3

E Minor

2
2

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