Friday, October 24, 2014

"'Til I Kissed You" - Melody & Harmony

Here is the melody and harmony part to "'Til I Kissed You". I spent quite a bit of time on this one because certain parts were difficult for me to decipher. I think I got it right, but if anyone finds anything they believe to be incorrect, please leave me a comment.

Like some of their other tunes, the rhythm here is not meant to be followed precisely as the Everlys tend to lay behind the beat sometimes, etc. If you listen to the recording, you'll understand what I mean. Also the 8th-notes are swung on this tune and unfortunately I don't have a way to indicate that in the notation software I'm using. Please don't attempt to sing this with straight 8ths - you will sound like a robot. :)

This sheet does not show the full form of the song since certain parts of it are repeated. If you're looking for the full form, please refer back to the Chords & Lyrics sheet.

Friday, October 10, 2014

"'Til I Kissed You" - Chords & Lyrics

Next up - "'Til I Kissed You" written by Don Everly in 1959.

 
This song is pretty straight forward - and only has three chords (I, IV, vi). Here are the chords and lyrics - the melody and harmony will be in the next post.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

"Cathy's Clown" - Melody & Harmony

Sorry for the multi-month delay in posting. The summer in Chicago has been amazing so I forced myself to limit my time in front of the computer. I also was just having a really hard time trying to nail down the harmony for "Cathy's Clown" and wanted some time to sit on it. There's only harmony on the chorus, and it's not very complicated, but I was having a very hard time deciphering the exact harmony notes. So, while I believe this to be pretty accurate I'm not 100% sure with this one. If you have any suggestions for corrections please leave a comment.

Also, the brothers tend to slide into a lot of the notes in this song, so listen for that in the recording. They also sometimes lay behind the beat, especially on the verse, which I didn't really indicate in the sheet music. This sheet doesn't have the full form of the song, as the chorus is the same each time. If you want the full form of the song, check out the Chords & Lyrics page.