Everly Brothers Harmony: May 2015

Thursday, May 21, 2015

"All I Have To Do Is Dream" - Melody & Harmony

Sorry for the delay in posting this one. I had it written out months ago but forgot to post it until today. This tune has a great parallel harmony throughout most of the song, which is very typical of the Everlys.

There are a few phrases that were difficult for me to decipher, due to the brothers' incredible blend, and also the fact they sometimes will slide between the notes - like on the "you" in the phrase "Whenever I want you". They slide into the second note.

Again, I did my best to notate the actual notes being sung in the recording. If you find anything that needs correcting, please leave a comment and let me know.

This PDF is not the complete song as some sections are repeated. If you need the whole song form, and the rest of the lyrics, please refer to the Chords & Lyrics post.

About

I'm a musician and over the last couple years I've been working on singing, namely harmony singing. I thought the Everly Brothers would be a perfect place to start since they are known for their amazing harmony singing and have influenced so many musicians that came after them.

I searched high and low on the internet for transcriptions of their vocal parts and couldn't find any good information, so I decided to do it myself (and hopefully improve my ear at the same time). Each song will have two posts: one that provides the chords and lyrics, and another that provides a transcription of each brother's vocal part.

This is a learning process for me, and even though I spend a good deal of time with each song, I can't claim that these transcriptions are flawless. Please leave a comment if you find any errors in any of the transcriptions. Enjoy!