Awhile back I wrote a post on the chords to Mandolin Rain by Bruce and John Hornsby. Mencho Calloway has asked for the intro chords. So, here goes and thank you for asking, Mencho!
Mandolin Rain
Key: G
Time: 4/4
Moderately Slow
Intro
G / Am7, G / Em7, D, G /
Am7, G / Cadd9, G /
Am7, G / Em7, D, G /
Am7, G / Cadd9, G, D /
Chord Breakdown
G/DGBD = G
A/ACEA = Am7
E/EGBE = Em7
D/DF#AD = D
C/DEAG = Cadd9
First Measure:
G/DGBD, G/EGBE, GBDG
Second Measure:
A/ACEA, GCEG, GBDG, EGBE, DGBD
Third Measure:
E/EGBE, DGBD, EGBE
D/DF#AD
G/EGC, DGB, EGC, DGB
Fourth Measure
A/EGC, DGB, CDG
G/BDG, DG, EA, B/DGB, EA, DG
Fifth Measure
C/EGBE, DGBD
D/EGBE, D/DF#AD
G/EBE, DGBD
D/DGBD, EGBE, GBDG
Sixth Measure
A/ACEA, GCEGB
G/GBDG, G/BDGB, ADA, GBDG, F#DF#
Seventh Measure
E/ EGBE, DGBD
D/EGBD, DF#AD
G/EBE, DGBD
Eighth Measure
A/EACE, DGBD
G/DGBD, EGCE, DGBD, EGCE
D/GBD, AD,GD
Ninth Measure
C/AD, ED, GD
G/DGBD
D/DF#AD
Another favorite Bruce Hornsby song of mine, That's Just The Way It Is, has the chord progression to the song as well.
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All the best,
"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King
As you can see, two of my grandsons love beating on the pots and pans drumming wall!
Teaching piano students to count the rhythm while they're practicing or just having them use a metronome can be a bit challenging at times. As musicians, we know it's so important to play the rhythm correctly. Here's a few points to consider.
Beat is the steady pulse in music, like the "tick-tocks" on the clock. The beat can be fast or slow, but it always stays the same and steady (unless the composer asks you to start speeding up or slowing down). Most commonly the beat is a quarter note, but it can be an eighth note or a half note.
4/4 F, F, F, F
1 2 3 4
Rhythm is the pattern of short and long notes in a piece. It is the combination of all the different note values, such as half notes or quarter notes. The rhythm of a melody has to fit into the steady beat.
4/4 F, FF, F
1 2 3 4
Counting the Beat
Counting the beat will help you play rhythms correctly. It is a little tricky to count while playing (especially counting out loud), but it gets much easier with practice!
1. Start with short pieces that use very simple rhythms, such as quarter and half notes. First just count the beat while looking at the music. As you say each beat (number) move your eyes over the measure.
2. Count the beat and clap the rhythm. (You clap the notes - quarter notes, eighth notes etc. that you see in the music while counting 1 2 3 4 or however many beats are in the time signature.)
3. When you get good at this, play the example while counting out loud.
Try these examples. For each one the beats are under the notes, as shown in the first example. Clap the rhythm while counting and then play and count out loud.
1. 4/4 C E FG A / GF ED CG C
1 2 3 4 / 1 2 3 4
2. 3/4 F EF / BC F F
12 3 / 1 2 3
3. 2/4 AD BG / AE D
1 2 / 1 2
4. 3/8 D G B / C B
1 2 3 / 12 3
Intermediate Rhythm
If you are an intermediate player, you might want to play along with this chord chart, Bruce Hornsby's song, That's Just The Way It Is.
4 bars drums
Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 / x2
Am7 Em7
Standing in line marking time
D Cadd9 G
Waiting for the welfare dime
D Cadd9
'Cause they can't buy a job
Am7 Em7
The man in the silk suit hurries by
D Cadd9 G
As he catches the poor ladies' eyes
D Cadd9
Just for fun he says "get a job"
Chorus
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// Somethings will never change,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// Ah, but don't you believe them.
Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 /
They say, hey little boy you can't go where the others go
'Cause you don't look like they do
Said hey old man how can you stand
To think that way did you really think about it
Before you made the rules he said, Son
Chorus
Solo
Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 / x5
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
Well they passed a law in '64
To give those who ain't got a little more
But it only goes so far
Because the law don't change another's mind
When all it sees at the hiring time
Is the line on the color bar
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
Solo
Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 / to fade
Advanced Rhythm
The ability to play cross rhythms easily is an essential part of a pianist's advanced technique. Yes, it can be acquired at an early age. Before a student attempts to play a cross rhythm, he must first be able to divide a steady beat into two, three or four equal parts. Practice clapping pairs of quavers, then triplets, then finally groups of four semiquavers.
Oh, now you can see and hear the beating of the drum from a 2 year old and 7 year old!!
Drums from Hear and Play is a great dvd resource for your library. Also, you can check out some music articles of mine if you're interested:
Bruce Hornsby performing on a Steinway concert grand piano. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Intro
Am – G – Em – D (3 Times)
CG
The song came and went
DAmEm
Like the times that we spent
CDC
Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent
G
I laughed and she smiled
DAmEm
It would last for a while
CDCYou don't know what you got till you lose it all again
Chorus
AmG
Listen to the mandolin rainEmD
Listen to the music on the lake
AmGEmD
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
AmG
Listen to the banjo wind
EmD
A sad song drifting low
CGCG
Listen to the tears roll down my face as she turns to go
A cool evening dance
Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill
From the air till they play the last song
I'll do my time
Keeping you off my mind
But there's moments that I find, I'm not feeling too strong
(Chorus)
BridgeFC
Running on down by the lakeshore
DG
She did love the sound of a summer storm
FC
Playin on the lake like a mandolin
DGD
Now it's washing her away once again
(Chorus)
The boat's steaming in
I watch the sidewheel spin and
I think about her when I hear the whistle blow
I can't change my mind
I knew all the time that she'd go
But that's a choice I made long ago
(Chorus)
THE END Ultimate Guitar.com
But there's moments that I find, I'm not feeling too strong
(chorus)
(bridge)
F C/E
Running on down by the
lakeshore
Gsus2/B
C/E
C D
She did
love the sound of a
summer
storm
F
C/E
Playin on the lake like a
mandolin
Gsus2/B
C/E
C D
Now it's
washing her
away
once again
(chorus)
Chord Breakdown:
G = G/DGB
Am = A/EAC
D = DF#A
G/B = B/DGB
Cadd9 = C/CDEB
Csus2/E = E/CDA
Em7 = E/EGBD
Am7 = A/EGC
D/E = E/F#AD
G/F# = F#/DGB
Gsus2/B = B/DGA
C/E = E/CEGB
F = F/ACF
D/F# = F#/DF#A
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I love Bruce Hornsby's style of playing. He sure can reach those octaves and then some.
Do you have a favorite song? I think my choice would be, That's Just The Way It Is.
You can see the chord progressions to the song, here.
"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King
In 1986 the sounds of Bruce Hornsby reached my ears with the words and music written by B.R.Hornsby, The Way It Is.
"Bruce Hornsby (born Bruce Randall Hornsby, November 23, 1954, Williamsburg, Virginia) is an American singer, pianist, accordion player, and songwriter. Known for the spontaneity and creativity of his live performances, Hornsby draws frequently from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions with his songwriting and the seamless improvisations contained within." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Hornsby
"Hornsby currently uses a Steinway & Sons concert grand piano. He bought the piano in Zurich, Switzerland, while on a solo show tour in Europe in 1995. With the Range and up until 1995, he used a Baldwin concert grand piano. He currently uses a Korg M1 synthesizer. With the Range, Hornsby used an Oberheim OB-X synthesizer."
Great music never goes out of style and good songwriting is always relevant. Here are the lyrics to That's Just The Way It Is http://www.propelleer.com/story/2009/03/19/bruce-hornssby-the-way-it-is
Standing in line marking time-- Waiting for the welfare dime 'Cause they can't buy a job The man in the silk suit hurries by As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes Just for fun he says "Get a job"
That's just the way it is Some things will never change That's just the way it is But don't you believe them
They say hey little boy you can't go Where the others go 'Cause you don't look like they do Said hey old man how can you stand To think that way Did you really think about it Before you made the rules He said, Son
That's just the way it is Some things will never change That's just the way it is But don't you believe them
Well they passed a law in '64 To give those who ain't got a little more But it only goes so far Because the law don't change another's mind When all it sees at the hiring time Is the line on the color bar
That's just the way it is Some things will never change That's just the way it is But don't you believe them
Review from Rolling Stone http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/142512/review/5944766/scenesfromthesouthside
"Sometimes a wildly successful debut album – like The Way It Is, by Bruce Hornsby and the Range – can be a curse for a rock band. Suddenly faced with the pressure of recapturing the commercial magic while not repeating themselves musically, many bands find their songwriting stunted or lose their focus altogether the second time out.
Rather than merely echo the promise of The Way It Is, Scenes from the Southside, this band's sophomore effort, fulfills it. Hornsby – the man who singlehandedly reestablished the grand piano as a viable rock instrument in the otherwise synthesized Eighties – fleshes out his keyboard runs. At the same time, the members of the Range manage to achieve what just barely eluded them on The Way It Is: the right mix of rock, country and jazz."
Interview with music.yahoo.com Robert L Doerschuk http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12027447 "Well, we just recorded a song the other day that's just three chords. There are lots of songs on all my recent records that are very simple harmonically. The songs I'm most proud of are the simplest ones. I'm not on some path toward great complexity; I'm not on my way toward Bartok. I'll have my moments of that, but then I'll have a moment when it can just as easily go on a George Jones record. I like so many different types of music, so it's about what hits me at the time. The writing process and--maybe to a lesser extent, but still to a very real degree--the playing process is all about trying to move myself. I'm always trying to do something that I think is great. I fall short most of the time, but every now and then I'll give myself chills. That's hard to do, but that's what I aim for."
So, here's the chord breakdown that echoes in my mind. Play these chords in the r.h.: Am7= E G C Em7= D G B D= F# A D or D F# A Cadd9= C D A G= B D G
Now Ryan over at YouTube shows us a tutorial on the same song but they call it How to play Changes by Tupac on the piano / keyboard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19yoHHjbsOYw http://PlayPianoDVD.com Play your fav's now! Learn easy by DVD! http://FreePianoTutorials.com
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The chords used in this song are: Am7, Em7, D, C, G, D, Cadd9, Fmaj7. http://www.tabssguiitarra.com/tab/bruce-hornsby-thee-way-it-is-28262.html
Example chord pattern:
Am7 Em7 D Cadd9 G Standin' in line, markin' time, waitin for the welfare dime, /
D Cadd9 cause they can't buy a job.
And for the chorus:
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// Somethings will never change,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 Am7 Em7 //// //// /// Ah, but don't you believe them.
and so on...
* Bruce Hornsby Tabs 4 bars drums
Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 / x2
Am7 Em7 Standing in line marking time D Cadd9 G Waiting for the welfare dime D Cadd9 'Cause they can't buy a job Am7 Em7 The man in the silk suit hurries by D Cadd9 G As he catches the poor ladies' eyes D Cadd9 Just for fun he says "get a job"
Chorus G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// Somethings will never change, G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// Ah, but don't you believe them. Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 /
They say, hey little boy you can't go where the others go 'Cause you don't look like they do Said hey old man how can you stand To think that way did you really think about it Before you made the rules he said, Son
Chorus
Solo Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 / x5
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// That's just the way it is,
Well they passed a law in '64 To give those who ain't got a little more But it only goes so far Because the law don't change another's mind When all it sees at the hiring time Is the line on the color bar
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 //// //// /// That's just the way it is,
Solo Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 / to fade
Tabbed by www.popmusictuition.com http://www.ultimaate-guitar.com/tabs/b/bruce_hornsby/thats_the_way__it_is_crd.htm
* Bruce Hornsby Biography http://www.answers.com/topic/bruce-hornsby
"Hornsby was born in Williamsburg, VA, and grew up in that combination college town and tourist center, later attending the University of Miami and the Berklee School of Music. He then spent years playing in bars and sending demo tapes to record companies. In 1980, he and his brother (and songwriting partner) John Hornsby moved to Los Angeles, where they spent three years writing for 20th Century Fox. There Bruce Hornsby met Huey Lewis, who would eventually produce him and record his material. Hornsby finally signed his band, the Range, to RCA in 1985. Their debut album, The Way It Is, was released in August 1986. It eventually produced three Top 20 hits, the biggest of which was the socially conscious "The Way It Is," which featured Hornsby's characteristically melodic right-hand piano runs. The album stayed in the charts almost a year and a half and sold two million copies. Hornsby & the Range won the Best New Artist Grammy Award for 1986."
For more information, please read another post of mine, http://ladydpiano.blogspot.com/20008/10/thats-just-way-it-is-bruce-hornsby.html
That's just the way it is... Some things will never change! Love you Bruce! Love your rolling piano style!
At the Americana Awards in Nashville on Nov.1, 2007
* Background Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Hornsby
* The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby album), the first album released by Bruce Hornsby & The Range.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_It_Is
* Fantastic Chord Progression:
That's Just The Way It Is- Chords by Bruce Hornsby
4 bars drums
Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 / x2
Am7 Em7
Standing in line marking time
D Cadd9 G
Waiting for the welfare dime
D Cadd9
'Cause they can't buy a job
Am7 Em7
The man in the silk suit hurries by
D Cadd9 G
As he catches the poor ladies' eyes
D Cadd9
Just for fun he says "get a job"
Chorus
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// Somethings will never change,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// Ah, but don't you believe them.
Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 /
They say, hey little boy you can't go where the others go
'Cause you don't look like they do
Said hey old man how can you stand
To think that way did you really think about it
Before you made the rules he said, Son
Chorus
Solo
Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 / x5
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
Well they passed a law in '64
To give those who ain't got a little more
But it only goes so far
Because the law don't change another's mind
When all it sees at the hiring time
Is the line on the color bar
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
G Fmaj7 C Cadd9
//// //// /// That's just the way it is,
Solo
Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / Am7 / Em7 / D / Cadd9 / G / D / Cadd9 / to fade
"The song's discussion of the troubled economy and race relations resonated with the American public and it remains Hornsby's best-known song." The Way It Is- 1986
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