I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Hard Times Come Again No More
Words and music by Stephen C. Foster
Rise Up Singing chapter: Hard Times & Blues, p.101
Verse: D - A DG / D DA D - ://
Chorus: D - G D / - - DE A /
I play the chorus a little differently:
D - G D / - - DE A / the first time round, but then
D - G DG / D DA D - / to finish (I'm not clear on why Rise Up Singing has the chorus ending on an A. It sounds wrong to me.)
How come it is that we never hear the background cacophony of traffic noise that one associates with Bangkok. Do you live 50 stories up?
ReplyDeleteI live 9 stories up and I keep the balcony door closed when I'm recording. It seems to do the trick. There IS a cacophony of traffic outside, however.
ReplyDeleteI learned Bella Ciao from you the other day
ReplyDeleteand was pleasantly surprised to find that you did this song as well which by coincidence is the next song that I am tackling. Thank you so much for your effort