The Smule Ocarina Holiday Songbook

Smule
Holiday Songbook
by Debbie Cavalier
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Good King Wenceslas . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Jingle Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
Jolly Old St. Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
We Wish You a Merry Christmas . . . . . . 12
We Three Kings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Up On the Housetop . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Joy to the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Deck the Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
 About the Author
Debbie Cavalier is the Dean of Continuing Education at Berklee College of
Music. A prolific author, she has penned more than 100 music method books and
arrangements. Debbie is also an award-winning children’s musician with Debbie and
Friends. For more information, please visit http://www.DebbieandFriends.net.
Design and layout: Shawn Girsberger
© 2008 SonicMule, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Welcome!
Happy holidays and welcome to Smule’s Holiday Songbook for Ocarina. This songbook will have you playing eight different
holiday classics in no time. You will also begin to develop a foundation in music notation and basic music theory along the way.
The word Ocarina means “little goose” in Italian. It is one of the oldest instruments known to man, with a history that dates back
twelve thousand years. Ocarinas have been made of different materials over the years including wood, clay, bones, metal, plastic,
and um… ah yes, iPhones!
To learn more about the Smule Ocarina app, please visit:
http://ocarina.smule.com
Music Theory
Before we dive into playing songs, let’s learn a bit about the language of music. Learning music theory will help you to become a
better Ocarina player.
Music is written on a staff that contains five lines and four spaces.
A clef indicates where notes appear on a staff. This is a treble clef.
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Music Theory
Music notation is divided into measures by bar lines. A double bar line is shown at the end of a song.
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Measure
Bar Line
Double
Bar Line
Rhythm notation indicates how long or short to play a note or rest.
One whole note equals two half notes.
One half note equals two quarter notes.
One quarter note equals two eighth notes.
One eighth note equals two sixteenth notes.
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A time signature tells you how many beats are in each measure.
Means four beats in a measure.
Means a quarter note ( q ) gets one beat.
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Music Theory
 Musical Alphabet
Musical notes are based on the first seven letters of the alphabet.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Notes appear on the staff in alphabetical order. The first line on a treble staff is E. The notes that extend above and below the
treble staff use ledger lines.
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œ
A
B
œ
œ
œ
C
D
E
œ
F
œ
G
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œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Notice the letter names repeat as they move up and down the staff. Each one is an octave apart.
 Ocarina Tab
In addition to the musical notes and rhythms, this songbook also contains Ocarina fingering diagrams for each note.
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 Putting it all together
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Hap
-
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py
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New
˙
Œ
Year!
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The notes G, A, B, C, and D are used in the first song. Practice the notes as shown below and you’ll be
well on your way to playing your first song!
Mode
C Ionian
New Notes
G
A
1
&
B
3
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œ
C
5
&
œ
D
6
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Tip Be sure to set the “mode”
on your Smule Ocarina for each
song and practice example. Modes
are listed in the upper right-hand
corner of each song and practice
page as shown above.
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Note Practice
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7
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1
3
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5
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Good King Wenceslas
& 44 œ
6
œ
Good
& œ
When
the
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œ
King
œ
7
Wen - ces
œ
snow
7
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lay
6
-
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las
6
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round
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looked
œ
1
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3
1
3
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out
On
1
3
1
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œ
a - bout,
Mode
C Ionian
Deep
the
and
Feast
3
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crisp
5
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of
5
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and
6
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Steph
-
6
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e
-
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en,
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ven
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The notes G, A, B, C, and D are used again in the next song. However, they are presented one octave higher
than before. Practice G, A, B, C, and D as shown below.
Mode
G Ionian
New Notes
G
A
B
C
D
1
3
5
6
7
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&œ
&œ
&œ
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Note Practice
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7
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6
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1
œ
3
œ
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5
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Jingle Bells
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œ
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œ
gle
bells
jin
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Jin
& œ
9
Oh
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8
Jin
& œ
9
Oh
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œ
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gle
bells,
jin
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œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
what
fun
it
is
to
ride
a
one
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œ
gle
bells,
jin
8
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œ
gle
bells
jin
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
what
fun
it
is
to
ride
a
-
8
Mode
G Ionian
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-
6
all
the
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œ
œ
œ
horse
o
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-
8
-
pen
gle
œ
one
horse
o
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pen
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7
11
sleigh!
w
8
the
7
-
way!
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all
œ
8
œ
6
œ
11
7
gle
7
w
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œ
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way!
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sleigh!
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New Note
Mode
G Ionian
E
1
&œ
Note Practice
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1
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œ
œ
œ
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6
œ
7
6
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7
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8
Ó
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More Music Theory
 1st and 2nd endings
Think of the following symbols as “musical road signs.” The first time through a song, play the 1st ending. Then, go back to the
beginning, skip the 1st ending and play the 2nd ending to the end of the song.
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œ
œ
œ
œ
w
.. œ
2
œ
œ
œ
w
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Jolly Old St. Nicholas
& 44 œ
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8
œ
Jol - ly
Christ - mas
& œ
1
sin bring
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gle
to
œ
œ
old Saint
Eve
is
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6
soul
me,
œ
7
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œ
Ni - cho - las,
com - ing soon,
1
7
6
œ
œ
what
I'm
7
œ
going
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6
œ
Mode
G Ionian
w
œ
8
lean your ear this
now you dear old
8
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to
7
w
say
3
œ
way
man
7
.. œ
2
tell
œ
œ
œ
Don't you tell
a
Whis - per what you'll
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7
8
6
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œ
œ
me
if
you
w
can
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Pickup measure: 3 beats
Mode
C Ionian
Pick Up A pick-up measure can be found at
the beginning of a song. It contains fewer beats
than the rest of the measures in the song.
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1
6
We
& œ
wish
& œ
you
6
tid
& œ
-
8
tid
wish
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you
œ
8
a
œ
ings
to
6
œ
for
5
3
7
œ
Christ - mas
6
œ
7
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mer - ry
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mer - ry
ings
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a
œ
9
œ
7
6
œ œ œ œ
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œ
8
7
Christ -
We
1
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œ
mas
And
5
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œ
you,
wher
œ
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Christ
-
1
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œ
mas
wish
you
3
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œ
a
Hap
and
œ
a
6
5
-
a
mer - ry
7
5
py
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New
ev
œ
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Hap
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Good
7
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are;
7
5
py
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Year
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you
New
We
1
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1
er
œ
6
3
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œ
Christ - mas
5
œ
1
œ
6
3
œ
7
œ œ œ œ
œ
œ
3
8
Good
Œ
6
˙
Year!
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More Music Theory
Mode
E Dorian
 3/4 Time Signature
Some songs move in beat patterns of three. This kind of beat pattern is known as a waltz.
Count: 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3  Key Signatures
When a sharp or flat symbol is at the beginning of a piece, the note it represents is played as a flat or sharp. In the following
example, every F in the piece is sharp.
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#
 Dotted Rhythms
A dot placed after a note adds one half the value of the note. A dotted-half note equals three beats.
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= 3 beats (2 + 1)
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New Note
Mode
E Dorian
F#
7
& #œ
Note Practice
# 3 .
& 4 ˙
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˙
8
Œ
œ
7
œ
8
œ
7
Œ
6
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We Three Kings
# 3
& 4 ˙
œ
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We
# ˙
&
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&
&
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œ
#
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to
kings
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low
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yon
4
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the
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7
6
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far,
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12
moun
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Guide
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fect
tain,
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8
star
-
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6
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are,
a
and
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per
verse
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ent
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moor
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der
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7
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tain,
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ing
tra
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ri
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we
foun
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O
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of
9
9
7
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gifts
and
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6
8
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9
Fol
three
ing
8
Field
#
8
9
Bear
#
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9
Mode
E Dorian
us
˙.
8
Light
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New Note
Mode
C Ionian
F
7
&œ
Note Practice
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13
œ
11
œ
8
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7
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9
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11
8
6
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Up On the Housetop
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œ œ
11
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Up
& œ
on
Down
& œ
Ho,
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& œ
up
7
6
the house - top the
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œ
11
œ
13
11
8
œ œ
œ
11
8
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œ
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ho,
œ œ
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œ
8
œ
on the house - top
lots
of
œ
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11
toys,
would- n't
9
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11
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œ
go!
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Click, click, click,
Ho,
11
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old
ho,
8
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13
who
11
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San - ta
8
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œ
Down through the chim - ney with
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Claus;
œ
7
11
œ
6
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Christ - mas joys
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11
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ho,
11
œ
8
for the lit - tle ones'
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7
œ
jumps good
9
œ
8
11
All
7
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11
œ œ œ œ œ
13
8
who
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Out
œ œ ˙
11
ho,
8
œ
13
rein - deer pause,
through the chim - ney with
13
11
œ
7
œ
œ
˙
8
Mode
C Ionian
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would-n't
7
œ
8
œ
go!
11
œ
Way
6
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good Saint Nick
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Joy to the World
Mode
C Ionian
TIE A tie connects two of the same notes
together to be played as one.
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œ
15
Joy
to
the
j
œ
& œ.
13
earth
&œ
15
ev
13
-
& œ
8
heav'n
& œj
6
heav'n
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and
œ
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na
world,
heart
ture
j
œ
13
and
œ.
11
heav'n
-
8
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Let
œ
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13
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heav'n
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and
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and
8
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na
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na
9
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ture
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ture
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And
j
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8
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8
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room,
7
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9
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Him
7
9
11
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pare
and
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Let
œ
œ
9
sing,
come!
King;
j
œ
11
is
˙
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pre
11
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16
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9
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j
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6
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Lord
her
8
7
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9
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8
the
ceive
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'ry
9
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11
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11
15
re
œ
16
j
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13
7
sing,
and
6
˙
sing
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New Note
Mode
F Ionian
Bb
9
& bœ
Note Practice
& b 44 ˙
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9
˙
8
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7
6
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œ
7
œ
8
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11
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More Music Theory
Accidentals: Some songs use notes outside of the key and are indicated with either a b or # symbol known as an accidental.
means raise the note half a step
means lower the note half a step
means cancel a sharp or flat
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Deck the Hall
& b 44 œ .
œ œ
J
11
9
Deck
& b œ.
11
'Tis
& b œ.
7
Don
& b œ.
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Troll
8
7
œ
the Hall
œ œ
J
9
8
7
œ
j
œ œ
9
7
œ
we now
our
œ œ
J
œ
9
8
7
the an - cient
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to
of
8
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be
jol -
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J
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9
gay
œ
6
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11
6
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ly
7
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ap - par - rel
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7
Yule - tide
7
hol - ly
œ
7
8
6
8
œ
boughs
6
œ
7
œ
with
the sea - son
8
6
œ
8
6
œ
car - ol,
Mode
F Ionian
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Fa
9
la
la
7
la
Fa
8
la
9
la
7
la
10
Fa
la
11
la
la,
la
11
la
la
la
la
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7
la
la,
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9
la
5
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la
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8
15
6
la
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8
7
la,
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8
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6
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la
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15
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11
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la
la
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la
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7
la
6
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