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The Sound Of Music - Do-Re-Mi by Misc Musicals/Julie Andrews
The Sound Of Music - Do-Re-Mi
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Key - C
Time signature - 4/4
(see also the update below for the melody line)
[Verses]
| C |
Doe, a deer, a female deer.
| G7 |
Ray, a drop of golden sun.
|C |
Me, a name I call myself.
|G9 |
Far, a long long way to run.
| C C7 | F
Sew, a needle pulling thread.
|D7 | G
La, a note to follow sew.
| E7 | Am C7
Tea, a drink with jam and bread.
| Dm7 G7 |C G7 |
That will bring us back to do - oh - oh - oh!
(last time)
| Dm7 G7 |C
That will bring us back to do!
(update)
The melody line - naturally, given the content of the song -
uses the 8 notes of the major scale.
This tab is in 5th position.
You will be able to play the whole melody without moving your left hand
sideways.
Simply start with finger 1.
Doe a deer...
1E |----------------|----------------|
2B |--------5-------|5-------5-------|
3G |5-----7-------5-|----5-----------|
4D |----------------|----------------|
5A |----------------|----------------|
6E |----------------|----------------|
Ray...
1E |----------------|----------------|
2B |------5-6-6-5---|6---------------|
3G |7-------------7-|----------------|
4D |----------------|----------------|
5A |----------------|----------------|
6E |----------------|----------------|
Me...
1E |----------------|----------------|
2B |5-----6-8-----5-|8---5---8-------|
1E |----------------|----------------|
4D |----------------|----------------|
5A |----------------|----------------|
6E |----------------|----------------|
Far...
1E |--------5-5-----|5---------------|
2B |6-----8-----8-6-|----------------|
3G |----------------|----------------|
4D |----------------|----------------|
5A |----------------|----------------|
6E |----------------|----------------|
Sew...
1E |----------------|5---------------|
2B |8---------5-6-8-|----------------|
3G |------5-7-------|----------------|
4D |----------------|----------------|
5A |----------------|----------------|
6E |----------------|----------------|
La...
1E |5-------------5-|7---------------|
2B |--------5-6-8---|----------------|
3G |------7---------|----------------|
4D |----------------|----------------|
5A |----------------|----------------|
6E |----------------|----------------|
Tea... that will
1E |7-----------5-7-|8-----------8-7-|
2B |------5-6-8-----|----------------|
3G |----------------|----------------|
4D |----------------|----------------|
5A |----------------|----------------|
6E |----------------|----------------|
bring us... do (oh)(oh)(oh)
1E |5-------7-------|8---------------|
2B |----6-------8---|---(8)-(5)------|
3G |----------------|-----------(7)--|
4D |----------------|----------------|
5A |----------------|----------------|
6E |----------------|----------------|
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:3rd fret
Movie version capo 3 for same key, else capo 1, transpose up 2 half-steps.
[Verse 1]
G D
Do(e), a deer, a female deer, Re, a drop of golden sun,
G D7
Mi, a name I call myself, Fa(r), a long long way to run.
G G7 C A A7 D
Sol, a needle pulling thread, La, a note to follow sol,
B7 Em
Ti, I drink with jam and bread,
C D G D7
that will bring us back to do...oh oh oh.
[Verse 2]
G D
Do(e), a deer, a female deer, Re, a drop of golden sun,
G D7
Mi, a name I call myself, Fa(r), a long long way to run.
G G7 C A A7 D
Sol, a needle pulling thread, La, a note to follow sol,
B7 Em
Ti, I drink with jam and bread,
C D G
that will bring us back to do.
[MARIA]
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
[GRETL, spoken]
A-B-C
[MARIA]
When you sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
(spoken)
Oh, let's see if I can make it easier.
(sung)
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
[CHILDREN]
Do
[MARIA]
A deer, a female deer
[CHILDREN]
Re
[MARIA]
A drop of golden sun
[CHILDREN]
Mi
[MARIA]
A name I call myself
[CHILDREN]
Fa
[MARIA]
A long, long way to run
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
So, a needle pulling thread
La
[MARIA]
A note to follow So
Ti
[CHILDREN]
A drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
[CHILDREN]
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-and-so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up. Like this:
(sung)
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
(spoken)
Can you do that?
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
[MARIA]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now put it all together.
[MARIA & CHILDREN, sung]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Good!
[BRIGITTA, spoken]
But it doesn't mean anything.
[MARIA, spoken]
So we put in words—one word for every note, like this:
(sung)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
(spoken)
Together!
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do... a deer, a female deer
Re... a drop of golden sun
Mi... a name, I call myself
Fa... a long, long way to run
So... a needle pulling thread
La... a note to follow So
Ti... a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi-Mi
Mi, So-So
Re, Fa-Fa
La, Ti-Ti
When (Do, Mi-Mi)
You (Mi, So-So)
Know (Re, Fa-Fa)
The (La, Ti-Ti)
Notes (Do, Mi-Mi)
To (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
(La, Ti-Ti)
You (La, Ti-Ti)
Can (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
Most (La, Ti-Ti)
Anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So... (So, Do)
Re... (La, Fa)
Mi... (Mi, Do)
Fa... (Re)
So... (So, Do)
La... (La, Fa)
Ti... (La-So, Fa, Mi-Re)
Ti Do (So Do!)
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
Bb F
Do a dear a female dear re a drop of golden sun
Bb F
Mi a name I call myself fa a long long way to run
Bb Eb F
So a needle pulling thread la a note to follow so
Gm Eb F Bb
Ti a drink with jam and bread which will bring us back to do
Bb F F7
Do a dear a female dear re a drop of golden sun
Bb Bb7 F F7
Mi a name I call myself fa a long long way to run
Bb Eb F
So a needle pulling thread la a note to follow so
Gm Eb F Bb
Ti a drink with jam and bread which will bring us back to do
[MARIA]
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
[GRETL, spoken]
A-B-C
[MARIA]
When you sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
(spoken)
Oh, let's see if I can make it easier.
(sung)
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
[CHILDREN]
Do
[MARIA]
A deer, a female deer
[CHILDREN]
Re
[MARIA]
A drop of golden sun
[CHILDREN]
Mi
[MARIA]
A name I call myself
[CHILDREN]
Fa
[MARIA]
A long, long way to run
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
So, a needle pulling thread
La
[MARIA]
A note to follow So
Ti
[CHILDREN]
A drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
[CHILDREN]
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-and-so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up. Like this:
(sung)
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
(spoken)
Can you do that?
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
[MARIA]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now put it all together.
[MARIA & CHILDREN, sung]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Good!
[BRIGITTA, spoken]
But it doesn't mean anything.
[MARIA, spoken]
So we put in words—one word for every note, like this:
(sung)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
(spoken)
Together!
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do... a deer, a female deer
Re... a drop of golden sun
Mi... a name, I call myself
Fa... a long, long way to run
So... a needle pulling thread
La... a note to follow So
Ti... a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi-Mi
Mi, So-So
Re, Fa-Fa
La, Ti-Ti
When (Do, Mi-Mi)
You (Mi, So-So)
Know (Re, Fa-Fa)
The (La, Ti-Ti)
Notes (Do, Mi-Mi)
To (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
(La, Ti-Ti)
You (La, Ti-Ti)
Can (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
Most (La, Ti-Ti)
Anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So... (So, Do)
Re... (La, Fa)
Mi... (Mi, Do)
Fa... (Re)
So... (So, Do)
La... (La, Fa)
Ti... (La-So, Fa, Mi-Re)
Ti Do (So Do!)
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
A
Doe - a deer a female deer
E
Ray - a drop of golden sun
A
Me - a name I call myself
E
Far - a long long way to run
A D
So- a needle pulling thread
B E
La - a note to follow so
C# F#m
Tea - a drink with jam and bread
D E A
That will bring us back to Do
Oh Oh Oh
[MARIA]
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
[GRETL, spoken]
A-B-C
[MARIA]
When you sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
(spoken)
Oh, let's see if I can make it easier.
(sung)
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
[CHILDREN]
Do
[MARIA]
A deer, a female deer
[CHILDREN]
Re
[MARIA]
A drop of golden sun
[CHILDREN]
Mi
[MARIA]
A name I call myself
[CHILDREN]
Fa
[MARIA]
A long, long way to run
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
So, a needle pulling thread
La
[MARIA]
A note to follow So
Ti
[CHILDREN]
A drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
[CHILDREN]
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-and-so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up. Like this:
(sung)
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
(spoken)
Can you do that?
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
[MARIA]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now put it all together.
[MARIA & CHILDREN, sung]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Good!
[BRIGITTA, spoken]
But it doesn't mean anything.
[MARIA, spoken]
So we put in words—one word for every note, like this:
(sung)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
(spoken)
Together!
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do... a deer, a female deer
Re... a drop of golden sun
Mi... a name, I call myself
Fa... a long, long way to run
So... a needle pulling thread
La... a note to follow So
Ti... a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi-Mi
Mi, So-So
Re, Fa-Fa
La, Ti-Ti
When (Do, Mi-Mi)
You (Mi, So-So)
Know (Re, Fa-Fa)
The (La, Ti-Ti)
Notes (Do, Mi-Mi)
To (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
(La, Ti-Ti)
You (La, Ti-Ti)
Can (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
Most (La, Ti-Ti)
Anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So... (So, Do)
Re... (La, Fa)
Mi... (Mi, Do)
Fa... (Re)
So... (So, Do)
La... (La, Fa)
Ti... (La-So, Fa, Mi-Re)
Ti Do (So Do!)
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version 5
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
D
Doe a Deer a Female Deer
A
Ray a Drop of Golden Sun
D
Me a Name I Call myself
G
Far a Long Long Way to Run
D G
Sew a Needle Pulling Thread
G A
La a Note to Follow So
A D
Tea a drink with jam and bread
G A D
That would lead us back to Doe Oh oh oh
Repeat
D G D A
When you know the notes to sing
D G D A D
You Can Sing most an-y thing
[MARIA]
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
[GRETL, spoken]
A-B-C
[MARIA]
When you sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
(spoken)
Oh, let's see if I can make it easier.
(sung)
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
[CHILDREN]
Do
[MARIA]
A deer, a female deer
[CHILDREN]
Re
[MARIA]
A drop of golden sun
[CHILDREN]
Mi
[MARIA]
A name I call myself
[CHILDREN]
Fa
[MARIA]
A long, long way to run
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
So, a needle pulling thread
La
[MARIA]
A note to follow So
Ti
[CHILDREN]
A drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
[CHILDREN]
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-and-so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up. Like this:
(sung)
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
(spoken)
Can you do that?
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
[MARIA]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now put it all together.
[MARIA & CHILDREN, sung]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Good!
[BRIGITTA, spoken]
But it doesn't mean anything.
[MARIA, spoken]
So we put in words—one word for every note, like this:
(sung)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
(spoken)
Together!
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do... a deer, a female deer
Re... a drop of golden sun
Mi... a name, I call myself
Fa... a long, long way to run
So... a needle pulling thread
La... a note to follow So
Ti... a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi-Mi
Mi, So-So
Re, Fa-Fa
La, Ti-Ti
When (Do, Mi-Mi)
You (Mi, So-So)
Know (Re, Fa-Fa)
The (La, Ti-Ti)
Notes (Do, Mi-Mi)
To (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
(La, Ti-Ti)
You (La, Ti-Ti)
Can (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
Most (La, Ti-Ti)
Anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So... (So, Do)
Re... (La, Fa)
Mi... (Mi, Do)
Fa... (Re)
So... (So, Do)
La... (La, Fa)
Ti... (La-So, Fa, Mi-Re)
Ti Do (So Do!)
------------------
version 6
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
G
Let's start at the very beginning
G
A very good place to start
F C
When you read you begin with A-B-C
F C
When you sing you begin with do-re-mi
C
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
G F C
The first three notes just happen to be
C
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
C (F) (C) G
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti
Let's see if I can make it easy
C
Doe, a deer, a female deer
G7
Ray, a drop of golden sun
C
Me, a name I call myself
G7
Far, a long, long way to run
C F
Sew, a needle pulling thread
D7 G7
La, a note to follow Sew
E7 Am C7/Bb
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
F G C
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)
[Repeat verse twice]
C F C G C
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do-so-do!
Once you have these notes in your heads,
you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up.
C F C G
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
C F C G C
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
[While repeating C F C G:]
But it doesn't mean anything.
So we put in words. One word for every note. Like this.
C F C G
When you know the notes to sing
C F C G C
You can sing most anything
[repeat above verse twice]
C
Doe, a deer, a female deer
G
Ray, a drop of golden sun
C
Me, a name I call myself
F
Far, a long, long way to run
C F
Sew, a needle pulling thread
D G
La, a note to follow Sew
E Am
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
F G C
That will bring us back to Do
C G C F C F G C
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
C G F C F C G
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re
C
Do Mi Mi
C
Mi So So
G
Re Fa Fa
G
La Ti Ti
C F C G
When you know the notes to sing
C F C G C
You can sing most anything!
[In this verse, a G is actually played instead of an F,
but I think it sounds better this way]
C
Doe, a deer, a female deer
G
Ray, a drop of golden sun
C
Me, a name I call myself
F
Far, a long, long way to run
C F
Sew, a needle pulling thread
D G
La, a note to follow Sew
E Am
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
F G
That will bring us back to
C
(Do) So Do
F
(Re) La Fa
C
(Mi) Mi Do
G
(Fa) Re
C
(So) So Do
F
(La) La Fa
G G7
(Ti) Do So So Fa
C
(Ti) So Do
C F C G C
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do-so-do!
------------------
version 7
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
C
Doe, a deer, a female deer
G
Ray, a drop of golden sun
C
Me, a name I call myself
F
Far, a long, long way to run
C F
Sew, a needle pulling thread
D G
La, a note to follow Sew
E Am
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
F G C
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)
C F C G
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
[Spoken]
Can you do that?
[Children]
C F C G
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
[Maria]
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
[Children]
C F G C G C
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
[Maria]
[spoken]
Now, put it all together.
[Maria and Children]
C F C G C F G C G C
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re, So Do La Ti Do Re Do
[Maria]
[spoken]
Good!
[Brigitta]
[spoken]
But it doesn't mean anything.
[Maria]
[spoken]
So we put in words. One word for every note. Like this.
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
[spoken]
Together!
[Maria and Children]
C F C G
When you know the notes to sing
C F G C G C
You can sing most anything
C
Doe, a deer, a female deer
G
Ray, a drop of golden sun
C
Me, a name I call myself
F
Far, a long, long way to run
C F
Sew, a needle pulling thread
D G
La, a note to follow Sew
E Am
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
F G C
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)
[Children]
C
Do Mi Mi
C
Mi So So
F
Re Fa Fa
G
La Ti Ti
[Maria]
C F C G
When you know the notes to sing
C F G C G C
You can sing most anything
[Maria and Children]
C
Doe, a deer, a female deer
G
Ray, a drop of golden sun
C
Me, a name I call myself
F
Far, a long, long way to run
C F
Sew, a needle pulling thread
D G
La, a note to follow Sew
E Am
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
F G
That will bring us back to
[Children]
Do . . . So Do
Re . . . La Fa
Mi . . . Mi Do
Fa . . . Re
So . . . So Do
La . . . La Fa
Ti . . . La So Fa Mi Re
Ti Do - oh - oh Ti Do -- So Do
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version 8
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:B
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
G
Let's start at the ver-y be-gin-ning! A ver-y good place to start,
G7 C
When you read you be-gin with A, B, C,
G7 C G C G C
When you sing you be-gin with do - re - mi.
G C
Do - re - mi?
G G7 C G7 C G C
Do - re - mi. The first three notes just happen to be do - re - mi!
G C G C
Do - re - mi! Do - re - mi!
G7 C G7
Do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti
[Refrain]
C
Doe--- a deer, a fe-male deer,
G7 G9 G7
Ray--- a drop of gold-en sun,-----
C
Me--- I call my-self,
G9
Far--- a long, long way to run.-----
C/E C7 F
Sew--- a nee-dle pull-ing thread,-----
D7 G
La--- a note to fol-low sew,-----
E7 Am C7
Tea--- a drink with jam and bread-----
F Dm7 G7 C G
That will bring us back to do - oh - oh!
C G7
Doe--- a deer, a fe-male deer, Do!
G9 G7 C
Ray--- a drop of gold-en sun,----- Re!
G9
Me--- I call my-self, Mi!
G9
Far--- a long, long way to run.----- Fa!
C/E
So!
C7 F
A nee-dle pull-ing thread,-----
D7 G
La! a note to fol-low so!-----
E7 Am C7
Ti! A drink with jam and bread-----
F Dm7 G7
That will bring us back to
C
Doe--- a deer, a fe-male deer,
G7 G9
Ray--- a drop of gold-en sun,-----
C
Me--- I call my-self,
G9
Far--- a long, long way to run.-----
C/E C7 F
Sew--- a nee-dle pull-ing thread,-----
D7 G
La--- a note to fol-low sew,-----
E7 Am C7
Tea--- a drink with jam and bread-----
F Dm7 G7 C C7 F
That will bring us back to doe!-----
F/E Dm7 G7 C
Do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do!-----
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version 9
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
Do Re Mi
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------1-----
B|--------1---3~-------3-----3~----1~---3--4--4----3--1---4~-----3~--4--------
G|--3~--------------3------3--------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
Fa So
e|------1-----1~--------1--3---3--1------3~------1~------------------3~------|
B|---3-----3-------4~-----------------4--------------------1--3--4-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------3--3-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
La Ti That will bring us
e|--3~---------1-1--3--5~----5~----1-1--3--3--5---6~-----6----5----3---------|
B|-------4--4----------------------------------------------------------4-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
back to Do oh oh oh Do
e|---5----1----6---1---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3----1------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And you basically just repeat it a
[MARIA]
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
[GRETL, spoken]
A-B-C
[MARIA]
When you sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
(spoken)
Oh, let's see if I can make it easier.
(sung)
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
[CHILDREN]
Do
[MARIA]
A deer, a female deer
[CHILDREN]
Re
[MARIA]
A drop of golden sun
[CHILDREN]
Mi
[MARIA]
A name I call myself
[CHILDREN]
Fa
[MARIA]
A long, long way to run
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
So, a needle pulling thread
La
[MARIA]
A note to follow So
Ti
[CHILDREN]
A drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
[CHILDREN]
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-and-so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up. Like this:
(sung)
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
(spoken)
Can you do that?
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
[MARIA]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now put it all together.
[MARIA & CHILDREN, sung]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Good!
[BRIGITTA, spoken]
But it doesn't mean anything.
[MARIA, spoken]
So we put in words—one word for every note, like this:
(sung)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
(spoken)
Together!
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do... a deer, a female deer
Re... a drop of golden sun
Mi... a name, I call myself
Fa... a long, long way to run
So... a needle pulling thread
La... a note to follow So
Ti... a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi-Mi
Mi, So-So
Re, Fa-Fa
La, Ti-Ti
When (Do, Mi-Mi)
You (Mi, So-So)
Know (Re, Fa-Fa)
The (La, Ti-Ti)
Notes (Do, Mi-Mi)
To (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
(La, Ti-Ti)
You (La, Ti-Ti)
Can (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
Most (La, Ti-Ti)
Anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So... (So, Do)
Re... (La, Fa)
Mi... (Mi, Do)
Fa... (Re)
So... (So, Do)
La... (La, Fa)
Ti... (La-So, Fa, Mi-Re)
Ti Do (So Do!)
| ~ vibrato
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version 10
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Doe, a deer, a female deer
(C)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----0----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Ray, a drop of golden sun
(D)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----2----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Me, a name I call myself
(E)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----3----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Far, a long long way to run
(F)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----0----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Sew, a needle pulling thread
(G)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----2----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
La, a note to follow so
(A)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--0------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
(B)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------1------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
That will bring us back to Doe.
(C)
[MARIA]
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
[GRETL, spoken]
A-B-C
[MARIA]
When you sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
(spoken)
Oh, let's see if I can make it easier.
(sung)
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
[CHILDREN]
Do
[MARIA]
A deer, a female deer
[CHILDREN]
Re
[MARIA]
A drop of golden sun
[CHILDREN]
Mi
[MARIA]
A name I call myself
[CHILDREN]
Fa
[MARIA]
A long, long way to run
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
So, a needle pulling thread
La
[MARIA]
A note to follow So
Ti
[CHILDREN]
A drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
[CHILDREN]
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-and-so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up. Like this:
(sung)
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
(spoken)
Can you do that?
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
[MARIA]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now put it all together.
[MARIA & CHILDREN, sung]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Good!
[BRIGITTA, spoken]
But it doesn't mean anything.
[MARIA, spoken]
So we put in words—one word for every note, like this:
(sung)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
(spoken)
Together!
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do... a deer, a female deer
Re... a drop of golden sun
Mi... a name, I call myself
Fa... a long, long way to run
So... a needle pulling thread
La... a note to follow So
Ti... a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi-Mi
Mi, So-So
Re, Fa-Fa
La, Ti-Ti
When (Do, Mi-Mi)
You (Mi, So-So)
Know (Re, Fa-Fa)
The (La, Ti-Ti)
Notes (Do, Mi-Mi)
To (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
(La, Ti-Ti)
You (La, Ti-Ti)
Can (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
Most (La, Ti-Ti)
Anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So... (So, Do)
Re... (La, Fa)
Mi... (Mi, Do)
Fa... (Re)
So... (So, Do)
La... (La, Fa)
Ti... (La-So, Fa, Mi-Re)
Ti Do (So Do!)
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version 11
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Vocal Melody line for beginning guitarists. A great way to become familiar
with the
notes on the e and B strings.
e|-------0----0---0-------0--1--1--0----1----0--1--3--0--3--0--3---------|
B|-1--3-----1---1------3--------------3----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--1--3--5--5--3--1--5------3-------0--1--3--5--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------1--3--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5-----0--1--3--5--7------7--0--1--3--5--7--8------------------------|
B|------3----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---8--7--5--3--1--0----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3--1----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[MARIA]
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
[GRETL, spoken]
A-B-C
[MARIA]
When you sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
(spoken)
Oh, let's see if I can make it easier.
(sung)
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
[CHILDREN]
Do
[MARIA]
A deer, a female deer
[CHILDREN]
Re
[MARIA]
A drop of golden sun
[CHILDREN]
Mi
[MARIA]
A name I call myself
[CHILDREN]
Fa
[MARIA]
A long, long way to run
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
So, a needle pulling thread
La
[MARIA]
A note to follow So
Ti
[CHILDREN]
A drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
[CHILDREN]
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-and-so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up. Like this:
(sung)
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
(spoken)
Can you do that?
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
[MARIA]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now put it all together.
[MARIA & CHILDREN, sung]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Good!
[BRIGITTA, spoken]
But it doesn't mean anything.
[MARIA, spoken]
So we put in words—one word for every note, like this:
(sung)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
(spoken)
Together!
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do... a deer, a female deer
Re... a drop of golden sun
Mi... a name, I call myself
Fa... a long, long way to run
So... a needle pulling thread
La... a note to follow So
Ti... a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi-Mi
Mi, So-So
Re, Fa-Fa
La, Ti-Ti
When (Do, Mi-Mi)
You (Mi, So-So)
Know (Re, Fa-Fa)
The (La, Ti-Ti)
Notes (Do, Mi-Mi)
To (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
(La, Ti-Ti)
You (La, Ti-Ti)
Can (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
Most (La, Ti-Ti)
Anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So... (So, Do)
Re... (La, Fa)
Mi... (Mi, Do)
Fa... (Re)
So... (So, Do)
La... (La, Fa)
Ti... (La-So, Fa, Mi-Re)
Ti Do (So Do!)
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version 12
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
Capo: none or 7th fret
C ( Do ) D ( Re ) E ( Mi ) F ( Fa ) G (
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------
G|-----------------|----------------|-----0----0---0-|----0-2-2-0---2-|-0-----
D|----0-2----2---2-|-0--2-3-3-2-0-3-|-2-3----2---2---|-3----------3---|-----0-
A|-3-------3---3---|----------------|----------------|----------------|---3---
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------
Sol )
--------|
--------|
----0-2-|
2-3-----|
--------|
--------|
A ( La ) B ( Ti ) C ( Do )
e|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
B|--------------0-|-0----------0-1-|-1-0-----0---1---1-|
G|-2--------0-2---|--------0-2-----|-----2-----0---0---|
D|----0-2-3-------|----2-3---------|-------3-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
[MARIA]
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
[GRETL, spoken]
A-B-C
[MARIA]
When you sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-Re-Mi
[CHILDREN]
Do-Re-Mi
[MARIA]
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
(spoken)
Oh, let's see if I can make it easier.
(sung)
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
[CHILDREN]
Do
[MARIA]
A deer, a female deer
[CHILDREN]
Re
[MARIA]
A drop of golden sun
[CHILDREN]
Mi
[MARIA]
A name I call myself
[CHILDREN]
Fa
[MARIA]
A long, long way to run
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
So, a needle pulling thread
La
[MARIA]
A note to follow So
Ti
[CHILDREN]
A drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
[CHILDREN]
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
[MARIA]
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-and-so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up. Like this:
(sung)
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
(spoken)
Can you do that?
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
[MARIA]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[CHILDREN]
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Now put it all together.
[MARIA & CHILDREN, sung]
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[MARIA, spoken]
Good!
[BRIGITTA, spoken]
But it doesn't mean anything.
[MARIA, spoken]
So we put in words—one word for every note, like this:
(sung)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
(spoken)
Together!
[MARIA & CHILDREN]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do... a deer, a female deer
Re... a drop of golden sun
Mi... a name, I call myself
Fa... a long, long way to run
So... a needle pulling thread
La... a note to follow So
Ti... a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi-Mi
Mi, So-So
Re, Fa-Fa
La, Ti-Ti
When (Do, Mi-Mi)
You (Mi, So-So)
Know (Re, Fa-Fa)
The (La, Ti-Ti)
Notes (Do, Mi-Mi)
To (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
(La, Ti-Ti)
You (La, Ti-Ti)
Can (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
Most (La, Ti-Ti)
Anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So... (So, Do)
Re... (La, Fa)
Mi... (Mi, Do)
Fa... (Re)
So... (So, Do)
La... (La, Fa)
Ti... (La-So, Fa, Mi-Re)
Ti Do (So Do!)
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