“So Long, Farewell” is a song from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1959 classic musical film, “The Sound of Music”. The letter notes below are useful to beginners on most instruments – shift the key up or down as necessary 🙂
E G E – G
So long, farewell,
E C – D – E F – G – A
Auf wiedersehen, good night
E G E G
I hate to go
E C D E – F G-A
And leave this pretty sight!
E G E – G
So long, farewell,
E C – D – E F-G-A
Auf wiedersehen, adieu
E – G E – G
Adieu, adieu,
E C D E F G-A
To you and you and you…
(more verses, same notes…)
E G E G
The sun has gone
E C D E F G-A
To bed and so must I ~
E G E – G
So long, farewell,
E C – D – E F – G – A
Auf wiedersehen, goodbye…
G – C C – B G – ^E
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
G – ^G
Goodbye….