“For Good” is from the 2003 hit musical Wicked and was written by the composer Stephen Schwartz. It is a farewell song performed as a duet by the main characters Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda (the Good Witch of the South) as a farewell. Quite a low tune, which sounds good […]
“Sixteen Going On Seventeen” is a song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical stage show “The Sound of Music” and then later used in the 1965 film featuring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Another great beginner tune to play, happy practice 🙂 Sixteen Going On Seventeen – The Sound Of Music was last modified: […]
“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” was published in 1943 by Rodgers and Hammerstein and is the opening song in the musical film “Oklahoma!”. A fun and easy tune to play, happy practice 🙂 Did you know?! “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” has been covered by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Gracie Fields and Pentatonix. Oh, […]
“We Will Rock You” was written by guitarist Brian May and released by Queen in 1977. A nice and easy one to play, I’m not sure why I hadn’t added it to NoobNotes already 🙂 Let me know what other Queen songs you’d like to play! We Will Rock You – Queen was last modified: […]
“Somebody to Love” is a song by the British rock band Queen which was released in 1976. It was written by the lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury, who’s life has been immortalised in the 2018 film “Bohemian Rhapsody”. A slightly trickier one to play due to the wide note range, but fun to give […]
“Climb Ev’ry Mountain” is a song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical stage show “The Sound of Music” and then later used in the 1965 film featuring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Another lovely tune to play, a nice slow one making it easier for beginners 🙂 Climb Every Mountain – The Sound Of […]
Originally recorded in 1957 and sung by Reri Grist for the West Side Story Broadway show soundtrack, then later for the 1961 feature film by Natalie Wood. A popular song, it has also been covered by Matt Monro, Tom Waits, Barbra Steisand, Aretha Franklin, Pet Shop Boys, P. J. Proby, The Supremes, Phil Collins and […]
The 1974 ABBA song “Honey, Honey” was the follow-up to their first hit, Waterloo. It’s sung in the opening scene in the stage show and film “Mamma Mia”. Enjoy practising with the letter notes below 🙂 Honey, Honey – ABBA was last modified: October 27th, 2018 by nat
A lively and upbeat song from Disney’s 1994 animated musical film “The Lion King” where Simba excitedly plans out his future reign. I hope you enjoy playing along with the letter notes below, let me know how you get on 🙂 I Just Can’t Wait To Be King – The Lion King (Disney) was last […]
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda for the 2015 musical Broadway show “Hamilton”. It’s a nice tune to play with, I hope you enjoy the letter notes below 🙂 Please forgive any inaccuracies with the end chorus, both characters were singing at the same time so I tried to capture the domiant melody – let me know […]
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