Alguien Canto (The Music Played) chords by Matt Monro (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F#m
D
G#m7b5
C#7#5
C#7
Bm
E7
Amaj7
Bm7
E7/G#
A
F#m/A

Intro 1

F#m

G#m7b5

C#7#5

C#7

Verse 1
F#m 
Bm 
An angry silence lay where love had been
E7 
Amaj7 
And in your eyes a look I'd never seen
D 
If I had found the words
G#m7b5 
you might have stayed
D 
C#7 
But as I turned to speak, the music played

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Verse 2

F#m

As lovers danced their way around the floor

I sat and watched you walk

Amaj7

towards the door

I heard a friend of yours

G#m7b5

suggest you stayed

C#7

And as you took his hand, the music played

Interlude 1

F#m

Amaj7

G#m7b5

C#7

F#m

Chorus 1
Bm7 
Across the darkened room
E7/G# 
A 
the fatal signs I saw
Bm 
You'd been something
C#7 
F#m 
more than friends before
Bm7 
While I was hurting you
E7 
A 
by clinging to my pride,
Bm 
He had been waiting
F#m/A 
G#m7b5 
C#7 
and I drove    him to        your side

Verse 3

F#m

I couldn't say the things I should have said

Amaj7

Refused to let my heart control my head

G#m7b5

But I was made to see the price I paid

C#7

And as he held you close, the music played

Interlude 2

F#m

Amaj7

G#m7b5

And as I lost your love,

C#7

F#m

the music played.

Outro 1

F#m

Amaj7

G#m7b5

C#7

F#m

[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

F#m
D
G#m7b5
C#7#5
C#7
Bm
E7
Amaj7
Bm7
E7/G#
A
F#m/A

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F# minorBPM: 80

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G#m7b5: 4-x-4-4-3-x
C#7#5: x-4-3-4-x-5
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
E7/G#: 4-x-2-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F#m/A: 5-x-4-6-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of Alguien Canto (The Music Played) by Matt Monro, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Matt Monro.