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The Sound Of Music chords by Charmian Carr, The Sound Of Music Cast (Official Version)

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F
E
Bb
C7
Bb/F
Bbdim
G7
Db7b5
F/A
Dm6
Am
Dm7
C
F6
E7
Bb/D
Bbm/Db
Db7
F/C
Am/C
Bbadd9
Gm7

Verse 1
F 
E 
The hills are alive with the sound of music
F 
With songs they have sung
Bb 
C7 
for a thousand years
F 
E 
The hills fill my heart with the sound of music
F 
Bb/F 
C7 
F 
My heart wants to sing   every song it hears
Bb/F 
F 
(every song   that it hears)

Bridge 1
Bb 
My heart wants to beat
Bbdim 
F 
like the wings    of the birds
Bb 
Bbdim 
F 
That rise from the lake to       the trees
(to the trees)
Bb 
Bbdim 
F 
My heart wants to sigh     like a chime
G7 
Db7b5 
C7 
That flies from a church on       a breeze
F/A 
Bb 
Bbdim 
F 
To laugh like a brook    when it trips
Bb 
Bbdim 
F 
And falls over stones on       its way
(on its way)
Dm6 
Am 
To sing  through the night
Dm7 
G7 
C 
Like a lark  who is learning to pray

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Verse 2

F6

E7

I go to the hills when my heart is lonely

F6

I know I will hear

Bb/D

Bbm/Db

what I've heard before

Db7

F/C

Am/C

My heart will be blessed

Bbadd9

Gm7

with the sound of music

Am/C

C7

F

And I'll sing once more

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F
E
Bb
C7
Bb/F
Bbdim
G7
Db7b5
F/A
Dm6
Am
Dm7
C
F6
E7
Bb/D
Bbm/Db
Db7
F/C
Am/C
Bbadd9
Gm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F majorBPM: 101

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
Bbdim: x-1-2-x-2-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Db7b5: x-4-5-4-6-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Dm6: x-x-0-2-0-1
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Bbm/Db: x-4-3-3-6-x
Db7: x-4-6-4-6-x
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am/C: x-3-2-2-5-x
Bbadd9: 6-x-0-5-6-6
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3

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This is the definitive original version of The Sound Of Music by Charmian Carr, The Sound Of Music Cast , 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 major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Charmian Carr, The Sound Of Music Cast .

The Sound Of Music

Charmian Carr, The Sound Of Music Cast

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