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Here’s a diagram of the strum I use for the song Stand By Me.

Stand By Me

by Ben King

G

When the night has come

Em

And the land is dark

C D G

And the moon is the only light we'll see

G

No I won't be afraid

Em

No I won't be afraid

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C D G

Just as long as you stand, stand by me

D D7

And darling, darling

G

Stand by me

Em

Oh now, now, stand by me

C

Stand by me

D

Stand by me

G

Stand by me

G

If the sky that we look upon

Em

Should tumble and fall

C D G

And the mountain should crumble to the sea

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G

I won't cry, I won't cry

Em

No I won't shed a tear

C D G

Just as long as you stand, stand by me

D D7

And darling, darling

G

Stand by me

Em

Stand by me

C

Stand by me

D

Stand by me

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Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me

Oh now, now, stand by me

Stand by me

Stand by me

Stand by me

And darling, darling

Stand by me

Stand by me

Stand by me

Stand by me

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Bad Moon Rising

by Bob Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

D A G D

I see a bad moon a rising

D A G D

I see trouble on the way

D A G D

I see earth quakes and lightnin'

D A G D

I see bad times today

G

Don't go around tonight

D D

well, it's bound to take your life

A G D

There's a bad moon on the rise

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D A G D

I hear hurricanes a blowin'

D A G D

I know the end is comin' soon

D A G D

I fell rivers over flowin'

D A G D

I hear the voice from rage and ruin

CHORUS

D A G D

Hope you got your things together

D A G D

Hope you are quite prepared to die

D A G D

Looks like we're in for nasty weather

D A G D

One eye is thakin' for an eye

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La Bamba (Tradicional- As Performed by Los Lobos)

G C D

Para bailar la Bamba

G C D G C D

Para bailar la Bamba se necesita una poca de gracia

G C D G C D

una poca de gracia y otra cosita ay arriba y arriba

G C D C G C D

ay arriba y arriba por ti sere por ti sere por ti sere

G C D

yo no soy marinero

G C D G C D

yo no soy marinero soy capitan soy capitan soy capitan

G C D

Bamba la Bamba

G C D

Bamba la Bamba

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G C D

Bamba la Bamba

G C D

Bamba la Bamba

G C D

Para subir al cielo

G C D G C D

para subir al cielo se necesita una escalera larga

G C D G C D

una escalera larga y otra cosita ay arriba y arriba

G C D C G C D

ay arriba y arriba contigo ire contigo ire contigo ire

G C D

yo no soy marinero

G C D G C D

yo no soy marinero soy capitan soy capitan soy capitan

G C D

Bamba la Bamba

G C D

Bamba la Bamba

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G C D

Bamba la Bamba

G C D

Bamba la Bamba

G C D

Para ser secretaria

G C D G C D

para ser secretaria se necesita una falda muy corta

G C D G C D

una falda muy corta pero ademas una pierna muy larga

G C D G C G D

una pierna muy larga por ti sere por ti sere por ti sere

G C D

yo no soy marinero...

G C D

para ser marinero

G C D G C D

para ser marinero se necesita una buena chibichanga

G C D G C D

una buena chibichanga y otra cosita tu no eres marinero

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G C D G C D

tu no eres marinero ni tu ni el, soy capitan soy capitan...

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House Of The Rising Sun

(Alan Price—The Animals)

Intro: Em G A C Em B Em B

Em G A C

There is a house in New Orleans,

Em G B7

They call the Rising Sun

Em G A C

And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy

Em B7 Em G A C Em B7 Em B

And God, I know, I'm one

Em G A C

My mother was a tailor

Em G B7

She sewed my new blue jeans

Em G A C

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My father was a gambling man

Em B Em

Down in New Orleans

Interlude: G A C Em B7 Em B

Em G A C

And the only things a gambler needs

Em G B

Is a suitcase and a trunk

Em G A C

And the only time he's satisfied

Em B Em G A C Em B Em B

Is when he's all a-drunk

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Solo: Em G A C Em G B Em G A C Em B7 Em

G A C Em B7 Em B

Em G A C

So mothers, tell your children

Em G B7

Not to do what I have done

Em G A C

Spend your life in sin and misery

Em B7 Em

In the house of the Rising Sun

Em G A C

There is a house in New Orleans,

Em G B7

They call the Rising Sun

Em G A C

And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy

Em B7 Em G A C Em B Em B

And God, I know, I'm one

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Take Me Home Country Roads

by John Denver, Bill and Taffy Danoff (performed by John Denver)

Verse:

G G Em Em

Almost heaven, West Virginia,

D D

Blue Ridge Mountains

C G G

Shenandoah River.

G G

Life is old there,

Em Em

Older than the trees,

D D

Younger than the mountains

C G

Growin' like a breeze.

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Chorus:

G G D D

Country roads, take me home

Em Em C C

To the place where I belong

G G D D

West Virginia, mountain momma,

C C G G

Take me home, country roads.

G G Em Em

All my memories gathered 'round her,

D D C G G

Miner's lady, stranger to blue water.

G G Em Em

Dark and dusty, painted on the sky,

D D

Misty taste of moonshine,

C G

Teardrop in my eye.

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Chorus: (repeat)

Bridge:

Em D G

I hear her voice, in the mornin' hour she

G

calls me,

C G D D

Radio reminds me of my home far away

Em F C

And driving down the road I get a feeling

G D D D7 D7 (break)

I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

Chorus: (repeat 2x)

D D G G

Take me home, country roads. (2x)

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Tomas Michaud is a world class guitarist, recording artist, and music educator. He

is the owner and Music Director of the SF Bay Area’s premier music education

facility, Starland Music Center in Alameda, CA. As a Music Educator he has taught

or consulted with thousands of students and instructors over the past thirty years.

He is credited with developing the Starland Guitar System – a unique systematic

approach to learning to play guitar with ease and confidence. In addition he is the

author of seven CDs of Contemporary Instrumental World Music including his latest

top ten charting “Beauty and Fire”.

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