Over the Rainbow/What A Wonderful World
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Here is a link to the Jimmy Eat World version with lyrics
The Middle - arrangement
Key of D
Tempo: 105
Chords - Marc, Brian, Suzanne

Pickers and singers- Pommie, Wendy, Katrina, Judy

Intro: Chord progression 2X
Picked riff 2X (with picks)
sing verse 1 
Chorus 2X
sing verse 2
chorus 2X
picked riff 2X
verse 3 
Chorus 2X
end on next to last Alright (stop)

The Middle 4/11/23.pdf
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Notes for Riff.jpg
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Please practice the riff with a pick
Below you will find my feeble attempts to record some of the parts and the melody notes. 
the_middle_riff-2.mp3
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reggae_strum.mp3
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middle_vocal2.mp3
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middle_piano2.mp3
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Here are some pretty good tutorials about dampening and Reggae strums. Note that there are some slight variations on the Ralph Shaw version that we have learned but the basic emphasis on the OFF Beat is the same. 

This is a Marcy Marxer she also plays the 1 and 3 beats as percussions only.

Here is another tutorial that shows dampening and basically the same reggae strum with a little extra up beat.  This give you a good feel for the reggae rhythm. 
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