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[Desert Orchid]

I enjoy experimenting at a (pre-)beginners' level on the keyboard.

I can rattle off chords and melodies to a few easy songs and this time last year [while messing about on the keyboard with Christmas carols] I stumbled across the chords for 'All I Want for Christmas is You' but in C rather than the 'official' G.

Unfortunately I can't get the sequence back despite several attempts. I think it starts C F Fm but after that I'm getting nowhere with it.

Anyone help?

[Diamond Geezer]

https://musescore.com/user/1250481/scores/3062416

[Desert Orchid]

Thanks, DG, but that would require me to be able to read music, which is about 100 levels above mine

[Diamond Geezer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbghH8nuy0M

[Desert Orchid]

Yep, saw that earlier, DG, but I'm not used to playing in G.

I think the C equiv goes C F Fm(?) but after that I'm losing it. I think it should be C next but then I totally lose it. (Yet I had it last year, which is annoying me!)

[Diamond Geezer]

OK so I dusted my guitar off, retuned it and came up with this which sounds about right


C
I don't want a lot for Christmas
Am
There's just one thing I need
F
I don't care about the presents
Fm
Underneath the Christmas tree
C F
I just want you for my own
C F
More than you could ever know
C Am
Make my wish come true
C G
All I want for Christmas is...
C Am
Youuuuuuuuu
C G
Wooohhh

[2017diary]

If the guitar's dusted off DG, here's one for you to play "this is kinda intermediate stuff"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBq7XRa6uZM

[2017diary]

Apologies DO, no use to you at all

[simmo]

OK so I dusted my guitar off, retuned it and came up with this which sounds about right


C
I don't want a lot for Christmas
Am
There's just one thing I need
F
I don't care about the presents
Fm
Underneath the Christmas tree
C F
I just want you for my own
C F
More than you could ever know
C Am
Make my wish come true
C G
All I want for Christmas is...
C Am
Youuuuuuuuu
C G
Wooohhh

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

[Desert Orchid]

What do the two chords together mean, DG?

[Diamond Geezer]

Change on each word so eg "I" is chord C, change straight away to chord F for "just etc"

[Desert Orchid]

Wow. No chance! Who d'you think I am, Mark Knopfler? Bobby Crush??

Appreciate all you efforts though!

[archie]

Wow. No chance! Who d'you think I am, Mark Knopfler? Bobby Crush??

Mrs Mills?

[Grasshopper]

Great to know that the two most famous pianists in the world remain Bobby Crush and Mrs Mills.

#mouldyolddough

[Diamond Geezer]

Thought Les Dawson was pretty good myself

[Desert Orchid]

This probably articulates why I like the song so much although all I could say is that I really like it!"

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/m...planation.html

[Maruco]

Disappointing link Mo. I was expecting a link to Mariah's hooters