Piano notes for Lullabye by Ben Folds Five free download and read or play online: file .txt, 2.15 kb has 164 views and 0 downloads.
artist: Ben Folds Five
song: Lullabye
album: The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
trans.: Brent Ritchey (mxpx281@hotmail.com)
( This song is different in that it really has no chorus.
It's probably, however, the album's most lyrical song. Of
stylistic note are the blues slurs. On several of the piano
licks the chords are textured with a quick minor 3rd grace
note. Such as:F with a quick Ab grace note up to A )
INTRO
[C] [F] [G] [C] [F]/- [C]
Good night, good night, sweet ba - by
[C/E] [F] [F/E] [F/D] [F/E]
The world has more for you
[F] [G] [G7/F] [G6/E] [Dm7]
Than it seems, good night, good night
[C] [F] [G] [F] [C]
Let the moonlight take the lid off your dreams
[F][C][F][C]
[F][C][F][C]
[F][C][F][C]
[F][C][F][C]
VERSE 1
[F][C] [F] [G]
We took a small flight
[F] [C] [F] [G]
In the middle of the night
[F] [C] [F] [G] [F] [C] [F][G]
From one tiny place to another
VERSE 2
And my parents they remained
at the shack with Lorraine
And my aunt and my Grandpa and brother
BRIDGE
[Am] [E] [Am] [D]
We walked past the tarmac and boarded the craft
[G] [G/F] [G/E] [Em7]/- [Ebm7]/- [Dm7]
The rain had me chilled to the bones
VERSE 4
Just the three of us took flight that night
Uncle Richard, me, and James Earl Jones
PIANO SOLO
[C][F][G][F][C][F][G]
[C][F][G][F][C][F][G]
[C][F][G][F][C][F][G]
[C][F][G][F][C][F][C]
STRINGS & PIANO INTERLUDE
[D] [Db/F] [Dm/F] [Em/G] [Em9] [G/E] [C/G] [Abaug/Gb] [Fdim7]
[FM7/G]
[Em7][A7][Dm7] [FM7/G]
PIANO IMPROV
[C][F][G]
[C][F][G]
[C][F][G]
[C][F][G]
BRIDGE
And the pilot he gave me a blanket
And the tall dark man sang to me in deep rich tones
OUTRO
Good night, good night, sweet baby
The world has more for you
Than it seems, good night, good night
Let the moonlight take the lid off your dreams
This transcription © copyright 1999, Brent Ritchey.