Contra Chord Simplification
Tomorrow, Lily and I will be leading a Kids Contra Jam at NEFFA (2pm in the Sudbury room!). We'll be playing off of Lily's tune list, but someone was asking about chords. I decided to have a go at writing out the simplest acceptable chords for each of the tunes we're planning. Each letter represents two downbeats:
All the Rage
A: ๐ E E A B ๐ x4
B: ๐ A A B B ๐ x4
Lisnagun
๐ G G C D ๐ x8
Devil's Dream
๐ D D A E ๐ x8
Reign of Love
A: ๐ Em Em C D ๐ x4
B: ๐ Em Em C C
D D C C ๐
June Apple
A: ๐ A A G G
A A G D ๐
B: ๐ A A G D ๐ x4
Dancing Bear
๐ Em Em C C
D D B B ๐ x4
can play B7 for B if that's easier
The Wren
A: ๐ Em C D D ๐ x4
B: ๐ C C D D ๐ x4
Haaplevese
A: ๐ D D G A ๐ x4
B: ๐ D G A A ๐ x4
Trip to Moscow
๐ Am Am C C
G G D D ๐ x4
Road to Boston
A: ๐ D D G A ๐ x4
B: ๐ D D G G
D D A A ๐ x4
Coleman's March
A: ๐ D G D A
D G A A ๐
B: ๐ D D D D
G G A A ๐
Sandy Boys
A: ๐ A A A G ๐ x4
B: ๐ A A A A
G G G G ๐
Angeline the Baker
๐ D D D G
D D D A ๐ x4
Liza Jane
A: ๐ A A A D
A A E A ๐
B: ๐ A A A D
E E E A ๐
Mairi's Wedding
๐ G G C D ๐ x8
Cluck Old Hen
A: ๐ A A A G ๐ x8
Cripple Creek
A: ๐ A A D E ๐ x8
Bile 'Em Cabbage Down
๐ D G D A
D G A A ๐
Four of these are just "๐ I I IV V ๐": a good first guess for a major tune!
I'll have these there in person as well on handouts.
Note that normally you'd be doing different chords each time through, and they'd been more complex (more).