Moonglow (C G) - WH - 2023-02-05
Moonglow (C G) - WH - 2023-02-05
Moonglow (C G) - WH - 2023-02-05
Intro
C | Ab7 | Dm7 | G7 |
Dm7 Fm C D7
___ It must have been Moonglow, __ way up in the _ blue
Dm7 G7 C Ab7 Dm7 C
___ It must have been Moonglow, __ that led me straight to you
Dm7 Fm C D7
___ I still hear you saying, __ “Dear one, hold me fast”
Dm7 G7 C Ab7 Dm7 C
___ And I start in praying, __ “Oh, lord, please let this last.”
Bridge
C7 C B Bb A A7 Em7 A7 Em7
We seemed to float right through the air.
D7 G7 Ab7 G7
Heavenly songs seemed to come from ev- ‘ry - where
Dm7 Fm C D7
__ And now where there’s Moon-glow, __ way up in the blue
Dm7 G7 C Ab7 Dm7 C
__ I’ll always re - member __ that Moonglow gave me you!
Notes:
1. The bridge sequence in C is played as C7 any position but the C-Am7 walkdown are all
MAJOR chords one beat each starting on C as 5-5-5-3, then 4-4-4-2, 3-3-3-1, 2-2-2-0 then
Am7 as 2-2-2-3 or 2-0-2-0 ending in the Em7 - Am7 - Em7 sequence.
2. Capo third fret to play C pattern (Eb) with Benny Goodman recording (Youtube).
3. Strumming is generally straight downstrokes.
4. Lead in is ii7 for one and half beats, vocal begins on the “and” of two.
Moonglow (G)
Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson & Irving Mills, 1933
Moonglow by the Benny Goodman Quartet (1936) (Eb)
Moonglow by Carly Simon, from "Moonlight Serenade" (2005) (Bb @ 98)
"Moonglow & Theme from Picnic" from the movie Picnic by Morris Stoloff (1956)
Arrangement by William Heney
4/4 – Melody starts on D
Intro
G | D#7 | Am7 | D7 |
Am7 Cm G A7
___ It must have been Moonglow, __ way up in the _ blue
Am7 D7 G D#7 Am7 G
___ It must have been Moonglow, __ that led me straight to you
Am7 Cm G A7
___ I still hear you saying, __ “Dear one, hold me fast”
Am7 D7 G D#7 Am7 G
___ And I start in praying, __ “Oh, lord, please let this last.”
Bridge
G7 G F# F E E7 Bm7 E7 Bm7
We seemed to float right through the air.
A7 D7 D#7 D7
Heavenly songs seemed to come from ev- ‘ry - where
Am7 Cm G A7
__ And now where there’s Moon-glow, __ way up in the blue
Am7 D7 G D#7 Am7 G
__ I’ll always re - member __ that Moonglow gave me you!