Do Re Mi chords
from The Sound Of Music
- Composers: Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics)
- Music: Key of Bb Major in 2/4 time at a moderately fast tempo - allegretto
- 2/4: 2 beats per bar with each beat having the value of a quarter-note or crotchet.
- Easier in G Major with Chords: G, G7, D, D7, D9, C, A7, Am7, B7, Em
- We have only charted the first half of the video as there is some banter and repetition... chart finishes at 2:13.
- We have also included the Tabbed chords for the original key of C Major... all charts below.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Do Re Mi
Capo on 3 if playing with the video
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key D
1. Let's start at the very be-gin-ning
A ver-y good place to start
D7 G
When you read you be-gin with A - B - C
D7 G D G D G
When you sing you be-gin with Do - Re - Mi
G D G
Do - Re - Mi Do - Re - Mi
D D7 G D7
The first three notes just hap-pen to be
G D G G D G
Do - Re - Mi Do - Re - Mi
G D7
Do - Re - Mi - Fa - So - La - Ti
G D7
(Let's see if I can make it easier) | | |
G
Refrain: Doe a deer, a fe-male deer
D7 D9 D7
Ray a drop of gold-en sun | |
G
Me a name I call my-self
D9
Far a long long way to run
G G7 C C
Sew a nee-dle pull-ing thread | |
A7 D
La a note to fol-low sew
B7 Em G7
Tea a drink with jam and bread
C Am7 D7 G D
That will bring us back to Do - oh - oh - oh
G
Refrain: Doe a deer, a fe-male deer
D7 D9 D7
Ray a drop of gold-en sun | |
G
Me a name I call my-self
D9
Far a long long way to run
G G7 C C
Sew a nee-dle pull-ing thread | |
A7 D
La a note to fol-low sew
B7 Em G7
Tea a drink with jam and bread
C Am7 D7
That will bring us back to...
G
Refrain: Doe a deer, a fe-male deer
D7 D9 D7
Ray a drop of gold-en sun | |
G
Me a name I call my-self
D9
Far a long long way to run
G G7 C C
Sew a nee-dle pull-ing thread | |
A7 D
La a note to fol-low sew
B7 Em G7
Tea a drink with jam and bread
C Am7 D7 G G7
That will bring us back to Doe | |
C Am7 D7 G D7 G
Do - Re - Mi - Fa - So - La - Ti - Do (So - Do)
- Help on reading the song charts
- Sheet Music at MusicNotes.Com - Various Scores
Chords in C Major
Original Published Key:
C C7 G G7 G9 F D7 Dm7 E7 Am
e |--0---0---3---1---1---1---2---1---0---0--|
B |--1---1---0---0---0---1---1---1---0---1--|
G |--0---3---0---0---2---2---2---2---1---2--|
D |--2---2 --0---0---0---3---0---0---0---2--|
A |--3---3---2---2---2---------------2---0--|
E |----------3---3---3---------------0------|
numbers on the grid indicate frets
0 means the string is played open
unmarked strings are not to be played... more
