HEY JUDE key D 4:26
2 bar intro and into the song at 6 seconds, continue through as per the original Beatles form. From 3:21 it's the "na..... na.....na...." section - repeat 4 times and finish.

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M2289. HEY JUDE - D
key - D - vocal range - C# to E
Great Beatles song in a punchy Trio arrangement. Stays pretty safe, piano chords all the way! Same arrangement as M2288 except a tone and a half lower to a more manageable Male key.

KILLING ME SOFTLY (WITH HER SONG) key Bb (Gm) 3:18
8 bar intro and vocal in at 18 seconds with "I heard she sang a good song..", continue through the 3 verses and choruses - there is no "woah oh oh" section, the track finishes with "with her song".

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M2291. KILLING ME SOFTLY (WITH HER SONG) - Bb
key - Bb (Gm) - vocal range - Bb to C
Trio arrangement of the classic Roberta Flack hit song, in a male key, and without the woah oh oh section.
Same arrangement as M2290 except a full tone lower.

LADY IN RED key Eb 4:09
8 bar intro and vocal in at 13 seconds, continue through as per the original Chris De Burgh form.

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M2293. LADY IN RED - Eb
key - Eb - vocal range - C to Eb
Superb Bossa Nova arrangement of the massive Chris De Burgh hit from the 80's. Here's a very lovely Fender Rhodes Quartet arrangement in a much lower male key. Same arrangement as M2292 except a full tone lower.

LOVE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME key D 4:16
6 bar intro and vocal in at 16 seconds, vocal through all the way, at 3:58 slow the last line down and finish.

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M2295. LOVE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME - D
key - D - vocal range - C# to E
Very lovely song that a scored a hit for Frank Sinatra and it's been covered by many artists. Here's a very lovely arrangement at a slower tempo. Same arrangement as M2294 except a full tone higher.

PIECES OF DREAMS key Db 2:59
4 bar intro and vocal in at 14 seconds, continue through - vocal all the way!

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M2297. PIECES OF DREAMS - Db Piano
key - Db - vocal range - Ab to Eb
Wonderful song, music written by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman. My favourite version is by Jack Jones but the Barbra Streisand version, and Claus Ogerman orchestration is stunning. Here's a very lovely piano arrangement, no tempo in mind but very easy to follow. Same arrangement as M2296 except a full tone lower.

SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU key Eb 3:57
4 bar intro and vocal in at 15 seconds, vocal through - no solo - vocal back in at 2:17 "I don't have happiness, and I guess.....I never will again...", continue through, repeat "since I don't have you" 3 times (forget the original repeated "you" ending), slowing the last one down and finish.

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M2298. SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU - Eb
key - Eb - vocal range - Bb to Eb
Wonderful song that scored a massive hit for the Skyliners and covered by so many great singers including Ronnie Milsap, Art Garfunkel, Don McLean, Patti LaBelle, Barbra Streisand and many more. Here's a super Fender Rhodes Trio arrangement, with those gorgeous bell like chords and light fills, in a manageable male key.

I HEAR YOU KNOCKING key E 3:09 ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO REMOVED!
4 bar intro and vocal in at 10 seconds, continue through 2 verses/chorus, guitar solo at 1:04, back in at 1:32 with "you better get back to your......used to be...", continue, at 1:59 verse is " I told you way back in '52.." and then REPRISE the 1st verse again at 2:26 and finish.

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GM764. I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - E
key - E - vocal range - E to G
Superb arrangement of this hugely popular song, the original version was in 1955 by Smiley Lewis, but the Dave Edmunds was the crowd pleasing version, with this version in the Edmunds original key. Here's my take with a punchy groove and great sounds - all plugins and great playing!

I HEAR YOU KNOCKING key D 3:09
4 bar intro and vocal in at 10 seconds, continue through 2 verses/chorus, guitar solo at 1:04, back in at 1:32 with "you better get back to your......used to be...", continue, at 1:59 verse is " I told you way back in '52.." and then REPRISE the 1st verse again at 2:26 and finish.

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GM765. I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - D
key - D - vocal range - D to F
Superb arrangement of this hugely popular song, the original version was in 1955 by Smiley Lewis, but the Dave Edmunds was the crowd pleasing version, with this version in the Edmunds original key. Here's my take with a punchy groove and great sounds - all plugins and great playing! Same arrangement as GM764 except a full tone lower.

JESSIE key F 5:32
8 bar intro and vocal in at  29 seconds, continue through as per the full Joshua Kadison form version.

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GM767. JESSIE - F Piano
key - F - vocal range - Bb to Bb
Big hit for Joshua Kadison back in 1993, not much vocal range but a nice song nevertheless. Here is an intimate piano only arrangement. Same arrangement as GM766 except a full tone lower.

JESSIE key G 5:24
8 bar intro and vocal in at 28 seconds, continue through as per the full Joshua Kadison form version, in the original key.

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GM768. JESSIE - G
key - G - vocal range - C to C
Big hit for Joshua Kadison back in 1993. Here is a very cool and fresh big arrangement by yours truly.

WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU key C 3:09
2 bar intro then as per the original Jamie Foxx and Beyonce version.

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GM771. WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU - C
key - C - vocal range - duet
Superb duet from the movie "Dreamgirls", featuring the powerhouse vocal talents of Jamie Foxx and Beyonce. This arrangement is very much based on the original movie version. If a song like this features both of these artists you know it's a heavy duty sing! Same arrangement as GM770 except a full tone lower.

YOU RAISE ME UP key C to Db 4:30
2 bar intro and vocal in at 9 seconds, continue through the first verse and chorus, at 1:19 the vocal goes right into "there is no life... no life without its hunger...", chorus at 1:54, short 4 bar instrumental at 2:30, chorus at 2:46, at 3:25 there is an epic build section and key change with a melody lead in - easy to catch, repeat the last line and finish.

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GM773. YOU RAISE ME UP - C to Db Demo 1
key - C to Db - vocal range - G to Eb
Superb arrangement of this hugely popular ballad, written by Norwegian-Irish duo Secret Garden. The original version is not by Josh Groban as "Google" would have you believe, the male singer on the original version is the incredible Brian Kennedy and it was only a very minor hit. The original vocal is by far and away the very best version, in my muso opinion - beautifully controlled and pure vocal and wonderful intonation and sincere quality - check it out, because i guarantee you'll get goosebumps.
I've included 2 demos to let you hear how my arrangement builds and why it's a more vocal based arrangement than the other versions you may find. They will all have long instrumental sections - mine's has a very short 4 bar break. So DEMO 1 above shows how the track starts and DEMO 2 below shows how the track evolves and builds leading into the key change. I'm a humble guy and it's wonderful!
GM773. YOU RAISE ME UP - C to Db Demo 2
Same arrangement as GM772 except a full tone lower.