Need to figure out how to play this song!

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  1. Aereyanae said:

    Default Need to figure out how to play this song!

    Okay... here's a strange one, maybe a BIT of a challenge... my sister and I play keyboard a little differently. We don't know how to read tab or sheet music. We kind of made up our own system by just numbering all the keys on our keyboard. I need to learn how to play an old Shaker hymn called "I danced in the morning". It is played to the tune of "Simple Gifts". If anybody can look it up on youtube, and provide me with the music using my system, I would be very grateful. My system is as follows:


    1 ------
    ------1.5 (Black Key)
    2 ------
    ------2.5 (Black Key)
    3 ------
    4 ------
    ------4.5 (Black Key)
    5 ------
    ------5.5 (Black Key)
    6 ------
    ------6.5 (Black Key)
    7 ------
    8 ------
    ------8.5 (Black Key)
    9 ------
    ------9.5 (Black Key)
    10------
    11------
    ------11.5 (Black Key)
    12------
    ------12.5 (Black Key)
    13------
    ------13.5 (Black Key)
    14------
    15------
    ------15.5 (Black Key)
    16------
    ------16.5 (Black Key)
    17------
    18------
    ------18.5 (Black Key)
    19------
    ------19.5 (Black Key)
    20------
    ------20.5 (Black Key)
    21------
    22------
    ------22.5 (Black Key)
    23------
    ------23.5 (Black Key)
    24------
    25------
    ------25.5 (Black Key)
    26------
    ------26.5 (Black Key)
    27------
    ------27.5 (Black Key)
    28------
    29------
    ------29.5 (Black Key)
    30------
    ------30.5 (Black Key)
    31------
    32------
    ------32.5 (Black Key)
    33------
    ------33.5 (Black Key)
    34------
    ------34.5 (Black Key)
    35------
    36------


    I know that seems weird, but we do what we can...

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    here is the song sung by a choir on youtube... the link is as follows:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXw_CQPh6mo
    just copy and paste.

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    Here are the lyrics:

    Title:"I Danced In The Morning"
    To The Tune Of: Simple Gifts

    I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
    And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
    And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
    At Bethlehem I had my birth.

    (Refrain)
    Dance, then, wherever you may be;
    I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
    And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be,
    And I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.

    I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
    But they would not dance and they would not follow me;
    I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;
    They came with me and the dance went on.

    Refrain

    I danced on the sabbath when I cured the lame,
    The holy people said it was a shame;
    They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high;
    And they left me there on a cross to die.

    Refrain

    I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
    It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back;
    They buried my body and they thought I’d gone,
    But I am the dance and I still go on.

    Refrain

    They cut me down and I leapt up high,
    I am the life that’ll never, never die;
    I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me;
    I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.

    Refrain

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    I will be very grateful if someone can do this... If you can, please format your reply like this (Line by line, after the lyrics):

    Dance, then, wherever you may be;
    1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4.5,... etc. (for example)
    I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
    4, 5, 5.5, 11, 11.5,...
    And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be,
    5, 5, 3, 18,...
    And I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.
    3, 23, 4,...

    Please repost with answer formatted as above, or email response to me at melimvc@yahoo.com

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!
    Last edited by Aereyanae; 07-07-2008 at 09:53 AM. Reason: forgot something.
  2. bugmenot said:

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    You won't be able to play this if you don't have an ear, you should download some piano lessons from torrents.

    Stop using your "system" immediately, use your ears. Sit down and experiment, and try to find the notes and chords.

    Good luck, your best chances will be with you, and finding an organ patch that sounds similar enough that you will have an easy time figuring out the song.

    best regards,
    -albert