Chords for "The One Note Samba"

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Gb

A

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This is a tune by Antonio Carlos Jobim called the One Note Samba.
The melody is just [Eb] this.
[D]
It's the most boring melody ever written.
But when you pair [Db] it up with some neat chords you get this, the One [Eb] Note Samba.
[A] [Bb]
[E] [C] [D]
[Bb] [E]
[A] [Gbm]
[Bb] [E] [G]
[Bm] [Bb]
[E] [D]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Gbm] [Bb]
[D] [G]
[A] [Gb] [F]
[Bb] [Cm] [D]
[E] [Bm]
[C] [E] [Bm]
[D] [Gb] [E] [Bm]
[Bb] [E]
[Bm]
[Dbm]
[D]
[Gbm] [Gb]
[Gbm]
[A]
[Gb]
[E] [Gbm] [Gb]
[Db] [N]
[C] You can play [Ab] single notes, you've already heard that, you know the [E] melody of the One Note [D] Samba.
And you know it can play chords.
[Db]
[B] That's two out of three.
[C] Two out of three ain't bad [Eb] because in music we have melody, harmony, and rhythm.
But the ukulele also makes a fabulous drum.
I don't know, some [Gb] of you might know this already, but some of you might not know this.
The ukulele makes a fabulous drum.
This is the most basic drum sound we can make on the ukulele.
Don't try this at home.
We have sort of that shaker sound.
[E] But we also have another one we call the snare drum.
Sounds like this.
[G] That one hurts a little bit but it's totally worth it.
And we also have, what other drum sound can you imagine that you would [D] have in a drum kit?
[Bb] A bass drum, that's right.
Are you a drummer?
No, you just know [E] drummers.
You just hang out with them.
[Db]
[Ab] So we also have [N] the bass drum which is kind of like the heartbeat of the ukulele.
Would you like to hear that?
Okay, the heartbeat goes like this.
And when we put them all together we get the [Gb] ukulele drum beat which is something like this.
[Eb] Something like that.
See, the ukulele can actually be your very own portable drum kit.
[N] Which is all fine and good but it's not called the ukulele drum beat samba.
It's still the one note samba and we have to have all that stuff still going on.
So this is where it gets a little tricky.
We got the musical juggling act here.
Where I'm going to try to play the drums and the chords at the [Eb] same time.
Now if this doesn't work, just don't tell anybody about it, okay?
Because it could be a [Gb] complete disaster.
The drums and the chords at the same time.
Would you [E] like to see that?
Yeah.
[G] Okay, let's try it then.
[E]
[Bb] [D]
[Ebm] [E]
[N] Anyway, you sort of get the idea, right?
But wait, there's more.
[E] We've forgotten the most important part of the song which is what?
The one note.
That's right, it's called the one note samba for a reason.
So here's what I'm going to try to do.
Just [C] because we're among friends and I feel comfortable up [E] here doing this crazy stuff,
this crazy musical juggling, I'm going to try [G] the melody, the [Gb] chords and the drums
at the [N] same time.
Would you like to see that?
What are you, nuts?
Nobody can do that.
You [Ab] want me to try?
Well, what can you [G] say, right?
You can't say no to kids.
Here we go.
[B] [Db]
[E]
[Bm]
[Bb] [E]
[Eb] [E] [D]
[Eb] [G]
[A]
[Bb] [Cm]
[D] [Bb]
[E]
[A] [Ab] [A]
[D] [Bb] [D]
[B] [Bb] [E]
[B]
[F] Thank
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1231
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2311
D
1321
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12341111
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_ This is a tune by Antonio Carlos Jobim called the One Note Samba.
The melody is just [Eb] this. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
It's the most boring melody ever written.
_ But when you pair [Db] it up with some neat chords you get this, the One [Eb] Note Samba. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ [C] You can play [Ab] single notes, you've already heard that, you know the [E] melody of the One Note [D] Samba.
_ _ And you know it can play chords.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ That's two out of three.
[C] Two out of three ain't bad [Eb] because in music we have melody, harmony, and rhythm.
But the ukulele also makes a fabulous drum.
I don't know, some [Gb] of you might know this already, but some of you might not know this.
The ukulele makes a fabulous drum.
This is the most basic drum sound we can make on the ukulele.
Don't try this at home.
_ We have sort of that shaker sound.
[E] But we also have another one we call the snare drum.
Sounds like this. _ _
_ _ _ [G] That one hurts a little bit but it's totally worth it.
_ And we also have, what other drum sound can you imagine that you would [D] have in a drum kit?
[Bb] _ A bass drum, that's right.
Are you a drummer?
No, you just know [E] drummers.
You just hang out with them.
_ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] So we also have [N] the bass drum which is kind of like the heartbeat of the ukulele.
Would you like to hear that?
Okay, the heartbeat goes like this. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And when we put them all together we get the [Gb] ukulele drum beat which is something like this. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Something like that.
See, the ukulele can actually be your very own portable drum kit.
_ [N] Which is all fine and good but it's not called the ukulele drum beat samba.
It's still the one note samba and we have to have all that stuff still going on.
So this is where it gets a little tricky.
We got the musical juggling act here.
Where I'm going to try to play _ the drums and the chords at the [Eb] same time.
Now if this doesn't work, just don't tell anybody about it, okay?
Because it could be a [Gb] complete disaster.
The drums and the chords at the same time.
Would you [E] like to see that?
Yeah.
[G] Okay, let's try it then. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ Anyway, you sort of get the idea, right?
_ But wait, there's more. _
_ [E] We've forgotten the most important part of the song which is what?
The one note.
That's right, it's called the one note samba for a reason.
So here's what I'm going to try to do.
Just [C] because we're among friends and I feel comfortable up [E] here doing this crazy stuff,
this crazy musical juggling, I'm going to try [G] the melody, the [Gb] chords and the drums
at the [N] same time.
Would you like to see that? _
What are you, nuts?
Nobody can do that.
_ You [Ab] want me to try?
_ _ Well, what can you [G] say, right?
You can't say no to kids.
Here we go.
[B] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Thank