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Frere Jacques
(aka Are You Sleeping)
Traditional
 Key of G:
G - - -
- - - -
 Key of C:
C - - -
- - - -
 Key of F:
F - - -
- - - -      (repeat all)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
Play Keys G, C, F and then repeat.
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Lyrics:
Are you sleeping, Are you sleeping, Brother John? Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, Morning bells are ringing. Ding, ding, dong. Ding, ding, dong.
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Watch Pete Seeger explain "Frere Jacques" (youtube)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com