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WE GOT THAT FIRE

climbing Eb Eb, G G, Ab Ab, Bb C Bb C
1 1, 12 12, 1 1, 0 1 0 1

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LETS GO GET EM

Bb Bb ^ Db Db v rising Ab A
0 0 2 2, 1 2
sometimes just quarters

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ROCK ANTHEM

do dee do de do dooo
Ab Bb Bb Ab Bb Bb
1 0 0 1 0 0--

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DO WHATCHA WANNA

Bb Eb bumps?
Rising 
Eb G Bb v  Ab C Eb
1 12 0, 1 1 1 

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VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR

wait, then rising 
A Bb C----
2- 0- 1---
Video Killed chorus: 
F F F F Bb Bb Bb Bb  x 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
falling F F E E D Bb---
0 0 2 2 12 12 0

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PUSH IT

starts with more swing
F C F C Eb
(and the G B G E) at end
squares off on part 2
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TRACK SUIT

1 and -- and - and - and, 1 and  - and -and - and
BbBb F F F, BbBb F F F
(other stuff with weird fall etc...)

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GREEN ONIONS

1 2 3 4and
F F Ab Bb C
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AFRICAN MARKETPLACE

F F C ^F ^F...
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SOUL BOSSA NOVA

Rhythm is "1v, 2v and^,  and^ 4v"

Bouncing Bb... Bouncing Eb.... Bouncing G Landind C Landing F , Bouncing Bb
0-----1-----12-----13--- 0----  0
Then just low rep Bb - Dum DUm DummDummmm  Pedal F
0--0--0-0-    1-3

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GROOVE IS IN THE HEART

start!
0 1 0 ^ 0 1 0 1 ^ 2 0 ^ 1 2 0 1 2 0 
Bb Ab F ^  Bb Ab F Eb ^ Db Bb ^ Eb Db Bb Ab A Bb

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UPTOWN FUNK

very start -- Yo, yo do do yo do do, yo do
12  12 ^12 0 12 12 13 12
REST SECTION ONE AFTER INTRO
redo intro
chromatic climb from d (12) to f (0)

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GHOSTBUSTERS

(needs checking)
Rising from Low:
F (or Bb?) F Ab A  C Eb Bb
13 (or 0?) 0 1 2 1 1 0

big fall 
F, Eb, D Bb ??


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new part:
LOW F Db C B Bb A F
Then dut dut duddadut my man
dut dut duddadut triptofan
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BILLIE JEAN

start.... 
12 12 0 12 0 12 13 12
G D F G F D C D
up 4th:
1 12 0 1 0 12 0 12
C G Bb C Bb G F G

Chorus, relax a little...
1 1 1----, 12 12 12---- 
Eb G, Eb G x 4 or so
pound D (12) at end

NEW FOR SOON ON CHORUS TRY Bb---- (0)
G (1 2)---- alternating then final thing is A (2)


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YOU REALLY GOT ME GOING

Ab Bb (1 0 0 1 0)
Bb C (0 1 1 0 1)
F Eb (1 0 0 1 0)
wait for trombone before joining in semi-pedal Eb
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BLACKBIRD SPECIAL

Bb bouncing, rise up from G,Ab,A-
III is falling, Bb Bb, Ab, G G, AbAbGF
Trombone is up to 4th
Middle on A natural
weird transition on D, then rise from Eb  all the way up to F, then back to top
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FUNKYTOWN

very start pound Bb
Eventually descend FF Eb Eb D D C C Bb

Big Riff down up
Bb Bb \ F F Ab Ab A A 

ba da ba da da BUMP
Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb Db Eb


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LADY

1and 2...3....4....

12 0  0... 0... 0... 
G F F...F...F...F..

0 0 / 1 0 1 \ 1 0  | 0 1 0 \ 13  1 0
F F/ C Bb C \ Eb F | F Ab F \ C Eb F

head 1 2 --- 4 5 6

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LA MURGA DE PANAMA

du du DUT duhhhh-- duduh DUT duhhh
12 0 2 v 2----- 2 23 2 12------
D F A vA-----   vA C# E D--------

rising trips ABBA
12 0 2, 2 23 2, 2 23 2, 12 0 2
D F A, A C# E, A C# E, D F A

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CARNITO

Bum, ba bumm, bum bum BUM bum... bum ba bum.. bum de da bum
12, 2 12.... 13 12 0, 13 0.... 0 13 0,   (0) 2 12 0  12 2 12
D A D.... C D F, C F....F C F, (0)  A G F D A D
2 Rising Trips:
0 0 2 ,13 12 1, 2 0 2, rising 0 12 2 

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TODO: DANCIN' IN THE STREETS

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