BEGIN THE BEGUINE

LEVEL 4C · 100 BPM · Cole Porter
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Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

(C)When they be gin

the Be (Cmaj7)guine

it (C)brings back the (C6)sound

of mu sic so (G7)ten der,

it brings back a night

of trop i cal (F)splen

(Fmaj7)dor,

it (G)brings back a mem

o ry ev er (C)green.

I’m with you once more

un der the (Cmaj7)stars,

and (C)down by the (Cmaj7)shore

an or che stra’s (G7)play

ing,

and e ven the palms

seem to be (F)sway

(Fmaj7)ing

(G)when they be gin

the Be (C)guine.

To (Cm)live it a gain

is past all en (Bb)deav

or,

ex (Bbm)cept when that tune

(Eb7)clutch es my (Abmaj7)heart,

and (Adim7)there we are,

(F#dim7)swear ing to love for (G)ev

er,

and prom is ing (G)nev

er,

(Fm7)nev

er to (G)part.

What (C)mo ments di vine,

what rap ture se (Cmaj7)rene,

till (C)clouds come a long to dis (C7)perse the joys we had (G7)tast ed.

And (D)now when I hear peo ple (D)curse the chance that was (D)wast ed,

I (G)know but too well

what they (C)mean.

So, don’t let them be gin

the Be (Cmaj7)guine.

Let the (C)love that was once a fire re main an (G)em ber,

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
C
Tempo
100 BPM
Plays
9
Category
Musical/Soundtrack
Artist
Cole Porter

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