Chords for Sondheim teaches Send In The Clowns
Tempo:
82.1 bpm
Chords used:
C#
Fm
G#
D#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D#] Isn't it [C#] rich?
[G#] Isn't it [C#] queer?
Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career.
[Fm] And [D#m] where are the [Fm] clowns?
[C#] There ought to [D#m] be clowns.
Well, maybe [G] [C#] next year.
Okay, that was good for color.
Now two things.
Pronunciation, there ought to be clowns.
Two T's there.
Two D's.
Okay, two T's.
[G] And, well, maybe next year.
I break that phrase up a little bit.
Well, maybe next year.
So, the well, again, like the quick has an angry separation,
the well has a kind of resigned separation.
It [G] should act almost [G#] as an interjection.
It's not really part of the phrase.
Once more, let's just do the last section there.
[C#] Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer?
Isn't it rich?
[F#]
Isn't it [C#] queer?
Losing my timing this late in [C#] my career.
[Fm]
And where are the clowns?
There ought to be [D#m] clowns.
Well, maybe [C#] next year.
Okay, let's do it one more time, just to get the off and the two.
No, but that was good.
The well was very good.
Let's see, that's where your mind was.
You were concentrating on the well, so you forgot the off and the two.
Okay, but you did the well exactly right.
The word next is also important.
Maybe next year, as opposed to this year.
I screwed it up this year.
Maybe next year I'll do something right in my [N] life.
Let's feel that well, maybe next year.
Let's feel the next, even though it isn't accented in the music.
This is a place where the lyric and the music aren't as opposite as they might be,
because the important word is next, and yet the accented word is year.
That's my fault, but you as a singer have to overcome that.
Okay, so do it.
[C#] Once more, that same last section.
[G#] Isn't it rich?
Isn't [C#] it queer?
Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career.
[Fm] But where are the clowns?
There ought [G#] to be [D#m] clowns.
Let's do it one more time.
[G#] It's good for you.
You must keep pronunciation.
[C#] Just one more time.
I don't want you to lose it, so I know that one can over-rehearse.
Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer?
Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career.
[Fm] And where are the clowns?
[G#] There ought to be [D#m] clowns.
Well, maybe [C#] next year.
[G#] Isn't it [C#] queer?
Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career.
[Fm] And [D#m] where are the [Fm] clowns?
[C#] There ought to [D#m] be clowns.
Well, maybe [G] [C#] next year.
Okay, that was good for color.
Now two things.
Pronunciation, there ought to be clowns.
Two T's there.
Two D's.
Okay, two T's.
[G] And, well, maybe next year.
I break that phrase up a little bit.
Well, maybe next year.
So, the well, again, like the quick has an angry separation,
the well has a kind of resigned separation.
It [G] should act almost [G#] as an interjection.
It's not really part of the phrase.
Once more, let's just do the last section there.
[C#] Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer?
Isn't it rich?
[F#]
Isn't it [C#] queer?
Losing my timing this late in [C#] my career.
[Fm]
And where are the clowns?
There ought to be [D#m] clowns.
Well, maybe [C#] next year.
Okay, let's do it one more time, just to get the off and the two.
No, but that was good.
The well was very good.
Let's see, that's where your mind was.
You were concentrating on the well, so you forgot the off and the two.
Okay, but you did the well exactly right.
The word next is also important.
Maybe next year, as opposed to this year.
I screwed it up this year.
Maybe next year I'll do something right in my [N] life.
Let's feel that well, maybe next year.
Let's feel the next, even though it isn't accented in the music.
This is a place where the lyric and the music aren't as opposite as they might be,
because the important word is next, and yet the accented word is year.
That's my fault, but you as a singer have to overcome that.
Okay, so do it.
[C#] Once more, that same last section.
[G#] Isn't it rich?
Isn't [C#] it queer?
Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career.
[Fm] But where are the clowns?
There ought [G#] to be [D#m] clowns.
Let's do it one more time.
[G#] It's good for you.
You must keep pronunciation.
[C#] Just one more time.
I don't want you to lose it, so I know that one can over-rehearse.
Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer?
Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career.
[Fm] And where are the clowns?
[G#] There ought to be [D#m] clowns.
Well, maybe [C#] next year.
Key:
C#
Fm
G#
D#m
F#
C#
Fm
G#
_ _ [D#] _ Isn't it [C#] rich? _ _
_ [G#] Isn't it [C#] queer?
_ _ Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career. _
[Fm] _ And [D#m] where are the [Fm] clowns? _
_ [C#] There ought to [D#m] be clowns. _
_ Well, maybe _ [G] _ [C#] next _ year.
Okay, that was good for color.
Now two things.
Pronunciation, there ought to be clowns.
Two T's there.
Two D's.
Okay, two T's.
[G] And, well, maybe next year.
I break that phrase up a little bit.
Well, maybe next year.
So, the well, again, like the quick has an angry separation,
the well has a kind of resigned separation.
It [G] should act almost [G#] as an interjection.
It's not really part of the phrase.
Once more, let's just do the last section there.
[C#] Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Isn't it rich?
_ _ _ [F#]
Isn't it [C#] queer?
_ _ Losing my timing this late in [C#] my career.
_ [Fm] _
And where are the clowns?
_ There ought to be [D#m] clowns. _ _ _ _
Well, maybe [C#] next year. _ _ _
Okay, let's do it one more time, just to get the off and the two.
No, but that was good.
The well was very good.
Let's see, that's where your mind was.
You were concentrating on the well, so you forgot the off and the two.
Okay, but you did the well exactly right.
The word next is also important.
Maybe next year, as opposed to this year.
I screwed it up this year.
Maybe next year I'll do something right in my [N] life.
Let's feel that well, maybe next year.
Let's feel the next, even though it isn't accented in the music.
This is a place where the lyric and the music _ aren't as opposite as they might be,
because the important word is next, and yet the accented word is year.
That's my fault, but you as a singer have to overcome that.
Okay, so do it.
[C#] Once more, that same last section. _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ Isn't it rich?
_ _ Isn't [C#] it queer? _ _
Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career.
[Fm] _ But where are the clowns?
_ There ought [G#] to be [D#m] clowns.
Let's do it one more time.
_ [G#] _ It's good for you.
You must keep pronunciation.
_ [C#] Just one more time.
I don't want you to lose it, so I know that one can over-rehearse.
_ _ _ _ _ Isn't it rich?
_ _ Isn't it queer? _ _
Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career.
_ [Fm] _ And where are the clowns?
[G#] There ought to be [D#m] _ clowns.
Well, maybe _ [C#] next _ year. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] Isn't it [C#] queer?
_ _ Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career. _
[Fm] _ And [D#m] where are the [Fm] clowns? _
_ [C#] There ought to [D#m] be clowns. _
_ Well, maybe _ [G] _ [C#] next _ year.
Okay, that was good for color.
Now two things.
Pronunciation, there ought to be clowns.
Two T's there.
Two D's.
Okay, two T's.
[G] And, well, maybe next year.
I break that phrase up a little bit.
Well, maybe next year.
So, the well, again, like the quick has an angry separation,
the well has a kind of resigned separation.
It [G] should act almost [G#] as an interjection.
It's not really part of the phrase.
Once more, let's just do the last section there.
[C#] Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Isn't it rich?
_ _ _ [F#]
Isn't it [C#] queer?
_ _ Losing my timing this late in [C#] my career.
_ [Fm] _
And where are the clowns?
_ There ought to be [D#m] clowns. _ _ _ _
Well, maybe [C#] next year. _ _ _
Okay, let's do it one more time, just to get the off and the two.
No, but that was good.
The well was very good.
Let's see, that's where your mind was.
You were concentrating on the well, so you forgot the off and the two.
Okay, but you did the well exactly right.
The word next is also important.
Maybe next year, as opposed to this year.
I screwed it up this year.
Maybe next year I'll do something right in my [N] life.
Let's feel that well, maybe next year.
Let's feel the next, even though it isn't accented in the music.
This is a place where the lyric and the music _ aren't as opposite as they might be,
because the important word is next, and yet the accented word is year.
That's my fault, but you as a singer have to overcome that.
Okay, so do it.
[C#] Once more, that same last section. _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ Isn't it rich?
_ _ Isn't [C#] it queer? _ _
Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career.
[Fm] _ But where are the clowns?
_ There ought [G#] to be [D#m] clowns.
Let's do it one more time.
_ [G#] _ It's good for you.
You must keep pronunciation.
_ [C#] Just one more time.
I don't want you to lose it, so I know that one can over-rehearse.
_ _ _ _ _ Isn't it rich?
_ _ Isn't it queer? _ _
Losing my timing this late in [Fm] my [F#] career.
_ [Fm] _ And where are the clowns?
[G#] There ought to be [D#m] _ clowns.
Well, maybe _ [C#] next _ year. _ _ _ _ _ _