Chords for Tag tutorial // Clouds on fire (Terry S. Chapman) - Barbershop quartet
Tempo:
104.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Time [C] for Holland [A#]
[Bm] Harmony's Tag of the Month!
[G] Hey everybody, I'm Sonny from the Holland Harmony Education Team, and I'm here with a brand new Tag of the Month.
Now [G#] the tag I'm going to teach you today is a tag which [F#] I've learned from the arranger himself,
which is always very cool [G] to be right there at the source.
Now a couple of years ago I was in Berlin for the very first European [Bm] Harmony Brigade,
and that's where I met [A] Terry Chapman.
Little did [G] I know at the time that he was the guy behind TerryTags.com,
which you should definitely check out because it has a lot of great tags.
We started talking and all of a sudden he said,
would you like to [D] sing a tag which I've written?
And I was like, uh, heck [G] yes.
So we got into a room with a couple of German barbershoppers,
so we had [D] a nice little club together,
and he taught us this tag, and we [Bm] all went like,
[G] because it's something [E] else.
You know, it's one of those tags where you go,
how have [F#] I never heard this one before?
[G] So the only thing I really regretted is that we never got to record this tag.
And then a couple of weeks ago, I don't know if it was on Facebook or on YouTube,
but I [N] saw Instant Classic sing this tag.
That's the tag, that's the Terry tag.
I need to get into that again.
And [D] so I looked it up on barbershoptags.com
and got [G] into each part individually, and I was like, okay, I'm done.
I'm done.
This needs to be the tag [D] of the month, next month.
And so it is.
And I'm so [Bm] pleased that I can teach you this one because it is, as [G] I said, something else.
Now, [A] let's dive in.
The tag's originally [G] written in F minor,
which makes it ideal for male quartets and male choruses.
But since we want [N] everybody together in harmony,
we're going to pitch this one up to A minor and invite the girls over.
So this should make it possible for you to sing it with your mixed quartet or your mixed chorus.
Now, you should have your two [Bm] guys on the bottom and your two girls on top,
which I [C] realize makes it sound more like an orgy,
[G] but let's focus on the tag first.
Now, a couple of things I need to mention.
The lyrics, [A] they go like this.
[F#] When the sun goes down, it sets the clouds [A] on fire.
[G] How's that for an epic set of lyrics?
[D] Awesome.
Now, all parts [G] start on five.
So in A minor, that's E.
And the first three notes of every part is sung in unison.
So we've got that out of the way.
That's good.
Also, the lead has a post in this one.
Is there [B] anything else I need to mention?
Probably.
But let's just [D] dive in.
Leads, you go like this.
[E] [C#] When [F#] the sun goes [D] down, it sets the clouds on fire.
And you keep that fire going all the way to the end.
Now, you might have noticed that I snuck in a little breath just before the fire.
I strongly advise you to do so as well,
because if you're going to sing the entire tag without breathing,
you're going to pass out,
and we might want to hear that final chord in four-part [B] harmony,
because [Am] it sounds so much nicer.
So take that breath.
Just do it.
Tenors, you go like this.
When the sun goes down, it sets the clouds on [G]
fire.
That's going to sound so nice when you do it.
That's going to sound so nice.
Bass, you're up next.
Here you [Dm] go.
[G]
When the sun goes down, it sets the clouds on fire.
[G#m] The clouds on fire.
Literally every single part in this tag is awesome sauce.
So you're going to have a great [F#] time with this one.
Baritone, you go like this.
When the sun goes down, it sets the clouds on fire.
The clouds on fire.
I can't wait to hear you guys sing this one.
All four parts together should sound like this.
When the [C] sun goes [F] [C] down, it sets the [G] clouds [Am] on
[A] fire.
[F] The [G] clouds [B] on fire.
[A]
Right?
Wasn't that just an awesome [D] tag?
[G] Now, I'm not going to nag about it,
but I would be very, very grateful if [A] you would record this tag with your quartet or your [Bm] chorus or all by yourself
and post it on our Facebook page [G] just underneath this video.
I would [A] very much like [G] that.
Now, if you have any remarks about these videos,
would you like more female tags, would you like more male tags, more mixed tags, [D] whatever,
just let us know and we'll act accordingly.
Thank you very much for
[Bm] Harmony's Tag of the Month!
[G] Hey everybody, I'm Sonny from the Holland Harmony Education Team, and I'm here with a brand new Tag of the Month.
Now [G#] the tag I'm going to teach you today is a tag which [F#] I've learned from the arranger himself,
which is always very cool [G] to be right there at the source.
Now a couple of years ago I was in Berlin for the very first European [Bm] Harmony Brigade,
and that's where I met [A] Terry Chapman.
Little did [G] I know at the time that he was the guy behind TerryTags.com,
which you should definitely check out because it has a lot of great tags.
We started talking and all of a sudden he said,
would you like to [D] sing a tag which I've written?
And I was like, uh, heck [G] yes.
So we got into a room with a couple of German barbershoppers,
so we had [D] a nice little club together,
and he taught us this tag, and we [Bm] all went like,
[G] because it's something [E] else.
You know, it's one of those tags where you go,
how have [F#] I never heard this one before?
[G] So the only thing I really regretted is that we never got to record this tag.
And then a couple of weeks ago, I don't know if it was on Facebook or on YouTube,
but I [N] saw Instant Classic sing this tag.
That's the tag, that's the Terry tag.
I need to get into that again.
And [D] so I looked it up on barbershoptags.com
and got [G] into each part individually, and I was like, okay, I'm done.
I'm done.
This needs to be the tag [D] of the month, next month.
And so it is.
And I'm so [Bm] pleased that I can teach you this one because it is, as [G] I said, something else.
Now, [A] let's dive in.
The tag's originally [G] written in F minor,
which makes it ideal for male quartets and male choruses.
But since we want [N] everybody together in harmony,
we're going to pitch this one up to A minor and invite the girls over.
So this should make it possible for you to sing it with your mixed quartet or your mixed chorus.
Now, you should have your two [Bm] guys on the bottom and your two girls on top,
which I [C] realize makes it sound more like an orgy,
[G] but let's focus on the tag first.
Now, a couple of things I need to mention.
The lyrics, [A] they go like this.
[F#] When the sun goes down, it sets the clouds [A] on fire.
[G] How's that for an epic set of lyrics?
[D] Awesome.
Now, all parts [G] start on five.
So in A minor, that's E.
And the first three notes of every part is sung in unison.
So we've got that out of the way.
That's good.
Also, the lead has a post in this one.
Is there [B] anything else I need to mention?
Probably.
But let's just [D] dive in.
Leads, you go like this.
[E] [C#] When [F#] the sun goes [D] down, it sets the clouds on fire.
And you keep that fire going all the way to the end.
Now, you might have noticed that I snuck in a little breath just before the fire.
I strongly advise you to do so as well,
because if you're going to sing the entire tag without breathing,
you're going to pass out,
and we might want to hear that final chord in four-part [B] harmony,
because [Am] it sounds so much nicer.
So take that breath.
Just do it.
Tenors, you go like this.
When the sun goes down, it sets the clouds on [G]
fire.
That's going to sound so nice when you do it.
That's going to sound so nice.
Bass, you're up next.
Here you [Dm] go.
[G]
When the sun goes down, it sets the clouds on fire.
[G#m] The clouds on fire.
Literally every single part in this tag is awesome sauce.
So you're going to have a great [F#] time with this one.
Baritone, you go like this.
When the sun goes down, it sets the clouds on fire.
The clouds on fire.
I can't wait to hear you guys sing this one.
All four parts together should sound like this.
When the [C] sun goes [F] [C] down, it sets the [G] clouds [Am] on
[A] fire.
[F] The [G] clouds [B] on fire.
[A]
Right?
Wasn't that just an awesome [D] tag?
[G] Now, I'm not going to nag about it,
but I would be very, very grateful if [A] you would record this tag with your quartet or your [Bm] chorus or all by yourself
and post it on our Facebook page [G] just underneath this video.
I would [A] very much like [G] that.
Now, if you have any remarks about these videos,
would you like more female tags, would you like more male tags, more mixed tags, [D] whatever,
just let us know and we'll act accordingly.
Thank you very much for
Key:
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Time [C] for Holland [A#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Harmony's Tag of the Month!
_ _ [G] Hey everybody, I'm Sonny from the Holland Harmony Education Team, and I'm here with a brand new Tag of the Month.
Now [G#] the tag I'm going to teach you today is a tag which [F#] I've learned from the arranger himself,
which is always very cool [G] to be right there at the source.
Now a couple of years ago I was in Berlin for the very first European [Bm] Harmony Brigade,
and that's where I met [A] Terry Chapman.
Little did [G] I know at the time that he was the guy behind TerryTags.com,
which you should definitely check out because it has a lot of great tags.
We started talking and all of a sudden he said,
would you like to [D] sing a tag which I've written?
And I was like, uh, heck [G] yes.
So we got into a room with a couple of German barbershoppers,
so we had [D] a nice little club together,
and he taught us this tag, and we [Bm] all went like, _ _
[G] _ _ because it's something [E] else.
You know, it's one of those tags where you go,
how have [F#] I never heard this one before?
[G] _ _ So the only thing I really regretted is that we never got to record this tag.
And then a couple of weeks ago, I don't know if it was on Facebook or on YouTube,
but I [N] saw Instant Classic sing this tag.
_ _ That's the tag, that's the Terry tag.
I need to get into that again.
And [D] so I looked it up on barbershoptags.com
and got [G] into each part individually, and I was like, okay, I'm done.
I'm done.
This needs to be the tag [D] of the month, next month.
And so it is.
And I'm so [Bm] pleased that I can teach you this one because it is, as [G] I said, something else.
Now, _ [A] let's dive in.
The tag's originally [G] written in F minor,
which makes it ideal for male quartets and male choruses.
But since we want [N] everybody together in harmony,
we're going to pitch this one up to A minor and invite the girls over.
So this should make it possible for you to sing it with your mixed quartet or your mixed chorus.
Now, you should have your two [Bm] guys on the bottom and your two girls on top,
which I [C] realize makes it sound more like an orgy,
[G] but let's focus on the tag first.
Now, a couple of things I need to mention.
The lyrics, [A] they go like this.
[F#] When the sun goes down, it sets the clouds [A] on fire.
[G] How's that for an epic set of lyrics?
[D] Awesome. _ _
Now, all parts [G] start on five.
So in A minor, that's E.
And the first three notes of every part is sung in unison.
So we've got that out of the way.
That's good.
Also, the lead has a post in this one.
Is there [B] anything else I need to mention?
Probably.
But let's just [D] dive in.
Leads, _ you go like this.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] When [F#] the sun goes [D] _ down, _ it sets the _ clouds on _ fire. _ _ _
And you keep that fire going all the way to the end.
Now, you might have noticed that I _ snuck _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a little breath just before the fire.
I strongly advise you to do so as well,
because if you're going to sing the entire tag without breathing,
you're going to pass out,
and we might want to hear that final chord in four-part [B] harmony,
because [Am] it sounds so much nicer.
So take that breath.
Just do it.
Tenors, you go like this. _ _
_ _ When the sun goes _ down, _ it sets the _ clouds on [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ fire. _ _
_ _ _ That's going to sound so nice when you do it.
That's going to sound so nice. _ _ _
Bass, you're up next.
Here you [Dm] go.
_ [G] _ _
When the sun goes down, _ it sets the clouds on _ fire.
[G#m] _ The _ clouds on fire.
_ _ _ Literally every single part in this tag is awesome sauce.
So you're going to have a great [F#] time with this one.
Baritone, you go like this.
_ _ _ When the sun goes _ _ down, it sets the clouds on _ _ fire.
The clouds _ on fire. _ _ _ _ _
I can't wait to hear you guys sing this one.
All four parts together should sound like this.
_ When the [C] sun goes [F] _ _ [C] down, it sets the [G] clouds [Am] on _ _ _
[A] _ fire.
[F] The [G] clouds _ [B] on _ fire.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Right?
_ Wasn't that just an awesome [D] tag?
[G] Now, I'm not going to nag about it,
but I would be very, very grateful if [A] you would record this tag with your quartet or your [Bm] chorus or all by yourself
and post it on our Facebook page [G] just underneath this video.
I would [A] very much like [G] that.
Now, if you have any remarks about these videos,
would you like more female tags, would you like more male tags, more mixed tags, [D] whatever,
just let us know and we'll act accordingly.
Thank you very much for
[Bm] _ _ Harmony's Tag of the Month!
_ _ [G] Hey everybody, I'm Sonny from the Holland Harmony Education Team, and I'm here with a brand new Tag of the Month.
Now [G#] the tag I'm going to teach you today is a tag which [F#] I've learned from the arranger himself,
which is always very cool [G] to be right there at the source.
Now a couple of years ago I was in Berlin for the very first European [Bm] Harmony Brigade,
and that's where I met [A] Terry Chapman.
Little did [G] I know at the time that he was the guy behind TerryTags.com,
which you should definitely check out because it has a lot of great tags.
We started talking and all of a sudden he said,
would you like to [D] sing a tag which I've written?
And I was like, uh, heck [G] yes.
So we got into a room with a couple of German barbershoppers,
so we had [D] a nice little club together,
and he taught us this tag, and we [Bm] all went like, _ _
[G] _ _ because it's something [E] else.
You know, it's one of those tags where you go,
how have [F#] I never heard this one before?
[G] _ _ So the only thing I really regretted is that we never got to record this tag.
And then a couple of weeks ago, I don't know if it was on Facebook or on YouTube,
but I [N] saw Instant Classic sing this tag.
_ _ That's the tag, that's the Terry tag.
I need to get into that again.
And [D] so I looked it up on barbershoptags.com
and got [G] into each part individually, and I was like, okay, I'm done.
I'm done.
This needs to be the tag [D] of the month, next month.
And so it is.
And I'm so [Bm] pleased that I can teach you this one because it is, as [G] I said, something else.
Now, _ [A] let's dive in.
The tag's originally [G] written in F minor,
which makes it ideal for male quartets and male choruses.
But since we want [N] everybody together in harmony,
we're going to pitch this one up to A minor and invite the girls over.
So this should make it possible for you to sing it with your mixed quartet or your mixed chorus.
Now, you should have your two [Bm] guys on the bottom and your two girls on top,
which I [C] realize makes it sound more like an orgy,
[G] but let's focus on the tag first.
Now, a couple of things I need to mention.
The lyrics, [A] they go like this.
[F#] When the sun goes down, it sets the clouds [A] on fire.
[G] How's that for an epic set of lyrics?
[D] Awesome. _ _
Now, all parts [G] start on five.
So in A minor, that's E.
And the first three notes of every part is sung in unison.
So we've got that out of the way.
That's good.
Also, the lead has a post in this one.
Is there [B] anything else I need to mention?
Probably.
But let's just [D] dive in.
Leads, _ you go like this.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] When [F#] the sun goes [D] _ down, _ it sets the _ clouds on _ fire. _ _ _
And you keep that fire going all the way to the end.
Now, you might have noticed that I _ snuck _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a little breath just before the fire.
I strongly advise you to do so as well,
because if you're going to sing the entire tag without breathing,
you're going to pass out,
and we might want to hear that final chord in four-part [B] harmony,
because [Am] it sounds so much nicer.
So take that breath.
Just do it.
Tenors, you go like this. _ _
_ _ When the sun goes _ down, _ it sets the _ clouds on [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ fire. _ _
_ _ _ That's going to sound so nice when you do it.
That's going to sound so nice. _ _ _
Bass, you're up next.
Here you [Dm] go.
_ [G] _ _
When the sun goes down, _ it sets the clouds on _ fire.
[G#m] _ The _ clouds on fire.
_ _ _ Literally every single part in this tag is awesome sauce.
So you're going to have a great [F#] time with this one.
Baritone, you go like this.
_ _ _ When the sun goes _ _ down, it sets the clouds on _ _ fire.
The clouds _ on fire. _ _ _ _ _
I can't wait to hear you guys sing this one.
All four parts together should sound like this.
_ When the [C] sun goes [F] _ _ [C] down, it sets the [G] clouds [Am] on _ _ _
[A] _ fire.
[F] The [G] clouds _ [B] on _ fire.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Right?
_ Wasn't that just an awesome [D] tag?
[G] Now, I'm not going to nag about it,
but I would be very, very grateful if [A] you would record this tag with your quartet or your [Bm] chorus or all by yourself
and post it on our Facebook page [G] just underneath this video.
I would [A] very much like [G] that.
Now, if you have any remarks about these videos,
would you like more female tags, would you like more male tags, more mixed tags, [D] whatever,
just let us know and we'll act accordingly.
Thank you very much for