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Letter Notation : J. Nelson, December, 2012 By Henry Mancini

Moon River
Bass Progression: Key of : C
C - A - min F - B min-M7 - E
Chords: C ( C-e-g) Amin (A-c-e) F (F-a-c) Bmin +M7 (B-d-f-a) E (E-g#-b)
Right Hand (Melody)
G -↑D C – B - A G F G – ↓C↑B - A G F G -↓C D – E C - ↑G↓E –
Moon Riv - er, wi - der than a mile I'm cros - sing you in style some day Oh, dream mak - er,

D C - ↑G ↓E – D C E ↑G ↑ C B - A B A - G A –
you heart break-er Wher- ev - er you're go - ing, I'm go - ing your way

G -↑D C – B - A G F G – ↓C↑B - A G F G -↓C D – D C - ↑E - ↑G↑C -

Two drif - ters, off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're af - ter the same

D C ↓G – ↑B A G F G – ↓ C ↑ B A G F G – ↓C - F D – E ↓C –
rain-bow's end, wait -ing, round the bend My Huck-le - ber -ry Friend, Moon Riv - er, and me

Hands Together (Introduction)

RH: - ↑C B A G A G F E D C D C B A G F G - ↑ D C –
Moon Riv - er,

LH: C ↑G ↑E – A ↑E ↑A – F ↑C ↑F – ↓ C ↑G ↑E - ↓C - A ↑E ↑A - ↓E –
RH: B - AGFG – ↓ C ↑B - A G F G - ↓ CD –
wi - der than a mile I'm cros - sing you in style some day

LH: F ↑C ↑F – E ↑C ↑E – F ↑C ↑F – E↑C↑E – B↑F↑A - (E-g#-b) –

RH: EC - ↑ G ↓ E – DC - ↑ G ↓ E – DC E ↑ G
Oh, dream mak - er, you heart break - er Wher- ev - er you're

LH: – A ↑E ↑ A ↓E – G ↑E ↑ B b
- ↓G – F↑C↑A -↓F – Bb↑D↑F↓Ab↑C – A↑(C-E) G
RH: ↑C B - A B A -GA –
go - ing, I'm go - ing your way

LH: F#↑B↑D #
-↑F# – (E-D) C# - D↑A↑C - ↑(G-B-D-F) –

RH: G - ↑ D C – B - AGFG – ↓ C ↑B - A G F
Two drif - ters, off to see the world There's such a lot of

LH: ↓C↑G↑E -↓C - A ↑E ↑A - ↓E – F ↑C ↑ F – E ↑C ↑ E – F ↑C ↑F –

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Letter Notation : J. Nelson, December, 2012 By Henry Mancini

RH: G - ↓ CD – DC - ↑ E - ↑ G ↑C - D - C
world We're af - ter the same rain - bow's

LH: E↑C↑E – B↑F↑A - (E-g#-b) – (A-E) / - (G-E) / - (F -E) / - (F-Eb) –

#

RH: ↓G – ↑B AGFG – ↓C↑B AGFG –

end, wait -ing, round the bend My Huck-le - ber -ry Friend,

LH: E ↑C ↑E - ↓C – F ↑C ↑ A – E ↑C ↑E - ↓C – F ↑ C ↑A – E↑C↑E -↓C–

sustain the ‘C’ while the chords plane down

RH: ↓C - F D – E↓(A-C) G - F - E –
Moon Riv - er, and me (sustain C) ~ Tag chords ~

LH: A ↑E ↑A - ↓E – ↓D ↑A ↑F - ↓A – G ↑D ↑ B – (F-C) (E-B) (D-A) (C-G) –

~ Song may repeat one time - before playing the tag chords ~

Moon river, wider than a mile Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going Wherever you're going, I'm going
your way your way

Two drifters, off to see the world Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end, We're after that same rainbow's end,
waiting, round the bend waiting, round the bend
My Huckleberry Friend, Moon My Huckleberry Friend, Moon
River, and me River, and me

~ JOHNNY MERCER’s lyrics are property and copyright of their owners ~

“Moon River” lyrics are provided for educational / rhythmic purposes and
personal use only.

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