We've Only Just Begun by The Carpenters

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TGNeil
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Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:17 am

Hi Everybody,
As I hinted at last week, this lesson on We've Only Just Begun got bumped up in my project queue.


We've Only Just Begun was written by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams, starting as a jingle for a California bank, which did not attract desirable customers, but was heard by Richard Carpenter, who brought new life to it when looking for songs for The Carpenters. A longer story is told in the Preview, but it was the second #1 hit for them (and the first for the songwriting team), and is certainly identified as a signature song for the duo fronted by Karen's voice.

This lesson goes through the jazzy chord progression (with its unusual key changes), double time strumming, and a couple thoughts on incorporating the piano intro. It even includes an unplanned or rehearsed run through at the end.





michelew
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Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:07 pm

Neil,

Nice choice for a lesson. It will take me a while to get to and even longer to get down, but it looks like there’s lots of juicy stuff in here. And of course it’s a gorgeous song.

Thanks.

I hope you and your family are doing ok.

Love

Michele


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