• Season 1 Downloadable Song Playbook

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    A huge song book of season one lyrics, keys, and key changes has been compiled into a PDF for everyone to use during conventions/meetups and whatever else you can think of!

    At 21 pages long, hopefully this teaches all of you sing along people the actual lyrics of the songs! 

    You can find the book here!
    Thursday, June 16, 2011 op
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    45 comments:

    1. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 3:45 PM

      No Junior Speedsters =(

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    2. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 3:46 PM

      first :D

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    3. obsidian.swordJune 16, 2011 at 3:49 PM

      Now I can memorize even more songs that will make my friends facepalm! =D

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    4. B.June 16, 2011 at 3:49 PM

      Hush Now, Quiet Now is in Ab Major, and it modulates to Bb Major in Sweetie's portion.

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    5. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 3:50 PM

      @Anonymous

      Ha! Nope.

      If we keep on the same pace we're going, in 5 years, we'll have Brony churches setup that will have hardbound copies of these as Hymns.

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    6. DareDreamerJune 16, 2011 at 3:50 PM

      EPIC.
      That is all.

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    7. B.June 16, 2011 at 3:53 PM

      @B.

      By Bb, I mean A.

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    8. PurplefoxtailJune 16, 2011 at 3:55 PM

      But I like listening to there terrible singing D:

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    9. HaileoJune 16, 2011 at 4:04 PM

      What is this promotional version of the theme song that I see?

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    10. B.June 16, 2011 at 4:08 PM

      Oh, and the CMC theme is in Bb Minor, not Db Major.

      Still, it's a nice compendium for those who wish to sing along.

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    11. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 4:17 PM

      I still don't hear "drifting" in Hush Now, Quiet Now.
      Nice compilation though.

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    12. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 4:18 PM

      CB here.

      @ B. : Making the requested key changes.

      @ Anonymous (1st Post): I'll see if I can fit it in without too much trouble.

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    13. EwyndallJune 16, 2011 at 4:20 PM

      Cool :P

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    14. B.June 16, 2011 at 4:24 PM

      @CrayolaBrony

      Very cool!

      I came across as kind of mean up there and for that I apologize.

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    15. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 4:34 PM

      @B. : No worries man. You guys want the best, and I want to deliver. It's a lot like the Art of the Dress (which was definitely in my head on multiple occasions as I was constructing this beautiful behemoth, hehehe).

      Also, pdf updated! It's the EXACT same link ('cuz DropBox is smart like that), so that's good.

      @PurpleFoxTail: Hey, its ok! They can still sing off-key (and hey, I love 'em for it, too), its just that NOW, the words are all fully available in one document.

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    16. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 4:36 PM

      How do you guys just know the key of various songs? Like what is there to look for?

      I'm so confused.

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    17. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 4:39 PM

      @Anonymous (3:36pm): I had some help from some awesome bronies who play instruments like the piano/violin/etc, and who also know music theory. They gave me a LOT of the keys.

      I'm also somewhat musically-inclined myself, but I can't sight-read (hence the need for help). So, when the project was stuck in development hell (that is, remaining keys were still missing), I used an online pitch pipe and tried to match the keys as best I could, while listening to the YT vids of the songs.

      Hope that's a satisfactory answer for ya! :)

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    18. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 4:43 PM

      Actually, it probably isn't all that good of an answer. But I'm sure there's some good online tutorials of how to find signature keys. I would imagine one wouldn't have to look too far...

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    19. The CrookJune 16, 2011 at 4:50 PM

      Aw, come on! It's Giggle at the Ghostly, not Ghostie. Don't perpetuate this way too common error, please. :-P

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    20. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 4:52 PM

      @ The Crook: Alright, alright, I'll fix it... easy now... hehehe

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    21. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 4:58 PM

      Where can one find the Promotional version of the theme tune?

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    22. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 5:09 PM

      @Anonymous (3:58pm):

      http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_AU/play/details.cfm?guid=673DDF56-5056-900B-10A5-2CB4056F264E

      The FIM Wikia included that version in the lyrics for the opening theme, so I thought I'd throw it in too.

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    23. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 5:12 PM

      Okay, Rainbow Dash's part of the Gala song is definitely not in G-Sharp Major. I can confirm this with a source from the man himself:

      http://i51.tinypic.com/2506uix.png

      And the finale to the Gala song is in C-sharp major (or D-flat major, whatevers). That's just by ear, but I'm quite certain it's right.

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    24. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 5:19 PM

      @ Anonymous (4:12 pm):

      Fixed the finale, but why does the pic you linked show him saying G#m right at the start of his comment? *Confused*

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    25. Star WhistleJune 16, 2011 at 5:25 PM

      Oh, dear. Now I need to learn to sight-sing!

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    26. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 5:27 PM

      @CrayolaBrony

      It just starts out on a minor chord. Maybe you don't know this (it is a bit confusing for those unaware) but chord names accompanied by 'm' at the end indicate minor chords.

      So even though it starts out on the relative minor, we can see that the only chords that are major in that progression are B, E, and F-sharp. E and F-sharp are the major fourth and fifth (respectively) of B.

      Long story short, I'd vote B major as the key, or maybe G-sharp minor (but the melody doesn't sound particularly minor to me, so that's probably not right).

      Sorry if I'm coming off as sort of pedantic. I've just spent a lot of time picking apart this particular song. =D

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    27. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 5:27 PM

      @ Star Whistle: Not necessarily! The song keys are there for the people who happen to bring along pitch pipes, guitars, or other instruments. As a casual singer, you don't HAVE to adhere to the keys...

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    28. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 5:29 PM

      @ Anonymous (4:27pm):

      No worries, thanks very much for your help!

      Since its not all that minor, and B Major is the main key of the song, I'll just drop that key change from RD's part.

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    29. Brett TurnerJune 16, 2011 at 5:59 PM

      @Anonymous junior speedsters are our lives skybound soars and daring dives
      junior speedsters its our quest
      to someday be the very best!

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    30. moerkoetJune 16, 2011 at 6:02 PM

      I just sang the whole songbook with no background music! Must´ve sounded horrible :P
      Thanks for making this.

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    31. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 6:06 PM

      @ Marcoooootje1: You're welcome! Glad you like it. ^^

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    32. LazarusJune 16, 2011 at 6:54 PM

      Now all we need is sheet music.

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    33. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 7:11 PM

      @ Lazarus:

      Sheet music for a few of the songs (not all of them) can be found at everyponysings.com. So yeah, its happening!

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    34. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 7:22 PM

      Nice, but the addition of chords could actually make this useful. Thanks for the hard, tho.

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    35. CrayolaBronyJune 16, 2011 at 7:42 PM

      @ DerpyGrooves:

      The decision to not include the guitar chords was a toss-up at first. However, after seeing that everyponysings.com (and no, I'm not associated with them, I just know they're a good resource for this) has the chord sheets for a lot of the songs, I decided to assume that most dedicated guitar player bronies are already bringing their own chord sheets to meetups. Assuming isn't always the best option, but sometimes its a road you have to take if you don't want to double your workload.

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    36. XylessJune 17, 2011 at 11:08 AM

      Now if only there was a tempo (bpm), that's the only thing keeping me from doing all of the remixes.

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    37. HornetJune 17, 2011 at 11:20 AM

      @The Crook But it is "Ghosty"... Go and listen to her say it a few dozen times in a row and you'll hear there's no "L" there.

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    38. Candy CodaJune 17, 2011 at 2:01 PM

      This is a nicely done project!

      @CrayolaBrony I'm one of the bronies who works on Everypony Sings. I would love to colaborate with you if you wanna include guitar chords in your songbook. If you want, send me an email, and we can talk more about it. everyponysings[at]gmail[dot]com

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    39. Chocolate SplashJune 17, 2011 at 3:46 PM

      Oh mah lord, yes <3

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    40. TranceyLeChevalJune 19, 2011 at 12:22 AM

      I am so so SO happy about this! I've been thinking about beginning transposing one of these myself, and here it is already!
      Now stony brook university may truly get to have a winter wrap up of its own!

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    41. CrayolaBronyJune 20, 2011 at 6:11 PM

      Update:

      1. Chorus-2nd Version tweaked for Winter Wrap-Up
      2. Some lyrics re-formatted into columns to save whitespace/neatness reasons
      3. Result: 20 pages instead of 21.

      The latest version is still in the same link.

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    42. B.June 21, 2011 at 4:30 AM

      @Xyless

      http://www.seventhstring.com/metronome/metronome.html

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    43. CinderJune 23, 2011 at 8:50 PM

      I guess that means we need to figure out the notes for ourselves...

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    44. CrayolaBronyJune 23, 2011 at 11:55 PM

      @Cinder

      Ideally, the goal is to have a full sheet-music songbook sometime in the future. I would personally LOVE to get it done, but seeing as how I don't have the knowledge of music theory OR the skills (just the drive to organize and make words look pretty), it won't happen all that quickly.

      When that will actually happen is anypony's guess, because as it stands right now, we only have sheet music for... 7 out of the 18 total songs for Season 1. And while 7 is a good number, we still need rather large resources (other bronies' help) to get it done, especially if we want to release it before Season 2 airs (which starts another, more progressive, work cycle on getting lyrics, keys and chords done for the new material).

      If you're able to help with that, it would be awesome. You can contact me through the dA link in my name!

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    45. AnonymousJune 24, 2011 at 3:11 AM

      The word brony is used in the full version of Equestria Girls? *hasn't heard full version yet*

      Truly awesome! XD

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