1. www.littlekidsrock.org This is an unfinished draft of Little Kids Rock curriculum! Use of this product is experimental and may cause sudden outbursts of music making, dancing and other known forms of merriment. Scientists have determined that this can lead to long-term” jammage” in some subjects. Should you experience any such side-effects unpleasant, discontinue use immediately. If you LIKE this product and can improve it, please send any feedback to me at chuck@littlekidsrock.org chuck@littlekidsrock.org WARNING!! Chuck Speicher, Director of Cur-rock-ulum LITTLE KIDS ROCK

2. www.littlekidsrock.org ①Skim through all the slides first to see what’s here ②Select and copy all the chords you need for your song from the slide marked “CHORDS” ③Skip to a “NEW SONG” slide and paste them in. ④Select and copy all the measures or bars you need for your song from the slide marked “MEASURES” ⑤Skip to the “NEW SONG” slide and paste the measures in. ⑥Rearrange all the chords and measures to build your own song. ⑦Print, project or otherwise provide your newly created song in class and proceed to rock… ⑧Share any cool songs you create with me! chuck@littlekidsrock.org HOW TO USE THIS THING

3. www.littlekidsrock.org CHORDS A 5fr. Am 5fr. D Dm 5fr. A5 5fr. D5 5fr. The chords below are moveable (barre chords) and you can edit the chord name and fret # to create chords like A# and Dbm.

4. www.littlekidsrock.org MEASURES 4x

5. www.littlekidsrock.org SAMPLE SONGS TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEAS The following slides have examples of finished song charts. You will find songs in the style of the following: ①Crocodile Rock by Elton John ②Blvd of Broken Dreams by Green Day ③Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison ④The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) by Solomon Linda ⑤Someone Like You by Adele ⑥Run Around Sue by Dion ⑦Octopus’s Garden by the Beatles

6. www.littlekidsrock.org verse bridge chorus 2 nd ending 2x 1x 2x In the style of… CROCODILE ROCK by Elton John

7. www.littlekidsrock.org In the style of… BLVD OF BROKEN DREAMS by Green Day Chorus Verse 3x 8x 1x Back to Verse… * “G” comes in on the 4 count of “C”

8. www.littlekidsrock.org In the style of… BROWN EYED GIRL by Van Morrison Bridge Verse 1x 4x Back to Verse… 4x 2 nd ending before Chorus has 2 extra Measures of D (3 in all) Chorus (same chords as Verse) 1x

9. www.littlekidsrock.org 12x Chorus & Verse use the same exact chords In the style of… WIMOWEH (THE LIONSLEEPS TONIGHT)

10. www.littlekidsrock.org 8x Chorus In the style of… SOMEONE LIKE YOU by Adele Pre-Chorus 2x 4x Pre-Chorus

11. www.littlekidsrock.org verse bridge chorus 2x 1x 2x In the style of… Run Around Sue by Dion

12. www.littlekidsrock.org verse bridge chorus 2x 1x In the style of… Octopus’s Garden by The Beatles 1x

13. www.littlekidsrock.org In the style of… SAMPLE SONG by ???

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16. www.littlekidsrock.org In the style of… Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano

17. www.littlekidsrock.org CHORDS A 5fr. Am 5fr. D Dm 5fr. A5 5fr. D5 5fr. The chords below are moveable (barre chords) and you can edit the chord name and fret # to create chords like A# and Dbm.