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Blinded by the Light - Bruce Springsteen Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for the hot spot snappin' his fingers clappin' his hands And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn up the band And she was blinded by the light Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night Blinded by the light She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright Some brimstone baritone anti-cyclone rolling stone preacher from the east He says: "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least" And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone watchin' the young girls dance And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance Yeah he was blinded by the light Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night Blinded by the light He got down but she never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes She said I'll turn you on sonny, to something strong if you play that song with the funky break, And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside And little Early-Pearly came in by her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride, Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playin' backyard bombardier Yes and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent a dude with a calling card, he said, do what you like, but don't do it here Well I jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground Asked him which was the way back home He said take a right at the light, keep goin' straight until night, and then boy, you're on your own And now in Zanzibar a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car hummin' a lunar tune Yes, and the avatar said blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon And some kidnapped handicap was complainin' that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night, Well I unsnapped his skull cap and between his ears I saw a gap but figured he'd be all right He was just blinded by the light Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night Blinded by the light Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun Oh but mama that's where the fun is

Copyright © Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)

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Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin, the calliope crashed to the ground
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes
She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong, play the song with the funky break"
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside
And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride
Asked me if I needed a ride

But she was...
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tired
She's gonna make it through the night
She's gonna make it through the night

------ guitar solo ------

But mama, that's where the fun is
But mama, that's where the fun is
Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun
But mama, that's where the fun is

Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone, that's where they expect it least"
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner, watching the young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone, reminding him of romance
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

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{the following two sections are sung simultaneously}

1) ~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
~ Blinded by the light

2) ~ Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
~ In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
~ With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I tripped the merry-go-round
~ With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin, the calliope crashed to the ground
~ Now Scott with a slingshot finially found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
~ And some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot save the buckshot, turn up the band
~ Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes
~ She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong"
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She got down but she never got tired
She's gonna make it through the night

Warning: possibly non-standard notation. Deal.

[EDIT: mistakes corrected]

C Major Scale — All white keys starting on C
Half steps: °° C °° D °° E ° F °° G °° A °° B ° C — 2221 2221
Half steps: ° C °° D °° E ° F °° G °° A °° B ° C — 221 2221 . 221 2221 . 221 2221

C #   D #     F #   G #   A #     C #   D #     F #   G #   A #   C D E F G A B C D E F G A B

 

A Minor Scale (Natural) — All white keys starting on A
Half steps: °° A °° B ° C °° D °° E ° F °° G °° A — 2212 2122
Half steps: °° A °° B ° C °° D °° E ° F °° G °° A — 212 2122. 212 2122 . 212 2122

C #   D #     F #   G #   A #     C #   D #     F #   G #   A #   C D E F G A B C D E F G A B

 

A Minor Scale (Melodic) — Raise 6th and 7th notes to make the second half of the scale sound like a major scale. (Might play natural minor when descending, and melodic minor when ascending.)
Half steps: °° A °° B ° C °° D °° E °° F# °° G# ° A — 2212 2221
Half steps: ° A °° B ° C °° D °° E °° F# °° G# ° A — 212 2221. 212 2221 . 212 2221

C #   D #     F #   G #   A #     C #   D #     F #   G #   A #   C D E F G A B C D E F G A B

 

A Minor Scale (Harmonic) — Similar to the melodic, but raise just the 7th notes to make the very end of the scale sound like the very end of a major scale
Half steps: °° A °° B ° C °° D °° E ° F °°° G# ° A — 2212 2131
Half steps: ° A °° B ° C °° D °° E ° F °°° G# ° A — 212 2131 . 212 2131 . 212 2131

C #   D #     F #   G #   A #     C #   D #     F #   G #   A #   C D E F G A B C D E F G A B

 

A Minor Scale (Twice-baked Harmonic) — Similar to the harmonic, but changes the first half of the scale to be the same pattern as the second half.

[EDIT: except I was boneheaded and my brain (made of bone) was convinced that there were two identical halves in a major scale, so everything on this page was wrong, and the whole purpose of the page was full of gerbils. Let's re-wiggle the woggle thusly:]

Half steps: °° A ° Bb °°° C# ° D °° E ° F °°° G# ° A — 2131 2131
Half steps: ° A ° Bb °°° C# ° D °° E ° F °°° G# ° A — 131 2131 . 131 2131 . 131 2131

C #   D #     F #   G #   A # B b     C #   D #     F #   G #   A #   C D E F G A B C D E F G A B

Oh. Wait. That doesn't work. Ok, it's the Half-Baked Harmonic Scale.

Now it works. Thrice-baked harmonic. Fearless music teacher reports: "1312131 is actually called a double (not half-baked) harmonic scale, among other names (I've seen it called 'Persian' and 'Byzantine' too, for instance)". So apparently someone took my invention back in time from the distant famous future. mk.

 

Blues Scale
Half steps: °° A °°° C °° D ° Eb ° E °°° G °° A — 2321132
Half steps: °° A °°° C °° D ° Eb ° F °°° G °° A — 32 1132. 32 1132 . 322 1132

C #   D #     F #   G #   A #     C #   D # E b     F #   G #   A #   C D E F G A B C D E F G A B

"Cherry Blossoms, cherry blossoms. On mountains, in villages. 
As far as you can see. 
They look like fog or clouds.  They are fragrant in the morning sun. 
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms.  In full bloom."

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