The harmonic analysis is, therefore, the same. The return section, acting as the final verse, uses the same chords as the original section. The bridge of the “Wonderful World” section starts with G-C-G-C (V-I-V-I) to F-C-F-C (IV-I-IV-I)and then finishes off with F-C-Dm7-G7 with the Dm7 functioning as a minor dominant 7 of the dominant 7 (v7 of V7). The Am to F (vi-IV) is borrowed from the main verse. These progressions also seem to follow a dominant (I) to sub-dominant (IV) overall pattern. The second half of the verse has less chord movement and uses the progression F-G-Am-F (IV-V-vi-IV). The V of vi (E7) from the intro shows up again here. The verse of the “Wonderful World” starts with the progression C-G-F-C (I-V-IV-C) and moves to F-C-E7-Am (IV-I-V of vi-vi). This progression is repeated for the second half of the bridge. The bridge progression starts with the same I-V-vi progression, but moves to IV instead of I. The main verse progression is C-G-Am-C (I-V-vi-I) to F-C-G-Am-F(IV-I-V-vi-IV) which is sort of a tonic(I) to sub-dominant (IV) call-and-response. The rest of the intro is pretty straightforward harmonically besides the Am7 (vi7) which is interesting, and the E7 (V of vi) borrowed dominant from the minor 6th (Am) which returns in the “Wonderful World” section. The progression then moves in the minor third Em (iii) which is a variation of the rest of the song where the starting tonic C (I) moves to the dominant G (V). The intro starts out in the tonic (I) chord of C. This part acts as a final verse to the outer fractal structure mentioned above.
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However, it is a reharmonization of the original songs and has a new arrangement, plus some lyric rewriting. Israel combined the two songs together using similar chords that are common on the ukulele and easy to play, such as C, F, A.
Somewhere over the rainbow way up highĪnd the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby The Music Theory of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Related Posts Chords Used in GCEA Tuning (Soprano, Concert, and Tenor Ukulele): C Em Am F G Am7 E7 Dm7 G7 “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” / “Wonderful World” Medley by IZ