Ted’s Arrangement, with compilation pages by Paul Vachon

Ted's Original Lesson sheet
OverTheRainbow.pdf

My compilation pages, changes and comparisons
OverTheRainbow_TedGreene_Arr_1990-05-06_Notes_Grids.pdf

Attached is a compilation page of Ted's original grid box arrangement for "Over the Rainbow" combined with standard notation lead sheet. This song was originally written in Eb, and Ted moved it up 1/2 step to E so open strings could be used. It's a very pretty arrangement and isn't as difficult to play as some of his others.

I've also included Ted's original sheet, which can also be found in the "Lessons > Tunes" section of this website. On that page Ted purposely omitted the chord names, obviously to be meant for a homework assignment for the student to write in. I took the liberty of writing the names below the chords.

As he often did in his later years, Ted placed the fret number (left of the grid boxes) parallel with the fret in which the root of the chord is located. That's why sometimes you'll see the number up high on one box, and lower on another. Ted mentions this in one of the lesson recordings from Mark Levy (thanks Mark!). I'm pretty sure about the chord names I assigned, but if anyone has differing opinions, or if I got it wrong, please let us all know in the Forums.

There's one little confusing section in the sixth measure of the bridge where Ted accidentally skipped a D#7 chord, and then made an "insert" in the line below it, using arrows for direction. This happens on the words "...tops, that's..." in the phrase, "...away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me..." This is all straightened out in the compilation sheet (top of p.2)

I included a 1st and 2nd ending on the chart, even though Ted doesn't do a repeat, but goes right to the end TAG.

Also of interest is the final ending, which after hitting the E chord, he follows it with a IV - bVII7 - I cadence. The use of the IV - bVII7 was discussed in the Forums in the Harmony & Theory section, as "IV-bVII7-I".

Enjoy this beautiful arrangement!

-- Paul