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Music of the Night (C Major)
Artist: Phantom of the Opera    Genre: Showtunes    Strum Pattern: Slowly: | D – D – |    Roman Numerals: I, A1, II, ii, II7, m3, III, iii, IV, V, V7, V7sus4, m6, m7, VII    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Writers: Webber, Hart, & Stilgoe, Phantom of the Opera, 1987.
BBC 25 Anniversary of Phantom version: Recording @ YouTube

Strum slowly so you can hear each string; classical-guitar style: | D – D – |
4/4 time; one strum pattern = 4-beats per chord/measure unless otherwise noted with slashes & hyphens.
Each / slash = 1 strum (2 beats)
Each – hyphen = 1 rest (2 beats); not the hyphens showing word breaks.
Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
C♯m
(C♯,E,G♯)
4fr >
- C♯ G♯ C♯ E G♯
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Dm
(D,F,A)
- - D A D F
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
E♭
(E♭,G,B♭)
G B♭ E♭ B♭ - -
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
G7sus4
(G,C,D,F)
- - D G C F
A♭
(A♭,C,E♭)
A♭ C E♭ A♭ C -
B♭
(B♭,D,F)
- B♭ F B♭ D -
B
(B,D♯,F♯)
- B F♯ B D♯ F♯


Verse 1:
Two slow strums (over four beats) per chord.
A slash after a chord ([F]/) = one strum (over two beats) for that chord.
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Night time		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sharpens,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] heightens each sen–		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] –sation
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Darkness		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] stirs and		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wakes imagi–		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] –nation
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Silently the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] senses a–		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] –bandon their de–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –fenses
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] /		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third]

Verse 2:
"[C]////" means that that chord has four strums (eight beats).
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Slowly		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gently,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] night unfurls its		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] splendour
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Grasp it,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sense it,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] tremulous and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] tender
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Turn your face a–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –way from the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] garish light of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] day
Turn your [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] thoughts away from		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] / cold un–		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / –feeling		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] light
And [G7sus47th, Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] listen to the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] music of the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] //// night

Bridge 1:
Close your [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// eyes and surrender to your		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] //// darkest dreams
Purge your [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] //// thoughts of the life you knew be–		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] –fore		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second]
Close your [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eyes, let your		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] spirit start to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] //// soar
And you’ll [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] live as you’ve		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] never lived be–		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] //// –fore

Verse 3:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Softly,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] deftly,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] music shall sur–		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] –round you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Hear it,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] feel it,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] closing in a–		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] –round you
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Open up your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mind, let your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] fantasies un–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –wind
In this [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] darkness which you		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] / know you		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / can not		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fight
The [G7sus47th, Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] darkness of the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] music of the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] //// night

Bridge 2:
Let your [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// mind start a journey through a		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] //// strange new world
Leave all [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] //// thoughts of the world you knew be–		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] –fore		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second]
Let your [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] soul take you		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] where you long to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] //// be–ee–ee
Only [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] then can		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] you belong to		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] //// me

Verse 4:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Floating,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] falling,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sweet intoxi–		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] –cation
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Touch me,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] trust me,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] savor each sen–		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] –sation
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Let the dream be–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –gin, let your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] darker side give		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] in
To the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] power of the		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] / music		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / that I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] write
The [G7sus47th, Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] power of the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] music of the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] night		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Instrumental:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Outro:
"[C]/–" means strum once and let it ring over 4 beats.
"[C]/– – – " means strum once and let it ring over 8 beats.
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] You alone can		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] / make my		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / song take		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] flight		 /–
[G7sus47th, Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Help me make the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] music of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] night		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[C♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Augmented Unison] 		[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– – –
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