3 Chord Thursday WORK

On Thursday 1st September 2022, in anticipation of Labor Day, we will celebrate different occupations, vocations, professions, … whatever you do to get paid for WORK. Below are some suggestions, not exhaustive. Join us at the usual 3:00 pm EDT (20:00 BST) for an hour of fun. We always start with a short warm-up lesson.

Illustration by Eve Myles

The Line-Up

  1. Frère Jacques in F [1] – Bruce, Kristine, Anne (NL) (video)
  2. Banana Boat Song (Day O) in F [2] – Marcia (MA) (1-page PDF)
  3. Two songs in Chinese: Liang Zhi Lao Hu (Two Tigers) in F and Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) in G [5] – Henry, Shao, Anne (NL) (1-page PDF) (video)
  4. Aan de Amsterdamse Grachten in G [9] – Mirjam, Anne (NL) (5-page PDF)

Hope these songs will spark your interest (alphabetical by song title). Here are more.

  • A Hard Day’s Night
  • Back on the Chain Gain
  • Blue Collar Man
  • Buffalo Soldier 
  • Career Opportunities
  • Chain Gang
  • Cleaning Windows
  • Doctor Robert 
  • Doctor! Doctor!
  • Driver 8
  • Five O’Clock World
  • Frere Jacques 
  • Heigh, Ho
  • I Shot the Sheriff 
  • Ice Cream Man
  • Manic Monday
  • Money For Nothing
  • Money, Money, Money
  • Morning Train (Nine to Five)
  • Paperback Writer 
  • Politician
  • Private Dancer
  • Rhinestone Cowboy 
  • She Works Hard For The Money
  • Sixteen Tons
  • Son of a Preacher man
  • Take This Job and Shove It
  • Teach Your Children 
  • The Boxer
  • The Farmer in the Dell 
  • The Gambler
  • The Scientist
  • The Tears of a Clown
  • To Sir With Love 
  • Wichita Lineman 
  • Working 9 to 5
  • Working Man Blues

Support 3 Chord Thursday @ 3

How you can keep it going every week and FREE to participate for everyone

  • Monetary support: donate any amount you’d like. Amount goes to scholarships for classes and free workshops and other expenses to run this series.
  • Volunteer to index video recordings. (Watch video tutorial).
  • Volunteer to share your screen and scroll the song sheets. (Watch video tutorial)
  • Register to take a music class in Zoom: ukulele, piano, music theory
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  • Share and spread the word: you never know who can benefit from our song sessions
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