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• Straight
Standard rock beat
1 chord/bar (GREAT SONGS TO START OFF WITH)
4/bar
8/bar
Alternate octaves
Polka
Offbeat/Ska
Alternate hands
1-5 bass
• L.A.
• Bo 1,4
• 16s
• Waltz
• Shuffle
• Other contemporary rhythms


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Straight: standard rock beat (CD1 lesson 6,7) .................... top
Song	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Kashmir	Led Zepplin	Drums
Piece Of The Action	Def Leppard/Sweet	Drums
This Train Don't Stop	Elton John	Drums hats/ride
Beautiful Sunday	Daniel Boone	Drums
Straight: 1 chord/bar (CD1 lesson 8,12) .............................. top
Song	Artist	Can you hear and play?
A Man For All Seasons	Robbie Williams	Keys
Against All Odds	Phil Collins	Keys
Be Unto Your Name	DeShazo/Sadler CCLI# 2177476
Blessing Honour	Geoff Bullock CCLI# 1001179	Keys
Blessed Be Your Name	Matt/Beth Redman CCLI#3798438	Guitar
Born to Try	Delta Goodrem	Keys
California Blue	Roy Orbison	Guitar multiple bars/chord
Cannon	Pachelbel	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Come Now is the Time to Worship	Brian Doerkson CLLI# 2430948	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Daniel	Elton John	Keys
Drop of Jupiter	Train	Keys inc pivot chord
Everything That Has Breath	Reuben Morgan CCLI# 3220205	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Eye of the Tiger	Survivor	Bass
Fear Not	Phil Pringle CCLI# 13508	Keys, Guitar, Bass
For All You've Done	Reuben Morgan CCLI# 4254689	Keys, Guitar, Bass
For Your Babies	Simply Red	Keys
Forever	Chris Tomlin CCLI# 3148428
Give Thanks	Henry Smith CCLI# 20285	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Have You Ever Seen the Rain	Creedence Clear Water Revival	Guitar
Heaven	Bryan Adams plus remake	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Hold Your Head Up	Party Boys	Guitar
Horse Wiith No Name	America	Guitar
Hot Summer Night	Night	Guitar
How Great is Our God	Tomlin/Reeves/ Cash CCLI# 4348399	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Just the Way You Are	Milky	Keys
King of Glory	Tomlin/Reeves CCLI# 4403588	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous	Good Charlotte	Guitar
Like Eagles	Dukes/Skidmore CCLI# 3166242	Keys, Guitar, Bass
My Redeemer Lives	Reuben Morgan CCLI# 2397964	Keys, Guitar, Bass
No Such Thing	John Mayer	Guitar
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us	Jefferson	Guitar
Nothing But the Blood	Matt Redman CCLI# 4329411	Guitar, Guitar, Bass
One Way Jesus	Houston/Douglass CCLI# 4222082	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Open The Eyes Of My Heart	Paul Baloche	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Out Of Reach	Gabrielle
Running After You	Mike Guglielmucci CCLI# 4097664	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Sleeping Satellite	Jasmin Archer	Keys
Slipping Away From Me	Max Merritt & the Meteors	Guitar
Superman	Five For Fighting	Keys
The Walls Will Come Down	Reg Henare CCLI#1866819	Keys, Guitar, Bass
There’s Not A Cloud In The Sky	Wendy Matthews	Keys
This Is The Day	Rick Shelton CCLI# 272569	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Way Love’s Supposed To Be	Selwyn	Bass, Drums kick
Yeshua is Lord	Ramon Pink CCLI# 196487	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Your Beloved	Brent Helming CCLI# 1963849	Keys, Guitar, Bass
Straight: 4/bar (CD1 lesson 12) ........................................... top
Keyboard	Artist	Can you hear and play?
A Man For All Seasons	Robbie Williams	Keys
Against All Odds	Phil Collins	Keys
Angels	Robbie Williams	Keys
Born to Try	Delta Goodrem	Keys
Compulsory Hero	1927
Counting Down the Days	Natalie Imbruglia	Keys
Daniel	Elton John	Keys
Eagle Rock	Daddy Cool	Bass
Eye of the Tiger	Survivor	Bass
Hard For Me to Say I'm Sorry	Peter Cetera	Keys
Heaven	Brian Adams	Drums kick
Hold Your Head Up	Party Boys	Bass
Horse With No Name	America	Guitar
Hot Summer Night	Night	Bass
I Don't Know You Anymore	Savage Garden
I'm a Believer	Monkees
If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind	Agnetha (from ABBA)	Keys
Just the Way You Are	Milky	Drums kick
Live and Let Die	Wings	Keys
Message to My Girl	Crowded House	Keys
Penny lane	Beatles	Keys
Relax	Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Slipping Away From Me	Max Merritt & the Meteors
Something Beautiful	Robbie Williams	Keys
SOS	ABBA	Keys LH 4/bar
That's What Friends Are For	Dionne Warwick	Keys
You Raise Me Up	Guy Sebastian	Keys
The Chain	Fleetwood Mac	Bass, Drums kick
Straight: 8/bar (CD2) ........................................................... top
Keyboard	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Allentown	Billy Joel	Keys
Can't Fight the Moonlight	Leann Rimes	Keys
Counting Down the Days	Natalie Imbrugia	Guitar 8s down
Drop of Jupiter	Train	Keys plus pivot chord
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	Guitar, Bass
Just the Way You Are	Milky	Guitar rock 8s
Leave a Light On For Me		Bass
Let's Make it Last All Night	Jimmy Barnes	Keys
Love Is The Drug	Brian Ferry	Bass 8s, damp accent 2 & 4
Loving Each Day	Ronan Keating	Keys
Magic	Pilot	Keys
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us	Jefferson	Bass
Tired of Toein' The Line	Rocky Burnette	Keys
The Night Chicago Died	Paper Lace	Keys
You Can Keep Your Hat On	Joe Cocker	Keys
Your Kiss Is On My List	Hall & Oates	Keys

Straight: Alternate octaves (CD2) ........................................ top
Keyboard	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Allentown	Billy Joel	Keys
Pathetique	Beethoven	Keys
Born to Be Alive	Partick Hernandez	Bass
Hang On Help is on its Way	LRB	Bass
Macho Man	Village People	Bass
My Sharona	The Knack	Bass
Voulez Vous	ABBA	Bass
Straight: Polka (CD2) ............................................................ top
Keyboard	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Allentown	Billy Joel	Keys
Blinky Bill Theme	Aussie TV Show	Drums
Do You Believe in Life After Love	Cher	Drums
Heaven	DJ Sammy & Yanou feat.Do	Drums
Holly & Rose	Jo Camelleri	Guitar lo-hi
I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends	Joe Cocker	Drums
I Have a Dream	ABBA	Drums
Jukebox in Siberia	Skyhooks	Drums
Ketchup Song	Las Ketchup	Drums
Khe Sanh	Cold Chisel	Drums
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous	Good Charlotte	Drums
Lookin' Out My Back Door	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Drums
Murder On The Dancefloor	Sophie Ellis Bextor	Drums
Obladi-obladah	Beatles	Drums
Symphony of Life	Tina Area	Drums
Concerto in Bbm	Tchaikovsky
The Boxer	Simon & Garfunkel	Guitar lo-hi
The Walls Will Come Down		Keys split 4s polka
To Her Door	Paul Kelly	Guitar lo-hi
Uptown Girl	Billy Joel	Drums
You All Dat	Baha Men	Drums
Straight: Offbeat/Ska (CD2) ................................................. top
Keyboard	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Allentown	Billy Joel	Keys
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	Drums offbeat hats
It's a Mistake	Men at Work	Guitar
This is the World We Live In	Alcazar	Drums
Push Up	Freestylers	Drums
Straight: Alternate hands (CD2) ........................................... top
Keyboard	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Allentown	Billy Joel	Keys
Straight: 1-5 bass (CD2) ....................................................... top
Keyboard	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Fire Lake	Bob Seeger	Keys
Allentown	Billy Joel	Keys
The Way	Fastball	Bass
L.A. (CD2) .............................................................................. top
Song	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Ain't Nobody Gonna Steal This Heart	Little River Band	L.A.
All That Glitters is Gold	Shrek	L.A.
Ben	Michael Jackson	L.A.
Compulsory Hero	1927	L.A.
I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You	Savage Garden	L.A.
If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind	Agnetha ABBA	L.A.
Little More Love	Olivia Newton John	L.A.
On My Knees	The 411	L.A.
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough	Henley/Smyth	L.A.
Still The One	Shania Twain	L.A.
The Flame	Cheap Trick	L.A.
Time Of My Life	Dirty Dancing	L.A.
Pressure Down	John Farnham	L.A. double
She's Lump	Presidents of USA	L.A. double
Waiting For a Girl Like You	Foreigner	L.A. double
Why Don't You Look Into Jesus	Larry Norman	L.A. double
Any Man of Mine	Shania Twain	L.A. reverse
Creeping Up Slowly	Taxi Ride	L.A. reverse
I Love Rock'n'Roll	Joan Jett	L.A. reverse
Learn to Fly	Shannon Noll	L.A. reverse
Insatiable	Darren Hayes	L.A. reverse
Honey I'm Home	Shania Twain	L.A. reverse
Lord I Lift Your Name on High	Rick Founds CCLI# 117947	L.A. reverse
Forever	Lighthouse	L.A. reverse
Oh Baby It's a Wide World	Cat Stevens	L.A. reverse
Permission to Shine	Bachelor Girl	L.A. reverse
Sugartrain	Daryl Braithewaite	L.A. reverse
Teenage Dirtbag	Wheatus	L.A. reverse
Thin Ice	Little River Band	L.A. reverse
Turn Up Your Radio	Master's Apprentices	L.A. reverse
We Will Rock You	Queen	L.A. reverse
Werewolves of London	Warren Zevon	L.A. reverse
Uptown Girl	Billy Joel	L.A. reverse/combo
Don't Go	KC & Sunshine Band	L.A. reverse/combo
Rhinestone Cowboy	Glen Campbell	L.A. combo (5 note beat 4)
Bo and Synco (CD2) .............................................................. top
Song	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Billy Jean	Michael Jackson	1,4
Can't Smile Without You	Barry Manilow/Sean Beal, Deuce Bigalow	1,4
Down Boy	Holly Vallance	1,4
Golden Slumbers	Beatles	1,4
Hide You	Kosheen	1,4
Hit By A Train	Bachelor Girl	1,4
Hot in Here	Nelly	1,4
I Love You	Moulin Rouge	1,4
I Surrender		1,4
I'm in You	Peter Frampton	1,4 keys
Independent Women	Destiny's Child	1,4
Just the Way You Are	Milky	1,4
Like A Virgin	Madonna	1,4 guitar over standard bass
Love Don't Cost a Thing	Jennifer Lopez	1.4
Magic	Olivia Newton John	1,4 (plus synco pivots)
Mercy is Falling	David Ruis CCLI# 1441760	1,4
Mona	Various	1,4
My Name is Luka	Suzanne Vega	1,4
Please Don't Turn Me On	Artful Dodger featuring Lifford	1,4
Simply the Best	Tina Turner	1,4
Stuck in a Moment	U2	1,4
Under the Boardwalk	The Drifters	1,4
Walk on By	Dionne Warwick	1,4
Hey Mickey	Toni Basil	1,4,6
Hot in the City Tonight	Billy Idol	1,4,7
Photograph	Nickelback	1,4,7 guitar
Tragedy	Bee Gees	1,4,7 guitar riff
Ring, Ring	ABBA	1,4,7
Love is Like Oxygen	Sweet	1,4,7,8 guitar riff
Ice Ice Baby	Vanilla Ice	1,4,6,8
Blessed be the Rock	Daniel Gardner CCLI# 11270	Synco pivots
Benny and the Jets	Elton John	Synco pivots
Bound for Glory	Angry	Synco pivots
Deeper'n'Down	Status Quo	Synco fills
Fear Not	Phil Pringle CCLI# 13508	Synco pivots
I Don't Want To Go On With You Like That	Elton John	Synco pivots
I Love it When We Do	Ronan Keating	Synco pivots
I Walk by Faith	Chris Falson CCLI# 464834	Synco pivots
Lady Hear Me Tonight		Synco pivots
Loving Each Day	Ronan Keating	Synco pivots
Permission to Shine	Bachelor Girl	Synco pivots
Sarah, Hold Me	Fleetwood Mac	Synco pivots
Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting	Elton John	Synco pivots
Simply the Best	Tina Turner	Synco pivots
Stand Up and Give Him the Praise	Lynn DeShazo CCLI# 1793621	Synco pivots
While You See a Chance	Steve Winwood	Synco pivots
Winning	Santana	Synco pivots
Your Kiss is on My List	Hall/Oates	Synco pivots
16s (CD2) .............................................................................. top
Song	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Angel Face	The Glitter Band	16s on snare
Lay Down Sally	Eric Clapton	16s on snare
I am	Killing Heidi	16s hats
Angel Eyes	Paulini	16s hats
Let it Be	Beatles	16s hats
Give Me Some Time	Girl Duo	16s
Happy Anniversary	LRB	16s
Shout	Tears for Fears	16s
Bail Me Out	Pete Murray	16s guitar
Age of Reason	John Farnham	&a1, &a2
Breakfast at Tiffany's	Matchbox 20	&a1, &a2
City of Angels	Googoo Dolls	&a1, &a2
Cry	The Corrs	&a1, &a2
Don't Leave Me This Way	Thelma Houston	&a1, &a2
Down Boy	Holly Vallance	&a1, &a2
Everlasting Love	Open up Your Heart	&a1, &a2
Eye of the Tiger	Survivor	&a1, &a2
From This Moment	Shaniah	&a1, &a2
Gangsters Paradise	Coolio	&a1, &a2
Get Back	Beatles	&a1, &a2
Hollywood Nights	Bob Seeger	&a1, &a2
Honey I'm Home	Shaniah	&a1, &a2
Pop!ular	Darren Hayes	&a1, &a2
I fought the Law	Bobby Fuller Four	&a1, &a2 guitar open
King of Wishful Thinking	Go West	&a1, &a2
Kiss From a Rose	Seal	&a1, &a2
Logical Song	Scooter	&a1, &a2
Praise The Lord	Morning Star, Glory	&a1, &a2
Round Round	Sugababes	&a1, &a2
Running Up That Hill	Kate Bush	&a1, &a2
Second Hand News	Fleetwood Mac	&a1, &a2
She Makes My Day	Robert Palmer	&a1, &a2
Shout It To The Top	Style Council	&a1, &a2
Simply the Best	Turner	&a1, &a2
Stay	Same Three Chords	&a1, &a2
Take a Chance On Me	ABBA	&a1, &a2
Token Angels	Wendy Matthews	&a1, &a2
Tragedy	Bee Gees	&a1, &a2
Venus	Shocking Blue	&a1, &a2
What You Got	Abs	&a1, &a2
When the Going Gets Tough	Billy Ocean	&a1, &a2
William Tell Overture	Rossini	&a1, &a2
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet	Bachman Turner Overdrive	&a1, &a2
Every Single Day	Rob Mills	16s variations
Waltz (CD2) ........................................................................... top
Keyboard	Artist	Can you hear and play?
House of the Rising Sun	Traditional	Guitar
Hero	Chad Kroeger Feat/Josey Scott	Guitar, Drums
Instrument Of Worship	Composer Unknown	1 chord/bar
Let Us Adore	Reuben Morgan CCLI# 4437846	Guitar yump-dumpa-dump
Unchained Melody	Righteous Brothers	Keys
Unbreakable	Westlife	Guitar picked
We Are The Champions	Queen	Guitar
We Let The Stars Go	Prefab Sprout	Guitar
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby	Farnham/Barnes	Drums great variations for hats, fills, stabs
Shuffle (CD2) ........................................................................ top
Keyboard	Artist	Can you hear and play?
King Of The Road	Proclaimers	12/8 keyboard
Bye Bye Baby	Bay City Rollers	Drums
Blessed Be The Rock	Daniel Gardner CCLI# 11270	Keys, Drums
Born to Try	Delta Goodrem	Keys
Chain Reaction	John Farnham	Snare shuffle
Dr Who	TV Theme	Bass
Fear Not	Phil Pringle CCLI# 13508	Keys
I Love a Rainy Night	Eddie Rabbit	Guitar
I'm On My Way (uh huh uh huh)	Proclaimers	Guitar
King of the Road	Proclaimers	Guitar
Night Owl	LRB	Bass
Playing to Win	LRB	Keys, Bass, Drums
Show No Mercy	Williams	Drums
Teach Me How To Fly	Jeff St John	Keys, Drums
Waterloo	ABBA	Keys, Bass, Drums

Other contemporary rhythms (CD4) .................................... top
Song	Artist	Can you hear and play?
Montego Bay	Bobby Bloom	Latin American
Hold Your Head High	Argent	Non-standard drum pattern
Old School Yard	Cat Stevens	Non-standard drum pattern
Cecelia	Simon & Garfunkel	Non-standard drum pattern
Woman Tonight	America	Non-standard drum pattern
Mission Impossible	Movie Theme	5/4 time
Everything's All Right	Jesus Christ Superstar Musical	5/4 time
Money	Pink Floyd	7/8 time
The Bill	TV Theme	7/8 time
The Great Song of Indifference	Bob Geldof	Celtic
Imaginary Landscape4	John Cage	Aleatoric (chance)