Chords
Authors for Jesus Christ Superstar was Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim
Rice (lyrics).
I have saved some files with chords for this rock opera that were posted
on the Net earlier; here is a repost. Hopefully the original poster's name
is still in there somewhere!
The complete lyrics to Jesus Christ Superstar is found on the original
1970 album, with Murray Head as Judas and Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) as
Jesus. I think the CD reissue has the lyrics as well, but I am not sure.
(The original version lacks one song that was added in the movie, called
"Then We are Decided" or something similiar.)
--
Trond J. Stroem [email protected]
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SONGS FROM "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR :
A augmentedA ROCK OPERA"
By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
**************************************************
Songs included:
* Heaven on Their Minds
* Everything's Alright
* Hosanna
* Pilate's Dream
* I Don't Know How to Love Him
* Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)
* The Last Supper
* King Herod's Song
These are sketchy and a little "thrown-together" because I don't have the
time to be more verbose... perhaps in the future... The songs that I
included are in the order that they appear in the show. All Jesus Christ
Superstar Music and Lyrics are by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. (
C majorC) 1970
by Leeds Music Limited.
Questions and comments welcome. I've done this show about a dozen times
in the past 15 years, and I pretty much know it inside and out.
-Jim Loya ([email protected])
HEAVEN ON THEIR MINDS (Judas)
[4/4, Chords played over the Eb-Cm-Dm-Eb-Cm progression/bass riff]
DmDm
FF
G+G
My ..
FF
G+G
DmDm
I can ...
DmDm
FF
G+G
If ...
FF
G+G
DmDm
You ..
DmDm
E minorEm
Jesus! ..
FF
G+G
DmDm
You ...
DmDm
E minorEm
And ..
FF
G+G
DmDm
You've ...
DmDm
FF
Listen ..
DmDm
G+G
All ..
Bb majorBb
C majorC
FF
A augmentedA
And ..
DmDm
Bb majorBb
You ...
FF
They ..
D/AD/A
A augmentedA+
A augmentedA
Bb majorBb
Dm7Dm7
And ..
DmDm
FF
I ..
DmDm
G+G
No ...
Bb majorBb
C majorC
FF
A augmentedA
And ..
DmDm
Bb majorBb
But ...
FF
Gets ...
D/AD/A
A augmentedA+
A augmentedA
Bb majorBb
Dm7Dm7
And ..
[in 7/8]
Bb majorBb
FF
G minorGm
DmDm
Nazareth ..
G minorGm Dm/A
A augmentedA
DmDm
Like ..
Bb majorBb
FF
G minorGm
DmDm
Tables ...
G minorGm Dm/A
A augmentedA
DmDm
He'd ..
back to 4/4]
DmDm
FF
Listen ..
DmDm
G+G
Don't ..
Bb majorBb
C majorC
FF
A augmentedA
We ..
DmDm
Bb majorBb
I am ..
FF
For ..
Dm/A
A augmentedA+
A augmentedA
Bb majorBb
Dm7Dm7
And ..
[back to 7/8, instrumental break repeating previous 7/8 bridge]
[back to 4/4]
DmDm
FF
Listen ..
DmDm
G+G
Please ..
Bb majorBb
C majorC
FF
A augmentedA
But ..
DmDm
Bb majorBb
All ..
FF
Too ..
Dm/A
A augmentedA+
A augmentedA
Bb majorBb
It ..
DmDm
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Yes ..
<Dm - Bb, jam and ramble to end>
----------------
EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (Mary, Jesus, Judas)
[in 5/4]
[Mary]
E MajorE
B7B7
C# minorC#m
A augmentedA
Try ..
B7B7
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
Don't ..
A augmentedA
BsusBsus
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
And ..
A augmentedA
BsusBsus
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
Let ..
A augmentedA
BsusBsus
E MajorE
A minorAm
E minorEm
A minorAm
B minorBm
E MajorE
If ..
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
Everything's ..
[Judas]
E minorEm
D MajorD
C majorC
D MajorD
Woman ..
E minorEm
C majorC
D MajorD
E minorEm
could ..
E minorEm
D MajorD
C majorC
D MajorD
Why ..
E minorEm
C majorC
D MajorD
E minorEm
Three ..
A minorAm
D MajorD
G+G
C majorC
People ..
E minorEm
BB B7sus
B7B7
Matter ..
[Mary]
E MajorE
B7B7
Sleep ..
C# minorC#m
A augmentedA
Myrrh ..
B7B7
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
Don't ..
A augmentedA
BsusBsus
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
And ...
A augmentedA
BsusBsus
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
For ..
A augmentedA
BsusBsus
E MajorE
A minorAm
E minorEm
A minorAm
B minorBm
E MajorE
Close ...
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
Everything's ...
[Jesus]
E minorEm
D MajorD
C majorC
D MajorD
Surely ..
E minorEm
C majorC
D MajorD
E minorEm
to ..
E minorEm
D MajorD
C majorC
D MajorD
There ..
E minorEm
C majorC
D MajorD
E minorEm
Look ..
A minorAm
D MajorD
Think! ..
G+G
C majorC
Move! ...
BB
You'll ..
BsusBsus
BB
You'll ...
BsusBsus
BB
BsusBsus
When ...
[Mary]
E MajorE
B7B7
Sleep ...
C# minorC#m
A augmentedA
Myrrh ...
B7B7
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
Don't ...
A augmentedA
BsusBsus
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
And ...
A augmentedA
BsusBsus
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
For ...
A augmentedA
BsusBsus
E MajorE
A minorAm
E minorEm
A minorAm
B minorBm
Close ..
E MajorE
A augmentedA
BB
E minorEm
Close ... (repeat, repeat, et al)
------------
HOSANNA (Crowd, Jesus, Caiaphas)
[in 4/4]
[Crowd]
G+G
D MajorD
G+G
Hosanna ..
Bb majorBb
Eb MajorEb
Sanna ..
EbmEbm
E minorEm
Hey ..
C minorCm
AbAb
D MajorD
G+G
Sanna ..
[Caiaphas]
C minorCm B/F#
C minorCm B/F#
Tell ...
Bb majorBb Bb(b5)
Bb majorBb
G+G
This ..
C minorCm B/F#
C minorCm B/F#
Tell ..
Bb majorBb Bb(b5)
Bb majorBb
G+G
They ..
[Crowd]
G+G
D MajorD
G+G
Hosanna ..
Bb majorBb
Eb MajorEb
Sanna ..
EbmEbm
E minorEm
Hey ...
C minorCm
AbAb
D MajorD
G+G
C majorC
Sanna ...
[Jesus]
G+G
D MajorD
G+G
Why ...?
Bb majorBb
FF
Bb majorBb
G minorGm
Nothing ...
DmDm
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA
If ..
D MajorD
A augmentedA
D MajorD D/C
B minorBm D7/A
The ..
[Jesus & Crowd]
G+G
D MajorD
G+G
Hosanna ...
Bb majorBb
Eb MajorEb
Sanna ..
EbmEbm
E minorEm
Hey J..
C minorCm
AbAb
D MajorD
G+G
Sanna ..
Ending:
D7D7
G+G
A minorAm
D7D7
G+G
--------------------
PILATE'S DREAM (Pilate)
[4/4]
BbmBbm
EbmEbm
Ab7Ab7
I ..
BbmBbm
CbCb
A augmentedA ..
F7F7
F7F7+
GbGb
Ebm6Ebm6
He ..
F7F7
BbmBbm
The ..
BbmBbm
EbmEbm
Ab7Ab7
I ..
BbmBbm
CbCb
How ..
F7F7
F7F7+
GbGb
Ebm6Ebm6
I ..
F7F7
BbmBbm
As ..
Bb majorBb
Bb7Bb7
And ..
EbmEbm
AbAb
of ..
Ab7Ab7
they ..
DbDb (tacet)
they ..
F7F7 (tacet)
they ..
BbmBbm
EbmEbm
Ab7Ab7
Then ...
BbmBbm
CbCb
crying ..
F7F7
GbGb
Ebm6Ebm6
And ..
F7F7
BbmBbm
And ..
This post includes:
"I Don't Know How To Love Him"
"The Last Supper"
"I Only Want To Say (Gethsemane)"
and
"King Herod's Song"
These are sketchy and a little "thrown-together" because I don't have the
time to be more verbose... perhaps in the future... The songs that I
included are in the order that they appear in the show. All Jesus Christ
Superstar Music and Lyrics are by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. (
C majorC) 1970
by Leeds Music Limited.
Questions and comments welcome. I've done this show about a dozen times
in the past 15 years, and I pretty much know it inside and out.
-Jim ([email protected])
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM (Mary Magdalene)
Note: The
A9A9 in the last measure of each verse is actually an "A9sus (no
G+G)" Try fitting THAT over the word "else". Ah, limitations, limitations.
The chord is actually very easy to play if you use some untraditional
fingering/positioning across the progression of that line of the verse.
[in 4/4]
D MajorD
G+G
D MajorD
G+G
D MajorD
I ..
G+G
G6G6
D/AD/A
A augmentedA
What ..
D/F#D/F#
A augmentedA
D MajorD
I've ..
A augmentedA
F#m7F#m7
B minorBm
F#m7F#m7
B minorBm
In ..
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm
D MajorD
A9A9
I ..
D MajorD
G+G
D MajorD
G+G
D MajorD
I ..
G+G
G6G6
D/AD/A
A augmentedA
I ..
D/F#D/F#
A augmentedA
D MajorD
He's ...
A augmentedA
F#m7F#m7
B minorBm
F#m7F#m7
B minorBm
And ..
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm
D MajorD
A9A9
A augmentedA
In ...
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minor 7Em7
D MajorD
He's ..
[PSEUDOBRIDGE]
G+G
F#7F#7
Should ..
B minorBm
Should ..
Bm/ABm/A
G+G
Should ..
D/AD/A
Let ..
C majorC
G+G
D MajorD
I ..
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm
A9A9 ->
A augmentedA
What's ..
D MajorD
G+G
D MajorD
G+G
D MajorD
Don't ..
G+G
G6G6
D/AD/A
A augmentedA
I ..
D/F#D/F#
A augmentedA
D MajorD
I'm ..
A augmentedA
F#m7F#m7
Bm7Bm7
F#m7F#m7
Bm7Bm7
So ..
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm
D MajorD
A9A9
A augmentedA
Running ..
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minor 7Em7
D MajorD
He ..
<repeat pseudobridge, instrumental to "never thought I'd come to this...">
D MajorD
G+G
D MajorD
G+G
D MajorD
Yet ..
G+G
G6G6
D MajorD
A augmentedA
I'd ..
D/F#D/F#
A augmentedA
D MajorD
I ..
F#m7F#m7
Bm7Bm7
F#m7F#m7
Bm7Bm7
I'd ..
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm
D MajorD
A9A9
A augmentedA
I ..
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minor 7Em7
D MajorD
He ..
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minor 7Em7
D MajorD
I ..
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minor 7Em7
D MajorD
I ..
---------------------------
THE LAST SUPPER (Apostles)
[in 4/4]
[verse 1]
G+G
D MajorD
E minorEm
G/DG/D
Look ..
C majorC Gsus/B
G/BG/B
A minorAm
D MajorD
Sinking ..
G+G B7/F#
Don't ..
E minorEm G7/D G9/D
I ..
G7G7
G9G9
C majorC
C6C6
Cmaj7Cmaj7
D9D9
Till ..
G+G
D7D7
Life ..
[verse 2]
G+G
D MajorD
E minorEm
G/DG/D
Always ..
C majorC Gsus/B
G/BG/B
A minorAm
D MajorD
Knew ..
G+G B7/F#
E minorEm G7/D G9/D
Then ..
G7G7
G9G9
C majorC
C6C6
Cmaj7Cmaj7
D9D9
G+G
So ...
<Jesus/Apostles/Judas interludes, verse, dialogue>
<repeat verses 1 and 2>
<More Jesus/Judas interludes>
<repeat verse 1>
[verse 3]
G+G
D MajorD
E minorEm
G/DG/D
Look ..
C majorC Gsus/B
G/BG/B
A minorAm
D MajorD
Sinking ..
G+G B7/F#
What's ..
E minorEm G7/D G9/D
It's ..
G7G7
G9G9
C majorC
C6C6
Cmaj7Cmaj7
D9D9
Till ..
G+G
D7D7
Life ..
<repeat verse 2, end on G>
I ONLY WANT TO SAY (GETHSEMANE) (Jesus)
(IMHO this is probably THE most powerful piece in the entire show.
A augmentedA true
perfect blend of Lloyd-Webber and Rice at their finest! This is a
difficult tune to put into ASCII, mainly because the bulk of the piece is
arranged orchestral, and even on piano it's hard to capture the magic of
this work... here goes nothing... ad lib where deemed appropriate)
[in 4/4,
Bb majorBb]
[verse]
BbmBbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb Bbm/F
I ..
EbmEbm Ebm/Db Ebm/C Ebm/Bb
If ...
AbAb Absus
AbAb Dbsus
DbDb
Take ..
FF
FF+
FF Bbmsus
BbmBbm
GbGb
For ...
Bbm/F
C7C7
FF
FF+
F7F7
FF
I ...
BbmBbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb Bbm/F
Then ..
EbmEbm Ebm/Db Ebm/C Ebm/Bb
Now ..
AbAb Absus
AbAb Dbsus
DbDb
FF
FF+
FF
Listen...
Bbmsus
BbmBbm
GbGb
Tried ...
Bbm/f
FF
BbmBbm
Could ...
[sub-verse]
BbmBbm
AbAb
GbGb
FF
But ...
BbmBbm
AbAb
GbGb
FF
See ...
BbmBbm
AbAb
GbGb
FF
Let ...
BbmBbm
Eb7Eb7
I'd ...x2)
BbmBbm
Eb7Eb7
I'd ..(x2)
BbmBbm
AbAb
GbGb
FF
Why ..
BbmBbm
AbAb
GbGb
FF
Would ..
BbmBbm
AbAb
GbGb
FF
Would ..
BbmBbm
Eb7Eb7
I'd ...(x2)
BbmBbm
Eb7Eb7
I'd ...(x2)
[key change to
C majorC]
C minorCm
F7F7
If ..(x2)
C minorCm
FF
I'd ..(x2)
C minorCm
Bb majorBb
AbAb
G+G
C minorCm
Bb majorBb
AbAb
G+G
Why ...
C minorCm
Bb majorBb
AbAb
G+G
Can ..
C minorCm
Bb majorBb
AbAb
G+G
Show ...
C minorCm
Bb majorBb
AbAb
G+G
Show ...
C minorCm
Bb majorBb
AbAb
G+G
You're ..
[repeat
C minorCm -
Bb majorBb -
AbAb -
G+G progression]
Alright ..
See ...
[Instrumental orchestra break in 5/8 --
C minorCm Bbsus
AbAb
G+G]
[Break last round at
AbAb - Tacet - return to initial tempo in
C minorCm]
C minorCm
Cm/BbCm/Bb Cm/Ab Cm/G
F minorFm Fm/Eb Fm/D Fm/C
Then ..
Bb majorBb Bbsus Ebsus
Eb MajorEb
G+G
G+G+
G+G
After ..
C minorCm
AbAb Cm/G
Why ...
D7D7 D7-9
G+G
What ..
C minorCm
Cm/BbCm/Bb Cm/Ab Cm/G
F minorFm Fm/Eb Fm/Eb Fm/D Fm7/C
God, ...
Bb majorBb Bbsus Ebsus
Eb MajorEb
I ..
G+G
G+G+
G+G
C minorCm
AbAb
Nail ..
Cm/G
G7G7
G+G+
G7G7 G7sus
G7G7
AbAb
F minorFm G7sus
C minorCm
Kill ...
KING HEROD'S SONG (Herod)
[in 4/4]
NOTE: The
E6E6 floating about is actually an
E6E6 (no
BB), and likewise
the
F6F6 floating about is actually an
F6F6 (no
C majorC), and likewise
the
G6G6 floating about is actually a
G6G6 (no
D MajorD). Aren't key
changes wonderful? Feel like this is a Barry Manilow tune. :>
F# minorF#m F#m/E
D MajorD
A augmentedA
Jesus ..
F# minorF#m F#m/E
D MajorD
A augmentedA
You've ..
F# minorF#m
C# minorC#m
D MajorD
A augmentedA
Healing ...
D MajorD
A/C#A/C#
B minorBm
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A/C#A/C#
Bm7Bm7
E7E7
And ..
A augmentedA
B7B7
So ..
E6E6
E MajorE
A augmentedA (tacet)
Prove ..
A augmentedA
B7B7
E6E6
That's ..
E7E7
E6E6
E9E9
A augmentedA
C'mon ..
F# minorF#m F#m/E
D MajorD
A augmentedA
Jesus ..
F# minorF#m F#m/E
D MajorD
A augmentedA
You ....
F# minorF#m
C# minorC#m
D MajorD
A augmentedA
Oh ...
D MajorD
A/C#A/C#
B minorBm
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A/C#A/C#
Bm7Bm7
E9E9
E7E7
Still ..
A augmentedA
B7B7
So ...
E6E6
E MajorE
A augmentedA (tacet)
Prove ...
A augmentedA
B7B7
E6E6
If ..
E7E7
E6E6
E9E9
A augmentedA
C'mon ..
[Instrumental Break (follow chorus progression)]
[key change]
G minorGm Gm/F
Eb MajorEb
Bb majorBb
I ..
G minorGm Gm/F
Eb MajorEb
Bb majorBb
What ..
G minorGm
DmDm
Eb MajorEb
Bb majorBb
I ...
Eb MajorEb
Bb/DBb/D
C minorCm
Bb majorBb
Eb MajorEb
Bb/DBb/D
Cm7Cm7
F9F9
I'm ..
F7F7
Bb majorBb
C7C7
So ..
F6F6
FF
Bb majorBb (tacet)
Feed ..
Bb majorBb
C7C7
Or ...
F6F6
F7F7
F6F6
F9F9
Bb majorBb
C'mon ...
[stop, mood shift]
G+G
D7D7
G7G7
C majorC
D7D7
Hey! ..
G6G6
G+G
C majorC (tacet)
You're ..
C majorC
D7D7
Take ..
G6G6 B/G
G7G7 (tacet)
Get ..
G6G6 B/G
G7G7
C majorC
Get ...
D7D7
Get ..
G7G7
C majorC
Get ..