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"Sunny" is a soul jazz song written by Bobby Hebb in 1963. It is one of the most performed and recorded popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" #25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century".[1] It is also known by its first line: "Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain".[2] Credit for this Lead Sheet; Frank Vignola (From the Truefire "Jazz Studio" ) My recording of this song; Tip on playing this song; It's all about the rhythm! Listen to the original version on YouTube and the many other recordings by various artists. The melody is actually quite simple, based on the Am Pentatonic Scale, played in the 5th position. Have fun with it! Neil

"Black Orpheus' is a classic Bossa Nova "Jazz Standard" tune by guitarist, singer/composer Luiz Bonfá . The tune was played by Steve Krenz on the April 14th /20 broadcast of "Live Lessons" which you can see and hear on our Guitar Gathering YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaKLy681H8BN4DYQkGF_UUw/videos Credit for this version; Frank Vignola, Truefire "Jazz Studio" If you know a your Major, Minor and a few Diminshed / half Diminished chords, you'll find that this song is fairly easy to play. It's all in the rhythm! Enjoy! NeilES335