This arrangement dedicated to Eph and Jan Ehly Recorded by THE BEATLES
In My Life For SATB a cappella Performance Time: Approx. 2:50
Arranged by STEVE ZEGREE
Words and Music by JOHN LENNON and PAUL McCARTNEY
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Moving rubato ( = ca. 80)
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Soprano Alto
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Tenor Bass
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friends
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still
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call.
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end Solo
and
some
are
liv - ing,
In
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my
life
I
loved
them
all.
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P # & # ÓŒ P œ œ œœ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ n œ œ œ j P . . ‰ œ ‰ œ ? ## ˙ ‰˙ œ œ ˙‰ œ . ˙ P 17
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do
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dim.
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these friends
a tempo
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there is
no
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with
ah
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pares
of
Unis.
div.
all
ah
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do
you.
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lose
their
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when I
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think
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of
love dim.
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jœ b œ J as
div.
# œ œ œ œ
some
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thing
new.
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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ P # & # Œ œ ‰ œ Œ œ ‰ œ Œ œ‰ œ œ Œ P J J J ? ## ‰˙ Pœ . ‰˙ œ . ‰˙ . œ . œ Œ P # & # œ œ œ œ œ . jœ œ œ œ œ ‰ # & # Œ œ ‰ n œ Œ œ ‰ œ Œ œ ‰ œ œœ j œ # œ J J J j ? ## n ‰˙ œ . ‰˙ œ . ‰˙ œ . œœ œ # œ know
I’ll
nev - er
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af
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and
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tion
do
for
(etc.)
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do
peo - ple
fec
do
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lose
(etc.)
(etc.)
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things
that
went
be -
fore,
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jœ jœ
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Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ F # & # Œ œ ‰ œ Œ œ ‰ œ Œ ˙‰ œ œ ‰ œ j J J J ‰ J F j . œ # œ ? ## ‰˙ œ . ‰˙ œ . ˙. ‰ œ J , F # j & # b n œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ . A œ j œ # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J , œ œ œ . ? ## ˙˙ nb œ œ . n œ # œ œ œ œ F œ œ J know
end Solo
I’ll
of - ten
stop
and think
a
-
bout
them,
In
33
Unis.
my
life
I
love
you
more.
Tho’ Unis.
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nev - er
lose
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tion
for
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# & # œ œ n œ œ œ . ? ## n œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .. peo - ple
and
jœ œ œ J
things
went
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div. dim.
know
I’ll
of - ten
stop
and
think
a
-
bout
dim.
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know
I’ll
stop
think
bout
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life
I
love
you
more.
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46
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b œ I
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be - fore,
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my
∑
life
dim.
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rit.
In
them
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you
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cresc.
more.
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IN MY LIFE – SATB
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PERFORMANCE NOTES Considered by many (including John Lennon and Paul McCartney) to be one of the Beatles best songs, “In My Life” made its debut on the Beatles classic 1965 album Rubber Soul . I have written this arrangement in a way that would apply well to large concert choirs or select smaller ensembles. The arrangement will be most successfully realized if the director determines phrasing based on the text. Try to achieve a natural, speechlike line that delivers the lyric message of the song, even if this means slightly altering the rhythms and tempi written. When parts are divided I have merely suggested possible divisi. Please choose whatever divisions work best for your choir. The solos (mm. 1-4, 8-14, 28-34 and 46-48) may be sung by a male or female, as a duet, or by a select few voices. Soloists are encouraged to explore their own creativity and even alter the melody and rhythms that are written (slightly!), as long as artistic integrity is maintained. Although I have taken great care to keep the voice leading relatively simple, some chords may present a challenge to your singers’ aural skills. I suggest rehearsing by repeatedly moving back and forth between changing harmonies. Have fun and enjoy the rehearsal and learning process as you and your students strive for beautiful choral singing on an a cappella ballad. Dr. Steve Zegree
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