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2 part choral arrangement TotoTRANSCRIPT
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Piano
Claves orAgogo Bells
Cabasa
Conga Drums
Part I
Part I
Very rhythmic ( = ca. 100)B
5
Dah
Dah
B
dot
dot
dah
dah
dot
dot
dah
dah
dot
dot
dot
dot
Am
dah.
dah.
Dm
5
four meas. on recording before singers enter at m. 5
continue sim. ad lib. throughout
continue sim. ad lib. throughout
continue sim. ad lib. throughout
Copyright © 1982 Hudmar Publishing Co., Inc. and Rising Storm MusicThis arrangement Copyright © 2013 Hudmar Publishing Co., Inc. and Rising Storm Music
All Rights for Hudmar Publishing Co., Inc. Controlled and Administered by Spirit Two Music, Inc.All Rights Reserved Used by Permission
Words and Music byDAVID PAICH and JEFF PORCARO
For 2-Part and PianoDuration: ca. 3:50
Recorded by TOTO
Arranged byAUDREY SNYDER
Africa
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9
Doo,
C
I hear the drums ech
Em7
- o - ing to - night,
Am
but she
Am/G
hears on - ly whis -
doo.
B /F
- pers of some qui
F/G
- et con - ver - sa
Am
- tion.
Dah
B
dot dah dot dah
dot dot
Am
dah.
Dm
18
Oo,
C
She’s com-ing in
Em7
twelve thir - ty flight,
Am
her
2
9
13
17
Solo or unison
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moon
Am/G
- lit wings re - flect
doo.
B /F
the stars that guide
F/G
me to - wards sal -
va
Am
- tion.
Dah
B
dot dah dot dah dot dot
Am
dah.
Dm
27
Oo,
C
I stopped an old
Em7
man a - long the way,
Am
3
21
24
27
end Solo
All
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hop
Am/G
- ing to find some
doo.
long
B /F
for - got - ten words
F/G
or an - cient
mel
Am
- o
Dah
- dies.
B
dot dah dot dah dot dot
Am
dah.
Dm
36
Oo.
C
He turned to me
Em7
as if to say,
Am
“Hur - ry, boy, it’s
4
30
33
36
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wait
Dah
B
dot
- ing there
dah dot
for
dah
you.”
dot dot
Am
dah.
Dm
Oh!
Oh!
E
44
Fm
It’s
It’s
gon
gon
- na
- na
take
take
a
a
lot
lot
D
to
to
drag
drag
me
me
a
a
- way
- way
A
from
from
you.
you.
E Cm/E E Fm
There’s
There’s
noth
noth
- ing
- ing
that
that
a
a
hun
hun
D
- dred
- dred
men
men
or
or
more
more
5
40
44
47
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A
could
could
ev
ev
- er
- er
do.
do.
E Cm/E E
52
Fm
I
I
bless
bless
the
the
rains
rains
D
down
down
in
in
Af
Af
A
- ri
- ri
- ca.
- ca.
E Cm/E E
Fm
Gon
Gon
- na
- na
take
take
some
some
time
time
D
to
to
do
do
the
the
things
things
A
we
we
nev
nev
- er
- er
6
50
53
56
To Coda
To Coda
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had.
had.
E Gm
Oo.
Oo.
F/A
Dah
Dah
dot
62
dot
dah
dah
dot
dot
dah
dah
dot
dot
dot
dot
Am
dah.
dah.
Dm
66
Doo
C
The
doo
wild
doo
dogs
doo doo
cry
doo.
Em7
out in the night
Doo
Am
doo doo doo
as
doo
they
doo.
Am/G
grow rest - less
7
59
62
66
legato
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long
Doo
B /F
- ing
doo doo
for
doo
some
doo
sol
doo.
F/G
- i - tar - y com
Am
- pa -
ny.
Dah
B
dot dah dot dah dot dot
Am
dah.
Dm
75
Doo
C
doo
I
doo
know
doo
that
doo
I
doo.
Em7
must do what’s right,
Doo
Am
doo doo
sure
doo
as
doo doo.
Kil
Am/G
- i - man - ja - ro ris -
8
70
73
76
as before
legato
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Doo
B /F
doo
- es
doo
like
doo
O
doo doo.
- lym
F/G
- pus a - bove the Ser
Am
- en - ge -
Dah
ti.
B
dot dah dot dah dot dot
Am
dah.
Dm
84
Doo
C
doo
I
doo
seek to
doo
cure
doo
doo.
Em7
what’s deep in - side,
Doo
Am
doo doo doo doo
fright
doo.
-ened of this
9
79
82
85
as before
legato
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Solo
Part I
Part II
thing
Dah
B
dot
that I’ve
dah dot
be
dah
- come.
dot dot
Am
dah.
Dm
Oh!
Oh!
E
had.
had.
E
I ev - er had.
93
93Fm
I
I
bless
bless
the
the
rains
rains
Oh,
D
down
down
in
in
Af
Af
-
-
10
88
92
as before
Sing ad lib.
D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
CODA
CODA
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Af
A
- ri
- ri
- ri
- ca,
- ca.
- ca.E Cm/E
bless the
E
rains
Fm
I
I
bless
bless
the
the
rains
rains
D
down
down
in
in
in
Af
Af
Af
A
- ri
- ri
- ri
- ca.
- ca.
- ca.
E Cm/E E E2.
2.
1.
1.
11
95
98
end Solo
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Part I
Part II
Gm
Oo.
Oo.
F/A
104
Dah
Dah
B
dot
dot
dah
dah
dot
dot
dah
dah
dot
dot
dot
dot
Am
dah.
dah.
Dm
Dah
Dah
B
dot
dot
dah
dah
dot
dot
dah
dah
dot
dot
dot
dot
Am
dah.
dah.
Dm
12
102
105
108
rit.
rit.
rit.