© Bluestronomical Publishing Inc. 2008

By Jackie Don Loe

~ Sunrise Blues ~

“The World is Waiting for the Sunrise” was originally written in 1919 with the music by Ernest Seitz and the words by Eugene Lockhart. The song has been recorded many times over the years with impressive versions by Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Django Reinhardt. It was revitalized in 1951 when Les Paul and Mary Ford released a version that hit the charts with their “new sound”, multi-tracking his guitar and her voice to produce layers of harmonies never heard before. The following example outlines the basic progression and uses simple chords. Start with a G7 #5 and then slowly play the chords to hear the song. This is a great song to jam on, try connecting different chord voicings to sustain the melody and for an extra treat end with a sweet C 6/9 #11 chord!

“The World is Waiting for the Sunrise” - 16 Bar Progression in Key of “ C ”

C / / / | / / / / | Cdim7 / / / | / / / / | C / / / | / / / / | E7 / / / | / / / / | F / / / | / / / / | C / / / |

C / / / | D7 / / / | / / / / | G7 / / / | / / / / ||

Last Four Bars on Second Verse

Fmin / / / | G7 / / / | C / / / | / / / / ||

“The World is Waiting for the Sunrise ” Chords

* The numbers following the chord letter are where you fret your fingers on the string. If there is a "0" then the string is open, if there is an "x" then no note is played.

Enjoy, and always keep your ears open.

     - Jackie Don Loe -

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