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Hava Nagila
Israeli Folk Song, Words by Abraham Zevi Idelsohn - 1918
Part 1:
G - - -
Cm - G              Fm G
G - - -
Cm - G              Fm G
Part 2:
G - Fm -
- - G               Fm G
G - Fm -
- - G               Fm G
Part 3:
Cm - -               Fm6 Cm             Fm6
Cm              Cm7 Ab              Cm -               Cm7 Ab              Cm
Fm6            G7 Fm6 -                G7 Fm6
G - G7 Cm         (repeat)
16-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
This song is in the key of Cm. Tempo increases gradually.
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Part 1:
Hava nagila, hava nagila,
Hava nagila venis'mecha,
Hava nagila, hava nagila,
Hava nagila venis'mecha.
 
Part 2:
Hava neranena, hava neranena,
Hava neranena venis'mecha,
Hava neranena, hava neranena,
Hava neranena venis'mecha.
 
Part 3:
Uru, Uru achim,
Uru achim belev sameach, Uru achim belev sameach,
Uru achim belev sameach, Uru achim belev sameach,
Uru achim! Uru achim! belev sameach.
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com