Dear Father (Chromatic Orchestral Accom)

Dear Father  (Chromatic Orchestral Accompaniment)
Key of C Major  Intermediate to Expert Difficulty
From the Soundtrack Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Audio available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8clrOQ_6QKE
Musical Range: C4 to G6  (sus)= sustain/hold

In Honor of Jo Ann and Clarence, with great love and appreciation.

Begin Slowly, With Feeling

 6   -6  6   -6   7
Dear Fa-ther we dream,
10   -6   -9   6
we dream, we dream,
 8    6   7
while we may.

 6  -6  6  -6  7
Who are we to need,
10  -6   -9  6
we need, we need,
 8    6   7
while we wait –
 7    -6   7
while we wait –

-5  5  7  6  5  3  4  -5  -4

Spoken:  “Dear Father, we dream….”
{enter with the Horn section, then transition between horn and violin sections}
-3  2  -4
-3  2  -5
-3  -2  -3  -6
-5  -4  -6
-5  -4  -5  -7

1  3  1  4
1  3  4    7
1  3  4  6  7

8  -8  8  -8  -7  -6  
8  -8  -9  9  -8  8  7  6  5 -3 3 2

8  -8  8  -8  -7  -6
8  -8  -9  9  -8  8  7  6  5 -4 
11  10  11  10  11  10
3  1  3  1  3  1  3  1
1  3  3  -3  2  4
1  3  4 
-5  -5  -5
6  -6  6  -6  7
10  -6  -9  6 
7  5  
3  5  8  7  -6  6  -5  6  5 

 6   -6  6   -6   7
Dear Fa-ther we dream,
10   -6   -9 9 -8 9 -9   6    -6  6  -5  5
we dream,           we dream,
 8    6   7   
while we may,
  7  -6   7
while we may.

7  10  11(sus)
7  10  9(sus)
6  -7  3(sus)
2  -2  2  -2  3
6  -2  -5  2  
5  6  7(sus)  5  -5

6   -6  6  -6  7
Who are we to need,
10  -6    -9 9 -8 9 -9  6 
we need,            we need,
 8    6   7       8  -7  -6  5 -5
while we wait –
 7    7   7
while we wait –

-5  5  3  1  4  3(hold sustain)