Jon Schmidt

Side Notes:

Helpful Hints:

• Of all my songs, many people say this one is
their favorite. I think you're gonna love this one.

• Give it a two-beats permeasure feel, like a jig.
• Level of difficulty: fifth easiest in the book.
• A deep thought on the subject of fingering : We learn songs at
slow speeds, and thereforefingering seems dumb or unimportant.
Then we wonder why some places are such a pain to play as we
become able to play the song faster. It is because we have formedpermanent fingering habits that make those places almost
impossible to play. Wouldn’t it be better to take just an extra
minute to learn the right fingering thefirst time?

Waterfall
.=125-135
With considerable body movement and obnoxious facial expressions
©copyright 1996

written by Jon Schmidt
(from the album Walk inthe Woods)

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WARNING: You might be tempted to accent all of the "G's" in this pattern. Don't do it! It will foul you up.
Instead, think of the notes in thepattern in groups of six and use my accents right from the start.

Pedal ad-lib, except where noted
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5

Waterfall ©1996-CJS&JS

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Those who choose not to use this fingering may never get the opportunity
to enjoy playing this oft-repeated maneuver at high speeds.

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fingering simile
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The cool rhythm that starts here is twice as fun to play when you use the accents in the right hand.
(Try practicingmeasure 13 and 14 slowly, until you get the hang of it.)
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cresc.

Waterfall ©1996-CJS&JS

Same dynamics as measure 14. Hereafter noted:

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simile