“Must Be Santa” (Cover by Bob Dylan) – Chords, Tabs, & How to Play

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“Must Be Santa”
Hal Moore & Bill Fredericks – Covered by Bob Dylan

A
Who’s got a beard that’s long and white?
E
Santa’s got a beard that’s long and white.
A
Who comes around on a special night?
E
Santa comes around on a special night.
A
Special night, beard that’s white.
D           E
Must be Santa,
A            Bm
Must be Santa,
D           E                    A
Must be Santa, Santa Claus.

Who wears boots and a suit of red?
Santa wears boots and a suit of red.
Who wears a long cap on his head?
Santa wears a long cap on his head.
Cap on head, suit that’s red.
Special night, beard that’s white.
Must be Santa,
Must be Santa,
Must be Santa, Santa Claus.

Who’s got a big, red cherry nose?
Santa’s got a big, red cherry nose.
Who laughs this way: “Ho, ho, ho”?
Santa laughs this way: “Ho, ho ho.”
Ho, ho ho; cherry nose.
Cap on head, suit that’s red.
Special night, beard that’s white.
Must be Santa,
Must be Santa,
Must be Santa, Santa Claus.

Bb
Who very soon will come our way?
F
Santa very soon will come our way.
Bb
Eight little reindeer pull his sleigh;
F
Santa’s little reindeer pull his sleigh.
Bb
Reindeer sleigh, come our way.
Ho, ho, ho; cherry nose.
Cap on head, suit that’s red.
Special night, beard that’s white.
Eb         F
Must be Santa,
Bb         Cm
Must be Santa,
Eb          F                   Bb
Must be Santa, Santa Claus.

B
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen —
F#
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon.
B
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen —
F#
Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton.
B
Reindeer sleigh, come our way.
Ho, ho, ho; cherry nose.
Cap on head, suit that’s red.
Special night, beard that’s white.
E           F#
Must be Santa,
B           C#m
Must be Santa,
E           F#                  B
Must be Santa, Santa Claus.

Must be Santa,
Must be Santa,
Must be Santa, Santa Claus.

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“Opportunities” (Original song by Jim Fusco) – The Open Mic Sessions

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By Jim Fusco:

Welcome everyone to another installment of the Open Mic Sessions with Jim Fusco!  Today, I bring you another session from my gig at Sam Ash Music Store in New Haven, CT back on April 3rd, 2013.  I went with my brother Mike while he was visiting home for his birthday.  I remember wanting to go to another venue, but chose Sam Ash because they gave me a $10 gift card just for playing!  Yeah, I go where the “money” is…

Anyway, it gave me an opportunity to play another original song from my 2012 album, “Those Around Us”.  This is one of the faster tracks on the album, “Opportunities”, which features a great drum track from my brother Mike.  As we know, tracks like that are great for pairing-down into the famous “Laptop Sessions” style of performing- just me and an acoustic guitar!

So, I hope you enjoy my original song, “Opportunities”.  Stay tuned as I bring you more of the “Open Mic Sessions” here on the Laptop Sessions acoustic cover songs and original music video blog!



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“Choose Your Words (Carefully)” (Original song by Jim Fusco) – The Open Mic Sessions

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By Jim Fusco:

Welcome, everyone, to the first installment of the Open Mic Sessions, where I’ll bring you my performances of my original songs from various open mic nights.  The video will be a bit choppy, the sound won’t be perfect, and there usually aren’t too many people in the crowd, but it’s been a lot of fun for me to do these, so I wanted to share my original song performances with the world!

Today’s video is of my song, “Choose Your Words (Carefully)” from my 2012 album, “Those Around Us”.  I think I’ve received a great response to this song every time I play it live.  People either relate to the words…or just find the chorus catchy. 🙂  Either way, it’s been one of my favorites to play and is always the standby song for when someone says, “Play one more!”

This video was taken by my brother Mike at Sam Ash music store in New Haven, CT on April 3rd, 2013.  As you can probably tell, there wasn’t much of a crowd…but the staff sure seemed to like it!  Sometimes, even if there isn’t a big audience, it’s still cool to hear your original song amplified like that.  There’s something empowering about that.

I hope you enjoy tonight’s video and stay tuned each week for more videos from the Open Mic Sessions!


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“Promises” (Eric Clapton Cover)

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By Jeremy Hammond:

My cover of “Promises” by Eric Clapton. A bit of my own interpretation, I end it with an improvised solo. The video consists of two tracks. For the first track, I recorded the rhythm and vocals in a single take. Then I laid down a second track over the first for the solo.

** EDITOR’S NOTE: **

Eric Clapton is arguably one of the greatest electric guitar players of all time.  Over the first ten years or so of his career, he played in a number of influential rock bands, not the least of which was Cream.  Once he formed Derek and the Dominoes, he went on to release perhaps his most famous song, “Layla.”  As he proved with his famous acoustic rendition of “Layla” during an MTV Unplugged performance, he also has a knack for acoustic performances.

“Promises,” a track from the 1978 Eric Clapton album Backless, is an excellent choice for an acoustic cover.  As you’ll hear, Jeremy has brought another great addition to the Laptop Sessions storehouse of cover song music videos, adding to the woefully meager portion of Clapton that we currently offer.  Admittedly, the solo at the end strays from the Laptop Sessions format, but for those of you purists out there, simply hit stop at the three minute mark.  Otherwise, sit back and enjoy a great improv at the end to top off this excellent performance!

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