First Run

Side Notes:

Helpful Hints:

• When you play this song, imagine that perfect first run of the season: i.e. snowboarding, skiing, rowing, etc. (I mention rowing because the main theme of this song came to mind one day as I was exercising on my rowing machine.)

• I often try to feel a specific rhythm before I start this song, it seems to put me into the right zone, relax my playing and kick my performance to a higher level. If you are interested, the diagram below is an attempt to give you a general feel of what that rhythm is. To learn this rhythm, it may help to set a metronome to a speed you can handle and try saying the gibberish along with the beat. 1 2 3 4 doom beep

5 6 bah

breath breath breath 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 buh doo ba buh doo ba ba (repeat)

First Run
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With energy

written by Jon Schmidt (from the album Winter Serenade)

copyright ©2005 For a better first impression, start learning this song at measure 55.

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(This will turn all rests into ties. Why didn't I notate ties in the first place? Because for this song, rests look much cleaner.) 4

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When learning a song, it is often a good idea to master the hard parts first.

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