A Tuba for Christmas Lyrics by Al Simmons Music by Claude Lapalme (My first song!!) Arranged and Orchestrated by Claude Lapalme

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1 Vocal Score Al Scherzando q = 112 A Tuba for Christmas Lyrics by Al Simmons Music by Claude Lapalme (My first song!!) Arranged and Orchestrated by Claude Lapalme Piano mf reely q = Good things in small pack - a - ges That's not al - ways true. To me it's size that mat-ters So /A B Gm/B D7/A p

2 2 6 here's what you must do. Don't want a that's la - de - da Gm/B D7/A Gm/B Bm7b5 C B 2 Dm7/C B elegante solo 9 Gim - mie some of rit. that Oomm - pah - pah Give me the gift that's real - ly clas - sy /G 7/A G7/B C Dm/C Cº C 11 Swing q = 140 Make it big and make it bras - sy. C /C Cdim7 f µ

3 14 ta San-ta oh San - do hear my plea; Here's what want hid-den un-der my tree flat i'll E flat or B 6 /C /E G7/D take ei-ther key. Just give me a Tu - ba for Christ- mas must tell you that the last gift you sent me Was me a Tu cer-tain-ly no horn of plen-ty Don't want tall or gran - de want a ven-ti Please give - ba for /C /E G7/D 6 7 Bdim7 /C

4 4 29 When with nors te - and so - pra - nos 'm sure to cause a stir 'Cause like to hear my fr 6 7 Bº /C C9 Cm6/E Cm6 5 ca-rols in a lo - wer re - gis - ter will drain the con-den-sa - tion Just be - fore start to D7 µ m7/a 7/A Bdim7 /C G7/D /E 41 play and 'll al-ways warm my mouth-piece On a chil - ly win - ter's A7/C Dm G9 C G7/D B7/D

5 5 45 ba day This a Tu - Yes if you please Tu - ba a Tu - ba 'm /E 6 49 down on my knees 'm drea-ming of bears and /C G7/D /E Gm 5 straight sharks p µ 7

6 6 57 Swing sure to your and bum - ble bees 'cause want a Tu - ba for Be bring big-gest sack 'm Bb /C 6 7 Bº mf 62 gi - ving you fair war-ning You are bring - ing me a This Tu - ba year on mor-ning Mu-sic fr /C C9 Cm6/E Cm6 D7 µ m7/a 7/A 68 in the park ga - ze - bo and Oh! so ma - ny plea-sures 'll re - peat the same two notes Bº /C G7/D /E A7/C Dm

7 7 7 or nine - ty - se - ven mea-sures That guy Vi - val di - was such a loo - sa, G9 C G7/D B7/D /E 6 78 pre-fer hea sa - ring John Phi - lip Sou - Must re-peat that would choose a Tu-ba a Tu - ba for 6 /C G7/D /E 6 7 Bdim7 /C 8 spoken: Straight q = 172 'll now demonstrate so you'll appreciate. the foghorn sound. That 'll impersonate µ C f

8 8 89 Moderato q = 120 irst my lungs in - take take air in Then my cheeks in - flate inflate cheeks To slide whistle timpani gliss. 95 Meno mosso (q = 100) rit. make the air vi - brate My lips fal - tu - late But Brass section buzzing in mouthpieces 102 accel. mis cal this is what hate f my air in - take - - cu - late hy - per - ven - ti - p

9 109 q = 172 late Pandemonium! 9 ff 111 Please Pleading q = 88 give me a Tu - ba for Christ- mas! Tempo primo Swing q = 140 ties par - can be bo - ring But µ Bdim7 f 118 you could get mine mo-ving Bring the bell and bring the valves and Bring the eigh-teen feet of tu- bing. Please fr /C C9 Cm6/E Cm6 D7 µ m7/a 7/A

10 join us for din - ner Let me know if you are co-min' But don't ex-pect the tur-key Bdim7 /C G7/D /E A7/C Dm 129 f you don't bring the plum-bin' Pla-ying a gig in a club or a bar My G9 C G7/D B7/D /E 6 14 of in-stru-ment case will be too big be far To fit in the trunk a - ny-one's car f get a Tu - ba for /C G7/D /E 6 7 6

11 11 19 fish, 'll ap-pear sel - That's not the case 'll share this gift with the whole hu - man race 6 6 /C G7/D /E 144 puff up my cheeks and get red in the face f get a Tu - ba for Please give the ban - jo to 6 7 Bº /C A7/C Dm G7b5/D /C Gm/B 149 some o - ther suc - ker. don't want to pluck want to puc - ker. /A C dim7 Dm7 Em7b5 C f

12 me a Tu Please give - ba for Christ - mas 7/A f Bb Bdim7 /C p f