Sargam notations / Piano notes for the song Country Roads Take Me Home…
Singer: John Denver
Songwriters: Bill Danoff / John Denver / Taffy Nivert Danoff
Released in : 1971
Flute used for notations : G#
“Country Roads Take Me Home”, likewise referred to just as “Country roads”, is a tune composed by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver about West Virginia. It was delivered as a solo performance by Denver on April 12, 1971. The tune became one of John Denver’s most famous tunes. The tune is viewed as an image of West Virginia.
Its a lovely song to play on flute and other musical instruments. The following notations in Indian Sargam style is easy to follow as it contains all the shuddh swars. Just pay attention to the Low Octave notes wherever indicated with a comma (,). Enjoy!
STANZA 1:
Almost | heaven, | West | Virginia
,P,P | ,P,D, P | S | ,DS SR…
Blue | Ridge | Mountains,
R | R | RG R
Shenandoah | River
,D,D ,D~,P | ,DS S …
Life is | old | there,
,P,P | ,P,D, | ,P
older than | the trees
,D SS | RG G…
Younger | than the | mountains,
R R | R S | RG R
growin’ | like a | breeze
,D S | S R | S….
Country | roads | take me | home
SR | RG… | G R S | R…
To the | place | I belong
G R | S~,D… | GP PD….
West | Virginia, | mountain | mama
G R | SR RG… | GR S | R RG…
Take me | home, | country | roads
G R S | R… | GR S | S….
STANZA 2:
All my | memories
,P,P | ,P,D, ,P
gather ’round her
S,D | R RG…
Miner’s lady,
RR | RG R
stranger to | blue | water
,DSS | S~,D | SR S…
Dark | and | dusty,
,P | ,P | ,P,D, ,P
painted on | the | sky
,DS S | RG | G…
Misty | taste | of | moonshine,
RR | R… | RS | RG R
teardrop | in | my | eye
,D S | S | SR | S
Country | roads | take me | home
SR | RG… | G R S | R…
To the | place | I belong
G R | S~,D… | GP PD….
West | Virginia, | mountain | mama
GR | S R RG… | GR S | R RG…
Take me | home, | country | roads
G R S | R… | GR S | S….
STANZA 3:
I hear her | voice | in the | mornin’ hour
S S S | ,N | S R | RGG
she | calls | me
R | GRS | S
The radio | reminds me | of
MM M | MM G | R
my | home | far away
S | R | RG | R…
Drivin’ down | the road,
M MM | M G
I | get a | feelin’
G | RS | R R
That I | should’ve | been | home
R R | RR | R | R
yesterday | yesterday
R GR… | RG GM….
Country | roads | take me | home
SR | RG… | G R S | R…
To the | place | I belong
G R | S~,D… | GP PD….
West | Virginia, | mountain | mama
GR | S R RG… | GR S | R RG…
Take me | home, | country | roads
G R S | R… | GR S | S….
Country | roads | take me | home
SR | RG… | G R S | R…
To the | place | I belong
G R | S~,D… | GP PD….
West | Virginia, | mountain | mama
GR | S R RG… | GR S | R RG…
Take me | home, | country | roads
G R S | R… | GR S | S….
Take me | home, | country | roads
G R S | R… | GR S | S….
Take me | home, | country | roads
G R S | R… | GR S | S….