2 Get Happy Words and Music by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler 1929 WARNER BROS. INC. (Renewed) Rights for the Extended Term of Copyright in the U.S. Controlled by by WARNER BROS. INC., and SA MUSIC COMPANY All Rights Reserved. Happy Day Words and Music by Edwin R. Hawkins 1969 (Renewed) KAMARIPPA MUSIC, INC. and EDWIN R. HAWKING MUSIC CO. All Rights Administered by EMI U CATALOG INC. (Publishing) and ALRED ALRED PUBLISHING MUSIC CO., (Print) INC. (Print) All Rights Reserved.
4 SOLO PIANO 7 HALLELUJAH, GET HAPPY (A Medley of Get Happy and Happy Day ) With a bit of dramatic flair (q = ca. 80) for S.A.T.B. voices and piano with optional SoundTrax CD* We re head in With a bit of dramatic flair (q = ca. 80) Bb7 Eb cross the riv Db sins C peace Db a It s way in the tide. 9 Bb ful on C the oth er side! all Eb er, Arranged by GREG GILPIN This Arrangement 2007 WARNER BROS. INC., SA MUSIC COMPANY, KAMARIPPA MUSIC, INC. and EDWIN R. HAWKINS MUSIC CO. All Rights Reserved. Sole Selling Sole Selling Agent Agent for this for Arrangement: this Arrangement: Alfred Publishing Alfred Music Co., Inc. To To purchase a a fulllength performance recording of this piece, go to alfred.com/downloads 9 Bb rit. so rit. wash * Also available for S.A.B. (27323), S.S.A. (27324), and 2part (27325). SoundTrax CD available (27326). your 3
4 10 A happy swing (q = ca. 116) (end solo) A happy swing (q = ca. 116) EbM7 Ab/Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb EbM7 13 14 sim. SOPRANO ALTO or get your troubles and just get hap TENOR BASS Bb/Eb 16 Ab/Eb EbM7 m7 py. Ab/Eb You bet ter m7 chase all your cares a way. Sing Hal le lu jah, come on, Sing Hal le lu jah, EbM7 m7 m7 EbM7 m7 get hap
19 22 py. get Get read happy, get read Ab shin in, come on Ab 25 Bbm7 y for the judgement y for the judgement Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb m7 The sun is Eb/G Db/Eb get hap Cm7 py. Bbm7 Shout Hal le lu jah, come on, is waitin to take The Lord get hap Ab py. Bbm7 your hand. We re go 5 Cm7 Bbm7 Ab Bbm7 Cm7 Db
6 28 30 in to the promised land. Ab/Eb Eb Ab 31 riv Db er, wash your sins C7 Bbm/Ab a Ab We re head in cross the way in the tide. Eb 9 Bb 34 smoothly all so peace ful on the It s oth er side. Eb smoothly Db C 9 Bb
37 as before 38 orget your troubles and just get hap py. You bet ter as before 40 EbM7 m7 chase all your cares a way. Shout Hal le lu EbM7 m7 m7 m7 EbM7 jah, come on, Shout Hal le lu jah, m7 get hap 43 py. Get read get happy, get read Ab y for the judge ment y for the judgement Bb7 Cm Eb/Bb Bb Get Am7(b5) 7
8 46 read Eb/Bb 49 y Ab/Bb for the judge ment 52 Ab/Eb Bb/C Gospel style (q = ca. 116) straight eighths day! Gospel style (q = ca. 116) Eb straight eighths What a hap py, happy (1st time, optional solo) hap py Bb/ D7
55 When D&5 D7 When C7 58 60 when all my when 61 when my sins were washed C7 a way. C7 Bb/ 9
10 64 1. 67 hap py day! Bb/C 1. (If solo is used, all enter here) hap py joice, C/E Dm /C Bb 70 1. What a hap py, hap py 2. 2. let Let us re us re joice. Bb/C Let us re Bb/C 1.
11 73 2. 74 SOPRANO TENOR 2. hap py ALTO BASS 76 hap py When hap py hap py all Bb/ my hap py What a hap py, hap py When When D7 D&5 D7 C7
12 79 when all my when when C7 when all my 82 84 when when a way. mysins were washed oh, oh, C7 happy happy Bb/
85 My sins were washed a way. happy happy Bb/ 88 90 happy happy My sins were washed Sing Hal le lu jah, Sing Hal le lu jah, Sing Hal le lu jah, a way. Bb/ get get get 13
14 91 hap py! hap py! hap py! Bb/C 94 happy day! happy day! happy day! Bb/ f f f f Bb/ hap py day! hap py day! hap py day! happy day! happy day! happy day!
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