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Anonymous tag, but maybe not for long t was lovely here in Wisconsin this fall. The splendid array of colors in such a variety of trees and shrubs presented us with a symphony for our eyes. It reminds me of a tag that was a favorite of some of our guys in the Festival City Chorus in Milwaukee. Here are the male and female versions. After our regular rehearsal time, we stayed in the hall and sang tags in pickup quartets. We even had members who came just for the tag time. What great fun we
had. Wayne Rear, I believe it was, introduced “Falling Leaves” to us. It became a favorite. I have no information indicating the writer or arranger, though. Maybe someone can help me out. Does anyone know? If the evidence is made known, I will place his or her name on the copy that goes into www.barbershop.org/ tags. Just a reminder ... there is a treasure chest of free songs and tags on the Society’s website for all to enjoy. Have fun! n
FALLING LEAVES for male voices
Source Unknown Tenor Lead
Vc
∑
1
2
œ œ ˙ Fall
Bari Bass
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Fall - ing leaves.
3
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ing
leaves.
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4
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FALLING LEAVES for female voices
Source Unknown Tenor Lead
b & b bb c
1
∑
2
œ œ ˙ Fall
Bari Bass
Ê bb b c b œ œ ˙
Fall - ing leaves.
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3
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ing
leaves.
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4
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