Easy Clarinet Pop Songs with Sheet Music
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Do you want to play some easy clarinet pop songs with sheet music? If so, check out this blog post for a list of some great songs to get you started!
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
This song is catchy and easy to play on the clarinet. The sheet music is easy to follow, and the melody is catchy and memorable. “All About That Bass” is a great choice for beginner clarinet players.
“Let it Go” from Frozen
“Let it Go” is a song from Disney’s 2013 animated film Frozen, with music and lyrics composed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. The film’s version is performed by actress and singer Idina Menzel in her role as Queen Elsa. “Let it Go” reached 439 million views on YouTube in its first month, becoming the site’s sixth most-viewed video at the time.
“Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars
“Uptown Funk” is a song by American artist Bruno Mars from his 2014 album, Unorthodox Jukebox. The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Denise Earl, Jeff Bhasker and produced by Bhasker, Ronson, Mars and Lawrence. It was released as the album’s lead single on November 10, 2014 through Atlantic Records. “Uptown Funk” has been described as an funky and soulful dance-pop song with a “retro” 1970s feel. The song’s lyrics include Bruno Mars proclaiming himself as “super high” and telling listeners to “… just celebrate good times”.
The sheet music for “Uptown Funk” is available for purchase from music retailers such as Amazon.com or SheetMusicPlus.com.
“Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift
From her fifth studio album, “1989”, “Shake it Off” is a fun and easy pop song for beginning clarinetists. The melody is easy to follow, and the accompaniment is gentle and supportive.
“All of Me” by John Legend
“All of Me” is a song by American singer-songwriter John Legend from his fourth studio album Love in the Future (2013). Legend co-wrote the song with Toby Gad. The track was produced by Dave Tozer and John Legend.
The song’s lyrics are about the devotion of a man to his wife. It starts with a piano riff before going into the first verse. The chord progression in the first half of the verse is Em7–A7sus2–Bm7–A7sus2. In the second half, it switches to D/F#–G/F#–A–G/F# for two lines before closing on an Em7–A7sus2 progression like in the beginning of the verse. The chorus follows a G/B–C – Em – D chord progression.
The bridge contains a Plagal Cadence (IV-I-V-I) in A major followed by an incomplete Descending Tritone Substitution in B♭ major which returns to the home chord G/B only on “And life is”.
“Stay with Me” by Sam Smith
“Stay with Me” is a song by English singer Sam Smith from his debut studio album In the Lonely Hour (2014). It was released in the United States on 14 April 2014 and in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2014. “Stay with Me” is a gospel-inspired ballad that details the protagonist’s desperation for his lover to remain by his side.
The song was written by Smith, Jimmy Napes and Tourist. “Stay with Me” was well received by music critics who praised the power of Smith’s vocal performance and the song’s emotive lyrics. It has sold over 2.6 million copies in the UK and as of February 2015, it has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In the US, “Stay with Me” peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight weeks. Internationally, it peaked at number one in Australia, New Zealand and Sweden, while reaching number two in Canada, Germany and Norway. A music video directed by Jamie Thraves was released on 14 May 2014 which depicts a group of people who share one romantic night together before they go their separate ways when they wake up.”
“A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
A Thousand Years is a song by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri and David Hodges. It is taken from the album The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2011), released on October 18, 2011 through Atlantic Records. The song serves as the film’s lead single.
Perrii and Hodges wrote “A Thousand Years” about the pain of losing somebody you love, and how that feeling never really goes away. The song was originally written for piano, but Perri thought it would work better on clarinet. The Clarinet Pop Songs version is arranged for beginner to intermediate clarinet players.
“A Thousand Years” has been described as an “emotionally charged ballad”. It is a pop ballad with instrumentation from electric guitars, drums and violins. Critics praised the lyrics and Perri’s vocals. “A Thousand Years” peaked at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Perri’s highest-charting song in the United States to date.
