"Ooh Child" by The Five Stairsteps: Informal Instrumental

Arrangement
Just Guitar and Voice:
C G
C
G
Ooh-oo child, Things are gonna get easier
C G
Am
Ooh-oo child, Things'll get brighter
C G
C
G
Ooh-oo child, Things are gonna get easier
C G
Am
Ooh-oo child, Things'll get brighter
^ Repeat Again, drums, bass, and piano enter
Sax and Clarinet enter, performing ostinato (see below)
CHORUS:
D
A
D
A
Some day, yeah We'll get it together and we'll get it all done
D
A
G
Some day, When your head is much lighter
D
A
D
A
Some day, yeah We'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
D
A
G
Some day, When the world is much brighter
G
Ooh-oo
C G
Ooh-oo
C G
Ooh-oo
C G
Ooh-oo

C
G
child, Things are gonna be easier
Am
child, Things'll be brighter
C
G
child, Things are gonna be easier
Am
child, Things'll be brighter

---REPEAT CHORUS 2 TIMES--C G

C
G
Ooh-oo child, Things are gonna be easier
C G
Am
Ooh-oo child, Things'll be brighter
C G
C
G
Ooh-oo child, Things are gonna be easier
C G
Am

Voicing
Voice: Rebecca
Guitar: Emily
Drums: Jenny
Bass: Journee
Piano: Jesse
Sax: Kelsey
Clarinet: Annalise

Instrument Details in Chronological Order

Intro (Verse 1) - Just guitar and vocals to introduce the song

Bass plays quarter notes

Repeat V1 Guitar, bass, drums, piano

Drum pattern: Ta-di / Ta-di-mi / Ta-ka-di-mi / Ta-di-mi

Bass still plays quarter notes
Piano rhythm: Ta / Ta-di-mi / Ta / Ta

Chorus - Everyone

Sax and Clarinet enter!! doing ostinato

* OSTINATO: e f# a, a (octave down) a b c#
* Ostinato Rhythm: "and two and, and four and"

Bass playing eighth notes

Verse 2 - Everyone playing, Emily adds harmonies to vocals

Bass still playing eighth notes

Sax and clarinet improvise their own ornamentations in-between vocal
phrases

Chorus 2 & 3 Everyone!

Verse 3/Ending - Guitar, voice, and piano.

Normal rhythmic verse patterns until:

The last phrase, "oo child things will get brighter": only guitar and
voice.