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The Aeroplane (D)(WORD)
The Aeroplane (D)(PDF)
The Aeroplane (G)(WORD)
The Aeroplane (G)(PDF)
Mark and I are huge fans of the brilliant Tim Minchin! You can play along with the video using the (D) songsheet, but on BUG night we'll likely use the (G) songsheet. A picking pattern that can be pretty in this song is to put your thumb and fingers 1, 2, and 3 on strings 4, 3, 2, 1 and then play string 4, 3, and then pluck string 2 and 1 together, then back to 3.
Timothy David Minchin (born 7 October 1975) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, musician, poet, composer, and songwriter. Born to Australian parents in Northampton, United Kingdom, and raised in Perth, Minchin attended the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), before moving to Melbourne in 2002. He is best known for his musical comedy. In 2013, the University of Western Australia awarded Minchin an honorary Doctor of Letters degree for his contribution to the arts, recognising his outstanding achievements and worldwide acclaim as a composer, lyricist, actor, writer, and comedian. In 2015, he was awarded a second honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day honours. He has released six CDs, five DVDs, and live comedy shows that he has performed internationally. He is the composer and lyricist of the Olivier Award-winning, Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated show Matilda the Musical and the Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated show Groundhog Day The Musical. In 2013, he played rock star Atticus Fetch on Californication and in 2019 he co-wrote and starred as Lucky Flynn in the amazing TV series Upright.