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You've Got A Friend In Me

"You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song by Randy Newman. Used as the theme song for the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film Toy Story, it has since become a major musical component for its sequels, Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019) as well as a musical leitmotif throughout the whole Toy Story franchise. The song was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but lost both to "Colors of the Wind" from Disney's Pocahontas.

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Category: Free Instrument: Ukulele
Subjects(s): ChordsJazzThemeRe-Harmonization
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You've Got A Friend In Me

"You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song by Randy Newman. Used as the theme song for the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film Toy Story, it has since become a major musical component for its sequels, Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019) as well as a musical leitmotif throughout the whole Toy Story franchise. The song was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but lost both to "Colors of the Wind" from Disney's Pocahontas.

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You've Got a Friend in Me - Leadsheet

Leadsheet with Ukulele chords for "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman.

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You've Got A Friend In Me with Chords

A "Jazz" re-harmonization of the Toy Story theme by Randy Newman with "Jazz" chord grids.

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You've Got A Friend In Me Demo by Glen Hirabayashi

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You've Got a Friend in Me

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman.

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You've Got A Friend In Me

"You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song by Randy Newman. Used as the theme song for the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film Toy Story, it has since become a major musical component for its sequels, Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019) as well as a musical leitmotif throughout the whole Toy Story franchise. The song was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but lost both to "Colors of the Wind" from Disney's Pocahontas.

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