The Harmony Hall Tag Chamber


Sing a tag in the Harmony Hall Tag Chamber

The tag of a song is the place where all the really juicy chords are wrapped up. A tag (or coda) is the ending portion of a barbershop song, the "big ending" in the final six or eight measures that caps the performance.

Singing tags is more than just a little hobby: it's a way of life for Barbershoppers. There's many a man who can sing 10 or 12 tags right off the top of his head whether or not he knows the songs from which they came.

The Harmony Hall tag chamber

There's an alcove in the main floor corridor of Harmony Hall where the chords ring like you wouldn't believe. We call it the Tag Chamber, and singing there is de rigeuer for visiting Barbershoppers.

Here are some favorites sung there regularly.

Singa Tagga Day!

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Joe Liles is Editor of Music Publications at SPEBSQSA headquarters in Kenosha. Reach Joe at 800-876-SING ext. 8553 or email jliles@spebsqsa.org.

The Harmony Hall Tag Chamber

Sing a tag in the Harmony Hall Tag Chamber

The Harmony Hall tag chamber

Singa Tagga Day!