I hear this song often in the radio and partly in a Coke commercial. The song is called Ang Sarap Dito by Project 1. In case you still don’t know the song, you can listen by clicking the Play button below:
Ang Sarap Dito by Project 1
I like this song very much because it’s very upbeat and the voice blending is excellent throughout the song.
Update: I’ve just learned that the band Project 1 is actually a conglomeration of an all-star cast of band members. The members are:
Raimund Marasigan (ex-Eraserheads, Sandwich) - lead vocals
Uela Basco (Chilitees) - backup vocals
Katwo Librando-Puertollano (ex-Narda, Duster) - backup vocals
Clem Castro (ex-Orange and Lemons, Camera Walls) - rhythm guitar
Francis Reyes (The Dawn) - lead guitar
Jazz Nicolas (Itchyworms) - drums
Carlos Calderon (Chicosci) - bass
They performed the song live at Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus. End of update.
If you’ve read my article on songwriting (and possibly my article also on perfect pitch), then you will discover that the song is written in Key of A Major. This song is one of the few mainstream songs that do not use a tonic chord (the A major chord) at the start and at the end of the song. Instead, it begins with a subdominant major seventh chord (DM7) and ends with a dominant chord (E). Even the chorus does not begin with a tonic chord. In contrast, most popular songs have a tonic chord either at the start and/or end of the song, or at the start of the chorus.
But what’s more interesting for me is the way the voices blended together. Listen first to the main melody of the chorus, shown below (reconstructed by me):
Ang Sarap Dito - Chorus (main melody, instrumental)
The main melody itself is boring and uninteresting. What’s more interesting is the second voice of the chorus (also reconstructed by me):
Ang Sarap Dito - Chorus (second voice, instrumental)
When the main melody and the second voice blend together, the result is even more interesting:
Ang Sarap Dito - Chorus (voice blending, instrumental)
Anyway, here’s the lyrics and chords of the song:
Ang Sarap Dito
By Project 1
(Chorus)
DM7 F#m E
Lilipad na ako
Bm7 DM7
Sabayan nyo ako
F#m E
Ang sarap dito sa pupuntahan ko
DM7 A E
Bubuhos na ang saya
Bm7 DM7
Tayo na sumama ka
F#m E
Ang sarap dito sa pupuntahan ko
(Short Interlude)
A Bm D F#m
E D
(Stanza 1)
A Bm D F#m
Sawa na ko sa dati
E D
Naiinip parati
A Bm D F#m
Wala na akong magawa
E D
Dito’y sawang sawa
A Bm D F#m
Ayoko na sa ganon
E D
Lahat sobrang tahimik
A Bm D F#m
Gusto ko ng mas maingay
E D
Tumikim na ng tunay
(Chorus with variation in chords)
DM7 A E
Lilipad na ako
Bm7 DM7
Sabayan nyo ako
A E
Ang sarap dito sa pupuntahan ko
DM7 A E
Bubuhos na ang saya
Bm7 DM7
Tayo na sumama ka
F#m E
Ang sarap dito sa pupuntahan ko
(Instrumental)
F#m A E Bm7
DM7 A E
(Stanza 2)
A Bm D F#m
Ang uhaw ko sa laro
E D
Parang biglang napawi
A Bm D F#m
Wala na ring hapdi
E D
Nakangiti na lagi
A Bm D F#m
Pananabik sa bagong buhay
E D
Bigla na lang naabot
A Bm D F#m
Ng tumikim ako ng tunay
E D
Nawala na ang bugnot
(Repeat Chorus with the variation in chords)
F#m A E
Tikman mo
Bm7
Ang sarap dito
DM7 A E
Tikman mo, ang sarap dito
(Repeat Chorus with the variation in chords)
(Coda)
F#m A E
Lilipad na ako
Bm7 DM7
Sabayan nyo ako
A E
Ang sarap dito sa pupuntahan ko
F#m A E
Bubuhos na ang saya
Bm7 DM7
Tayo na sumama ka
F#m E
Ang sarap dito sa pupuntahan ko
F#m A E
Tikman mo
Bm7
Ang sarap dito
DM7 A E
Tikman mo, ang sarap dito
F#m A E
Tikman mo
Bm7
Ang sarap dito
DM7 A E (hold)
Tikman mo…
wow its very good and i made a version of this song and its about the eclogy because in my school we are celibrating the ecology day in pcu cavite,dasmarinias…….
Posted by karl at July 22, 2008, 8:43 pmmay i request to send the mp3 file of this song coz i like this to much. kindly send it to my email at recca202001@yahoo.com or aizen24@gmail.com
thank you very much
Posted by Ace at July 24, 2008, 1:05 pm
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ser pwede pasend sakin yung file ng instrumental na lightyears, tnx
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Sir ang sarap ng chords mo sa ANG SARAP DITO. ^^
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@torres-c: wala pang laman eh, hehehe 
perry magkano na laman ng tip box mo?
tip box.. hahahah la lang ^^,
thanks for posting it, I was planning on playing it on our ‘araw ng wika’. now I have the chords, thanks again.
umm, I am searching for filipino music that is kind of a happy song, any suggestions?
Posted by erin at May 27, 2008, 11:32 pm