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Song for Closing the Service

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:10:00 +0000

Song for Closing Out the Service

I was looking through my Gospel Music songbook collection (it's huge) and came across this very nice song to play. It's great for closing out your service. Credit goes to Ferrente.

God Be With You

F/FAC          God

G/EGBbC    Be

A/FAC          With

A/EbFAC      You

Bb/BbDF       God

B/AbBDF       Be

A/ACF            With You

C/BbDF          (filler)

C/BbCEG       (filler)

F/CFA              God

AG/C#EA        Be

D/ADF             With You

D/ADF              Til We

G/BDG             Meet

G/BDFA           A--

C/BbCEG        -- gain

F/CFA               God

AG/C#EA         Be

D/ADF             With You

G--A--Bb/BbC#FG Til --We (roll the G-A-Bb)

C/CFA               Meet

C/BbCEG          A---

FC/ACF             ----gain

Let me know what you think. It sounds so sweet!
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Blessings,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

I Shall Wear A Crown: Thomas Whitfield

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:57:00 +0000

A Crown

Thomas Anthony Whitfield (April 30, 1954 – June 20, 1992) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, choir director and producer best known for helping to shape the fabric of contemporary gospel music with his elaborate choral arrangements and the merging of musical styles ranging from jazz to classical into traditional gospel foundations. Wikipedia

Key Of: D

LH/RH

Version: Basic
Tempo: Slow

Start at the first to Octaves to the left of middle C. (Note for the new musician)
A/A I
B/B Shall
D/D Wear
E/E A

BD/DF#B Cro---
AE/C#EA ---wn
AE/C#EA I Shall
GD/BDF# Wear A
**Bounce the following four chords**
F#E/C#EA Cro----
GD/BDF# -------
AE/C#EA -------
B/DF#B ---wn

Then go to:

F#/DF#A When
G/EGB Its
A/DF#A All Over
F#/DF#A When
G/EGB Its
C/BbEGBb All Over

**Repeat the above chords for the 2nd verse***

E/BbDGBb I’m
F#/ADF# Going
G/BbDGBb To
A/ADF#A Put on my robe and
C/BbEGBb Tell the story
/D How
/E I
D/DF#A Made it over

Vamp Ending:

Bb/BbCDF Soon
A/GACF As
G/BbCDF I
A/CEGC Get
D/DF#AD Home

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Be sure and check out this resource if you're interested in learning the five parts of a praise song, GospelKeys300

And here's an article I wrote awhile back...

The Art of Voicing is a manner in which one distributes or spaces the notes of chords. When you listen to music, you probably focus on the melody. That is the familiar part of a tune that is easy to hear.

When you sing along or hum throughout some of the music, it is the melody and not the background that you think of. To have this important part of the music stand out, the melody should be louder than the accompaniment. However, this is not always easy to do.

Every voicing should flow smoothly to the next one and your hands will more than likely be moving just a little. By voicing chords you bring attention to certain notes more than others. So sometimes instead of using a clear melody, artists play a bunch of double notes and chords. You should always voice all double notes and chords to give them more clarity.

If you are playing all the notes at the same volume, you cannot hear the melody very clearly. So you will want to pick out the one note in each chord to play a bit louder. This is what we mean by voicing.

If your hands are jumping all over the place, you are probably not using good voice leading. The art of voice leading is the smooth movement of notes from one chord to the next. Very often the note you should voice is on the top of the chord, but sometimes the middle voices have hidden melodies that are more interesting than the top voice.

When looking at a chord passage in your music, decide which voice needs more sound and which can be played softer. Listen to other recordings of pianists bringing out the top voice for each chord in the right hand.

With practice try playing the middle note of a chord louder than the other two notes. Next, focus on the bottom note of a chord. Think of chords being sung in a choir. Each note is a different voice such as bass, tenor, alto and soprano. Your ear will usually hear the soprano sing and ride on the melody line. Those wonderful harmony parts add so much color, flavor and tone in the background of the song.

Voicings become easier to play and you will discover that your hands are barely moving especially when it comes to shell voicings since the roots are moving down in fifths or up in fourths. Later on you will learn more left hand voicings in bebop style, rootless left hand voicings and rootless shell voicings. When the left hand plays the third and seventh of each chord, these rootless shell voicings allow the right hand the freedom to improvise.

Best,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Breathe Recorded by Rebecca St. James

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:46:00 +0000

This is the air I breathe.

I just love this time of year and all the beauty that
surrounds me. How is it where you are?

I want to thank you for all of your emails. I receive
so many comments from wonderful musicians who want
to play for their church.

I hope to upload more videos and do more posts on music theory in the days and weeks ahead. Everyone wants to know
how to make both hands work on the piano. You've got to
keep practicing scales and exercises, separately and then
together. Plus, knowing your chords helps and especially how
to read chord charts/slash chords.

I like this song, Breathe. I play it in the Key of G.
Here's a few charts and then you can see what I play
below, along with the name of the notes.

BREATHE

tempo = 77 BPM
time = 4/4


Verse

A2  |  D2/F#  |  A2  |  D2/F#  |

A2  /  E2/G#  /  |  F#m7s  /  E  /  |

D2  /  /  D2/F#  |  E  /  Es  E  :||



Chorus

A2  /  E2/G#  /  |  F#m7s  /  E  /  |

D2  /  /  D2/F#  |  E  /  Es  E  :||



End

D2  /  /  A2  |  E  :||

Guitar Chords

* * * * * * *

	G	C
	This is the	air I breathe

	G	C
	This is the	air I breathe

	G	D	Em	D
	Your	holy	presence

	C	Em	D
	Living	in	me

	G	C
	This is my	daily bread

	G	C
	This is my	daily bread

	G	D	Em	D
	Your	very	word

	C	Em	D
	Spoken	to	me

	G	D	Em	D	C	Em	D
And I			, I'm	desperate	for You

	G	D	Em	D	C	Em	D
And I			, I'm	lost	without You

	G	C
	This is the	air I breathe

	G	C	G
	This is the	air I breathe

http://www.chordie.com/

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Breath Recorded by Rebecca St. James

G                  Gsus
This is the air I breathe 
G                  Gsus
This is the air I breathe 
G       D/F#   Em7  D
Your holy presence 
C2(no3)        G/B   D  Dsus  D  Dsus
Living in me 

G                  Gsus
This is my daily bread 
G                  Gsus
This is my daily bread 
G       D/F#  Em7  D
Your very word 
C2(no3)  G/B         D
Spoken to me 

     G   D/G  G  D/G         C Em D 
And I, I'm desperate for You 
Dsus    G    D/G  G  D/G C    Em D
And I, I'm lost without You

Piano Chords:

G = G/BDG

Gsus = G/CDG

D/F# = F#/DF#A

Em7 = E/BDG

D = D/ADF#

C2(no3) = C/CDG

Dsus = D/ADG

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Best,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Four Tips on Playing Scales

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:01:00 +0000

Piano Scale Fingering

I wrote an article on Four Tips To Playing Scales.

Maybe you feel this way. You see, one of my piano students was practicing a difficult scale. She was missing a certain key or playing the wrong one every single time.

To fix this, she decided to put a piece of sticky note on the key that she was missing. This helped her hand learn the pattern of the scale.

When you're playing a musical phrase, you should end with a soft note for a gentle, rounded ending. Sometimes a note is played with the first finger (the thumb). The problem is that the thumb strikes the key sideways and may come down with a heavy touch. You have to be careful to set it down gently and still play a soft note. You don't have to do anything special to avoid a clunky thumb - just think about it and have your ears tuned to the delicate sound you want to hear at the end of a line.

Thumb Under

Here's My Article:

Playing scales is a good thing for developing technique. I am not saying that one should sit down at the piano and practice scales and exercises for hours to obtain results. That would be so boring but if you look at these points, you will acquire a great technique in just a few weeks.

1. Scales train the fingers so that they do their work evenly and smoothly.

Playing scales is a good thing for developing technique. I am not saying that one should sit down at the piano and practice scales and exercises for hours to obtain results. If you look at these points, you will acquire a great technique in just a few weeks. Scales train the fingers so that they do their work evenly and smoothly.
Every tone of a scale must be played with effort, energy and enthusiasm. The ear that is listening carefully is trained to hear the exact volume of sound. Having an accurate knowledge of the notes in the scale and using the correct fingering, that is, the use of the thumbs and the third and fourth fingers, will help you play it from memory.

2. When playing scales, each hand will practice alone.

What happens is that if you don't take the time to practice the hands separately then the right hand will drown out the left hand (or vice versa). Pay attention to the rhythm of playing a scale. Start with the C major scale. Later on with time and much practice, learn the variations of sixths, thirds, and contrary motions.

3. The tones of the scale must be played with equality of strength.

When using the thumb, there must be extra pressure and with the second and third fingers there will be a certain amount of restraint but then you will continue with your fourth and fifth fingers with added strength as you press down the keys.
It seems that most folks have trouble with their thumb in playing scales. Often the thumb strikes the keys too faintly, so you'll want to strike the key from above in a downward move. Practice five tones ascending and descending very slowly at first. Most importantly, pay careful attention to the rhythm and touch of every tone while bending the thumb and going under the third finger.

4. Be attentive to the movement of your muscles.

A great difficulty when playing scales is the passing over and under of the fingers. You will want to roll the lower arm by a side movement of your hand over the keyboard. It's easy to do but it will be difficult to do when your hand is bent sideways.

You should feel very relaxed when playing scales. Your piano playing will become smooth and rippling. When both hands are combined, you'll be hearing the tones of the two hands more equally.
If you review these points, keeping watch over both your hands and practice scales a short time every day, in a few weeks you will acquire a great technique to help you play scales in a much better way.

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Color My World: Chicago

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:44:00 +0000

Color My World: Chicago

You know, I mostly post Gospel and Blues songs on this site, LadyDpiano.com Plus, you'll find piano tips here to improve your playing. Did I mention a free monthly newsletter?
You'll want to sign up for that, too! But I wanted to ask...

Have you gone over to the other blog? That's where you'll find Jazz posts. http://pianodiana.blogspot.com I thought I'd share one of my favorite songs with you. I'm playing on the Yamaha Motif ES8 on a Vintage setting. Do you have a favorite song by Chicago?

Color My World-Chicago (Piano Cover)

I love this song. It was a seventies smash hit! It was written by James Pankow and recorded by the group Chicago.

James Carter "Jimmy" Pankow (born August 20, 1947) is an American trombone player, songwriter and brass instrument arranger best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pankow

COLOR MY WORLD

F
AS TIME GOES ON

Am
I REALIZE JUST WHAT YOU

Bb               Eb
MEAN TO ME

        Ab
AND NOW NOW THAT YOU'RE NEAR

Gb                          D7
PROMISE YOUR LOVE

                               G
THAT I'VE WAITED TO SHARE

          Eb7                           C7
AND DREAM  OF OUR MOMENTS TOGETHER

                                          F
Bb       C7 F
COLOR MY WORLD WITH HOPES OF LOVING YOU

Cowboy Lyrics.com

Here's what I play:

Fmaj7
AS TIME GOES ON

Am
I REALIZE JUST WHAT YOU

Bb      Ebmaj9
MEAN TO ME

        Abmaj7          Gbmaj7

AND NOW NOW THAT YOU'RE NEAR

D9                         D7
PROMISE YOUR LOVE

                         Gm7
THAT I'VE WAITED TO SHARE

          Eb9              C7
AND DREAM  OF OUR MOMENTS TOGETHER

                                    
Bb       C7         Fm7  Bb  C7     Fmaj7
COLOR MY WORLD WITH HOPES OF LOVING YOU

Chord Breakdown to Colour My World:

Fmaj7 = F/AEF

Am = A/CEA

Bb = Bb/BbDF

Ebmaj9 = Eb/BbDF

Abmaj7 = Ab/CEbG

Gbmaj7 = Gb/BbDbF

D9 = D/CEF#A

Gm7 = G/BDF#

Eb9 = Eb/BbDbFG

C7 = C/EBbC

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"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

From A Distance: Bette Midler

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:44:00 +0000

Image via Wikipedia I have always liked the song, From A Distance.

"Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She has starred in highly acclaimed films, such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys. During her more than forty-year career, Midler has been nominated for two Academy Awards, and won four Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award. She has sold over 30 million albums worldwide."

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From A Distance - Bette Midler (Piano)

An interval in music is the distance in pitch between two notes. The interval is counted from the lower note to the higher one, with the lower counted as 1. Intervals can be named generally by merely counting upwards (by going forwards using the letters of the musical alphabet) from one note to the other, inclusively. For example, from C to E is a third (C to C is 1, or more commonly and elegantly, a unison, C to D is a second and finally, c to E is a third.)
Intervals are named by the number of the upper note (2nds, 3rds, etc. ) but there are two exceptions to this. The interval between notes that are identical is called UNISON (also called a PRIME INTERVAL); the interval of an 8th is called an OCTAVE.

Melodic and Harmonic Intervals

Intervals are called Melodic Intervals when they are sounded separately and Harmonic Intervals when they are sounded together. When studying chords we talk about harmonic intervals. When melodies are played, we study melodic intervals.

Mary Had a Little Lamb = E-D-C-D-E-E-E is a melodic interval.
C Major Chord = C + E + G played together is a harmonic interval.
3rd and 5th intervals make up the major chord. A lowered 3rd interval (minor interval) and 5th interval make up the minor chord.

Perfect and Major Intervals

The interval between the keynote of a major scale and the unison, 4th, 5th, or octave of that scale is called a Perfect Interval.
For example, the difference from C to G (in a C major scale) is called a Perfect 5th. The difference from C to F is called a Perfect 4th. The 8th note of the scale is referred to as the Perfect Octave. The difference between the same note is called the Perfect Unison.
The interval between the keynote of a major scale and the 2nd, 3rd, 6th or 7th of that scale is called a Major Interval.
For example, the difference from c to c (in a C major scale) is called a Major 2nd. The difference from C to E is called a Major 3rd. The difference from C to A is called a Major 6th and the difference from C to B is called a Major 7th.

Minor Types

When the interval between two notes of a major interval (2nd, 3rd, 6th or 7th) is decreased by a half step, they become Minor Intervals.
For example, a major 3rd becomes a minor third when decreased by a half step. In a C major scale, the major third interval is from C to E. Changing the major third to a minor third would simply mean lowering the E to E flat. A minor 2nd would be D flat instead of D. A minor 6th would be A flat instead of A. The minor 7th interval would include B flat instead of B.
Only Major intervals may be made into minor intervals. Perfect intervals may not (for example, a minor perfect does not exist).

Augmented and Diminished Types

The word augmented means "made larger." When a perfect or major interval is made larger by a half step, it becomes an Augmented Interval. For example, a perfect 5th can become an augmented 5th by raising the 5th one half step.
In a C major scale, the perfect 5th is the interval from C to G. By simply raising G to G#, the interval has been expanded, which makes it an Augmented 5th.

The word diminished means "made smaller." When a perfect or minor interval is made smaller by a half step, it becomes a Diminished Interval. For example, a perfect 4th can become a diminished 4th by lowering the 4th a half step.
In the C Major scale, G is the perfect 5th. By simply lowering G to Gb, it has been made the diminished 5th.

Chromatic Types

When the keynote and the upper note of an interval are not from the same major scale, it is called a Chromatic Interval. Minor, diminished and augmented intervals are always chromatic intervals in major keys.

Summary:
What is an interval?

Unison (Prime Interval) and Octave
Melodic/Harmonic Int
Perfect Unison, 4th, 5th and Perfect Octave
Major 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th
Minor Int
Augmented and Diminished Int
Chromatic Int
Now we have laid some groundwork for you to understand chords.

Chord Chart

G G G C A x2                    

            G         C            D      Em             C          D           G  
From a distance the world looks blue and green and the snow-capped mountains white.  
           G        C     D        Em               C     D         G   
From a distance the ocean meets the stream and the eagle takes to flight.  
        C         D        Em             C       G           D     D7   
From a distance there is harmony and it echoes through the land.  
         C          G             C         G             C        D      G   
It's the voice of hope it's the voice of peace it's the voice of every man.  

  
From a distance we all have enough and no one is in need.                        
And there are no guns no bombs and no disease no hungry mouths to feed.               
From a distance we are instruments marching in a common band.                                    
Playing songs of hope playing songs of peace - they're the songs of every man.  


         C      D           G      Em           C        D              G   
God is watching us. God is watching us. God is watching us     from a distance.  


             
From a distance you look like my friend even though we are at war.  
From a distance I just cannot comprehend what all this fighting is for.  
From a distance there is harmony and it echoes through the land.   
And it's the hope of hopes it's the love of loves it's the heart of every man.  
It's the hope of hopes it's the love of loves - This is the song of every man.  


And God is watching us God is watching us God is watching us from a distance.  
      
Oh God is watching us God is watching. God is watching us from a distance.

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FROM A DISTANCE was written in 1987.

Here's what I'm playing.

        G2            C2/G           D/G         G2
From a distance the world looks blue and green,
         C           D         G     ( D/G,C2/G)
and the snow-capped mountains white.
        G2           C2   C/E   D/F#  G
From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
 G/B        C     D    G D/G
and the eagle takes to flight.

REFRAIN 1
        Cmaj7       D        Em
From a distance, there is harmony,
        C        G/B   G/D   D
and it echoes through the land.
           C       G/B             C       G/B
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace,
          C        D     G,    C 
it's the voice of every man.

       G          C      D    G
From a distance we all have enough,
     C     D      G      C
and no one is in need.
                                                                                          
G          C           D     Em                   
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
C          D          G
no hungry mouths to feed.

REFRAIN 2
        C        D         Em
From a distance we are instruments
         C    G        D
marching in a common band.
         C        G               C      G
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
             C       D     G
They're the songs of every man.

          C      D          G       Em
God is watching us. God is watching us.
        C               D    G
God is watching us from a distance.


      G         C        D          G
From a distance you look like my friend,
       C      D        G        C
even though we are at war.
        G       C             D     Em
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
C               D           G,    C(pause)
  what all this fighting is for.

        G        D       Em
From a distance there is harmony,
       C         G          D
and it echoes through the land.
             C         G               
And it's the hope of hopes, 
          C        G
it's the love of loves,
          C          D  Em
it's the heart of every man.
         C        G              C        G
It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves.
            C       D      G
This is the song of every man.
           G/C  C6  D          D7/G G   D/F# Em
And God is watching us, God is watching us,
 Em7      Am7       C/D    D           G G/B
God is watching us      from a distance.
           G/C  C6   D          D7/G   G D/F# Em Em7
Oh, God is watching us, God is watching.
       Am7        C/D       G2
God is watching us from a distance.

                   
Chord Breakdown

G2 = GD/ABD

C2/G = GE/CDF#

D/G = GF#/AD

C = CG/EGD

D = DA/F#AD

G = GD/GBG

C/E = EC/GD

D/F# = F#D/AD

Cmaj7 = CG/EGB

Em = EB/EGB

G/B = B/GBD

G/C = C/DGB

C6 = C/CEA

D7/G = G/CDA

Am7 = AG/BD

G2 = GD/ABDG

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Practical Approach to Ear Training

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:20:00 +0000

I want to give a shout out to Richard, Liz, Joshua and Tyrus for asking me about ear training and those who are learning to play by ear with the number system. I was reading a great article in one of my jazz magazines and thought I'd share some great tips with you.

Ear training can be a valuable tool to help students learn effectively. The better your ability to hear, the faster you learn -- and the slower you forget. The ability of the ear to hear is the intuitive, non-intellectual part of music, and it enhances the jazz player's ability to "hear" where the next notes are coming from.

A few players naturally have excellent ear training -- some educators call it "perfect pitch." People who don't have this natural talent need ear training. Having a good ear means that you can hear the right note before you play it. It doesn't mean when you play a wrong note you then fumble around and find the right note through trial and error.

For people who have a good ear, music is easier for them and more natural to learn. That's not to say they don't have to practice and work hard to achieve expertise in music. Many of us recognize that perhaps the fastest way to become a skilled musician is to play everything you know, hear and sing in 12 keys. The focus here is to hear and sing melodic shapes and intervals, in as many keys as possible.

Recognizing the shape of an arpeggiated chord eventually makes hearing harmony possible. By thinking of these shapes as chords, one starts to hear harmony as well as melody. The next step is to sing a melody and arpeggiate down, making the sound of the chord. To do this, you have to know what the melody is in relationship to the chord.

When you put away your music and try to play the song without music, do you really know it? If you can't sing the song, you don't really know it. If you don't know what the melody note is in relationship to the chord or the root motion of the harmony, then you don't know the song.

The melody and the harmony have everything to do with each other. If the piano player sees that the melody is a major 7th, he will structure the chord taking into consideration the melody. If the melody has a flat 9, he would not play a natural 9. This relationship of melody and harmony is key in learning a song.

Miles Donahue says,

"If we were to think of jazz as a car, the engine of improvising would be the mind and ear. The wheels are the mechanical ability to play what you think and hear. The internal combustion - the art - comes from the soul and creative spirit. Most jazz players learn the genre of jazz through listening to the great players who developed this art form."

So, one must work real hard with ear training. Most of us are not pros like Stan Getz, when it comes to ear training. Stan Getz possessed the ear-training equivalent of a photographic memory. Anything he heard, he remembered and could play back. He was able to improvise at a very high level without knowledge of the theory behind what he was hearing and playing. James Moody and Chet Baker also had such reputations.

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All the best,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

How To Play Sanctuary

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:43:00 +0000

11-24-11

In 1982, John W. Thompson and Randy Scruggs wrote a beautiful song called Sanctuary. Are you familiar with it? I've played it many times with different arrangements. The one I am playing here is arranged by carol Tornquist. It has an easy feel in two beats.

The particular setting I'm using on the keyboard gives it that airy sound you here in the background.
Just use your l.h. for the broken chords, mostly an F chord. Now the song starts in the Key of F.

The Intro:

F2
Bb2/F
F2
Eb
C7sus

I love the sounds of the C7sus. You're playing CFBb/C

Chords to Sanctuary

F2
C2/E
Eb
Bb2/D
Bbm/Db
F/C
Gm/C
Am/C
Gm/C
F2
C2/E = EC/DGC
Eb = Eb/BbEbG
Bb2/D = D/CFBb
Bb/D = D/BbFBb
Bb/C
F2
Bb2/F
F2
D9sus = DGC/EAD
D7

* Key Change (Modulate): Key of G

G2
F9,13
C2/E
C/E
Cm/Eb
G/D
Em/C#
Cmaj9 = C/DEGB
Am/D
D7(b9) = D/CEbF#B
G2
Gmaj7 = A/DF#B
E9sus = EAD/F#AE
E7 = E/G#E
Am7 = AG/CEC
D7sus = DG/CD
G2
C2/G
G2
C2/G
F6,9
G
G2

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What Is Bebop?

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:38:00 +0000

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"Swing arrangements mainly consisted of composed sections, but with certain sections designated for improvisation. A bebop tune, however,, would simply consist of a statement of the head, or main theme, extended solos over the head’s harmonic structure, and then one final statement of the head. It was common for bebop musicians to compose new, complex melodies over well-known chord progressions. One example of this is Charlie Parker’s “Ornithology,” which is based on the changes from “How High the Moon,” a popular show tune in the 1940s. "

For more description, read about Bebop Musicians

Here's an overview of a very cool article (focusing on solo development) written by Dr. Stylani Tartsinis. I have learned a lot from it and I think you will, too.

To understand the Bebop approach in music, we have to take a look at chromatics.

If you're not familiar with Bebop, listen to these Bebop mp3s

Bebop patterns are like embellishments to the bare melodic structure. Remember that in jazz, the scale degrees are referred to as numbers rather than letters.

Example #1

C E G Bb

1 3 5 b7

Here’s a diatonic exercise to practice, approaching the target tone by a whole step above and below. When the target tone is approached by a whole step above, it forms a 9^th; if approached from below, it forms a flat 7 in the chord.

Example #2

D to C = Whole step above

9-1

Bb to C = Whole step below

b7-1

Extra tones: Dominant 7^th (natural 7), Major (#5), Minor (natural 3) and Half-dim (natural 5). Begin the scale on the odd numbers. If the scale is begun on the even beats (2, 4 or 6), the student will have to insert a half-step to prevent these added tones from falling on downbeats.

Example #3 Major

C D E F G G# A B C

1 2 3 4 5 #5 6 7

Example #4 Minor

C D Eb E F G A B C

1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

Example #5 Dominant 7^th Scale

C D E F G A Bb B C

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 7

Example #6 Half Dim Bebop

C Db Eb F Gb G Ab Bb C

1b 2b 3 4b 5n 5b 6 b7

Chromatic Approach Tones

Here are some examples of approaching the target note C (tonic or1). The approach tones are proceeded with a half-step (above or below), but at times, could be approached by a whole step. It is this chromatic sound that defines the bebop style. It is also important to keep in mind that these exercises are strictly for developing the bebop sound. You should further practice these bebop examples to extend these patterns with combinations of other chord tones an scales.

Single Note Approach

C# to C Half-step above

B to C Half-step below

Note: The above and below examples note #1 (C#) as b9 (Db). Note that the #1 (C#) is the enharmonic or the same tone to b9 (Db). B9 is preferred because of its frequent use as an extension.

C# to B to C = Half-step above and below

B to C# to C = Half-step below and above

Double Note Approach

D to C# to C = Two half-steps above

Bb to B to C = two half-steps below

Combination of Single and Double Note Approach

C#-Bb-B-C = 1 half-step above & 2 half-steps below

B9-b7-7-1

For more reading on this great article, check out http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/2318/articles/master-class/the-bebop-approach/

Chord Chart to How High The Moon

A7                Dm7                  Dm7  G7
Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune.
                  Cm7                  Cm7    F7
Somewhere there's heaven, how high the moon?
Bb+7        Em-5            A7      Am7       Em7-5
There is no moon above when love is far away, too.
     A7       D9         Em7      A7     Fm7    F7 Em7
Till it comes true, that you love me, as I love you.

#2.
    Em7   A7      Dm7                  Dm7  G7
Somewhere there's music, how near, how far?
                  Cm7                    Cm7 F7
Somewhere there's heaven, it's where you are.
    Bb      Em7-5                A7                   Dm7
The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon.
A7-9      Fm7       F7       Em         Em7  A7-9  D6
Until you will, how still my heart, how high the   moon???

You'll stay on beat with your solo development if you use the Song Robot Software

All the best,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

O Come All Ye Faithful (Chord Chart)

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Photo Credit: Piano and Synth Magazine

Take a look at the above music and you will see that there are no repeating melody lines in the verse or chorus.

Adding harmony and fuller chords

I found the following chord chart at http://guitar.about.com and changed it a bit.

G            D         G  D  G     C G/D D
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant;
   Em  D   A  D A7 D G  D/A A7  D
O come ye, O come ye to Bethelehem.
G   D7 G D7sus D G    D G   Em  Am    D
Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels;

chorus:
     G     D   G D7 G
  O come, let us adore Him;
  G        D  G D7 G    D
  O come, let us adore Him;
  G D7    G  D  A7 D D7 G C
  O come, let us adore Him,
    G/D D7      G
  Christ the Lord!

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation;
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above:
"Glory to God, all glory in the highest!"
(chorus)

Yea, Lord we greet Thee, Born that happy morning;
Jesus, to Theee be all glory giv'n.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:
(chorus)

http://guitar.about.com

The words to the Carol O Come All Ye Faithful was originally written in Latin (Adeste Fideles) and was intended to be a hymn of the 18th Century, which it is, but has also come to be one of our beloved Christmas Carols about our Lord. The Englich translation by Rev. Frederick Oakley (1802-1880).

Be sure and visit his site for o-come-all-ye-faithful-piano-arranging-in-different-keys and for a Free Download, sheet music to O Come All Ye faithful.

Beginner Chord Chart

     C                    G
O Come All Ye Faithful
     C                    G
Joyful and triumphant,
     Am                G                D      G
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
    C              Dm
Come and behold Him,
    G            Am       G
Born the King of Angels;
     C
O come, let us adore Him,
                                   G
O come, let us adore Him,
    F                     G      Am
O come, let us adore Him,
   C   G        C
Christ the Lord.
C    G
O Sing, choirs of angels,
C                     G
Sing in exultation,
Am                  G                  D         G
O Sing all ye citizens of heaven above.
C             Dm        G       Am      G
Glory to God, all glory in the Highest;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

Here is the same Christmas Song in the Key of A

A                       E
O Come All Ye Faithful
A    E    A    D A   E
Joyful and triumphant,
A F#m E B7 E          A E   B7   E
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
A        Bm    A Bm A
Come and behold Him,
E        A    F#m Bm E
Born the King of Angels;
A            E7 A E7 A
O come, let us adore Him,
A             E7 A   E7 A   E7
O come, let us adore Him,
A       E7 A E7 A   E7 A D
O come, let us adore Him,
A       E7     A
Christ the Lord.

Norman and other readers are asking for Mariah Carey's arrangement to this song. I haven't been able to find it, so if anyone has worked on the chords, please let me know.

Since I receive lots of emails requesting Christmas songs, I''ll try and post one daily, especially since to day is December 1st!

To help prepare your piano playing to improve around the holidays, you will want to research these two Christmas Dvds that I recommend from Jermaine Griggs and Yoke Wong:

ChristmasKeys1

Learn To Play Your Favorite Christmas Carols Now
Covering Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, and many more
www.ChristmasPianoDVD.com

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Joy To The World

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:08:00 +0000

Photo Credit: darrenhester

This inspiring Christmas Carol, Joy To The World, was written by Isaac Watts in 1719, the founder of English hymn writing. It was first published in 1719. The music is usually attributed to George Frederick Handel. I've changed some of the original chord charts here.

Key of C - Joy To The World

C                 Dm   C   G7 C
Joy to the world!  The Lord is come;
     F        G        C
Let earth receive her King.
C
Let every heart prepare Him room,
     C
And heav'n and nature sing,
     G7
And heav'n and nature sing,
     C      F   C     Dm   C  G7  C
And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing.
http://guitar.about.com/library/Christmas_Tab/bl-joy-to-the-world.htm

Key of D - Joy To The World (Mariah Carey)

Verse: 
Joy to the world! 
[D] 
The Lord is come! 
[Em D A7 D] 
Let earth receive her King! 
[G A D] 
Let every heart prepare Him room, 
[D G D D G D] 
And heav'n and nature sing, 
[D] 
and heav'n and nature sing, 
[A A7] 
and heav'n and heav'n 
[D G D] 
and nature sing! 
[Em D A7 D] 
Joy to the world! 
[D] 
the Savior reigns; 
[Em D A7 D] 
Let men their songs employ; 
[G A D] 
While field and floods, rocks, hills, and plains. 
[D] 
Repeat the sounding joy, 
[D] 
Repeat the sounding joy, 
[A A7] 
Repeat, repeat 
[D G D] 
the sounding joy.
[Em D A7 D] 
He rules the world 
[D] 
with truth and grace 
[Em D A7 D] 
And makes the nations prove 
[G A D] 
The glories of His righteousness, 
[D G D D G D] 
And wonders of His love, 
[D] 
And wonders of His love, 
[A A7] 
And wonders, wonders 
[D GD] 
of His love.[Em D A7 D]

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/mariah_carey/joy_to_the_world_crd.htm

Key of D - Joy To The World

D         G   D     Em  D    A7  D

Joy to the world!  The Lord is come;

     G        A        D

Let earth receive her King.

 D         D        D        D

Let every heart prepare Him room,

     D

And heav'n and nature sing,

     A

And heav'n and nature sing,

     D      G   D     Em   D  A7  D  

And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing.

Joy to the World (Three Dog Night)


                        C C# D
Jeremiah was a bullfrog

                           C C# D
A very good friend of mine.

            D7              G       Bb
I never understood a single word he said

      D          Em7              D
But I helped him to drink his wine

       G7              Em7         D
Yes he always had some mighty fine wine


Chorus

        D   A      D
Singing Joy to the World

A                   D
To all the boys and girls

           D7            G         Bb
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

D      A7      D    C C# D
Joy to you and me.

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/t/three_dog_night/joy_to_the_world_crd.htm

Key of A - Joy To The World

A                        E7 A
Joy to the world!  The Lord is come;
     D        E        A
Let earth receive her King.
      D    A             D   A
Let every heart prepare Him room,

And heav'n and nature sing,
     E7
And heav'n and nature sing,
     A                    E7 A
And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing.

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Away in the Manger

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:54:00 +0000

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If you're looking for some free Christmas Sheet music, be sure and stop by http://www.musicandyou.com You'll find Away In a Manger (Simply Chords) for piano music and also Away In a Manger (Intermediate) music and mp3.

There is a new learning software that will help you play Christmas songs in all all 12 keys . You can even slow the tempo down and repeat loops. You will want to use the Song Robot

One of the sweetest songs to sing around this time of year, is Away in the Manger.
Here it is in the Key of E.

Intro: / A - - / E - - / B7 - - / E - - /

E (2) A E

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,

B7 (2) E (2)

The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head;

E (2) A E

The stars in the sky looked down where He lay;

A E B7 E (2)

The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

E (2) A E

The cattle are lowing, the poor baby wakes.

B7 (2) E (2)

But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes;

E A E

I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky,

A E B7 E (2)

And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.

E (2) A E

Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay

B7 (2) E (2)

Close by me forever and love me I pray

E (2) A E

Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care

A E B7 E (hold)

And take us to heaven to live with Thee there

Now, let's play the same song for easy piano in the Key of F.

F (2) Bb F

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,

C7 (2) F (2)

The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head;

F (2) Bb F

The stars in the sky looked down where He lay;

C7 F Dm Bb C7 F (2)

The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

E (2) A E

The cattle are lowing, the poor baby wakes.

B7 (2) E (2)

But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes;

E A E

I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky,

A E B7 E (2)

And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.

E (2) A E

Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay

B7 (2) E (2)

Close by me forever and love me I pray

E (2) A E

Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care

A E B7 E (hold)

And take us to heaven to live with Thee there

More Free Christmas Music

I received this arrangement in the Key of G from www.sheetmusicdigital.com

G (2) C G

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,

D (2) G (2) A7 D

The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head;

G (2) C G

The stars in the sky looked down where He lay;

Am7 D7 G (2)

The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

D(2) A7 D

The cattle are lowing, the poor baby wakes.

A7 D7

But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes;

G C G

I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky,

Am7 D7 G(2)

And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.

Let's try playing the song in the Key of A.

A (2) D A

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,

E A B7 E

The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head;

A (2) D A

The stars in the sky looked down where He lay;

E A D6 A E7 A

The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

Here's a nice arrangement by William Kirkpatrick that I like to play:

F (2) Gm/Bb F Bb Gm7 C7

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,

Gm Bb C F9 F Bb13 G7 Bb C

The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head;

F (2) Gm F Bb Gm7 C7

The stars in the sky looked down where He lay;

Gm Gm7 C F9 F Bb13 G7 C7 F(2)

The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

Have a wonderful weekend,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Angels We Have Heard on High

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:33:00 +0000

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Angels We Have Heard on High is a
French Carol translated by James Chadwick.

 

 D     F#m      A        D
Angels we have heard on high,
 D   A   D       A         D
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
 Bm F#m  Bm       A     D
And the mountains in reply
 D A D         A       D
Echoing their joyous strains.

chorus:
 D B Em A D G A   D  A  D  G   D  A
Glo-----------ria in excelsis Deo,
 D B Em A D G A   D  A  D  G   D  A  D
Glo-----------ria in excelsis De----o.

Angels: Key of E

Back in 2005 I found a lead sheet that I used that started in E and

then modulates to F.

This one is arranged by Dan Galbraith.

Play it with a driving acoustic feel.

 E             D2
Angels we have heard on high,
 E                        D2
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
 E                   D2
And the mountains in reply
 E                   A2
Echoing their joyous strains.

chorus:
 E F#m7 E/G# A2    E          E/F#m7(b5)
Glo-----------ria in excelsis Deo,
 E F#m7 E/G# A2    E E/F#m E E/F#m7(b5) A/E D E D2 E
Glo-----------ria in excelsis De----o.

 F    F/Gm7(b5) F/Dm7 F/Cm7(4)
Angels we have heard on high,
 Dm7    C#/F+   C/F    Bb  Gm7(b5)
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
 F    F/Gm7(b5)  F/Dm7 F/Cm7(4)
And the mountains in reply
 Dm7     C#/F+  C/F   Bb2 Gm7(b5)
Echoing their joyous strains.

chorus:
 F Gm7 A/F2 Bb2    F  Bb C/F C/Gm
Glo-----------ria in excelsis Deo,
 F Gm7 A/F2 Bb2 Eb D/Bb C/F Eb F Eb F Eb F
Glo-----------ria in excelsis De----o.

You ask,

What is the history behind the Christmas carol 'Angels We Have Heard on High'?

"My carol songbook says that it was the first Christmas hymn of the church, also called the "Angel's Hymn". Telesphorus, Bishop of Rome, A.D. 129, ordained that "In the Holy Night of the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour, all shall solemnly sing the 'Angel's Hymn.'"
http://wiki.answers.com

Angels: Key of F

Angels We Have Heard on High
French carol.  Public domain.

F            C7         F
Angels we have heard on high,
                C7       F
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
                  C7   F
And the mountains in reply
                 C7   F
Echoing their joyous strains.

chorus:
 F D7 Gm C7 F Bb C7 F C7 F Bb F C
Glo-----------ria in excelsis Deo,
 F D7 Gm C7 F Bb C7 F C7 F Bb F C7
Glo-----------ria in excelsis De----o.

Peter Edvinsson

Angels: Key of G

G              D7       G        
Angels we have heard on high      
     D7  G           D7   G       
Sweetly singing o'er the plains   
    D7   G          
And the mountains in reply,       
   D7 G          D7    G          
Echoing their joyous strains      
                                  
Chorus:

     E7  Am  D7   G  C  D7        
Glor----------------------ri--a   
G  D7 G  C  G  D7                 
In excelsis de o                  
    E7  Am  D7   G  C  D7         
Glor----------------------ri--a   
G  D7 G  C  G  D7 G               
In excelsis de----o

http://www.azchords.com

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Jingle Bells Arrangements

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:57:00 +0000

Jingle Bells, a favorite of my grandchildren and kindergarten music class, J. Pierpont wrote the words and music.

Jingle Bells: Key of C

C                                             F
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,
                   G7                   C
O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way,
C                                      F
Bells on bobtails ring, making spirits bright,
                  G7                               C
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight, oh

Chorus:
C                                          C7
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
F              C               D7             G7
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, hey,
C                                          C7
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
F              C               G7             C
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

Jingle Bells: Key of F
Arr. Peter Edvinsson

F                                             Bb
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,
                   C7                   F
O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way,
F                                      Bb
Bells on bobtails ring, making spirits bright,
                  C7                               F    C7
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight, oh

Chorus:
F
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Bb              F               G7             C7
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, hey,
F
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Bb              C               C7             F
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

Jingle Bells: Key of G

www.sheetmusicdigital.com

G                                             C
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,
Am                   D7                   G
O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way,
G                                      C
Bells on bobtails ring, making spirits bright,
Am                  G              D7              G
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight, oh

Chorus:
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
C              G               A7             D7
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, hey,
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
C              G               D7             G
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

Jingle Bells: Key of Bb

Arr. Michael Sweeney

Chorus:
Bb
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Eb              Bb               C7             F7
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, hey,
Bb     Gm      Bb
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Eb              Bb               F7             Bb
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

Gospel Musician Ministry-Jason White

Have fun,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

How To Play The First Noel for Your Audience

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:29:00 +0000

The First Noel is a Traditional French Carol. I love this arrangement by Larry Minsky!

Here are the piano chords I am playing in the video. Hope you like it!

"The First Noel"

Intro: Cmaj7  F6/9  Cmaj7  F6/9


Verse  1:
    Cmaj7   F6/9       Cmaj7   F6/9
The first Noel, the angel did say
       Cmaj7          F6/9
Was to certain poor shepherds
   Cmaj7       G13    C6/9
In fields as they lay 
   Cmaj7          F6/9
In fields where they
    Cmaj7            F6/9
Lay keeping their sheep
     Cmaj7           F6/9 
On a cold winter's night
     Cmaj7 G13  C6/9  G13(-9) C7(+5)
That was so deep 

Chorus:

Fmaj7  F#7 B7(-5) Em7  A7(+5,+9) D13(+11) F/G  G13 C6/9  
Noel, Noel,            Noel, Noel
F#m7(-5) F7(+11) Eb7(+11) Dm11 Em11 G13(-9) Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Cmaj7          
Born is the King of Israel 
 
Outro:

F6/9  Cmaj7  F6/9  C6/9

The First Noel

D           A       G          D
The first Noel, the angels did say

  D          A            G              D
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay

   D            A        G             D
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep

     D            A          G      D
On a cold winters night that was so deep

  D      A     G     D
Noel, No-el, Noel, Noel

D           A       G    D
Born is the King of Is-rael

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east beyond them far
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night

And by the light of that same star
Three wise men came from country far
To seek for a King was their intent
And to follow the star wherever it went

Key of E

INTRO:
E   E/G#   A    B

    E       E/G#    A          E
The First Noel, the Angels did say
       C#m          E/G#         A              B
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
   E            E/G#           A             E
In fields where they lay,  lay keeping their sheep
     C#m           E/G#       A      B
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.
E     E/G#  A       E   E/Eb
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
C#m         E/G#    A B  E
Born is the King of Israel!

E    E/G#   A    B

     E      E/G#   A     E
They looked up and saw a star
        C#m     E/G#   A        B
Shining in the East beyond them far
    E      E/G#     A          E
And to the earth it gave great light
    C#m      E/G#        A       B
And so it continued both day and night.
E     E/G#  A       E   E/Eb
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
C#m         E/G#    A B  E
Born is the King of Israel!

E     E/G#  A       E   E/Eb
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
C#m         E/G#    A B  E  Abm  A   B
Born is the King of Israellllll

            E                 E/G#      
The King is born! the King is born!
            A     B
The King is born!

E     E/G#  A       E   E/Eb
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
C#m         E/G#    A B  
Born is the King of Israel!

E     E/G#  A       E   E/Eb
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noellllll
C#m         E/G#    A B  E  E/G#  A B E
Born is the King of Israel!

Key of C: For the Beginner

The first Noel the angel did say, [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [F] [C]
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G7] [C]
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [F] [C]
On a cold winters night that was so deep [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G7] [C]
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel [C] [Em] [F] [C] [G]
Born is the King of Israel. [F] [G] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C] [G7] [C]

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Silent Night Arrangements

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:27:00 +0000

Image by littlenelly (rare but there) via Flickr

I love this gentle song, Silent Night, written by Franz Gruber.
Here are the chords arr. by Larry Minsky.

C6/9, G13, C6/9, F6/9, C6/9 F6/9, C6/9

G13, C6/9, C6, G13, Abmaj7, Dbmaj7, Cmaj7.

While playing the melody notes with your r.h. in the Key of C,
l.h. plays:

EGAD, FABE, EGAD, ACDG...

The cool ending goes like this:

Abmaj7 = AbEb/GC

Dbmaj7 = DbAb/FC

Cmaj7 = CG/EGB

Chords: Silent Night

G D7 G
Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright,

C G C G
'round yon virgin, mother and child, Holy infant so tender and mild,

D7 G D7 G
sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

G D7 G
Silent Night, Holy Night, Shepherds quake, At the sight.

C G C G
Glories stream from Heaven above, Heavenly Hosts sing Alleluia,

D7 G G D7 G
Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born!

G D7 G
Silent night, Holy night, Son of God, Love's pure light,

C G C G
radiant beams from Thy Holy face, with the dawn of re-deeming grace,

D7 G D7 G
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.

++++++++++++++

Bb         F7 F      Bb
Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright,

Eb Bb Eb    Bb
'round yon virgin, mother and child, Holy infant so tender and mild,

F7        Bb            F7            Bb
sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

++++++++++++

C      G      G7    C     C7
Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright,

F         C F        C
'round yon virgin, mother and child, Holy infant so tender and mild,

G    G7 C            G7             C
sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

G D7 G
Silent Night, Holy Night, Shepherds quake, At the sight.

C G C G
Glories stream from Heaven above, Heavenly Hosts sing Alleluia,

D7 G G D7 G
Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born!

G D7 G
Silent night, Holy night, Son of God, Love's pure light,

C G C G
radiant beams from Thy Holy face, with the dawn of re-deeming grace,

D7 G D7 G
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.

++++++++++++

Bb    Dm Cm7(sus4) F7 Bb Cm7 Dm/F F7 Bb Gm/Bb
Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright,

Eb Eb/D Cm7    Dm    Gm Bb/F Eb Eb/D Cm7 Dm Gm Bb/F
'round yon virgin, mother and child, Holy infant so tender and mild,

Cm Cm7 F7    G m C9 Bb/F   Bb6/F Cm(sus4) Cm F7    Bb
sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

+++++++++++++

[A] Silent night, Holy Night,
[E7] All is calm, [A] All is bright.
[D] Round yon virgin, [A] Mother and child.
[D] Holy Infant so [A] tender and mild,
[E7] Sleep in heavenly [A] peace,
Sleep in [E7] Heavenly [A] peace.

[A] Silent night, Holy night
[E7] Shepherds quake [A] at the sight.
[D] Glories stream from [A] Heaven afar,
[D] Heavenly hosts sing [A] alleluia.
[E7] Christ the Savior is [A] born;
Christ the [E7] Savior is [A] born.

[A] Silent night, Holy night,
[E7] Son of God [A] loves pure light,
[D] Radiant beams from thy [A] holy face,
[D] with the dawn of re [A] deeming grace,
[E7] Jesus Lord at thy [A] birth,
Jesus [E7] Lord at thy [A] birth.

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The Great Morning Sun!

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:37:00 +0000

Morning Sun

I must confess, I am an early riser. How about you? One winter's morning I grabbed
my camera and took this photo of the morning sun.

You can purchase the song at Morning Sun

I wanted to share a different song with you that I found online.
The song is called Morning Sun but it is a completely different one
and it's arranged by Engjengneer23. I'm not sure if the site still exists
but if so, you would find the music at www.mypianotranscriptions.com

The song chart looks something like this and I've added notes for you.
You want to be familiar with chords.
Be sure and visit the Chords Collection

Cmaj7 = CGE/GBCE
F = FCA/B
Cmaj7
F
Dm (add 9) = DAF/AE
F = FCA/C
Dm (add9)
G7 = GDB/AC
Cmaj7 = C/GBC
F
Cmaj7
F
Dm (add 9) = D/AE
F
Dm (add 9)
G7 sus = G/FC
G7
Am (add 9)
F
Am (add 9)
F
Dm
F
Dm
F
Cmaj7
F add 9
Cmaj7
F add 9
Dm
F add 9
Dm
F/G = G/AF
G7 = G/FD
Am (add 9)
F
Am (add 9)
F
Dm
F
Dm
F
Cmaj7 = C/GBC
F add 9 = F/BB
Cmaj7
F add 9 = F/BB
Dm (add 9) = D/AE
F add 9
Dm (add 9) = D/AE
G7 sus = G/CC
Am (add 9)
G/F = F/DB
F = F/AC
Am (add 9)
G/F = F/DB
F = F/GC
Dm
F = F/FA
Dm
F
Cmaj7
F
Cmaj7
F = FC/B
G7 = GF/F
Cmaj7 = CC/BE

It's a beautiful, simple song that has tons of broken chords.
Use the sustain pedal often for flowing measures.

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Piano Chords: God Is Able (Hillsong)

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:17:00 +0000

"God Is Able is the twentieth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Church. It was recorded at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia by Reuben Morgan, Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong Worship Team on 7 November 2010. Most of the songs were written by Reuben Morgan, Ben Fielding and Dylan Thomas. Other songwriters include Darlene Zschech, Joel Houston, Harrison Wood, Jill McCloghry, Sam Knock, Joel Davies, Jason Ingram and Chris Tomlin. A collection of fresh sounds and inspiring new congregational anthems is the stage for God Is Able, an offering of worship, a night of passionate praise recorded by the Hillsong team in the hopes that it would bless the Body of Christ."

From wikipedia.org

Are you familiar with the song? Here it is on YouTube.

       B
God is able
        F#
He will never fail
Abm E
He is almighty God
             B
Greater than all we need
             F#
Greater than all we have
Abm E F#
He has done great things

Chorus:
       B
Lifted up
             F#
Defeated the grave
          Abm
Raised to life
           E
Our God is able
       B/D#
In His name
       F#
We overcome
        Abm
For the Lord
    F# E
Our God is able

Verse 2:
God is with us
God is on our side
He will make a way
Far above all we know
Far above all we hope
He has done great things

Bridge:
       B
God is with us
        F#
He will go before
        Abm
He will never leave us
        E
He will never leave us

       B/D#
God is for us
       F#
He has open arms
        Abm F#
He will never fail us
               E
He will never fail us

Chrod Chart from Ultimate Guitar

God Is Able (Artist: Hillsong)

Introduction: G D Em C


---VERSE 1:
       G
God is able
        D
He will never fail
Em             C
He is almighty God
             G
Greater than all we seek
             D
Greater than all we ask
Em                  D
He has done great things

---CHORUS:
       G
Lifted up 
                  D
He defeated the grave
           Em
Raised to life
           C
Our God is able
        G
In his name
        D
We overcome
         Em
For the Lord
           C
Our God is able

---VERSE 2:
        G
God is with us
       D
God is on our side
Em             C
He will make a way
          G
Far above all we know
          D
Far above all we hope
Em                  D
He has done great things

---BRIDGE:
        G
God is with us
           D
He will go before
               Em      D
He will never leave us 
               C
He will never leave us
        G
God is for us
       D
He has open arms
               Em     D
He will never fail us
               C
He will never fail us

Worship Chords

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Red Sails In The Sunset

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:02:00 +0000

In 1935 Jimmy Kennedy wrote the words and Hugh Williams wrote the music to REd sails In The Sunset. It's a slow song, played in cut time.

The symbol , a "semicircle" with a vertical line through is also a carry-over from the notational practice of late-Medieval and Renaissance music, where it signified tempus imperfectum diminutum (diminished imperfect time)—more precisely, a doubling of the speed, or proportio dupla, in duple meter.In modern notation, it is used in place of ²² and is called "alla breve" or, colloquially, "cut time" or "cut common time". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_signature

It's a fairly easy song to play. Here it is in the Key of C from Ultimate Guitar.com

C                      F                C
Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea
             G7      G                C
Oh, carry my love one, home safely to me
                        F                   C
He sailed at the dawning, all day I ve been blue
                 G7    G                 C
Red sails in the sunset, I m trusting in you
 
      F             C      F                      C
Swift wings we must borrow, make straight for the shore
F          C     D7                      G7
We marry tomorrow, and you go sailing no more
C                      F                C
Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea
             G7      G                C
Oh, carry my love one, home safely to me
 
                       F                C
Red sails at the sunset, way out on the sea
             G7      G                C
Oh, carry my love one, home safely to me


As performed by Fats Domino

C   Em           Gm     F    Fm         C   
Red sails in the sunset; way out on the sea.
A7           Dm7       G     G7        C  G
Oh, carry my loved one, home safely to me.

C   Em            Gm      F    Fm            C    A7 
She sailed at the dawning, all day I've been blue,
A7               Dm7    G    G7          C
Red sails in the sunset, I'm trusting in you.

F     Dm7           C
Swift wings we must borrow,
F    G                C    C7 
make straight for the shore.
F  Dm7     C
We marry tomorrow,
A7  D         D7         G 
and you ll go sailing no more.

C   Em           Gm     F    Fm         C   
Red sails in the sunset; way out on the sea,
A7           Dm7       G               C
Oh, carry my loved one, home safely to me. 

F  Dm7     C
We marry tomorrow,R
A7  D         D7         G 
and she ll go sailing no more.

C   Em           Gm     F    Fm         C   
Red sails in the sunset; way out on the sea,
A7           Dm7       G               C
Oh, carry my loved one, home safely to me.

The song, Red Sails in the Sunset, was recorded by Fats

Domino, Connie Stevens, Dean Martin and more in the 50's.

Nat King Cole singing the song on YouTube.

Here is the chord chart I am playing out of my Hawaiian

songbook:

G                      C      Cm6         G
Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea
     Ddim        Am7 D7  Am7 D7        G        
Oh, carry my love one, home safely to me
                        C      Cm6             G
He sailed at the dawning, all day I ve been blue
      Ddim      Am7 D7 AM7   D7                
Red sails in the sunset, I m trusting in you
 
C      Cm6             G      D7                  G
Swift wings we must borrow, make straight for the shore
C    Cm6      G     A7                      D7
We marry tomorrow, and you go sailing no more
G                      C      Cm6          G
Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea
      Ddim       Am7  D7 Am    D7                G
Oh, carry my love one, home safely to me
 
                       G   C   Cm6          G
Red sails at the sunset, way out on the sea
     Ddim      Am7  D7    Am  D7      G Cm6 G
Oh, carry my love one, home safely to me

The Diminished triads use only the minor thirds, one on top of the other. They sound dissonant and very scary like the interesting background music we hear from an old vaudeville skit. You know, when you see the lady tied to the railroad tracks. Oh, gosh, here comes the train! That is the sound I am hearing. They often create a very restless, nervous and tense feeling. So, C to Eb is a minor third and Eb to Gb is a minor third, too. Some folks refer to them as 'the Halloween' sound.

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So, when I play Ddim in the song, it looks like this: G#/FBD

A Cm6 would be played, C/CEbG

Are there some other songs that you like to play that have some diminished chords thrown in? Take a look at this video when you have the time, Finding the Key

Best,
LadyD

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Passing Tones: Lee Evans

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:58:00 +0000

I have learned music theory from one of my favorites, Lee Evans. He wrote an article in one of my Jazz Magazines about melodic embellishment and ornamentation in jazz. The content is divided into four categories. I wanted to share it with all of my many readers who have asked me about passing tones.

1. Weak beat ornaments

2. Strong or weak beat ornaments

3. Other ornamental devices

4. Combinations of devices from the above 3 categories

So, let's talk about weak beat ornaments. In the examples, I'm talking about single notes and the note highlighted in red is what I'm talking about.

Passing Tone - a chromatic tone between two adjacent scale tones. In traditional usage, half or whole step scale notes which, in a melody, pass between the tones of a triad or chord are sometimes referred to as passing tones. Only half-step tones occurring between adjacent scale notes will be called passing tones in this article.

Example: C to C# to D, then D, Db, C.

Anticipation Tone - an anticipation tone between two adjacent scale tones.

Example: C to D, D or E, D to D

Echappee - a tone occurring between two adjacent scale tones, the motion to the ornamenting tone being contrary to the motion between the scale tones.

Example: C, B to D then C, D, B

Cambiata - a tone occurring between two adjacent scale tones, the motion to the ornamenting tone being the same as the motion between the scale tones.

Example: C, A, B then C, E, D

Neighbor Tone (upper or lower) - a half or whole-step tone occurring between two of the same tones.

Example: C, C#, C and C, D, C. C, Bb, C then C, B, C

For the strong or weak beat ornament:

Jazz Appoggiatura - a leaping tone (an interval larger than a 3rd) which then moves a major or minor 2nd in the opposite direction. (Note that a jazz appoggiatura is a melodic embellishment that does not take into consideration the harmonic or rhythmic implications of the traditional appoggiatura.

Example: C, Gb, F then C, F#, G to C, G, F and C, F, G

Regarding ornamental devices:

Grace Note - an ornamental tone whose time value is not counted in the rhythm.

Example: B to C and D to C

Repeated Tone

Example: F to E (original motive) then F, F to E (repeated tone embellishment)

Tremelo - the rapid alternation of two tones.

Example: C to E, (tremelo) play C, E, C tremelo embellishment (in fragmentation)

Scale Tones - tones found in any scale other than the chromatic scale. (Chromatic scale tones would be heard as passing tones.)

Example: C to G (original motive) then C, E, F, G (scale tone embellishment)

Chord Tones - tones outlining any chord, including altered chords.

Example: C to C (original motive) then, C, E, G, A, C c(chord tone embellishment)

Free Tone - an ornamental tone having no relationship to any chord being sounded.

Example: G (G7/D), to F# then C

I think that's tons of information for now. There's so many combination examples to write out that I'll skip the final part but you get the idea. Here are some more related former posts:

Passing-chords

Neighboring-tones

Passing-tones

Three-steps-to-passing-chords

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Piano Chords: Fifteen by Taylor Swift

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:56:00 +0000

Image via Wikipedia

So many requests for Taylor Swift songs. Here's one for starters, Fifteen.
So, I found this chord chart online but I'll post what I'm playing after that.
Do you have a favorite song from this young lady?

Taylor Swift - Fifteen download at emp3

G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

G                                Cadd9
 You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors
            Em7                       Cadd9
 Its the morning of your very first day
         G                            Cadd9
 You say hi to your friends you aint seen in a while
              Em7                  Cadd9
 Try and stay out of everybodys way
G                                   Cadd9
 It's your freshman year and you're gonna be here
             Em7                Cadd9
 For the next four years in this town
                    G                 Cadd9
 Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
            Em7                    Cadd9   Cadd9
 You know I haven't seen you around, before


                   G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
Em7                       D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 Cadd9
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
   D/F#                Em7               Cadd9
 Feeling like there's nothing to figure out
     Em7                    D
 Well count to ten, take it in
                         G                D/F# Cadd9
 This is life before you know who you're gonna be
D
 At fifteen

G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

G                            Cadd9
 You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
         Em7                        Cadd9
 And soon enough you're best friends
G                                Cadd9
 Laughing at the other girls who think they're so cool
          Em7                          Cadd9
 We'll be out of here as soon as we can
     G                               Cadd9             
 And then you're on your very first date
                Em7                           Cadd9
 And he's got a car and you're feeling like flying
            G                             Cadd9 
 And you're momma's waiting up and you're thinking he's the one
              Em7                            Cadd9
 And you're dancing round your room when the night ends
          Cadd9
 When the night ends


                   G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
Em7                       D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 Cadd9
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
  D/F#                Em7                   Cadd9
 And your first kiss makes your head spin 'round
    Em7                           D
 But in your life you'll do things greater than
            G           D/F#     Cadd9
 Dating the boy on the football team
             D
 But I didnt know it at fifteen

G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 D

Cadd9          Em7              D
 When all you wanted was to be wanted
                            G                  D/F#      Cadd9 D
 Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now


G                              Cadd9
 Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
       Em7                            Cadd9
 But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
     G                 Cadd9              Em7
 And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy 
                 Cadd9            Cadd9
 Who changed his mind and we both cried


                   G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
Em7                       D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 Cadd9
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
  D/F#            Em7             Cadd9
 Don't forget to look before you fall
Em7                           D
 I've found time can heal most anything
                    G                  D/F#     Cadd9
 And you just might find who you're supposed to be
          Em7            D/F#        Cadd9
 I didn't know who I was supposed to be
D
 At fifteen


G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
         La la la la la 
G Cadd9 Em7
 La la la la la
Cadd9       G       Cadd8
 Your very first day, take a deep breath girl
Em7                         Cadd9
 Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors

Here's what my music looks like and I'll post the chords directly below this:

Chords to Fifteen by Taylor Swift. (4 beats per measure)

INTRO

Gsus2 Csus2 Em Csus2

VERSE

Gsus2                                Csus2
 You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors
            Em7                       Csus2
 Its the morning of your very first day
         Gsus2                            Csus2
 You say hi to your friends you ain’t seen in a while
              Em7                  Csus2
 Try and stay out of everybody’s way
G                                   Csus2
 It's your freshman year and you're gonna be here
             Em7                 Csus2
 For the next four years in this town
                    G                 Csus2
 Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
            Em7                     Csus2        
 You know I haven't seen you around, before


CHORUS
                   G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
Em7                        D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 C
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
   D/F#                Em7                Csus2
 Feeling like there's nothing to figure out
     Em7                     D
 Well count to ten, take it in
                         G                D/F# C
 This is life before you know who you're gonna be
D
 At fifteen

BRIDGE

Gsus2  Csus2  Em7  Csus2 

[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/taylor-swift/210683.html ]
VERSE

G                            C
 You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
         Em7                         C    C  G  Em  C
 And soon enough you're best friends
G                                C
 Laughing at the other girls who think they're so cool
          Em7                           Csus2
 We'll be out of here as soon as we can
     G                               C            
 And then you're on your very first date
                Em7                            Csus2
 And he's got a car and you're feeling like flying
            G                             Csus2 
 And you're momma's waiting up and you're thinking he's the one
              Em7                             C
 And you're dancing round your room when the night ends
 D/C         C
 When the night ends

CHORUS
                   G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
Em7                        D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 C
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
  D/F#                Em7                    Csus2
 And your first kiss makes your head spin 'round
    Em7                            D
 But in your life you'll do things greater than
            G           D/F#     C
 Dating the boy on the football team
             D
 But I didnt know it at fifteen


SOLO

G  C  Em7 C(add9) D


BRIDGE

C             Em7               D
 When all you wanted was to be wanted
                            G     -2 beats-        D/F#      C    D Dsus
 Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now


VERSE

G sus2                             Csus2
 Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
       Em7                             Csus2
 But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
     G                 Csus2                  Em7
 And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy 
                 Csus2                C
 Who changed his mind and we both cried


CHORUS 
                  G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
 Em7                        D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 C
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
  D/F#            Em7              Csus2
 Don't forget to look before you fall
Em7                            D
 I've found time can heal most anything
                    G                  D/F#     C  
 And you just might find who you're supposed to be
          Em7             D/F#        C Csus
 I didn't know who I was supposed to be
D
 At fifteen


END

G  Csus2    Em7   C 
         La la la la la 
G  Csus2     Em7
 La la la la la
C           G       C                    
 Your very first day, take a deep breath girl
Em7                          C (HOLD IT)
 Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors

Chord Breakdown:

Csus2 = C/GCDF# sometimes play this one,
Csus2 = CG/CDG or
Csus2 = C/GCD

C = C/EGC

C(add9) = C/EGD

D = D/F#AD

D/F# = F#/ADF#A

Em7 = E/DGB

Gsus2 = G/GDF#

EM7 = E/DGB

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All the best,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Music Chords to Adore

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:54:00 +0000

A very cool piano chair!

I am a huge fan of Jaci Velasquez! I love the song, Adore. It's an oldie that
was written in 2000 by Chris Eaton and Brent Bourgeois. Play it worshipfully
with four beats to a measure in the Key of C and then modulates to D.

Here you have the piano/guitar chord chart I found online.

Am7                           Dm7
From the moment you opened my eyes
Gsus4                                 F
I have seen the world in a different light
Cm7                          Fm9
From the dawn to the setting sun
Bbsus
I am overwhelmed
                     Abmaj7   G7sus4
By all that you have done

Chorus:
C      G      Am7
Adore, adore, adore
G             F      E
Jesus I adore you,

Yes I adore,

Adore, adore, adore

Jesus, I adore you

And I lay my life before you, o lord

There's a union of two becoming one

Deep inside my heart

I know that I belong

You have given everything to me

The least that I can do

Is give it back to you

Bridge:

And all I am and ever will be

Is for you, lord

And everything within me cries

Chorus:

Adore, adore, adore

Jesus, I adore you,

Yes I adore you

And I lay my life before you

Adore, adore, adore, adore, adore

Jesus, I adore you

And I lay my life before you

I long to love and adore you

I lay my life before you, o lord

I adore you

+++++++++

I own this book, and you can purchase it here,
Jaci Velasquez - Crystal Clear

Here is the chord chart from the book, enjoy!
    Am7                           Dm7
From the moment you opened my eyes
Gsus                                 F
I have seen the world in a different light
Cm7                          Fm9
From the dawn to the setting sun
Bbsus
I am overwhelmed
                     Abmaj7   G7sus
By all that you have done

Chorus:
C      G/B      Am7
Adore, adore, adore
C2/G             F2      C2/E Dm7 F/G
Jesus I adore you,
       C
Yes I adore,
G/B         Am7
Adore, adore, adore
C/G       F2     C/E
Jesus, I adore you
       Dm7              F/G     C   G/B  Am7  Fmaj7/G
And I lay my life before you, o lord
Dm7/G     Am7                      Dm7
There's a union of two becoming one
                Gsus
Deep inside my heart
              F
I know that I belong
          Cm7                Fm9
You have given everything to me
                     Bbsus
The least that I can do
                       Abmaj7 G7sus
Is give it back to you 

Bridge:
     G/A Am7/D         Dm7/G
And all I am and ever will be
      G/A   Am7
Is for you, lord
    Ebmaj7         Fmaj7/G  Dm7/G
And everything within me cries

Chorus:
  C      G/B     Am7
Adore, adore, adore
 C/G      Fmaj7     C/E  Dm7
Jesus, I adore you, Ooo
Dm7/G     
Yes I  
C        G/B  Am7
Adore, adore, adore
C/G       Fmaj7   C/E
Jesus, I adore you
      Dm7             G7sus
And I lay my life before you
Cm7     Fm9
O Lord, Ooo
     Fm7/Bb  Abmaj7  G7sus
Oh, yeah
C       G/B    Am7
Adore, adore, adore
 C/G     Fmaj9     C/E  Dm7 Bbmaj7
Jesus, I adore you Ooo    
 Bbmaj7 G2/A  D  D/C#  Bm7 D/A Gmaj9

Yes, I adore

 D/F#       Em7               G2/A

You, and I lay my life before You

 D     D/C#     Bm7

Adore, adore, adore, adore

 D/A     Gmaj9        D/F#

Jesus, I adore  You,

      Em7             D2/F#

and I lay my life before You,

  Gmaj7                g2/A

I long to love and adore You

       Em7              D2/F#

Yes, I lay my life before You,

Gmaj7       D A7/C#  G2/B  A7sus  D2

O Lord, I adore You.     Ooooo

So, here's the breakdown on the music chords I'm playing.

Am7 = A/GCE

Dm7 = D/ACF

Gsus = G/CDG

F = F/ACF

Cm7 = C/BbEbG

Fm9 = F/AbCEbG

Bbsus = Bb/BbEbF

Abmaj7 = Ab/CEbG

G7sus = G/CDFG

Ebmaj7 = Eb/GBbD

Gmaj9 = G/GDF#A

Em7 = E/GBDG

D = D/ADF#A

Bm7 = B/ADF#A

Gmaj7 = G/GBDF#

A7sus = A/DGAD

D2 = D/F#ADE

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"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Free Piano Music

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:27:00 +0000

I thought I would put together a list for you, some FREE resources.
Whether you are a beginner at the piano, intermediate or advanced,
you'll want to visit these sites. There's a little bit of something for everyone,
from simple songs, popular to classical. Hope these help with your search on
the internet for some free music sheets, charts and chords.

1. http://free-piano-music.com/

2. http://www.gmajormusictheory.org/Freebies/freebies.html
(use Gilbert's site for primer level-level 4 students)

3. http://www.free-scores.com/

4. http://my-piano.blogspot.com/
(I use this site for my junior high and high school students)

5. http://www.8notes.com/piano/ (popular site)

6. http://easysheetmusic.com/ (from around the world)

7. http://www.freesheetmusicguide.com/

8. http://sheetmusicarchive.net/

Are you a worship leader or on the worship team at your church? Visit these:

http://www.worshiparchive.com/

http://www.leadworship.com/song-charts/

For Your Glory

If you're a teacher and in need of some creative, free material for elementary children, Google these:

BusSongs.com

ChildrensMusicWorkshop.com

dsokids.com

ecmma.org

FamilyCorner.com

familyfun.go.com

HarmonyRoadMusic.com

JudyandDavid.com

Kididdles.com

Kindermusik

LessonSense.com

MakingMusicFun.com

MamaLisa.com

menc.org

MusicTogether.com

Musikgarten.org

MYC.com

NancyMusic.com

NellieEdge.com

PreKinders.com

PreschoolExpress.com

RainbowsWithinReach

rcmusic.ca

SuperSimpleSongs.com

WeeSing.com

All the best,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Happy Together

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:52:00 +0000

There's a real cool song that was written in the 60's by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon, called Happy Together. Maybe you remember hearing The Turtles and The Monkees recording it. It has a steady, solid beat and I play it in the Key of G. It's a pretty easy progression.

Music Chords to Happy Together

	Em
Imagine me and	you, I do.

	D
I think about you day and nig	ht, it's only right.

	C
To think about the girl you lo	ve, and hold her tight.

	B
So happy together.

	Em
If I should call y	ou up, invest a dime.

	D
And you say you belong to me, an	d ease my mind.

	C
Imagine how the world would	be, so very fine.

	B
So happy together.

Chorus:

	E	D (or Bm7)	E	G
	I can see me	loving' nobody	but you, for all m	y life.

	E	D (Bm7)	E	G
	When you're with me	baby, the skies will be	blue for all my	life.

	Em
	Me and you, and you and me.

	D
No matter how the toss the dice	, it was to be.

	C
The only one for me is you,	and you for me.

	B
So happy together.

Chorus:

	E	D	E	G
	I can see me	loving' nobody	but you, for all m	y life.

	E	E	E	G
	When you're with me	baby, the skies will be	blue for all my	life.

	Em
	Me and you, and you and me.

	D
No matter how the toss the dice	, it was to be.

	C
The only one for me is you,	and you for me.

	B
So happy together.

	E	A	D	G

Ba-ba-ba-ba  ba-ba-ba-ba  ba-ba-ba  ba-ba-ba-ba

	E	D	E	G

Ba-ba-ba-ba  ba-ba-ba-ba  ba-ba-ba  ba-ba-ba-ba

	Em
	Me and you, and you and me.

	D
No matter how the toss the dice	, it was to be.

	C
The only one for me is you,	and you for me.

	B
So happy together.

	Em	B
	So happy together.

	Em	B
	How is the weather	?

	Em	B
	So happy together.	(Repeat and fade)

	Em	B
	We're happy together

	Em	B
	So happy together

Em B (horns enter)

Happy together

	Em	B
	So happy together

	Em	B

So happy together (ba-ba-ba-ba  ba-ba-ba-ba)


So, what about looking at a chord chart? I guess the most important thing is to

know your chords and the inversions.

Although chord finders are valuable tools on the Internet, what do we do when we're sitting at the piano and don't have access to the computer, trying to figure out chords? Here's a breakdown on forming many chords you can use in your piano playing. Yes, there are augmented chords, and there are 9, 11 and 13 chords. I have chosen a few basic ones to start with.

Major
Minor
Dominant 7th
Sus4
Sus2 and add9
Diminished
Major Sevenths
Major Chords

Starting from the root note, count up FIVE semi-tones (5 half steps). Always use the root note when counting. This will bring you to the second note in the chord. From and including this note, count up FOUR semi-tones (4 half steps). This will bring us to the final note in the chord.

Example: C Major - C is the root note in this chord. Count up 5 semi-tones from the C: C=1, C#= 2, D=3, Eb=4, E=5. Then, count up 4 semi-tones from the second note in the chord: E=1, F=2, F#=3, G=4. Play the C, E and G together and you have a C Major chord. By using this 'FIVE then FOUR' rule, you can work out any major chord.

Minor (m) Chords

For minor chords, simply reverse the rule for working out major chords. Instead of counting 5 then 4, count 4 then 5.

Example: C Minor - C is the root note in this chord. Count up 4 semi-tones from the C: C=1, C#=2, D=3, Eb=4. Then, count up 5 semi-tones from the second note in the chord: Eb=1, E=2, F=3, F#=4, G=5. Play the C, Eb and G together and you have a C Minor chord. By using this FOUR then FIVE rule, you can work out any minor chord.

Dominant 7th (7) Chords

With 7th chords, you add an extra note onto the chord. This extra note is always the note two semi-tones (1 whole step) below the root note. However, you don't play this note at the bottom of the chord, you simply move it to the top of the chord.

Example: C7 - Form a C major chord... C, E, and G. The root note of this chord is C. Two semi-tones (1 whole step) below the root note is Bb. Add this Bb to the top of the chord and we have a C7 chord- C, E, G and Bb. The same rule applies for working out minor 7th chords.

Sus4 Chords

Example: Csus4
Play C major - C, E, G. Move the middle note of the chord UP one semi-tone (1 half-step). In this example, move E up one semi-tone. This brings us to F. Play the C, F and G together and we have a Csus4 chord.
Sus2 and add9 Chords
Sus2 Chords - Example: Csus
Play C major - C, E, G. Move the middle note of the chord DOWN two semi-tones (1 whole step). In this example, move the E down two semi-tones. This brings us to D. Play the C, D and G together and we have a Csus2 chord.

Add9 Chords - These chords are nearly identical to sus2 chords. The only difference is, is that you play the middle note as well. So, Cadd9 is made up of, C, D, E and G.

Diminished (dim) Chords

Example: Cdim
Play C major - C, E and G. Move the TOP TWO NOTES of the chord DOWN one semi-tone (1 half-step). In this example, move the E and G down one semi-tone. This brings us to Eb and F#. Play the C, Eb and F# together and we have a Cdim chord.
Major Seventh (M7) Chords

These chords are used a lot in Jazz music. With major 7th chords, you add an extra note onto the chord. This extra note is always the note ONE semi-tone (1 half-step) below the root note. However, you don't play this note at the bottom of the chord. You simply move it to the top of the chord.

Example: CM7 - Form a C major chord... C, E, and G. The root note of this chord is C. One semi-tone (1 half-step) below the root note is B. Add this B to the top of the chord and we have a CM7 chord... C, E, G and B.

Now you have some music theory to apply to your piano playing. Forming chords will lead to playing chord progressions which will then produce songs.

I highly recommend this music resource, Chords. It's an audio course by Jermaine Griggs and yes, this is an affiliate link. Jermaine is a great teacher and you'll learn about Triads that are based on the Tertian system of harmony. In this system the tones of the triad are related to one another by the interval of the 3rd.

All the best,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Queen of Jazz: Etta James

noreply@blogger.com (LadyD) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:02:00 +0000

I have fond memories of the rhythm and blues vocals of the Queen of Jazz. I will miss the sounds of Etta James, also known as "Miss Peaches." Perhaps she warmed your heart also. I am interested in your thoughts. Here's a little bit about Etta James from Wikipedia:

"Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer whose style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, gospel and jazz. Starting her career in the mid 1950s, she gained fame with hits such as "Dance With Me, Henry", "At Last", "Tell Mama", and "I'd Rather Go Blind" for which she claimed she wrote the lyrics. She faced a number of personal problems, including drug addiction, before making a musical resurgence in the late 1980s with the album The Seven Year Itch.
James is regarded as having bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and is the winner of six Grammys and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Grammy Hall of Fame in both 1999 and 2008.Rolling Stone ranked James number 22 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and number 62 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists."

Music Chords to At Last

(A7)  D   Bm  Em7     A9      Em7   D        Bm7  Em7
At last          my love has come along,

  A7+5    A7        D       Bm7      Em7
My lonely days are over

    Gdim    A7      D     Bm    Gdim    A9
And life is like a song.



A7  D   Bm  Em7       A9    Em7       D     Bm7     Em7
At last          the skies above are blue;

   A7+5      A7         D        Bm7      Em7
My heart was wrapped in clover

    Gdim    A7        D       Gm     Gdim       D
The night I looked at you.


Bridge:

  A7    D7 G+7      Gdim   Dm7              D6
I found a dream that I can speak to,

    C+      Bm6    Fdim    F#m
A dream that I can call my own,

  Bm6      Dm6       E7       Am7     A6
I found a thrill to press my cheek to,

D  Bm7       Cdim     A       Em7     (A7)
A thrill I've never known.



(A7)  D     Bm  Em7     A9        Em7       D    Bm7  Em7
You smiled          and then the spell was cast,

    A7+5    A7     D          Bm7      Em7
And here we are in heaven,



First Time:

            Gdim A7  D      Bm     Em    Gdim    (A7)
For you are mine at last.


Last Time:

            Gdim A7 D6     Gm    Gdim     D6
For you are mine at last.

I like to play this song in the Key of G. Here is the chord chart. You can print the sheet
music at chords and midi

(D7)  G   Em7  Am7     Eb7      D7   G       Em7  Am7
At last          my love has come along,

  D9/F#            G      Em7 Am7
My lonely days are over

    Eb7    D7      G    E7 Eb7 Eb7/Bb  D7 D7/A
And life is like a song.



  G  Em7  Am7    Eb7       D7     G    Em7 Am7
At last          the skies above are blue;

   D9/F#      G         Em       Am7      
My heart was wrapped in clover

    D9/F#    G7        C7   G7     Fdim7    Am7
The night I looked at you.


Bridge:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/etta_james/at_last_crd.html ]
          D       Gmaj7          G6
I found a dream that I can speak to,

          F#7 G7 F#7 Bm7
A dream that I can call my own,

 D/A      Em7       A7       D     F#dim7
I found a thrill to press my cheek to,

Em7       A7     Am7     (D7/F#)
A thrill I've never known.



 G    Em     Am7       Eb7 D7    G  Em7     Am7
You smiled          and then the spell was cast,

    D9/F#    G     D     Em  Eb7    
And here we are in heaven,



First Time:

  Eb7/Bb     D7  D7/A    G  Em7  (Am7)
For you are mine at last.


Last Time:

            Eb7 D7 G  Em Am7 Eb7 D7 G9
For you are mine at last.

Maybe I will post a video and write down the chords I'm playing. It has a very cool rhythm with 12 beats to the measure and an eighth note getting one count.

When you search for free midis online, be sure and invest in this cool music software that will help you play songs: Song Robot Software

Al the best,

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