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Are you familiar with the song
One Moment in Time sung by
Whitney Houston? I placed a few
videos of the song on YouTube.
I wanted you to hear how rhythm
software can help with practice.
From time to time, I will be sharing easy songs
for you to play for your enjoyment or for the
church. I may post them on Saturdays and call them
"Simple Saturday"... we'll see.
In my blog posts, I've talked a
little about how chords make up
chord progressions that produce
songs. If you were to assign
numbers to each tone of the
scale, then that's how we get
the I, IV, V chords in a
progression. If you're a little rusty on your
basic chords, then you might want to take a
look at this music resource, Audio Chords
So, to breakdown an easy song like One Moment
in Time in the Key of C, you would need to know that
the I chord is C. Counting up, you would find that
F is the IV chord, followed by G being the V chord.
It's easy to find the minor chords in this song,
knowing with the assigned numbers to the notes of
the scale that the ii chord is Dm and the vi is Am.
In the second video, I am playing these basic
major and minor chords.
C = C/ E
F = CA/F
G = G/BD
C7 = EBb/G
Sometimes the F chord is played FA/F.
Am = AE/C
Dm = DA/F
For the ending, after you've played F/FAC, the right hand walks down
single notes are E,D, and C; finishing the song on a C chord, of course!
Chord Chart: Key of C
C F G
Each day I live I want to be
G
A day to give the best of me
C C7 F
I'm only one but not alone
G
My finest day is yet unknown
G C
I broke my heart for every gain
G
To taste the sweet I faced the pain
C F
I rise and fall yet through it all
G
This must remains
F/G G C Am7
I want one moment in time
Dm7 G7
When I'm more than I thought I could be
F G C Am7
When all of my dreams are a heart beat away
Dm7 G7
And the answers are all up to me
F/G G7 C Am7
Give me one moment in time
Dm7 G7
When I'm racing with destiny
F G C Am7
Then in that one moment of time
Dm7 F/G G7 C Am F/G
I will feel, I will feel eternity
C
I've lived to be the very best
G
I want it all, no time for less
C F
I've laid the plans, now lay the chance
G
Here in my hands
F/G G C Am7
Give me one moment in time
Dm7 G7
When I'm more than I thought I could be
F G C Am7
When all of my dreams are a heart beat away
Dm7 G7
And the answers are all up to me
F/G G7 Am7
Give me one moment in time
Dm7 G7 C Ab
When I'm racing with destiny
D E A E F#m
Then in that one moment of time
Bm E A
I will feel, I will feel eternity
Ab C Ab
You're a winner for lifetime
G7sus4
If you seize that one moment in time
G7 Ab
Make it shine
Absus4 Ab Db Bbm7
Give me one moment in time
Ebm7 Ab7
When I'm more than I thought I could be
Gb Ab Db Bbm7
When all of my dreams are a heart beat away
Ebm7 Ab7
And the answers are all up to me
Gb Gb7 Db Bbm7
Give me one moment in time
Ebm7 Ab7 Gb Ab
When I'm racing with destiny
Gb Ab Db Bbm7
Then in that one moment of time
Ebm7 Gb Ab7 Db Bbm7 Gb
I will be, I will be, I will be free
Ab7 Ab Db
I will be, I will be free
Download sheet music at:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3498113/WhitneyHouston-OneMomentInTime-SheetMusic
A Each day I live I want to be E A day to give the best of me A D I'm only one but not alone E My finest day is yet unknown A I broke my heart for every gain E To taste the sweet I faced the pain A D I rise and fall yet through it all E This must remains A E F#m I want one moment in time Bm E When I'm more than I thought I could be D E A E F#m When all of my dreams are a heart beat away Bm E And the answers are all up to me A E F#m Give me one moment in time Bm E When I'm racing with destiny D E A E F#m Then in that one moment of time Bm E A I will feel, I will feel eternity A I've lived to be the very best E I want it all, no time for less A D I've laid the plans, now lay the chance E Here in my hands A E F#m Give me one moment in time Bm E When I'm more than I thought I could be D E A E F#m When all of my dreams are a heart beat away Bm E And the answers are all up to me A E F#m Give me one moment in time Bm E When I'm racing with destiny D E A E F#m Then in that one moment of time Bm E A I will feel, I will feel eternity F A You're a winner for lifetime F E If you seize that one moment in time F Make it shine Bb F Gm Give me one moment in time Cm F When I'm more than I thought I could be Cm F Bb F Gm When all of my dreams are a heart beat away Cm F And the answers are all up to me Bb F Gm Give me one moment in time Cm F When I'm racing with destiny Cm F Bb F Gm Then in that one moment of time Cm F Bb F Gm I will be, I will be, I will be free F Cm Bb I will be, I will be free
This is such a powerful song by Whitney. Once you get it down in a simple version, then learn it
then learn to play it in other keys that fit your voice range.
If you would like to research more on the rhythm software, visit
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"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King
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