How To Play A Love Song: Chuck Girard

 I remember fondly when Chuck Girard, Tommy Coomes, Jay Truax and Fred Field first stepped out onto the Calvary Chapel stage back in 1970. I blogged about Chuck Girard's song, Freedom.

One of my favorite songs by Chuck Girard and Jesse Johnston is A Love Song. Copyright 1972 by Dunamis Music. It's played in the Key of G with a moderate waltz tempo.

Here are the piano chords to A Love Song.

Gmaj7   Dm/G      C        Cm
Lend an ear to a love song
        G
Ooh, a love song
        Bm               Cmaj7 Am7 Dsus4 D7 Gmaj7
Let it take you, let it start
              Dm/G      C         Cm
What can you hear in a love song?
            G
If you can feel it
              Bm              Cmaj7 D7 G
Then you're feeling from the heart
F#m                                             Emaj7
All the emotions true feelings of life is what music of love is about
Em7                         A7                         D   Gmaj7
If you are listening with peace in your heart and no doubt
           Dm/G     C        Cm
So listen now to a love song
           G
If you can hear it
         Bm        Cmaj7 D7 G
We will never be apart

If you're not familiar with some of the chords, here's what they look like.

Gmaj7 = G/DF#C
Dm (G bass) = G/FAD
C = C/EGC
Cm = C/GCEb
G = G/DGB
Bm = B/F#BD
Cmaj7 = C/EGB
Am7 = A/CEA
Dsus = DG/CEA
D7 = D/DF#A
F#m F#/AC#F#
Emaj7 = E/G#BF#
Em7 = E/GBDE
A7 = A/C#EA
D = D/DF#A

Here's the beautiful song on YouTube. Hope you enjoy playing along.

Chuck Girard
Take It Easy
 The Stand

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Chuck Girard: Freedom

Cover of Chuck Girard

 Bio

Chuck Girard is a pioneer of Contemporary Christian music. He was born August 27, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, and moved to Santa Rosa, California in his young teens. He was a founding member of Love Song, the first Christian rock band to become popular in the United States.
wikipedia.org

I have fond memories of listening to Chuck Girard, Barry McGuire and so many sounds from the Jesus days of Calvary Chapel and Maranatha singers in the 70s.  Do you have a favorite tune? Listen to Freedom on YouTube.

FREEDOM

Em7       
Jesus is the One that makes me never
      D9
Ever want to spend another day without Him
Em7
Jesus is the One who shows me everytime
          D9
I turn around that I could never doubt Him
 F7        
Jesus is the One that makes me want to shout the news 
              Ab7
Above the rooftops
Bb7                                C7 
Shout the joyful news and let the people know
                   Db7
That Jesus is the Lord!

Em7
Jesus is the One who changes slowly
           D9
All the evil things that dwell so deep inside me
Em7
Jesus is the One who cares forever
                                      D9
Never let me down and never failed to guide me
F7               
Jesus is the One that makes me want to shout the news 
          Ab7
Above the rooftops
                Bb7            
Come on, let's shout the joyful news
            C7                             F
And let the people know that Jesus is the Lord!
          G     G/F   G/E   G/D
HE'S THE LORD!

      C
He'll do the same for you!
                 F7
(He'll give you freedom)
     C7
He's reaching out for you!
                 F7
(He'll give you freedom)
C7
He's the only One who's true
                 F7
(He'll give you freedom)

               G     Eb7
He'll set you free
               G     Eb7
He'll set you free
               Db7   F7
He'll set you free
               Db7   F7
He'll set you free
               Bb
He'll set you free

Bb                                                 Ab
All He wants to do is to show you His love, and to comfort you
Fm                   Bb              C
All you gotta do is take Him at His word

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Leonard Moss Arrangement

I like to play the song Freedom by Chuck Girard in the Key of Em. It modulates to Db, then to C major. It has a 4/4 time signature played slowly, with feeling. Here's a chord breakdown:

L.H. / R.H.

Em7 = E/GBD

D9 = D/FACE and D/GACE

F7 = F/ACEbF and F/AEbG

Ab7 = Ab/GBAbCEb

Bb7 = Bb/AbBbDF

C7 = C/BbCEG

Db7 = Db/CbDbF and Db/AbCbDbF

F = F/ACF

G = G/DGB

Eb7 = Eb/BbDbEbG

Bb = Bb/DFBbD and Bb/BbDF

Fm = F/FAbC

Bb = Bb/FBbD

C = CE/GCE

How To Learn Chords FAST

 So, what if you could pop a CD into your home or car
stereo and learn everything you needed to know to
start playing beautiful chords on the piano? 

I'm talking about all the same chords used to play
practically every popular song out there! The
ones you grew up listening to... the songs you
now enjoy... classic holiday tunes... even your
kids' favorite songs... and more (like this one!)

What if you could learn all the chords that make
up those songs in just an hour or so? Would you
be excited?

 Hear and Play Music  reveals an approach
that allows you to learn anywhere: at your piano,
in your car, on your ipod while at the gym ---
ANYWHERE!

So, if you have a CD player and two hours to
spare, then you have what it takes to start
mastering chords by ear.

Read the rest of this story at:

Chords Audio 1 & 2

More resources to listen to:

Chuck Girard
Take It Easy
Fire & Light

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