The Blood Song: Kirk Franklin

The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I am a huge fan of Kirk Franklin and you'll notice that I have organized some of his songs in alphabetical order to the right of this post on the side bar. This particular song, The Blood Song performed by Crystal Lewis, Jaci Velasquez, Donnie McClurkin with Kirk Franklin, was written in 2002. It's written in the Key of Eb, played freely with 4/4 time signature.

I was fortunate to be on the same stage with the Praise Band when Crystal Lewis performed at New Venture Christian Fellowship in Oceanside, California. She's a beautiful person with a warm personality and a fantastic, dynamic singer.  I have been in a Gospel Choir before and LOVE Gospel music!

I'm also a huge fan of Jaci Velasquez. Here I am playing her song, Imagine Me Without You.

Are you familiar with The Blood Song? Here is a clip from YouTube:

Chord Chart

Here's the  arrangement of slash chords with solo and choir parts.

L.H. / R.H.

Solo 1


Eb/BbGBb - YOU HAVE THE

Eb/CAbBb - POWER TO
 
D/BbFB - MAKE THE

C/BbEbG  - SEASONS

A/FGA - CHANGE

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Ab/GCEb  - THE RIVERS

CG/BbEbF  - FLOW FOR YOU

D/BbF - THE WIND

Eb/EbG  - WHISPERS YOUR
 
Bb/AbDbF - NAME

Eb/DbFBb - FOR ME YOU LEFT YOUR

E/BbCG - THRONE AND TRADED

F/CFAb - CROWN FOR

Eb/GBbEb - THORNS

Db/AbCF - INSTEAD, I'M

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

C/DEbBb - SAVED WITH

B/F#AD - IN NOT

Bb/AbDbF - BY YOUR

A/GDbEb - SKIN, BUT BE-

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ab/CEb  - CAUSE

G/Bb - YOUR

F/AEb - BLOOD
 
Bb/Ab

EbBb/G - WAS MADE

EbC/Ab - RED

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Solo 2

EbBb/FG - SOME SAY YOU'RE BLACK

 EbC/  - YOU'RE WHITE

D/BbF  - THEY QUESTION 

C/BbEbG - IF YOU'RE

AG/FC - REAL, WE

AbEbBb/EbBb - TREAT YOU LIKE WE

CG/EbBb - TREAT OURSELVES I

D/FBb - WONDER 

Eb/BbEbG - HOW YOU

BbFAb/DbFBb - FEEL. To

Duet

Eb/DbFBb -  SEE YOUR CHILDREN

E/CGC - FIGHT IN SPITE THE

Solo 2

F/FAb - TEARS FOR

Eb/FG - US YOU

Solo 1 (ad lib fill) ...

Db/AbEbF - SHED

C/EBFBb - DOESN'T

B/AD#A - MATTER WHAT

Bb/FAbDbEb - COLOR YOU

A/GDbEb - ARE AS

Ab/CEb - LONG AS

G/Bb - YOUR

F/AEb - BLOOD

Bb/Ab - WAS

EbBb/GEb - RED. FOR IT'S

* 2nd time: Stronger feel
   2nd time : Solo ad lib

D/BbFBb - STRONG ENOUGH TO

Ab/AbC - WASH

Ab/FBbD - AWAY MY

G/BbEbBb - SINS

D/BbF - PURE

C/BbEbG - ENOUGH TO

F/FAbC - CLEANSE ME 

Bb/FBbD - DEEP 

Eb/GBbEb - WITHIN

F/BbDF - REAL

GF/BEbG - ENOUGH TO

Ab/AbCEb - FIND ME

B/FDF - WHEN I'M

C/BbEbG - LOST

Bb/FDbF - GREAT

A/GDbEb - ENOUGH TO

A/GCEb - DIE

Bb/AbCEb - UPON THE

Eb/ GBbEb - CROSS (2nd time to Coda)

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C/BbDEbG - DOESN'T

B/ADF# - MATTER WHAT

Bb/ADbF - COLOR YOU

A/GDbEb - ARE, (NO JESUS)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ab/CEb - AS LONG

G/BbEb - AS YOUR

F/AEb - BLOOD

Bb/AbEb - WAS

Eb/GEb - RED

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 F/AbBbEb

Solo 2


Eb/GBbEb - WE MAY BE

EbC/AbBbEb - DIFFERENT BUT

D/BbF - THE GOD WE

C/GBbEb - SERVE'S THE

A/FGC - SAME

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Ab/GCEb - EVERY SUNDAY WE

C/BbDF - SEPARATE

D/BbF - BRING THE

Eb/BbEbG - FATHER

Bb/FAbDbF - PAIN

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Choir

Eb/FDbF - BUT YOUR NAME IS HIGHER THAN ANY

E/BbCG - OTHER, YET YOU

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F/CEbAb - TOOK MY

Eb/BbEbG - PLACE IN-

Db/AbCF - STEAD

Solo 1 (ad lib fill)


C/GBbEb -  AND NOW MY

B/F#AEb - SINS ARE WASHED

Bb/FAbDbEb - A

A/GDbEb - WAY

Ab/CEb  - BE

G/B - CAUSE YOUR

F/AEb - BLOOD

Bb/Ab - WAS

Eb/ GBbEb - RED * Back to the star then Coda*

Coda

Eb/GBbEb
GF/EbGB
CC/CEbGC
BB/DGD - DOESN'T MATTER WHAT
BbBb/AbDbF - COLOR YOU
A/G/DbEb - ARE AS
Ab/CEb - LONG AS
G/BbEb YOUR
F/AEb - BLOOD
Bb/AbEb - WAS
Eb/GBbEb - RED

The rest of the song is the old hymn


EbEb/ BbEbGBb - OH!

FEb/AbCEbG - PRECIOUS

GF/BbEbG - IS THE
 
GF/BbEbG - FLOW
AF/CEbG
 
Bb/BbDF - THAT

Ab/BbDF - MAKES ME

GEb/BbFG - WHITE AS

Bb/EbFBb SNOW
Ab/DFBb

GEb/BbEbBb - NO

AbEb/GCEbG - OTHER 
AbF/FBbDF

G/GBbEbG - FOUNT I

Bb/AbCEbG - KNOW
B/AbDF
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C/GCEbG - DOESN'T

B/GDG - MATTER WHAT

Bb/AbDbF - COLOR YOU

A/GDbEb - ARE AS

Ab/AbCEb -  LONG AS YOUR 

Bb/Ab/CEb - BLOOD WAS RED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Solo 2

D/GACEb - YEAH
G/BF - YEAH

C/GBbEb - DOESN'T

FC/FEb - MATTER WHAT

Bb/AbDbF - COLOR YOU ARE

A/GDbEb - AS
Ab/CEb - LONG AS
G/BbEb - YOUR
F/AbEb - BLOOD
Eb/GEb - WAS 
D/F#CF - RED
G/GBF
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Solo 2

C/GBbDF - IT DOESN'T

Cb/ADbEb - MATTER

Bb/AbDbEb - WHAT COLOR I 

A/GDbEb - AM AS

Ab/CEb - LONG AS

G/BbEb - YOUR

F/AEb - BLOOD

Bb/AbEb - WAS

Eb/GBbEb - RED
 

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F/EbAbC
Bb/DGBb
Bb/DbFAb
EbBb/GBbEb


Yes, it's a long post of the piano chords but it's such an awesome song! If you want, you can order the CD, The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin from Amazon. Do you have a favorite Kirk Franklin song?

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Music Chords to Adore

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

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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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Piano Chords: On My Knees (Nicole Mullen)

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In 1996, seems ages ago, Word Music produced a special ballad called On My Knees, written by David Mullen, Nicole Mullen and Michael Ochs. The song is written in the Key of A Major and yes, it has been performed by sweet Jaci Velasquez.

Aileen Nicole Coleman-Mullen (born January 3, 1964) is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and choreographer. She was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She recorded her first solo album, Don’t Let Me Go, in 1991 with the independent label Frontline Records.
Mullen continued her singing-songwriting-choreography career in the 1990s, singing backup for Michael W. Smith and the Newsboys, writing for Jaci Velasquez, and working as a dancer/choreographer with Amy Grant. She also provided backup vocals for the music video at the end of the VeggieTales program, Larry-Boy and the Fib from Outer Space! and the opening of the VeggieTales presentation, Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed. She was signed to Word Records in 1998 by VP of A&R Brent Bourgeois. Her fourth album, Talk About It, was certified gold for sales in excess of 500,000 copies on April 15, 2008. (Biography Credit: Wikipedia)


Here is a chord chart I found online Jaci Velasquez Chords  but below I've changed the chords so you can see what I'm playing.


Piano Chords to On My Knees

Amaj7 - F#m9 - E/D - D - E6 - E7 - Amaj7 - F#m9 - E/D - D - E6 - E7

AM7           F#m7
There are days when I feel 
    E9(no 3)/D   D2      E6 E   E7
The best of me is ready to begin
A              F#m7
then there days when I feel
     E(no3)/D  D2  E6 E  E#dim7 F#m9
I'm letting go soaring on the wind

F#m9                  C#m7          D2
coz I've learned in laughter or in pain
             Esus
how to survive


Chorus:
D     E        F#m
I get on my knees
D2     E        A    
I get on my knees
F#m      E     D/A            A  Asus   A   D#m7(b5)
there I am be - fore         the love that changes me
   Bm7             A/C#                 D   
see I don't know how but there's pow'r
ESUS-E      AM7 - F#m9 E/D-D E9(no 3)
when I'm on my knees


AM7        F#m         E/D - D    A/E   D/E     
I can be in a crowd or by myself almost anywhere
AM7         F#m               E/D       D
when I feel there's a need to talk with God
A/E   D/E   C#/E
He is Emmanuel

F#m         C#m                     D
when I close my eyes no darkness there
                D/E-E
there's only light

(REPEAT CHORUS EXCEPT LAST LINE)
D   ESUS-E    Bm7   A
in the blue skies
D2 A/D    A/E-Bm/E-A/E  Bm7
in the midnight
D        ESUS-E F#m
when I'm on my knees
D    E      F#m
I get on my knees
D    E       A     E
I get on my knees
F#m     E   A/E-Bm/E    A        DM7
there I am before the love that changes me
      Bm7           A/C#              D2     
see I don't know how but there's pow'r
         ESUS
when I'm on my
A-E - D           ESUS
oh..  when I'm on my knees
A/C#m   D      ESUS
yeah.. when I'm on my knees


AM7 - F#m9 - E/D - D
E6 - E7 - A2
									

Here's the chord breakdown:

Amaj7 = arpeggio notes, played one at a time; A,G#,A,E
F#m9 = (same as above); F#,G#,A,E,F#,A
E/D = D/EG#
D = D/ADF#
E6 = E/BC#
E(no3)/D = D/BE
D2 = AE
C#m7 = C#/B,E,B,E and C#/BE
Bm7 = B/AD
A/C# = C#/AE
E(no3) = E/EB
D#7(b5) = D#/AC#F#



A few more songs I like by this artist are:
Redeemer and Call on Jesus. 

Do you have a favorite Nicole Mullen song?


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Best,






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