The Very Best of Praise and Worship- Songs of Praise For the Family

With Mother's Day on the way, I want to share with you one fabulous CD that moms and grandmas would enjoy listening to... and many musicians, church musicians and piano students will enjoy playing along with the chords to a few songs listed below.
The Very Best of Praise & Worship



On the album, The Very Best of Praise & Worship: Songs of Praise For the Family, released in 2008, are various artists. You can listen to the tracks on the CD at:

http://www.jr.com/product/music/pm/_1031925

* Great Is Your Mercy (Track #3) Donnie McClurkin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmHMKfD_iY

Chords to song:

C / A D Gb ---------- Great
Bb / Bb D F G ---------- is
A / C D F A ---------- Your
G / Bb D F A,Bb ---------- Mer - cy
D / Bb C D F ---------- t'wards
C / G Bb C E ---------- me
C / G Bb C E ---------- Your
D / Bb D F ---------- lov
E / Bb C E G ---------- ing
F / C E G ---------- kind
F / C F A ---------- ness
Bb / A C D F ---------- t'wards
D / F A C D ---------- me
D / A C D Gb ---------- Your
E / Bb C E G ---------- tend
Gb / C D Gb A ---------- er
G / Bb D F A,Bb ---------- Mer-cies
D / A Bb D F ---------- I
C / G Bb C E ---------- see
A / G C E ---------- day
A / A D F ---------- af
A / B D G ---------- ter
D / B D Gb A ---------- day
A / B D G
D / A C D ---------- Gb
C / A C D Gb ---------- For
Bb / Bb D F G ---------- ev
A / C D F A ---------- er
G / Bb D F A,Bb ---------- Faith-ul
D / A Bb D F ---------- t'wards
C / G Bb C E ---------- me
C / G Bb C E ---------- You're
C / G Bb C E ---------- al
D / A Bb D G ---------- ways
E / C E G ---------- pro
F / E G C ---------- vid
F / C F A ---------- ing
F / A C F ---------- for
D / F A C D ---------- me
C / A C F ---------- Great
Bb / Bb D F G ---------- is
A / C D F A ---------- Your
G / Bb D F A,Bb ---------- Mer-cy
D / Bb C D F ---------- t'wards
C / G Bb C E ---------- me
A / G C E ---------- day
A / A D F ---------- af.......
A / B D G ---------- ter
D / B D Gb A ---------- day
A / B D G
D / A C D Gb

Notes/Reviews

"This family-oriented 2008 collection presents a fine set of praise & worship songs by contemporary gospel artists. Donnie McClurkin (the gentle "Great Is Your Mercy"), Kirk Franklin (the moving "Why We Sing"), and Martha Munizzi (the passionate "Say the Name") are just a few of the renowned names on the 12-track compilation."

http://www.silverplatters.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=215&upc=8869734

* Piano Tutorial to Great is Your Mercy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwuEUDTMNRM

* Total Praise (Track #7) Richard Smallwood
Listen to the music clip:

http://www.jr.com/product/music/pm/_1031925

* Chord Chart to Total Praise

Total Praise-Richard Smallwood:Key-Db

Db,(Ab)/Eb-F-Ab-Db (4 x's)

Db/Eb-F-Ab-Db.......Lord--(C-bass note)

Bb/F-Bb-Db.......I

Ab/Ab-C-Eb......will

Db/Ab-Db-F.....lift

Eb/Ab-C-Eb-Gb.....mine

F/Ab-(Eb),Db-F-Ab...eyes

Gb/Bb(C)-Gb-Bb..To(o)

F/Db-F-Ab.......the

D/Bb-F-Ab......hi-

Eb/Bb-Eb-Gb....ills

B/Gb-B-Eb...(filler)

F-Ab-D..........(filler)

Eb/Gb-Bb-Eb.....know-

B/Gb-B-Eb.....ing

F/Eb-A-C........(filler)

Bb/F-Bb-D.....my

D/F-Ab-Bb

Eb/Bb-Eb-Gb.....help

Ab/Ab-C-Eb-Gb

Db/Db-F-Ab.....is

Gb/Db(C)-Gb-Bb......co(om)

F/Db-F-Ab......ing

Eb/G-Bb-Db-F.......from

Ab/Ab-C-Eb......You

Ab-C-Eb/Ab,G,Ab,Bb,C,Bb

Gb-C-Eb/Eb,Db,C,Eb,Ab,G

F/Db-F-Ab-Db...Your

F/F-A-Db.....peace

Eb-A-C........You

Gb/Eb-Ab-C......give

Gb/Db-Gb-Bb.....me

Bb/D-F-Ab-Bb....in

Eb/Eb-G-Bb.......time

F/F-Ab-C........of

Eb-G-Bb-Db....the

B-B/G-A-Db-Eb...storm

*Eb/Gb-A-Db-Eb...(filler)

F/Ab-Db-F.......(filler)

A-Db-Eb-Gb......(filler)

Gb-A-Db-Eb......(filler)

Ab/Ab-Db-F...You are the

Eb-Gb-Bb/Ab-Db-F....source

Eb-Gb-Bb/Gb-Bb-Eb....of

Eb-Gb-Bb/F-Ab-Db.....my

Eb-Gb-Bb/Gb-Bb-Eb....strength

F-C-Eb/A-Db-Eb-(Ab,Gb,F,Eb)...(filler)

Bb-F-Ab/Ab-Db-F.......(filler)

Eb/G-Bb-Db-F.............you are

Ab-Eb-Gb/B-Eb-Gb-Bb

Ab-Db-F/B-Db-F-Ab......the

Gb/Bb-Db-F-Ab.......strength of

Gb/F-Ab-Db, Gb-Ab-Eb.........my life

B/Gb-Ab-Eb

Eb,F,Gb,Eb/C-Db-Eb(F,Gb)

Ab-Ab/Ab-Db-F-Ab......I

Ab/Gb-B-Eb.....lift

Db/F-Ab-Db.....my

Gb/Eb-Ab-C........hands

Gb/Db-Gb-Bb......in

D/B-F-Ab.........to-

Eb/A-Eb-Gb....tal

Ab/Ab(G)-Db-F........pra-ise

Ab/Ab(Gb)-C-Eb......to-o

Db/F-Ab-Db........you

*Go back to * to repeat chorus

Db/Db-F-Db,Eb-Gb-Db,F-Ab-Db.....A-a-a-

A/Gb-A-Db........men

Ab/F-Ab-Db....A-

Gb/Gb-A-Db...a

F/Ab-B-Db.....a

Gb/Gb-A-Db...a

Db/F-Ab-Db.....men

*play inversions of the above chords to complete.



Here also are the closing Chords to "Total Praise"

Key of Db

Db / F-Ab-Db

B / Eb-Gb-Db

A / Gb-A-Db

Ab / F-Ab-Db

Gb / Gb-A-Db

F / Ab-B-Db

Gb / Gb-A-Db

Ab / Eb-Ab-C

Db / F-Ab-Db

* Piano Tutorial to Total Praise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZg886EC2k0



* Imagine Me (Track #10) Kirk Franklin

I did an earlier post on this song. You can view the chords at:

http://ladydpiano.blogspot.com/2008/11/play-by-ear-imagine-me-by-kirk-franklin.html



* Friend of God (Track #9) Israel Houghton

http://ladydpiano.blogspot.com/2008/10/friend-of-god-israel-hooughton.html



* Say the Name (Track #4) Martha Munizzi
Listen to the Music Clip:

http://www.jr.com/product/music/pm/_1031925

Piano tutorial 7-3-6-2-5-1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlS6EQeVCMw



* Chord Chart
Say the name of Jesus by Clint Brown & Martha Munizzi
Arr by Lauragal

Key of Eb
RH/LH

Intro - Abmaj7 (4 beats) Eb/G (4 beats) Dbmaj7 (4 beats) Ab/Bb (4 beats)


Say the name - Eb
of Je - Ab/Eb
sus - Eb
say the - Bb/D
name of Jesus - Cm
say the Eb/Bb
name - Ab
so precious Eb/G
No other - Fm7
name I Eb/G
know Ab/Bb
(repeat)

that can
calm your fears and - Bbm7/Eb
dry you tears and Eb/G
wipe a- Abmaj7
way your Eb/G
pain, when you Fm7
don't know what Fm9
else to pray Eb/G
Ab/Bb
Bb/C
when you
can't find the Fm9
words to say Eb/G
F/A
Ab/Bb
say the
name Eb
Ab/Bb Bb Ab/Bb Bb (back to top)

2nd ending (say the name) - Bbm7 A7sus

Jesus Abmaj7
Jesus Eb/G
Cm7 Bbm7 Eb7
Jesus Abmaj7
Jesus Eb/G
Cm7 Bbm7 Eb7 (repeat from Jesus)

He's Cm7
Gonna Bbm7
make a- Abmaj7
way when you say Eb/G
(back to Jesus)

(then to the fast Jesus)
Jesus Abmaj7
Jesus
Jesus Eb/G
Jesus Cm7 Bbm7 Eb7
Jesus Abmaj7
Jesus
Jesus Eb/G
He's Cm
gonna Eb/G
make Bbm7
way Eb7
Jesus Abmaj7
Jesus
Jesus Eb/G
Cm7 Bb/C
when you C/E
dont know what Fm9
else to Eb/G
pray Ab/Bb
When you Bb/C
can't find the Fm9
words to say Eb/G
Ab/Bb
Bb/C
when you
can't make it Fm9
through another day F/A
Ab/Bb
say the
name Abmaj7
Eb/G
Dbmaj7
Eb


http://www.earnestandroline.com/Music/Chords/saythenameofjesus.html



Happy Mother's Day Weekend!

~ LadyD

Endings To Songs

So, you might be saying to your buddy, "Hey, how are we going to end our song?" Maybe these ideas will help you!
Here are a few examples of Endings, all in the Key of C:

1. "The Classic Ending" Abmaj7 Bb C
Once you realize that this is really the flat six of the scale as a Major7 chord, the flat 7 as a Major chord and then the I chord, it becomes easy to reproduce by going to the key you are in and finding the numbered chords. Here are the endings of this example in some other keys:

D Major - BbMaj7, C, D
Eb Major - CbMaj7, Db, Eb
E Major - CMaj7, D, E
F Major - DbMaj7, Eb, F
G Major - EbMaj7, F, G
A Major - FMaj7, G, A
Bb Major - GbMaj7, Ab, Bb

Now if you replace the simple numbers of the scales of these it would be:
Major Key you are in - b6Maj7 Chord, b7Major chord, and 1 Major Chord

Remember - Every key functions in exactly the same way in the "numbers." Understanding the "numbers" is the key to the Key.

2. "RnBi-ish" ending Am/F G/E F/D F/G C
3. "Mellow ending" Fm/C C
4. the "oh what-an-ending" F C/E Cm/Eb Fm/D C

Here are some endings to slow songs:

CLASSICAL OR URBAN ENDINGS
Key Eb LH/RH

Ab / G-C-Eb
G / F-Bb-Eb
F / Ab-Bb-C-Eb
Eb / F-G-Bb-Eb

Eb / C, Db, Ab *hold each note down as you play
/ C-F-A or C-Eb-Ab
/ B-Eb-F-Ab
/ Bb-Eb-G

/ Eb, D
C / Ab-Bb-C-Eb
D / Bb-C-D-F
Eb / F-G-Bb-Eb

Gb / E-Bb-Eb
F / Eb-A-Eb
Bb / D-Ab-Eb
Eb / Db-G-Eb

Eb, D /
Db / F-B-Eb
Gb / E-Bb-Eb
F / A-C-Eb-Gb
Bb / Ab-C-Eb
Eb / Db-G-C-Eb

I like this great sounding ending:

Eb Bb/ GbM7, Eb Db/ C, then Ab Eb/ Cm

2-5-1 is a very common ending. The 5-1 is probably the most common ending for most songs (ie hymns and Happy Birthday). If you're in the key of C, the G chord (V Chord) would come before the last chord, the C chord (I Chord).

A lot of times, it sounds good to play the V chord as a V7 chord (dom7) chord. A dom7 chord is 1-3-5-b7 (C7 is C-E-G-Bb). If you're playing in the key of C, the V7 would be G7 (G-B-D-F). Play the V7 this way 3-7b-1 or G7 would be B-F-G, which omits the 5 note of the chord. Substituting a V7 instead of a V before going back to the I gives a song a more jazzy/gospel sounding ending. On a VI-I ending add a iv minor chord as a passing chord. It gives it a slow jazzy ending. In other words:

IV - ivmin - I

In C major, this would be:
F - Fmin - C

I wanted to add some turn around/endings here:
* 1 6 2 5 (pretty common ending w/ diatonic chords, C6 am7 Dm7 G7)
* 1 b3 b6 b2 (b3 b6 b2 would all be M7 chords)
* right before the last chord, go up 1/2 step & play a Major7 chord
* easy Amen Cadence ending is 4 -1

If you're looking for some creative endings that could be added to songs, some of them probably could be modified and used as turnarounds. My friend, James Stevens, has a great site and great info to endings:

http://www.jamesstevens.com/likeariverendings.html"

And here is a cute way to end my blog on endings...
Take a look at how Caleb likes to end his songs:

http://calebplayspiano.blogspot.com/2008/09/calebs-song-endings.htm


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West Coast Urban Feel

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Jonathan Powell has played for and with everyone! Out here on the west coast, he's known for his uncanny ability to form two-hand chord voicings with his signature "slide techniques".

He's performed with a countless number of gospel artists, groups, choirs, producers, and more. He was highly sought after and practically recruited to come to Hear and Play Music in 2005 and has been a blessing to HearandPlay ever since.

He's the lead moderator of the HearandPlay Zone and also the head music consultant in the training department. When he's not helping thousands of musicians from the community, he's traveling around the world playing for various artists! He delivers fresh, practical, easy-to-understand techniques and principles to playing urban, west coast gospel music by ear!