Monday Mailbag: One Moment In Time

One Moment in Time (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I received a song request, One Moment In Time (Level 5),  from Donald A. Schiemann.
It is a beautiful Emmy Award winning song, written by Albert Hammon and John Bettis. It was recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Paralympics held in Seoul, South Korea. Wikipedia goes on to say that following Houston's death, Entertainment Weekly published a list of her 25 best songs and ranked it #14 because: "The Seoul Olympics needed an anthem, and Houston rose to meet the challenge.

The track is an anthem for believing in yourself against all odds as Houston asks for "One moment in time/when I'm racing with destiny/Then, in that one moment of time, I will feel eternity." I feel that the whole world was saddened when we lost the great star, Whitney Houston but don't you just love this song? I have blogged about it before and you can see my previous post at Piano Chords: One Moment In Time

I also love to look at pictures of clocks. I think I just about have a clock in every room. Do you?

 

If you're not real familiar with the hit song, you can watch yours truly play it on my little Yamaha keyboard I use with my students. My large keys, the Yamaha Motif, I use for tracks and recordings, too. What do you practice on? I also have an old upright piano that has been with me for a very long time that my mother gave me. I am indeed blessed.

I wanted to share with you the piano/guitar chords from Charlie Valera. Whether you play by ear or read notes, you've just got to know your basic chords, major and minor.

           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

You can download the sheet music for $5.25 at: 

Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time - Sheet Music (Digital Download)

You can download the sheet music for free at:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3498113/WhitneyHouston-OneMomentInTime-SheetMusic 

One Moment In Time

 

This last video is without using the rhythm software. Sometimes programmed rhythms 

really do help you stay on the beat. In this case, I played the song a tad slower 

because I was thinking about the lyrics. If you are familiar with slash chords on a 

chord chart, here's what I'm playing. 4/4 time, Andante

C = C/GCE

F = CA/F

C = C/GCE

G = GG/BD

C = CG/CE

C7 = EBb/G

F = FA/CF

G = G/GBD

C = CG/E **

F = CA/F

C = CG/E

G = G/BD

C = CG/E

C7 = EBb/G

F = FA/F

G = G/BD 

C = CG/E

Am = AE/C

Dm = DA/F

G = GG/BD

F = FC/A

G = GD/B

C = EC/G

Am = A/C

Dm = DA/FD

G = G/B

F = FC/A

G = GD/B

C = EC/C

Am = AC/E

Dm7 = DC/F

Gsus4 = GC/G 

G = B/GAC 

C = C/EC

Am = A/EC

F = F/FAC

G= GE

C = CG/EC 

F = FA/C

Do you have a favorite Whitney Houston song? Have fun playing the song!

Warmly,

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

Whitney Houston: I Look To You

Cover of I Look to You

  Look to You is the seventh and final studio album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. It was first released on August 28, 2009 through Sony Music in Europe, then August 31, 2009 with Arista Records in the United States before being released by RCA Records in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2009. The album was Houston's first studio album since One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003), and the follow-up to 2002's Just Whitney. It is also the singer's last album released during her lifetime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Look_to_You
  I Look To You Chords

 

C              G
As I lay me down
Am              Em
Heaven hear me now
Dm                  F
I'm lost without a cause
Dm                  G
After giving it my all

C                    G
Winter storms has come
Am              Em 

                  



        F                Em
After all my strength is gone
F                  G
In you I can move on

           C     G
I look to you
           Am   Dm
I look to you

          F           Em
And when melodies are gone
   Dm           G
In you I hear a song
           C
I look to you

http://www.yourchords.com/174126/Whitney-Houston/I-Look-To-You-Chords/ 

I have an arrangement that I play in the Key of E.

Stanza:

E   E/D#   C#m   E/G#   F#m   E/G#

A   B   E   E/D#   C#m   E/G#   F#m   E/G  A  B

Chorus:

E   B/D#   C#m   E/G#

F#m   E/G#   A   B   E   B/D#

C#m   E/G#   F#m   E/G#   A   B

Bridge:

C#m   C#m/B   A   C#m   C#m/B

A   F#m   E/G#

A   B   E. 

I Look to You

Here is some theory to better understand the Key of E.

E major scale notes: E F# G# A B C# D# 

• Major key chord sequence: Maj min min Maj Maj min dim

I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii
Emaj	F#min	G#min	Amaj	Bmaj	C#min	D#dim
Emaj7	F#min7	G#min7	Amaj7	B7	C#min7	D#m7b5

Common chord progressions in E major
I - IV - V	E - A - B
I - vi - IV - V	E - C#m - A - B
II - V - I	F#m7 - B7 - Emaj7

 http://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/chords-key-e.html

E Chord Name	Symbols	Chords Notes*
E Major (implied if without notation)	EM or Emaj or E		E	G#	B
E Minor	Em		E	G	B
E Augmented	Eaug or E+		E	G#	C
E Diminished	Edim or Eo		E	G	A#
E Dominant 7th	E7		E	G#	B	D
E Major 7th	EM7 or Emaj7		E	G#	B	D#
E Minor 7th	Em7		E	G	B	D
E Dominant 7b5	E7b5		E	G#	A#	D
E Augmented Dominant 7th or E Dominant Seventh Sharp 5	E7#5		E	G#	C	D
E Minor/ Major Seventh	Em/M7 or Em/maj7		E	G	B	D#
E Diminished Minor Seventh or E Minor Seventh Flat Five or E Half-Diminished Seventh	Em7b5		E	G	A#	D
E Diminished 7th	Edim7		E	G	A#	C#
E Suspended or E Suspended 4th	Esus or Esus4		E	G#	A	B
E Minor Suspended or E Minor Suspended 4th	Emsus or Emsus4		E	G	A	B
E Major 6th	E6 or EM6		E	G#	B	C#
E Minor 6th	Em6		E	G	B	C#
E Six/Nine or E Sixth Add Ninth	E6/9 or E6add9		E	G#	B	C#	F#
E Minor Six/Nine or E Minor Sixth Add Ninth	Em6/9 or Em6add9		E	G	B	C#	F#
E Add Nine	Eadd9		E	G#	B	F#
E Minor Add Nine	Emadd9		E	G	B	F#
E Major Ninth	EM9 or Emaj9		E	G#	B	D#	F#
E Minor Ninth	Em9		E	G	B	D	F#
E Dominant Ninth	E9		E	G#	B	D	F#
E Dominant Sharp Nine	E7#9		E	G#	B	D	G
E Dominant Flat Nine	E7b9		E	G#	B	D	F
E Minor Eleventh	Em11		E	G	B	D	F#	A
E Dominant Eleventh	E11		E	G#	B	D	F#	A
E Dominant Sharp Eleventh	E7#11		E	G#	B	D	F#	A#
E Major Sharp Eleven or E Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh	Emaj#11 or Emaj7#11		E	G#	B	D#	F#	A#
E Major Thirteenth	Emaj13		E	G#	B	D#	F#	A	C#
E Minor Thirteenth	Em13		E	G	B	D	F#	A	C#
E Dominant Thirteenth	E13		E	G#	B	D	F#	A	C#

http://www.piano-lessons-central.com/e-chord.html 

To better understand the formation of chords, the name of 

chord types and progressions, a great resource to look at 

is Audio Chords.

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

Whitney Houston: Didn't We Almost Have It All

In 1967 "Didn't We Almost Have It All" was written by Michael Masser and Will Jennings.

Didn't We Almost Have It All Lyrics

Remember when we held on in the rain
The nights we almost lost it
Once again we can take the night into tomorrow
Living on feelings
Touching you I feel it all again

Chorus:
Didn't we almost have it all
When love was all we had worth giving?
The ride with you was worth the fall my friend
Loving you makes life worth living
Didn't we almost have it all
The nights we held on till the morning
You know you'll never love that way again
Didn't we almost have it all

The way you used to touch me felt so fine
We kept our hearts together down the line
A moment in the soul can last forever
Comfort and keep us
Help me bring the feeling back again

(Chorus)

Bridge
Didn't we have the best of times
when love was young and new
couldn't we reach inside and find
the love of me and you
we'll never lose it again
cause once you know what love is you'll never let it end

Chorus:
Didn't we almost have it all
The night we held on till the morning
You know you'll never love that way again
Didn't we almost have it all
Didn't we almost have it all
(End)

http://www.music-lyrics-chord.com
 

Here's the music chord chart:

[Intro]

   Bb    Bbmaj7  Eb    Dm7   Gm7    Cm7 Dm7 Eb       Bb
         sus4/Eb
|  /  /  /       /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


[Verse One]

Bb               C#maj7/Ab      G7
Remember when we held on in the rain
                     Cm      G/B
The night we almost lost it
     Cm    F               Bb    Bb/A Gm  Ebmaj7  Bbmaj7sus4/Eb    
Once again we can take the night in---to tomorrow   /    /
          Dm7      Gm7
Living on feelings
Cm7             Fsus4  F      Bb    C/D  D
Touching you I feel it all again     /   /

[Chorus]

G         Gmaj7sus4/C  C        Bm7  Em7              
Didn't we almost       have it all    /  /
Am7            Dsus4 D         G       C/D  D
When love was all we had worth giving?  /   /
G             Gmaj7sus4/C  C         Bm7       Em7
The ride with you was      worth the fall my friend
Am7     Dsus4    D          G      Eb/F  F (Key change)
Loving you makes life worth living   /   /
Bb         Bbmaj7sus4/Eb  Eb       Dm7  Gm7
Didn't we almost          have it all /  /  /
Cm7           Fsus4  F          Bb    Eb/F  F
The night we held on till the morning  /    /
Bb               Bbmaj7sus4/Eb  Eb        Dm7   Gm7
You know you'll never           love that way again
Cm7       Fsus4  F         Bb  Eb/F Ebsus2/F
Didn't we almost have it all     /    /

[Verse Two] - Use previous Verse chords

The way you used to touch me felt so fine
We kept our hearts together down the line
A moment in the soul can last forever
Comfort and keep us
Help me bring the feeling back again


[Chorus] -Use same progression as previous Chorus

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com 

 So, here's what I'm playing:

Fm/Ab = Ab/CF

G7sus = G/GCD

G/B = B/GDG

Cm = C/GEb

F = F/AF

Bb = Bb/FBbD

Bb/A = A/FBbDF

Gm = G/ BbDGBb

Ebmaj7 = Eb/EbD

F/Eb = Eb/CFA

Gm7 = G/FAC

Cm7 = C/GBbEb

Eb/F = F/BbEbG

C/D = D/CEG

D = D/ADF#

G = G/GBD

D/C = C/ADF#

Bm7 = B/F#AD

Em7 = E/GBD

Am7 = A/GCE

D7sus = D/CEB

F7sus = F/EbFBbD

F7 = EbAC

Bb(9) = Bb/DBb

This is such a pretty song played slowly with 4 beats to the measure in the Key of Bb. You can print  the music if the site is still up here.

Remembering Whitney. Hope you're having a great weekend. It's sunny here but my thoughts and prayers go out to the folks in Indiana at this time.

 Keep practicing and be blessed!





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

Whitney Houston: Saving All My Love For You

So, time has passed and along side millions of viewers, we said our good byes
to Whitney Houston. Her memorial service was very moving and indeed, it
is truly evident that she loved the Lord. Perhaps she is singing in the angels choir.
I believe so. With Whitney's God-given gift, her beautiful voice, we continue to
play and sing her songs and her gift goes on! Do you have a favorite? I would like
to post some of Whitney Houston's songs and perhaps you will find one to play.

Saving All My Love for You (Music by Michael Masser ©1978)

Intro
G maj7    Em7               Am7             D11
G maj7    Em7               Am7             D11                     
A few stolen moments is all that we share

G maj7    Em7               Am7             D11                     
You've got your family and they need you there. 

Em7                 A7               Em7            A7
Though I try to resist being last on your list. 

Em7 Em7/D  C  G/B  Am7    D11
But no other man's gonna do.

       C     Bm7    Am7 D11  G maj 7  Em7 Am7 D11
So I'm saving all my love for you.

 
It's not very easy living alone. 
My friends try and tell me. 
Find a man of my own. 
But each time I try I just break down and cry.
Cuz I'd rather be home feeling blue. 
So I'm saving all my love for you.


B                Bb dim              B
You used to tell me we'd run away together.
D                               A             D Dmaj7 
Love gives you the right to be free. 

F#7                                      B7
You said, be patient, just wait a little longer. 

       A9    Am9         Am7 sus 4    D11 D
But that's just an old fantasy. 

I've got to get ready .
Just a few minutes more. 
Gonna get that old feeling. 
when you walk through that door. 
Coz tonight is the night. 
for feeling alright. 
We'll be making love the whole night through. 
So I'm saving all my love. 

Yes I'm saving all my love. 
Yes I'm saving all my love for you. 

No other woman is gonna love you more. 
Coz tonight is the night.
That I'm feeling alright. 
We'll be making love the whole night through. 
So I'm saving all my love. 
Yeah I'm saving all my love. 
Darlin', yes, I'm saving all my love for you. 
For you. 
For you. 
For you 

Higher Praise.com 

I'd like to share these chords I'm using in the Key of A

Saving All My Love For You

Whitney Houston

Intro

Amaj7  F#m7  Bm9  D/E  Amaj7  F#m7  Bm9  D/E

	A	maj7	F#m7	Bm9	D/E
	A	few stol	en moments is all	that we share

	A	maj7	F#m7	Bm9	D/E
	Yo	u've got	your family and t	hey need you the	re.

	F#m7	B/F#	F#m7	B/F#
	Though I try to resi	st being last on	your list.

A		F#m7/		G#m7		C#7
	But	no othe	r m	an's	gonna d	o.

	Dmaj7	C#m7	Bm7	D/E	A	maj	7	F#m7	Bm9	D/E
So I'm	saving	all my	lov	e for	y	ou.

It's not very easy living alone.

My friends try and tell me.

Find a man of my own.

But each time I try I just break down and cry.

Cuz I'd rather be home feeling blue.

So I'm saving all my love for you.

	G#m7	C#7	F#m9	Bm9
	You used to tell	me	we'd run away tog	ether.

	E7	Amaj7
	Love gives you the right to be f	ree.

Eb7sus4	Ab7	Dbmaj7
	You said, be patient, just wait a little	longer.

	F#m7		B7	Dmaj9/E
But tha	t's ju	st an old fa	ntas	y.

I've got to get ready .

Just a few minutes more.

Gonna get that old feeling.

when you walk through that door.

Coz tonight is the night.

for feeling alright.

We'll be making love the whole night through.

So I'm saving all my love.

Yes I'm saving all my love.

Yes I'm saving all my love for you.

No other woman is gonna love you more.

Coz tonight is the night.

That I'm feeling alright.

We'll be making love the whole night through.

So I'm saving all my love.

Yeah I'm saving all my love.

Darlin', yes, I'm saving all my love for you.

For you.

For you.

For you

Music Chord Breakdown

Amaj7 = A/C#EG#

F#m7 = F#/AC#F#

Bm9 = B/DF#AC#

D/E = E/DF#A

B/F# = F#/D#F#B

G#m7 = G#/D#F#C#

C#7 = C#/BD#G#B

Dmaj7 = D/F#AC#

C#m7 = C#/ EG#B

F#m9 = F#/EF#B

E7 = E/G#DF#

Eb7sus4 = Eb/DbEbAb

Ab7 = Ab/CEbA

Dbmaj7 = Db/AbCF#

Dmaj9/E = E/F#AC#E

Awhile back I wrote about bass lines. They are definitely in this song,
Saving All My Love For You.

Did you know that Errol Garner, the jazz pianist, was left-handed? So, I got to thinking about left-hand parts on the piano and how much time I have invested in piano practice to improve and strengthen my bass lines in music.

I've always been comfortable playing a melodic line with my right hand but when it comes to playing Alberti bass or Waltz bass, I seemed to need the extra practice, playing left hand notes separately until they were polished and then adding both hands together to hear a more balanced sound.

To achieve this, let's take a look at music and see how a composer will write harmony parts in many different ways.

1. Block chords look like all of the notes are stacked together, like a snow- man, and you play them together at once. You will find many blocked chords for your left hand in rock and roll and hymns, too.

2. Broken chords are when the left-hand plays the notes of a chord but one at a time. You can approach this by playing oom-pah rhythm or some say, boom-chick, like a repeated pattern of a single note followed by a chord. You will hear this in Ragtime in Scott Joplin music.

3. Arpeggiated chords make up notes of a chord that are played one at a time, like an arpeggio. They are found in Classical piano music and Pop music.

4. Alberti bass is when the notes of each chord is played starting with the bottom note, on to the top note, middle note and then up to the top note again.

5. Waltz bass is where the first note of the chord is on the down beat, the first beat of the measure and followed by the other notes on beats 2 and 3. It is played with a strong beat in a 3/4 time signature. This ballad style allows your right hand the freedom to pull out the melody line and just let it flow.

This is the basic introduction to left-hand movement. More advanced rhythmic patterns would include off-beats, swing and slow jazz waltz, to name a few. Plus, there is Latin rhythm to learn, such as Bossa Nova, Mambo Tango, Cha Cha, Rhumba and Samba.

No matter what level you are on, with many of the left-hand parts listed above, you can incorporate them into your music for rhythm practice.

You might be interested in this music resource if you're a singer:
Vocal Mastery System  (affiliate link)

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

How To Play I Look To You by Whitney Houston

Cover of I Look to You

I have always been a fan of Whitney Houston, a wonderful, talented lady and her song I Look To You is so beautiful and easy to play with familiar chord patterns  in the Key of E. If you're not familiar with the song, listen to these beautiful voice clips by both male and female singers with piano background.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj3CdvZB2To
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLkLFbrnI-E


Whitney Houston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwlEkiiREFA

Free Sheet Music For I Look To You
http://writtenmelodies.blogspot.com/2009/08/whitney-houston-look-to-you-sheet-music.html 



I Look To You Chord Chart

(intro) E E/D# E/C# E/D#

E            E/D#
  As I lay me down
E/C#               E/D#
  Heaven hear me now
A                   A/G#
  Im lost without a cause
A                    B
  After giving it my all
E                   E/D#
  Winter storms have come
E/C#              E/B
  And darkened my sun
A                      A/G#
  After all that I've been through
A                    B
  Who on earth can I turn to

   E    E/D#
I look to you
          E/C#  E/B
I look to you
A                     A/G#
  After all my strength is gone
A               B
  In you I can be strong
   E    E/D#
I look to you
          E/C#  E/B
I look to you      Yeah

A                  A/G#
  And when melodies are gone
A              B
  In you I hear a song
          E   E/D# E/C# E/D#
I look to you

E                 E/D#
  After losing my breath
E/C#                       E/B
  There's no more fighting left
A                    A/G#
  Sinking to rise no more
A                    B
  Searching for that open door
E                          E/D#
  And every road that I've taken
E/C#           E/B
  Lead to my regret
A                         A/G#
  And I don't know if Im gonna make it
A                      B
  Nothing to do but lift my head

   E    E/D#
I look to you
          E/C#  E/B
I look to you      Yeah
A                   A/G#
  And when all my strength is gone
A                  B
  In you I can be strong

   E    E/D#
I look to you
          E/C#  E/B
I look to you      Oh yeah
A                       A/G#
  And when melodies are gone
A                 B
  In you I hear a song
          C#m
I look to you

  C#m/B                  A
(my levee's have broken, my walls have come)

Coming down on me

B             C#m
  (crumbling down on me)

All the rain is falling

     C#m/B              A
(the rain is falling, defeat is calling)

Set me free
   B                  C#m
(i need you to set me free)
  C#m/B                A
Take me far away from the battle

       B
I need you
Shine on me
    E    E/D#
I look to you
          E/C#  E/B
I look to you

A                     A/G#
  After all my strength is gone
A               B
  In you I can be strong
   E    E/D#
I look to you
     E/C#  E/B
I look to you      Yeah

A                  A/G#
  And when melodies are gone
A              B
  In you I hear a song

          E   E/D# E/C# E/D#
I look to you
Yeah
          E   E/D# E/C# E/D#
I look to you
Oooooooh
E
  I look to you 

Piano Chords:

C#m/B play B C# E G# 

E/C#  play C# E G# B

A/G#  play G# A C# E

E/D#  play D# E G# E

C#m   play C# E G#

E/B   play B E G#

B     play B D# F#

E     play E G# B

A     play A C# E 

Another Chord Chart:

Stanza

E  E/D#  C#m  E/G#  F#m  E/G#  A  B  E  E/D#  C#m  E/G#  F#m  E/G  A  B 

Chorus:

E  B/D#  C#m  E/G#  F#m  E/G#  A  B  E  B/D#  C#m  E/G#  F#m  E/G#  A  B

Bridge:

C#m  C#m/B  A  C#m  C#m/B  A  F#m  E/G#  A  B  E  

I would add the octaves for a fuller bass. Try playing these chords over and over.

I love the bass walk down. 

EE/ BEF#G#B

D#D#/ BD#F#B

C#C#/ BEF#G#B

D#D#/ BD#F#B 

I hope you enjoy playing I Look To You!

All the best,

LadyD

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