This lesson is designed to teach you how to replace those boring major triads with nice worship chord voicings.
Here's a formula:
L.H. = 1 5 1 / C G C R.H. = 3 6 7 3 / E A B E
This chord is a major chord with an added 6th and 7th. These tones will give your chords that worship flavor. You can experiment a little. Try adding a 2nd, 6th, or 7th to any major chord or triad to give it a more contemporary flavor.
The following chords can be used to update an outdated sound. Anywhere you would normally use a major triad, try substituting some of the chords below.
Here's an assignment. Practice and learn the following chords.
Major Chord with added 6th and 7th.
C Major - C G C/ E A B E
Db Major - Db Ab Db/ F Bb C F
D Major - D A D/ F# B C# F#
E Major - E B E/ G# C# D# G#
F Major - F C F/ A D E A
Gb Major - Gb Db Gb/ Bb Eb F Bb
G Major - G D G/ B E F# B
Ab Major - Ab Eb Ab/ C F G C
A Major - A E A/ C# F# G# C#
Bb Major - Bb F Bb/ D G A D
B Major - B F# B/ D# G# A# D#
Worship Chords using the 1-3-4 Progression
Worship chords are used to usher the listener into the presence of the Holy Spirit. Some musicians call these type chords "talk music."
Analyzing the 1-3-4 progression in Db Major, remember all harmony can be explained using the major scale. See the Db Major Scale below.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db
The 1 chord is Db Major The 3 chord is F minor The 4 chord is Gb Major
We will also use the interval of 6ths to create melodic color for our featured progression. First let's learn the 6ths in the right hand using the Db Major Scale. Notice that that the top note outlines the major scale.
Top Note: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db
Bottom Note: F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb F
The 1-3-4 Progression
Dbmaj7 = Db Ab Db/ Eb C
Fm7 = F C F/ C Ab
Gbmaj9 = Gb Db Gb/ Bb Eb F Bb
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"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King
Intro:
D7Cmaj7C6CF
La la la, la la la,
F6/CFmaj7 F7b5 F7Gmaj7D7
La la la la, la la.
Verse 1:
Gmaj7C11Fmaj7C/D
My che-rie amour; lovely as a summer day.
Gmaj7C11Fmaj7C/D
My che-rie amour; distant as the Milky Way.
Chorus 1:
Cmaj7C/DF9
My che-rie amour; pretty little one that I adore,
E7Bm7E7A7
You're the only girl my heart beats for;
D7G6C/DD7
How I wish that you were mine.
Verse 2:
Gmaj7C11Fmaj7C/D
In a cafe, or sometimes on a crowded street,
Gmaj7C11Fmaj7C/D
I've been near you, but you never noticed me.
Chorus 2:
Cmaj7C/DF9
My che-rie amour; won't you tell me, how could you ignore,
E7Bm7E7A7
That, behind that little smile I wore?
D7G6C/D
How I wish that you were mine.
Interlude:
D7Cmaj7C6CF
La la la, la la la,
F6/CFmaj7 F7b5 F7Gmaj7D7
La la la la, la la.
Verse 3:
Gmaj7C11Fmaj7C/D
Maybe someday, you'll see my face among the crowd?
Gmaj7C11Fmaj7C/D
Maybe someday, I'll share your, little distant cloud?
Chorus 3:
Cmaj7C/DF9
My che-rie amour; pretty little one that I adore,
E7Bm7E7A7
You're the only girl my heart beats for;
D7G6C/DD7
How I wish that you were mine.
Coda:
D7Cmaj7C6CF
La la la, la la la,
F6/CFmaj7 F7b5 F7Gmaj7D7
La la la la, la la.
(Repeat to Fade)
My Cherie Amour Chords 1969
Here's a breakdown of chords I use when I play the song:
Bm7 = BA/DF#C
C6 = CG/CEA
C11 = C/BbDF
D7 = D/DF#B
D7b9 = DB/CD#F#B
D11 = D/GACE
E7 = EG#/DF#B
Fmaj7 = FC/ACE
F9 = FA/EbGBD
F6 = F/ACD
F7b5 = F/AEbFB
Gmaj7 = GD/BF#
2. My Cherie Amour Chords For Piano
Intro (2x; vocals enter 2nd time:)
F#maj7 Cbmaj7
La la la la la la
C#maj7
La la la la la la
Verse 1:
Ab7+5C#maj7 Gb7sus F#7 Cbmaj7 Ab7sus4Ab7
My Cherie Amour, lovely as a summer's day
C#maj7 Gb7sus F#7 Cbmaj7 Ab7sus4Ab7
My Cherie Amour, distant as the Milky Way
F#maj7Ab13Fm7-5/B
My Cherie Amour, pretty little one that I adore
Bb9Eb9
You're the only girl my heart beats for
Ab13C#maj7
How I wish that you were mine
Verse 2:
Ab13-9 C#maj7... [Ab13-9: 4x4564]
In a cafe or sometimes on a crowded street
I've been near you, but you never notice me
My Cherie Amour, won't you tell me how could you ignore
That behind that little smile I wore
How I wish that you were mine
[repeat intro - with vocals both times]
[key change to D]
Verse 3:
A7Dmaj7G7sus4G7Cmaj7A7Sus4A7
Maybe someday you'll see my face among the crowd
Dmaj7G7sus4G7Cmaj7A7Sus4A7
Maybe someday I'll share your little distant cloud
Gmaj7A13F#m7-5/C
Oh, Cherie Amour, pretty little one that I adore
B9E9
You're the only girl my heart beats for
A13Dmaj7
How I wish that you were mine
[repeat intro (in D) to fade:]
Gmaj7Cmaj7
La la la la la la
Dmaj7
La la la la la la
Three Steps To Add the Power of Video to Your Website
1. Shoot Your Video
2. Upload It To YouTube
3. Link or Embed Your Video Broadcast
What should your first video message be?
If a visitor stopped by your show room you'd take the opportunity to show them around. Do the same thing on your website or blog. When a visitor arrives, welcome them to your site with your instruction video. In essence, you want to show them around your "virtual Internet showroom."
Tell them how you're different and the benefits you or your products offer. If your site has links, then tell your visitor what information they will find if they follow those links.
I offer lessons and instructions online. I play the piano and offer certain music resources to take your piano playing to the next level.
Step 1: Shoot Your Video
Set up your camera and position yourself about two or three feet in front of it and start talking. In the beginning, I used a digital camera and set it on a tripod. Then I set the camera on video and sat down and started talking.
Don't worry about what you will say, just start talking and recording. If you were a first time visitor to your website what would you be looking for and what would you want to know?
Don't worry about scripting out what you will say. Just talk off the top of your mind and don't be afraid to record several takes. The delete button is powerful and allows you to re-take the shot many times over.
Then watch them back and pick the best one. The exercise of being in front of the camera and just talking will help you perfect what you say. It will also help you get past your fear of being in front of the camera. By recording several takes, it will help you to look, sound and feel natural. And that's important! Remember to smile and just be yourself.
One of the greatest powers of using video in your marketing is that it gives your customers and prospects the opportunity to meet you face to face. Once you are happy with the take, put it up on YouTube.
Step 2: Upload to YouTube
If you do not yet have an account go to www.youtube.com and sign up for a free account. Once you have it set up, which will take a few minutes, connect your video camera to your computer and upload your video to YouTube. Most video cameras come with software that may require you to transfer the video to your computer before you can move it to YouTube.
The hardest part of the whole process is often getting the video off your camera. If you have trouble then you might want to consider investing in a video camera that is made specifically for putting video onto computer or uploading it to the Internet.
Step 3: Link or Embed Your video for broadcast.
Once you have your video on YouTube you will find two different sets of Internet coding to the right of your video. The URL code lets you link people to your YouTube video and the Embedded code lets you place that video directly onto your Website.
I recommend you place your videos on your Website. Keep your visitors on your site rather than sending them away to another site. If you maintain your own Website then simply copy and paste this code onto your Web page. If you have someone who maintains it for you, then send the code to them. It can save you hundreds of dollars in getting video on your Website. The key is to just do it.
As a music teacher, I enjoy recording students playing their favorite songs and then sharing the link with family members and friends. I also have enjoyed making a video of pirate images and children's books with background music on one of my blogs.
Once you have put a welcome video on your website, there is a lot more you can do. Most importantly, put your website or blog URL in the Description Box. That way you will be directing more traffic to your site and increase effective newsletter sign ups.
F C
I come before You today
Gm Dm7
And there’s just one thing that I want to say
Bb C Bb C
Thank You, Lord, thank You Lord
F C
For all You’ve given to me
Gm Dm7
For all the blessings that I cannot see
Bb C Bb C
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
F C
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise
Dm Bb
With an outstretched arm I will bless Your Name
CHORUS:
F C Bb C
Thank you, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
F C Bb C
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
F C Bb2 C Bb2
Thank You, Lord
VERSE 2:
F C
For all You’ve done in my life
Gm Dm7
You took my darkness and gave me Your blight
Bb C Bb C
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
F C
You took my sin and my shame
Gm Dm7
You took my sickness and healed all my pain
Bb C Bb C
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
F C
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise
Dm Bb
With an outstretched arm I will bless Your Name
CHORUS:
F C Bb C
Thank you, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
F C Bb C Bb/C
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
F C Bb C
Thank you, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
F C Bb C
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
Bb
Thank You, Lord
Do verse chords
F C
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise
Dm Bb
With an outstretched arm I will bless Your Name
CHORUS:
G D C2 D
Thank you, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
G D C2 D
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
(Repeat)
C2
Thank You, Lord
C G
* The song chord charts are in another key. You can find it here.
I have posted the worship chord chart below.
2. Thank You Lord
Intro:
G/BC2Dsus4Em7G/BC2Dsus4G
(Repeat)
Verse 1:
GD
I come before You today,
AmEm
and there's just one thing that I want to say
CDCD
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
GD
For all You've given to me,
AmEm
for all the blessings that I cannot see
CDCD
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
GD
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise
EmC
With an outstretched arm I'll bless Your Name and
Chorus:
GD/F#EmC
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
GD/F#EmC
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
G/BC2Dsus4EmG/BC2Dsus4G
Verse 2:
For all You've done in my life,
You took my darkness and gave me Your light
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
You took my sin and my shame,
You took my sickness and heal all my pain
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise
With an outstretched arm I'll bless Your Name and
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
Other:
GDEmCGD/F#EmC
Coda:
GD
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise
EmC
With an outstretched arm I'll bless Your Name and
Chorus 2:
GD/F#EmC
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
GD/F#EmC
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
GD/F#EmC
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
GD/F#EmC
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord
G/BC2Dsus4Em7G/BC2Dsus4GG/BC2Dsus4Em7G/BC2Dsus4G3. Thank You Lord (Key of E)
VERSE 1
E B
I come before you today,
C#m
and there's just one thing that I want to say;
A B
Thank you, Lord
E B F#m7 C#m
For all You've given to me, for all the blessing that I cannot see
A B
Thank you, Lord;
(bridge/pre-chorus)
E B
With a greatful heart, with a song of praise,
C#m A
with an outstretched arm, I will bless your name.
CHORUS
E B A
Thank you, Lord, I just want to thank you Lord,
E B A B E
Thank you, Lord, I just want to thank you Lord; Thank you, Lord.
VERSE 2
For all you've done in my life,
You took my darkness and gave me your light
Thank you, Lord
You took my sin and my shame,
You took my sickness and healed all my pain
thank you, Lord
bridge/pre-chorus
Chorus
song chord charts 4. Thank You Lordby Don Moen Here's the piano chords for beginners.
DA
I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY,
Em
AND THERE'S JUST ONE THING
Bm
THAT I WANT TO SAY,
GAGA
THANK YOU LORD, THANK YOU LORD
DA
FOR ALL YOU'VE GIVEN TO ME,
Em
FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS
Bm
THAT I CANNOT SEE,
GAGA
THANK YOU LORD, THANK YOU LORD
BRIDGE:
D
WITH A GRAETFUL HEART,
A
WITH A SONG OF PRAISE
Bm
WITH AN OUTSTRETCHED ARM,
G
I WILL BLESS YOU'RE NAME.
CHORUS:
DA
THANK YOU LORD,
GA
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU,LORD,
DA
THANK YOU, LORD,
GA pause
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD
THANK YOU LORD
(REPEAT INTRO)
VERSE 2:
DA
FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE IN MY LIFE,
Em
YOU TOOK MY DARKNESS,
Bm
AND GAVE ME YOU'RE LIGHT,
GAGA
THANK YOU LORD, THANK YOU LORD.
DA
YOU TAKE MY SIN AND MY SHAME,
Em
YOU TOOK MY SICKNESS
Bm
AND HEALED ALL MY PAIN
GAGA
THANK YOU LORD, THANK YOU LORD
BRIDGE:
D
WITH A GREATFUL HEART,
A
WITH A SONG OF PRAISE,
Bm
WITH AN OUTSTRETCED ARM,
G
I WILL BLESS YOU'RE NAME.
CHORUS:
DA
THANK YOU LORD,
GA
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD
DA
THANK YOU LORD
GA
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD
DA
THANK YOU LORD
GA
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD
DA
THANK YOU LORD
GA
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD
DA
THANK YOU LORD
(INSTRUMENTAL)
GAGA
THANK YOU LORD, THANK YOU LORD
GAGA
THANK YOU LORD, THANK YOU LORD
BRIDGE:
D
WITH A GREATFUL HEART,
A
WITH A SONG OF PRAISE,
Bm
WITH AN OUTSRETCHED ARM
G
I WILL BLESS YOU'RE NAME
CHORUS 2:
EB
THANK YOU LORD
AB
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD
EB
THANK YOU LORD
AB
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD
EB
THANK YOU LORD
AB
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD
EB
THANK YOU LORD
AB
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD
EB
THANK YOU LORD
EB
THANK YOU LORD
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Don Moen thank you Lord
Don Moen Biography
"This time, I’ve followed my heart and not my head.”
It’s a simple statement that carries with it a powerful meaning in the life of worship artist Don Moen. One of the best-known and respected recording artists in the Christian music industry, Moen has earned a worldwide reputation for his work as a songwriter and worship leader who has helped shape today’s modern worship landscape. As a platinum-selling recording artist, he has recorded more than 17 albums which have sold more than 5 million units. But it’s his newest release, I Believe There Is More, which has become his most personal project to date.
I Believe There Is More is the next chapter, a new season that comes in the midst of what has been a three-decade-long career for this award-winning songwriter who has penned such worship classics as “God Will Make A Way,” “I Just Want To Be Where You Are” and “God Is Good All The Time.” Moen’s landmark recording Give Thanks which sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.
“I’m amazed that I’ve had the favor I’ve had, that I’ve done the things I’ve done,” Moen admits. “I am the most unlikely guy… I didn’t plan it or go after it. But I’ve realized over the last few years in particular that I needed to pay more attention to what God had originally called me to be…a worship leader and songwriter.”
The path to that realization has been filled with some pretty important steps along the way. Even in the midst of awards, accolades and success, it is most notably Moen’s visionary instincts and strengths as a mentor and leader that industry peers and fellow musicians have recognized most. His initial recordings with Integrity Music led to a 20-year relationship with the label, during which time he served in a variety of creative roles and was eventually named president of the label.
But, in late 2007, he decided to leave his position at the label. “I was compelled by the Holy Spirit to rethink my priorities… to pursue my own calling, my own ministry,” he explains. “I couldn’t go another month denying that. It had taken a back seat for far too long. It was no longer a career issue. I knew that if I didn’t pay attention to the stirring in my heart, I would be disobedient to God.”
It was a difficult decision for Moen to make at this particular time in his life. To pursue something completely new – leaving a secure position at a company when he had a family with five children to support (three in college) – went against all logical reasoning. But it was a heart decision.
“I didn’t know how to get in the boat and pursue the new thing God wanted me to do in my heart, while keeping one foot on the land,” Moen shares. “But I’ve felt confirmed. I know I did the right thing. Integrity was my family for 20 years. It was a season of my life that I was blessed to be a part of, but seasons change, and if we don’t change when the Holy Spirit wants us to change, we miss out on some of the best things ever.
“This time I’ve followed my heart and not my head, and look at the doors that have opened,” he adds. “I would have never walked through them had I stayed comfortable where I was.”
That’s why Moen felt compelled to call the new record I Believe There Is More. In many ways, it’s the perfect title for where his life is at the moment. “It gives me every reason to share with people who are more motivated by fear than faith. Fear says, ‘God is not going to use you anymore.’ Fear says, ‘You’re getting too old to have an impact. You’re not young and beautiful.’ Faith says, ‘I can do all things in Christ.’ Faith says, ‘Doors are going to open if I take that step.’ Fear sees the glass as half empty; faith sees it overflowing.”
Moen stepped into the role of producer on his own album for the very first time, a task that reignited his passion for the creative process more than he’d expected it would. “I’ve really enjoyed being back in the studio as a producer listening to mixes. I’d really removed myself from the very thing that got me into music to begin with – the nitty gritty of working with songs, working with songwriters, getting the right band together, getting the right sounds… It’s just been such a pleasure.”
As part of that process, Moen has also written or co-written nine of the album’s 14 tracks, something he moved away from on previous projects. “This is the first time I’ve written in a long, long time,” he shares, “and I think I’ve written my best songs. Writing was always something I crammed into the middle of a busy schedule. But I’ve had time to live with these songs, and to be intentional about the writing process. I’ve not been this intentional about my writing in a long time. I really think it’s the most personal project I’ve ever done.”
Moen planned the album much like he’d plan a worship service, taking great care to place the songs in a particular order. It’s why the album kicks off with the powerful worship chorus “The Greatness of You.”
“I could see myself starting a concert with this song,” says Moen, who strategically thought about everything from key range, tempo and ending when considering how each track would transition into the next. He co-wrote four songs with Hillsong writer Mia Fieldes, including the energetic “Thank God I’m Free” and one of Moen’s favorites, “O God of Abraham.”
“Mia is one of the most fun writers to work with,” Moen says. “We worked extremely well together.”
It was during a writing session with Fieldes that Moen penned one of his most personal songs to date, “Grace Is Enough.”
“I can boast to many works/Done out of insecurity/And credit many conversations/To my immaturity/And while I’m misunderstood/You are understanding me/And showing me how grace is enough.”
Moen also co-wrote two songs with renowned songwriter Claire Cloninger including the album’s title track, “I Believe There Is More,” a fitting theme for the album and for a new season of life.
“We resist new seasons out of insecurity and fear,” Moen explains. “But we’ve got two choices: live our lives in fear, or live our lives in faith. When you understand that you are called to do a specific thing – when you get in that place – you can step fully into the role God has for you, and say ‘This is who I am.’ The more we have to lose, the harder it is to step out in faith. But I believe there is more – for the preacher who has had a moral failure, for the artist who thinks his career is on the way down, for the woman who is divorced and feels judged… there is more.
“God is still in the business of changing lives, and he’ll work through you. When we make a mistake, like a GPS, God will ‘recalculate’ our route. He’s going to take us to the place he’s destined us to go. Our Plan B is not his Plan B. He’s still on Plan A. He’s going to get us there. That’s the message of hope, and the message of this record, too!”
I Believe There Is More will be available worldwide beginning March 2009 through his label home, Integrity Music.
Are you familiar with this song? Let me know how you're doing with the chord progressions in your favorite key to play and sing in. For beginners, I'm thinking we should go over reading chord charts, talk about easy chord progressions and chords that you may not be familiar with.
Plus, I want to wrap up our reharmonization series... oh yes, I haven't forgotten. Take care and have a great week.
-- LadyD
"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King
I love teaching beginners, young children, and adults. I offer piano lessons for ages 3-103 and all levels from primer to advanced. We have a blast with piano games, playing duets, learning songs and theory.
I offer private and group lessons. I am a WunderKeys piano teacher for preschoolers, 3-years-old to Kindergarten. We have 2 recitals, Fall and Spring.
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