Music and Song Requests: No Greater Love and Falling in Love With Jesus

 I'm taking a little break from all of my latest music theory posts to address some special song requests. Remember that you can always modulate up or down a chord if the song I post is not in the key of your choice that fits your voice range. 


* Request #1 - No Greater Love
Lyrics and Chords 

No Greater Love Rachel Lampa G Em C Am - D 1. Before I knew your name, You knew my ev'ry breath. G Em C Am - D Before I found my way, You knew my ev'ry step. C G Am C - D Before I knew everything that I'd need, You gave it all to me CHORUS: G Em C Am - D No greater Love than this.....That you should lay down your life G Em C B7 For someone such as me....I'd spend a lifetime wondering why Em C G Em The beauty of Heaven, Is here in my heart, And I know there can be... C D G Em - C - Am - D No greater love........than this __________ G Em C Am - D 2. I never understood, how merciful love could be, G Em C Am - D Until I felt His flame, light every part of me C G C C - Am And I would give everything that I am, 'Cause I have been saved.... C C - D Yes, I have been saved! CHORUS: G Em C Am - D No greater love than this.....That you should lay down your life.. G Em C B7 For someone such as me, I'd spend a lifetime wondering why Em C G Em The beauty of Heaven, Is here in my heart, And I know there can be C D No greater love....... ENDING - (Easier to sing in same key) G Em C Am - D No greater love than this..... That you should lay down your life G Em C B7 For someone such as me, I'd spend a lifetime wondering why Em C G Em The beauty of Heaven is here in my heart, And I know there can be C - D Em - Am No greater love, for someone like me, No greater C D G love.......than this. ENDING CHORDS: Em - C - Am - D - G 

* Song Request #2


No Greater Love-Key:Bb (maybe you can modulate down 1 whole step)
Chords and Lyrics
 
>C/G-Bb-Eb
>F/A-C-F
>Bb/Bb-D-F
>Ab/Ab-Bb-F
>G/A-C-F
>G/B-D-F
>Db/B-Eb-G
>C/Eb-G-Bb
>F/Eb-G-Bb
>F/C-F-A
>Bb/Eb-Ab-C
>Bb/D-F-Ab-C
>E/D-Gb-Bb
>Eb/G-Bb-D
>D/F-A-C
>G/F-Bb-D
>G/F-A-C
>G/F-Bb-D
>C/G-Bb-Eb (1st ending)
>F/G-Bb-Eb (1st ending)
>Bb/F-Bb-D (2nd ending) {play these note seperate:Bb-A-Bb; There is no}
>C/Eb-G-C
>C/Bb-Eb-G
>C/Bb-Eb-G
>C/D-G-Bb
>F/C-F-A {play these notes separate: Bb-A-G; There is no}
>Bb/Bb-Eb-G
>Bb/C-F-A
>Bb/Bb-D-F
>Ab/Ab-Bb-F
>G/G-B-D
>G/G-B-D
>G/G-C-Eb
>G/B-D-F
>F/Eb-A-C {play these notes separate:Eb-D-C; No great-er}
>Bb/F-A-C
>Bb/F-Bb-D
>F/Eb-Ab-C
>Bb/D-Ab-C
>Eb/G-Bb-D
>D/F-A-C
>G/F-Bb-D
>Db/E-Eb-G
>C-G/Bb-D-f
>F/Bb-Eb-F
>F/A-Eb-F
>Bb/C-Eb-G-Bb
>Bb/D-F-Bb
>E/D-Gb-Bb
>
>Verse:
>For God so loved the world, that He gave His only son
>The Son shed His life on Calvary, so that U & I might be free
>No greater love, no greater love than a man lay down his life for his
friend
>No greater love, no greater love than a man lay down his life for his
friend
>
>Chorus:
>There is no greater love, there is no greater love, there is no greater
love,
>no greater love.
>
>Jesus went to Calvary, to save a wretch like U & me. That's love, that's
love
>They hung Him high, they stretched Him wide. He hung His head, for me He
died.
>That's love, that's love 


* Fred Hammond


No Greater Love:

Hammondman Midi 


Piano Tutorial

“No Greater Love” song – Don Moen

Lyrics:-

You loved me,
When I was so unlovely,
You sought me
When I was lost;

You showed me
How much You really loved me,
When You bought me
At the highest cost

There’s no greater love than this,
There’s no greater love than this,
That a man would give his life for a friend;
There’s no higher sacrifice
Than a man would give his life,
You have paid
A precious price for me

You chose me,
When I was so unworthy
You cleansed me
With Your own blood;
You clothed me
With righteousness and mercy,
And You crowned me
With Your steadfast love

There’s no greater love than this,
There’s no greater love than this,
That a man would give his life for a friend;
There’s no higher sacrifice
Than a man would give his life,
You have paid
A precious price for me   (2)

You have paid
A precious price for me…

Don Moen Midi 

* Song Request #3

No Greater Love
by Steven Curtis Chapman

Capo on 4
intro and verse chords:
-E-        -C#-      -D-        -B-
EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE     EADGBE
079xxx    046xxx    057xxx     024xxx

play 2x

E        C#m               D         B
Man of courage with your message of peace

E             C#m          D      B
What is that look in your eyes?

E             C#m          D        B
Why have you come to this far away place?

F#m            E              D            
What is this story you would lay your life down to tell?

F#m           E            G
What kind of love can this be?

Chorus:

         A           E         F#m
There is no greater love than this

         A           E               F        G
There is no greater gift that could ever be given

         A        E       F#m    
To be willing to die so another might live

         F           G                E  C#m  D  B
There is no greater love than this.


Verse 2 (same chords)
Broken hearted from all you have lost
How can you sing through your tears?
What is this music that can bear such a cost?
What is this fire that grows stronger against the wind?
What kind of flame can this be?

Chorus:

         A           E         F#m
There is no greater love than this

         A           E               F        G
There is no greater gift that could ever be given

         A        E       F#m    
To be willing to die so another might live

         F           G          F#m
There is no greater love than this.


Bridge:

             F                         A
This is the love that God showed the world

F#m                  F
When He gave us His Son

             G
So we could know His love forever


Beyond the gates of splendor


Chorus

* Song Request #4


Falling In Love With Jesus by Jonathan Butler (arr. drummerboygil)


Key of Db (Song is really in A)
LH/RH


Intro:


F#//F#-Bb-Db
Ab/Ab-C-Eb
Bb/Bb-Db-F
Ab/Ab-C-Eb
Db/F-Ab-Db


Verse 1


Db/Ab-Db-Eb-F     Falling in love with Jesus
Db,C,B,Bb             (Bass run filler)
Bb/F#-Bb-Db-F     Falling in love with Je-
A/A-Db-Eb-F#, F  sus
Bb/Bb-Db-F           Falling in love with
Bb,A,Ab,G(bass)    Je-
G/G-Bb-Db-Eb       sus
                                was the
F#/F#-Bb-Db          Best
Ab/Ab-C-Eb           Thing
Bb/Bb-Db-F            I've
Ab/Ab-C-Eb           Ever
Db/F-Ab-Db           Done.


This is pretty much the all the chords to the song. Here are the rest of the lyrics:


In His arms, I feel protected
In His arms, never disconnected
In his arms, I feel protected
There's no place I'd rather be.


Ending to the song:


                         There's
F#/F#-Bb-Db    No
Ab/Ab-C-Eb     Place
Bb/Bb-Db-F     I'd
Ab/Ab-C-Eb      Rather
G (bass note)
Bb/F-Bb-Db       Be
G/G-Bb-Db-Eb (filler)
(Repeat 3 times then end with these chords)


Eb-Bb-Eb/F#-Ab-Bb-Db-Eb
Db-Ab-Db/F-Ab-Bb-Db

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Augmented and Diminished Chords

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Augmented and Diminished Chords

These chords are more ornamental than fundamental, yet they are widely used in many kinds of music. We have already seen the augmented chord used as a variation of a seventh chord. Augmented chords almost always can take a dominant seventh (b7) with good results. When substituting augmented chords for sevenths, take care that the melody note is not the natural 5 of  the chord as it will clash severely with the raised 5 of the augmented chord. Augmented chords are found often in music of the 30's and 40's and in contemporary gospel piano.

Diminished chords are often used as passing chords. They can serve as a bridge, for instance, between two chords whose roots are a whole tone away. If a song has a C to Dm change, try sneaking in a C#dim chord between. It may or may not work. If it does, you have a nice little chromatic progression:
C, C#dim, Dm. Another possibility is putting an F#dim between F and G7, yielding F F#dim, G7.


One interesting anomaly. A diminished seventh chord does not contain a seventh as we know it. A Cdim7, for example, is a Cdim triad with the addition of the 6th or A (CEbGbA). If your music calls for a plain diminished triad, it will almost invariably sound better if you play the diminished seventh instead.

Caug (C+) = CEG#


Caug7 (C+7) = CEG#Bb


Cdim (Co7 = CEbGbA


Cm7b5 (Cm7b5) = CEbGbBb


Augmented and Diminished Chords


Augmented = 1 3 #5   ((C  E  G#)


Augmented 7th = 1 3 #5 b7  (C  E  G#  Bb)

Diminished = 1 b3 b5  (C  Eb  Gb)


Diminished 7th = 1 b3 b5 6  (C  Eb  Gb  A)


Half Diminished = 1 b3 b5 b7  (C  Eb  Gb  Bb)


Half Diminished is also referred to as a minor seven flat five, e.g. Cm7b5 or Cm7-5. This is often used in jazz as an alternative to a plain minor chord.


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Slash Chords

Slash chords


The left side of the slash, the numerator if you will, represents the chord. The right side of the slash, the denominator, represents a single note, usually played deep in the bass. Here's some examples:


C/G = CEG/C


C/E = CEG/E


Bb/C = BbDF/C


Here's a chord progression with an independent bass line. The gospel piano style typically features a separate bass line such as this:


C = CEG/C


G7/B = DFGB/B


F/A = CFA/A


C/G = CEG/G


F = CFA/F


C/E = CEG/E


G7/D = DFGB/D


C = CEG/ Low C


This next example shoes how much this bass line can influence a chord. Without the bass line all we have are five Cm chords and a G7. With the bass line added the sound really changes. This chord progression is found in such songs as "Blue Skies", "Feelings", "This Masquerade", and the introduction to "Michelle."


Cm = CEbG/C


Cm/B = CEbG/B


Cm/Bb = CEbG/Bb


Cm/A = CEbG/A


Cm/Ab = CEbG/Ab


G7 = DFGB/G


Often times the lowest note surrounded should be considered the root of the chord even when it may not seem logical. For example an F/G would function more like a G11 than it would any kind of F chord. An Am/D is really a D9 (with the F# missing.) Exceptions to this concept occur when the bass note is part of the chord.


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