Piano Diana Blog: March 2010

Above All: Paul Baloche and Michael W. Smith

A favorite worship song played by various artists during this time of year, especially Good Friday and Easter celebration is Above All written By: Lenny LeBlanc & Paul Baloche. Are you familiar with this song?

* Above All - Paul Baloche

A/C#      D     E            A  A/C#     
Above all powers  above all kings
          D          E           A
Above all nature and all created things
         F#m         E               D   A/C#
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
Bm            Bm/A             E     A
You were here before the world began
A/C#        D     E           A      A/C#     
Above all kingdoms  above all thrones
          D           E              A
Above all wonders the world has ever known
          F#m        E                D   A/C#
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
Bm               Bm/A                 C7    
There's no way to measure what you're worth

(Chorus)
A    Bm       E/G#           A
Crucified and laid behind a stone
A            Bm    E/G#         A
You lived to die rejected and alone
       F#m  E               A   A/C#
Like a rose trampled on the ground
             Bm  A/C#                D   E
You took the fall     and thought of me   above all

* Above All - Artist Michael W. Smith

G         C      D          G
Above all powers  above all kings
G         C          D           G
Above all nature and all created things
          Em         D               C  C/B
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
Am            C                D
You were here before the world began
G         C        D          G
Above all kingdoms  above all thrones
G         C           D              G
Above all wonders the world has ever known
          Em         D                C     C/B
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
Am                C                   D    
There's no way to measure what you're worth

(Chorus)
G    C        D             G
Crucified and laid behind a stone
G            C   D            G
You lived to die rejected and alone
       Em   D               C
Like a rose trampled on the ground
C/B           C   G               C  D        G
You took the fall  and thought of me   above all

Last Time
(Chorus)
G    C        D             G
Crucified and laid behind a stone
G            C   D            G
You lived to die rejected and alone
       Em   D               C
Like a rose trampled on the ground
C/B           C   G               C  D        G
You took the fall  and thought of me   above all

       Em   D               C
Like a rose trampled on the ground
C/B           C   G               C  D        G
You took the fall  and thought of me   above all

When I play this song I use G2/B and a C2 chord.

Also, D/F# sounds good.

Play Em7 and Am7 for the chorus.

Dsus before the G.

I also have the chords (Key of E )if interested.

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Besame Mucho: Latin Piano Lesson

CD by Nacho Méndez. Boosa nova and rancheras.

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I love this song, Besame Mucho. I especially like Diana Krall's version. There's just something about a bossa nova beat.
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The Essential Chords

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The Essential Chords

Minor Chords

To make any minor chord just lower the middle note of the corresponding major chord one half-step. (This assumes that the major chord is constructed so that the root is the lowest note of the chord.)

* The Twelve Major Chords

C = CEG
Db = DbFAb
D = DF#A
Eb = EbGBb
E = EG#B
F = FAC
Gb = GbBbDb
G = GBD
Ab = Ab C Eb
A = AC#E
Bb = BbDF
B = BD#F#

* The Twelve Minor Chords

Cm = CEbG
Dbm = DbEAb
Dm = DFA
Ebm = EbGbBb
Em = EGB
Fm = FAbC
Gbm = GbADb
Gm = GBbD
Abm = AbBEb
Am = ACE
Bbm = BbDbF
Bm = BDF#

* Seventh Chords

To make any seventh chord take the corresponding major chord and add a fourth note to it. The note that you add is one whole-step (two half-steps) below the root. The seventh chord will sound better if you place this extra note at the top of the chord, leaving the root at the bottom.

This is a C seventh (C7) chord ... C E G Bb

* The Twelve Seventh Chords

C7 = CEGBb

Db7 = DbFAbB

D7 = DF#AC

Eb7 = EbGGBbDb

E7 = EG#BD

F7 = FACEb

Gb7 = GbBbDbE

G7 = GBDF

Ab7 = AbCEbGb

A7 = AC#EG

Bb7 = BbDFAb

B7 = B#D#F#A

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Blues Chord Progression

You may know how to build:

* minor thirds
* major thirds
* perfect fifths
* major chords
* minor thirds
* seventh chords

Do you know these chords?
C7, F7, G7?

Here's another way to figure out seventh chords:

1. Start from the root note of the chord you want to play. That is ( F ) or ( G )...
2. Add a major third ( 4 half steps )
3. Then add a minor third (which is the same as a perfect fifth from the root).
4. Then add another minor third.

Seventh chord = major third + minor third + minor third ... or

Major third (combined with perfect fifth + minor third

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

C7 = C + E + G + Bb

F7 = F + A + C + Eb

G7 = G = B + D + F

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Blues Chord Progression

A "chord progression" is a series of chords played one after the other.

A "blues chord progression" is usually 12 bars long.

In this progression, a bar equals 4 beats. Clapping your hands 4 times (in a rhythmical beat) equals 1 bar. thus, 12 bars equals 48 beats.

Each bar begins at 1 again. That is, "1-2-3-4" - - - "1-2-3-4" as opposed to "1-2-3-4 - - - 5-6-7-8"

How To Read The Blues Chart

1. The chord is listed first; the beat numbers are listed below the chord names.
2. Play the chord for the given amount of beats listed (the bar # is also listed).

For example,

C7
(1-2-3-4)
Bar 1

This means that you will play a C7 chord while counting to 4

--------------------------------
CHORD PROGRESSION
--------------------------------

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 1

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 2

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 3

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 4

F7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 5

F7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 6

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 7

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 8

G7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 9

F7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 10

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 11

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 12

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