Learn the shortcuts to play your favourite songs
Posted in Church songs, Songs on Aug 4th, 2008
This song is in the key of D.
The 1st part of the verse goes like this…
I –> V/M –> VIm7 –> VIm7/5 –> IV –> IV/5
The 2nd part is the same except that it has an additional IIM7 chord towards the end…
I –> V/M –> VIm7 –> VIm7/5 –> IV –> IIm7 –> IV/5
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I have done the illustration using 2 different keys: F# (the original key) and F (an easier key to play).
There are only 2 different progressions in the whole song. The 1st progression is repeated throughout the song except during the bridge. This is how the 1st progression goes:
I –> IIIm –> VIm –> I/5 –> [...]
Posted in Church songs, Songs on Jul 26th, 2008
Have you ever played a song, a complete song, without having to change chord? Here is your chance… I call this video illustration the “lazy” version!
For those who are interested to know how the one “chord” on the right hand came about, please read on.
The progressions for the verse and chorus are the same, i.e.,
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I have simplified the playing of this song so that you only need to use 3 fingers to play it. In fact, in this case, it is even not necessary to learn what chords to play or what the word “chord” means! The notes to play are quite clearly shown on the video. [...]
It should be quite simple to just follow the video above. However, if you want to know more about the chords and chord progressions, please read on.
The verse may be divided into 2 parts as below:
(1) I –> IV/1 –> I –> I/M –> IV –> V4 –> V –>
(2) IV/M –> IV –> I/M [...]
