You probably have noticed that I have not listed out the chord progressions that much for the songs I posted lately. The main reason is that these songs are quite popular and have been around for a while. Therefore the chord progressions, the music scores, etc. should be easily available elsewhere. What I intend to do instead here is to show those who find it difficult to follow those music scores and chord charts. The playing on the videos has been simplified to such an extent that anyone should be able to follow quite easily. However, if anyone is interested in the chord progression, please let me know.

This is another popular church song that has been around for a while. Here is how one can play it simply with 3 fingers: 1 on the left hand, and 2 on the right hand. And you need only to play 2 different “chords” on the right hand. Please see the video…

These are the “cheat” chords I played in the video…
C - Am7 - F - F/G (2x)
F - F/G - C - C/E - F - F/G - Am7
C/E - F - F/G - C - F - G4 - C

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This is just so amazing…!!! The little Korean girl’s name is Yoo Ee Yun…







And here is Yoo Ee Yun again… with Connie Talbot singing “You Raise Me Up”…

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童话 - 光良

This song is originally in the key of F#, and it goes up to G# then A# when it approaches the end. Anyway, for simplicity’s sake, my demo here is done in the key of G.

Again, the way I used my fingers is purely for the sake of making the notes that I press easier to see on the video. You don’t have to follow that.
I won’t go into the explanation of the chord progressions. However, if anyone is keen to know the progressions, please do let me know.

Here’s the video…

26 SEP 2008

I am adding a version 2 of the video here as a response to a reader’s request for a “full-chord” version.

Note that I used my first 3 fingers on my right hand to play the chords. This is not the best way to play chords. I chose to do so in order that viewers can see the notes I pressed. Please use the fingers you find most comfortable for your own playing.

I have also divided the song into 3 parts or 3 different progressions so that it’s easier for one to learn, picking up a part at a time.

Here’s the new version…

These are the “cheat” chords I played…

Part 1: G - Em7 - C - C/D
Part 2: Bm7 - Em7 - C - C/D
Part 3: G - D/F# - Em7 - Em7/D - C - C/D - G - F/G - C - D/C - Bm7 - Em7 - Am7 - c/D - G

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品冠, 梁靜茹 — 回到愛

Should have thought of posting this song long ago! Anyway, better late than never!

The video should be quite clear to follow. I have played the song using the first 3 fingers of my right hand so that it’s clear to the viewer. You don’t have to do that.

I am aware that the timing (tempo) for the three parts is not consistent. That’s because I actually recorded the 3 parts separately, and I wasn’t using the metronome. I hope that’s not too big a problem.

These are the “cheat” chords I played in the video…
Verse:
C2 - Am7 - C2 - Am7 - Dm7 - G - G4/F - Dm7 - G - F - G
Chorus:
C - Am7 - F - C - C - Am7 - F - C - G - F - G
Bridge:
G - Am - Dm7 - G - F/G - C

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Again, there is probably no need to explain the chords and notes that I play, since the illustration on the video is quite clear and self-explanatory.

The melody line is not intended here. The idea of this style of playing is liken to that on a rhythm guitar. In other words, it’s for singing-along. I hope you will find this video useful to teach you play the song while singing along with your folks during Christmas.

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