Congregational Songs Help

[NJDBalla]

Wow, man this is exactly waht I was lookin for....

[moochoj]

man you have know idea how much this helps me like for real

[ferrente]

Welcome To LGM,  moochoj

[bgdg00]

Perfection. You are a gentleman and a scholar!

[lilMsKiki]

I'm going to run over these with a fine tooth comb.  Thanks T-Block. 

[knox06]

Thank T-Block. I have been trying to figure this concept out. You have helped me big tie. God Bless You!

[mozs]

how wud i av started witout these

[dnshorter]

Just want to say thank you for sharing.

[vstyh0]

Thanks a bunch.  You are a life saver

[worshipchrist2010]

You're awesome T-Block!!!  Thanks a million Man!!!

[Kwameandtab]

Hey T-Block! New to the site and by just following your suggestions, I feel more confident than ever that I will continue to grow in this work.. Thanks-a-million and may God continually bless you..

[Virtuenow]

T-Block I'm hoping you might have a video of audio of how this is supposed to sound.  Thanks for this awesome post.  I am having trouble on the timing after the first 2 lines!

[prince.vez]

Well, for those of you having trouble playing congregational songs, this post is for you.  Here is something for yall to practice to get u used to playing congregational songs. You should practice this in every key:

Alternate minor 1 and minor 2 chords
Key Eb 

Db-Gb-Bb or Eb-Gb-Bb (start high on keyboard, go all the way down, go all the way back up)
C-F-Ab
Bb-Eb-Gb
Ab-C-F
Gb-Bb-Eb
F-Ab-C
(repeat)


Alternate major 1 and minor 2 chords
Key Eb

Eb-G-Bb (start high on keyboard, go all the way down, go all the way back up)
C-F-Ab
Bb-Eb-G
Ab-C-F
G-Bb-Eb
F-Ab-C
(repeat)


Various Bass Lines
Key Eb

Eb, G, Ab, A, Bb, C, Db, D, Eb
Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, C, Db, D, Eb
Eb, G, Bb, C, Db, C, Bb, G, Eb
Eb, G, Bb, A, Ab, C, Db, D, Eb
Eb, Db, Bb, A, Ab, C, Db, D, Eb
Eb, C, Bb, A, Ab, C, Db, D, Eb
Eb, F, Gb, Bb, Ab, C, Db, D, Eb
Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, Gb, F, Fb, Eb
Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, G, Ab, A, Bb, Db, Eb, Gb, Ab, C, Db, D, Eb
Bb, Cb, C, Gb, F, Cb, Bb, Bb, Eb
Bb, A, Bb, Cb, C, Cb, Bb, Ab, A, C, Eb, Gb, F, Eb, C, Eb
Eb, Db, C, Gb, F, C, Bb, C, Db, D, Eb


Bassline for fast praise songs like "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah"

Glory
C, E, G, A, C, Bb, A, G Glory, Halle-
C, E, G, A, C, Bb, A, G lujah, since I
F, A, C, A, F (2x), F# (2x) laid my burden
G, G#, A, D#, D, G#, G, B down, Glory
C, E, G, A, C (2x), D, C Glory, Halle-
B (2x), E (2x), A, E, F, F# lujah, since I
G, G#, A, D#, D, G#, G, B laid my burden
C, E, F, F#, G down

(leader) I laid my burden
C, D, D#, E, down, (congregation) laid my burden
F, A, A#, B down

(leader) I laid my burden
C, D, D#, E down, (congregation) laid my burden
F, E, F, F#, down, (leader) I laid my burden
G, A#, C, F#,  down, (congregation) laid my burden
F, A, A#, B down, (leader) I laid my burden


Bassline for fast praise songs like "Victory Is Mine

C, E, F, F# Victory is
G, A, A#, B mine
C, E, F, F# Victory is
G, A, A#, B mine
C, B, C, C# Victory to-
D, E, F, F# day is
G (2x), D (2x) mine
G (2x), A (2x) ohhhh
D, E, F, F# I told
G, G#, A (2x) Satan
D, E, F, F# get thee be-
G, G#, A (2x) hind me
E (2x), F Victory to-
D, G day is
C, E, F, F#, G mine
C, D, D#, E, F, A, A#, B (leader) It's mine, (congregation) it's mine


Bassline and chords for songs like "God Is Not Dead", "I'm A Soldier", etc.

Key Eb LH/RH

Part 1:

Eb, G / Db-Gb-Bb God is
Ab, A / C-F-Ab not
Bb, C / Bb-Eb-Gb dead
Db, D / C-F-Ab
Eb, G / Bb-Eb-Gb He's
Ab, A / Ab-C-F yet a-
Bb (2x) / Gb-Bb-Eb live
A (2x) / G-B-Db-Eb ohhh

*Ab / Gb-Bb-C-Eb God is not dead *u can bounce this note, or do the following bassline
C, Db, D, Eb / is not dead
F, Gb, G /
Ab (2x) / Gb-Bb-C-Eb or Ab (2x) / C-Gb-Bb He's
Gb (2x) / E-Bb-Eb yet a-
F (2x) / Eb-A-Eb or F (2x) / Eb-A-Db live
Bb (2x) / D-Ab-Eb or Bb (2x) / D-Ab-Db ohhh
(repeat)

*Ab / Gb-Bb-C-Eb God is not dead *u can bounce this note, or do the following bassline
C, Db, D, Eb /
F, Gb, G /
Ab (2x) / Gb-Bb-C-Eb He's
A (2x) / Gb-A-C-Eb (2x) yet a-
Bb / G-Bb-Eb live
C /
/ Gb ohhh
Db / G, Bb
D / C, Eb
(repeat)

*Ab / Gb-Bb-C-Eb God is not dead *u can bounce this note, or do the following bassline
C, Db, D, Eb /
F, Gb, G /
Ab (2x) / Gb-Bb-C-Eb He's
A (2x) / Gb-A-C-Eb yet a-
Bb (2x) / F-Ab-C-Eb live
Bb (2x) / Ab-Bb-D-Gb ohhh
(repeat)

Part 2:

(leader) He's not
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb dead
F, Gb, G / (congregation) He's not
Ab / C-F-Ab dead
C, Db, D / (leader) He's not
(repeat)

On this part, basically u just alternate playing minor 1 (Eb-Gb-Bb) and minor 2 (F-Ab-C) chords while running Eb bass line (Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, C, Db, D). Of course, you can experiment using different inversions of those chords.


Bassline and chords for songs like "Victory Is Mine", "Somebody Prayed For Me", etc.

Key Eb  LH/RH

Part 1:

Eb / Bb-Eb-G Vic-
G / Bb-Eb-G to-
/ Bb-Eb-G ry
Ab /
/ Ab-C-F is
A /
/ G-Bb-Eb mine
Bb, C, Db, D /
(repeat)

Eb / Bb-Eb-G Vic-
D / to-
/ Bb-Eb-G ry
Eb /
/ Bb-Eb-G to-
E /
/ A-C-Eb-G day
F, G /
Ab, A / A-C-Eb-G is
Bb (2x) / Bb-D-F mine
F (2x) / A-C-Eb-G
Bb, B / Bb-D-F
C, Gb / Bb-C-E-G

F, G / C-Eb-F-Ab I
Ab / C-Eb-F-Ab told
A / Bb-Eb-G
/ Bb-D-F Satan
Bb, B /
C, Gb / Bb-C-E-G
(repeat)

G / Db-Gb-Bb (2x) Victory
Ab / C-F-Ab to-
F / A-C-Eb-Gb day
Bb / Ab-C-Eb is
Eb / G-Bb-Eb mine

Turnaround:

G / G-Bb-Eb
Ab / Ab-C-Eb
A / Gb-A-C-Eb
Bb / G-Bb-Eb
Bb / Ab-Bb-D-Gb
(repeat from beginning)

Gb / E-Bb-Eb
F / Eb-A-Eb
Bb / D-Ab-Eb
Eb / Db-G-C-Eb
Both hands: Bb, C, Bb, C
(repeat from beginning)

Part 2:

(leader) Ohhh, it's
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb mine
F, Gb, G / (congregation) It's mine, (leader) It's
Ab / C-F-Ab mine
C, Db, D / (congregation) It's mine
(repeat)

After every 3rd time u play the chords above, u can do this special part:

C, Eb, D / (congregation) It's mine, (leader) It's
Db (2x) / F-B-Eb (2x) mine, (congregation) It's
Gb (2x) / E-Bb-Eb (2x) mine, (leader) It's
F (2x) / Eb-A-Eb (2x) or F (2x) / Eb-A-Db (2x) mine, (congregation) It's
Bb (2x) / D-Ab-Eb (2x) or Bb (2x) / D-Ab-Db (2x) mine, (leader) It's
(repeat from Part 2)


Somebody asked me for a time count next to the song to get an idea for the rhythm. So, here it is:

4/4 time count in [ ]

Part 1:

[1] Eb / Bb-Eb-G Vic-
[2] G / Bb-Eb-G to-
/ Bb-Eb-G ry
[3] Ab /
/ Ab-C-F is
[4] A /
/ G-Bb-Eb mine
[1, 2, 3, 4] Bb, C, Db, D /
(repeat)

[1] Eb / Bb-Eb-G Vic-
[2] D / to-
/ Bb-Eb-G ry
[3] Eb /
/ Bb-Eb-G to-
[4] E /
/ A-C-Eb-G day
[1, 2] F, G /
[3, 4] Ab, A / A-C-Eb-G is
[1, 2] Bb (2x) / Bb-D-F mine
[3, 4] F (2x) / A-C-Eb-G
[1, 2] Bb, B / Bb-D-F
[3, 4] C, Gb / Bb-C-E-G

[1, 2] F, G / C-Eb-F-Ab I
[3] Ab / C-Eb-F-Ab told
[4] A / Bb-Eb-G
/ Bb-D-F Satan
[1, 2] Bb, B /
[3, 4] C, Gb / Bb-C-E-G
(repeat)

[1, 2, 3] G / Db-Gb-Bb (2x) Victory
[4] Ab / C-F-Ab to-
[1, 2] F / A-C-Eb-Gb day
[3, 4] Bb / Ab-C-Eb is
[1] Eb / G-Bb-Eb mine

Turnaround:

[2] G / G-Bb-Eb
[3] Ab / Ab-C-Eb
[4] A / Gb-A-C-Eb
[1] Bb / G-Bb-Eb
[2, 3, 4] Bb / Ab-Bb-D-Gb
(repeat from beginning)

Gb / E-Bb-Eb
F / Eb-A-Eb
Bb / D-Ab-Eb
Eb / Db-G-C-Eb
Both hands: Bb, C, Bb, C
(repeat from beginning)

Part 2:

(leader) Ohhh, it's
[1] Eb / Db-Gb-Bb mine
[2, 3, 4] F, Gb, G / (congregation) It's mine, (leader) It's
[1] Ab / C-F-Ab mine *go to special part from here
[2, 3, 4] C, Db, D / (congregation) It's mine
(repeat)

After every 3rd time u play the chords above, u can do this special part:

[2, 3, 4] C, Eb, D / (congregation) It's mine, (leader) It's
[1, 2] Db (2x) / F-B-Eb (2x) mine, (congregation) It's
[3, 4] Gb (2x) / E-Bb-Eb (2x) mine, (leader) It's
[1, 2] F (2x) / Eb-A-Eb (2x) or F (2x) / Eb-A-Db (2x) mine, (congregation) It's
[3, 4] Bb (2x) / D-Ab-Eb (2x) or Bb (2x) / D-Ab-Db (2x) mine, (leader) It's
(repeat from Part 2)

Basically, what u doing is following the bass notes. Each bass note acts like a quarter note, so it gets one beat. So, start learning the bass part first and once u get it going, add in the chords.

If someone could make this a sticky in one of the rooms, I think that would be helpful since thise question comes up a whole lot!!!