Monday, November 5, 2007

Wow!

I just had a major musical breakthrough. I wrote a really great worship song and then my guitar string broke...I have never written a song so fast. I did it in all of 15 minutes...wow! Normally I get about half-way through and break down, I can't expand on it musically because of my inexperience and lack of, for want of a better word, musical vocabulary.


Inhale/Exhale

Chord Progression (capo at 5): Bm G A E ?

Bm

I cry your name

G

You come and touch

A

The part of me

E

I’ve hidden so much

I barely grasp

Your gift of grace

But it has sustained me

In this place

In this life

So full of fear

Defeat draws close

I need you here

You heavenly hosts

I cannot see

My eyes are open

Deceiving me

Can’t cover them up

Not on my own

I need your strength Lord

Can’t do it alone

Chorus:

E G

You Holy Spirit falls on me

A

With such a force

E

Now I can breathe

4 comments:

Snoyarc said...

Can't wait to actually HEAR it!

Hugs & Love

Anonymous said...

Sounds incredible. I love songs that take you to a more intimate place with God. I wish I had musical gifts. Maybe someday. The funny thing is while I'm at work I have to be in a music appreciation class with the student I sit with. I'm learning how to read notes, etc. You never know.

David said...

I would love to be able to play it for you guys...the chords and spacing got all mis-formatted when I pasted this from Word, so don't go too closely by that, musically speaking.

Joanne, while reading Musical Notation can be a great asset to a musician, understanding Music Theory is far, far more important. Music Theory has to do with the scales and keys we play in, understanding how chords work, etc. Mastering that is the best thing a musician could teach his or herself.

Another way to put it is this: I can read a book, but if I don't understand the meaning of the words when they are put together in sentences, what's the point in reading? I played saxophone in the 7th and 8th grade. I was trained to read notes, not learn Theory. As a result, I never really had any idea what I was doing.

Anonymous said...

Hey, thanks for that, David. I appreciate your insight.