Topic: How Much We Can Bear (Read 2518 times)

Blackwiz87 · « **on:** January 20, 2006, 08:47:07 PM »

Can somebody give me the chords to this song. My choir wants to sing it, and I desperately need these chords, preferably in Db.

Please anybody, I checked the main "chords" website and couldnt find these chords anywhere.

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ddw4e · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2006, 08:50:18 PM »

Here ya go!

"How Much We Can Bear"
Recorded By Hezekiah Walker
Arrg. By ddw4e

Key Db to F

LH /RH

INTRO

SINGLE NOTES
Bb_Ab_Bb

Eb / F# Bb C# F
Bb F / Ab C Eb
Eb / F# Bb C# F
Bb F / Ab C Eb
Eb / F# Bb C# F
Eb / A C# Eb F
F / Ab C# F
F# / A C# Eb F
Ab / Ab C# F
Ab / F# Bb Eb
C# / F Ab C#
F / Eb Ab C
Bb / F Ab C#

VERSE 1
Eb / F# Bb C# F - If in your life you are going through,
Bb F / Ab C Eb - and you don't
Eb / F# Bb C# F - know really what to do
Bb F / Ab C Eb - just call on
Eb / F# Bb C# F - Jesus, He will
SINGLE NOTES
Eb_F_F# - see you thro-
Ab / F# Bb C# - ugh,
C / Ab C Eb - for He
C# / Ab C# F - knows, Jesus, He
F / Eb Ab C - knoo
Bb / F Ab C# -ooows.

VERSE 2 - PLAY THA SAME WAY AS VERSE 1

CHORUS
Eb / F# Bb C# F - How much
Bb F / Ab C Eb - we can
Eb / F# Bb C# F - bear,
Bb F / Ab C Eb - Jesus, He
Eb / F# Bb C# F - knows
Eb / A C# Eb F
F / Ab C# F
F# / A C# Eb F - how
Ab / Ab C# F - much
Ab / Ab C# F - we
Ab / F# Bb Eb - can
C# / F Ab C# - bear
F / Eb Ab C - He
Bb / F Ab C# - knows

VAMP
Eb / F# Bb C# F - How much, how much we
Bb F / Ab C Eb - we can
Eb / F# Bb C# F - bear, we can bear
Bb F / Ab C Eb

repeat til ready to modulate (only the vamp)...also when u ready to modulate don't play the last note on the vamp go to the next set of chords...In other words when mod. to D, don't play Bb F / Ab C Eb but play F# / E A C#......Bb F / Ab C Eb will only bring you back to Eb / F# Bb C# F....hope that didn't confuse you. :wink:

in D
F# / E A C#
B / F# A D
E / G B D F#- How much, how much we
B F# / A C# E- we can
E / G B D F#- bear, we can bear
B F# / A C# E

in Eb
G / F Bb D
C / G Bb Eb
F / Ab C Eb G - How much, how much we
C G / Bb D F - we can
F / Ab C Eb G - bear, we can bear
C G / Bb D F

in E
G# / F# B D#
C# / G# B E
F# / A C# E G# - How much, how much we
C# G# / B D# F# - we can
F# / A C# E G# - bear, we can bear
C# G# / B D# F#

in F
A / G C E
D / A C F
G / Bb D F A - How much, how much we
D A / C E G - we can
G / Bb D F A - bear, we can bear
D A / C E G

ENDING
D A / C E G - Jesus, He
G / Bb D F A - knows
G / Db F G A
A / C F A
Bb / Db F G A - how
C / C F A - much
C / C F A - we
C / Bb D G - can
F / A C F - bear

Hope that helps someone! :wink:

Blackwiz87 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2006, 09:16:25 PM »

Thanks a whole lot....now hopefully i can learn this before tomorrow night for choir practice. Unfortunately no ink in our printer, so ima have to find a way to get the library tomorrow and print this out.

Blackwiz87 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2006, 08:21:06 AM »

Okay ddw4e....I have a lil problem and Im hoping you can help me with this.

I played these chords in choir rehearsal and they want me to have a more fuller sound. They want me to have that base(thats in the song) in my playing. Picky??....I dont know, but nonetheless, do you think you can help me out with this.

He really wants me to learn this, and I learned it the way you posted, but like I said, he wants it to be fuller, more like the song.

Please help me if you can. And dont worry bout transposing it at the end when they go up 3 times. I'll just do that work myself.

ddw4e · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2006, 07:38:03 PM »

I probably can't explain it but I do have a mp3 of it and you can hear the bass on that.

How Much

Blackwiz87 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2006, 09:31:48 PM »

Quote from: ddw4e

I probably can't explain it but I do have a mp3 of it and you can hear the bass on that.

How Much

well, I have the mp3 of the song....u mean, u wouldnt be able to post the filler chords u play when you play that song n watnot??

ddw4e · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2006, 11:44:31 PM »

i don't do filler chords on that song...(actually I NEVER played it in church) but most of the chords are what you cal "hit" chords...I call them that cause they will stand out (like saying that you use brass sound and hit those chords) and if played right make fuller chords.

what you can do with the bass.add filler is this..

Eb_Bb_Eb / F# Bb C# F - If in your life you are going through,
Bb / Ab C Eb - and you don't
Eb_Bb_Eb / F# Bb C# F - know really what to do
Bb / Ab C Eb - just call on
Eb_Bb_Eb / F# Bb C# F - Jesus, He will
SINGLE NOTES
Eb_F_F# - see you thro-
Ab / F# Bb C# - ugh,
C / Ab C Eb - for He
C# / Ab C# F - knows, Jesus,
C / F Bb D F - He (FILLER)
F / Eb Ab C - knoo
Bb / F Ab C# -ooows.
Bb / Ab B D F (FILLER)

DO THE SAME ON THE CHORUS...ROCK THE BASS LIKE HOW I DID IT ON THE BEGINNING OF THE VERSE AND YOU BE GOOD TO GO!

Blackwiz87 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2006, 10:35:05 AM »

i'll try to work with that

Blackwiz87 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2006, 11:17:07 AM »

so, u really didnt change anything besides adding those 2 filler chords....hmm.....maybe ill try to find someone else version and maybe mix it....

ddw4e · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2006, 03:15:41 PM »

You can try that but if you try to get nothin but filler chords, you goin to make the song too busy..so keep that in mind.

Blackwiz87 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2006, 03:30:58 PM »

see, they(the choir) used to sing this song with another piano player who came down to visit....I dont know how he played it.....but they want me to play as full as he did....I cant get a hold of him or anything, so i gotta figure out how to play this song a little more fuller....I dont know if the problem is the base...or filler notes...or maybe he just used different chords, but i guess i'll figure it out......hopefully.

ddw4e · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2006, 06:07:38 PM »

Quote from: Blackwiz87

see, they(the choir) used to sing this song with another piano player who came down to visit....I dont know how he played it.....but they want me to play as full as he did....I cant get a hold of him or anything, so i gotta figure out how to play this song a little more fuller....I dont know if the problem is the base...or filler notes...or maybe he just used different chords, but i guess i'll figure it out......hopefully.

They can't make you play like someone that you never heard before. They have to play with you...not the previous musician. You do what you do..don't try to satify them..satify God doc..

Blackwiz87 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2006, 06:12:57 PM »

It aint like that....they aint making me do anything. They want it played a certain way....and i personally would want to play it more fuller. Your chords are great...but its like those chords are for if I had the whole band that the guy had on the CD, with the bass and everything else.

T-Block · « **Reply #13 on:** January 24, 2006, 09:53:38 AM »

Hey Blackwiz87, D gave you some pretty nice chords. I think his version is greatd just like it is and you should be a little more greatful cuz he couldn't have gave u anything. Anyways, here is the way I would play it:

"How Much We Can Bear"
Key Db LH/RH

Intro:

Bb / F-Ab-C-Eb (2x)
Eb / Gb-Bb-Db-F
(repeat 2x)

Eb / Gb-Bb-Eb
F / Ab-Db-F
Gb / Bb-Eb-Gb
Ab / Ab-Db-F
Ab / Ab-Db-F
/ Gb-Bb-Eb
Db / F-Ab-Db

F / C-Eb-Eb
Bb / Db-F-Ab If
or
F / C-Eb-G-Bb
Bb / D-Gb-Ab-Db If

Part 1:

in your life
Eb /
/ Gb-Bb-Db-F you are
Ab, Bb, Ab, Bb / going through
Db /
Eb /
/ Gb-Bb-Db-F
Ab, Bb, Ab / and
Bb / F-Ab-C-Eb you don't
Db / know
Eb /
/ Gb-Bb-Db-F really
Ab, Bb, Ab, Bb / what to do
Db /
Eb /
/ Gb-Bb-Db-F
Ab, Bb, Ab / just
Bb / F-Ab-C-Eb call on
Db / Je-
Eb / sus
/ Gb-Bb-Db-F He will
Eb / Gb-Bb-Eb see
F / Ab-Db-F you
Gb / Bb-Eb-Gb through
Ab / Ab-Db-F
Ab / A-C-Eb-Gb-A for He
Db / Ab-Db-F knows,
*/ Db-F-Ab Je- *optional chord
*/ Eb-Gb-Bb sus *optional chord
*/ F-Ab-Db He *optional chord

F / Gb-Bb-Eb kno-
Bb / F-Ab-Db ows.
or
F / C-Eb-G-Bb kno-
Bb / D-Gb-Ab-Db ows.
(repeat substituting words)

Part 2:

How much
Eb /
/ Gb-Bb-Db-F how
Ab, Bb, Ab, Bb / much we
Db /
Eb /
/ Gb-Bb-Db-F
Ab, Bb, Ab / we
Bb / F-Ab-C-Eb can
Db / bear
Eb /
/ Gb-Bb-Db-F we
Ab, Bb, Ab, Bb / can bear *modulate from here
Db /
Eb /
/ Gb-Bb-Db-F
Ab, Bb, Ab /
Bb / F-Ab-C-Eb how much
Db /
(repeat)

Modulation chords to D:

F# / C#-E-A
B / D-F#-A
or
F# / C#-E-G#-B
B / D#-G-A-D
(transpose Part chords from Db to D)

The song is really basic and basic chords will work. Most of the song is just 2-6 back and forth, then it goes to 5, then 1, then 3 then 6, and repeats. So, here the formula for any key is: 2-6-5-1-3-6

T-Block · « **Reply #14 on:** January 24, 2006, 09:56:15 AM »

That last thing in parenthesis should be "Transpose Part 2 chords from Db to D.

Blackwiz87 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 24, 2006, 11:39:53 AM »

thanks t-block for the chords...i'll check them out when i get to the library and print them

and fasho...i appreciate anybody who gives me chords cuz I know they dont have to

T-Block · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2006, 11:47:05 AM »

It's o.k. Black, I understand where you coming from when people is putting pressure on you they want you to get a specific sound. I go through it too, but just remember that we are all learning. It just seemed to me you was kinda being a little ungrateful. If I offended you in any way, I apologize.

Blackwiz87 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 24, 2006, 11:57:51 AM »

Its all good. I think ddw4e knows I appreciate everything hes gave to me....if he doesnt, he knows now. I guess its hard to tell through words on the internet. I need all the help I can get and I just visited that musicians learning center website you posted....I think ima be using a lot of those chords too.

I most definitely appreciate this kinda help because you cant exactly buy this kind of help in a book or whatever where the chords are written out. But again, I guess its hard to know my tone through the internet.

GeneralMusic · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2006, 07:59:29 AM »

Praise the Lord!!!

Great post DD, and you know I love the mp3. Thanks a million. May God continue to Bless you my brother. Thanks for all you do for me and others on this site.

Your brother in Christ,

Brother Mark Wilson

cmack05 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 29, 2007, 07:13:52 PM »

thanks for all your help!

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