Yeah, with this method, you have to have heard the song first and have a good feel for it. You would not be able to learn the song if you were given only the chords as written above, a quiet room and a piano. However, think about it: there's no efficient way to use pure text to post standard sheet music with time signatures.
It's just a different method that seems to work for a lot of folks on this site. Some of these cats on here can really jam, and they use this method of chording to learn and teach songs. Thus, when in Rome...
Check out these two types of chording a song:
1. The Learngospelmusic and Ernest and Roline way:
http://www.earnestandroline.com/Music/Chords/sanctuary.htmlIn The Sanctuary-Kurt Carr
King David, M.U.S.I.C
In The Sanctuary - Kurt Carr Key: Db to C
Intro:
Db,Eb
Bb-Db-F/Ab-C-F, Ab
Bb-Db-Eb-Gb/Bb-Db-Gb, F
C-Eb/Ab-C-Eb, Ab
Db-Ab/Ab-Db-F
F-C-Eb/Ab-C-Eb
Bb-F-Ab/F-Ab-Db
Bb-Db-Eb-Gb/Bb-Db-Gb, F
C-Eb/Ab-C-Eb, Ab
Db-Ab/Ab-Db-F
F-C-Eb/Ab-C-Eb
Bb-Db-F/Ab-C-F, Ab
Bb-Db-Eb-Gb/Bb-Db-Gb, F
C-Eb/Ab-C-Eb, Ab
Db-Ab/Ab-Db-F
F-C-Eb/Ab-C-Eb
Bb-F-Ab/F-Ab-Db
Bb-Db-Eb-Gb/Bb-Db-Gb, F
Ab/Bb-Db-Gb
Db-Db/Ab-Db-F-Ab
Db,Db,Eb,Db/Ab-Db-Eb-Ab............We lift our hands in the
C/Bb-Eb-Ab........................sanc-tu-ar
Db/Ab-Db-Eb-Ab.................y
Bb,Db,Eb,Db/Ab-Db-Eb-Ab...............We lift our hands to
C/Bb-Eb-Ab........................give You the glo-
Db/Ab-Db-Eb-Ab.................ry
Db,Db,Eb,Db/Ab-Db-Eb-Ab...............We lift our hands
C/Bb-Eb-Ab........................give You the Prai-
Bb/Ab-Db-Eb-Ab.................ise
Db,Db,Eb,Db/Ab-Db-Eb-Ab...........We will praise You for the
C/Bb-Eb-Ab........................rest of our
Db/Ab-Db-Eb-Ab.................days, yes
Bb,Db,Eb,Db/Ab-Db-Eb-Ab...........We will praise You for the
C/Bb-Eb-Ab........................rest of our
Db/Ab-Db-Eb-Ab.................days.
D,D,E,D/A-D-E-A...............We clap our hands in the
C#/B-E-A........................sanc-tu-ar
D/A-D-E-A.................y
B,D,E,D/A-D-E-A...............We clap our hands to
C#/B-E-A........................give You the glo-
D/A-D-E-A.................ry
D,D,E,D/A-D-E-A...............We clap our hands
C#/B-E-A........................give You the Prai-
B/A-D-E-A.................ise
D,D,E,D/A-D-E-A...............We will praise You for the
C#/B-E-A........................rest of our
D/A-D-E-A.................days, yes
B,D,E,D/A-D-E-A...............We will praise You for the
C#/B-E-A........................rest of our
D/A-D-E-A.................days.
Eb,Eb,F,Eb/Bb-Eb-F-Bb...............We sing our song in the
D/C-F-Bb........................sanc-tu-ar
Eb/Bb-Eb-F-Bb.................y
C,Eb,F,Eb/Bb-Eb-F-Bb...............We sing our song to
D/C-F-Bb........................give You the glo-
Eb/Bb-Eb-F-Bb.................ry
Eb,Eb,F,Eb/Bb-Eb-F-Bb...............We sing our song
D/C-F-Bb........................give You the Prai-
C/Bb-Eb-F-Bb.................ise
Eb,Eb,F,Eb/Bb-Eb-F-Bb.............We will praise You for the
D/C-F-Bb........................rest of our
Eb/Bb-Eb-F-Bb.................days, yes
C,Eb,F,Eb/Bb-Eb-F-Bb.............We will praise You for the
D/C-F-Bb........................rest of our
Eb/Bb-Eb-F-Bb.................days.
F/C-Eb-F-C
G/Bb-Eb-G-Bb
2. The Conventional Way from a web site that I cannot quite recall the URL
In The Sanctuary - Kurt Carr Bass is on the Right of the slash
Verse:
Cm Ab/F Bb Eb We lift our hands in the sanctuary.
Cm Ab/F Bb Eb We lift our hands to give you the glory.
Cm Ab/F Bb Eb Bb/D Cm We lift our hands to give you the pra-a-ise,
Ab/F Bb Eb Bb/D Cm and we will praise you for the rest of our d-a-a-ys.
Ab/F Bb Eb Yes, we will praise you for the rest of our days.
(We clap our hands...)
(We sing our song...)
(Hallelujah in the...)
Ab Eb Bb Eb Jesus, we give you the praise.
Ab Eb Bb Eb Emmanuel, we lift up your name.
Db Ab Bb B Cm Heavenly Father, coming Me-ss-iah,
Ab/F Bb Eb We will praise you for the rest of our days.
Cm Ab/F Bb Eb Yes, we will praise you for the rest of our days.
Of course, I will choose No. 2 every time. Who wouldn't? It is simple, methodical and logical to read and I was playing and singing the song in less than 10 minutes. The No. 1 looks very busy, too busy in fact, and as you said it is for the cats who can really jam. If you want to play and sing as well, No. 1 is not easy to do.
But one can always convert chords/notes from the No. 1 type to the No. 2 type, manually as one wishes.
Lamurud
