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Chord Request => Bass and Guitar Chords/Tabs => Topic started by: malthumb on September 02, 2006, 11:26:38 AM

Title: You Are The Living Word and We're Blessed
Post by: malthumb on September 02, 2006, 11:26:38 AM

I posted these tabs a long time ago.  Copied here since we now have a tab section.

Try these two from Fred Hammond......


You Are The Living Word
We're Blessed

Fred is an extremely accomplished bassist, but these two have fairly simple parts.  As you "feel" them, there's a lot of room to add your own flavor.  Tabs below assume a 4 string bass

This is the basic flow of "Living Word"


G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---6----3--5------6----3--5------6----3--5-----2-3------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------5-6-3-4--------------------------------



And this is the opening phrase of "Blessed"
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------1-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------3--1-----------------------------------------
E----4--3--1-----4--3--1------4--3--1-----4--3-------------------------------------------------

Hope that helps get you started.

Peace,

James

Title: Re: You Are The Living Word and We're Blessed
Post by: jkb on September 04, 2006, 07:33:22 AM

can someone pls help me read/ simplify these tab chords for me?

Title: Re: You Are The Living Word and We're Blessed
Post by: malthumb on September 04, 2006, 08:26:39 AM

Quote from: jkb on September 04, 2006, 07:33:22 AM

can someone pls help me read/ simplify these tab chords for me?

The good thing about tabs is they tell you where to place your fingers on each string.

The bad thing about tabs is they don't help you with the rhythm or timing, so you have to pretty much know the tempo and beat of the song going in.

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---6----3--5------6----3--5------6----3--5-----2-3------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------5-6-3-4--------------------------------

In the above example, your first note is played by playing the 6th fret on the A string, then the 3rd fret, then the 5th fret, etc, etc

More complicated tabs will also tel you where to hammer on ( 3H5 means play the 3rd fret, then hammer the 5th fret)
when to slide (2 \ 5 means play the 2nd fret and slide to the 5th fret)
when to play ghost notes ( X )
and other advanced techniques.

Hope that helps.

Peace,

James

Title: Re: You Are The Living Word and We're Blessed
Post by: malthumb on December 31, 2007, 08:05:51 PM

I added a sound clip of "You Are The Living Word" that pretty much follows the tab.

http://www.learngospelmusic.com/media/thumbnails.php?album=422 (http://www.learngospelmusic.com/media/thumbnails.php?album=422)

Peace,

James

Title: Re: You Are The Living Word and We're Blessed
Post by: Bassyboy on January 02, 2008, 03:48:33 AM

Everybody say blessed/blessed/blessed. :D..Great song..Im surprised why you sir havent made a choice of becoming a mod...Thanks for the post.Very helpful :)

Title: Re: You Are The Living Word and We're Blessed
Post by: bass_mann1 on February 27, 2008, 09:26:04 PM

you are the living word is a beautiful song, the arrangement, instrumental and vocal, just work for me

Title: Re: You Are The Living Word and We're Blessed
Post by: cordney on February 28, 2008, 05:32:49 AM

Quote from: malthumb on September 02, 2006, 11:26:38 AM

I posted these tabs a long time ago.  Copied here since we now have a tab section.

Try these two from Fred Hammond......


You Are The Living Word
We're Blessed

Fred is an extremely accomplished bassist, but these two have fairly simple parts.  As you "feel" them, there's a lot of room to add your own flavor.  Tabs below assume a 4 string bass

This is the basic flow of "Living Word"
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---6----3--5------6----3--5------6----3--5-----2-3------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------5-6-3-4--------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


And this is the opening phrase of "Blessed"
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------1-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------3--1-----------------------------------------
E----4--3--1-----4--3--1------4--3--1-----4--3-------------------------------------------------

Hope that helps get you started.

Peace,

James

For "You are the living word" shouldn't it be on the A string ?/?

Title: Re: You Are The Living Word and We're Blessed
Post by: malthumb on February 28, 2008, 08:11:59 PM

Quote from: cordney on February 28, 2008, 05:32:49 AM

For "You are the living word" shouldn't it be on the A string ?/?

Dude, you are sooooo right!  What was I drinking thinking?

Fixed!