Thanks, Ferrente for re posting these!
Credits go: Loopy
I have 500+ gospel CD's and about 6600 MP3's on my computer, and a few years back I did a survey of hundreds and hundreds of gospel songs to see what key they were in. This is what I found (I thought it was interesting). The keys are list in order from most popular to least popular.
1. Ab
2. C#
3. Eb
4. F#
5. Bb
6. F
7. C
8. G
9. D
10. B
11. E
12. A
Notice that the BLACK keys are the top five, and the keys of D, B, E, and A are the bottom four. Also, F is the most popular WHITE key, and what was interesting to me is the the key of C is not nearly as popular in black gospel recordings as one might think.
Tonality... You get used to hearing things in those keys, so you tend to continue to write things in those keys. The composers making music are the same cats that were taught to play the oldies on the original blacks.
Just as "C" is and easy key to play in, Many found the flat keys to be an easy way to get the jazzy/bluesy sound they were hearing in their heads out without actually having to know how to do it on the actual boards. Playing on the tops was easier to think about at the time for those that were teaching themselves how to play. Much of our history, thusly is effected because of this.
Guitar player will traditionally write in keys that they are familiar with as well. Those keys are the bottom of this list. What I find interesting is how far away the actual tonality is between Gospel music and full fledged blues yet how similar the messages were in the beginning. It wasn't until the Blues became commercialized that we started to see it split off into taverns and bars. A mere half step separated Eb from E or Ab from A but a world of difference in tonal color case produced.
The amount of heritage in your record collection is astounding. I hope you realize the treasure you have there... :)
WOW!!
Credits Go To: cas10a
The Wedding Song
Jamie Fox
Key of G
Lead The Way
By: Mariah Carey
Arr. By: Val215
Key Ab
L H / R H
Intro:
Ab / Ab-Bb-C-Eb
C / G-Bb-C-Eb
Eb / Gb-Bb-C-Eb
Ab / Gb-Ab-C-Eb
Db / F-Ab-C-Eb
Eb / G-Bb-Db-Eb
Verse 1:
Ab / Ab-Bb-C-Eb Who would?ve be-
C / G-Bb-C-Eb lieved that you and
Eb / Gb-Bb-C-Eb me would
Ab / Gb-Ab-C-Eb fall and land
Db / F-Ab-C-Eb together
Eb / G-Bb-Db-Eb and
Ab / Ab-Bb-C-Eb who could?ve fore-
C / G-Bb-C-Eb seen in you I?d
Eb / Gb-Bb-C-Eb find the
Ab / Gb-Ab-C-Eb place I?ve belonged
Db / F-Ab-C-Eb forever
Chorus1:
E / E-Ab-Bb-Db and if I move closer
Gb / Gb-Ab-Bb-Db then
E / E-Ab-Bb-Db love will take
C / G-Bb-C-Eb ov-
F / Ab-C-Eb-F er and
Bb / Ab-Bb-Db-F lead the
Eb / Bb-Eb-F-G way
G / Bb-Db-Eb-G
Verse 2:
Ab / Ab-Bb-C-Eb I?d given up
C / G-Bb-C-Eb hope losing the
Eb / Gb-Bb-C-Eb faith that
Ab / Gb-Ab-C-Eb love could be mine to
Db / F-Ab-C-Eb treasure
Eb / G-Bb-Db-Eb and
Ab / Ab-Bb-C-Eb now nothing?s the
C / G-Bb-C-Eb same I found my-
Eb / Gb-Bb-C-Eb self
Ab / Gb-Ab-C-Eb reborn on the day I
Db / F-Ab-C-Eb met you
Chorus 2:
E / E-Ab-Bb-Db and if we move closer
Gb / Gb-Ab-Bb-Db then
E / E-Ab-Bb-Db love will take
C / G-Bb-C-Eb ov-
F / Ab-C-Eb-F er and
Bb / Ab-Bb-Db-F lead the
Eb / Bb-Eb-F-G way
Bridge:
E / Bb-Db-E-G
F / C-Eb-F-Ab sudden-
E / Ab-Bb-Db-E ly you are
C / G-Bb-C-Eb right here with
F / Ab-C-Eb-F me and
Bb / Ab-Bb-Db-F the truth
Eb / Bb-Db-Eb-G I used to hold have
Ab / Ab-Bb-C-Eb changed
Chours 3:
E / E-Ab-Bb-Db and if I move closer
Gb / Gb-Ab-Bb-Db and
E / E-Ab-Bb-Db let it take
C / G-Bb-C-Eb ov-
F / A-C-Eb-F er then
Bb / Ab-Bb-Db-F love will
Eb / Bb-Eb-F-G lead the
Ab / Ab-Bb-C-Eb way
/ C, Db, Eb
C / G-Bb-C-Eb
/ C, Db, Eb
Eb / Gb-Bb-C-Eb
Ab / Gb-Ab-C-Eb
Db / F-Ab-C-Eb
Eb / G-Bb-Db-Eb
Ab / Ab-Bb-C-Eb
/ C, Db, Eb
C / G-Bb-C-Eb
/ C, Db, Eb
Eb / Gb-Bb-C-Eb
Ab / Gb-Ab-C-Eb
Db / F-Ab-C-Eb
Ending:
E / E-Ab-Bb-Db and if we move closer
Gb / Gb-Ab-Bb-Db and
E / E-Ab-Bb-Db let it take
C / G-Bb-C-Eb ov-
F / A-C-Eb-F er then
Bb / Ab-Bb-Db-F love will
Eb / Bb-Db-Eb-G lead the
Ab / Ab-Bb-C-Eb way
/ C, Db, Eb
C / G-Bb-C-Eb
/ C, Db, Eb
Eb / Gb-Bb-C-Eb
Ab / Gb-Ab-C-Eb
Db / F-Ab-C-Eb
Gb / Gb-Ab-Bb-Db
E / E-Ab-Bb-Db
Ab / Ab-Bb-C-Eb
You'd have to listen to the song to see how the RH chords flow. Also the words don't exactly line up with the chords, but I think you'll get through it.
ferrente, you are the man
Hello.I just need the chords.That would be great.Thanks again .What's your email address?