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Thread #93754   Message #3212277
Posted By: GUEST
24-Aug-11 - 09:25 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Gospel song 'The Welcome Table'
Subject: RE: Origins: Gospel song 'The Welcome Table'
Great lyrics, thanks!

GUEST j.b. requests chords. Caveat: there are many slight variations of this melody, and not all chords will work with variations. That being said, here's what I use:

I tend to sing this melody:
X:1
T:Welcome Table
K:G
D6ED | GG2GA2G2 | z2B4-A2 | G8 |
E6GE | GG2EG2E2 | G2G2GGGG | z2GGE2D2 |
D6ED | GG2GA2G2 | z2B4-A2 | G6
GG | AA2AG2A2 | B2B2BGA2 | G8-|G8 |]

in which case, these chords work pretty well:
G - - G7
C - - -
G - B7 Em
D G C G

And for a variation of the melody with this last line:
GG | BB2BG2B2 | AA2AGA2 | G8-|G8 |]

try these chords for that last line:
G D GC G

To simplify the above chords, you could replace the G7, B7, and Em chords with G chords, and it will sound OK.

If you wanted to dress it up a little, you could do something like this:
GG6 GG6 GG6 G7
C - GAm C
GG6 GG6 GB7 EmG
D GAm C G

Dan
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