QUICK DIGEST (This resource page will keep updating until all resources are finalised)
CCLI : https://us.songselect.com/songs/1774437/i-lift-up-my-eyes
YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k--jh8HuaNc
: Key = G
: Beats = 4
: Tempo = 94
: Passages = Intro, Chorus, Verse, Bridge
Intro (2)
1, -, -, -
1:4, -, -, -
3b:7b, - (5:4) ,4:3b, - (2:7b)
1, -, 5, -
Chorus (2)
1, - ,- ,-
4, -, -, 2
5, 3, 6, -
5, -, 1, -
Verse (2)
6, 1, 3:1, 4
7b, 2, 2, 5
6, 1, 3:1, 4
7b, 2, 5, 1
5
Bridge (2)
1, -, -, -
4, -, -
2, 5, 3, 6
-
5, -, 1, -
Things to take note:
1. There is a lot of 'bass-running', so to create the same effect, everyone needs to run and play the same rhythmically
2. The introduction, if you wish to do it as close to the arrangement as possible, contains about the only other known use of the "3b" bass
3. The bracketed chords in the intro are for the runs
4. Take note that the chord progression for the Chorus and the Bridge are EXACTLY the same, but written out differently. why?
- The Bridge is sung in a peculiar way to make it seem like you skip a bar (on the second line) and then you add a bar (after the 3rd line)
- If you string it all up, you will see that the Bridge is actually exactly the same as the Chorus, which is why you can sing both simultaneously (some people sing Chorus, some sing Bridge at the same time, and it will all harmonise… in this case, the Bridge is an example of a Counter-Melody)
This is an example of a song that is a pleasure to play and to digest, because it has so many unique signatures that are actually musically meaningful and not just different for the sake of difference.
