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You Are There With Me - Piano Part - Rehearsal Track

20 Jul 2024 · 3 min

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In this rehearsal‑style walkthrough, the speaker explains how to play the piano accompaniment for the worship song “You Are There With Me.” He describes a constant right‑hand texture that resembles a major‑7 voicing, while the left hand handles the chord changes in the bass. The chord progression moves from an E major chord down to a C♯ minor chord and then to an A (or A2) chord, with the change occurring on the third beat of each measure. He outlines the rhythmic counting (1‑2‑1‑2‑3, repeated) that guides the chord changes, recites the verse and chorus lyrics to illustrate phrasing, and mentions the intro/turnaround sections. He also notes that he has prepared a chord sheet for the church, intending to write down the intro chord details for the band.

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So here's the keyboard on that song, You Are There with Me. It's like, uh, it doesn't even say major 7 in the chord because it's just kind of a constant thing you're doing with your right hand while the left hand does the, the chord changes kind of in the bass. So it kind of has this— if you play an E chord and then you're going down and you're hitting the D sharp And then the, the chord changes, you know, you go to like a C minor— C sharp minor, I should say. You go to an A. It's basically like, let's 1, 2, 1 and 2 and 3. So like basically 4, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. It's like you're basically doing that change on the 3. So, so if I do just like a verse and a chorus, oh, Lord, you've searched me. Oh Lord, you've known me. You know when I lie down and when I rise. Oh Lord, you're before me. Oh Lord, you're behind me. You know my secrets. Your thoughts, my heart and mind. Where can I run from Your presence? Where can I hide from Your Spirit? If I could fly to the heavens, You are there. If I could ride the wings of morning, If I could swim the deepest sea, not even then you are there with me. And like the intro of the song, turnaround and stuff, we can just do that. With an E chord, E, C sharp minor, A2. Anyway, I've got a chord sheet here for you at church. I'm going to write down like the intro chord stuff, so thanks for bearing with me.