Kim Gentes

This is Session 16 of the Worship Song Video Blog and it includes tips on playing the song "You're My Refuge" written by Kathy Lott & Kim Gentes and recorded on the album "Kingdom Rain". This is a video blog of guitar tips and ideas for playing worship songs. This video blog is done by Kim Gentes.

This song edition includes a video demonstrating the song arrangement on guitar and a downloadable PDF chord chart with the lyrics and chords (courtesy of WorshipTeam.com). The fingering for the chords is also shown on the downloadable PDF here.

CHORD CHART PDF: download here.

Video Demonstration: See below.

For churches using WorshipTeam.com, the song, chord chart, lyrics and audio are already available and pre-loaded for you in the WorshipTeam.com system song database.

"You're My Refuge" - Worship Song Video Blog: Session 16 (with Kim Gentes)

This is Session 15 of the Worship Song Video Blog includes an example of playing the song "Rise" (written by Shawn McDonald). This is a video blog of guitar tips and ideas for playing worship songs. 

This song edition includes a video demonstrating the song arrangement on guitar and a downloadable PDF chord chart with the lyrics and chords (courtesy of WorshipTeam.com).

CHORD CHART PDF: download here.

Video Demonstration: See below.

This video became very popular and people have been asking a number of questions (all of which are explained or demonstrated in the video). But to give some written information here will help.

Guitar Tuning- This song is done with D-tuned guitar strings. This means that instead of the standard EADGBE tuning of the strings, the guitars low E string is tuned to D, not E. This means the tuning becomes DADGBE. UPDATE: Actually, the original version of the song by Shawn McDonald is done in the DADGAD tuning. I am not sure how I missed that, but it it certainly would make the song pitch to D much more "dronelike". Try it with both tunings and pick the one you like- but the original should be DADGAD, not the D-tune that I have noted in the video.

Tempo/meter - I play this demonstration around 70bpm, although the original song is done around 74-76 by Shawn McDonald.

Strumming Pattern - The strumming pattern on this song is demonstrated on the video, but some folks wanted it written out. Here is a staff measure that shows the pattern.  The notes are just chord strums (I couldn't figure out how to get Finale to do it any other way). Anyways, for each note is a strum. The letters indicate which direction the strum is. D for down, U for up.

For churches using WorshipTeam.com, the song, chord chart, lyrics and audio are already available and pre-loaded for you in the WorshipTeam.com system song database. If you are not part of WorshipTeam.com and want to listen to audio samples or purchase the album directly yourself, see the Amazon link below.

Amazon Link: http://amzn.to/15fleeY

hope that helps

Kim Gentes

"Rise" - Worship Song Video Blog: Session 15 (with Kim Gentes)

This is Session 14 of the Worship Song Video Blog and it includes tips on playing the song "Let Everything" written by Brian Thiessen & Kim Gentes and recorded on the album "Kingdom Rain". This is a video blog of guitar tips and ideas for playing worship songs. This video blog is done by Kim Gentes.

"Let Everything" - Worship Song Video Blog: Session 14 (with Kim Gentes)

This is Session 13 of the Worship Song Video Blog includes an example of playing the Christmas version of the song "Here I Am To Worship" with this arrangement from Kim Gentes. This is a video blog of guitar tips and ideas for playing worship songs.

This song edition incudes BOTH the video demonstrating the song arrangement on guitar and a downloadable PDF chord chart with the lyrics and chords.

CHORD CHART PDF: download here.

Video Demonstration: See below.

"Here I Am To Worship"/Christmas - Worship Song Video Blog: Session 13 (with Kim Gentes)

This is Session 12 of the Worship Song Video Blog includes an example of playing the Christmas song "O Come Let Us Adore Him" (more commonly known as "O Come All Ye Faithful') with this arrangement from Kim Gentes. This is a video blog of guitar tips and ideas for playing worship songs. 

This song edition incudes a video demonstrating the song arrangement on guitar a demonstration audio MP3, and a downloadable PDF chord chart with the lyrics and chords.

AUDIO MP3: download here.

CHORD CHART PDF: download here.

Video Demonstration: See below.

"O Come Let Us Adore Him" - Worship Song Video Blog: Session 12 (with Kim Gentes)