10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) by Matt Redman Guitar Tablature - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.940073

Introduction
This solo guitar arrangement is perfect for use as a church service prelude, offertory, audition piece, or exercise for those wishing to improve control over their finger-picking hand. The fretting hand utilizes both open and barred chords to create a chordal melody while the finger-picking hand uses harmonics, rhythmic variations, and a precise bass line to accompany the melody. The piece should last for around 3 minutes.

Practice
Measures 1-7 (Chorus melody with harmonics): Move the fretting hand as little as possible, you will be moving the finger-picking hand enough. For each note you will fret the indicated note with your fretting hand and then use the finger-picking hand to produce the harmonic. To produce the harmonic, lightly stop the string with your pointer finger and pluck with your thumb. As soon as you pluck lift your pointer finger to allow the harmonic to ring.

Measures 8-9 (Interlude): This reoccurring interlude will signal a change in section. Use your fingers to pluck the up stemmed notes and your thumb to play the bass line.

Measures 10-16, 29-35 (Chorus): It is difficult to play a connected melody going from the open chords in the pickup to the bar chord of m.10, practice this transition slowly and with great care. The same applies to m.14 going into m.15. Otherwise, be intentional about bringing out the melody and the bass line.

Measures 19-27 (Verse): There are several repeated notes in the verse's melody, while these notes are repeating interest is created by the bass line. As with the chorus, be sure to bring out both the melody and the bass.

Measure 28: This is just a truncated interlude.

Measures 38-47 (Alternate Verse): The only significant difference between this section and the first verse is the 16th note rhythm. It uses the same chord shapes and melodic placement so learn the first verse to learn this verse. Practice the rhythm slowly. As slowly as it takes to play it accurately. The lines have been added to highlight the melodic line. Measure 47 is a false build to a chorus that never arrives. Build anticipation and linger on the dominant seventh before returning the the first verse.