Sounds like an Advent theme.
Could be a coming attraction at a church near you.
It's actually a prayer and proclamation from Tim Hughes and Martin Smith, in the form of a new song on Tim's album "Love Shine Through" that came out earlier in 2011.
I think there's really something to this song. There's the moving of God. There's uniqueness and creativity. There's built in space to meander, pause, and build...launching into a soaring anthemic shout! (I can see the Father running to His returning son...and I hear the sound of celebration...the lost is found...and it was all God's doing!)
You can find the free chord chart here. There's one in B, which is the original recorded key, one in A, which is a bit more of a congregational range, and one in G, which is what most guitar players will use...along with their trusty capo.
WorshipTogether.com has further free resources, such as a lead sheet (with notes), download the song, or watch Tim teach the song in the New Song Café.
If you like and use this song, give them some Twitter love @TimHughes77 and @MartinSmithTV!
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I'll start with the assumption that one is carrying the bulk of the song and the is adding color, texture, counterpoint, etc.
- Play different voicings of the chords. This is by far the most common thing to do. The way to do that is by playing with a capo - so, for example, when one guitar is playing in the typical G formation, the other one can capo on the 5th fret and play in a D formation. Or get crazy and play with a capo on the 3rd fret and a cut capo on the 5th fret and play in D formation.
- Vary the number of notes played – one guitar picks, one strums. Or one strums on the downbeat or the root rhythm pattern while the other one strums more fully.
- Get this. Ready? One guitar might only play on part of the song. Or part of the set. I know. That’s just crazy talk.
- The second guitar can play some complementary rhythm pattern, something offbeat, or syncopated that locks in with the main rhythm.
- Think in terms of musical riffs – a pattern of notes played over and over with different chords underneath. It creates a counterpoint and the feel of pedal tones. This is different from continual “noodling” either on acoustic or electric guitar, which is never musical. I’m pretty sure that’s not overstated. In fact, it may be that the defining line between amateur and advanced musicianship is the ability to use subtlety, dynamics, space, and groove.
