Worship Musician May 2020 | Page 104

CUT CAPO
GRAVES INTO GARDENS | Mitch Bohannon
As of the day of writing this article, in the USA, If you’re using a click, the tempo is listed as
there have been 26,061 deaths due to the 140, but in Ableton, you’ll need to set the time
Coronavirus and worldwide there have been signature to 3/4 for the 140 tempo to work for
126,681. That’s certainly over 100,000 families this song. I like this anyway because there is an
in our world devastated by death and facing a accent on 1 and 4. If you prefer the click to run
grave…but, the God of the mountain is the God 6/8, you’ll need to set the tempo to 70.
of the valley!
G r a v e s I n t o G a r d e n s
KEY: G
TEMPO: 140
Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Tiffany Hammer, Brandon Lake
It was just a week prior to our beginning of
I N T R O : | G / / / / / | / / / C/G / / |
quarantine in Louisiana that I purchased this song
VE R S E 1 :
(C/G)
G
C/G
G
I searched the world But it couldn’t fill me
Em
G/B
C
Man’s empty praise And treasures that fade Are never enough
on iTunes. Personally, I was drawn to the gritty,
southern rock feel paired with the powerful lyric
celebrating the greatness of our God. Back in
March, we had no clue just how traumatic this
season would be, just how many families would
mourning to dancing | You give beauty for ashes VE R S E 2 :
(C)
G
C/G
G
Then You came along And put me back together
Em
G/B
C
And every desire is now satisfied Here in Your love
| You turn shame into glory | You’re the only One C H O R U S :
be touched, just how many lives would be lost.
We as worshippers sing the lyrics, “You turn
G
Em
Oh there’s nothing better than You There’s nothing better than You
C
G
Lord there’s nothing, nothing better than You
who can | You turn graves into gardens | You turn
bones into armies | You turn seas into highways |
You’re the only One who can” and now is the time
for us to live it out and let the world see that we
VE R S E 3 :
I’m not afraid To show You my weakness
My failures and flaws Lord You’ve seen them all And You still call me friend
believe what we sing and what we sing is truth.
VE R S E 4 :
‘Cause the God of the mountain Is the God of the valley
There’s not a place Your mercy and grace Won’t find me again
Instrumentally, the song is very straightforward
in 6/8. It’s recorded in the key of “B,” but I’m
more comfortable singing it in the key of “G.”
B R I D G E ( 2 x ): | G / / / / / | / / / C/G / / |
G
C / / G
C / / G
You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
(G)
Em
C
G
You turn shame into glory
You’re the only One who can
When playing this style in 6/8, it’s important to
emphasize your down-strums on 1 and 4. In fact,
for the verse/chorus sections, if you struggle with
playing 6/8, turn on a click and down-strum on
BR I D G E 2 :
G
C / / G
You turn graves into gardens
(G)
You turn seas into highways
Em C
G
You’re the only One who can
1 and 4 and up-strum on the and-of-2 and the
and-of-5…that’s pretty much all you need. For
the bridge section, punching the 1-chord (“G”)
and then a straight quadruplet 4, 4, 4, 1(“C, C,
C, G”) to drive into the bridge lyric will do the trick.
Using a palm-mute during the bridge can help to
C / / G
You turn bones into armies
Em C
G
You’re the only One who can
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keep the feeling moving forward and also to help
keep time.
G
Fu l l C a p o F r e t 3 | C u t C a p o F r e t 5
C/G
C
Em
Am
D
Check out my video where I’ll show you both the
recorded key of “B” and my preferred key of “G”
and then you can move the capos around to find
the best key for you, your team and congregation.
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Mitch Bohannon
Mitch Bohannon and his wife,
Noelle have been married for over
27 years with three adult kids. Mitch
developed the Short-Cut capo for
Kyser and is a teacher/coach in
Louisiana