Worship Musician November 2019 | Page 120

CUT CAPO
TOUCH OF YOUR PRESENCE | Mitch Bohannon
I am very thankful for video posts on Instagram. playing in my head all day and yesterday I think need to be accessible (singable) for average
Just the other day, I was scrolling through many I listened through the eleven-minute live video church attendees, they need to be accessible
pedalboards and worship platforms when a three times! (playable) for the average church musician.
a new worship song by Ron Rawls. The song, The groove, the lyric, the melody, the message... This song is in Bb, which is a commonly favorite
“Touch of Your Presence” hit me just right on all of it makes “Touch of Your Presence” such a key for keys players and one of the least
a day when I was just feeling dry and needing singable song. I believe this could work in many favorites for guitar players. (Drummers seem
to hear from the Lord. Wow! What a song it is congregations and would be a good addition to to be indifferent!) Placing a capo on fret 3 and
and with such a great groove. I had the chorus current popular set lists. In the same way songs playing G-shape chords makes this song quite
video from @kreativproductions came up with
easy to play.
T o u c h O f Y o u r P r e s e n c e
Technique-wise, with more of an R&B groove,
By Laurel Taylor, Jacob Lowery, Ron Rawls
a standard guitar strum will not feel right. As
Key of Bb | Tempo 72 | 4/4
CHORUS:
Capo 3 – (G)
G
Gsus G
I just want a touch of Your presence
G/B
Gsus/B G
I just want a taste of Your goodness
C
I just wanna be with You
Cm
I just wanna be with You
G
Gsus G
Lead me to the place where Your heart is
G/B
Gsus/B G
Lord come finish what You started
C
I just wanna be with You
Am7
I just wanna be with You
you begin to play the song, think of the rhythm
as a bass, bass, strum... it works with the kick
by hitting your 6th string (bass) twice before
attacking all the strings. Try with the recording
until you get the feel of it.
I really love the dynamics in the song with the
verse being more of a down (softer) feel. Finger
style or light plucking works well. I even like to
start the song on the chorus with that same
feel.
If you’re playing or leading alone, adding a
VERSE:
C
Let Heaven fall to Earth, Let the church lift their voice
G
Gsus G
With a humble cry
C
Let the angels and the saints
Join in harmony
G
As we lift You high
simple pad (I use the “Auto Pad” app on iPad)
as a backing can totally fill in any gaps as you
play the rhythm. The song sections are such
that you can build it and bring it down as
much as you need to. This could be a simple
tag added to many different songs or, as the
live version shows, go for an eleven-minute
PRE-CHORUS:
C
We will sing of Your royalty
Cm
Tell the world of the risen King
extended version!
Touch of Your Presence Chords Relative to Capo Position
G
G/B
BRIDGE:
G
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Em
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
C
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Am
C
I just wanna be with You, I just wanna be with You
©2019 Ron Rawls
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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
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