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From: mtfrizzell@aol.com (MTFrizzell)
Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
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Arranged and tabbed by Michael T. Frizzell
January 5, 1995
Key of G, 4/4 Time
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gsus4
G / / / C / / / G / C / G D G / C / / /
E-----------|----0-0---|------------------|----------|------0---|
B---0-3-3---|--1-----3-|--0-1-3----1--0-1-|--0-------|--1-3---3-|
Go-^0-----0-|-^0-------|-^0-I-I-0-^0--I-I-|-^0-2-0h0-|-^0-------|
Do-^0-------|-^2---2---|-^0-I-I-I-^2--I-I-|-^0-0-0h0-|-^2---2---|
A--^2---2---|-^3-------|-^2-I-I-I-^3--I-I-|-^2---2h2-|-^3-------|
E--^3-------|----------|-^3-I-I-I-----I-I-|-^3---3h3-|----------|
I_I I_I I_I
2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 - 2 1 2 1
T T T T T T T T T - T T
1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C / / / G / C / G D G / D G D / G D G /
E-----------|------------------|-----------|-^2-^3-^5---|-^3-^5-^7h7-|
B---1-0-0---|--0-1-3----1--0-1-|--0----0h0-|-^3-^3-^7---|-^3-^7-^8h8-|
G--^0-----2-|-^0-I-I-0-^0--I-I-|-^0-2-^0h0-|-^2-^4-^7-7-|-^4-^7-^7h7-|
D--^2---0---|-^0-I-I-I-^2--I-I-|-^0-0-^0h0-|----------0-|-------^0h0-|
A--^3-------|-^2-I-I-I-^3--I-I-|-^2---^2h2-|------------|------------|
E-----------|-^3-I-I-I-----I-I-|-^3---^3h3-|------------|------------|
I_I I_I I_I
2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 - 2
T T T T T T T - T T T T T T T -
1 + 2 + 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 4
D2 D2
D Dsus4 G / D / D / D D G C
E--2-3-5----3--2-3-|--2--0------|----0-2---^3----|-----0---0----|
B-^3-I-I-3-^0--I-I-|-^3-----3h3-|-^3-I-I-3-^0--0-|--1---------3-|
G-^2-I-I-I-^0--I-I-|-^2---------|-^2-I-I-I-^0----|-^0------0----|
D-^0-I-I-I-^0--I-I-|-^0-----0---|-^0-I-I-I-^0----|-^2-----------|
A------I-I-^2--I-I-|-----0------|--I-I-I-I-^2----|-^3-----------|
E------I-I-^3--I-I-|------------|--I-I-I-I-^3----|--------------|
I_I I_I I_I I_I I_I
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 - 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1
T T T T T T T T T
C / / / G / C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
rit. repeat
G C G D G
C / / / G / C
E--3-2-3----0-2-3-5-|--3--2--3h3--||
B-^3-I-I-3-^1-I-I-I-|-^0-^3-^0h0--||
G-^3-I-I-I-^0-I-I-I-|-^0-^2-^0h0-o||
D-^0-I-I-I-^2-I-I-I-|-^0-^0-^0h0-o||
A-^2-I-I-I-^3-I-I-I-|-^2----^2h2--||
E-^3-I-I-I----I-I-I-|-^3----^3h3--||
I_I I_I I_I I_I
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 - Fine
T T T T T
G / C / G Gsus4 C / G D G
1. Christ the Lord is risen today, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
C / / / G Gsus4 C / G D G
Sons of men and angels say, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
D G D / G D G D Dsus4 G D D2 /
Raise your joys and Triumphs high, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
D D2 D G C / G C G D G
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
2. Love's re-deem-ing work is done, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
Fought the fight, the battle won; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
Death in vain for-bids Him rise; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
Christ has o-pened Par-a-dise. Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
3. Lives a-gain our glo-rious King; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
Where, O death is now thy sting? Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
Dy-ing once, He all doth save; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
Where thy vic-to-ry, O grave? Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
4. Soar we now where Christ has led, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
Fol-lowing our ex-alt-ed Head; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Al- - - - le - lu- ia! A-MEN.
Chords used:
D2 Dsus4 D G C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
------ ------ ------ ------ ----1-
---1-- ---1-- ---1-2 -1---- --2---
----2- ----23 ----3- 2----3 -3----
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Notation:
E-^0-
B-^1- =downstroke strum of a
G-^0- C chord without the
D-^2- bass E string
A-^3-
E-^X-
T -
E--3-
B-^0- =downstroke strum of a
G-^0- G chord while simultaneously plucking the open high E note
D-^0- (1st string) with the 2nd finger of the right hand.
A-^2
E-^3- The fingerings written are optional and represent only one
way of fingering the passages.
2 - 2=middle finger right hand
T T=thumb right hand
1 2
G
E-^7h7
B-^8h8 =downstroke strum of a
G-^7h7 G chord (D chord at 7th fret)
D----- and held for a second count.
A-----
E-----
T -
1 2 +
C /
E--------- =Strum the C chord with a downstroke of the thumb and
B--1--0-1- simutaneously pluck the 2nd string with middle finger right
hand.
G-^0--I-I- This is held for 1 count (a quarter note).
D-^2--I-I- On the count of 2, pluck the open 2nd string with index
finger r.h.
A-^3--I-I- This is only held for half a count (1/8th note). On the '+',
the
E-----I-I- middle finger plucks the 2nd string with right hand in normal
I_I C chord position.
2 1 2
T The I_I indicates 1/8th notes.
Mike Frizzell MTFrizzell@aol.com
"Blasting, billowing, bursting forth,
with the power of 10 billion
butterfly sneezes..." --Moody Blues
