Need a break for "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms"

[c3hammer]

I can't find a version to listen to, to try to work out a break for Leaning On The Everlasting Arms. I've been seaching for tab and tunes but have only found some banjo stuff.

Any suggestions on where I can get a version of this to work from would be greatly appreciated. I can hardly get the tune in my head much less work on it. Once I get the notes to play I can make the melodoy out of them, but without knowing any of it first I'm hopeless.

Being a newbie at this stuff is really difficult sometimes. Needless to say they are making me play a break on this one this Sunday. I need to do something. LOL!

Cheers,
Pete

[tiltman]

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for as far as help but here goes.
We started playing this song recently and when I take a break I play the melody and variations on it out of the pentatonic scale. If you do a search here there have been several discussions about pentatonic scales. It may seem daunting at first but it is simple to figure out those "magic" five notes and then noodle around a bit.
Hope this is helpful,
Kirk

[ShaneJ]

Here at AllTabs.com (http://www.alltabs.com/banjo_tabs.php?id=L) is a TablEdit file with a Banjo break. You could convert it in TablEdit to Mando and have a crosspicking break. At least you could listen to it to get a feel for the tune. There's also a plain text tab there. If you search in Yahoo or Google for "leaning on the everlasting arms midi (or tab)" you'll find some others.

Good luck! It's one of my favorite songs.

[davestem]

What key are you playing it in?

[davestem]

oh, and do you want it to be pretty easy, or intermediate?

[JDARTGOD]

Just play it how it sounds.....most church tunes provide some of the best melodic lines in music and simplicity is the key (with a few imbellishments here and there.) You shouldn't overdue religious tunes in my opinion, meaning they should be melody rooted; not alot of improvisational passages.

[Ken Berner]

That is sage advice Jeff. Have you settled into your new job yet?

[c3hammer]

We are doing it in A. That tabedit version on banjo was the one thing I've found and it is in B, I beleive.

I'm a rank beginner at picking up anything by ear. Well maybe hopeless. I don't have a version to listen too and I can't sing it my self well enough to even hear the melody in my head. LOL!

Any additional suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Pete

[davestem]

I'll email you a text version of tab for a break shortly.

[davestem]

Actually, it turns out I can't send attachments through the Mandolin Cafe mail, so click here (http://www.nativebluestem.com/everlasting) to download it. #It's the file named "everlasting arms tab.txt". #Hope it works for you.

[davestem]

If you need to hear the tune, you can hear a midi by going to this (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Leaning_on_the_Everlasting_Arms/midi/) website. It's not beautiful, but it'll help you get a feel for the tune. I usually hear it played a little faster than this, also.

[c3hammer]

Thanks Dave! That is perfect.

Just having the midi gets me most of what I needed to hear.

Cheers,
Pete

[levin4now]

Butch Baldasarri has a nice rendition on his "Old Time Hymns" CD. A bunch of wonderful hymns on that cd. Great listening.

[c3hammer]

Thanks Alan!

I'll have to pick that one up and listen to it. I've got some sort of a break for this thing now.

We'll see how it goes tomorrow. Hopefully everyone won't want it to be my first and last time up front http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Cheers,
Pete

[bnjrpkr]

For a really nice recorded version,Chris Jones and the night drivers did this song.