Monday, April 30, 2012

Updates and Guitar Chords for Thaen Inimayilum

I have added guitar chords for few more Tamil songs in the pdf file and re-arranged the file. Now the songs for which I have written chords have been brought forward in the file for easier access and I have moved the lyrics of  other songs to the later pages of the file.  Moreover, I have added tabs with links to the pdf file pages on top of this blog page. Also, I have added video for the song Thaen Inimayilum in E major. Here is the video:


Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Chords for Paareer Arunodhayam pol Tamil Song (Adavi Tharukalin - Malayalam)

This update includes guitar chords for an old tamil worship song, "Paareer Arunodhayam pol" which is also available in Malayalam (Adavi Tharukalin). The written chords are available in the pdf file here. I am also including here a video showing how this song can be played.

Sunday, April 01, 2012

Guitar Chords for more Tamil Christian Songs

It has been more than two years since I updated this blog. Over the past few weeks,  I found some time to put together chords for some more tamil songs. The chords for these songs are also included in the pdf file.  The pdf file is not complete. The file is not yet formatted and I have included words for a few songs for which I am planning to add chords when I find time. I am also planning to add more songs whenever I find time.  Here is the link to the Tamil Songs pdf file: Tamil Christian Songs

Since it has become more easy to include online videos over the past few years, I am attempting for the first time to include links for couple of videos that show how I play the chords for some of these songs in acoustic guitar. As an initial attempt, I am adding videos for the songs "Ennaalumae thudhipaai" and "Sthothiram Yesunathaa" that show how I play contemporary style chords for these songs. Over the past decade, the playing styles of chords and chord arrangments have changed significantly. Many of us must have observed that the acoustic guitar chord accompaniment is used more commonly not just in small group worship sessions but also in large praise and worship concerts. That being the case, it may be worthwhile to learn various styles of chord arrangements. For example, in the video "Ennaalumae thudipaai", I have tried to include the traditional simple arrangement of chords (more commonly used during the eighties) followed by a contemporary pattern of chord arrangement (more common chord arrangement style in this decade). Similarly, one can attempt various types of chord arrangements for a single song and choose the one that is more useful during small group worship sessions.  Here are the videos:

Sthothiram Yesu Naatha



Ennaalumae Thudhipaai



Please feel free to include your suggestions through email/comments regarding the videos so that we can make this process better and more useful with future updates.