Chords for Lead Me To The Cross Bass Tutorial
Tempo:
100.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
B
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hello, my name is Dan Diaz and I am here with Oceans Edge Music and I will be teaching you
how to play Lead Me to the Cross by Hillsong United on the bass.
First thing, the song is [D] divided up into about three sections.
The intro, the outro, and the verse are pretty much the same.
The chorus and then the bridge.
Let's get into it.
So the intro, outro, and verse all kind of have the same form.
I'll show you the technique that they use on the recording and then another technique
that I suggest.
The first technique, the one on the recording, is going to go through the progression [B] B,
[A]
A, [G] G, [D] D, [C#] C sharp, and then [B] back to B.
Now they use, they're moving down a fourth.
They're moving down a fourth.
So they're going to go B and F sharp, [A] A and E, [G] and then G and D, but if you have a four
string like we do here, you can use G and F sharp, [D]
and then to D and A, [C#] C sharp, and
then [B] back to B.
So it'll sound something like this.
[A] [G] [F#]
[B] [A] [G]
[D] [C#] [B] So on and so forth.
So remember, you're moving down a [F#] fourth, B and F sharp, [A]
A [E] and E, I'm using the open
strings, [G] G and D, but if you don't have a five string, you can use F sharp, [D] and then
[A] D, A, [C#] C [B] sharp, and then B.
[Em] And it repeats.
[B] Now, I suggest, or another technique that I use is I'll use a hammer-on with the note
that's below it, basically.
So I'll use B [A] and A, [G] A, G, G, F sharp, [D] and then D, [A] A, [C#] D, and C sharp, just like the recording
for that [B] last part.
So I'll go.
[A]
[G] [G#] [D] [B]
Let me show that to you slow.
[A] [G] [D]
[C#] [B] [G] It's a little more difficult of a technique, but if you can get it down, it's a really cool thing.
I like to kind of combine both, just keeps it interesting for me.
Then the course is really simple.
The notes are G, D, [G] A, and then on the repeat [D] it's G, D, A, and then [A] B.
Now, essentially, all these notes could be played in this closed position.
You wouldn't have to move or shift anywhere, but I think it does add a really cool effect
if you play all of the course on pretty much just the E string, and you slide from note to note.
So, if you had lead me [Gm] to the cross, where [D] your love poured [A] out, bring me [G] to my knees,
Lord, [D] I lay me [A] down, [B] rid me of [G] myself.
Something like that.
[A#] I think it kind of gives it a cool effect, and it adds a lot.
Of course, listen to the kick drum.
The first course that the bass is in, it's not as rhythmically intensive as far as subdividing
like lots of eighth [D] notes.
It's [G] more [A]
open.
But for the course after the bridge, you can definitely develop that more by just subdividing
a little bit more, [Am] adding more eighth notes [E] there like I did earlier.
And then, coming out of the course, or even in the pre-course, there's actually a fill
that happens quite often.
It's using the notes [D] E, D, [B] B, A, [E] and E.
And we're going to be using that pull-off technique I mentioned earlier.
So in context, [G] lead me to the cross, where your love [A] poured out, [B]
bring me to my [D] knees,
Lord, I [A] lay me down, rid me of myself, [D] I belong [A] to you, oh lead [E] me, and then [A] lead me to the cross.
[E]
So that fill is really simple.
It's E, D, [B] B, A, [E] and E.
So notes [D] E to D, B [A] to A, [E] and then E.
Just like that.
[N]
So that happens a lot.
For the pre-course, it happens after, at the end of the course going into the bridge, it
happens on the tag at the end of the song.
It happens quite often.
It's a great fill, actually.
[B] And then for going into the bridge, it builds on B as eighth notes, and then you slide up.
[G] [B] You slide up to B an octave higher, so that's the 14th fret, and you play 16th [G] notes, and
then 16th notes on G.
So it's [B] 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 E and a 2 [Gm] E and a 3 E and [D] a 4 E and a 1, [G] 2, 3, and
this is the [A] bridge.
2, [G] 3, 4.
Just like that.
Now when you go into the bridge, I [D] personally like to hold out the D note [B] and then [G] slide
down to G [A] and then up to A, following the progression, [C] but I'm not actually attacking
with my right hand.
I like to allow the sustain of my bass to actually just hold out the notes themselves
and do a natural fade out of the volume itself.
I think that's really neat.
Then the bridge [D] continues, D, G, A, D, [A] G, A.
It builds and then it goes back into the
chorus, the outro, and that's it.
So hopefully this was helpful.
Again, these are the bass parts for [B] Hillsong United's Lead Me to the Cross.
how to play Lead Me to the Cross by Hillsong United on the bass.
First thing, the song is [D] divided up into about three sections.
The intro, the outro, and the verse are pretty much the same.
The chorus and then the bridge.
Let's get into it.
So the intro, outro, and verse all kind of have the same form.
I'll show you the technique that they use on the recording and then another technique
that I suggest.
The first technique, the one on the recording, is going to go through the progression [B] B,
[A]
A, [G] G, [D] D, [C#] C sharp, and then [B] back to B.
Now they use, they're moving down a fourth.
They're moving down a fourth.
So they're going to go B and F sharp, [A] A and E, [G] and then G and D, but if you have a four
string like we do here, you can use G and F sharp, [D]
and then to D and A, [C#] C sharp, and
then [B] back to B.
So it'll sound something like this.
[A] [G] [F#]
[B] [A] [G]
[D] [C#] [B] So on and so forth.
So remember, you're moving down a [F#] fourth, B and F sharp, [A]
A [E] and E, I'm using the open
strings, [G] G and D, but if you don't have a five string, you can use F sharp, [D] and then
[A] D, A, [C#] C [B] sharp, and then B.
[Em] And it repeats.
[B] Now, I suggest, or another technique that I use is I'll use a hammer-on with the note
that's below it, basically.
So I'll use B [A] and A, [G] A, G, G, F sharp, [D] and then D, [A] A, [C#] D, and C sharp, just like the recording
for that [B] last part.
So I'll go.
[A]
[G] [G#] [D] [B]
Let me show that to you slow.
[A] [G] [D]
[C#] [B] [G] It's a little more difficult of a technique, but if you can get it down, it's a really cool thing.
I like to kind of combine both, just keeps it interesting for me.
Then the course is really simple.
The notes are G, D, [G] A, and then on the repeat [D] it's G, D, A, and then [A] B.
Now, essentially, all these notes could be played in this closed position.
You wouldn't have to move or shift anywhere, but I think it does add a really cool effect
if you play all of the course on pretty much just the E string, and you slide from note to note.
So, if you had lead me [Gm] to the cross, where [D] your love poured [A] out, bring me [G] to my knees,
Lord, [D] I lay me [A] down, [B] rid me of [G] myself.
Something like that.
[A#] I think it kind of gives it a cool effect, and it adds a lot.
Of course, listen to the kick drum.
The first course that the bass is in, it's not as rhythmically intensive as far as subdividing
like lots of eighth [D] notes.
It's [G] more [A]
open.
But for the course after the bridge, you can definitely develop that more by just subdividing
a little bit more, [Am] adding more eighth notes [E] there like I did earlier.
And then, coming out of the course, or even in the pre-course, there's actually a fill
that happens quite often.
It's using the notes [D] E, D, [B] B, A, [E] and E.
And we're going to be using that pull-off technique I mentioned earlier.
So in context, [G] lead me to the cross, where your love [A] poured out, [B]
bring me to my [D] knees,
Lord, I [A] lay me down, rid me of myself, [D] I belong [A] to you, oh lead [E] me, and then [A] lead me to the cross.
[E]
So that fill is really simple.
It's E, D, [B] B, A, [E] and E.
So notes [D] E to D, B [A] to A, [E] and then E.
Just like that.
[N]
So that happens a lot.
For the pre-course, it happens after, at the end of the course going into the bridge, it
happens on the tag at the end of the song.
It happens quite often.
It's a great fill, actually.
[B] And then for going into the bridge, it builds on B as eighth notes, and then you slide up.
[G] [B] You slide up to B an octave higher, so that's the 14th fret, and you play 16th [G] notes, and
then 16th notes on G.
So it's [B] 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 E and a 2 [Gm] E and a 3 E and [D] a 4 E and a 1, [G] 2, 3, and
this is the [A] bridge.
2, [G] 3, 4.
Just like that.
Now when you go into the bridge, I [D] personally like to hold out the D note [B] and then [G] slide
down to G [A] and then up to A, following the progression, [C] but I'm not actually attacking
with my right hand.
I like to allow the sustain of my bass to actually just hold out the notes themselves
and do a natural fade out of the volume itself.
I think that's really neat.
Then the bridge [D] continues, D, G, A, D, [A] G, A.
It builds and then it goes back into the
chorus, the outro, and that's it.
So hopefully this was helpful.
Again, these are the bass parts for [B] Hillsong United's Lead Me to the Cross.
Key:
A
D
B
G
E
A
D
B
Hello, my name is Dan Diaz and I am here with Oceans Edge Music and I will be teaching you
how to play Lead Me to the Cross by Hillsong United on the bass.
First thing, the song is [D] divided up into about three sections.
The intro, the outro, and the verse are pretty much the same.
The chorus and then the bridge.
Let's get into it.
So the intro, outro, and verse all kind of have the same _ form.
I'll show you the technique that they use on the recording and then another technique
that I suggest.
The first technique, the one on the recording, is going to go through the progression [B] B,
[A] _
A, [G] G, _ [D] D, [C#] C sharp, and then [B] back to B.
Now they use, they're moving down a fourth. _
_ They're moving down a fourth.
So they're going to go B and F sharp, _ _ _ [A] A and E, _ [G] and then G and D, but if you have a four
string like we do here, you can use G and F sharp, _ _ [D]
and then to D and A, _ _ [C#] _ C sharp, and
then [B] back to B.
So it'll sound something like this. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ So on and so forth.
_ So remember, you're moving down a [F#] fourth, B and F sharp, [A]
A [E] and E, I'm using the open
strings, _ _ [G] G and D, but if you don't have a five string, you can use F sharp, _ [D] and then
_ [A] D, A, _ [C#] C [B] sharp, and then B.
[Em] And it repeats. _
[B] Now, I suggest, or another technique that I use is I'll use a hammer-on with the note
that's below it, basically.
So I'll use B [A] and A, [G] A, G, G, F sharp, [D] and then D, [A] A, [C#] D, and C sharp, just like the recording
for that [B] last part.
So I'll go.
_ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [G#] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ Let me show that to you slow. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ [G] It's a little more difficult of a technique, but if you can get it down, it's a really cool thing.
I like to kind of combine both, just keeps it interesting for me.
Then the _ course is really simple.
The notes are G, D, [G] A, and then on the repeat [D] it's G, D, A, and then [A] B.
Now, essentially, all these notes could be played in this closed position.
You wouldn't have to move or shift anywhere, but I think it does add a really cool effect
if you play all of the course on pretty much just the E string, and you slide from note to note.
So, if you had lead me [Gm] to the cross, where [D] your love poured [A] out, _ bring me [G] to my knees,
Lord, [D] I lay me [A] down, _ [B] rid me of [G] myself.
Something like that.
[A#] I think it kind of gives it a cool effect, and it adds a lot.
Of course, listen to the kick drum.
The first course that the bass is in, it's not as rhythmically intensive as far as subdividing
like lots of eighth [D] notes.
It's [G] more _ _ _ [A] _
_ open.
But for the course after the bridge, you can definitely develop that more by just subdividing
a little bit more, [Am] adding more eighth notes [E] there like I did earlier.
And then, coming out of the course, or even in the pre-course, there's actually a fill
that happens quite often.
It's using the notes [D] E, D, [B] B, A, [E] and E.
And we're going to be using that pull-off technique I mentioned earlier.
So in context, [G] lead me to the cross, where your love [A] poured out, [B]
bring me to my [D] knees,
Lord, I [A] lay me down, rid me of myself, [D] I belong [A] to you, oh lead [E] me, _ and then [A] lead me to the cross.
[E]
So that _ fill is really simple.
It's E, D, [B] B, A, [E] and E.
So notes [D] E to D, B [A] to A, [E] and then E.
_ _ Just like that.
_ [N] _
So that happens a lot. _
For the pre-course, it happens after, at the end of the course going into the bridge, it
happens on the tag at the end of the song.
It happens quite often.
It's a great fill, actually.
[B] And then for going into the bridge, it builds on B as eighth notes, and then you slide up.
_ [G] _ [B] You slide up to B an octave higher, so that's the 14th fret, and you play 16th [G] notes, and
then 16th notes on G.
So it's [B] 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 E and a 2 [Gm] E and a 3 E and [D] a 4 E and a 1, [G] 2, 3, and
this is the [A] bridge.
2, [G] 3, 4.
Just like that.
Now when you go into the bridge, I [D] personally like to hold out the D note [B] and then [G] slide
down to G [A] and then up to A, following the progression, [C] but I'm not actually attacking
with my right hand.
I like to allow the sustain of my bass to actually just hold out the notes themselves
and do a natural fade out of the volume itself.
I think that's really neat.
Then the bridge [D] continues, D, G, A, D, [A] G, A.
It builds and then it goes back into the
chorus, the outro, and that's it.
So hopefully this was helpful.
Again, these are the bass parts for [B] Hillsong United's Lead Me to the Cross.
how to play Lead Me to the Cross by Hillsong United on the bass.
First thing, the song is [D] divided up into about three sections.
The intro, the outro, and the verse are pretty much the same.
The chorus and then the bridge.
Let's get into it.
So the intro, outro, and verse all kind of have the same _ form.
I'll show you the technique that they use on the recording and then another technique
that I suggest.
The first technique, the one on the recording, is going to go through the progression [B] B,
[A] _
A, [G] G, _ [D] D, [C#] C sharp, and then [B] back to B.
Now they use, they're moving down a fourth. _
_ They're moving down a fourth.
So they're going to go B and F sharp, _ _ _ [A] A and E, _ [G] and then G and D, but if you have a four
string like we do here, you can use G and F sharp, _ _ [D]
and then to D and A, _ _ [C#] _ C sharp, and
then [B] back to B.
So it'll sound something like this. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ So on and so forth.
_ So remember, you're moving down a [F#] fourth, B and F sharp, [A]
A [E] and E, I'm using the open
strings, _ _ [G] G and D, but if you don't have a five string, you can use F sharp, _ [D] and then
_ [A] D, A, _ [C#] C [B] sharp, and then B.
[Em] And it repeats. _
[B] Now, I suggest, or another technique that I use is I'll use a hammer-on with the note
that's below it, basically.
So I'll use B [A] and A, [G] A, G, G, F sharp, [D] and then D, [A] A, [C#] D, and C sharp, just like the recording
for that [B] last part.
So I'll go.
_ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [G#] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ Let me show that to you slow. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ [G] It's a little more difficult of a technique, but if you can get it down, it's a really cool thing.
I like to kind of combine both, just keeps it interesting for me.
Then the _ course is really simple.
The notes are G, D, [G] A, and then on the repeat [D] it's G, D, A, and then [A] B.
Now, essentially, all these notes could be played in this closed position.
You wouldn't have to move or shift anywhere, but I think it does add a really cool effect
if you play all of the course on pretty much just the E string, and you slide from note to note.
So, if you had lead me [Gm] to the cross, where [D] your love poured [A] out, _ bring me [G] to my knees,
Lord, [D] I lay me [A] down, _ [B] rid me of [G] myself.
Something like that.
[A#] I think it kind of gives it a cool effect, and it adds a lot.
Of course, listen to the kick drum.
The first course that the bass is in, it's not as rhythmically intensive as far as subdividing
like lots of eighth [D] notes.
It's [G] more _ _ _ [A] _
_ open.
But for the course after the bridge, you can definitely develop that more by just subdividing
a little bit more, [Am] adding more eighth notes [E] there like I did earlier.
And then, coming out of the course, or even in the pre-course, there's actually a fill
that happens quite often.
It's using the notes [D] E, D, [B] B, A, [E] and E.
And we're going to be using that pull-off technique I mentioned earlier.
So in context, [G] lead me to the cross, where your love [A] poured out, [B]
bring me to my [D] knees,
Lord, I [A] lay me down, rid me of myself, [D] I belong [A] to you, oh lead [E] me, _ and then [A] lead me to the cross.
[E]
So that _ fill is really simple.
It's E, D, [B] B, A, [E] and E.
So notes [D] E to D, B [A] to A, [E] and then E.
_ _ Just like that.
_ [N] _
So that happens a lot. _
For the pre-course, it happens after, at the end of the course going into the bridge, it
happens on the tag at the end of the song.
It happens quite often.
It's a great fill, actually.
[B] And then for going into the bridge, it builds on B as eighth notes, and then you slide up.
_ [G] _ [B] You slide up to B an octave higher, so that's the 14th fret, and you play 16th [G] notes, and
then 16th notes on G.
So it's [B] 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 E and a 2 [Gm] E and a 3 E and [D] a 4 E and a 1, [G] 2, 3, and
this is the [A] bridge.
2, [G] 3, 4.
Just like that.
Now when you go into the bridge, I [D] personally like to hold out the D note [B] and then [G] slide
down to G [A] and then up to A, following the progression, [C] but I'm not actually attacking
with my right hand.
I like to allow the sustain of my bass to actually just hold out the notes themselves
and do a natural fade out of the volume itself.
I think that's really neat.
Then the bridge [D] continues, D, G, A, D, [A] G, A.
It builds and then it goes back into the
chorus, the outro, and that's it.
So hopefully this was helpful.
Again, these are the bass parts for [B] Hillsong United's Lead Me to the Cross.