Chords for Only A Holy God Instructional - CityAlight Cover

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hi, this is an instructional video for the song Only a Holy God by City of Light.
So for this song, it's played in the key of D. _ _
_ And it's played in a 6-8 beat.
[D]
So the strumming pattern that I use,
so we'll just start with the first chord, which is a D-slash-B.
Or you could play a B minor, it's up to you.
So if you're going to play a B minor, this is how it looks like.
You're going to bar the second fret _ _ from the fifth string down.
You can use your ring and the last finger on the fourth string and third string fourth fret respectively.
And your middle [Eb] finger on the second string third fret.
[Bm] _ _
_ _ Strumming from the fifth string down. _ _
That's a B minor chord.
Or, [Ab] alternatively, what I [E] do is I use a D-slash-B chord,
which is your index finger on the fifth string second fret,
your middle finger on the third string second fret,
and your ring finger will be on the second string third fret.
And you're going to strum from the fifth string [B] down. _ _ _ _
That's the sound that you get.
So for a 6-8 strumming pattern, it goes like this.
Down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up.
_ _ One more time, it's just down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up. _
_ Alright, so if I were to count six counts, it should sound like this.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
And repeat again.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
_ _ Alright, for the [N] intro, actually you're going to change after the third count.
So it's going to be three counts on the D-slash-B,
three counts on the D, three counts on the G,
and another three counts on the D.
So how it goes like, sounds [B] something like this.
One, two, [D] three, four, five, [G] six.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
One, two, three.
[A] _ So, just note that there's an [D] extra one, two, three
before you [B] repeat the whole pattern again.
One, two, [D] three, four, five, [G] six.
One, two, [D] three, four, five, six.
One, two, three, repeat.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ And then to your verse. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ Who else commands?
So this is your D-slash-B, same chord.
Who [D] else commands all [G] the hosts?
That's your G of [D] heaven.
Back to your D, repeat the same four chords.
_ Who else could make [G] every king [D] bow down?
_ _ _ _ Who else could whisper _ [G] when darkness _ [D] trembles?
And the third line trembles, this is where I just use a different chord.
Instead of playing a D, I go to a G-slash-B.
[N] So basically it's your D-slash-B, but, um, sorry, G-slash-F-sharp.
_ [G] _ D-slash-F-sharp, yeah.
[E] So basically it's the same as your D-slash-B, but you're going to play with a F-sharp bass.
So your index finger will move the sixth string, [D] second fret.
_ _ _ _ _ So, who else could whisper [G] when [D] darkness _ trembles? _ _ _ _ _
And then to your G, only [E] a holy [D] god.
_ _ _ _ _ _ And then to the second verse.
Same chords for the second verse. _
What of the beauty _ [G] demands [D] such _ praises? _ _ _
What of the _ [G] splendor outshines [D] the sun?
_ _ _ _ What of the [G] majesty rules [D] with justice?
_ _ _ [G] _ Only [A] a _ [D] holy god. _ _
_ One, two, three, four, five, [Bm] six.
And over here, [E] it's chorus.
So chorus, I play a B minor chord instead.
[Bm] _ Come and [G] behold him, your G. _
The [D] one, there's a D, and [B] the only.
_ So just take note for the A, I usually play an A-sus,
and that's basically your A chord with your ring finger on the third fret of the second string.
_ _ _ The one and the only, [G]
[Bm] and then B minor.
Cry out, [G] sing holy, there's a G.
[D] Forever, there's a D.
A [B] holy A-sus, god, [Bm] D minor.
_ [G] Come and worship, G. _
[A] The holy, there's an A-sus.
[D] And then back to the intro.
The holy god.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ Alright, so this is how [N] it sounds like from the ending of the verse to the chorus,
with the strumming and singing.
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ Only [A] a [D] holy god. _ _ _
One, two, three, four, five, six.
[Bm] _ _
Come and [G] behold _ _ him, [D] the _ one and [B] the _ _ only.
[Bm] Cry _ _ out, [G] sing _ holy.
_ [D] _ Forever a [Bm] holy _ god.
_ [G] Come and worship [A] the holy.
[Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] This is the intro.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ Third verse.
_ _ _ What of the glory [G] consumes _ [D] like fire.
Same part again.
_ What of the power [Gm] can raise [D] the dead.
Over here, third line.
_ What of the name [G] remains _ _ [D] _ undefeated.
Over here, [Gm] instead of going to the G-slash or D-slash [D] F-sharp, _
you can just go to the D.
_ Undefeated. _ _
[E] _ _ Only a holy [D] _
_ god.
To the chorus. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ Come [G] and behold _ him, [D] the _ one and [B] the _ only.
And so on.
[Bm] So after the chorus, you can play it twice,
[D] and then you can hit the bridge,
or you can hit the interlude where there's a solo played,
and then it hits the bridge.
So for that part where the solo is being played,
[G] Come and worship [A] the holy.
It's the [B] intro.
D [D]-slash B, D, [G] _ G, [D] D. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Repeat [Gm] three times.
_ [D] _
Last time. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And then [G] G, A, D.
G, [E] _
A, _ [D] D. _ _ _ _
_ _ To the third verse.
Sorry, there's no bridge for this song.
[Em] So for the final [A] verse. _
Who else could rescue [G] me from [D] my failings.
And so on.
And then [N] after that, get to the chorus again.
You can repeat the chorus, and you can end the song.
So that's basically the whole song.
I hope this video helps. _ _