Bluegrass gospel song from last rebel.... (Page 2 of 2)

Andres Segovia would like a word with you.

Not my point:  You wrote a cool little bluegrass tune.  And I mean that.  I dig bluegrass a lot.  I've been to Telluride, and Wintergrass, and several smaller festivals.  I try to get to at least one a year.  I've got live Bill Monroe in the CD player in my car right now.  The song you wrote is true to the gospel tradition from which bluegrass sprang.  You should pat yourself on the back for a job well done. 

None of that is the point.  My point was a minor complaint about the chords being correct as played.   That is all.

In fact, were I to score that piece, I'd do it in jazz notation, and eliminate the need for a proper key (and therefor capo) outright, allowing the performer to pick her key.

I
The hand of death
      IV              I
is    drawing closer

Soon I must go
                    V
To that far shore
                              I
But please don't weep
             IV     I
For me   my  brother

I'm going where
     V           I
I'll cry no more

etc...

One would hope!  It's a ton better than being a dumb A$$..   

lol seems like every topic you post on ends up being a two mile long debate board jerome.... not complaining though
  Not sure what pattern Jazz would use, but the circle of fifths my dad taught says this song would be

1                               2            1
the hand of death is drawing closer
                                          3
soon i must go to that far shore

the pattern is for the key of G

1=g
2=c
3=d
4=a
5=e and so on and so forth

or for another example in the key of A, a would be one, d would be two, e would be three, b would be four, Gb is five....

but yeah you're right using the number would probly work better.

All You Need is Love

It's because I'm picky about accuracy in some matters.     Baseball vs Cricket, for example, could get bloody. 

I like any notation that  is key agnostic.   I  IV  V applies to whatever diatonic key you're in.   You just pick the key, and then play the appropriate notes from that scale.   Seems the Co5ths notation you describe does the same trick.

hey jerome, people say im picky but you take the cake my friend. give'm hell buddy