Christ The Lord

Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Charles Wesley, 1707-1788

-------------------------------------

Arranged and tabbed by Michael T. Frizzell

January 5, 1995

Key of G, 4/4 Time

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

G / / / C / / / G / C / G D G / C / / /

E-----------|----0-0---|------------------|----------|------0---|

B---0-3-3---|--1-----3-|--0-1-3----1--0-1-|--0-------|--1-3---3-|

Go-^0-----0-|-^0-------|-^0-I-I-0-^0--I-I-|-^0-2-0h0-|-^0-------|

Do-^0-------|-^2---2---|-^0-I-I-I-^2--I-I-|-^0-0-0h0-|-^2---2---|

A--^2---2---|-^3-------|-^2-I-I-I-^3--I-I-|-^2---2h2-|-^3-------|

E--^3-------|----------|-^3-I-I-I-----I-I-|-^3---3h3-|----------|

I_I I_I I_I

2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 - 2 1 2 1

T T T T T T T T T - T T

1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

C / / / G / C / G D G / D G D / G D G /

E-----------|------------------|-----------|-^2-^3-^5---|-^3-^5-^7h7-|

B---1-0-0---|--0-1-3----1--0-1-|--0----0h0-|-^3-^3-^7---|-^3-^7-^8h8-|

G--^0-----2-|-^0-I-I-0-^0--I-I-|-^0-2-^0h0-|-^2-^4-^7-7-|-^4-^7-^7h7-|

D--^2---0---|-^0-I-I-I-^2--I-I-|-^0-0-^0h0-|----------0-|-------^0h0-|

A--^3-------|-^2-I-I-I-^3--I-I-|-^2---^2h2-|------------|------------|

E-----------|-^3-I-I-I-----I-I-|-^3---^3h3-|------------|------------|

I_I I_I I_I

2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 - 2

T T T T T T T - T T T T T T T -

1 + 2 + 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 4

D Dsus4 G / D / D / D D G C

E--2-3-5----3--2-3-|--2--0------|----0-2---^3----|-----0---0----|

B-^3-I-I-3-^0--I-I-|-^3-----3h3-|-^3-I-I-3-^0--0-|--1---------3-|

G-^2-I-I-I-^0--I-I-|-^2---------|-^2-I-I-I-^0----|-^0------0----|

D-^0-I-I-I-^0--I-I-|-^0-----0---|-^0-I-I-I-^0----|-^2-----------|

A------I-I-^2--I-I-|-----0------|--I-I-I-I-^2----|-^3-----------|

E------I-I-^3--I-I-|------------|--I-I-I-I-^3----|--------------|

I_I I_I I_I I_I I_I

2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 - 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1

T T T T T T T T T

C / / / G / C

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4

rit. repeat

C / / / G / C

E--3-2-3----0-2-3-5-|--3--2--3h3--||

B-^3-I-I-3-^1-I-I-I-|-^0-^3-^0h0--||

G-^3-I-I-I-^0-I-I-I-|-^0-^2-^0h0-o||

D-^0-I-I-I-^2-I-I-I-|-^0-^0-^0h0-o||

A-^2-I-I-I-^3-I-I-I-|-^2----^2h2--||

E-^3-I-I-I----I-I-I-|-^3----^3h3--||

I_I I_I I_I I_I

2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 - Fine

T T T T T

G / C / G Gsus4 C / G D G

1. Christ the Lord is risen today, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

C / / / G Gsus4 C / G D G

Sons of men and angels say, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

D G D / G D G D Dsus4 G D D2 /

Raise your joys and Triumphs high, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

D D2 D G C / G C G D G

Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

2. Love's re-deem-ing work is done, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

Fought the fight, the battle won; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

Death in vain for-bids Him rise; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

Christ has o-pened Par-a-dise. Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

3. Lives a-gain our glo-rious King; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

Where, O death is now thy sting? Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

Dy-ing once, He all doth save; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

Where thy vic-to-ry, O grave? Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

4. Soar we now where Christ has led, Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

Fol-lowing our ex-alt-ed Head; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

Made like Him, like Him we rise; Al- - - - le - lu - ia!

Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Al- - - - le - lu- ia! A-MEN.

Chords used:

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

------ ------ ------ ------ ----1-

---1-- ---1-- ---1-2 -1---- --2---

----2- ----23 ----3- 2----3 -3----

------ ------ ------ ------ ------

Notation:

E-^0-

B-^1- =downstroke strum of a

G-^0- C chord without the

D-^2- bass E string

A-^3-

E-^X-

T -

E--3-

B-^0- =downstroke strum of a

G-^0- G chord while simultaneously plucking the open high E note

D-^0- (1st string) with the 2nd finger of the right hand.

A-^2

E-^3- The fingerings written are optional and represent only one

way of fingering the passages.

2 - 2=middle finger right hand

T T=thumb right hand

1 2

E-^7h7

B-^8h8 =downstroke strum of a

G-^7h7 G chord (D chord at 7th fret)

D----- and held for a second count.

A-----

E-----

T -

1 2 +

C /

E--------- =Strum the C chord with a downstroke of the thumb and

B--1--0-1- simutaneously pluck the 2nd string with middle finger right

hand.

G-^0--I-I- This is held for 1 count (a quarter note).

D-^2--I-I- On the count of 2, pluck the open 2nd string with index

finger r.h.

A-^3--I-I- This is only held for half a count (1/8th note). On the '+',

the

E-----I-I- middle finger plucks the 2nd string with right hand in normal

I_I C chord position.

2 1 2

T The I_I indicates 1/8th notes.

Mike Frizzell MTFrizzell@aol.com

"Blasting, billowing, bursting forth,

with the power of 10 billion

butterfly sneezes..." --Moody Blues