Song Keys for Maximum Participation in Worship

Formaximumparticipationinworship,weneedtosingsongsinkeysthattheaveragesingercansing.Toooften,worshipleadersproduceacultureofspectatorsbysinginginkeysbeyondthecapabilitiesofthecongregation.BelowisalistofthetopCCLIworshipsongs.TheIdealKeysaretheonesbestsuitedforcongregationalsingingofthatsong.TheKeyRangeshowsacceptablekeys(lowesttohighest),butmaynotbethebest.LifeWayWorship.comhasthesongsavailableinthekeysshown.Anaudioofeverysongisavailabletostreambyclickingontheaudiolinkontheblogpage:klamm.us/BestKeys.Criteriafordeterminingthekeysislocatedbelowthetableontheblogpage.

KennyLamm,Worship&MusicConsultant,BaptistStateConventionofNorthCarolinaSong IdealKeys KeyRange LifeWayWorship

10,000Reasons(BlesstheLord)(JonasMyrin,MattRedman) Eb,E Eb-E Eb,EAboveAll(LennyLeBlanc,PaulBaloche) Ab,A G-A G,AAgnusDei(MichaelW.Smith) G,Ab,A G-A G,AAlive(AlexanderPappas,AodhanKing) Bb Bb AllBecauseOfJesus(SteveFee) A,Bb Ab-Bb A,BbAllThePoorandPowerless(AllSonsandDaughters) F,G D-Ab G,AbAllWhoAreThirsty(BrentonBrown,GlennRobertson) F,G Eb-G F,GAlways(JasonIngram,KristianStanfill) A A Ab,AAmazingGrace(MyChainsAreGone)(ChrisTomlin,LouieGiglio,JohnNewton) D,Eb D-Eb D,EbAnchor(BenFielding,DeanUssher) C Bb-Db AsTheDeer(MartinNystrom) C,D Bb-D C,DAttheCross(LoveRanRed)(ChrisTomlin) D,Eb D-Eb D,EbAtYourName(PhilWickham,TimHughes) F,G Eb-G F,GAwesomeGod(RichMullins) em,fm cm-fm em,fmAwesomeIsTheLordMostHigh(ChrisTomlin,JesseReeves,CaryPierce,JonAbel)

F Eb-G F,G

BeautifulOne(TimHughes) C Bb-C# C,DBecauseHeLives(Amen)(MattMaher) A A-Bb A,BbBecauseHeLives(GloriaGaither,WilliamJ.Gaither) G,Ab F-Ab AbBeforetheThroneofGodAbove**(CharitieLeesBancroft,VikkiCook) (Db,D) ** C,D,EbBetterIsOneDay(MattRedman) Eb D-Eb Eb,FBlessedBeYourName(BethRedman,MattRedman) Bb A-Bb A.BbBreakEveryChain(WillReagan) Bb Bb Bb,CBreathe(MarieBarnett) G,Ab,A G-Bb G,ABrokenVessels(AmazingGrace)(JoelHouston,JonasMyrin) G,Ab G-Ab G,Ab,ABuildMyLife(BrettYounker,KarlMartin,K.E.Kaple,MattRedman,PatBarrett) Eb,E,f Eb-F BuildYourKingdomHere(RendCollective) C,D Bb-D C,DCameToMyRescue(JoelDavies,MartySampson,DylanThomas) Bb Bb Bb,CCannons(PhilWickham) E,F C-F E,FChainBreaker(JonathanSmith,MiaFieldes,ZachWilliams) E,F Eb-F# F,GChristIsEnough(JonasMyrin,ReubenMorgan) G,Ab Eb-Ab G,AbChristIsRisen(MattMaher,MiaFieldes) Db,D Bb-D Eb

Explanationofsymbolsinthistable**Severalsongsareinarangemuchbroaderthanisattainablebytheaveragesinger.+LifeWayWorshiphasoftenadaptedthesesongstomaintainasingablerange.()Keysinparenthesisrepresentsongsthathavetoowidearange,butthegivenkeyisclosesttoattainable.

ComeAsYouAre(BenGlover,DavidCrowder,MattMaher) A,Bb A-Bb A,BbComeNowIsTheTimeToWorship(BrianDoerksen) D,Eb C-Eb D,EbCornerstone**(EdwardMote,EricLiljero,JonasMyrin,ReubenMorgan,WilliamBatchelderBradbury)

(A) ** Ab,A

DaysOfElijah(RobinMark) Ab,A G-Bb Ab,ADeathWasArrested**(AdamKersh,BrandonCoker,HeathBalltzg) ** ** Ab.A.BDesertSong(BrookeFraser) bm,cm bm-dm cm,dmDoItAgain(ChrisBrown,MackBrock,MattRedman,StevenFurtick) Eb,F Eb-F# Eb,FDrawMeClose(KellyCarpenter) Bb A-Bb A,BbEnough(ChrisTomlin,LouieGiglio) F,G F-G G,AbEvenSoCome(ChrisTomlin,JasonIngram,JessCates) D,Eb D-Eb D,EbEverBe(BethelMusic) D,Eb,E,F D-F [D,Eb,E,F]EverlastingGod(BrentonBrown,KenRiley) Bb A-Bb A,BbFierce(ChrisQuilala,JoshuaSilverberg,MiaFieldes) A A A,Bb,B,CForever(ChrisTomlin) G F-G F,GForever(WeSingHallelujah)(KariJobe) A A A,AbForeverReign(ReubenMorgan,JasonIngram) A,Bb,B,C A-C A,BbFriendOfGod(MichaelGungor,IsraelHoughton) Bb,B,C Bb-C Bb,CFromTheInsideOut(JoelHouston) Bb A-Bb A,BbGiveMeFaith(ChrisBrown,LondonGatch,MackBrock,WadeJoye) E,F,G D-G E,FGiveThanks(HenrySmith) F,G F-G F-GGiveUsCleanHands(CharlieHall) F F-F# F,GGloriousDay(JasonIngram,JonathanSmith,KristianStanfill,SeanCurran) Bb Bb Bb,CGloriousDay(LivingHeLovedMe)(JohnWilburChapman,MarkHall,MichaelBleecker)

Ab,A Ab-Bb Ab,A

GloryToGodForever(SteveFee,VickyBeeching) Ab,A G-A A,BbGodIsAble(BenFielding,ReubenMorgan) Ab,A G-A Ab,AGodOfThisCity(AaronBoyd,RichardBleakley,IanJordan,AndrewMcCann,PeterKernaghan,PeterComfort)

Bb A-Bb Ab,A

GodOfWonders(MarcByrd,SteveHindalong) F,G F-G F,GGod'sNotDead(LikeaLion)(DanielBashta) F,G D-G F,GGoodGoodFather(ChrisTomlin) F,G Eb-G F,GGreatAreYouLord(DavidLeonard,JasonIngram,LeslieJordan) E,F D-F E,FGreatIAm(JaredAnderson)lownoteadapted Bb Bb Bb,CGreatIsThyFaithfulness(ThomasObediahChisholm,WilliamMarionRunyan) C,D Bb-D D,Eb,C-DHallelujah(BrentonBrown,BrianDoerksen) G,Ab,A Eb-A G,AbHappyDay**(BenCantelon,TimHughes) (Bb) ** Bb,CHeIsExalted(TwilaParis) Eb,F Eb-F Eb-F,F,GHeKnowsMyName(TommyWalker) D,Eb,E D-F D,EbHereAsInHeaven**(ChrisBrown,MackBrock,MatthewNtlele,StevenFurtick,WadeJoye)

(Bb) **

HereforYou**(JesseReeves,MattMaher,MattRedman,TimWanstall) ** ** G,Ab+HereIAmToWorship(TimHughes) E,F Eb-F Eb,FHolyIsTheLord(ChrisTomlin,LouieGiglio) F,G F-G F,GHolySpirit(BryanTorwalt,KatieTorwalt) Eb,E,F D-G D,EHosanna(BrookeFraser) E,F D-F E,FHosanna(PraiseIsRising)(PaulBaloche,BrentonBrown) F,G F-G F,GHowCanIKeepFromSinging(ChrisTomlin,EdCash,MattRedman) E,F Eb-F Eb-FHowDeepTheFather'sLoveForUs(StuartTownend) E,F,G D-G F,GHowGreatIsOurGod(ChrisTomlin,JesseReeves,EdCash) Ab,A,Bb G-Bb A.Bb

HowGreatThouArt(StuartWesleyKeeneHine) A A-Bb A,BbHowHeLoves**(JohnMarkMcMillan) (A,Bb) ** A,BbHungry(KathrynScott) D D C,DICouldSingOfYourLoveForever(MartinSmith) Eb,F D-F Eb,FIGiveYouMyHeart(ReubenMorgan) F,G Eb-A F,GILoveYouLord(LaurieKlein) Eb,E,F,G Eb-Ab Eb-FISurrender(MattCrocker) D D IWillFollow(ReubenMorgan,ChrisTomlin,JasonIngram) E,F Eb-F E,FIWillRise(ChrisTomlin,LouieGiglio,JesseReeves,MattMaher) G F-Ab G,AbI'llFlyAway(BradHenderson) F,G Eb-G F,GInChristAlone(StuartTownend,KeithGetty) Eb D-Eb D,EbIndescribable(LauraStory) F,G Eb-G F,GItIsWell(KristeneDiMarco,BethelMusic) A A-C G,AJesus(ChrisTomlin,EdCash) Eb,F Bb-F# Eb,FJesusLovesMe(ChrisTomlin) A,Bb A-Bb A,BbJesusMessiah(ChrisTomlin,DanielCarson,JesseReeves,EdCash) G F-G F,GJesusPaidItAll(AlexNifong,ElvinaM.Hall,JohnThomasGrape) Bb A-Bb A,BbJesus,SonofGod**(ChrisTomlin,JasonIngram,MattMaher) A,Bb A-Bb A,BJesusWeLoveYou(HannahMcClure,KalleyHeilingenthal,PaulMcClure) G,A C-A F,G,A,BJoyToTheWorld(UnspeakableJoy)(ChrisTomlin,EdCash,MattGilder,IsaacWatts,GeorgeFredericHandel)

A,Bb A-Bb A,B

KingofMyHeart**(JohnMarkMcMillan,SarahMcMillan) ** ** A,BbLayMeDown**(ChrisTomlin,JasonIngram,JonasMyrin,MattRedman) (Ab,A) ** Ab,ALeadMeToTheCross(BrookeFraser) cm,dm bm-dm cm,dmLooktotheSon(JoelHouston,MartySampson,MattCrocker,ReubenMorgan,ScottLigertwood)

Ab Ab

LordILiftYourNameOnHigh(RickFounds) G F-G F,GLordINeedYou**(ChristyNockels,DanielCarson,JesseReeves,KristianStanfill,MattMaher)

(A,Bb) ** Bb,B

LordReignInMe(BrentonBrown) Bb,B Ab-C Bb,CLoveCameDown(BrianJohnson,IanMcIntosh,JennJohnson,JeremyEdwardson,JeremyRiddle)

A A G,Ab

LoveTheLord(LincolnBrewster) F,G Eb-G F,GMajesty(JackHayford) Ab,A,Bb G-Bb Ab,BbManofSorrows(BrookeLigertwood,MattCrocker) C,D Bb-D C,DMarvelousLight(CharlieHall) B,Bb B-Bb Ab,BbMightyToSave(BenFielding,ReubenMorgan) G,Ab F-Ab G,AbMyHeartIsYours(BrettYounker,DanielCarson,JasonIngram,JudsonWheelerVanDeVenter,KristianStanfill,WinfieldScottWeeden)

E,F C-F E,F

MySaviorMyGod(AaronShust,DorothyDoraGreenwell) Bb,C A-C Bb,CNeverGonnaStopSinging(MattVaughan,RanJackson,TomSmith) F,G Eb-A NeverOnce(JasonIngram,MattRedman,TimWanstall) A A Ab,ANoLongerSlaves(BethelMusic) Eb,E,F D-F Eb,F,GNothingIsImpossible(JothHunt) E,F D-F# E,FOCometotheAltar(ChrisBrown,MackBrock,StevenFurtick,WadeJoy) F,G Eb-A F,GOPraiseHim(DavidCrowder) G,Ab,A F-A G,AOPraisetheName(Anastasis)(BenjaminHastings,DeanUssher,MartySampson)

A,Bb A-Bb Ab,A

Oceans(WhereFeetMayFail)(JoelHouston,MattCrocker,SalomonLightelm)

Eb D-F D,Eb

Offering(PaulBaloche) E,F Eb-G F,G

OneThingRemains**(YourLoveNeverFails)(BrianJohnson,ChristaBlack,JeremyRiddle)

(Ab) (Ab) G,Ab

OnlyKingForever(ChrisBrown,MackBrock,StevenFurtick,WadeJoye) A A Ab,AOpenTheEyesOfMyHeart(PaulBaloche) D,Eb,E D-E D,EbOpenUptheHeavens(AndiRozier,JamesMcDonald,JasonIngram,MeredithAndrews,StuartGarrard)

C C-D Bb,C

OurGod(MattRedman,ChrisTomlin,JonasMyrin,JesseReeves) G,Ab G-Ab G,AbOurGodSaves(PaulBaloche,BrentonBrown) D D C,DOvercome(JohnEgan) G,Ab G-Ab G,AbResurrecting(ChrisBrown,MackBrock,MatthewNtlele,StevenFurtick,WadeJoye) A,Bb A-Bb G,A,Bb,C,

DRevelationSong(JennieLeeRiddle) D C-D C,DSanctuary(JohnW.Thompson,RandyScruggs) D,Eb,E C-F DSetaFire(WillReagan) F,G,Ab,A Db-Bb F,GShineJesusShine(GrahamKendrick) Ab,A Ab-A Ab,AShoutToTheLord(DarleneZschech) Bb,B Bb-B AbSingSingSing(ChrisTomlin,JesseReeves,MattGilder,DanielCarson,TravisNunn) F,G E-Ab F,GSingToTheKing(BillyFoote,CharlesSilvesterHorne) Eb,E,F Eb-G Eb,FSinkingDeep(AodhanKing,JoelDavies) F,G F-G D,E,F,G,AStronger(BenFielding,ReubenMorgan) Bb,B,C Bb-C Bb,CTheHeartOfWorship(MattRedman) Eb C-F Eb,FTheLionandtheLamb**(BrentonBrown,BrianJohnson,LeelandMooring) ** ** Eb,F+TheLordOurGod(JasonIngram,KristianStanfill) A A-Bb Ab,ATheStand(JoelHouston) A A Ab,ATheWonderfulCross(JesseReeves,ChrisTomlin,J.D.Walt,IsaacWatts,LowellMason)

C,D C-D C,D

ThisIBelieve(TheCreed)(BenFielding,MattCrocker) F,G Eb-Ab F,GThisIsAmazingGrace(JeremyRiddle,JoshFarro,PhilWickham) Eb,E,F C-F# Eb,FTodayIsTheDay(LincolnBrewster,PaulBaloche) Bb,B Bb-B Bb,CTradingMySorrows(DarrellEvans) G,Ab,A F-A G,ATremble(AndresFigueroa,HankBentley,MariahMcManus,MiaFieldes) C,D C,D C,D,EbUnstoppableGod(ElevationWorship) E,F,G D-G [E,F,G]VictoryInJesus(EugeneM.Bartlett) F Eb-F# F,GWaitingHereforYou(ChrisTomlin,JesseReeves,MartinSmith) Eb,F Eb-G Eb,FWake(AlexanderPappas,HannahHobbs,JoelDavies) Eb,F D-F D,Eb,F,GWeBelieve**(MatthewHooper,RichieFike,TravisRyan) ** ** F,G+WeFallDown(ChrisTomlin) Eb,E,F D-F Eb,FWhataBeautifulName(BenFielding,BrookeLigertwood) D,Eb,E D-F# D,EbWhomShallIFear(GodofAngelArmies)**(ChrisTomlin,EdCash,ScottCash)

(Ab,A) ** G,Ab

WonderfulMercifulSavior(DawnRodgers,EricWyse) Bb,C Bb-C Ab,BbWorthyIsTheLamb(DarleneZschech) A,Bb A-Bb G,AYouAreGood(BrianJohnson,JeremyRiddle) G,Ab G-Ab Ab,AYouAreGood(IsraelHoughton) Eb,E,F D-F D,EbYouAreHoly(PrinceOfPeace)(MarcImboden,TammiRhoton) E,F E-F F,GYouAreMyAllInAll(DennisJernigan) F,G Eb-G F,GYouAreMyKing(BillyFoote) D,Eb D-F D,EbYouMakeMeBrave(AmandaCook) Eb,E,F Eb-G [D,Eb,E,F]YouNeverLetGo(MattRedman,BethRedman) A,Bb A-Bb A,BbYou'reWorthyOfMyPraise(DavidRuis) Eb,E,F Eb-F Eb,F

YourGraceIsEnough(MattMaher) E,F Eb-F Eb,FYourGreatName(KrissyNordhoff,MichaelNeale) A,Bb Ab-Bb Bb,CYourLoveAwakensMe**(ChrisQuilala,PhilWickham) ** ** BYourLoveNeverFails(AnthonySkinner,ChrisMcClarney) F Eb-F F,GYourName(PaulBaloche,GlennPackiam) Ab,A,Bb G-Bb Ab,BbCriteria for determining congregationally friendly keys:

The range should fit an average singer. The highest note should be a D with an occasional Eb allowable. The lowest note should be an A. The best range for all singers is C to C.

For songs with a small range that could be sung in a wide range of keys, the character of the song and the composer’s original key were considered to preserve the intended feel of the song.

Songs with a high tessitura may be pitched a bit lower even if the top note is a D. A few songs on the list have ranges beyond the scope of an average singer. Those key suggestions are

noted in parentheses with the best key(s) possible with the understanding that there are outliers in the melody.

Choice keys in C# or F# are not listed, but if choice keys are on either side of one of these, you can certainly choose that key.

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