Charles C. Converse (1832–1918) · F major · 4/4 · 84 BPM · 16 bars · Hymns
What a Friend We Have in Jesus sits in Hymns, written in F major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 84 BPM.
FBbC7
F
Bb
C7
| 1 | F | · | Bb | C7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | F | · | · | · |
| 3 | · | Bb | C7 | · |
| 4 | F | Bb | C7 | F |
Four lines of four bars, sung slowly and evenly. The first line rests on C7, the second comes home, the third climbs through Bb to C7, and the last line settles. Keep every bar the same weight.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · F · G7 · C · F · G7 · C · F · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · G · A7 · D · G · A7 · D · G · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · A · B7 · E · A · B7 · E · A · B7 · E |
| F major · Written in this key | F · Bb · C7 · F · Bb · C7 · F · Bb · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · B · C#7 · F# · B · C#7 · F# · B · C#7 · F# |
| G major | G · C · D7 · G · C · D7 · G · C · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · D · E7 · A · D · E7 · A · D · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · E · F#7 · B · E · F#7 · B · E · F#7 · B |
The tune was composed by Charles Crozat Converse in 1868. He died in 1918, so on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1988; the 1868 publication also predates 1930 for the US. Free everywhere.
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