Cosmic Chants
& Kirtan Training
Instructional videos and guides for effectively playing SRF chants and bhajans, created by the SRF Encinitas Temple as an educational supplement to the Cosmic Chants book.
Cosmic Chants by Category
| Name | Difficulty | Tamboura Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ever New Joy Simple chant, just need to practice moving the melody between the 2 key centers and getting comfortable with how many times to repeat each one, moving between the 2, making it natural to follow. | 1 | B (B, F#) | Simple chant, just need to practice moving the melody between the 2 key centers and getting comfortable with how many times to repeat each one, moving between the 2, making it natural to follow. |
| Cloud-Colored Christ Requires some skill to sing the chromatic notes in the melody correctly, and navigate the change in time signature between 6/4 and 4/4. | 2 | Cm (C, G) | Requires some skill to sing the chromatic notes in the melody correctly, and navigate the change in time signature between 6/4 and 4/4. |
| I Will Sing Thy Name As written in Cosmic Chants, this is very simple, but usually is combined with "Om Guru" and "O my Guru come to me" to create 3 sections. Be alert to the "pickup" which is "I will sing" where the lyric "sing" starts on beat 1. | 2 | D (D, A) | As written in Cosmic Chants, this is very simple, but usually is combined with "Om Guru" and "O my Guru come to me" to create 3 sections. Be alert to the "pickup" which is "I will sing" where the lyric "sing" starts on beat 1. |
| From This Sleep, Lord Relatively simple melody, need to learn the 2 halves of the lyrics and not mix them up, and sing with a pacing that others can follow comfortably, slowly and with feeling. | 3 | Em (E, B) | Relatively simple melody, need to learn the 2 halves of the lyrics and not mix them up, and sing with a pacing that others can follow comfortably, slowly and with feeling. |
| Swami Ram Tirtha’s Song Difficulty due to length of chant and volume of lyrics. | 5 | Gm (G, D) | Difficulty due to length of chant and volume of lyrics. |
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