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JAI GURUDEVA! JAI GURUDEVA! JAI GURUDEVA! With the deepest salutations this little endeavor is offered to our revered Gurudeva Sri Sri Paramahansa Yoganandaji s divine lotus feet. With my exceedingly inadequate musical knowledge and guitar playing, I could in no way have completed this work without His ever-flowing grace and love. Hari Om Tat Sat Your mind should continually whisper: 'Night and day I look for Thee, night and day.' That is the philosophy of life by which you should live. ~ Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda Strictly, this work is not for the commercial use: it is solely intended for the devotees who want accompanying themselves on the guitar while chanting Gurudeva s Chants. If you like my work please express gratitude to our beloved Gurudeva for guiding my intuition in suggesting all you dear ones the guitar chords for these three Cosmic Chants: 1. DOOR OF MY HEART, 2. O THOU KING OF THE INFINITE, and 3. THOUSANDS OF SUNS I humbly want you all to know that I am not a musician; as a result, there may be mistakes here and there. Also, the suggested chords may not meet your individual preferences or expectations. I trust I will be forgiven for that. Allow me to share it with you that a lot of time and energy has gone into these chord arrangements to reasonably maintain the natural flow of these chants. I leave it to you guitar players to decide whether I have succeeded in my effort or not. Let me also add that I ve worked out these chord arrangements based on the Notation/Lead Sheet given in the book COSMIC CHANTS which is available from SRF. As far as I know, this particular book with Melody Lines (Notation/Lead Sheet) has not yet been printed or distributed by YSS of India; therefore, it is not available at this part of the world. 1

To start with, here are some pointers. Key Signature for DOOR OF MY HEART: The Key of D Major/B Minor Tempo: 132 bpm Time Signature: 4/4 Key Signature for O THOU KING OF THE INFINITE: The Key of BbMajor/GMinor Tempo: 100 bpm Time Signature: 4/4 Key Signature for THOUSANDS OF SUNS: The Key of EbMajor/CMinor Tempo: 80 bpm Time Signature: 4/4 What the Symbols Mean: : : Repeat Signs: When you come to the second sign, you go back to the first and repeat the measure/s in between the two double bars and dots sign. D.C. : : Da Capo: Often abbreviated to D.C., this Italian word means from the head. When you see this sign, you must go back to the beginning or head of the piece of music to continue from there. \ Strum again the same chord for each diagonal line until the next chord change comes. Also \ = 1 beat. Accent Mark (>): When you see this sign you need to strike the strings more sharply. Fret Numbers F.N. Alternate Fingering A.F. Left Hand Fingering L.H.F. 2

Lord Ganesha Suggested Chords for DOOR OF MY HEART String 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th E A D G B E A (A Major) F.N. x 0 2 2 2 0 L.H.F. x 0 2 3 4 0 Asus2 (A Suspended Second) F.N. x 0 2 2 0 0 L.H.F. x 0 2 3 0 0 Bm (B Minor) F.N. x 2 4 4 3 2 L.H.F. x 1 3 4 2 1 Bmadd11 (B Minor Added Eleventh) F.N. x 2 4 4 3 0 L.H.F. x 1 3 4 2 0 D (D Major) F.N. x x 0 2 3 2 L.H.F. x x 0 1 3 2 Dsus2 (D Suspended Second) F.N. x x 0 2 3 0 L.H.F. x x 0 1 3 0 Em (E Minor) F.N. 0 2 2 0 0 0 L.H.F. 0 2 3 0 0 0 G (G Major) F.N. 3 2 0 0 0 3 L.H.F. 3 2 0 0 0 4 3

Suggested Chords for O THOU KING OF THE INFINITE Dm (D Minor) F.N. x x 0 2 3 1 L.H.F. x x 0 2 4 1 F#m (F Sharp Minor) F.N. 2 4 4 2 2 2 L.H.F. 1 3 4 1 1 1 Gm (G Minor) F.N. 3 5 5 3 3 3 L.H.F. 1 3 4 1 1 1 Bb (B Flat Major) F.N. x 1 3 3 3 1 L.H.F. x 1 3 3 3 1 A.F. x 1 2 3 4 1 Em (E Minor) F.N. 0 2 2 0 0 0 L.H.F. 0 2 3 0 0 0 F (F Major) F.N. 1 3 3 2 1 1 L.H.F. 1 3 4 2 1 1 C (C Major) F.N. x 3 2 0 1 0 L.H.F. x 3 2 0 1 0 Cadd9 (C Added Ninth) F.N. x 3 2 0 3 0 L.H.F. x 3 2 0 4 0 Am (A Minor) F.N. x 0 2 2 1 0 L.H.F. x 0 2 3 1 0 Asus4 (A Suspended Fourth) F.N. x 0 2 2 3 0 L.H.F. x 0 2 3 4 0 4

Suggested chords for THOUSANDS OF SUNS Eb (E Flat Major) F.N. x 6 5 3 4 3 L.H.F. x 4 3 1 2 1 Cm (C Minor) F.N. x 3 5 5 4 3 L.H.F. x 1 3 4 2 1 Ab/Eb (A Flat Major on E Flat) F.N. x 6 6 5 4 x L.H.F. x 3 4 2 1 x Bb/F (B Flat Major on F) F.N. x 8 8 7 6 x L.H.F. x 3 4 2 1 x *Ebmaj7 (E Flat Major Seventh) F.N. x 6 5 7 8 x L.H.F. x 2 1 3 4 x **Gm (G Minor with Bb on the 1 st String) F.N. 3 5 5 3 3 6 L.H.F. 1 2 3 1 1 4 Ab (A Flat Major) F.N. 4 6 6 5 4 4 L.H.F. 1 3 4 2 1 1 Bb7 (B Flat Seventh) F.N. 6 8 8 7 6 6 L.H.F. 1 3 1 2 1 1 Where: The Fret Numbers indicate at which frets to place your fingers x = Muted string 0 = Open (unfretted) string Left Hand Fingering (L.H.F) Numbers: 1 Index Finger, 2 Middle Finger, 3 Ring Finger, and 4 Pinky Finger 5

*Here, I ve suggested a different voicing for Ebmajor7 by leaving out the 5 th note (F). Why? It is because my musical perception dictates me to do so. If I do not place this chord where I ve pointed it should be, I feel like my heart is not wholly filled with the musical flow so to speak. My perception wants me to fill in and make complete the incomplete! However, if you do not feel comfortable with the given voicing you can replace it with the ones shown below or simply stick with the Bb/F chord if you feel it works better for you. The choice is yours. Ebmaj7 F.N. x 6 8 7 8 x L.H.F. x 1 3 2 4 x Alternatively, Eb/F F.N. x 8 8 8 8 x L.H.F. x 1 1 1 1 x A.F. x 3 3 3 3 x ** With my limited musical knowledge, I could not pin-point the exact name for this chord. But for our use I ve named it G Minor with the B Flat Note on the First String. Phew! What a long name! As always, my musical sense guided me to use it. I agree this may come as a very difficult chord to finger for some people. So for those who find it difficult can always use the regular Gm chord. God s Smile Captured on Cell Phone: An ethereal rainbow tenderly adorning one of the antique gates of the vast field called Tudikhel situated in the heart of Kathmandu, Nepal. 6

Sri Yantra/Chakra DOOR OF MY HEART 4/4 : A Asus2 D \ Em \ \ \ Door of my heart, End Here G \ Bm Bmadd11 D Dsus2 Bm \ : o - pen wide I keep for Thee. : G \ \ \ Bm \ Em \ Wilt Thou come, wilt Thou come? D Dsus2 Bm Bmadd11 D Dsus2 Bm \ : Just for once, come to me? : A Asus2 D \ Em \ \ \ Will my days fly a - way D Dsus2 Bm Bmadd11 D Dsus2 Bm \ : with - out see - ing Thee, my Lord? : G \ \ \ Bm \ Em \ Night and day (oh) night and day, D.C. D Dsus2 Bm Bmadd11 D Dsus2 Bm \ : I look for Thee night and day. 7

Mother Gayatri Basic Strumming Pattern for O THOU KING OF THE INFINITE Strumming Pattern #1 Practice three down strokes per beat with the suggested chord changes until your rhythm is fluid. Then move on to the Variation of the Strumming Pattern #1. Dm F#m Gm Gm Am Bb Am Gm Em F Em Dm C Cadd9 Am Asus4 C Am 4/4 : : 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 > > Variation of Strumming Pattern #1 Here, what you need to do is for every count 2 of the 2 nd and 4 th beats play two strokes, one down and one up instead of just one down stroke you played in the Strumming Pattern # 1. Practice all the chord changes shown above until they lie comfortably under your fingers. Make sure that you strum the Cadd9 and Asus4 exactly on the 3 rd count of 1 st and 2 nd beat respectively. Enjoy! 4/4 : : 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 > > Note: = Down stroke = Up stroke 8

JAI GURUDEVA! JAI GURUDEVA! JAI GURUDEVA! O THOU KING OF THE INFINITE 4/4 : Dm F#m Gm \ O Thou King of the In-fin- ite! Am Bb Am Gm : I be- hold Thee in sa- ma-dhi, Em F Em Dm in joy, and in more joy, End Here C Cadd9 Am Asus4 C Am in Thy light of mel-low joy. THOUSANDS OF SUNS End Here 4/4 : Eb \ Cm \ Eb6 Ab/Eb Bb/F Ebmaj7 : Who tells me Thou art dark, O my Mo-ther Di-vine? : Gm \ Ab \ Bb7 \ Ab \ : Thou-sands of suns and moons from Thy bod-y do shine! In Gurudeva s Love, Peace, and Harmony A Kriyaban from Kathmandu, Nepal Friday, September 30, 2011 (Lahiri Mahasaya s Avirbhav) 9