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Tonic solfa of “All my life” by K-CI and Jojo

This is the solfa notation of “All my life” by K-CI and Jojo. It is in the key of C#.
Ooooooh                                            r……….
I’m so glad                                          d d d l s
I will never find another lover             d d d d d d d d d l
Sweeter than you                                d r m l
Sweeter than you                                l s m s 
And I will Never Find Another Lover  s d d d d d d d d d l
More Precious Than You                    s d r m m r d 
More Precious Than You                    m l s m s
Girl You Are                                                      m r d m r d 
Close To Me You’re Like My Mother  d d d d d d d l
Close To Me You’re Like My Father    d d d d d d d l
Close To Me You’re Like My Sister     d d d d d d d l
Close To Me You’re Like My Brother  d d d d d d d l
And You Are The Only One My Everything            d r m m f m r    d d l s
And For You This Song I Sing                                 d d d t l t d 
All My Life                                                           f m r 
I Prayed For Someone Like You                                      d m m m m d s     
And I Thank God                                                  d m s m r                       
That I                                                                    d d 
That I Finally Found You                                                s s s f m f d
All My Life                                                           f m r
I Prayed For Someone Like You                                      d m m m m d s
And I Hope That You Feel The Same Way Too      m r d r m    r m f m    s….
Yes, I Pray That You Do Love Me Too                             m r d r m    r m f m    s….
Said I Promise To Never Fall In Love            s s d d d s f m f m
With A Stranger                                          d s f m f m
You’re All I’m Thinking Of                          d d s s m f m 
I Praise The Lord Above                               m m f m r d                             
For Sending Me Your Love                          d d s f m f m
I Cherish Every Hug                                    d d r m r d 
I Really Love You                                        d r m l s
You’re All That I Ever Know                        d f m f m f m r
When You Smile All My Face Always Seems To Glow    m s l s l s l s s r r m d
You Turned My Life Around                        s f m f m r
You Picked Me Up When I Was Down                   d d l s m r m d               
You’re All That I’ve Ever Known                           s l s l l s m
When You Smile My Face Glows                 d t d d l s
You Picked Me Up When I Was Down                   s s d d d l s s 
Say, You’re All That I’ve Ever Known           l  s l s l l s m
When You Smile My Face Glows                 d t d d l s
You Picked Me Up When I Was Down                    s s d d d l s s 
And I Hope That You Feel The Same Way Too      m r d r m    r m f m    s….
Yes, I Pray That You Do Love Me Too                             m r d r m    r m f m    s….

Tonic solfa of “Oh the Glory of Your Presence” by Ron kenoly

This is the solfa notation of “Oh the Glory of Your Presence“. Soprano, alto and tenor solfa notation also inclusive.
Soprano
 
s f f m r m                    Oh, the glory
d t t l s l                        of Your presence
l m s f m f                     We Your temple
t d d t l t                        Give You reverence
l t d d d d                      Come and rise from Your rest
d d d t d r                      And be blessed by our praise
d r m r d                        As we glory
r d t d                            in Your embrace
d r m r d                        As Your presence
r d t d                            Now fills this place

Alto

 
s f f m r m                    Oh, the glory
l s s f m f                         of Your presence
f d m r                           We Your temple
l l l s f s                         Give You reverence
f s s s s se                      Come and rise from Your rest
se se l se l l                       And be blessed by our praise
s l d l s                        As we glory
l l se l                            in Your embrace
s l d l s                        As Your presence
l s s s                            Now fills this place

Tenor

 
s f f m r m                    Oh, the glory
m r r d r                         of Your presence
r l d t l t                          We Your temple
fe m m r d r                     Give You reverence
d r m m m m                   Come and rise from Your rest
m m m r m fe                  And be blessed by our praise
m f s f m                         As we glory
f m r m                           in Your embrace
m f s f m                         As Your presence
f m r m                            Now fills this place

Seven(7) makossa/ soukous rhythm solfa you should practice

Nobody will sit you down as a beginner to teach you how to play or practice those seven exotic makossa/ soukous rhythm solfa that you hear when you listen to the songs.

This is especially hard for beginners who find it extremely difficult to score songs in their early stage of learning.

You’d go a long way in learning fast if you can have some of all these makossa rhythms in your heart. I want you to keep it in mind that most of these rhythms have specific progression that allow you to play them.

You don’t just begin to play any of the rhythms whenever you hear any makossa song. You need to make sure your rhythm is in line with the progression of the song.

Makossa/ soukous is a genre of music that can follow various progression pattern. Basically in Nigerian gospel, makossa mostly follows two popular progression, which are:

1 4 5 4    or    1 5 4 5

d f s f      or    d s f s  (in tonic solfa)

But I want to give you seven makossa rhythms in their tonic solfa for you to practice. The video illustrations are there for you to know how the notes sound. Check through all the links below to get started. If you need to backing tracks to practice them, just drop a comment, so it can be worked on.

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 7
Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 6
Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 5
Makossa/ Soukous rhythm in solfa 4
Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 3
Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 2
Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 1

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 7

Makossa rhythm lines and licks
 

This is a nice soukous rhythm line suitable for saxophonist, guitarist, trumpeters and other solo instrumentalist. Watch the video illustration below to know how it sounds.

The progression for this rhythm is: 1 6 1 5 (d l d s)

Currently this is on the key of E flat

s l s r m r d l

s l s r m r d t r

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 7

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 6

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 5

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm in solfa 4

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 3

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 2

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 1

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 6

Makossa rhythm lines and licks
 

This is a nice soukous rhythm line suitable for saxophonist, guitarist, trumpeters and other solo instrumentalist. Watch the video illustration below to know how it sounds.

The progression for this rhythm is: 1 6 1 5 (d l d s)

Currently this is on the key of E flat

s m s
l d    s m s
d r m r   l d s m 

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 7
Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 6
Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 5

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm in solfa 4

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 3

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 2

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 1

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 5

Makossa rhythm lines and licks
 

This is a nice soukous rhythm line suitable for saxophonist, guitarist, trumpeters
and other solo instrumentalist. Watch the video illustration below to know how it sounds.

The progression for this rhythm is: 1 5 2 5 (d s r s)

Currently this is on the key of G

d r m r m d r d

r m r m d r d

(s m r d)

r m r m d r d

r m r m d r d

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 7

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 6

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 5

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm in solfa 4

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 3

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 2

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 1

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm in solfa 4

Makossa rhythm lines and licks

This is a nice soukous rhythm line suitable for saxophonist,
guitarist, trumpeters and other solo instrumentalist. Watch the video illustration below to know how it sounds.

The progression for this rhythm is: 1 5 2 5 (d s r s)

Currently this is on the key of G

m s   d r
s r   s d
f l   d r
s r   s d

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 7
Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 6
Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 5

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm in solfa 4

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 3

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 2

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 1

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 3

Makossa rhythm lines and licks
 

This is a nice soukous rhythm line suitable for saxophonist, guitarist, trumpeters and other solo instrumentalist. Watch the video illustration below to know how it sounds.

The progression for this rhythm is: 1 4 5 4 (d f s f)

Currently this is on the key of F

d’ l f

t s m

t l f

d’ m’ m’

d l f

t s m

t l f

d’ t d’

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 7

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 6

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 5

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm in solfa 4

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 3

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 2

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 1

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 2

Makossa rhythm lines and licks
 

This is a nice soukous rhythm line suitable for saxophonist, guitarist, trumpeters and other solo instrumentalist. Watch the video illustration below to know how it sounds.

The progression for this rhythm is: 1 4 1 5 (d f s f)

Currently this is on the key of F

d l f

t s m

t l f

d’ m m

d l f

t s m

t l f

d’ t d’

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 7

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 6

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 5

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm in solfa 4

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 3

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 2

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 1

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 1

Makossa rhythm lines and licks

This is a nice soukous rhythm line suitable for saxophonist, guitarist, trumpeters and other solo instrumentalist. Watch the video illustration below to know how it sounds.

The progression for this rhythm is: 1 4 1 5 (d f d s)

Currently this is on the key of B

d d t l s m l'(f r m)
d d t l s m d’ l-t s m r’

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 7


Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 6


Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 5

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm in solfa 4

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 3

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 2

Makossa/ Soukous rhythm solfa 1