Song chords
The Blessing chords
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship
A sung benediction recorded in B, so the standard guitar chart is capo 4 with G shapes. The verse moves; everything after it is one four-chord loop repeated until the room is singing it back.
Before you start
The chords you need.
4 shapes covers the whole song, fretted with the capo at fret 4. Tap any diagram’s play button to hear it, or open its page for every voicing on six instruments.
The chart
Section by section.
Capo 4 with G shapes: G sounds as B, C as E, D as F# and Em as G#m. The verse walks the bass down through G/B — the G shape with the B underneath, not a new chord. Hit play on any section to hear it walk through at 70 bpm.
Verse
16 barsSlow and even — two bars per chord the whole way through.
Shapes as fretted with the capo on — the names above are what you grab, not what you hear.
Chorus
4 barsShapes as fretted with the capo on — the names above are what you grab, not what you hear.
Bridge
4 barsThe chorus loop, repeated for as long as it needs to be.
Shapes as fretted with the capo on — the names above are what you grab, not what you hear.
Need it in a different key, or without the capo? Run it through the transposer — move every chord by the same interval and the song is unchanged.
Playing it
What actually trips people up.
The bridge is the same four bars perhaps a dozen times over. Change what the right hand does on every pass, because nothing else in the song will.
The chart above is the commonly played arrangement — the version a competent player would hand you, not a bar-for-bar transcription of a specific master. Section labels are there to orient you; live and studio versions repeat, extend and drop sections freely, and none of that changes which chords you need.
About this page
Chord names and song structure are facts; for lyrics and official notation, support the artist. This page carries no lyrics on purpose — The Blessing was written and recorded by Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship, and the words belong to them. What you get here is the harmony: the key, the capo, the tempo, and which chord goes where.
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FAQ
Questions people actually ask.
What key is The Blessing in?
The Blessing sounds in B Major. The common arrangement gets there with a capo at fret 4 and G Major shapes, which is why the chords written here are G Major chords rather than B Major ones.
Do I need a capo for The Blessing?
Yes for the standard arrangement: capo 4. Without it you would be playing B Major shapes, which needs barre chords. With the capo on, the shapes are G Major — much friendlier under the hand.
What chords are in The Blessing?
G, C, D and Em — 4 chords across 3 sections. Capo 4 with G shapes: G sounds as B, C as E, D as F# and Em as G#m. The verse walks the bass down through G/B — the G shape with the B underneath, not a new chord.
What is the easiest way to play The Blessing?
Beginner overall. The bridge is the same four bars perhaps a dozen times over. Change what the right hand does on every pass, because nothing else in the song will.
How fast is The Blessing?
About 70 bpm. Every section on this page plays back at that tempo, so you can hear how long each chord is meant to be held before you try it yourself.
Can I play The Blessing in a different key?
Yes — the progression is the song, not the letters. Move every chord by the same number of semitones and it still works. The transposer will do the arithmetic, or you can move the capo and keep these shapes.