Gospel Piano Chords - Add that Gospel sound to any song

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In this lesson we go over a common progression in F. Then learn how to take the #4 diminished chord from gospel music and learn how to put it into other songs.
Add some Gospel Chord Vocabulary to your Piano Playing!

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• blues
• religious
• soul
• rock
• country
• r&b
• jazz
• gospel
• keyboard
• piano
• lesson
• diminished
• chords

[grinchmonkey]

Playing a C root with a Bb major chord over it isn't really a sustained chord, even though it contains the F, which is the sustained note in a Csus. Especially when played in the voicing you put it in, it just becomes an eleventh chord. C9sus is misleading unless you are resolving the F down to an E.

[chrismarx85]

I would agree. Misleading isn't the right word. I would say its not exact. But maybe 80% correct.

With all lead sheets and chord symbols there is flexibility to interpret them at least that much and even reharmonize a bit. I would say that changing C7 chords to Csus is very common because their function is the same. They FUNCTION as a dominant sound or a 5 chord sound. This conversation is very esoteric and would be lost on most piano players. Its a good one to have though!

[sabrinamusiq]

i'm a just starting out, but i want to play gospel chords & RnB chords. Got anything for beginners?

[chrismarx85]

If you've got all the major and minor triads down then start on their inversions!

I have lots of videos about major and minor triads and a whole ebook that shows them all on the blog.

Those are the first steps for gospel or any genre of music!

Thanks!

Chris

[zaaatra]

how we call that,i mean when you slides chords quickly,it sounds so good...gospel players like to do that

[chrismarx85]

I think you mean grace notes?

grace notes are a single note that is quickly played into another note.

:) :) :)

[fluffaduck]

Very helpfull lesson

Ill start playing in church immediately!!

[xXweexyxX]

@chrismarx85

where can you find the whole ebook?

[sifender56]

Great thanks!!

[GuyJon57]

i am so jealous that you can play like that... thanks for sharing.. now i have to get back to your video and watch it 100 times till i get it right...

[LuxDixon99]

Great. Thank you!

[TheBestGuitarSoloEVR]

@chrismarx85 I JUST TOOK A HUGE SHIT AND WIPED MY ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS YA FAG

[alejandrogarcia209]

Can you show me some rift runs to sound gospel

[eitanrapp]

thanks

[polishcomedy]

@jonnymidget uhh...what exactly is a real diminished chord, sir? He's playing Bdim (BDF) and C#dim (C#EG). Maybe you're thinking of augmented.

[1623mylove]

Finally an easy quick lesson! THANK YOU THANK YOU

[pianoplayer223]

Thanks for an informative explanation of the role of #4 in gospel. I've been playing for years, but didn't really get what was going on until I saw this.