• The “Shouting” Chord

    “The Shouting Chord” (More information at: www.gospelkeys.com) I ALWAYS (I mean always) play this chord at church when playing during a jubilant period of the worship service. It’s simply a dominant chord with an added “flat 5th” tone. Now … the trick is that you don’t play all the tones of the dominant chord. JUST […]

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    A Nice-Sounding Major Ninth Chord

    “The Ab Major Ninth Chord” While I have titled this tip “The Abmaj9 Chord,” it can literally be played in all 12 keys. Instead of playing the regular Ab major triad all the time, why not add a ninth tone to it? Here’s how to do it: The Ab triad is as follow: Bass = […]

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    Stylish Minor Ninth Chord

    “The Minor Ninth Chord in C#” Bass = C# Right hand = E + G# + B + D# I like to use this chord progression in a “1-4” turnaround. For example, it creates a nice groove when you change the 3rd finger from “B” to “A# (or Bb)” Now, if you do this, you […]

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    Famous “2-5-1” Chord Progression

    “The Famous 2-5-1 Chord Progression” a) Dmin9 Chord (pronounced “D minor ninth chord”) Bass = D Right hand = F + A + C + E b) G13 chord (pronounced “G thirteenth chord“) Bass = G Right hand = F + A + C + E Note: This is the same chord above but since […]

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    8 Urban and Contemporary Chords Video Lessons… GRAB THEM!

    In this month’s online classroom, I’m going to share with you a few video clip lessons from the GospelKeysTM X video course. I’ve selectively pulled out clips that I think you’ll benefit from, whether you consider the entire course or not. Before I introduce the video clips, it is important that you understand some of […]

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