I find it very interesting how similar this is to jazz harmony. What you describe as passing chords are secondary dominant chords that can indeed be inserted between every chord change, something jazz guys do all day. Maybe the real difference between jazz progressions and gospel progressions is the use of inversions and color tones. But more than anything it is the feel and phrases you are using. Lovely lesson!
I'm a fairly advanced jazz pianist and even though I'm familiar with the devices used here, the way things are played are a tad foreign to me. There's an aesthetic all this gospel playing has. A lot of grace notes, a lot of drop 2 triads. Alot of what I would call rudimentary (not to mean simple) structures that are skilfully embellished. ie.. 4-5-1 is never played using those bass notes. You will always see things like the 3rd and 5th used in the bass along with passing diminished and secondary dominants.
^^^^this guys is extremely accurate... being a jazz player approaching gospel music, you end up sounding very basic even while using advanced subs, and altered chords because Jazz harmony... while it can reach the point of utter nonharmonic and arhythmic pipe dreams...it is still more structured than modern contemporary gospel harmony... at least from my perspective. guys like Cory Henry come to mind
Thinking about origins - it wouldn't surprise me if many of the ragtime composers (one of the precursors to modern jazz) also played in church. So you might expect some similarities. I don't know - might be worth researching.
@@spindriftdrinker We also need to remember that passing chords have been a part of Western Music Harmony since the 17th century. They were not invented in church. Gospel and jazz are both based on the same old harmonic concepts, but evolved dramatically into something that creates a very different and to me a much more exciting listening experience. It is just fascinating how evolution works.
@@musictrainingonline Not trying to be argumentative, but I am just curious - how do we know that passing chords were not invented in church? J.S. Bach did a lot of his composing for church.
Ive been looking for an explanation of that passing chord. I love the sound and hear it by almost all gospel musicians. Im going to practice this and slow it down. Thank you!
Super talented brother. I get lost in passing chords but your explanation on dominants want to resolve was the clue. Any other explanation for passing chords is great.
5:55-5:58 I screamed. Do you realize that you pedagogy is second only to your GIFT? THANKS . I needed a refresher on dominant dom7 passing chords. I was obsessed with half-step away and chromatic mediant away related passing chords (dim7,dom7,maj7) I forgot about .. DUH...THE FIFTH (subdominant!).
Your new place is a bomb 🔥 loving the arrangements , the sunray 😊 Those beards looks good too 😁 Then the camera is a wonder , it's too good to be true Thanks for another Tutorial bro
Awesome! I have subscirbed to ur channel. this is gonna help me alot. Whats the name of the keyboard you using and what voicing are you using/ combining?
We have lessons on upper structure triads and many other Gospel Theory concepts in the Gifted Hands Academy. You should join if you're serious about improving your playing.
Brother, you go through these inversions way to fast. I know how to slow down you tube but I think you should go a little slower with your explanations. The content is wonderful
I think you also have to understand this is a video that you can rewatch are stop it’s a RUclips video people. And with that being said which the amount of time it takes to put these videos together. It’s easier to just take notes and stop video lol my the lord bless
One trick you should use (for beginners) is learn how to play in 1 key(use transpose to bring into the key of video), when u know a key it would help to unlock furthers steps in unlocking your skills. Hope this helps 👍
Thanks brother for the lesson. Any advise for us bass player to support and follow embellishments and passing chords? Because these aren't in the chord sheets
That's a great question...for embellishments bass players don't need to change the fundamental note they're playing since the function of the harmony isn't changing. As far as passing chords go, if the keyboardist is going to throw in tons of passing chords or substitutions it's best to discuss it with the band and agree on what the changes will be so everyone can be on the same page.
If you're ready to jump into our Masterclasses (the Gospel Keys Masterclass is the best place to start for most people) you can sign up here: www.thegiftedhandsmusic.com/store
Awesome quick lesson Brother Elijah, definitely one of the best channels on RUclips. Quick question, do you have a music degree and what is the best way to approach rhythm and keeping time and do you have courses on these topics? Thanks again for great channel man and be blessed.
I actually went to university for audio engineering & computer science 😂. And when it comes to keeping time start with studying basic rhythms and how to subdivide beats. We have plenty of lessons in our Gifted Hands Academy if you want more info 👍🏾
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Finally!!!! You just explained passing chords in a way it finally clicked for me! Thank you soooooooooo much! May God continue to bless your efforts!
I've been looking for this all my life. Don't stop, you are doing God's work
I could study this single lesson for weeks and still have lots to learn from it! Thanks!
Elijah’s filming is actually pretty professional 👌👌
So powerful. Glorify Jesus
That rootless voicings on the dominant chords🔥🔥🔥
I LOVE GOSPEL STYLE MUSIC ! THANKS FOR SHARE.
We want more videos like this one. Bless you!
I find it very interesting how similar this is to jazz harmony. What you describe as passing chords are secondary dominant chords that can indeed be inserted between every chord change, something jazz guys do all day. Maybe the real difference between jazz progressions and gospel progressions is the use of inversions and color tones. But more than anything it is the feel and phrases you are using. Lovely lesson!
I'm a fairly advanced jazz pianist and even though I'm familiar with the devices used here, the way things are played are a tad foreign to me. There's an aesthetic all this gospel playing has. A lot of grace notes, a lot of drop 2 triads. Alot of what I would call rudimentary (not to mean simple) structures that are skilfully embellished. ie.. 4-5-1 is never played using those bass notes. You will always see things like the 3rd and 5th used in the bass along with passing diminished and secondary dominants.
^^^^this guys is extremely accurate...
being a jazz player approaching gospel music, you end up sounding very basic even while using advanced subs, and altered chords because Jazz harmony... while it can reach the point of utter nonharmonic and arhythmic pipe dreams...it is still more structured than modern contemporary gospel harmony... at least from my perspective. guys like Cory Henry come to mind
Thinking about origins - it wouldn't surprise me if many of the ragtime composers (one of the precursors to modern jazz) also played in church. So you might expect some similarities. I don't know - might be worth researching.
@@spindriftdrinker We also need to remember that passing chords have been a part of Western Music Harmony since the 17th century. They were not invented in church. Gospel and jazz are both based on the same old harmonic concepts, but evolved dramatically into something that creates a very different and to me a much more exciting listening experience. It is just fascinating how evolution works.
@@musictrainingonline Not trying to be argumentative, but I am just curious - how do we know that passing chords were not invented in church? J.S. Bach did a lot of his composing for church.
It's been awhile I cried on movies but this really got me crying 😭😭
Such a simple lesson and reminder but very much needed for my 🎹 quest. Thanks 😊
Play and add color.
I've learned lots in a few minutes. Thank you!
Ive been looking for an explanation of that passing chord. I love the sound and hear it by almost all gospel musicians. Im going to practice this and slow it down. Thank you!
Gracias mister gracias a ti he aprendido mucho saludos de Colombia 🇨🇴
Nice video bro learn a lot from this. I’m following 10 thumbs up
Thank you brother this helps someone like myself who is trying to get some additional Gospel language!
We love to hear it! 🙌🏾
If you really want to improve your playing the fastest way possible then the Gospel Keys Masterclass is the way to go 👍🏾
Those grace notes 🥹
this video is so knowledgable! definitely a good lesson for me (a keyboardist for 6 years)
Hello sir thank for you for the work you are doing.could you do a video on rules of voicing
Super talented brother. I get lost in passing chords but your explanation on dominants want to resolve was the clue. Any other explanation for passing chords is great.
Thank you sir! Amazing video. Enlightening and helpful! Great playing.
Glad it was helpful!
Brother! This is exactly what I was looking for with the passing chords. Thank you and God bless you.
I've been away for a while here.. I've missed thee🙌
AWESOME CLASS. I think I'm left behind, but the good thing about youtube right. Gratitude from South Africa
Love the new set up. Great content bro, been watching your content for a while and learnt so much. Gid bkess your ministry 🙌🏿🙌🏿
wish my Gifted Hands brother explained things a bit more simply but thanks to my existing knowledge I managed to make sense of some new concepts
Thanks for giving us your thought processes. It improved my playing tremendously.
I am a beginner thank you brother I have been following you lessons and very inspirational from Solomon Islands.
5:55-5:58 I screamed. Do you realize that you pedagogy is second only to your GIFT? THANKS . I needed a refresher on dominant dom7 passing chords. I was obsessed with half-step away and chromatic mediant away related passing chords (dim7,dom7,maj7) I forgot about .. DUH...THE FIFTH (subdominant!).
Your new place is a bomb 🔥 loving the arrangements , the sunray 😊
Those beards looks good too 😁
Then the camera is a wonder , it's too good to be true
Thanks for another Tutorial bro
Glad your loving the new setup! 🙌🏾 We've been working hard to improve the quality of our content for you all
I love your chords progression
Great video. Bless your Ministry
goodness, you are excellent ! God bless you !
Wonderful lesson ❤
Outstanding
Thanks a lot for this God bless you
This is a good lesson. Thanks man. I like how you just get to the point.
Great sounding chords/voicings, nicely presented lesson!
Just what I have been looking for. Thanks so very much.
Wow man wow. Thank you.
If you think this content is great our Masterclasses will really help you transform your playing forever!
Love this new studio
Love that gospel sound, nice video! 🎶🙌🏼
I love the new look Brother ✌🏼
🙌🏾 We do too!
Blessed love ❤
God bless you bro
Amazing work! Keep it up!
Thank you bro ,I was bless
Awesome! I have subscirbed to ur channel. this is gonna help me alot. Whats the name of the keyboard you using and what voicing are you using/ combining?
Thanks for the knowledge
Embelish embelish
Thankz sow much, i like this video of course 😌
So COOL
Omg!!! I play passing chords but don’t even understand the theory behind it. 5th of the note…. 🤩
nice set up brother
Thanks Man
really helpful
Awesome! Thanks!
as always bro 🔥
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
A wonderful lesson bro ....can u do a lesson on upper structure
We have lessons on upper structure triads and many other Gospel Theory concepts in the Gifted Hands Academy. You should join if you're serious about improving your playing.
Smooth!
brooooooo!!!
where have u been all my life???😂😂😂 thanks for this❤
Brother, you go through these inversions way to fast. I know how to slow down you tube but I think you should go a little slower with your explanations. The content is wonderful
Hope he sees this comment. Brother is talented but not a good teacher in my opinion.
I was just thinking to myself the same thing. It went from Mary had a little Lamb to Ave Maria real quickly. I guess this is not for beginners.
these videos are not for beginners. They are for intermediate to experienced players who just want to learn gospel techniques
One minute I’m following along, then the next thing I know all hell brakes loose. Like “flight of the bumble bee”
I think you also have to understand this is a video that you can rewatch are stop it’s a RUclips video people. And with that being said which the amount of time it takes to put these videos together. It’s easier to just take notes and stop video lol my the lord bless
That's really helpful man
Can i know the name of the midi keyboard 🙏
thanks bro
Its lit 🔥
Thanks for watching!
One trick you should use (for beginners) is learn how to play in 1 key(use transpose to bring into the key of video), when u know a key it would help to unlock furthers steps in unlocking your skills. Hope this helps 👍
AWESOME
Thanks for this video! Also, tell me about that shirt you’re wearing
Can you make a video on the jazzy scale/ run you used in ending the video?
excelent!
thanks for helping change my keyboard playing to a different level. Could you also do some sheet music for this and more to come
We have sheet music for all the song tutorials in our Gifted Hands Academy 👍🏾
Very neat
Hello please how to play Hallelujah you are awosome for benjamin dube
What DAW and VST are you using? Thank you!
Hello. Congratulations on the video. Could you post a link to a method book so I can study this harmony?
Nice 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great vid but that T-shirt look clean though. Where you get it from if you mind me asking
Hi Bro nice chords there, hey can you show what software you are usinf to show the chords instantly on screen thank man
wow sound great........can you do it with A FLAT
Hi bro, May God bless you! 👐🏻👐🏻👐🏻
Can i know the app you're using???
Thanks brother for the lesson.
Any advise for us bass player to support and follow embellishments and passing chords?
Because these aren't in the chord sheets
That's a great question...for embellishments bass players don't need to change the fundamental note they're playing since the function of the harmony isn't changing.
As far as passing chords go, if the keyboardist is going to throw in tons of passing chords or substitutions it's best to discuss it with the band and agree on what the changes will be so everyone can be on the same page.
What VST you using brother? Keyscape? Great sound and great chords, much appreciated!
PLZ teach Ocean Spirit leads
1:01 .... Marvin Gaye would like a word with you haha
🤣😂🤣 *Gets lawsuit papers in the mail.
Thanks bro...How do I register for your online class. Maybe even if you have tons of videos I can buy or a book
If you're ready to jump into our Masterclasses (the Gospel Keys Masterclass is the best place to start for most people) you can sign up here: www.thegiftedhandsmusic.com/store
I learned! Thanks🫶🏿
one question: how often do you go to the barber's?
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Hi bro God bless you! What piano sound do you use in this video? Thanks
Some chords with the four notes are a challenge for me . Any advise ?
Love the studio brother!!
Aye! Glad to hear it. We're always trying to level up our quality for you 🙌
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Nice!
What was that you played in the end? Is that a scale?
Can someone explain to me the theory behind leaving the B out of the 3 chord (Em) when he did 1-3-4-5?
Wowwwww
My namesake I am glad I also play a keyboard 😂❤❤❤
Sadly I play only the F scale. Do you have any F scale gospel videos?
Can you play giant steps with one finger
😂 Sadly Jazz requires all 11 fingers
😂😂😂😂
Hello I can
Wow thanks for this lesson, I will apply it
What app did you use to display your keyboard and the notes like that?
Awesome quick lesson Brother Elijah, definitely one of the best channels on RUclips. Quick question, do you have a music degree and what is the best way to approach rhythm and keeping time and do you have courses on these topics? Thanks again for great channel man and be blessed.
I actually went to university for audio engineering & computer science 😂.
And when it comes to keeping time start with studying basic rhythms and how to subdivide beats. We have plenty of lessons in our Gifted Hands Academy if you want more info 👍🏾
Thanks for responding back to my reply Sir, I'll definitely look into those courses. Thanks again and excellent channel. Be blessed.
Love this! But who is youu? 😍
Thank you for sharing🤗.
How many hours a day do you study?
Depends on the day or week but when I saw the most growth in my playing I was on the piano anywhere from 4 - 8 hours a day
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Thank you 🙏