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gameboi: Not really. What I meant is what chords does one play to create tension before moving to the fourth, fifth and sixth of any scale.

Music is a free world, of experiences....9,11,13 and d alterations can be used anywhere, dont limit urself to rules..except you're a classical pianist...you can play any chord tension before resoluting to a degree, what matters is taste...if it sounds nice to u, den no problemo...

abolem369: Both of you are right, both work hands in hands! In a worship session u don't need to learn all the songs to play,since u can play by ear(u can fit it chords according to the tune and rythym of the song) and good for u if u already learnt the song that is sang by the worship leader and most cases modern churches have a pre-arranged worship session, learning the song is a pre-requisite! The most impt Is during choir rendition, learning the song, and infact thorough scoring Is colossal! I think I've shed more light to that! I hope I didn't create more confusion though

Perfect killer...this is it...thanks bro

gameboi: for a starter, he only needs to know the major(1 3 5), minor(1 3b 5) and diminished(1 3b 5b) chords.

he still needs the rest, those chords are what form the bigger ones

gameboi: To my ogas. What chords on the keyboard create tension and what chord create relief as well?

9, 11, 13 and their alterations

2rhymestharap: not about learning songs.. Is about knowing progression

When you learning song, you learn how to play it in the key it was played, with the original progression....there's nothing as good as playing a song the original way even in church because the person singing that song aso listened to the original, there are people in the congregation, who also listened to the original, so I still say "learn the song".... there's much to learn from a song than just "progression"

Good to know nairaland has jazz masters, classical guys and gospel guys...such a full house!!!

gameboi: nope we're just 3. But they started playing the piano before me

okayy nice...more strength

gameboi: It's not evil oh. If I don't play well I might end up sitting with the congregation which I hate. So, I always try to improve

Seems there's an overflow of musicians in ur church

peacemaranatha: Pls help beginners here. I only know one cord & use it to play hymns d cord is on middle c. Pls someone shld shed light on 7th 13th e.t.C cords do cords have orders. Then i play hymns but i dont knw hw to play to praises. Pls can anyone guide me on this i will quickly grab. Praises are fast songs & dont knw hw to play. Pls i nid help or if there is any materials that can help pls my mail is peacemaranatha54@gmail.Com

wow...a lotta work my brother...firstly...you're a beginner, you dont need 7th and 13ths now, you need to work on the basics :
Major
minor
augmented
diminished
dominant
minor7
half-diminished7
maj7
dominant7#5
dominant7b5
min7#5
And a few, these are the basics, try researching on them and practicing to play them and come back...Goodluck

goddysweb: If you listen to music, you’ve definitely heard a
“2-5-1″ progression. They are found in just about
any type of music — regardless of style, genre, or
rhythmical pattern. It is commonly the series of
chords that end a song or phrase. However, it can
be used in several situations (I can only go over a
few in this lesson but encourage you to check out
my course for further instruction).

In this chord progression, the 2 chord (you’ll learn
what this is later on in this lesson) leads to the 5
chord which in turns, produces a strong pull
towards the ending chord (which is usually the
1st major chord of the scale).

First, let me start by showing you what chords
correspond to each tone of a major scale:

1 tone – Major
2 tone – Minor
3 tone – Minor
4 tone – Major
5 tone – Major (dominant)
6 tone – Minor
7 tone – Half Diminished

To understand the chart above, you must
understand that each tone of a major scale has a
chord which goes along with it. For example, the
following is a

C major scale:
(C — D — E — F — G — A — B — C)

Each tone above has a matching chord. Simply
add the endings of the chart above to the scale
as shown below:

>C MAJORD MINORE MINORF MAJORG MAJOR /
DOMA MINORB HALF-DIMINISHED<

To further understand progressions, lets number
each chord:

1 = C major
2 = D minor
3 = E minor
4 = F major
5 = G dominant
6 = A minor
7 = B half – diminished
8 = C major

Now, to create a “2-5-1″ chord progression (or
any numbered chord progression), simply take the
2, 5, and 1 chord out of the entire series of
chords above. That is, we would not use the 3,4,
6, or 7 chord.

The 2 chord is D minor; the 5 chord is G
dominant; and the 1 chord is C major.

This right here is the most basic “2-5-1″ chord
progression you’ll ever see:

Dmin — Gdom — Cmaj
min = minor
dom = dominant
maj = major

REFERENCE 1A:
D minor chord = (D) + (F) + (A)
G dominant chord = (G) + (B) + (D) + (F)
C major chord = (C) + (E) + (G)
Example: To play a Dminor chord simply play all
three of the notes shown above at the same time
(D+F+A)

Moving on…

Now that we have covered some theory (I’m glad
that’s out of the way), let me just show you a
few chords that I love to play. I will try not to be
as theoretic … I will simply give you the chord
changes and you’ll have to apply them to your
understanding of chords and alterations. All of
these progression will be shown in the key of C
major…

1) “Churchy 2-5-1 Chord Progression”

Style #1
D7 (b9) — G13 —- Cmaj
(pronounced “D seven, flat nine —– G thirteenth — C major”) D7 (b9) =
Bass * Play “D” ——— F# + A + C + D#
G13 = Bass * Play “G” ———- F + A + C + E
Cmaj = Bass * Play “C” ———– E + G + C (1st
inversion)

Example: For D7 (b9), we would play F# + A + C
+ D# with “D” on the bass (left hand).
Inversion just refers to the way the chord is
played. Since “C” is the highest note, it is said to
be played in its “first inversion”
Note: I love playing this chord progression in
gospel music. You try playing it and let me know
what you come up with!

2) “Churchy 2-5-1 Chord Progression” Style #2
For this progression, every chord will be the same
except for the D7 (b9). We will simply play a
regular D9 chord.
D9 = F# + A + C + “E” (not D#)

Notice: The only difference in a D9 and a D7 (b9)
is the difference in the “ninth” tone. Since we are
not flatting the 9th tone, we use “E” instead of
“D#.”

D9 = Bass * Play “D” ——— F# + A + C + E
G13 = Bass * Play “G” ———- F + A + C + E
Cmaj = Bass * Play “C” ———– E + G + C

3). “Contemporary 2-5-1 Chord Progression”
Style #1
For this progression, we are going to use:

D9 add 6 —> G13 —> Cmaj
D9 add 6 = Bass * Play “D” ——— F# + B + C + E
G13 = Bass * Play “G” ———- F + A + C + E
Cmaj = Bass * Play “C” ———– E + G + C

4.) “Contemporary 2-5-1 Chord Progression”
Style #2
This progression will follow the same exact
pattern as #3 with the following chord alteration:

D9 b5 —> G13 —-> Cmaj
*** You are going to have to extend your fingers
for this one!

D9 b5 = Bass * Play “D” ——— F# + B + C + E +
A#
G13 = Bass * Play “G” ———- F + A + C + E
Cmaj = Bass * Play “C” ———– E + G + C
Well, that’s it for this lesson. See ya next time!

Here's me playing around a common hymn "I Surrender All"

http://www.hulkshare.com/mobile/index.php#goddysweb/i-surrender-g-hillary

Nice one bro...thanks for taking time out to explain...I appreciate

gameboi: it's a new skill I developed cos of that guy that copies all my basslines. And by the way when I play macossa I sometimes leave the transpose at -12 for anykey just to make the notes thick and not easily heard but the feel would be good and killing. Trust me!

Eeeeevil mehn...Eeeevil...Chai take it easy ooo

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gameboi: well, I've been playing for over 8yrs and I can confidently tell you that the key to playing Macossa is by using 13th chords. If only I could record a little hint I would av shared some to you

Wow! A thirteenth chord for makossa...that sounds kinda heavy for a makossa, 13ths fit in well into those neosoul stuff na, hmmm but u must b veery sophisticated o!...to dey use 13th for makossa *doffs hat*

Alright guys, to the ones that haven't slept yet, you can use this to sleep...to the ones that have slept, it will be a good gift for the unfolding day... I'm a minorish guy when it comes to piano..its all about personality...i love things that sound wicked and sad and all...I love the feel...I no be vampire ooo...Just wanted to share a 7-3-6 progression I learnt...I'll do it on the simple key of Cmajor and it goes thus :
7- B Gb A// A D Gb A(Bmin7)
3- E B D// D Ab B(Edom7)
6- A E G// E A D(Amin7)



Feel free to ask questions about it...I'll back it up with theoretical answers

abolem369: This is the most interesting thing I've seen on Nairaland!!!

Thank u so much

heatmeup: pls am new here oooo and i play keyboard.i play pianist version very well but when it comes to nigeria gospels the bass line gives me problem

Hello....as a beginner, what you need to know is that the key to getting better is practice, keep practicing a particular bass line until u get it...you will surely get it...although u don't need to play bass lines, esp when a bass player is around...but it still helps to learn bass lines if no bass player is around... Cheers!

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cbrass: Why Island? Do you prefer that place to the mainland?

Join the instrumentalist on facebook. Nairaland is poor in music. You will definitely see some one that will hire you

Kindly paste the link here so i can knw the exact one...Any good one with good pay is nt a problem

cbrass: Yea lagos, I only get paid when I play at anglican

Okay, that's nice to know, at the moment, I'm looking for a pentecostal church to play for on d island

cbrass: "My Redeemer Liveth Ministries"

Some times I play at St Andrews Anglican Church Ogudu

Lagos...? Besides, are you paid there?

TeeVee: Wanted to keep it just piano,but I listen to George Benson,but I'm not sure its the "jazz master six" I listened to...is it the album that has "Marvin Said"?!

Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaahhhh....the ones i love there are medicine man, deeper than u think, johnnie lee, summer love, the thinker, to mention a few sha

cbrass: I do Bro

Okay so which church do you play for?

cbrass: You know am a Trumpeter by major hence my name Cbrass, so I tend to follow Jazz/classical Trumpeters.

Okay...so u dont do gospel

TeeVee: Listening to Earl Klugh n Bob James now,really liking it,Bobby Mcferrin,some mamborama (love latin),Dave Brubeck,some Jazz standard improvisations (black orpheus,take 5,All of me,green sleeve etc)...Pls,anytin from U̶̲̥̅̊ guys,I really intend learning from this thread...

woooooow...I'm suprised you don't listen to the Great george benson...his album "the jazz master six" has lovely tunes...you can check on tubidy or just google

kennyamusa: idiotic baboonnwhat has tribe got to do with dis,grow up man

Oga what's your plight na...peter no vex na u dey vex

The Super Eagles, who reached the last-16 of the World Cup for the first
time since France 98, garnered 660 points and moved up 10 spots to 34th as
against their previous 631 points which left them 44th position in June.
Algeria, who got to the second round of the World Cup for the first time in
their history, has 874 points to occupy the 24th position in the world and be
the best team in Africa, while Cote d’Ivoire has 850 points for 25th place in
the world and consequently dropped to second in the continent.
The Black Stars of Ghana, slipped down by one spot to 38th in the world and
fifth in Africa, behind Egypt, who remained static with 645 points.
Tunisia, Guinea, Cameroon, Bukina Faso and Mali makes up the top ten in
Africa in that order.
On the global scene, 2014 World Cup winners, Germany, as expected, are in
number one on the rankings for the first time in 20 years with 1,724 points,
reaping the reward of their fourth triumph at the expense of Argentina, who
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Third-place finishers, Netherlands, have moved 12 positions up the table and
are now third in the world with 1,496 points while Brazil, has dropped four
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South Africa 2010 World Cup winners, Spain, have fallen from the top spot to
eighth place, while Portugal is now 11th, down by seven spots, and Italy is
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country in the month under review.
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have been taken into account for the current edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola
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“Sixty-four out of these matches were played at the World Cup in Brazil, 46
were friendlies and one was a CONCACAF continental qualifier. The total
number of international “A” matches taken into account so far this year is
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But ya mad ooo..

cbrass: I listen to gospel Jazz works by Phil Driscrol (cos am also a trumpeter and that's my major instrument)

I've heard of this guy

cbrass: I love Luis Amstrong too

I've heard of this guy too haven't listened to the compositions of any of them though

cbrass: then I top it with Wilson Marsalis. Those are the three jazz guys I don't joke with. I also play classical works too

Hmmm haven't heard of Wilson Marsalis, don't you like kirk whalum, although he's not a trumpeter, he does good music too