Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Gospel Piano Reharmonization

Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Gospel Piano Reharmonization

In this tutorial I break down an advanced gospel reharmonization of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” showing how I use six chords, minor 11 and 13 voicings, secondary dominants, cycle-of-fourths movement, drop-2 chords, tritone substitutions, Neapolitan flat-II and Phrygian-dominant colors to support a simple diatonic melody.

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CHAPTERS:
01:13 Advanced Reharm Overview and Goals
02:30 Comparing Original Harmony to Reharm Concepts
04:05 Six–Two–One Movement and Minor 11 Voicings
05:31 Walking Down from Six with Add9 and 6/9 Colors
07:09 Reworking “Glory to the Newborn King” with Inversions
08:37 Using Secondary Dominants and Cycle of Fourths to Reach Six
10:26 Sus Chords, Diminished Passing, and Cadential Ideas
12:50 Drop-2 Voicings on One and Four with Added Nines
15:10 Tritone Substitution and 2–5–1 Passings into Four
17:22 Diminished Walk-Ups and Inverted Five Chord Bass Lines
19:54 Chromatic Mediants, Phrygian Flavor, and Extended Turnarounds
22:45 Final Cadence, Flat Two Neapolitan, and Study Tips for the Series