Classic Traditional Gospel Piano Moves You Should Know

Piano Lesson With Warren
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Classic Traditional Gospel Piano Moves You Should Know

In this tutorial. I break down classic traditional gospel piano using “There Is Power in the Blood,” teaching how to think in numbers, apply the Nashville Number System, use dominant 7 chords, secondary dominants, chromatic passing chords, diminished and altered chords, 3-6-2-5 turnarounds, gospel left-hand bounce, blues movement, voicings, inversions, and progressions you can use in any key.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Traditional Gospel and Song Overview
01:03 Key of F Major and Number System Refresher
02:19 Basic Chord Progression for the Song
03:05 Thinking in Numbers Instead of Hand Shapes
03:58 Transition from Basic to Intermediate Gospel Style
05:04 Using Dominant 7 Chords in Traditional Gospel
06:00 Bounce Feel and Movement Between One and Four
06:29 Secondary Dominants and Passing Chords to the Five
07:23 Chromatic Dominant Passing Concepts
08:08 Turnarounds and the 3-6-2-5 Progression
09:34 Common Gospel Groove and Left-Hand Patterns
10:55 Blues Movement and Minor Chord Color
11:58 Voicing Patterns and Inversion Thinking
12:42 Diminished Chords and Melodic Outlining
14:11 Half-Diminished and Chromatic Walkdowns
15:27 Altered Chords and Quartal Voicings
17:07 Chromatic Inner-Voice Movement and Resolution
18:22 Final Gospel Ending Voicings and Wrap-Up