Preacher Chording 301

[B3Wannabe]

Here's a preacher chording lesson that I posted on the gospelorgan site:

http://gospelorgan.com/viewtopic.php?t=148

[itsallpeach]

WOW!  Man that is so tight!  I tried it on the organ last night at church and it was cool!

[B3Wannabe]

The D chord was off too. I had it backwards.



Here's a progression that I'd say is just at the advanced level:

Key Ab

FP\LH\RH


Ab\GbBbDb\FAb
C\CE\BbDEAb
Db\FAbBb\CEbAb (new chord, normally dominant)
D\DFBb\FBbD *fixed
Eb\GbBbDb\FBb
Gb\EAbB\EbAb

Ab\GbC\FBb

[B3Wannabe]

Try this one:


Take a basic preacher progression, and use minor7th or minor9ths, instead of dominants. Your left hand will play a normal major chord, just a minor3rd above the bass, and you right will play the 9th, while holding whatever key you're in, just above it.


Key Ab:

FP\LH\RH

() - single note, not full chord.


Ab\(Gb)\Ab
C\Eb\DAb
Db\E\EbAb

[itsallpeach]

See, that's my thing.  I am cool with notes but the terminology is a trip!  I'm learning, though!  Thanks.

[B3Wannabe]

If you don't understand chord names then you should go back and read those lessons that go over the scales and progressions. Once you learn those, it's all a matter of applying your knowledge. If you know you're in the key of C, and you see "2-5-1" then you should know to play "D-G-C". If you see a chord named "Ab" then you should automatically know to play "Ab-C-Eb" or one of other two inversions. The rest of that stuff just builds on that basic knowledge. A minor-third just a way of measuring the distance between 2 notes. When I hear minor-third, I think of relative minors and diminishes. It's not hard. Just a matter of applying what you learn. It doesn't even take weeks to understand this, at least not the beginnings of an understanding.

I'll give you a goal. Learn this by Saturday. If you have any questions, you can ask me or anyone else that knows. I'm sure they'll answer or point you to an answer.


Hope this helps....