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Week 1 – A Beginner’s Lesson On Major Chords
Major chords have a common place in gospel music and that’s why every gospel musician must learn them. If you’re a beginner or you just got past the babyhood stage of piano learning, then this lesson...
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Chord Formation: Can A Musician Create Chords?
In the process of chord formation, can a musician create chords? A vast majority of people reading this blog have come across a musician (if not two or more) who has claimed to create his/her own...
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Chord Analysis: The Minor Major Seventh Chord
Our goal in this lesson is to analyze the minor major seventh chord. Although the minor major seventh chord is not commonly used by gospel musicians, you can add it to the list of chords in your...
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Passing Chords: Altered Chords And Dominant Seventh [b9] Chords
In this lesson we’ll be contrasting between altered chords and dominant seventh [b9] chords. In the next 10 minutes or so, you’ll clearly understand the relationship between both chords and how they...
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Ask Dr. Pokey: Do Gospel Musicians Need Suspended Chords?
If you’re interested in knowing if gospel musicians need suspended chords, then this lesson is for you. The harmony of gospel music is as vast as that of jazz music and it is already a well known fact...
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Week 2 – A Lesson On The Inversion Of Major Chords
If you’re interested in learning about the inversion of chords, then you’ll find this lesson very helpful. Major triads are not always played in their fundamental position. Understanding how major...
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Exposed: Application Of The Major Seventh Chord In Gospel Music Harmony
Today, we will be looking at the application of the major seventh chord in gospel music harmony. A vast majority of musicians have learned and can play the major seventh chord, however, only a few have...
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A Lesson On Essential Passing Chord Types That Resolve To Major Chords
In this lesson, we’ll be learning some passing chord types that are succeeded by major chords in a chord progression. Here you are: The dominant thirteenth [suspended fourth] chord The dominant seventh...
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Who Else Is Interested In Learning Passing Chords To Minor Chords?
There are passing chord types that are designed to precede minor chords in chord progressions and we’ll be learning a few of them like: The dominant seventh [flat ninth] chord The dominant seventh...
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Here’s How To Apply Diminished Chords In Cyclical Chord Progressions
You arrived at this page because you’re interested in learning how to apply diminished chords in cyclical chord progressions. Although diminished chords are not commonly used, they are commonly applied...
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