Gospel Piano: Beginners, start here 🏁

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LESSON SUMMARY
Many students who want to learn gospel piano may struggle to find a point of entry. In fact, compared to other genres, there are relatively few print resources available on the topic. As a result, aspiring gospel pianists sometimes begin studying traditional piano methods with the hope that some day the skills will just sort of "transfer over." Well, in today's Quick Tip, Play Gospel Piano-The 6-Step Beginner Guide, Jonny May helps you connect the dots between basic piano chords and that authentic gospel sound. These 6 steps will work on songs by contemporary gospel artists including Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Yolanda Adams, CeCe Winans, Israel Houghton, Smokie Norful and others. In addition, these methods will also enable you to play traditional hymns with a modern gospel sound.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Step 1: Basic Progression
01:36 - Step 2: The 5 Passing Chords
02:58 - Step 3: Add 7ths
04:36 - Spread Out the Chord
06:19 - Step 4: Add the 2 Slip
08:42 - Step 5: Add the Money Notes
11:10 - Step 6: Put it All Together
12:22 - Play with Backing Track
12:38 - Bonus Chord
13:58 - Play with Backing Track
14:26 - Conclusion
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Jonny May

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00:00 - Intro 00:57 - Step 1: Basic Progression 01:36 - Step 2: The 5 Passing Chords 02:58 - Step 3: Add 7ths 04:36 - Spread Out the Chord 06:19 - Step 4: Add the 2 Slip 08:42 - Step 5: Add the Money Notes 11:10 - Step 6: Put it All Together 12:22 - Play with Backing Track 12:38 - Bonus Chord 13:58 - Play with Backing Track 14:26 - Conclusion

[@tedfrench-doyle9636]

Hi Johnny I've been learning from you for some time now but this particular lesson has made me send you a thank you comment so much information in under 15min genius thank you from teddy boy

[@ishmaelopare1290]

He knows how to break things down and make it so easy😊

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thank you!

[@_ugosouza]

No words to express what you've explained on this video!!! Amazing moment when you put extensions on dominant chords. Thanks for this lesson!!!!

[@tamaschernel4900]

What a great lesson Jonny, gospel is my all time favourite genre to play, those monster chords are just so cool. More and more and more gospel lessons plz. Huge thank you for you! Tom from Ireland.

[@jonathanwingmusic]

Wow, such a great and efficiently packed lesson. I love how you take it step-by-step in levels, so not only does it increase with difficulty but also we can see the logic of how ideas are built upon the previous ones and learn from that. Love those crunchy chords! Thanks Jonny

[@DustyD-vv8xb]

I'm a guitar player seeking instruction on theory and harmony. Been playing professionally 35 years, always trying to learn something I can apply to my bag of tricks. I have watched a few of your videos and as much as possible applied it to guitar, which presents some wonderful challenges to my chord and voicing chops as well as spurred my imagination and creativity to new places. Great information, well articulated and immediately useful. Great teaching brother! Thank you.

[@LumadiBawono75]

Thks Johnny. This is nice straight forward and clear as daylight. It makes me understand more about Gospel, jazz & blues more. I Can't wait to try it out.

[@alessandrosantana3161]

Thank you, Jonny! I will use that tecnics at the church to night. 🇧🇷

[@xxxxxxcccc7501]

Nice technique.....like it

[@davidgroth26]

Always the best, thanks Jonny.!

[@JollyF.]

❤thanks Jonny, I love what you’re doing 🎶💃🏾

[@anthonysilva5312]

Lovely. As a guitarist, these “slip 2’s” are in our wheelhouse! Great lesson!

[@josefinrab.990]

Wow, this was exactly what I needed! Thank you sooo much❤

[@bonnierumboll-harding6792]

Stunning!

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Thank you!

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For me, this is fantastic and inspiring. And, the .pdf is included in my Piano with Jonny membership. Yayyyy!!!

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Thank you,Jonny🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@drummermomcjs]

YOu make it look so easy. Great lesson, very informative. So simple yet so intricate. Thanks for the lesson Jonny.

[@cesarbustosp]

Gracias profesor

[@joss6218]

⭐️💯⭐️ Super awesome Detailed video... Thank You, I Loved the video. I so appreciate your passion and being informative.

[@sayonvertigo]

Very thanks master Johny 👍

[@ernestobautista6280]

Great lesson 😊

[@jeremyhuang96]

That was perfect, thanks ! I want more 😊

[@peterremke]

THANK YOU!

[@striverfor7628]

I - vi - IV - V Passing chords I - III - vi - I IV - V I - V Add 7ths Spread out the chord Add the slip 2 Slip off the 2nd note in the chord. Use the "slip note" on every 2nd chord. Add the Money Notes E13(b9) C9 G9(sus4) Put It All Together Bonus chord G7(b13, #9) To improvise over the progression, you can use the major blues scale. C-D-D#-E-G-A (can use it over all the chords). Scale spelling: I - ii - ii# - iii - V - vi.

[@wchphoto]

This video has made me want to put my guitar away for a while and get back to tickling some keys! Thanks!

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Great suggestion!

[@RobertJohnson-je6tx]

Awesome Jonny, thanks.

[@dbd5916]

Awesome!! So the slip 2 is a grace note??

[@JoseTorres-ft4xk]

Beautiful Jonny, Thank you. I've always done this prog. But not quite like this. Thank bro.

[@switch1e]

What’s your usual thought process for how you tend to voice your piano chords? Is there any particular reason you sequence the notes in a particular way? Thanks :)

[@rebanelson607]

Very helpful lesson -thanks!

[@venusstefan918]

5:39 may be; C^7 ?😂❤

[@gerrynelsonmusic]

I was confused when you went from the basic progression to the passing chords. The basic is I vi IV V. Once you start inserting the 5 passing chords to the original progression, wouldn't it go to I III7 vi I IV II V before the cycle repeats?

[@amycrousore4021]

I also want to know this

[@jeffkoe310]

Going to the 5 chord from C is really the fourth in C. That’s confusing to me.

[@PianoWithJonny]

You can read about it more in-depth here: pianowithjonny.com/piano-lessons/play-gospel-piano-the-6-step-beginner-guide/

[@caseychristian7186]

Is there a rule for when you use a major 7th and when you use a dominant 7?

[@PianoWithJonny]

In this video it's following the key signature.

[@rodneygardner1503]

Hi, Johny in step three when your spread notes how do know where to put them or spread them?

[@harrycaul2494]

Great video. Thank you. Lots of Stevie Wonder's 'Knocks me off my feet' chords on there. If you dont know it, check it out.

[@stellasitania1106]

Hi Johnny, do you have any tips to improvise the Hymn left hand?

[@jamesjohnson2337]

Cool and crunchy? Thoughts here

[@amycrousore4021]

How do you know whether to play a dominant 7 or a major 7?

[@normalizedaudio2481]

Niko Lelasi calls out numbers to his Gospel band while they are playing.

[@yahmartay]

Why no passing chord F to G.

[@venusstefan918]

Nina Simone j wish j knew🎉😂❤

[@ernestbarch2976]

Good stuff Jonny, as always, but C9---crunchy? Meh.

[@patrickpowell5430]

Why is everything ‘amazing’? If everything is, at he end of the day nothing is. If everything is special, nothing is because nothing stands out.

[@pgronemeier]

Sorry. This sounds like MAYBE 'piano bar jazz gospel' if there is a such thing. Or something CHICAGO would have recorded back in the 70's. J/s

[@boboscurse4130]

Is Jonny a Christian?

[@izio4408]

You lost me at the money notes

[@user-jv8kr4im1t]

Type in Chord extensions and alterations on Google. They happen a lot on guitar too. You might see something like D7b5, in this case you make a D7 chord n lower the fifth by a half step. It alters the D7 chord somehow, in this I think it's important to let the ear lead and theory follow. Here He's doing the same, alterations are more about what sounds good and voice leading imo. If you think of which note goes to where it's easier to get why alterations work But that's just for me. 🤷🏾‍♂️👌🏾 Good luck

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