Play Amazing Grace in a Gospel Style

[@PianoWithJonny]

00:00 - Intro 00:34 - Amazing Grace - Traditional Style 01:14 - Amazing Grace - Swung Gospel Style 02:16 - Walking up to the note 03:12 - Step 1: Bass Walk-Up Exercise 04:03 - Grace notes 04:27 - Jazzy chords 08:17 - Ending 09:00 - Step 2: Bass Walk-Down Exercise 09:35 - Swung 8th notes 12:35 - Combine all techniques

[@therealdeal9493]

Thank you alot for the beautiful tutorial. May I ask you which Piano is this? I would like to buy a digital piano. I would love also some recommendation for music recording from home. God bless!

[@Apologia14]

Hello. Where can I get the sheet music for the swing gospel style? Thanks.

[@cripzrus]

More please. As a beginner I have much work to do but I love even just listening to this style. Something to aspire to.

[@laugutico]

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind, but now I see

[@brucetowell3432]

Thanks John and Jonny!!! Appreciate all the help!! God Bless Bruce

[@ripmadsen]

"One more time for good luck." Lol You rule. Thanks, brother. Excellent quick tip!

[@shilus5333]

Wow need such tutorials 👌🙏🏾

[@orchestrain88keys]

Great explanation and presentation! Thanks John! Looking forward to seeing more such videos from you, specially on harmonizing popular songs from scratch..

[@noelbrown6058]

Fantastic lesson! Clearly presented, explained and demonstrated! Love the theory and techniques behind the arrangement of this beautiful, classic hymn! Thank You!

[@peterlorenz9766]

Mr. John thank you very much. AMAZING tutorial. Very transparent, clearly explained and demonstrated. Great. You certainly know how to MOTIVATE. Thanks. Gracias. Danke. Greetings from Spain.

[@CamiloJamesGuitar]

Can't wait to learn that happy birthday arrangement, thanks for the lesson!

[@PianoWithJonny]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jasonchandler608]

Great lesson Bro! Thanks

[@kennethwood88]

I like to add a little something myself. C, F, A, G, F, A in the beginning. Even add more throughout the song. I've played for 20 years. I basically do the same. I like your tutorial.

[@engelohart3919]

Saya sangat suka dengan lagu dan baru ini dapat tutorial versi gospel. Penyampaiannya cukup jelas dan menambah ilmu lagi Terima kasih. God Bless

[@alanhowell3646]

Great looking forward to practicing this

[@johnaina8649]

Thanks. Just what I was looking for.

[@johnbresnik]

Nice stuff man - like what you're doin' - nice changes..!

[@marcopepe4046]

Very nice lesson, very clean explanation. Many thanks.

[@longgarcon6536]

Beautiful sir

[@mikebaclayon5655]

Perfect I just love your style!

[@elierouhana1181]

What a rich lesson thank you!

[@janbessey5649]

Thank you. You make this easier to understand. You are a good teacher

[@veronicat.4375]

Very nice. Thank you!

[@DJazium]

I love this! Sounds great!!

[@creamdoormusicschool1642]

Two very much teacher I learnt a lot

[@CalvinLimuel]

I play Gospel music and this looks really good as an intro to playing Gospel! It has the basic devices and is easy enough for beginners. I watched many gospel piano tutorial videos on KZbin for beginners that just explain how to play the major scale and what basic chords are, and no intermediary materials between that and their super-advanced stuff. Hopefully, fewer pianists are scared next time they hear Gospel piano playing.

[@carolinebarley]

Yes! I play hymns and classical and have been trying jazz and blues for the past few years. When I used to lead worship at church on piano, it was so hard to make it gospelly so I watched tons of vids and found the same problem. Simple basic lesson then they bust out this crazy gospel organ thing that's such a leap.

[@JudeMontague]

yes yes yes@@carolinebarley and @calvinLimuel this is an awesome lesson - it is the hardest thing to find good intermediate lessons - once you get a lesson like this you can make fast progress

[@brianreid4628]

Amazing grace notes

[@rebanelson607]

Love that bass walkup exercise. Excellent tutorial content and presentation!

[@michaeljhintonpiano]

Great teaching. Thank you.

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thanks for watching!

[@nigelworwood8530]

Excellent

[@oliviertsafhold8457]

thanks so much !

[@telmirasangma1785]

Beautiful

[@mrkim8449]

thank you :) i realised i need so much more to learn God bless you all learning piano for God, remember to focus on worshiping Him, instead of the details and the styles during services ❤ but at the same time you can worship Him with details also, like for example I do details to describe how beautiful He is

[@jt2465]

good approach. spicing up simple and popular tune.

[@holdmycampanella6466]

Amazing

[@carolebrelo7234]

Awesome playing!! Really nice style!! I love it!! TFS.

[@parciushmarak9858]

Found the video extremely insightful, helpful and simple ❤️❤️❤️😇 thank you 💕😇

[@martinndayishimiye3789]

This tutorial is very important. Kindly provide printable arrangement sheet. Thx Johnny

[@philbertrobertson8673]

Good luck keep up the good work.

[@luzvimindasuficiencia4804]

Thanks for sharing Jonny, incredible tutorial. Stay safe always.

[@sbachm]

Pitched just right for me, and I can pass on these tips. Thanks John and Jonny. How about more just like this but with other songs.....eg You Raise Me Up etc.

[@brendaboykin3281]

Thanx, Gentlemen 🌹🌹🌹

[@reachTee]

This is Gold. Thank you.

[@irlmusic5690]

Excellent! Very useful and helpful!

[@mateonevis142]

I'm definitely hearing some Carol King piano runs in here...

[@vusumuzijacob-ln8hl]

you are my best teach

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thank you!

[@ginaagl8629]

Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now am found Was blind but now I see When we've been there ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we've first begun Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come 'Tis Grace has brought me safe thus far And Grace will lead me home Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now am found Was blind but now I see Was blind but now I see

[@CommentaryCentral]

Thank you this is great fun to play

[@PianoWithJonny]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@jasmera9889]

amazing teacher

[@sweetactionmax]

very cool 🙏🎹👍

[@samwright285]

Thank you.. Wow…

[@stephengoh5456]

Fantastic! Love it! 🏆👋👋👋

[@ChrisCowley1]

Beautiful arrangement.

[@shelbychng7756]

Could you play a full instrumental version please? Really love your arrangement

[@사랑의여왕이영은]

역시 소름이 쫙 쫙 돋는다 잘한다 👍 😎 😍 😂 😄 😁 👍 😎 😍 😂 😄 😁 👍 😎 😍

[@jollylawyer9999]

Can you learn Tom Brier Razor blades please. It's a really difficult ragtime piece

[@jimmyponds5504]

At first, I thought I was on the wrong channel! ha I like!! Do you provide sheet music for these styles? I play but may not be the best creative (musically speaking). Thanks.

[@billclark8146]

how can i get a print out of this lesson

[@kdmckskdnfjdksnd]

Love this version even i can’t play piano.

[@soeurbazile260]

Do you a Link to the sheet music on all these versions?

[@PianoWithJonny]

We have a lesson sheet for members at the bottom of this post: pianowithjonny.com/piano-lessons/amazing-grace-gospel-style/

[@icdims]

Where can I find the this piece? I want to learn it

[@maoanz]

great style, can you please upload the music sheet with fingers, will be better for beginners🙂

[@maxpohan9496]

Sukar nih..

[@TestAndroid-e9b]

I thought you were Matt Demon for a while. How funny. Anyway thanks, great vid

[@PianoWithJonny]

LOL, thanks for watching!

[@bruminoz]

Hi, firstly great lesson and song. I hope Johnny gets the rest he deserves. Awesome content must say. Just a question if I may on bar 31. The last note of the melody ties in with the last note on the bass right? Is there sometimes a notation like a dotted or dashed line to join the two to make this clear as newbies like might miss this? It's a tricky part of the song so any clarification is good for beginners like me. Thanks again.

[@20alphabet]

I like the way it's written... the way he played it first. Puts more emphasis on the lyrics.

[@jakejacobs126]

Not seeing the b13 written at the end of first line.

[@matthewhazelwood6520]

Can I not download the actual sheet music with your edits?

[@insanedrummer89]

argggggg mean sheet music now

[@ongke8920]

i can't thank enough....

[@Gatsbi]

Can someone tell me what's the theory behind how to harmonize the baseline?

[@XenoghostTV]

The bassline is harmonized in such a way that a lot of tension is built before the next chord. All the walk-ups have a I-ii-I/iii-IV form. F-Gm7-F9/A-Bb is the first, then you have G9-Am7-G7/B-C9sus. Notice how the third chord is always the dominant fifth relative to the last chord over the 3rd degree. That's because the pure dominant fifth would be the first chord, but as he explains in the video the bass does a walk-up cause it sounds very nice, hence the third in the bass as we get to the third chord. The rest is basic harmonization.

[@vinodfurtado]

Can we not play gospel style using keyboard

[@alexanderbarron8574]

Chuckled when he said "Add some color to it" (I'm black.)

[@muzigwayi3306]

😂😂😂

[@gigisone-handedways8045]

John! I am excited to have found you. I play with just my right hand and left elbow. (check out my KZbin channel, "Gigi's one-handed Ways." I notice that not too many notes are played with your left hand at one time so I think I can make this work to some degree. I'm going to give this a good shot LOL Thank you!

[@codetech5598]

Piano with John but without Jonny.

[@kamilamanka7381]

Actually there are few pianists that play and form PWJ and all off them are great and top notch tutors, I can tell :)

[@christineochieng493]

Use more jazz

[@jesetemo]

That ain't it, that isn't gospel, or atleast not black gospel. Your timing is so square.

[@Shermanbay]

Quite a few errors here, although your overall concept is good. Your narration doesn't match the notation in several spots. I'll only mention one error specifically. You are lacking a written time signature in the "Swung" example, which presumably is 3/4. If you tried that in my class, you would get an F. But there's more...

[@XenoghostTV]

That Gm7 in the first walking bass sequence is actually just a Gm.