This post is an answer to a question that many people my have: What do I play after a fast song when people are up praising God, but not yet shouting?
After a song ends, you can play preaching and shouting chords, except you just play them a little differently. Here are some examples:
After a fast song
Before I get into the examples, here is a special chord you can play. Now, let me warn you that it will be difficult to just play this chord like a normal chord cuz you have to use all your RH fingers to pull it off. With practice, it will be a great chord to add to your arsenal.
Eb / Db-F-Ab-C-Eb
1. This example is just using one chord. What you do is you hold out the RH chord and hit the LH Eb occasionally. With the chord, you can play all the inversions going up and coming down in an arpeggio format. Or you can just play block chord in versions.
*Eb / Gb-A-C-Eb (hold chord out and press Eb occasionally)
/ A-C-Eb-Gb or / A, C, Eb, Gb
/ C-Eb-Gb-A or / C, Eb, Gb, A
/ Eb-Gb-A-C or / Eb, Gb, A, C
/ Gb-A-C-Eb or / Gb, A, C, Eb
/ Eb-Gb-A-C or / Eb, Gb, A, C
/ C-Eb-Gb-A or / C, Eb, Gb, A
/ A-C-Eb-Gb or / A, C, Eb, Gb
/ Gb-A-C-Eb or / Gb, A, C, Eb
*A variation of that is you can hit the RH hand chord multiple times in a row while keep the same format for the rest of the chords. Only when you do this, you wouldn't need to play the inversion chords in arpeggio form, block form would go perfect with this.
2. Next examples are using those preaching chords. There are three ways you can use them. One way is you are going to hit each RH chord multiple times in a row and hold the LH bass note. A second way is just the opposite, you hold out your RH chord and press the LH bass note repeatedly. The third way is a combination of the two. I usually play a combination of the two, depending on how I am feeling. The choice is yours. Experiment!!!
G / G-Bb-Db-Eb
Ab / Gb-Bb-C-Eb
A / Gb-A-C-Eb
Bb / F-A-C-Eb
Bb / Ab-Bb-D-Gb
Play w/both hands: Bb, Db, Eb, Gb, Eb
Eb / Gb-A-C-Eb
Bb / Ab-Db-Eb
A / G-B-Db-Eb
Ab / Gb-Bb-C-Eb
Fast RH run an octave higher: Eb, Gb, Ab, A, Bb, A, Ab, Gb, Eb (hold previous bass note)
Gb / E-Bb-Eb
F / A-C-Eb-Gb
Bb / Ab-C-D-Gb
Fast RH run: Db, Eb, Db, Bb, A, Ab, Gb, Eb (hold previous bass note)
Eb / Gb-A-C-Eb
Bb / Db-Ab-C
A / Db-G-B
Ab / C-Gb-Bb
A / C-Eb-Gb-A
Bb / C-Eb-Ab
B / A-B-Eb-Ab
Bb / Ab-D-G-Bb
C / Bb-E-A-C
Db / B-F-Bb-Db
D / C-Gb-B-D
Eb / Db-Ab-C-Eb
Eb / Db-G-C-Eb
3. This example is using your basic shouting chords. What you do is in whatever key you in, you alternate between minor 1 and minor 2 chords in your RH while pressing your LH bass note repeatedly. You can go forwards or backwards the chords. And you can either play the chords multiple times in a row, hold them out, or a combo of the two.
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb
/ C-F-Ab
/ Bb-Eb-Gb
/ Ab-C-F
/ Gb-Bb-Eb
/ F-Ab-C
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb
/ F-Ab-C
/ Gb-Bb-Eb
/ Ab-C-F
/ Bb-Eb-Gb
/ C-F-Ab
Eb / Db-Eb-Gb-Bb
/ C-Eb-F-Ab
/ Bb-Db-Eb-Gb
/ Ab-C-Eb-F
/ Gb-Bb-Db-Eb
/ F-Ab-C-Eb
Eb / Db-Eb-Gb-Bb
/ F-Ab-C-Eb
/ Gb-Bb-Db-Eb
/ Ab-C-Eb-F
/ Bb-Db-Eb-Gb
/ C-Eb-F-Ab
4. Here is a combination of every example above. Remember it's not really the chords you have to worry about, it is the technique, or the way in which you play them that will make a difference.
Eb / Db-F-Ab-C-Eb
*Eb / Gb-A-C-Eb (hold chord out and press Eb occasionally)
/ A-C-Eb-Gb or / A, C, Eb, Gb
/ C-Eb-Gb-A or / C, Eb, Gb, A
/ Eb-Gb-A-C or / Eb, Gb, A, C
/ Gb-A-C-Eb or / Gb, A, C, Eb
/ Eb-Gb-A-C or / Eb, Gb, A, C
/ C-Eb-Gb-A or / C, Eb, Gb, A
/ A-C-Eb-Gb or / A, C, Eb, Gb
/ Gb-A-C-Eb or / Gb, A, C, Eb
G / G-Bb-Db-Eb
Ab / Gb-Bb-C-Eb
A / Gb-A-C-Eb
Bb / F-A-C-Eb
Bb / Ab-Bb-D-Gb
Play w/both hands: Bb, Db, Eb, Gb, Eb
Eb / Gb-A-C-Eb
Bb / Ab-Db-Eb
A / G-B-Db-Eb
Ab / Gb-Bb-C-Eb
Fast RH run an octave higher: Eb, Gb, Ab, A, Bb, A, Ab, Gb, Eb (hold previous bass note)
Gb / E-Bb-Eb
F / A-C-Eb-Gb
Bb / Ab-C-D-Gb
Fast RH run: Db, Eb, Db, Bb, A, Ab, Gb, Eb (hold previous bass note)
Eb / Db-F-Ab-C-Eb
Eb / Gb-A-C-Eb
/ Bb-Db-Eb-Gb
/ Ab-C-Eb-F
/ Gb-Bb-Db-Eb
/ F-Ab-C-Eb
Eb / Db-Eb-Gb-Bb
/ C-Eb-F-Ab
/ Bb-Db-Eb-Gb
/ Ab-C-Eb-F
Ab / Gb-Bb-C-Eb
/ Db-Gb-Bb
/ C-F-Ab
/ Bb-Eb-Gb
/ Ab-C-F
/ Gb-Bb-C-Eb
Gb / E-Bb-Eb
F / A-C-Eb-Gb
B / A-B-Eb-Ab
Bb / Ab-D-G-Bb
C / Bb-E-A-C
Db / B-F-Bb-Db
D / C-Gb-B-D
Eb / Db-Ab-C-Eb
Eb / Db-F-Ab-C-Eb
Eb / Db-G-C-Eb
Whew!!!! Trust me, after you get through playing some of that, people will be going crazy. They will definetely be ready to shout then. If you need anymore help, just ask me.
T-block posted this back in November. It's so good I thought I'd repost for those who weren't fortunate enough to see it.
Oh well. looks like I'll be at the church practicin till Midnight again tonight. :lol: LOL. Great stuff T. That you would sit down and type all that to help us grow as musicians and minister in our churches is awesome man.
