Major-Minor Mixture

The simultaneous mixture of major and minor tonalities, derived from the Blues, is huge part of the Gospel vocabulary…

Enjoy this definitive example…

Study-Practice Notes

• Don’t try to explain these delicious gospel harmonies using conventional music theory.
• Don’t fuss over the names of the chords. Is the first chord a Cm7? How about Eb/C? Who cares?
• The dotted 1/8th and 1/32nd note pair are only an approximation of the actual time. It’s not about counting, but about the syncopated feel!
• Use your knowledge of scales and chords to decode and encode the patterns by sound, visio-spatial layout on the keyboard, and physical execution.
• Practice in all keys you want to master.

learn more… Gospel School: Mixolydian Triads