Major Triad Neighbor Chord Pattern #1

Neighbor Chords are a great way to expand and embellish a single chord that is played for an extended length of time…

A commonly-used gospel device is to embellish each of the big three chords (I, IV, and V) with “the IV” of the prevailing chord as follows…

Study-Practice Notes:

Don’t forget to swing the eighth notes!
Notice that the notes on the weak and back beats in the left hand are “ghosted”, more felt than heard.
Use your knowledge of chord theory to work this pattern our for all major triads.
This device almost always works for the big three chords in a major key (I, IV, and V) and sometimes as an embellishment of Secondary Dominants as well.