Gospel Riffs God Would Love To Hear by Andrew Gordon is a compendium of 33 Contemporary Gospel riffs for piano and keyboard players to learn the art of Gospel stylings. Memorize both lines and explode your gospel lines vocabulary in Eb. Triadic Melody is a word I made up for this article. In fact if you go to the end of the  second line on the score below, you will notice that even the chords Dmin-C7-Gmin7 are all chords that are formed from the C Dorian notes above. Check the Audio below to see if you can hear the similarities between Travis Sayles and Art Tatum. So we have a series of four notes, starting on Ab, then starting on C#, then back to Ab again, and so on. You may notice that he plays slightly "behind the rhythm". Observe the notes below and you will notice that most of them come from this scale. The interesting sound comes from the first two notes of each group, which are a Minor 2nd interval apart. Use this to help you to play certain gospel scales over simple triads. The book finishes with two songs (When The Saints Go Marching In and Amazing Grace) that provide of understanding of how to create an arrangement from just chords and a melody (using techniques from the books riffs). Ever wonder what lines to use with major or minor 9ths with a 3/4 swing tempo? In this variation the notes of coming from the Eb9(13)#11 chord, which represents the Eb Lydian Dominant Scale. Since I’ve covered the blues scale, pentatonic scale, and minor pentatonic scale extensively in the past (see above links), I’ll just cover the ones I haven’t written about here. Play in the styles of Ray Charles, Dr. John, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and Andre Crouch and see how Blues, Jazz and other contemporary styles are associated with the Gospel sound. I was looking for the Mike Bereal audio but I didn’t see it. Gospel Riffs God Would Love To Hear I love Gospel music, and so far with Andrew Gordon's books I haven't been disappointed. Observe the TIMING of the notes in the video below. The band has been removed so you should be able to hear the keyboard clearly. If you are wishing to order the PDF/MP3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the PDF file only. This is a short Organ Lick done during a hard break. If you are trying to figure out what to do over 2-5-1 progressions this line is a great way to start. Yaahn is on the Hammond organ (left side of screen) on this song. Nonetheless, it was still first class information that could only be done by the Master Musicologist ( slash) Transcriber DOCTOR SEAN WILSON!!! Been waiting your videos for a while now. Use this line to help complement those uptempo, churchy-type runs. But you need to memorize the right thing and understand what we are doing. The description below is for the PDF and audio files. The lick is this song is done during a hard break during a Bbminor groove. Although it appears as 16th notes in picture below you want to approach them with more of a gospel swing feel. It is not a straight arpeggio per se', but judging by the crowd its a very easy lick to memorize and add to your bag of Gospel Piano Licks. Although the line seems complicated, observe the notes of the A Altered scale: A-Bb-C-Db-Eb-F-G-A... Now also observe the notes in the graphic above. This movement is has the same kind of feel that Line 5 had. The implied chord he is soloing over is an Abmin7 (Ab - B - Eb - Gb). If you really want to explode your ability to play riffs and runs, you want to focus on MEMORIZING the LINES in this post. It describes when a line includes a major or minor triad played melodically. Or 16triplets. The only exception being half-step enclosures or half-step approaches. Cory plays this laid back groove on the organ using the synthesizer to create the melodic lines. Nov 18, 2016 - This Pin was discovered by Jeffrey Springer. These notes are illustrated in the picture above. The following lines will form as a foundation so you can fall back on these as often as you need them. Don't waste your money on anything else. Click the Orange Play button below, Already a member? In this piece Eddie is riff-ing to the song "Still Here" by the Williams Brothers. Remember, theory is nothing more than studying the relationships between notes and chords. In this case (F is the root). You may realize that the notes are the same. Go to the root note of the 2 chord. Your line will start on the 5 (in this case you will start on a C). Gospel Riffs God Would Love To Hear by Andrew Gordon is a compendium of Contemporary Gospel riffs for piano and keyboard players to learn the art of Gospel stylings. I always want to learn the next song. Thank you, sir and God Bless! Gospel Riffs God Would Love To Hear for Piano/Keyboards PDF file, Blues instrumental album being produced by Andrew D. Gordon, Herbie Hancock's lectures at Harvard University, Open letter from Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter to the next generation of artists. Go three half steps until you are at the note you started on. In this video, we show two different Gospel Piano Licks with Joseph groovin' on an Eb standard gospel kick pattern in the bass. Rather than seeing the lick as a combination of certain scales or modes, it may be easier to view the lines as broken chords. The Three Types of Scales to use with this groove would be: Ab Dorian, Ab Blues, and Ab Minor Pentatonic, Listen to the Audio version of this song below without the band. Mike Bereal Audio? Please note that the Ab Blues Scale and the Ab Dorian Scale contain all of the notes within the Abmin7 chord above. Observe the TIMING of the notes in the video below. Apply to join here, Eddie has Gospel Piano Licks for all types of situations. “Yeah, that's great, I am practicing my scales but I still can't do those nice riffs, runs, and licks!!!”. I bought this book a few months ago, and it really does keep you learning. Since the 2 is Fminor, the Root of that chord is F, five above that is C. So we will start on a C and that will be our 1. I am not talking about the notes that he chooses. He uses a technique that I enjoy using and that is using one scale (Ab Harmonic Major, Ab-Bb-C-Eb-F...) to ascend and another scale (Ab Harmonic Major, Ab-Bb-C-Db-Eb-E-G...) to descend. Observe the notes below and see if you can find the following triads: C#-E-G# and D-F#-A, Cory Henry is playing "I will Enter His Gates" on the Hammond organ. Variation 1: The first variation is Bb-G-Ab-A-Bb-C-Eb-D-Db over the Eb running bass. Gospel Piano Scales – Whole tone. The lines in this next clip have all the makings of a great solo. Matt is using the Ab Blues Scale and Ab Dorian scale as a basis for his improvisation. The login page will open in a new tab. I have long since subscribed to your you tube channel. Play in the styles of Ray Charles, Dr. John, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and Andre Crouch and see how Blues, Jazz and other contemporary styles are associated with the Gospel sound. I look forward to learning and developing my skills with your training always, Great Job my TEACHER, God bless you for sharing your style and your working…. I would definately recommend this book to anyone who has played 5 years or more. Hey. to get BONUS downloadable content!! (See the notes in the picture below) Please note that in the MIDI file the bass note is only given for reference so that you can see how the notes line up with the grid. Eddie has Gospel Piano Licks for all types of situations. This riff is happening on the following chords: Emaj9 (or EMaj+2) - E13Sus - Emaj9 - E9Sus4, If you notice this riff it has an abundance of 2 movements: chromatics and triadic melody. *This whole phrase should be on the 2, which is a minor chord!!! Login  Login He uses this to break up the flow and re-establish his point of reference. Go down a whole step (in this case going down a whole step would take you from F to Eb). I believe this is by design and a key attribute to Eddie's unique sound and style, Eddie begins his improvisation over a Major 2-5-1 to EbMajor7. Any tips will help. -Ascending Notes: to go back up. -Descending Notes: start by going down. Start on the 5th note above the Root Note of the 2. Hit a descending triad from the 5 (C, then Ab, then F gives you a Fminor triads). Must be an oversight on my part, Your transcriptions are always awesome bro.! The influence of Art Tatum's lines on Travis Sayles cannot be understated. Listen to the Audio version of this song without the band. The specific part of the song I am focusing on occurs at 3:49. Cory is playing the song Heart at Midnight, the Live version. The book has the piano right and left hands notated as well as a separate organ part. The second variation uses a bit more detail than the first. Discover (and save!) For the notes, we will only look at the fast line he used over the A7 in the left hand. In other words, he is using notes from the chords to form syncopated rhythmic lines. Gospel Riffs God Would Love To Hear by Andrew Gordon is a compendium of 33 Contemporary Gospel riffs for piano and keyboard players to learn the art of Gospel stylings. Appreciate it man, I give all my tips freely on here, enjoy!! Not a member? Observe the notes in Variation 2 and you will notice that most of them come from this scale. Answer: They all have endless amounts of gospel piano licks, riffs, lines, and scales they can use at seemingly any moment, and with any chord.