Piano Cover of "Thixo Bawo"

"Thixo Bawo" by Takie Ndou (spelled "Taki Ndiou" in the recording credits) is IsiXhosa worship. The title translates to "God the Father." 96 BPM, mid-tempo, reverent.

1. The key: D♭ major

D♭ major. Scale: D♭, E♭m, Fm, G♭, A♭, B♭m, Cdim.

2. The chord shape

Verse: 1 to 6m to 4 to 5. Chorus: 4 to 1 to 5 to 6m to 4 to 5 to 1. Standard reverent worship shape. Watch the Takie Ndou recording.

3. The Sunday-ready play

• Right hand: maj7 voicings held long.
• Left hand: whole notes.
• One move to add: a 6m9 (B♭m9) voicing on the 6m for weight before the 4.

4. When the leader calls a different key

IsiXhosa worship travels. Numbers hold. Gig Mode.

Next step

Play Lebitso La Morena Jesu next. Same D♭, same artist.