Piano Cover of "Adonai"

"Adonai" by Nathaniel Bassey is a declarative worship anthem in Hebrew. The title is one of the names of God. The song is slow, sustained, and it rewards patient chord voicing.

1. The key: E♭ major

E♭ major. Scale: E♭, Fm, Gm, A♭, B♭, Cm, Ddim.

2. The chord shape

Verse: 1 to 4 to 6m to 5. Chorus: 4 to 1 to 5 to 6m. Same praise-family loop but the tempo forces you to voice every chord fully. The Nathaniel Bassey recording is the reference for the pacing.

3. The Sunday-ready play

• Right hand: sustained maj7 voicings on the 1 and 4.
• Left hand: whole notes with slow octave changes on the beat.
• One move to add: a 5sus4 to 5 (B♭sus to B♭) held long before every resolution. That suspended cadence is Nathaniel's signature.

4. When the leader calls a different key

Nathaniel Bassey songs travel worldwide in every key. Numbers hold. Gig Mode transposes.

Next step

Play Jesus Iye next. Also Bassey, D♭, slower still.