Piano Cover of "Your Glory (Have Your Way)"

At 60 BPM, there’s nowhere to hide, and that’s the first thing to know about these Your Glory (Have Your Way) piano chords. Ntokozo Mbambo’s song is slow, prayerful worship in A major, and it asks the keys player to do less, hold longer and listen harder. Here’s how I play it.

Slow on purpose

Sixty beats a minute is one beat a second. At that pace every chord, every pedal change and every note you add is heard by the whole church. This is a song for the place in a service where the leader is inviting God to move, often right before prayer or ministry. It may go round many times, and the room needs to feel safe staying in it.

Your role is to keep the atmosphere steady. Think long notes, soft dynamics and no surprises.

A major, and the sound I’d reach for

The version in our video sits in A major. The family of chords:

• 1: A
• 2m: Bm
• 3m: C♯m
• 4: D
• 5: E
• 6m: F♯m

For the sound, I’d use a warm, darker piano and a pad that’s barely there. Turn any reverb down a little from your usual setting. At slow tempos long reverb tails pile up and muddy the chords.

Your Glory (Have Your Way) piano chords: how to map them

We don’t have our own full chart for this song yet, so I’m not going to hand you a progression and say it’s exact. In A major, a slow worship song like this tends to stay close to the 1, 4, 5 and 6m (A, D, E and F♯m), with the 6m carrying a lot of the feeling. The best map is the video: listen to where Ntokozo breathes and where the bass moves. At 60 BPM, chords often last a full bar or more.

Count the bars for each chord and write them next to the numbers. That one habit will stop you from changing too early, which is the most common mistake in slow songs.

Voicings that let the song breathe

• The 1 as Amaj7: A, C♯, E, G♯. Hold it for the full bar and let it ring.
• The 4 as Dmaj9: D, F♯, A, C♯, E. It shares notes with Amaj7, so the change feels like the colour shifting rather than the floor moving.
• The 6m as F♯m7: F♯, A, C♯, E. Soft and tender, and perfect for the moments of surrender.
• Before the 5: hold Esus4 (E, A, B) for two beats, then resolve to E. In a slow song, a long suspension does more than any run could.
• Left hand: whole notes on the root. Change the pedal cleanly on every chord.

The Chord Voicing Lab is a good place to hear how the maj7 and maj9 shapes sit against each other. For background, here’s a read on major seventh chords.

Shifting it for the vocalist

Slow songs often get moved to suit the leader’s range. In G, your 1, 4, 5 and 6m are G, C, D and Em, and the 1 becomes Gmaj7. In B♭, they’re B♭, E♭, F and Gm. Same shapes, new letters.

Save the song in Gig Mode so the new letters are there when the leader changes key.

Practice: 15 minutes, slowly

1. Set the Smart Metronome to 60 and play Amaj7, Dmaj9, F♯m7 and E, one per bar, for five minutes.
2. Practise Esus4 to E, holding the sus for two full beats. Five minutes.
3. Play along with the video, focusing only on when the chords change. Five minutes.

FAQ

What key is Your Glory (Have Your Way) in?

The version in our video is in A major at 60 BPM.

Why does it feel so hard to play slowly?

At slow tempos, timing and touch are exposed. Practise with a click and hold every chord longer than feels natural.

Can I play it with just piano?

Yes. A soft piano with good pedalling is enough. A pad is a bonus.

For another song in A with a similar quiet depth, try You Are by HLE.