Piano Cover of "Haleluyah Mdumeni"
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Lebo Sekgobela
Original KeyF
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"Haleluyah Mdumeni" by Lebo Sekgobela is IsiZulu praise. The title means "praise Him, hallelujah." A slow, deliberate song that rewards patient chord voicing.
1. The key: F major
F major. Scale: F, Gm, Am, B♭, C, Dm, Edim.
2. The chord shape
Verse: 4 to 5 to 3m to 6m, a descending swell. Chorus: 6m to 4 to 5 to 1. The chorus lands on a ♭7 (E♭) backdoor into the 1 for the resolution. That backdoor is the whole song. Watch the Lebo Sekgobela recording.
3. The Sunday-ready play
- Right hand: maj7 voicings held long.
- Left hand: whole notes. Space is the arrangement.
- One move to add: land the chorus on the ♭7 (E♭) backdoor before the 1. Soulful, not accidental.
4. When the leader calls a different key
Lebo Sekgobela songs get sung in every language across SA. Numbers hold. Gig Mode.
Next step
Chase with Here on Our Knees. Same slow-worship family, G♭.
