Piano Cover of "Free Worshipper"

"Free Worshipper" by Todd Dulaney is fast praise at 165 BPM. High-energy Black gospel. The song is a runner and the piano's job is to keep the pulse honest.

1. The key: B♭ major

B♭ major. Scale: B♭, Cm, Dm, E♭, F, Gm, Adim.

2. The chord shape

Verse: 1 to 4 to 5 to 6m. Chorus: 4 to 5 to 6m to 4 to 5 to 1. Same praise-loop DNA, driven. The Todd Dulaney recording is the tempo reference.

3. The Sunday-ready play

• Right hand: eighth-note stabs on triads. Do not roll.
• Left hand: octaves. Every beat.
• One move to add: on the chorus turnaround, play a 5/7 (F/A) between the 6m and the 4. Walks the bass down and keeps the pocket.

4. When the leader calls a different key

Fast praise shifts keys constantly. Numbers hold. Gig Mode.

Next step

Play Makombandlela next. Same B♭, faster still, Collen Maluleke.