Piano Cover of "Themba Lendalo Yonke"

"Themba Lendalo Yonke" by Oncemore Six is IsiZulu worship. The title means "the hope of all creation." A wide progression that touches many degrees of the scale.

1. The key: A♭ major

A♭ major. Scale: A♭, B♭m, Cm, D♭, E♭, Fm, Gdim. 112 BPM.

2. The chord shape

Verse: 1 to 6m to 3m to 4 to 5, walking through the scale. Chorus: 4 to 5 to 6m to 4 to 5 to 1 to 2m to 5 to 1. The 2m to 5 to 1 at the end is the resolution. Watch the Oncemore Six recording.

3. The Sunday-ready play

• Right hand: 4-note voicings with the 7.
• Left hand: walking bass on the verse.
• One move to add: make the chorus 2m (B♭m) a 2/7 (B♭7) heading into the 5 (E♭). One secondary dominant lifts the whole cadence.

4. When the leader calls a different key

Oncemore Six songs travel through modern SA worship. Numbers hold. Gig Mode.

Next step

Play Here on Our Knees next. Same Oncemore Six family, G♭.