Piano Cover of "Hallelujah Nkateko"

"Hallelujah Nkateko" by Joyous Celebration is Tsonga worship. The title means "hallelujah, thank You." A celebration song that sits in the sweet spot of SA gospel worship.

1. The key: G♭ major

G♭ major. Scale: G♭, A♭m, B♭m, C♭, D♭, E♭m, Fdim.

2. The chord shape

Verse: 1 to 4 to 5 to 1. Chorus: 4 to 5 to 6m to 4 to 5 to 1. The Joyous Celebration recording shows the choir arrangement.

3. The Sunday-ready play

• Right hand: open triads with the top doubled.
• Left hand: root, fifth walking pattern.
• One move to add: a 2m7 (A♭m7) to 5 (D♭) turnaround at every chorus. Classic ii-V-I.

4. When the leader calls a different key

Joyous songs live in every SA choir. Numbers hold. Gig Mode.

Next step

Play Sewakhile next. Same G♭, Hlengiwe Mhlaba.