How to play "Mabothakga"

"Mabothakga" by Fisbo is fast praise. 135 BPM, in the key of D♭, packed with the passing chords most players skip when they arrange this song by ear.

1. The key: D♭ major

D♭ major. Scale: D♭, E♭m, Fm, G♭, A♭, B♭m, Cdim. Five flats. Sits well once you commit to the black-key hand shape.

2. The chord shape

Verse: 1 to 5 to 6m to 4, driven. Chorus: 4 to 5 to 1 with the ♯1dim between the 1 and the 2m for passing colour. The song's trademark is those passing dims. Watch the Fisbo recording to hear how tight the band keeps them.

3. The Sunday-ready play

• Right hand: eighth-note stab pattern on triads.
• Left hand: octaves with a walk-up between every chord change.
• One move to add: the ♯1dim (Ddim) between the D♭ and the E♭m is the song. Miss it and the whole thing goes flat.

4. When the leader calls a different key

Fast praise sets modulate for energy. Numbers hold. Gig Mode handles the letters.

Next step

Chase with Jesus Iye. Same D♭ family, slower tempo, room to breathe.