Piano Cover of "Eya Le Amen"

"Eya Le Amen" by Dr Tumi is Sesotho worship. The title is "yes, and amen." 112 BPM, worshipful over a rising 1 to 3m to 5 that lifts the room a step at a time.

1. The key: E major

E major. Scale: E, F♯m, G♯m, A, B, C♯m, D♯m.

2. The chord shape

Verse: 1 to 3m to 5, ascending. Pre-chorus: 4 to 6m to 5. Chorus: 1 to 2m to 3m to 4 to 5 to 1, the whole scale climb. Bridge: same shape, sustained. Watch the Dr Tumi recording.

3. The Sunday-ready play

• Right hand: triads that ascend inside the same hand shape. Keep the top note singing.
• Left hand: root octaves that walk stepwise on the climb.
• One move to add: on the 1 to 2m to 3m to 4 climb, slide a ♯1dim and ♯2dim between the steps. Chromatic walk-up.

4. When the leader calls a different key

Dr Tumi songs sit in every SA choir's book. Numbers hold. Gig Mode transposes.

Next step

Chase with You Are Good. Same E, faster tempo, Ntokozo Mbambo.