Piano Cover of "Ingoma"

"Ingoma" by Xolisa Kwinana is IsiXhosa praise. The title translates to "the song." 142 BPM, driving, one long declaration of praise over a locked groove.

1. The key: C major

C major. Scale: C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim.

2. The chord shape

Verse: 1 to 5 to 6m to 4, standard praise loop. Chorus: 4 to 5 to 6m to 4 to 5 to 1, driven at tempo. Watch the Xolisa Kwinana recording for the pocket.

3. The Sunday-ready play

• Right hand: eighth-note stabs on triads.
• Left hand: octaves, root on every beat.
• One move to add: on the chorus turnaround, a Dm7 (2m7) to G (5) to C (1). Basic ii-V-I but at 142 it has to land clean.

4. When the leader calls a different key

IsiXhosa praise shifts keys. Numbers hold. Gig Mode.

Next step

Play I Keep Winning next. Same C, similar tempo, Dr Tumi.