Piano Cover of "Jesus Iye"
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Song by
Nathaniel Bassey
Original KeyDb
BPM84
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"Jesus Iye" by Nathaniel Bassey is Nigerian worship at 84 BPM. A slow declaration of Jesus as saviour, one long 1-6m-5-4 spine you can ride for ten minutes.
1. The key: D♭ major
D♭ major. Scale: D♭, E♭m, Fm, G♭, A♭, B♭m, Cdim.
2. The chord shape
Verse: 1 to 6m to 5 to 4 to 5 to 1 to 6m to 7 to 1. Chorus: 1 to 6m to 5 to 4 to 6m to 7. The 6m to 7 walk-up is the signature. Watch the Nathaniel Bassey recording for the phrasing.
3. The Sunday-ready play
- Right hand: maj7 voicings. D♭maj7 (D♭, F, A♭, C).
- Left hand: whole notes on the verse.
- One move to add: on the 6m to 7 walk-up, voice the 7 as a dominant (C major), not the diatonic dim. Turns the walk into a gospel ascent.
4. When the leader calls a different key
Nathaniel Bassey songs travel worldwide. Numbers hold. Gig Mode transposes.
Next step
Play Adonai next. Also Bassey, slower, in E♭.
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Orig Key
Chorus
Jesus Iye, say
You have done it again
Jesus Iye In your special way
What was impossible Baba,
You made possible Jesus Iye (x3)
Verse
Now listen, listen
I almost gave up
When it seemed it was impossible
When the odds were up against me
And there was no way, eh
Bridge
It seemed all over
Then you spoke into the dry bones, eh
And what was impossible Baba,
You’ve made possible
Jesus Iye
Verse2
Listen to this, eh
I almost let go
When the violent storm was raging
And the night was long and lonely It looked like, there was no hope, eh, eh
Then I cried out to You
And You spoke into the darkness “Let there be light”
And what was impossible
You made possible Jesus Iye
