Piano Cover of "Una Ndavha"

"Una Ndavha" by Takie Ndou is Tshivenda worship. Mid-tempo (100 BPM), congregational, reverent.

1. The key: B♭ major

B♭ major. Scale: B♭, Cm, Dm, E♭, F, Gm, Adim.

2. The chord shape

Verse: 1 to 4 to 5 to 1. Chorus: 4 to 1 to 5 to 6m to 4 to 5 to 1. Standard worship shape. The Takie Ndou recording shows the Tshivenda phrasing.

3. The Sunday-ready play

• Right hand: full triads. B♭ as B♭, D, F, B♭ open voicing.
• Left hand: root, fifth pattern.
• One move to add: a 2m7 (Cm7) to 5 (F) turnaround before every chorus. Basic ii-V-I.

4. When the leader calls a different key

Tshivenda worship travels through Limpopo and beyond. Numbers hold. Gig Mode.

Next step

Chase with Free Worshipper. Same B♭, faster, Todd Dulaney.