Gospel Piano Path

Chords by Ear
Companion Audio

Every play-along demo for Book 1, in chapter order. Each track plays the chord or fill alone first, then loops it with a metronome so you have something real to practice against.

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How to use these

Listen once through to hear the shape. Then play along with the metronome section — slowly at first, and without looking at your hands if you can manage it. That last part is the whole point of playing by ear.

  1. Ch. 4

    Chords by Ear (I-IV-V-I in C)

    The core C-F-G-C loop from Chapter 4 -- each chord alone, then a metronome play-along.

    1:24
  2. Ch. 5

    Major Triads in New Keys

    D, A, and E major -- the black-key shapes from Chapter 5, isolated then cycled.

    1:24
  3. Ch. 6

    Major & Minor Triads

    The major/minor pairs from Chapter 6, then the C - Cm - Am - C loop.

    1:27
  4. Ch. 8

    Adding the 7th

    C7, G7, and F7 -- "the gospel sound" from Chapter 8, then the C-F-G7-C loop.

    1:27
  5. Ch. 9

    Passing Chords & Walk-Ups

    The Chapter 9 bass walk-up (C-D-E-F) under a held C chord, looped both ways.

    1:04
  6. Ch. 10

    Left-Hand Patterns

    Root-only vs. root-and-fifth bass from Chapter 10, under the C-F-G-C loop.

    1:32
  7. Ch. 11

    Riffs & Fills

    The Chapter 11 fills (a descending C run, a broken G7 run), then the loop with and without them.

    1:38
  8. Ch. 14

    The I-vi-IV-V Progression

    C - Am - F - G, the "fifties progression" from Chapter 14.

    1:24
  9. Ch. 14

    The I-IV-I-V Turnaround

    C - F - C - G, the closing turnaround from Chapter 14.

    1:24
  10. Ch. 14

    Plain V vs. V7

    A quick before-and-after: the same loop with a plain V, then a V7, from Chapter 14.

    0:29
  11. Ch. 16

    Your First Full Song (in G)

    The I-IV-V-I sound in the key of G, matching Chapter 16 -- an illustration of the idea, not a note-for-note "Amazing Grace."

    1:24