Chords for 🎹 How to play "BE GRATEFUL" by Walter Hawkins (easy gospel piano tutorial lesson)
Tempo:
110.8 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ebm
Ab
Eb
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hello, my name is Jermaine with Piano Clubhouse.
Today we'll be playing
Be Grateful by Walter Hawkins.
This song is gonna be in
E-flat minor.
[Eb] [Gb] [Ab] [C] [D] [Eb]
It has a lot of the same notes as F-sharp or G-flat [Gb] [Ab] major.
[B] [Eb] [Gb] [Eb]
[F] [C] We're gonna be [D] in
[Eb] E [Ebm]-flat minor.
So you're gonna start out [Db] the D-flat [Ebm] chord to an E-flat minor [Db] chord.
[Db] [Ebm] Then we're gonna go down to an E-flat minor chord.
[Db] So that's
D-flat chord, A-flat, D-flat, [Ebm] F,
E-flat minor,
B-flat, E-flat, G-flat, [Db] back to the [Ebm] D-flat.
[Db] [Ebm] We're gonna go down to the G-flat, B-flat, E-flat.
[Db] So we have
[Ebm] the [Db] E-flat [Ebm] in the bass,
[Db] [Ebm] [Db] A-flat in the bass.
[Ebm] So that's the changing chord [Bb] right there, which is B [Eb]-flat, C,
[Ebm] E-flat, G-flat.
[Db] So we have [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Db] [Abm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Bb] a transition chord,
which is B-flat in the bass,
[Ab] A-flat, B, [F] D, F.
It's a diminished chord.
[Db] [Ebm] Then
[Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm]
[B] [Db] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Ab] the lead's gonna come in.
[Ebm]
We're gonna go down to the E-flat minor chord, G-flat, B-flat, E-flat.
Play those same [Db] chords.
[Ebm]
[Db] Jump up to a D-flat chord.
[Ebm] So we have E-flat [Db] minor, D-flat,
A-flat, D-flat, [Ebm] F,
G-flat again.
I'm sorry, E-flat again.
Which is B-flat, E-flat, G-flat.
[Db] Then we're gonna jump up to the D-flat chord, E-flat, F, A-flat.
[Dbm] So we [Ebm] have
[Db]
[Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Db] [B]
what we're doing, we're just outlining what the lead is [Ab] saying.
[Abm]
[Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Db]
[Ebm] [Db] [B] E in the bass.
[Db] [Eb] So the bass is just
on the [N] E-flat, then the B natural.
B natural to the D-flat.
[Db] [Ebm] So we have
[Db] [Ebm] [Db]
[Ebm] [Db] [B] B natural
to the D [Db]-flat.
[Ebm] Then
[Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Db] [B]
we have a B natural [Ebm] chord over a D-flat bass.
[B] So we have B,
D-flat,
G [Db]-flat with a D-flat.
[B] Then [Db] we're gonna stay on that D-flat and we're gonna play a D-flat chord.
D-flat, F, A-flat.
So [B] we have
[Db] to that G-flat.
[Gb] So we're [Db] just doing a [Gb] D-flat to an F.
F-sharp, I'm sorry, D-flat to the G-flat chord.
[Db] [Gb] So we have [B] E -natural,
[Db] E-flat,
[Gb] B-flat,
D [Db]-flat.
[Gb] Then we're gonna go [Ab] up to D, A-flat, B.
I'm gonna stay on that [Dm] G-flat.
[Cm] [Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Gm] [Ab]
[Dm] [Eb] [Ab] [G]
[Ab] [G] [C] [Dm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Gm] [Ab]
Today we'll be playing
Be Grateful by Walter Hawkins.
This song is gonna be in
E-flat minor.
[Eb] [Gb] [Ab] [C] [D] [Eb]
It has a lot of the same notes as F-sharp or G-flat [Gb] [Ab] major.
[B] [Eb] [Gb] [Eb]
[F] [C] We're gonna be [D] in
[Eb] E [Ebm]-flat minor.
So you're gonna start out [Db] the D-flat [Ebm] chord to an E-flat minor [Db] chord.
[Db] [Ebm] Then we're gonna go down to an E-flat minor chord.
[Db] So that's
D-flat chord, A-flat, D-flat, [Ebm] F,
E-flat minor,
B-flat, E-flat, G-flat, [Db] back to the [Ebm] D-flat.
[Db] [Ebm] We're gonna go down to the G-flat, B-flat, E-flat.
[Db] So we have
[Ebm] the [Db] E-flat [Ebm] in the bass,
[Db] [Ebm] [Db] A-flat in the bass.
[Ebm] So that's the changing chord [Bb] right there, which is B [Eb]-flat, C,
[Ebm] E-flat, G-flat.
[Db] So we have [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Db] [Abm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Bb] a transition chord,
which is B-flat in the bass,
[Ab] A-flat, B, [F] D, F.
It's a diminished chord.
[Db] [Ebm] Then
[Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm]
[B] [Db] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Ab] the lead's gonna come in.
[Ebm]
We're gonna go down to the E-flat minor chord, G-flat, B-flat, E-flat.
Play those same [Db] chords.
[Ebm]
[Db] Jump up to a D-flat chord.
[Ebm] So we have E-flat [Db] minor, D-flat,
A-flat, D-flat, [Ebm] F,
G-flat again.
I'm sorry, E-flat again.
Which is B-flat, E-flat, G-flat.
[Db] Then we're gonna jump up to the D-flat chord, E-flat, F, A-flat.
[Dbm] So we [Ebm] have
[Db]
[Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Db] [B]
what we're doing, we're just outlining what the lead is [Ab] saying.
[Abm]
[Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Db]
[Ebm] [Db] [B] E in the bass.
[Db] [Eb] So the bass is just
on the [N] E-flat, then the B natural.
B natural to the D-flat.
[Db] [Ebm] So we have
[Db] [Ebm] [Db]
[Ebm] [Db] [B] B natural
to the D [Db]-flat.
[Ebm] Then
[Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Db] [B]
we have a B natural [Ebm] chord over a D-flat bass.
[B] So we have B,
D-flat,
G [Db]-flat with a D-flat.
[B] Then [Db] we're gonna stay on that D-flat and we're gonna play a D-flat chord.
D-flat, F, A-flat.
So [B] we have
[Db] to that G-flat.
[Gb] So we're [Db] just doing a [Gb] D-flat to an F.
F-sharp, I'm sorry, D-flat to the G-flat chord.
[Db] [Gb] So we have [B] E -natural,
[Db] E-flat,
[Gb] B-flat,
D [Db]-flat.
[Gb] Then we're gonna go [Ab] up to D, A-flat, B.
I'm gonna stay on that [Dm] G-flat.
[Cm] [Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Gm] [Ab]
[Dm] [Eb] [Ab] [G]
[Ab] [G] [C] [Dm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Gm] [Ab]
Key:Â Â
Db
Ebm
Ab
Eb
B
Db
Ebm
Ab
_ Hello, my name is Jermaine with Piano Clubhouse.
Today we'll be playing
Be Grateful by Walter Hawkins. _
This song is gonna be in
E-flat minor. _
[Eb] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _
It has a lot of the same notes as F-sharp or G-flat [Gb] [Ab] major.
[B] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] [C] We're gonna be [D] in
[Eb] E [Ebm]-flat minor. _
_ _ _ So you're gonna start out [Db] the _ _ D-flat [Ebm] chord to an E-flat minor [Db] chord.
[Db] _ _ [Ebm] Then we're gonna go down to an E-flat minor chord.
_ [Db] So that's
D-flat chord, A-flat, D-flat, [Ebm] F,
E-flat minor,
B-flat, E-flat, G-flat, [Db] back to the [Ebm] D-flat.
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ We're gonna go down to the G-flat, B-flat, E-flat.
[Db] So we have
[Ebm] the [Db] E-flat [Ebm] in the bass,
_ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] A-flat in the bass.
[Ebm] _ _ _ So that's the changing chord [Bb] right there, which is B [Eb]-flat, C,
[Ebm] E-flat, G-flat.
[Db] So we have _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _
[Db] _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Bb] a transition chord,
which is B-flat in the bass,
[Ab] A-flat, B, [F] D, F. _ _ _
It's a diminished chord.
[Db] _ [Ebm] Then _
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] the lead's gonna come in.
[Ebm] _
We're gonna go down to the E-flat minor chord, G-flat, B-flat, E-flat.
Play those same [Db] chords.
_ [Ebm] _
[Db] _ _ Jump up to a D-flat chord.
[Ebm] So we have E-flat [Db] minor, D-flat,
A-flat, D-flat, [Ebm] F,
G-flat again.
I'm sorry, E-flat again.
Which is B-flat, E-flat, G-flat.
[Db] Then we're gonna jump up to the D-flat chord, E-flat, F, A-flat.
[Dbm] So we [Ebm] have
_ [Db] _ _
[Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _
what we're doing, we're just outlining what the lead is [Ab] saying.
_ _ [Abm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _
[Ebm] _ [Db] _ [B] _ E in the bass. _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ So the bass is just
_ on _ the [N] E-flat, then the B natural.
_ B natural to the D-flat.
[Db] [Ebm] So we have
_ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _
_ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [B] _ B natural
to _ the D [Db]-flat.
[Ebm] Then _ _ _
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ [B] _ _
_ we have a B natural [Ebm] chord over a D-flat bass.
[B] _ _ So we have B,
D-flat,
G [Db]-flat with a D-flat.
_ [B] Then [Db] we're gonna stay on that D-flat and we're gonna play a D-flat chord.
_ D-flat, F, A-flat.
So [B] we have
_ [Db] _ to that G-flat.
[Gb] _ _ So we're [Db] just doing a [Gb] D-flat to an F.
F-sharp, I'm sorry, D-flat to the G-flat chord. _ _
[Db] _ [Gb] _ So we have [B] _ E _ -natural,
[Db] E-flat,
[Gb] B-flat,
D [Db]-flat.
_ [Gb] _ Then we're gonna go [Ab] up to _ D, A-flat, B.
_ I'm gonna stay on that [Dm] G-flat.
[Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _
[Ab] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _
Today we'll be playing
Be Grateful by Walter Hawkins. _
This song is gonna be in
E-flat minor. _
[Eb] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _
It has a lot of the same notes as F-sharp or G-flat [Gb] [Ab] major.
[B] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] [C] We're gonna be [D] in
[Eb] E [Ebm]-flat minor. _
_ _ _ So you're gonna start out [Db] the _ _ D-flat [Ebm] chord to an E-flat minor [Db] chord.
[Db] _ _ [Ebm] Then we're gonna go down to an E-flat minor chord.
_ [Db] So that's
D-flat chord, A-flat, D-flat, [Ebm] F,
E-flat minor,
B-flat, E-flat, G-flat, [Db] back to the [Ebm] D-flat.
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ We're gonna go down to the G-flat, B-flat, E-flat.
[Db] So we have
[Ebm] the [Db] E-flat [Ebm] in the bass,
_ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] A-flat in the bass.
[Ebm] _ _ _ So that's the changing chord [Bb] right there, which is B [Eb]-flat, C,
[Ebm] E-flat, G-flat.
[Db] So we have _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _
[Db] _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Bb] a transition chord,
which is B-flat in the bass,
[Ab] A-flat, B, [F] D, F. _ _ _
It's a diminished chord.
[Db] _ [Ebm] Then _
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] the lead's gonna come in.
[Ebm] _
We're gonna go down to the E-flat minor chord, G-flat, B-flat, E-flat.
Play those same [Db] chords.
_ [Ebm] _
[Db] _ _ Jump up to a D-flat chord.
[Ebm] So we have E-flat [Db] minor, D-flat,
A-flat, D-flat, [Ebm] F,
G-flat again.
I'm sorry, E-flat again.
Which is B-flat, E-flat, G-flat.
[Db] Then we're gonna jump up to the D-flat chord, E-flat, F, A-flat.
[Dbm] So we [Ebm] have
_ [Db] _ _
[Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _
what we're doing, we're just outlining what the lead is [Ab] saying.
_ _ [Abm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _
[Ebm] _ [Db] _ [B] _ E in the bass. _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ So the bass is just
_ on _ the [N] E-flat, then the B natural.
_ B natural to the D-flat.
[Db] [Ebm] So we have
_ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _
_ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [B] _ B natural
to _ the D [Db]-flat.
[Ebm] Then _ _ _
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ [B] _ _
_ we have a B natural [Ebm] chord over a D-flat bass.
[B] _ _ So we have B,
D-flat,
G [Db]-flat with a D-flat.
_ [B] Then [Db] we're gonna stay on that D-flat and we're gonna play a D-flat chord.
_ D-flat, F, A-flat.
So [B] we have
_ [Db] _ to that G-flat.
[Gb] _ _ So we're [Db] just doing a [Gb] D-flat to an F.
F-sharp, I'm sorry, D-flat to the G-flat chord. _ _
[Db] _ [Gb] _ So we have [B] _ E _ -natural,
[Db] E-flat,
[Gb] B-flat,
D [Db]-flat.
_ [Gb] _ Then we're gonna go [Ab] up to _ D, A-flat, B.
_ I'm gonna stay on that [Dm] G-flat.
[Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _
[Ab] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _