Gospel Phat Chord Drills
Train your ear for the Sunday sound.
You'll hear a stacked gospel voicing — a Dm9, a G13, a Cmaj9, a passing diminished — and pick which one it is. Answer by chord name or by number-system (Roman), just like a real church band.
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Listen carefully
What voicing did you hear?
Focus on the color tones on top — the 9th, 11th, or 13th — those are what make it "phat."
Listen to the top note
The highest note is usually the 9th, 11th, or 13th — the 'color'. That's the note that gives phat chords their flavor.
Feel the bass move
Gospel 2-5-1s walk chromatically or by 4ths in the bass. If the bass drops a whole step, you probably heard a 2 chord.
Chords have a personality
Major 9s feel bright and open. Minor 9s feel warm. Dominant 13s feel bluesy. Diminished feels tense. Name the feeling first, then the chord.