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Free hymn chord charts
Chord and lyric charts for hymns you already know — and a key selector, so when the singer needs it lower you are not starting over.
Browse the charts →Free starter guide
Three chords and a Sunday to get ready. For the church pianist who has just been handed a keyboard.
Send it to me →Companion Audio for Book 1
Eleven play-along demos, in chapter order. Free, no sign-up.
Listen →Gospel Piano Chords by Ear
Book 1. Chords, progressions and fills, learned by listening rather than reading. Paperback and Kindle.
About the book →Music Theory for Self-Taught Gospel Pianists
Book 2. The reasons behind what you already play, in plain language.
About the book →Lessons with Henry
Online, by ear, from the author of the books — or the Sunday-Ready month: three chords to your first hymn in thirty days.
About lessons →Printable chord charts
Hymn and carol chord sheets, cheat sheets and practice trackers — made to print and keep by the keyboard.
Browse the shop →Who writes this
Henry Q Allen has played piano at his church in St. Louis every Sunday since March 2007. He started learning at thirty-five, when his pastor asked him to become the church musician — by ear, without sheet music, the way most church pianists actually learn.
These books are the explanation he wishes someone had given him then. More about Henry →