👉 Your Chords Resolve Too Fast… Do This Instead (Delayed Resolutions)

Sep 21, 2026

**🔥 Your chords don’t sound bad… they just resolve too fast.**

In this livestream, I’m breaking down one of the most powerful concepts in Gospel & Jazz harmony:

👉 **Delayed Resolutions**

This is how you create **tension, emotion, and movement** without sounding predictable.

If you’ve ever felt like your playing sounds “basic” or too direct…
this is the missing piece.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Corey Playing
1:20 - Corey Playing “For Every Mountain”
5:50 - Corey Greets Everyone
6:25 - Teaching Begins
8:24 - Dominant Delay
14:54 - Plagal Delay
19:50 - Suspended Chord Delay
23:36 - Phrygian Delay
28:30 - Questions
29:48 - Deceptive Cadence
38:58 - Chromatic Delay
42:58 - Substitution Delay
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### 🎹 What You’ll Learn:

• Dominant Delay – stretch tension without losing direction
• Plagal Delay – that signature gospel sound
• Suspended Chord Delay – how to HOLD emotion before resolving
• Phrygian Delay – dark, rich harmonic pull
• Deceptive Motion – resolve WITHOUT the expected chord
• Chromatic Delays – smooth, pro-level passing movement
• Substitution Delays – advanced reharm concepts made simple

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**Remember:**
The difference between average and advanced players…
isn’t just what they play.

It’s *when* they resolve.


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