Jonny, you're not playin' around.. and you're going straight to what players like us are looking for ! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity and your precision in responding to our needs 🙏
Thanks. I've learnt so much from your videos. I’ll be 70 years old in May and realise I'm finally finding the musical gold at the end of the rainbow. I am going to to use the treasures you have sharedd. Why weren’t you my music teacher 60 years ago?☺️
WOW So inspiring and playing the stuff I WANT TO PLAY! (not interested in Rachmaninoff, Bach etc.) I will be 71 in September and been taking lessons for the past 4 year, a little messed up because of COVID but OK otherwise. I understand the theory well but my fingers don't :-(
The best lesson I have seen on YouTub for years, in terms of helping make Jazz more understandable. Thanks, Johnny, your work is very valuable to us all out here in Pianoland.
Best piano teacher I've ever seen🙂 Jonny thanks a lot for this video. Since I met you and your platform I have improved my playing significantly. I made a huge step forward, or, to use a quotation: "My progress is a small step for mankind but a huge step for a single player."
You have a unique teaching style for UA-cam jazz piano teachers. While you speak to beginners, I also think you have a lot of pragmatic advice for more advanced players who want to work as professional musicians. Advice for when it's go-time. This seems related to whom you learned from. In any case, greatly appreciate it.
this is probably the most basic of 251 , but the most important lesson that took me a long time to understand , thanks for the lesson to explore the progression of Jazz
Jonny, first time visitor. I'm a trumpet player. I've more or less learned some of these devices by trial and error, but it helps to have it all explained in "8 Steps." This will really help my confidence level when I get asked on a gig and have to play "new" tunes, which really aren't that "new if you break them down the way you have here. Mega thanks!
IMO, the best way to do this is to pick a tune, and just listen to a whole bunch of different versions of it. You will naturally be working them in different keys since singers tend to sing them in different keys anyways. You'll also start to notice that different recordings may have different variations of chord changes while keeping the fundamental structure intact(i.e going circle of fifth, approaching from half step up, or diatonic/chromatic walk-up like you mentioned in the video). After a while, you will start to be able to sus out the fundamental structure, and recognize the finite patterns of chord progression that happens on a jazz standard, and eventually, you will get to the point where you aren't thinking chord by chord and theory but rather, your inner ear is guiding you and you are just reacting to what you are hearing... at least that's why I try to strive for when learing tunes.
I went to college to learn jazz as a guitarist and came out a jazz pianist. The course was over-subscribed with guitarists and no pianist. Third week I left my guitar at home and started travelling light. The course tutor couldn't understand at first why had jumped down onto piano. I explained "jazz starts with piano trio and after that bolt on what you like". We were looking like the Gypsy Kings and thats not a good look for jazz. As a guitarist I thought chordally and used patterns. I did know pop piano but the Tutor said that I needed to buy a book. "Jamie Abersolds Jazz Chords for Non-Pianists" Armed with this I learned all the rootless chords, open and closed and all the alt-dom7 shapes. I now know over a hundred standards using fake books. Adding bass and appegiations gives me a cool cocktail sound. I play cocktail piano professionally and still tell people I'm a guitarist for the surprise element. Jazz chord voicings are extremely important. I've seen younger pianists playing jazz and they are all over the keyboard adding 11ths 9ths 13ths. If you do that you will run out of fingers quickly. All these chords can be implied efficiently with just four notes. Think chord shapes not chords this is the trick. Quickly you will see Emaj9 and Gm7 are the same for improvisation and that F7#5b9 (F7alt) is the same as B9. Just the bass is different. This is the tri-tone substitution idea. Think shapes and patterns like a guitarist and jazz piano will become unlocked.
Your ad preceding this lesson is spot on. So many of us took lessons for years and still can't play fluently. It's a tribute to the power and beauty of the piano that we still have a passionate desire to learn.
Amazing!!!! One thing I want to do before my father pass (many years from now 🤞🏾) is to go to his house and show him I'm learning to play the piano. My Grandfather played, and my father currently plays. I've started young and fell off. I've been back and forth. I got a new keyboard this Christmas and I've been listening to a lot of theories and practice when I can. I do love Jazz. And listening to you play these songs and talk about the chords being used is the upmost motivation. It sounds really great and this is what I want to present to him. Really appreciate this.
If you really want to learn, take the next step and sign up with Jonny. I did nearly three years ago. Although you learn much from these free videos, there is so much more. For me, it was like being in kindergarten and after a few months like being in high school.
One of the best videos!!!!! I recommend internalizing ALL these progressions over time. I find playing melodies by ear pretty easy. But chord progressions are much harder for me. So this seems the way to learn ing to play chord progressions by ear Thank you Jonny!!!
Wow! I am blown away by this lesson. It is so concise but opens the door to really getting in deeper. Johnny you are a master at keeping the material accessible and usable. Thanks!
If you play a lot with singers, you'll wind up playing tunes that are almost only major and minor turnarounds all night either as ballads or medium up in only a handful of keys. To alleviate the boredom I used to modulate through different keys during my solo - always returning and putting the singer clearly back in at the end.
Great lessons! I find it fascinating when I discover chords could be looked at as inversions of other chords, I suppose the name would depend on moreso on context. Like a i/6 (Cm/6) (A C Eb G) could be seem as an inversion of a vi7b5 (Am7b5) (A C Eb G). Or how a regular I/6 C/6 (A C E G) is just a vi7 (Am7) (A C E G). Or how extensions can be seen as simply stacking chords: Cmaj9 (C E G B D) is like a C chord (C E G) and G chord (G B D) stacked on top of each other, sharing the G. Anyway, thanks for your videos and clear explanations. One thing I really need to do when practicing these exercises and getting my hands used to the shapes and my brain wrapped around the concepts, is go and play/practice it on EVERY key. I might like playing something in A minor, but a singer sings it on Gb minor, or another player prefers playing it in E minor. Or if I want to do a key change org temporarily modulate to another key. As a piano and guitar player, these videos really help.
I only wished that I known this years ago when I was playing in a Band, but hey, it is said that it is never too late to learn anything. Now I am making good use of my Yamaha P-125
So clear its unreal, lit all the theory you need to start, then just learning actual songs to see how it applies and then see how artists put their own spin on these progressions, or even make new ideas outside of theory to leave you more confused than when you started.
I'm a jazz guitar player that wants to get a better understanding of the keyboard and to memorize more tunes. This lesson was perfect! The piano is more visual than the guitar so this will be very useful. Explaining everything relating to scale degrees really helps. Thanks.
I play fly me to the moon and never associated it with the cycle of fifths - now it is easier to understand. I am also playing Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas and the turn-around in the music is not to my liking. Your turnaround I believe can fit better. Thank you
Joined your site and I penciled down all 6 courses...look forward to studying these further...amazing teaching, Jonny...thanks! 😎👍 Amazing vocabulary for song writers 🖖
I don’t play piano, only guitar and can read music. I thought this lesson was extremely helpful for being involved in “Great American Songbook”type music! A great presentation of these standard chord progressions. Even if they are written out in bass clef. I’m enjoying this approach very much!!
@@PianoWithJonny Yes. I've been playing guitar for 50 years and have been getting into the old jazz standards and I found this really useful and enjoyable. Thanks a lot
I am a bassplayer. This lesson is valuable for playing behind singers who sometimes sing in various keys. Knowing the appropriate chord progression by hearing it is very useful. Thanks
love it . I got 2-5-1 working so this is the great next world practice for me.....Just wondering what chair you are using looks good and comfortable and flexible. im shopping for a new chair
How do you go about memorizing the melodies of the pieces? Do you just drill random tunes daily, or is it a love of the music and an intuition in the fingers? Or a combination?
Jonny, that was a brilliant video and you have shone a light on what was a mystery to me. Thank you so much! Do you have any tips on how you would select which one of those eight to fit the song you might wish to play or would it be trial and error?
@@igotudave No, it doesn't show numbers like "2 5 1". It would just have the letter names "Dm G7 C". And some of the chords are wrong, being the transcriber's interpretation, etc. It is just a tool. It is up to the student to recognize the patterns, and I think that Jonny's point was that there are common patterns if you look for them. There are books which list the chord numbers: mdecks.com/jazzstandards.phtml
Hi Jonny, first of all thanks for your video providing these chord progression. I know Autumn Leaves with the following chord progression and wonder, where the difference to your progression comes from? Amin7...D7...Gmaj7...Cmaj7...F#min7b5...B7...Emin7 So my question is, where the difference is coming from? Thanks and best regards Roland P.S. I'm a newbie in musical theory so I apologize if this was a stupid question ;-)
Excellent video! Thank you! Have you made a video on how you MEMORIZE MELODIES? I am a jazz pianist and I have used all of the tricks you've posted here. It's the way I can get around different keys. My BIG PROBLEM is learning melodies. Ironically, it's because I know these chord tricks, I get CONFUSED about the melody for specific tunes and sometimes just play the one tune I use as a way to remember the patterns. LOL!! Thanks again and keep up the great work!
I listen to a melody a million times and hum it everywhere and even learn the words if there are any? I’m a jazz piano player. Not a singer. I find it’s best not to play melody on your instrument until you have listened to it so much you can sing it from memory. Maybe this will help you remember melodies??
@@danielhadida3915 yup, completely agree, plus, learn HOW to learn, eg. 1. The chord numbering system, and following on from that, 2. Learning to recognise those numbers in songs you’re listening to, eg. “That’s a 4, or that’s a 6”. When I was trying to improve my keyboard playing I decided to learn a few nice Steely Dan/ Donald Fagen songs. The third one I tried was “Maxine”. Check it out, it has 56 different chords in it but, having got used to, and confident at, learning songs I was able to learn Maxine; what a blessing this was. Keep at it, you won’t be disappointed!
I’m confused: The cycle of 5ths goes: A D G C F Bb Eb Ab. Not: A D G C F B E A. ... there’s something hinkey going on between F and B. ... could you please explain. ... Please; I’m not trying to be cute. ... it sounds great! ... I’m just trying to get a handle on musical theory. ... Your lessons are very helpful. Thank you so much!
That’s a great question and one that I think is often overlooked when describing songs like ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ as a simple cycle of 5ths. My understanding is that when considering cycle of 5ths as a purely technical/theoretical tool, then you’re right - it’s always a perfect 5th down (7 semitones), constantly shifting through different keys. However when playing an actual song, to stay in the same key (of say, C major) there is one exception - moving from the 4th down to the 7th (F>B) which has to become a *diminished* 5th (6 semitones down), rather than a perfect 5th, in order to stay in the key of C (as Bb would jump outside the key). Often when we refer to intervals (e.g. 5ths/3rds) within a song/key/scale, the actual number of semitones between the two notes can vary - what matters is the interval separating notes within that actual scale. That’s my understanding anyway - I’d be keen to hear any alternative explanations! :)
James, Thank you so much for your excellent explanation. ... I can now see how every other chord walks down the major scale sequentially in this progression. ... and how it all has to remain in the major scale to make it sound right. ... I greatly appreciate your reply. ... You 'da man!
It's the interval between the notes for that scale. NB this "cycle" is sometimes turned the other way so all the intervals are fourths (C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb/ F#, etc). The cycle of fifths then turns the wheels the other way, i.e. C, G, D, A, E, B, F# etc) I hope that's helpful.
Hi, Jonny, and THANK YOU! One thing that I would love to learn, is how to hand multiple bass chord changes within a measure for right and left hands; example: G7, Cdim, and then back to one chord per measure. Can you help please?
Darn it, Jonny... You're giving away all our secrets. ;) I figured this out about 50 years ago and professionally it has served me very well since then. I understand keeping it simple is a key concern, but I would suggest (possibly) a #5B Sentimental... Kind of a reverse of what you have. The progression of: C | C+ | C6 | C7 or Cm | Cm+ | Cm6 | Cm7 These are used in songs like Secret Agent Man, Kind of A Hush, Goldfinger, etc. A great example of a song that uses two of these (#2 Cycle of Fifths ala Autumn Leaves & #6 the Misty progression) is Neil Diamond's September Morn. But you don't need my help. Great stuff. If the internet and teacher like yourself had been around when I started playing, I would have been a much better player.
Great discovery. I would love to learn the three you mentioned above Autumn Leaves, Misty, September Morn. Is there a single text that would feature all three of these pieces, please? Secondly, What is a #2 Cycle of Fifths? Are either of these in Dorian Mode? Best:)
This is very advanced to me, you will have to know chords from at least 7 or 8 keys maybe a doz. if you have a great memory, maybe, plus many songs don’t follow chord progressions.
hey jhonny! for the minor turnaround why not stay on the C scale starting on Aminor ? So it would be Aminor - F#ø (or D9 basically) - Bø - E7 so a 6 2 7 3 (a bit like the circle of 5th at the end 7 3 6 2, so exactly the same thing right?) idk it's easier for me to remember this way and it's one less "chord progression" to learn :') , basically the song you dont know what love is sound a bit like the very end followed by the very beginning of Autumn leaves!
I checked this with several songs to find out, how true and helpful this video is. It reduces complexity a lot and can structure exercises in many ways.
Someone please help to clarify the cycles as I understand them is as follows. Circle of fifths: Bb F C G D A E B F# C# G#. Circle of fourths: A D G C F Bb Eb Ab Thanks in advance: )
Hey Jonny, I thought that the cycle of 5ths progression you played over Autumn Leaves was in the key of "G" and started on the 2 chord the way that you played it. That way the key signature had then, just the one sharp being the F#. I was under the impression the progression was: Amin7, D7, GMAJ7, CMAJ7, F#min7 (Flat5), B7, Emin7 I'm not trying to correct you, I'm asking if I've got it wrong. I want to make sure that I go into these progressions making it harder than it has to be. Thank you
00:00 Intro
01:55 1. Turnaround Progression
02:27 Chords/Formula
04:08 2. Cycle of 5ths
05:02 Chords/Formula
08:15 3. Extended Turnaround
08:56 Chords/Formula
11:02 4. Minor Turnaround
11:36 Chords/Formula
13:57 5. Sentimental Progression
14:38 Chords/Formula
17:34 6. Misty Progression
18:08 Chords/Formula
20:19 7. Chromatic Walkup
20:56 Chords/Formula
22:43 8. Blues Progression
23:44 Chords/Formula
25:43 Conclusion
Piano With Jonny;"Circle of 5ths"Should Also Be "Circle of 4ths"In Reverse!!
Thank You to the good learning
Thanks for this video Johnny. How can solo instruments play over these chord progressions. Thanks
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Awesome! This makes a lot of sense. Thanks!
Jonny, you're not playin' around.. and you're going straight to what players like us are looking for ! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity and your precision in responding to our needs 🙏
Thanks. I've learnt so much from your videos. I’ll be 70 years old in May and realise I'm finally finding the musical gold at the end of the rainbow. I am going to to use the treasures you have sharedd. Why weren’t you my music teacher 60 years ago?☺️
WOW So inspiring and playing the stuff I WANT TO PLAY! (not interested in Rachmaninoff, Bach etc.) I will be 71 in September and been taking lessons for the past 4 year, a little messed up because of COVID but OK otherwise. I understand the theory well but my fingers don't :-(
The best lesson I have seen on YouTub for years, in terms of helping make Jazz more understandable. Thanks, Johnny, your work is very valuable to us all out here in Pianoland.
Thank you!
This is literally gold! You've unlocked something I've been trying to work out for ages, thank you so much
You are so welcome!
i agree!
Johnny You are too much
Me too.
Yeah, it's NOT "literally" gold there professor. And I mean that LITERALLY!
Best piano teacher I've ever seen🙂 Jonny thanks a lot for this video. Since I met you and your platform I have improved my playing significantly. I made a huge step forward, or, to use a quotation: "My progress is a small step for mankind but a huge step for a single player."
I'm a guitarist (new to jazz) and I feel like I'm cheating here, but this has really opened up how I see Jazz. Great stuff! thanks.
I’m a guitarist too. And this really helped me.
trumpet player here. Same admiration for these very clear harmony lessons. Thank you Jonny!
You are the best. I’m Italian and I don’t understand all the words but I listen your music and I read the scores. Tank for your job. 👍🏽
You have a unique teaching style for UA-cam jazz piano teachers. While you speak to beginners, I also think you have a lot of pragmatic advice for more advanced players who want to work as professional musicians. Advice for when it's go-time. This seems related to whom you learned from. In any case, greatly appreciate it.
this is probably the most basic of 251 , but the most important lesson that took me a long time to understand , thanks for the lesson to explore the progression of Jazz
Thank you so much for watching!
Jonny, first time visitor. I'm a trumpet player. I've more or less learned some of these devices by trial and error, but it helps to have it all explained in "8 Steps." This will really help my confidence level when I get asked on a gig and have to play "new" tunes, which really aren't that "new if you break them down the way you have here. Mega thanks!
IMO, the best way to do this is to pick a tune, and just listen to a whole bunch of different versions of it. You will naturally be working them in different keys since singers tend to sing them in different keys anyways. You'll also start to notice that different recordings may have different variations of chord changes while keeping the fundamental structure intact(i.e going circle of fifth, approaching from half step up, or diatonic/chromatic walk-up like you mentioned in the video). After a while, you will start to be able to sus out the fundamental structure, and recognize the finite patterns of chord progression that happens on a jazz standard, and eventually, you will get to the point where you aren't thinking chord by chord and theory but rather, your inner ear is guiding you and you are just reacting to what you are hearing... at least that's why I try to strive for when learing tunes.
Sounds like an interesting video you could make, even if it just off the top of your heaad.
I went to college to learn jazz as a guitarist and came out a jazz pianist. The course was over-subscribed with guitarists and no pianist. Third week I left my guitar at home and started travelling light. The course tutor couldn't understand at first why had jumped down onto piano. I explained "jazz starts with piano trio and after that bolt on what you like". We were looking like the Gypsy Kings and thats not a good look for jazz. As a guitarist I thought chordally and used patterns. I did know pop piano but the Tutor said that I needed to buy a book. "Jamie Abersolds Jazz Chords for Non-Pianists" Armed with this I learned all the rootless chords, open and closed and all the alt-dom7 shapes. I now know over a hundred standards using fake books. Adding bass and appegiations gives me a cool cocktail sound. I play cocktail piano professionally and still tell people I'm a guitarist for the surprise element. Jazz chord voicings are extremely important. I've seen younger pianists playing jazz and they are all over the keyboard adding 11ths 9ths 13ths. If you do that you will run out of fingers quickly. All these chords can be implied efficiently with just four notes. Think chord shapes not chords this is the trick. Quickly you will see Emaj9 and Gm7 are the same for improvisation and that F7#5b9 (F7alt) is the same as B9. Just the bass is different. This is the tri-tone substitution idea. Think shapes and patterns like a guitarist and jazz piano will become unlocked.
Your ad preceding this lesson is spot on. So many of us took lessons for years and still can't play fluently. It's a tribute to the power and beauty of the piano that we still have a passionate desire to learn.
Amazing!!!! One thing I want to do before my father pass (many years from now 🤞🏾) is to go to his house and show him I'm learning to play the piano. My Grandfather played, and my father currently plays. I've started young and fell off. I've been back and forth. I got a new keyboard this Christmas and I've been listening to a lot of theories and practice when I can. I do love Jazz. And listening to you play these songs and talk about the chords being used is the upmost motivation. It sounds really great and this is what I want to present to him. Really appreciate this.
So glad you enjoyed this!
If you really want to learn, take the next step and sign up with Jonny. I did nearly three years ago. Although you learn much from these free videos, there is so much more. For me, it was like being in kindergarten and after a few months like being in high school.
Jonny: I am a jazz pianist/recording artist and teach jazz piano. Your tutorials are exceptional and I often send my students to watch them.
Thank you, so glad to hear it!
One of the best videos!!!!! I recommend internalizing ALL these progressions over time. I find playing melodies by ear pretty easy. But chord progressions are much harder for me. So this seems the way to learn ing to play chord progressions by ear
Thank you Jonny!!!
Very interesting, very organised and well presented. Incredible how much you got through in 25 mins!
This has been one of the most useful videos that I've seen for a long time - I even watched it a second time to take notes.
Thanks
Great to hear!
Wow! I am blown away by this lesson. It is so concise but opens the door to really getting in deeper.
Johnny you are a master at keeping the material accessible and usable.
Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I’ve come to the conclusion that Jonny is a MUSICAL GENIUS!!!! God Bless JONNY!!!
Everything on point! Not just talk, talk, talk.
For some reason this lesson is really powerful and inspired a lot of creativity. Thank you!
Jonny, this lesson is a game changer for me! Thank you soooo much for this one!
Perhaps your single most useful video - and that’s saying something as your tritone substitution one is pretty awesome!!
This is great! Thanks, Jonny.
If you play a lot with singers, you'll wind up playing tunes that are almost only major and minor turnarounds all night either as ballads or medium up in only a handful of keys.
To alleviate the boredom I used to modulate through different keys during my solo - always returning and putting the singer clearly back in at the end.
Love it!
Great lessons! I find it fascinating when I discover chords could be looked at as inversions of other chords, I suppose the name would depend on moreso on context.
Like a i/6 (Cm/6) (A C Eb G) could be seem as an inversion of a vi7b5 (Am7b5) (A C Eb G). Or how a regular I/6 C/6 (A C E G) is just a vi7 (Am7) (A C E G).
Or how extensions can be seen as simply stacking chords: Cmaj9 (C E G B D) is like a C chord (C E G) and G chord (G B D) stacked on top of each other, sharing the G.
Anyway, thanks for your videos and clear explanations. One thing I really need to do when practicing these exercises and getting my hands used to the shapes and my brain wrapped around the concepts, is go and play/practice it on EVERY key.
I might like playing something in A minor, but a singer sings it on Gb minor, or another player prefers playing it in E minor. Or if I want to do a key change org temporarily modulate to another key.
As a piano and guitar player, these videos really help.
Thank you so much Jonny (if I may so) for your excellent videos, and your great ability to explain complicated things in a simple way!
I only wished that I known this years ago when I was playing in a Band, but hey, it is said that it is never too late to learn anything. Now I am making good use of my Yamaha P-125
So clear its unreal, lit all the theory you need to start, then just learning actual songs to see how it applies and then see how artists put their own spin on these progressions, or even make new ideas outside of theory to leave you more confused than when you started.
I'm a jazz guitar player that wants to get a better understanding of the keyboard and to memorize more tunes. This lesson was perfect! The piano is more visual than the guitar so this will be very useful. Explaining everything relating to scale degrees really helps. Thanks.
I play fly me to the moon and never associated it with the cycle of fifths - now it is easier to understand. I am also playing Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas and the turn-around in the music is not to my liking. Your turnaround I believe can fit better. Thank you
Joined your site and I penciled down all 6 courses...look forward to studying these further...amazing teaching, Jonny...thanks! 😎👍 Amazing vocabulary for song writers 🖖
Thank you very-very much, dear Jonny from Russia!!
I don’t play piano, only guitar and can read music. I thought this lesson was extremely helpful for being involved in “Great American Songbook”type music! A great presentation of these standard chord progressions. Even if they are written out in bass clef. I’m enjoying this approach very much!!
So glad you enjoyed this!
@@PianoWithJonny Yes. I've been playing guitar for 50 years and have been getting into the old jazz standards and I found this really useful and enjoyable. Thanks a lot
Johnny, this lesson is loaded...great theory...Thanks
Thank you. This is awesome. been struggling memorizing changes and this makes so much sense. Im a clarinet/saxophone player by the way. More power!
Jimmy. That was beautiful playing!! Wonderful! Bravo!
I am a bassplayer. This lesson is valuable for playing behind singers who sometimes sing in various keys. Knowing the appropriate chord progression by hearing it is very useful.
Thanks
love it . I got 2-5-1 working so this is the great next world practice for me.....Just wondering what chair you are using looks good and comfortable and flexible. im shopping for a new chair
How do you go about memorizing the melodies of the pieces? Do you just drill random tunes daily, or is it a love of the music and an intuition in the fingers? Or a combination?
Sing the melodies to yourself over and over again. I find learning lyrics is super helpful to remember melodies. Good luck!
You are a very generous instructor revealing the secrets of piano . I learned a lot from you .May God Bless you with more success.👍👍👍
Thank you very much!
Great lesson, it was just what I needed. Thank you.
So glad!
thank you for this lesson !! I m new in jazz and this video is really helpfull.
So glad it is helpful!
Jonny, that was a brilliant video and you have shone a light on what was a mystery to me. Thank you so much! Do you have any tips on how you would select which one of those eight to fit the song you might wish to play or would it be trial and error?
You use the book that Jonny is holding in his hand and pointing to on the thumbnail for this video.
@@codetech5598 Ah! Missed that. Many thanks.
@@codetech5598 does the book list which progression for every major jazz standard?
@@igotudave No, it doesn't show numbers like "2 5 1". It would just have the letter names "Dm G7 C". And some of the chords are wrong, being the transcriber's interpretation, etc. It is just a tool.
It is up to the student to recognize the patterns, and I think that Jonny's point was that there are common patterns if you look for them.
There are books which list the chord numbers: mdecks.com/jazzstandards.phtml
Excelente Jonny, muy didactico. Te felicito, comprendi a pesar de no entiendo ingles. Un fuerte abrazo de un venezolano en medellin
Excellent pacing and organization of material. Thanks!
Brilliant teacher you are!
Hi Jonny,
first of all thanks for your video providing these chord progression.
I know Autumn Leaves with the following chord progression and wonder, where the difference to your progression comes from?
Amin7...D7...Gmaj7...Cmaj7...F#min7b5...B7...Emin7
So my question is, where the difference is coming from?
Thanks and best regards
Roland
P.S.
I'm a newbie in musical theory so I apologize if this was a stupid question ;-)
Excellent video! Thank you!
Have you made a video on how you MEMORIZE MELODIES?
I am a jazz pianist and I have used all of the tricks you've posted here. It's the way I can get around different keys.
My BIG PROBLEM is learning melodies. Ironically, it's because I know these chord tricks, I get CONFUSED about the melody for specific tunes and sometimes just play the one tune I use as a way to remember the patterns. LOL!!
Thanks again and keep up the great work!
I listen to a melody a million times and hum it everywhere and even learn the words if there are any? I’m a jazz piano player. Not a singer. I find it’s best not to play melody on your instrument until you have listened to it so much you can sing it from memory. Maybe this will help you remember melodies??
You have really opened my eyes, thanks Jonny, 💓🎹.
Hundreds? I'm trying to learn 1.
That's the thing : once you have learnt that one, it's like you've unlocked 15 more.
Tack
I'm struggling with 1 .
@@danielhadida3915 yup, completely agree, plus, learn HOW to learn, eg. 1. The chord numbering system, and following on from that, 2. Learning to recognise those numbers in songs you’re listening to, eg. “That’s a 4, or that’s a 6”.
When I was trying to improve my keyboard playing I decided to learn a few nice Steely Dan/ Donald Fagen songs. The third one I tried was “Maxine”. Check it out, it has 56 different chords in it but, having got used to, and confident at, learning songs I was able to learn Maxine; what a blessing this was.
Keep at it, you won’t be disappointed!
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You are a blessing Jonny!
I’m confused: The cycle of 5ths goes: A D G C F Bb Eb Ab. Not: A D G C F B E A. ... there’s something hinkey going on between F and B. ... could you please explain. ... Please; I’m not trying to be cute. ... it sounds great! ... I’m just trying to get a handle on musical theory. ... Your lessons are very helpful. Thank you so much!
That’s a great question and one that I think is often overlooked when describing songs like ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ as a simple cycle of 5ths. My understanding is that when considering cycle of 5ths as a purely technical/theoretical tool, then you’re right - it’s always a perfect 5th down (7 semitones), constantly shifting through different keys. However when playing an actual song, to stay in the same key (of say, C major) there is one exception - moving from the 4th down to the 7th (F>B) which has to become a *diminished* 5th (6 semitones down), rather than a perfect 5th, in order to stay in the key of C (as Bb would jump outside the key).
Often when we refer to intervals (e.g. 5ths/3rds) within a song/key/scale, the actual number of semitones between the two notes can vary - what matters is the interval separating notes within that actual scale.
That’s my understanding anyway - I’d be keen to hear any alternative explanations! :)
James, Thank you so much for your excellent explanation. ... I can now see how every other chord walks down the major scale sequentially in this progression. ... and how it all has to remain in the major scale to make it sound right. ... I greatly appreciate your reply. ... You 'da man!
It's the interval between the notes for that scale. NB this "cycle" is sometimes turned the other way so all the intervals are fourths (C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb/ F#, etc). The cycle of fifths then turns the wheels the other way, i.e. C, G, D, A, E, B, F# etc) I hope that's helpful.
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Hi, Jonny, and THANK YOU! One thing that I would love to learn, is how to hand multiple bass chord changes within a measure for right and left hands; example: G7, Cdim, and then back to one chord per measure. Can you help please?
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I figured this out about 50 years ago and professionally it has served me very well since then.
I understand keeping it simple is a key concern, but I would suggest (possibly) a #5B Sentimental... Kind of a reverse of what you have. The progression of:
C | C+ | C6 | C7 or Cm | Cm+ | Cm6 | Cm7
These are used in songs like Secret Agent Man, Kind of A Hush, Goldfinger, etc.
A great example of a song that uses two of these (#2 Cycle of Fifths ala Autumn Leaves & #6 the Misty progression) is Neil Diamond's September Morn.
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Secret Agent Man! I learned that from the Repo Man soundtrack when I was a punker.
Great discovery. I would love to learn the three you mentioned above Autumn Leaves, Misty, September Morn. Is there a single text that would feature all three of these pieces, please? Secondly, What is a #2 Cycle of Fifths? Are either of these in Dorian Mode?
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Is there somewhere to get a list of more songs with these progressions ?
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Re: "It Don't Mean a Thing..." I've played it as Im, Im, bVI7, V7, Im. It's definitely more interesting with the Im-M7. I'll try it this way.
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High Jonny, I can't find the piano sheets/lead sheets for this lesson. Thank you in advance
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This is very advanced to me, you will have to know chords from at least 7 or 8 keys maybe a doz. if you have a great memory, maybe, plus many songs don’t follow chord progressions.
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Hi, thanks for the great lesson! I'm not sure the link for the sheet music is working(?)
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for the minor turnaround why not stay on the C scale starting on Aminor ?
So it would be Aminor - F#ø (or D9 basically) - Bø - E7 so a 6 2 7 3 (a bit like the circle of 5th at the end 7 3 6 2, so exactly the same thing right?) idk it's easier for me to remember this way and it's one less "chord progression" to learn :') , basically the song you dont know what love is sound a bit like the very end followed by the very beginning of Autumn leaves!
I checked this with several songs to find out, how true and helpful this video is. It reduces complexity a lot and can structure exercises in many ways.
Someone please help to clarify the cycles as I understand them is as follows.
Circle of fifths:
Bb F C G D A E B F# C# G#.
Circle of fourths:
A D G C F Bb Eb Ab
Thanks in advance: )
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I gather the cycle of 5th, 4th is a loose concept, because surely the 5th down from F is not B but b
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Hey Jonny, I thought that the cycle of 5ths progression you played over Autumn Leaves was in the key of "G" and started on the 2 chord the way that you played it. That way the key signature had then, just the one sharp being the F#. I was under the impression the progression was: Amin7, D7, GMAJ7, CMAJ7, F#min7 (Flat5), B7, Emin7
I'm not trying to correct you, I'm asking if I've got it wrong. I want to make sure that I go into these progressions making it harder than it has to be. Thank you
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