Are you freakin' kidding me?! Who are you? I've been watching thousands of videos of piano tutorials and I've never found anything that good. Everything was either for beginners or was only about gospel music. THANK YOU very much. You are a great pianist and also everything is explained really great. It seems that I'd have a week with dominants. :D I've been using some of them sometimes but I wasn't aware of the whole theory about them. Thank you once again and greetings from Poland. I'm certainly going to watch all your videos. Bye!
+music95, I've played gospel for decades. Right now, it's basically jazz/neoSoul/RnB played in church. Course, the instrumentalists/singers don't say that. But the reality is the jazz theory transcends genre.
I have been looking for YEARS for a video like this...I just didn't have the correct musical vocabulary to describe what I needed. THIS WAS IT! I feel like I can express the notes/chords that I have in my head and share them with my family. Thank you for posting this.
Dang!! I've never had dominants explained like that, I've used dominants in my playing, but I never had a solid understanding of it up until now. I sat down and took notes, and it was the most productive ten minutes and 49 seconds of my life. Keep it up man.
This is the clearest and most concise general explanation of the use of substitute dominant chords that I've found so far. The presentation is a perfect balance of theoretical explanation and musical examples.
This is the most comprehensive explanation on this topic i have ever seen. i studied dominant substitutes aka tritone substitutions but i was never clear of how the other dominants fit in. Thanks !
I am a guitar player and I was searching for "passing chords" and came across your page. This video is phenomenal. I play by ear and your lesson clarified for me passing chords and relative dominant chords. This was an awesome and very rewarding lesson. My wife is a struggling piano player (with a beautiful voice) and I'll show her this too. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This was one of the best structured videos I've yet seen. You do theory, then you show examples, then you apply it to a real musical situation. And you cover so much ground in a short video. Very good. Thanks for this.
Holy crap. Finding this video is a gem. Ill watch this vid over and over again and ill make sure to understand and master all knowledge youve shared in this vid. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for creating this real life training video. You just get it!! You understand that people want more than just the trimmings of music, we want the meat and potatoes of piano music and you have delivered abundantly. This video is a no messing straight to the point and clear example of what musicians need to know. I really hope you do many more videos in the near future. Thank you, much appreciated.
I watched this video a year ago n was confused but I was sure you were trying to teach me something. A year later and several theory books later I can see this is such a brilliant video and understand it now
Just wanted to let you know I really appreciate this video (and your others), but I am at the level where this information makes sense and I have watched this particular video a bunch of times practicing what you're doing at each step. It is opening a new level of understanding for me how to create and resolve chord progressions. Very grateful. Thank you!!
Wow! That moved along a quite a lick and I am going to have to watch this video several times and takes notes. Absolutely brilliant explanation. Knowing how to find exactly the chord I want has always been a challenge for me. Great video. Thanks so much.
Fantastic lesson and examples, Im a guitarist, can translate to guitar and its very very helpful .. thank you ! I will learn more from you from your other tutorials brilliant !
Thanks for the well organized, informational instructions! A very well explained step by step tutorial on the subject matter. I plan for purchasing your book. This was the best of all that I have seen over the internet concerning dominant substitute explained to the extent that you shared. Thanks again!
This is an excellent video. Especially the way you use well known standard songs as examples to demonstrate various progressions. i can also see that you know music REALLY well.
Great video - thanks so much for sharing. Really clear explanation, comprehensive, and plenty of examples either from standards or improvised help it all to make sense.
Clear and concise, with real world musical examples, explained in a way even a classical theorist could come to terms with. Bravo, sir! Liked, subscribed, belled, and moving onto your other videos!
A lot of info in this tutorial. It will take me some time to break it all down, but thanks for this. So much more than most people put into "tutorials".
Great video, thank you for sharing this! I think you meant to write E7 at 8:10 to resolve to the Amin. But you definitely have my subscription! I really like your style of teaching
Another good video you can make , you can show how does one decide what the cords of a tune should be based on the melody note. By the way, great demo video. Thanks. 👍
Federico,Thank you very much! I like very much your tutorials. I've got my mind clear as clean water because this tutorial. that's way, I have found another additional interesting passing chords I am now playing in my church piano solos, and I would like to share to you and everybody interested to. So for example: F7 to Em7, to Eb7(b5) to Dm7 to Db7(b5) to CM7. And this one not very common, I guess nobody use this one but I do, I LIKE IT!: B half diminish to or B diminish7 to Bb7 to Am7 to AbM7 to Ab7(b5) Dm7 to G7 to F#M7 to CM7; and this one: CM7 to B diminish 7 to B7 to Em7 to Eb6 to Dm7 to B diminish 7 to Db7 to CM7. What do you think my friend?
Dammit man, I always struggle with these things. It's amazing how you make such beautiful melodies with just three or four chords. Someday I'll be able to play like that thanks to your tutorials! :)
Good lesson on 7th’s. You should take about how to use dim chords as passing chords. Example- you can approach a minor chord using a dim chord from 1/2 above or below. By the way, great demo video. Thanks. 👍
Any of these dominant chords roots are only a half step from one of the 3 diminished 7 chords. All of these context ways of using dominants comes from the diminished 7 chords and are related. Each diminished 7 has four dominants attached to it. Barry Harris explains this in great detail look him up.
how are you "borrowing diminished chords"? I loved your explanation of everything in this video tutorial, but that sounded so amazing and I'd love to know the theory and context!!
Hey! Wonderful tutorial! Just wondering at 8:30, where you mention D7 as a passing dominant to Am and you also list it as (V7/V). I thought D7 is supposed to resolve to G but this goes to Am7 instead? Could you or anyone please do clarify this? Also, when talking about the bVII7 as "minor subdominant", what does a minor subdominant mean? Thanks! Great video man!
Thank you for this passing dominant chords video. Please check this out!... I just would like to make to notice that all diatonic chords have their own passing chord...the Bm7 (b5) resolve to Em7... by other hand, the diminished chord C°7 resolves to Bm7(b5) and also Bm7(b5) can resolves to CM7 chord because the relationship with the G9 chord. Other chords can be resolved to the Bm7(b5) chord are: the C°7 or B7 or Cm7(b5), the Eb°7 or the D7 or Ebm7(b5), the Gb°7 or the F7 or the F#m7(b5), the A°7 or the Ab7 or the Am7(b5)... So, there are so many chords can be resolved to the 7th Bm7(b5) chord...Greetings from Tijuana!
This is GOLDEN!! As I'm getting my head around this, could someone explain why at 2:54 there's no Dominant Substitute for E. There's a Relative Dominant at B that resolves to Em, so wouldn't there be a Dominant Substitute for B that goes from F and resolves to Em?
Hey Dude! awesome stuff, keep it up. Just a little question about (I7 Blue's tonic along w/ the IV7) What chord are you doing after the I7? In the example you gave (3:33) C7 then a *chord ?* then F7. is't sub dominant of F7? Is it 17 (add 9) over III? thanks!
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Are you freakin' kidding me?! Who are you? I've been watching thousands of videos of piano tutorials and I've never found anything that good. Everything was either for beginners or was only about gospel music. THANK YOU very much. You are a great pianist and also everything is explained really great. It seems that I'd have a week with dominants. :D I've been using some of them sometimes but I wasn't aware of the whole theory about them.
Thank you once again and greetings from Poland. I'm certainly going to watch all your videos. Bye!
+music95, I've played gospel for decades. Right now, it's basically jazz/neoSoul/RnB played in church. Course, the instrumentalists/singers don't say that. But the reality is the jazz theory transcends genre.
Afi Scruggs I'm glad to hear from you. Thank you once again for what you're doing and good luck with your life.
LOL! right! these are some insane tutorials!
I have been looking for YEARS for a video like this...I just didn't have the correct musical vocabulary to describe what I needed. THIS WAS IT! I feel like I can express the notes/chords that I have in my head and share them with my family. Thank you for posting this.
Dang!! I've never had dominants explained like that, I've used dominants in my playing, but I never had a solid understanding of it up until now. I sat down and took notes, and it was the most productive ten minutes and 49 seconds of my life. Keep it up man.
I think this is one of the best videos on harmony on the entire web, and I have seen many.
This is the clearest and most concise general explanation of the use of substitute dominant chords that I've found so far. The presentation is a perfect balance of theoretical explanation and musical examples.
This video, and others from the same source, contains some INVALUABLE basic information. Thanks a million !
this is well organized, visually appealing, and simply explained
to top it off, it's free
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the BEST video on passing chords i have found for free on youtube.
This is the most comprehensive explanation on this topic i have ever seen. i studied dominant substitutes aka tritone substitutions but i was never clear of how the other dominants fit in. Thanks !
never, never so clear. You're way to explain is the best.
I am a guitar player and I was searching for "passing chords" and came across your page. This video is phenomenal. I play by ear and your lesson clarified for me passing chords and relative dominant chords. This was an awesome and very rewarding lesson. My wife is a struggling piano player (with a beautiful voice) and I'll show her this too. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This was one of the best structured videos I've yet seen. You do theory, then you show examples, then you apply it to a real musical situation. And you cover so much ground in a short video. Very good. Thanks for this.
Federico, what great lessons you have posted. Thank you so much. You bridge the gaps between the book work and making the music talk.
You have a very elegant, old world accent and a native level vocabulary.
Advanced and professional teaching
Thanks very much from Saudi Arabia
Holy crap. Finding this video is a gem. Ill watch this vid over and over again and ill make sure to understand and master all knowledge youve shared in this vid. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Wow! Pretty neat presentation. I love the way you play the blues. It sounds so calm and soul catching. Well-done
I'm not even a pianist/keyboard player (I play guitar) and the whole lesson was as clear as day to me. Thank you very much.
I appreciate that you put song examples here and there, top notch lesson. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for creating this real life training video. You just get it!! You understand that people want more than just the trimmings of music, we want the meat and potatoes of piano music and you have delivered abundantly. This video is a no messing straight to the point and clear example of what musicians need to know. I really hope you do many more videos in the near future. Thank you, much appreciated.
This is on a different level to most tutorials l've come across! Genius!
I watched this video a year ago n was confused but I was sure you were trying to teach me something. A year later and several theory books later I can see this is such a brilliant video and understand it now
I just ran out of words.
This marks my first step to the musical world. Thank you for this invaluable lesson🙏
Respect from Russia! No one really could explain it for me in my language! It's the Light in a dark unseen!)))
Absolutely brilliant and most comprehensive tutorial on the topic!! Million THANKS!!!!
Just wanted to let you know I really appreciate this video (and your others), but I am at the level where this information makes sense and I have watched this particular video a bunch of times practicing what you're doing at each step. It is opening a new level of understanding for me how to create and resolve chord progressions. Very grateful. Thank you!!
Dear Mr. Frederico, congratulations! Your classes are so clear and organized! Thank you very much!
Great video! You really summarized all the uses of dominants in 1 video. Loved the examples
Excellent presentation! Thorough yet concise. Well organized with good examples.
Wow! That moved along a quite a lick and I am going to have to watch this video several times and takes notes. Absolutely brilliant explanation. Knowing how to find exactly the chord I want has always been a challenge for me. Great video. Thanks so much.
Fantastic lesson and examples, Im a guitarist, can translate to guitar and its very very helpful .. thank you ! I will learn more from you from your other tutorials brilliant !
Great info for a bass player who plays a little piano. Keep putting out these videos!
Thanks for the well organized, informational instructions! A very well explained step by step tutorial on the subject matter. I plan for purchasing your book. This was the best of all that I have seen over the internet concerning dominant substitute explained to the extent that you shared. Thanks again!
This is an excellent video. Especially the way you use well known standard songs as examples to demonstrate various progressions. i can also see that you know music REALLY well.
Great video - thanks so much for sharing. Really clear explanation, comprehensive, and plenty of examples either from standards or improvised help it all to make sense.
+Julian Lambert Thanks Julian!
Concise, Clear, Deep. Brilliant.
min 8:11 Es un E7.
Gran video!, he aprendido mucho; estoy muy agradecido, saludos desde Chile!!!!!!!
Great explanation of the dominant 7 chords. You make it all sound so easy. Your videos are very insightful. Thanks for sharing.
+David Faria Thank you for watching David! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I learn a lot from your channel!!!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you for the lesson. Very good, very concise.
This is the coolest scale i have learned so far!
Just outstanding! Thank you so much for this educational video. Please keep them coming.
My head just went "poof"! Concise, relevant and most importantly... no 4 minute talking intro! Love it!
Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for when I searched for passing chords.
one of the best video i watch on this youtube !!>
Completely eye opening sir.
My guitar will sing tonight!
This video is GOLD!! 🤩
very simpli learning how to play passing chord. Good tutorial
Clear and concise, with real world musical examples, explained in a way even a classical theorist could come to terms with. Bravo, sir! Liked, subscribed, belled, and moving onto your other videos!
This has blown my ENTIRE mind....
A lot of info in this tutorial. It will take me some time to break it all down, but thanks for this. So much more than most people put into "tutorials".
Thank you so much for this video! Cleared up a lot of confusion for me on this.
You are an excellent teacher!
Wonderful as always. I am so glad I found these amazing video. You are a wonderful teacher of these difficult concepts. Thank you so much.
Wow! this is great and amazing. God bless you so much.
This video is pure gold! Thank you so much.
Great and easy way to understand. Thank you
Great Stuff. It REALLY opens up the ability to spice up my playing WITHOUT having to overthink things. Thank You sir! :-)
I love the C blues with ending like Db7-C7.
GREAT video, thank you so much. Gives me joy.
You are amaxxing sir! This is Gold
Fantastic explanation.. Good work to make videos like this. Thanks!
Great video, thank you for sharing this! I think you meant to write E7 at 8:10 to resolve to the Amin. But you definitely have my subscription! I really like your style of teaching
Brilliantly explained. Amazing lesson. Muchisimas gracias. Tu eres increible. Humble thanks.
Another good video you can make , you can show how does one decide what the cords of a tune should be based on the melody note. By the way, great demo video. Thanks. 👍
Excellent. Thanks. Looking forward for more!
Awesome!!! the best tutorial ever!!! thank you very much.
Tons of info in a very short time great video
Federico,Thank you very much! I like very much your tutorials. I've got my mind clear as clean water because this tutorial. that's way, I have found another additional interesting passing chords I am now playing in my church piano solos, and I would like to share to you and everybody interested to. So for example: F7 to Em7, to Eb7(b5) to Dm7 to Db7(b5) to CM7. And this one not very common, I guess nobody use this one but I do, I LIKE IT!: B half diminish to or B diminish7 to Bb7 to Am7 to AbM7 to Ab7(b5) Dm7 to G7 to F#M7 to CM7; and this one: CM7 to B diminish 7 to B7 to Em7 to Eb6 to Dm7 to B diminish 7 to Db7 to CM7. What do you think my friend?
Man... this is freaking amazing...
Dammit man, I always struggle with these things. It's amazing how you make such beautiful melodies with just three or four chords. Someday I'll be able to play like that thanks to your tutorials! :)
u killing softly awesome video,thank u sir... best instructor so far for me...
You killed it !
Beautifully put , Great video
Innanzitutto grazie.Complimenti per la chiarezza.
Very helpful and intuitive! Thank you!
This is an awesome video! Thank you soo much
Great video Sir!
You know so much!! These videos are very helpful!!!!
Good lesson on 7th’s. You should take about how to use dim chords as passing chords. Example- you can approach a minor chord using a dim chord from 1/2 above or below. By the way, great demo video. Thanks. 👍
Any of these dominant chords roots are only a half step from one of the 3 diminished 7 chords. All of these context ways of using dominants comes from the diminished 7 chords and are related. Each diminished 7 has four dominants attached to it. Barry Harris explains this in great detail look him up.
Great video,great content!!
how are you "borrowing diminished chords"? I loved your explanation of everything in this video tutorial, but that sounded so amazing and I'd love to know the theory and context!!
Hey! Wonderful tutorial! Just wondering at 8:30, where you mention D7 as a passing dominant to Am and you also list it as (V7/V). I thought D7 is supposed to resolve to G but this goes to Am7 instead? Could you or anyone please do clarify this?
Also, when talking about the bVII7 as "minor subdominant", what does a minor subdominant mean?
Thanks! Great video man!
Rayhan Tee he misspoke he actually played E7, which is the V/vi and resolves to the VI chord a minor in this example.
That "D7" chord he said was a D7 chord was actually a "D diminished" passing
Thanks very much Federico. Very helpful.
Dude!! You're my hero!! Thanks a lot L
This is super useful. Thank you very much.
wow...nice tutorial
La mejor leccion de dominante, gracias!
Extremely helpful! Congratulations!
Great explanation, thanks very much
Thank you for this passing dominant chords video. Please check this out!... I just would like to make to notice that all diatonic chords have their own passing chord...the
Bm7 (b5) resolve to Em7... by other hand, the diminished chord C°7 resolves to Bm7(b5) and also Bm7(b5) can resolves to CM7 chord because the relationship with the G9 chord. Other chords can be resolved to the Bm7(b5) chord are: the C°7 or B7 or Cm7(b5), the Eb°7 or the D7 or Ebm7(b5), the Gb°7 or the F7 or the F#m7(b5), the A°7 or the Ab7 or the Am7(b5)... So, there are so many chords can be resolved to the 7th Bm7(b5) chord...Greetings from Tijuana!
Man I wish I could just save comments on here. Gonna have to screenshot this one.
Your a great piano player.
Great stuff. Thanks so much for sharing!
Brilliant. Thank you for sharing.
This is GOLDEN!! As I'm getting my head around this, could someone explain why at 2:54 there's no Dominant Substitute for E. There's a Relative Dominant at B that resolves to Em, so wouldn't there be a Dominant Substitute for B that goes from F and resolves to Em?
Hello Jazz Guy please do a vid on musical cadences and how chord subs and other concepts adhere to harmonic cadence please.....
Hey Dude! awesome stuff, keep it up. Just a little question about (I7 Blue's tonic along w/ the IV7) What chord are you doing after the I7? In the example you gave (3:33) C7 then a *chord ?* then F7. is't sub dominant of F7? Is it 17 (add 9) over III? thanks!
This is truly amazing.
Amazing tutorial!!
So very helpful. Thank you!