How To Play Block Chords (JAZZ PIANO) Part 1/2
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Part 2: "Why I Feel Totally Blocked" Here: • How To Play Block Chor...
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Hi everyone! I'm back with some block chords this time!
In this little video I will show you three ways to play block chords + the Block Chord basics
I have a great exercise that you can get too for this lesson!
In This lesson:
0:28 Block Chords Basics
1:10 Drop 2
1:33 Exercise - Chord Progression
2:34 Blocking with the band
3:20 Block Chord Exercise 2
4:27 Block Chord Exercise 3
6:27 Block Chord Demonstration and summary
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Why am I discovering this channel today? So in-depth!! Thank you for this
Yes freaking in-depth !
Yes I agree. Thank you for your teachings. Great graphics too with split-screen, chord qualities, etc. to provide greater understanding of a really well-liked texture to use in one's jazz piano playing. Block chords give listener's something they can more easily "grab onto" (a much fuller sound) when hearing jazz improvisation, instead of hearing single line melodies. I like your discretionary comments too, (e.g. "Be careful not to play this chord too much!")...So true! Great work!
So far this is the best tutorial I watched on UA-cam...thanks
Wow, thanks!
Great class! Thank you for sharing! Bless you!🙌🏼
You are so welcome!
I fell asleep listening to Bill Evans play these type voicings and thinking I wish I could figure out how he's voicing his chords because they are beautiful and then I wake up this morning and you just popped up on my UA-cam like an answer to a prayer. You just saved me a tremendous amount of time and work I will make excellent use of this and maybe one day I'll be able to show you some really hip stuff. What country do you live in I myself I am living in the state of New Mexico.
Hello, Toney.
I used to fall asleep listening Bill Evans too. His music is special to me.
Anyway: I live in Oslo/Norway. Lots of great jazz musicians here!
Thank you so much. Makes my quarantine so much better.
Yannis Gutmann 😀. Good luck with the quarantine!
Great job, just make sure you reference Barry Harris in the same way that you referenced Bill Evans in regards to what you’re teaching.
Thanks for posting!
You're the best jazz teacher on youtube. Thanks for making this easy to understand!
Thank you 🎹😃
Great teaching
Glad you think so!
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Salute Sir!
His lessons are worth more than gold .I have bought jazz lessons everywhere and many of the videos don't go straight to the real stuffs. He will save everybody countless time and money on the quest for playing jazz piano.The way he presents his lessons are the best i have seen on youtube . I hope to contribute something to keep your lessons going on for everyone.Please write down your paypal address here .Thank you so much !
Thanks so much! I'll keep posting free lessons on UA-cam as long as I've got the chance. Very fun to do as well! Ps: If you want to support, check out the jazz piano course at popjazzonline.com
Hi Sir ! Yes I will find out about the link you gave. Can't wait for your next video!!
WOWWWW you have a gift playing and teaching...
Thank you so much now iknow how to use block chords in jazz piano thanks my teacher God bless you
It is a masing! I'm going to exercise this, and go to next . 🇧🇷
Complimenti e grazie per l'aiuto
Great lesson! What are good tunes to learn this technique?
Piano Py thanks.
Misty is a good one for applying block chords
Thank you for your generosity and time spent for the making of this video.
My pleasure. Thanks for your comment!
BEAUTIFUL! THANKS SR!
This is the one of the best Jazz Piano lesson video !One thing I don't see is block code tone A C D F A at 1:03.It must be A C E G A, I guess...
Thank you so much! I've been waiting for a real video of this method for years!!!! Much Appreciation!!!
Very good sound
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Excelente
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Top class tutorials! Deserves way more views.
THANK FOR MAKING PIANO UNDERSTANDABLE
Fantastic tutorial: we often use this approach with our students. Greetings from the London Contemporary School of Piano and keep up the great work.
London Contemporary School of Piano Thank you!
love the humor and unassuming vibe, and you have a really beautiful piano sound. Great lessons . Thanks a lot!.
Glad you enjoyed. More to come!
Gracias es lo que he estado buscando !!!
Very interesting channel to go further in the understanding of jazz music and other sophisticated musics. Thank you !
Wow! Didn't no that it's so simple! Thanks! Great stuff!
You teach so well! Really thanks a lot
You're such a good, understandable teacher! Thank you so very much
Man i love your UA-cam channel !
Respect very effective way to explain jazz music i learn a lot from your videos i wish you prosperity in what you do thank you.
Thanks, Samir!
Very good explanations and very, very good playing. Liked. Subscribed. Now all that's left is to master this. Thanks so much for sharing.
+David Gerber - Thanks David! One block at a time. Or practice block by block until you get it :)
Maestro muchas por compartir sus conocimientos, cada día que veo un vídeo tuyo me sorprendo de todo lo que se puede aprender... ademas con la traducción a español se me facilita mucho mas. Gracias.
One of the best lessons I've seen online.
the minor third dominant parallel structure is from gershwins prelude nos. 2. That is where everyone else got the idea which actually originated in the octotonic scale and its use by early 20th century composers like samuel barber.
Brilliant lesson... Bravo!!! Much respect, sir, thank you!!!
This wonderful music way too advanced for me, but I am staring at your keyboard and trying out the sounds for myself. Thanks so much.
Fantastic pedagogy. Thank you!
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Excelente tutorial!!! Y gran maestro!!! Saludos desde Argentina!!! Gracias!!!!
fantastic teacher
muchas gracias por los subtitulos, de verdad admiro mucho su trabajo al enseñar por medio de internet!
Se ganó mi suscripción y mis respetos!
you are the Best!!!!! Esto es lo que nadaba Buscando
This is so awesome! Thank you so much! :D
Thank you Gjermund! This video has been very helpful for me. You should consider starting a patreon!
Thanks, Jake.
Very Very Good Master ....Congratulations
The best in blockchords tut
Wow great lessons!
YOu've out such a profound concept in such a simple manner ----THANK YOU SIR !!!!
Wow
Thanx a lot man.
You are amazing.
I learn a lot with your videos
Cool lesson, Thanks for sharing.
I'm a bass player trying to improve my piano.
Thanks MrChilensko! Bass is my favorite instrument (except piano, off course)
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This dude is a fountain of info, thank you, sir!
I want that little movement in the beginning !
love it. Sounds great. I've got to learn this.
thank you. really practical. i can learn a lot
Man this has helped me so much!!!
Glad to hear!
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That was excellent - it really reminded me of Shearing
Thanks. Yes. I was Shearing some of his ideas :) He was using the block style a lot!
Mr Gjermund, your videos is one of the best Jazz tutorial Lesson i've seen on u tube. I really appreciate you making many free tutorial videos on youtube. Really help me a lot ! :D Happy New year by the way. Your videos worth a lot !
Thanks a lot Kevin. A lot more to come :) Happy New Year too!
How would you feel about making a Video on Harmonizing a melody (not Reharmonizing but adding chords to a melody without any)? How to approach it, when to change chords, chord progressions etc.
Anyway I like this video - condensed and not to simple minded.
-Ronny
very good stuff, thank you very much!!
Thanks!
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Thank You
wonderful tutorials! thanks~
When your left hand bass tone moves down from one position to the other, it goes chromatically, or tone-semitone? I mean in descending dominant 7 sequence.
Best lesson, great job, keep posting, love you videos :)
Fantastic
Your awesome man!
Thanks!
You are amazing!!!
@2:20
why?
Thank you so much !
Barry Harris
i clk your download above --but do not get anything but dark screen ??
How does the virtual piano keyboard on top works? Because he's using an acoustic piano, not a MIDI one.
JESH!!THANKS MAN
You're welcome, Anthony
Nice.
Thank you!
+Samy Samos you're welcome!
Liked and subscribed. #MindBlown.
Great ....thank you. Reinhard Heiderich Germany
Hi, I was wondering how much pedal if at all, do you use while doing block chord solos? It seems like there is no pedal in your demonstration but it sounds like pedal is used once you started playing with the backing track. Also how do you recommend practicing the block chords so that you have control over volume of all the notes you play in a block chord? It seems like block chords doesn't sound good if you don't bring out the right notes out.
Hi, thanks for the feedback. I've transcribed over a dozen block chord solos since I started playing and I guess for me right now, it's not so much about what notes I should play on block chord solos, but how to play them so that it sounds right. One thing I noticed with great pianists like Bill Evans, George Shearing is that they have great control over the volume of each and every note they play when they play chords, and IMO playing block chord well requires that besides the note choices. If you have suggestions in that regard I'd appreciate it, thanks.
thanks!, that is very helpful!
What is the name of the tune?
You should have more suscribers
Cannot access the downloads for this video ?
I don't have credit card, better if you have payment option like paypal. I want to subscribe to your lesson online
Yes, Tonio. Please send an email to support@popjazzonline.com and we'll figure it out for you
done sending email, still no reply :-(
great video! like and sub
I find a mistake of the exercise sheet. Root of F7 should be flat e not e.
you are right. sorry, i had misread the sheet.
Can i subscribe through paypal??
Dette er gull!
is this Barry Harris 6th Diminished Concept?
Yeah it is!
But nonetheless great tutorial
I like the playing. but to be honest I am totally lost on the applications
Where are you lost? Maybe I can help...
I downloaded your sheets from your website. It clarified it. Pardon that I didn't get back to post soon to tell you. I still need to get an understanding on how to apply these block chords on re-harmonizing a tune.
the download link doesn't work :/
Hi there. Just checked it, and it now it works. :)
it still shows just a blank page after I click the link. btw thanks for the quick reply and effort.
Hi again.
That's weird. Still works here.
Try this link then: popjazzonline.leadpages.co/youtube6-block-chords/
이해가된것같기도하고 안된거같기도하고 설명을잘해주셔도 내머리가 빠가라서 너무슬프다 난 빠가사리다
0:46 I don't get what you mean dude.
Hi, Cherrie:
1. Play the Bebop major scale in octaves.
2. Block the chord by adding sixths to the first scale note (In this case: C).
3. Then, on the 2nd note of the scale, add a Dim7 chord (In this case: D).
4. Repeat step 2 on the next note of the scale (E), and step 3 on the next (F) - and so on. Every other key you'll add the 6th note, and every other key you'll add the Dim7.
(When you get to the A note, add a D (The 6th note of the F scale).
I hope it helped. Have a great weekend!
Thanks! Where you from btw? Polish?
Norwegian!
I'm pretty sure God replicated his hands and gave them to you.
Thank you🙏