As a musician, though I'm not on this man's level, that's about how the experience feels when you get comfortable with an instrument. It's my safe place, when I'm by myself and have a guitar in my hands.
Hahahaha!:D With the sound of DdMaj#9 you can imagine the look of the lamb who peeked into Mary eyes:))) But really smooth and simple explanation in this colourful harmony world! :) Reminds that reharm is only 1 simple way to make music! Thank You!:)
I'm an avid UA-cam viewer and sponge for musical tutorials and knowledge I can find. I've gotta say your videos are hands down the best I've found for jazz and anything with advanced harmony. Your content has no bullshit and could be followed and understood by even beginners. Keep up what you do Jeff, as a new subscriber I'm excited to see more!
@@JeffSchneiderMusic I've seen many pianists that teaches certain theories and it's hard sometimes to understand what they try to explain, and with u those same theories they explain is so easy to understand with u. The way u explain is amazing. U are an amazing teacher brotha. ¡Thank u so much for everything u do for us.! Thank u teacher J Schneider.
You are very good at explaining the concepts, thank you. Very good. Most of the chord reharmonizing videos on youtube are lacking imo. Be great to see much more taking simple tunes like this and making them jazzy.
there are lot of performers. but to find a good teacher is hard.. frankly speaking, you need a heart to reveal techniques and ur skill to public. many performers don't really reveal their secrets.. I don't know what he gets in return. but he deserves much more than what he is getting now. long live Jeff.. may God be with you and your family.. love your work.. God bless.
Slick! I'm incorporating this into my practice routine not only as a 'reward factor' but also so I can make reharmonization intuitive. Thank you for sharing your skill and knowledge, Jeff
The d diminished or f minor 6th is what I like most on a C major... Because it's the second chord of the minor scale, and it's beautiful. I often play this progression.
This right here...this is what I want to learn. I want to be able to figure out, for example, how Eddie Higgins plays "Dear Old Stockholm" and do it myself. This is beautiful.
When in doubt, tritone substitution ;) On a serious note, this is such a wonderful approach to reharmonization. Rather than providing common examples, you explain the context of each chord like a pro. Great Job!
I´ve always believed that one of the best thing you can give to somebody is a precisely aimed question....and a question I gave myself from watching this video is ´In how many contexts can you think of one single tone?´.....this question is gonna haunt me for some time now :-)
@6:24 is a Dm9, you played (D, A, F, A, C, E), followed by (G, F, A, C, G) which could be F/G but I see why it might be called a G7sus (but that 'A') chord when you follow up with G F B G. I took your lesson and learned this on guitar, so thank you!
You have some real underlying talent. Talent that goes beyond keyboard skills. On another note if people don't know the notes in a c major scale of the notes in a 9th chord then they will gain nothing from your vids. The rest of us have to endure lessons we learned at seven every time we watch one of the many jazz and gospel tutorial and that - is the biggest hurdle we face in the learning process. This is, at most, a four minute video. "A sermon should have a great opening and a great closing and the two should be as close together as possible." -George Burns-
andocrates if people dont know the notes in any major scale or a 9th chord, they need to pick up a book and study some fundamentals of music theory before trying to reharmonize
This is a great lesson ! Such a creative and fun way to play this old tune . Particularly for my students. They need to hear different types of harmony! Thank you very much for this video 🌹🙏
Thanks! This exactly what i was looking for. Perfect balance between theory and application. That's really helped me find a way in to starting to reharmonise
Jeff. This stuff is both eye and ear opening and delivered on a plate well explained. Your manner and diction are excellent and all your clips bear reviewing.
Jeff, the combo of the Synthesia keyboard at the bottom, and actually seeing you speak, is a very effective combo. Makes for some very watchable videos. Keep it up. Big fan, watching all your stuff. Terribly inspiring. :)
wow this was amazing! subscribed! im a music student at college and i just finished taking theory 1 and im always fascinated with chord substitutions and jazz harmony. im glad i found this channel and ill tell my friends about it
This is awesome - you took about the most simple song and made it clear how to reharmonize it into something interesting. I think it's the goal for me. The theory is clear to me, but being able to combine and apply it to any song is just great!
Great work as usual Jeff! Reminds me of the Vince Guaraldi sound, ex his cool interpretation of "Oh Christmas Tree" on Charlie Brown's Christmas. Very cooool, smooth and jazzy.
First, great reham man ! Sounds really good. I analyzed what you are actually doing, because I think that the explanation of WHY these chords work together is a bit lacking. Saying that ''It works because it's going up by a fourth'' isn't quite enough to understand what is actually going on harmonically. Trying to find chords that work on a particular note won't be enough, as you rightly pointed out. Here's what I got, minus all the extensions : Key : C major I - V - VI - II (m.m) - V(I on 2nd inversion) - V of IV (triton sub) - IV - III (m.m) - VI (m.m.) - II - V V of IV (triton sub) - IV (m.m.) - III - VI - II - V (triton sub) - I Only thing left to do is to go and transpose it to all 12 keys !
Thank you so much for the clear explanation of Reharmonization. I used to think that reharmonization had to be strictly diatonic. Your approach to such a simple tune makes Mary had a little lamb sound so exotic. Even Jeff Levine s best seller piano book does not explain the concept as interestingly. . Now I have realized that one can just be free about reharmoniztion using one s personal taste. Thank you so much for being so clear. I am going to try reaching you by e mail . Thanks again my name is eddy b
Jeff, you are really the best teacher out here on youtube, everything makes perfect sense! Also, thank you for the great ideas, I'm learning what you did and transposing them in all keys ;)
| C G/B Am7 Fm6/Ab | C/G Gb7 Fmaj9 | Ebmaj7 Ab7#11 | Dm7 G7sus4 G7 | F#m7 Fm7 | Em A9sus4 A7b9 | Dm Db7#9 | C | I think that's what he played. There was an F#m7b5 after F#m7 but he ddidn't played it again.
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. The harmonies are gorgeous. Could you demonstration a jazz vs gospel vs latin reharmonization of Happy Birthday? To show how to achieve the different feel of the different genre?
That was a solid explanation so thanks for that. I’m pretty comfortable analyzing most standards but have trouble making anything beyond a tritone substitution sound good so this is a huge help. Off to the practice shed I go!
Man, this gave me sooo much info sooo clearly!! Fanstastic job, and thank you!!! I'm not at this playing level yet, I'm better at spelling chords on paper than with instruments, but I hope to be eventually as good at piano, my favorite instrument, and this gave me so much umph to do it
You are a superb teacher.I am a guitarist,but a very mediocre keyboard player,but [sorry 2 "buts" in one sentence] I am going to try and transfer your ideas to guitar.Your chords remind me so much of Bill Evans compositions.Hope that doesn't insult you! Thanks loads....Jerry
7:19 Can I think of this chord progression as a tritone substitution as well? If so, It's basically just the part of the circle of fifths that leads to the next ii-V-I, which then leads to the the final ii-V-I, or final tritone substitution in this case, isn't it? It's basically just going up to C in the circle of fifths, starting all the way down from F#, right?
If I could play piano like this, I'd have a glass of wine every night and just serenade myself.
As a musician, though I'm not on this man's level, that's about how the experience feels when you get comfortable with an instrument. It's my safe place, when I'm by myself and have a guitar in my hands.
0:17 thats how you turn mary had a little lamb into jesus had a little lamb
hahaha dear lord
That's the "praise jesus" cadence haha
Lana Hurteau lol Jesus was the lamb Mary had.
Hahahaha!:D With the sound of DdMaj#9 you can imagine the look of the lamb who peeked into Mary eyes:)))
But really smooth and simple explanation in this colourful harmony world! :) Reminds that reharm is only 1 simple way to make music! Thank You!:)
Ye olde plagal cadence.
what i love about your videos is that you show us "how it works & why it works"
Tryin! Thanks so much.
I'm an avid UA-cam viewer and sponge for musical tutorials and knowledge I can find. I've gotta say your videos are hands down the best I've found for jazz and anything with advanced harmony. Your content has no bullshit and could be followed and understood by even beginners. Keep up what you do Jeff, as a new subscriber I'm excited to see more!
+Jeff Schneider
is this the only Reharmonization video you have ?
@@JeffSchneiderMusic I've seen many pianists that teaches certain theories and it's hard sometimes to understand what they try to explain, and with u those same theories they explain is so easy to understand with u. The way u explain is amazing. U are an amazing teacher brotha. ¡Thank u so much for everything u do for us.! Thank u teacher J Schneider.
You speak "Music" like it's a native language. I hope to understand theory and chords this well one day.
I don't even speak a native language that good
Being able to pick out and name chords like the F# m7b5 so easily is my life goal.
Chords that resonate with me = that descending bassline at 3:24!
You are very good at explaining the concepts, thank you. Very good. Most of the chord reharmonizing videos on youtube are lacking imo. Be great to see much more taking simple tunes like this and making them jazzy.
Yes, Will do! Thanks, Paul!
Jeff you are putting out some of the best stuff around my man. Where were you 30 yrs ago when I needed you? :) For the record, I still need you, LOL.
Has a very Vince Guaraldi feel, nice, I love that tonality.
*thinks of "Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree" at **7:24* YEP!
for sure
Same! I almost song Joji's You Suck Charlie (sampled Vince's Christmas time is here)
Came here to write exactly this.
@@TheIndogamerJoji, especially Chloe Burbank and Nectar Joji, is awesome
there are lot of performers. but to find a good teacher is hard.. frankly speaking, you need a heart to reveal techniques and ur skill to public. many performers don't really reveal their secrets.. I don't know what he gets in return. but he deserves much more than what he is getting now. long live Jeff.. may God be with you and your family.. love your work.. God bless.
Slick! I'm incorporating this into my practice routine not only as a 'reward factor' but also so I can make reharmonization intuitive. Thank you for sharing your skill and knowledge, Jeff
wow this is exactly what i was looking for. thanks Jeff, you're a great teacher!
Thanks! Glad you found me.
The d diminished or f minor 6th is what I like most on a C major... Because it's the second chord of the minor scale, and it's beautiful. I often play this progression.
I hear ya!
I have to say this is the most incredible 12 min. lesson I have ever seen. I spent the whole day on it and will go over it tomorrow. !
This right here...this is what I want to learn. I want to be able to figure out, for example, how Eddie Higgins plays "Dear Old Stockholm" and do it myself. This is beautiful.
When in doubt, tritone substitution ;)
On a serious note, this is such a wonderful approach to reharmonization.
Rather than providing common examples, you explain the context of each chord like a pro.
Great Job!
Thanks so much for making this idea much more understandable.. endless possibilities now 🎹🎶
You 3:24
The guy she tells you not to worry about 0:00
This is where piano becomes so much fun.
Oh gosh I haven't really paid attention to music in about 5 years and if forgotten about a lot of this
I´ve always believed that one of the best thing you can give to somebody is a precisely aimed question....and a question I gave myself from watching this video is ´In how many contexts can you think of one single tone?´.....this question is gonna haunt me for some time now :-)
You're so talented at piano playing. Now this was something that was looking for.
Just plain superb.
Thank you Jeff, I'm stealing every progression in this video
Literally the TRI tone substitute had me drooling. I didn’t even think of that
@6:24 is a Dm9, you played (D, A, F, A, C, E), followed by (G, F, A, C, G) which could be F/G but I see why it might be called a G7sus (but that 'A') chord when you follow up with G F B G. I took your lesson and learned this on guitar, so thank you!
You have some real underlying talent. Talent that goes beyond keyboard skills. On another note if people don't know the notes in a c major scale of the notes in a 9th chord then they will gain nothing from your vids. The rest of us have to endure lessons we learned at seven every time we watch one of the many jazz and gospel tutorial and that - is the biggest hurdle we face in the learning process. This is, at most, a four minute video.
"A sermon should have a great opening and a great closing and the two should be as close together as possible." -George Burns-
andocrates if people dont know the notes in any major scale or a 9th chord, they need to pick up a book and study some fundamentals of music theory before trying to reharmonize
You make it all so clear. You're a genius, as only geniuses can make the complex seem so simple!
I appreciate that. :)
This is a great lesson ! Such a creative and fun way to play this old tune . Particularly for my students. They need to hear different types of harmony! Thank you very much for this video 🌹🙏
That resolution at 3:22 was so magical
Thanks! This exactly what i was looking for. Perfect balance between theory and application. That's really helped me find a way in to starting to reharmonise
Jeff. This stuff is both eye and ear opening and delivered on a plate well explained. Your manner and diction are excellent and all your clips bear reviewing.
Jeff, the combo of the Synthesia keyboard at the bottom, and actually seeing you speak, is a very effective combo. Makes for some very watchable videos. Keep it up. Big fan, watching all your stuff. Terribly inspiring. :)
wow this was amazing! subscribed! im a music student at college and i just finished taking theory 1 and im always fascinated with chord substitutions and jazz harmony. im glad i found this channel and ill tell my friends about it
+Daniel Pena Thanks, Daniel. Glad you're enjoying the videos!
This is awesome - you took about the most simple song and made it clear how to reharmonize it into something interesting. I think it's the goal for me. The theory is clear to me, but being able to combine and apply it to any song is just great!
This has been added to my Inspirational Piano Tutorials playlist :-D
Great work as usual Jeff! Reminds me of the Vince Guaraldi sound, ex his cool interpretation of "Oh Christmas Tree" on Charlie Brown's Christmas. Very cooool, smooth and jazzy.
My reharms sounded horrible but I've been able to do one after watching this video. Thanks
Very instructive.
Truly lovely.
Thank you.
First, great reham man ! Sounds really good.
I analyzed what you are actually doing, because I think that the explanation of WHY these chords work together is a bit lacking. Saying that ''It works because it's going up by a fourth'' isn't quite enough to understand what is actually going on harmonically. Trying to find chords that work on a particular note won't be enough, as you rightly pointed out.
Here's what I got, minus all the extensions :
Key : C major
I - V - VI - II (m.m) - V(I on 2nd inversion) - V of IV (triton sub) - IV - III (m.m) - VI (m.m.) - II - V
V of IV (triton sub) - IV (m.m.) - III - VI - II - V (triton sub) - I
Only thing left to do is to go and transpose it to all 12 keys !
Thank you so much for the clear explanation of Reharmonization. I used to think that reharmonization had to be strictly diatonic. Your approach to such a simple tune makes Mary had a little lamb sound so exotic. Even Jeff Levine s best seller piano book does not explain the concept as interestingly. . Now I have realized that one can just be free about reharmoniztion using one s personal taste. Thank you so much for being so clear. I am going to try reaching you by e mail . Thanks again my name is eddy b
i felt the holy ghost lol that is how you start a video
Such a SICK reharm, Jeff! Yet another outstanding piano/chords video from you. Thanks so much for posting.
Super rich substitutions. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Caleb.
Jeff, you are really the best teacher out here on youtube, everything makes perfect sense! Also, thank you for the great ideas, I'm learning what you did and transposing them in all keys ;)
| C G/B Am7 Fm6/Ab | C/G Gb7 Fmaj9 | Ebmaj7 Ab7#11 | Dm7 G7sus4 G7 | F#m7 Fm7 | Em A9sus4 A7b9 | Dm Db7#9 | C |
I think that's what he played. There was an F#m7b5 after F#m7 but he ddidn't played it again.
Luis Gmo Thank you very much
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. The harmonies are gorgeous. Could you demonstration a jazz vs gospel vs latin reharmonization of Happy Birthday? To show how to achieve the different feel of the different genre?
Ive been looking for tutorials this clear. Very instructive. So grateful!
That was a solid explanation so thanks for that. I’m pretty comfortable analyzing most standards but have trouble making anything beyond a tritone substitution sound good so this is a huge help. Off to the practice shed I go!
Spot on! One can listen a couple of times to this video and learn something!
Youre such a great teacher. Thank you
Love those four chords from your 'electric piano demo'.
Why did I not research about tritone substitutes before?? Dude thank you so much! This has been one of the most informative videos I've ever watched!
Glad to hear it!
I learnt so much ! Thank you!
Do everybody hear that siren in the video @9:45? These chords are so sick some someone called an ambulance.
Dont say "sick"...
AnonymousProducer shut up, easily irritated ass
fuludude lol ur easily irritated as well
Alexander Vance how exactly does saying shut up result in me being irritated? lmao
fuludude well u did insult him/her
This video's great, Jeff. 'Tis the season to reharm holiday toons.
Man, this gave me sooo much info sooo clearly!! Fanstastic job, and thank you!!! I'm not at this playing level yet, I'm better at spelling chords on paper than with instruments, but I hope to be eventually as good at piano, my favorite instrument, and this gave me so much umph to do it
I just wanted to be at his level of jazzy because I just want to relax at the end of the day and play like this.
Just found your videos. They're exceptional! Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge!
Awesome video Jeff. Thank you soo much for a wonderful lesson and I absolutely love your version of it. The ending was "soulfully savage" my friend.
This should be getting more views!
Man I love you!!! you are the best teacher. Thank you for your effort
Hey Jeff I played around with it using 7#9#5s
I love how Charlie Brown-esque this sounds.
Awesome! Thanks a ton for the great breakdowns and thanks for knowing what is really cool: playing music that is so darn beautiful, it hurts!
Just about got it!
This is great Jeff!
Learnt so much Sir. Thanks so much.
jeff. dude. you're awesome. thank you.
fantastic video, absolutely inspiring
This is nice Jeff,simple explanation
Thank you, so much! This was huge for me! Off to apply it to other songs!
Thanks, man!
Love the way you explained that!
Not sure if I should reharm my own melody. I think I did enough harm already. Ha! (seriously, great video, thanks!)
Some great experiences you've shared. Appreciate it )) Sounds amazing and very easy to understand.
Yeah man! I love that colors! Thank you!
I love this video.
You are a superb teacher.I am a guitarist,but a very mediocre keyboard player,but [sorry 2 "buts" in one sentence] I am going to try and transfer your ideas to guitar.Your chords remind me so much of Bill Evans compositions.Hope that doesn't insult you! Thanks loads....Jerry
Thanks, Jerry! Looking forward to hearing how this stuff translates to guitar. Good luck!
Thanks to God for tbe knowladge you have.Please do some of the improvisings on the Piano.Thanks
Thanks so much :)
This sounds so good. And a great video as well!
thank you! this taught me so much and gave me a lot of inspiration for my practise. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! :)
great job mate
Thanks, Carlos!
You create some very good lessons thanks!
keep up the good work, thank you for superb instruction videos!
7:19 Can I think of this chord progression as a tritone substitution as well?
If so, It's basically just the part of the circle of fifths that leads to the next ii-V-I, which then leads to the the final ii-V-I, or final tritone substitution in this case, isn't it?
It's basically just going up to C in the circle of fifths, starting all the way down from F#, right?
You just blew my mind kind sir
Amazing work here on your channel!
this has really helped me, thanks Jeff! :D
Great explanation ! Thank you.
Question how do you think a scale will fit in a re-harmonization?
GREAT stuff. Subscribed.
Great video! You're a great instructor!
Thanks for this video!, It’s like a cheat sheet
I really love you! I tried to find a re harmonizetion vid and felt bit bad. Then i find you and imidietly felt gooododoodododoodo thaknsnsnnskksks
Yess!!! - This is an excellent resource!!!
Nice , Abmaj7 in 4th bar , substitute for 3rd measure Gsus works nice Melody note G = Abmaj7
BEST EXPLANATION INDEED
Saludos desde Mexico amigo!
Love this guy!
Nice work. That was a cool lesson.
+Kyle TS Thanks, Kyle. Much appreciated!
Thanks for this.
This sounds like an arrangement The Vince Guaraldi Trio would've done, I like it