How to Turn any Song into a Jazz song - incl. Reharmonization
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- Опубліковано 10 бер 2016
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6:17 - 7th chords
7:01 - Extending Chords
8:22 - Altering Chords
12:12 - Passing Chords
13:56 - Reharmonisation
Ever wondered how to make a song sound jazzy? Well, in this Jazz Piano Tutorial I explain how you can turn any song into a jazz song by using a number of techniques, including reharmonisation.
Reharmonisation is essentially just a fancy word for chord substitution, but it involves substituting a whole chord progression rather than an individual chord. In this video I give you the general rules and underlying theory of how and why chord substitutions work and give you tips on which chords to choose. This way you can choose your own chords when reharmonising a song, rather than relying on standard and often overused chord substitutions which don't always work.
These techniques include:
- Playing 7th Chords
- Extending the Chords Further
- Altering the Chords
- Choosing appropriate Chord Voicings
- Reharmonisation
- Embellishing the melody
Applying each of these allows you to jazz up a song, and each technique gives you differing levels of jazziness. From barely jazzy (extending chords) to very jazzy (reharmonisation).
But by using and combining the above techniques you can turn literally any song, whether it be pop, classical, country, whatever, into a jazz song (or at least a jazzy sounding song).
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I'm sure I got the 50 or 60% of the things he said..... and I am so proud of myself
That's basically 100% rounded to the nearest hundredth! well done!
VWLZ thousandth actually
@@cosmblus No because 50 and 60% are equivalent to 0.50 and 0.60 respectively (the zeros at the end are optional). And then you can round 0.5 and 0.6 up to the nearest hundredth. You would get a 1.0 (again zero is optional) if you multiply it by 100 you would get 100%.
Boom math.
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This is not simply a great guide to 'jazzifying' a familiar piece of music - it's also a brilliant insight into writing sophisticated harmonies from the ground up. Subbed.
Thanks, Dafydd :)
Too kind.
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Cheers Darren :)
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Haha, thanks mate. You're too kind. Appreciate the hyperbole :)
Glad you like the vids.
I have studied piano, guitar, ukulele, and clarinet. I have never had a teacher who could explain even complicated stuff so clearly. You’re an amazing teacher!
Best theory video on UA-cam imo
Thanks, John :)
Agreed. I don't think I've ever seen such complexity laid out in such a clear and insightful way.
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Just learning my chords (I'm 67) as I am a big standard jazz fan and although I understand what you are saying, it's just too much for me to comprehend and implement as I would be 150 years before I had learned it all. However I did glean some jewels from it that I can implement and to that I am grateful to you. You are obviously a very knowledgable and talented guy and I will peruse your other videos to see if I can further my studies. Thank you.
Thank you, Robert. That's really nice of you to say. If you followed this video you're clearly quite knowledgable yourself; I rush through a lot of concepts quite quickly. Good luck with your playing and do feel free to ask any questions if they arise. Thank you very much for the lovely comment.
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It’s seems you’re never to old to ‘pick up’ the piano 😊
Thanks for sharing your musical talent, I am 74 years old, I've been playing for pleasure since 8 years and your videos have advanced my jazz playing ability immensely. I played my first gig last week and plan to play more. Love jazz and R&R piano.
First time watching this, I barely understand the lesson. Second time, at least I can understand about 20% of it. Thank you for the great lesson anyway. 🙏
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Thanks, Matthaus. Will do :)
You're a gift to humanity. Seriously. Or at least to jazz education ( which may even be better imo ). Your content is thourough and well thought out. We can clearly see you take a lot of time making these videos. The fact you are providing all this for free is mind-boggling. It can be so frustrating to learn jazz because of its complexity and the abundance of information on the internet ( too many resources ). Thank you again you're great ! Keep on keepin' on. Cheers
Thanks Eden. I had the exact same problem, which is why I made this channel. Just glad to see that people find it beneficial :)
Wow. I feel like I have just watched a university lecture for free. Thank you for the high quality information. It would be so cool if you could do this for other genres too, like pop/rock.
He does reminds me when I was at guildhall studying jazz.
Great video
“key melody note” is an amazing tool. Thanks for sharing this.
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This is the best tutorial I have ever found on this subject and I've been searching for years.
I must say i appreciate your British humor too......bring a touch of lightness to these intense lessons crammed with tons of important info.....please keep it coming!
He's Australian.
@@lachlan2345 Essentially a re-harmonisation of British English.
Your reharmonisation table is SO clear and helpful. (So is the subsequent explanation) Thank you!!
Really great lessons! I've already seen the complete voicing section and this video is an awesome practice for training them. Thank you.
I like how this was explained. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for this!
The mother of all reharm lessons on YT. Brilliant work Aussie guy!
I've been looking for a video like this for years. This is a game changer.
You, sir, are an amazing teacher. I've learned so much from this goldmine of a channel and I am super grateful. :)
Thanks, Nick. Very happy to hear it. That's why I'm making these vids :)
This was so great! Thanks so much for putting the time in to make this. Huge fan.
This video is perfect; it gives you enough of the different ideas that you can use, without going too in depth. I've been following you for a while, but I've only recently reached a level that allows me to understand how the terms and ideas interconnect with one another, and I have to say, your videos are fantastic.
Thank you so much for all the effort you have been putting into these!
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I would call this a revelationary, eye-opening lecture. Everyone interested in this stuff has got to watch this. Absolutely amazing explanation sir!
Amazing stuff!! Everything was explained extremely well, in great detail with good examples you showed on the piano which further helped in the explanation.
Thanks so much for the video and lecture!
I have been getting so obsessed with the art of Jazz and specifically Jazz theory and Piano, I don't have the money to take classes at the college I go to, so this is perfect. Thank you so much
No worries, Ryan. Hope my vids help. Feel free to ask any questions if something doesn't make sense.
Thank u man..really.. that is years and years of knowledge in few minutes
Wow, Dude . . . That was extraordinarily comprehensive and exactly what I was looking for regarding a current project! I will admit that weren't I well on my way into music theory at university I would have been terribly lost. But thank you so so much! Totally subscribing.
The best tutorial I ever seen about this matter. Thank you very much!
Absolutely phenomenal explanation and tutorial. You are a master teacher, and that is the ultimate compliment in music.
Wow, such a great tutorial. Up until now reharmonisation has meant only tritones and II V's to me. Now you've provided a stack of choices. Thanks so much.
This is amazing. Music theory not so difficult if explained and visualized as you’re doing. Thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to record all of these lessons!
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that was supremely insightful and useful. THANKS !!! and keep up the fantastic work.
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This is so helpful! Thank you for the charts too... I’m writing this all down.
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It’s 4years this video was posted I’m now seeing buh benefiting from it with my plying
Thank you, good master... people like you make the world better. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
This is one of the best jazz piano theory lessons, using a real example, that I have seen in youtube. The written messages are particularly helpful. Thanks and keep uploading videos. You are a really good teacher
Thanks Manuel. Very kind of you. Will do :)
I like the sound of the unacceptable harmony. That sounds like a good jazz album title “unacceptable harmony”
Dude, you just Jazzed Up everything! You are gifted~
You're way too brilliant. Excellent job breaking it down and trying to explain a complex subject.
One of the best jazz lessons I’ve ever heard!
Super instructional video.... many thanks!!!!!!
Thank you for this, excellent analysis and very clear presentation! I really learned much just from this one video :)
Glad to hear it. Cheers.
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+cious li Haha. Thanks, mate.
This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks so much
No worries, minrvahiedra. Thanks for the comment.
this is the lesson I've been looking for a while, thank you so much for the structurized information!
I’m a drummer and I’ve been hooked on your jazz piano lessons all morning lol. Happy Saturday!
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Thanks, mate.
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Beautiful. Thanks.
I think I found a new channel to binge on. So much awesome info and I've only scratched the surface.
Thank you
No worries, Julia. Hope you like them!
THIS PARTICULAR LESSON is PHENOMENAL!!!
Haha, cheers mate. I appreciate the emphatic capitalisation. And the fact that one word is not capitalised tells me you didn't just accidentally leave caps lock on.
Happy to hear you liked the light humour. You're the first person to mention it.
The lesson is a true treasure! Thank you!
best theory.. thank you for this. helps me a lot
Wow, thank you so much for sharing. I studied classical music in school and I completely missed out on jazz in general. This video blew my mind. Thank you for the comprehensive overview of creating music. I'm ready to apply this to my own ASAP.
No worries, Max. Thanks for the comment.
this is fantastic!! thank you so much!
i always had no idea how to do stuff like this even though i have advanced classical training. these videos are extremely helpful
This has helped me. Great approach. The Tables help ALOT!!
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Thanks, Prasanna. Very kind of you :)
Wow everything has just made sense.. thank you!
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Thanks for the video and the materials!
Excellent, thank you
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Great diagrams you have there, fantastic! Thanks for sharing, excellent lesson. Very good teacher. Cheers
Thanks, mate :)
Very insightful! I never realized that it's possible to straight up replace a chord without any functional harmonic considerations and have it sound good
BTW, I watch your videos over and over and over. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this knowledge. Thank you, so much.
No worries :)
god tier video. absolutely incredibly useful. thanks
Practically a very useful lesson. Congratulations.
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Thanks, Sputnik :)
Really love the way you teach❤️
you have a real gift for teaching
I forgot that I subbed to you long ago and I recently wanted to properly try jazzing up some anime songs (that’s a bit more complex because they tend to play around with their chord progressions a lot). This video really helped. Thanks!
This is the best music education video I’ve ever seen! You’re a fantastic teacher. Have a great day. 😊
I think you are a very kind person...I have not come across anyone who is ready to share knowledge like this...and you are very skilled at imparting it...bless you
Thank you, Rahul. That is very kind of you to say. I'm just happy people find it helpful and useful. thanks for the comment :)
You are awesome. You made the complicated subject more simpler to understand. Thanks a lot :)
No problem, viorom. Cheers :)
this is a great tutorial, sir. i am looking forward to sharing it with my students.
Thanks, mate.
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No worries, Romero. Glad to hear it.
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Thanks, Liran :)
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