what is so intuitive about these videos is they give pretty quick and interesting new techniques to intermediate piano players which in turn inspires them to turn to more advanced music theory, the whole premise of this channel is genius and i will continue to support ! your video on diminished piano chords changed the way i play piano forever.
Очень рада, что Ютуб привел меня на Ваш канал! Имея классическое музыкальное образование, Ваши видео уроки помогают мне расширить мои теоретические знания в раннее неведомую мне область ....спасибо огромное!) Языком английским не владею, но написание аккордов и показ их на клавиатуре в мелодическом и гармоническом изображении и звучании, очень для меня понятно и эффективно...продолжайте в том же духе!)))
*Simon, that trick about bring the (2) bottom notes up when dealing with a major 7th - UNBELIEVABLE!* *all this time I was moving each note up -your method works flawlessly now!* *did it the hard way which now makes it easier to do it an easier way* *saved this video for further reference!* 😎👍🏾🏆
Surely there should be some emphasis on the value of velocity in each note in this video. As a maj7 should be a clear maj7 without extensions? If to teach the feel/sound of a maj7 that is. Extensions should be another topic?:) To say jazz musicians just lable it as maj7 no matter what is added on to it is vague and not "simpler" in my opinion. It is rather more difficult to grasp. Although these notes won't particularly crash in a band/ensemble it surely comes down to marking the most prevailing note, as in what lingers the most and therefore also determine the description of the chord? So if i play a Cdim7, but the bass player is playing a low-volume G over it, are we playing a Cdim7 with a G just extended into it, or does the context change it to being Cm+11add13/G? For me it's the last. In the video the chords are : Cmaj9, Cmaj9 inversion, Dm9, Dm9 inversion, G13add9(no5), G13add9(no 5) inversion, Dm7b5, Dm7b5 inversion, G7+5b9, G7+5b9 inversion, C#dim7, C#dim7 inversion, Cm6/9, Cm6/9 inversion.
Hi Simon! U r such a great teacher. After reviewing this video, I have a question: How is it that the the half diminished and diminished chords have the roots in their voicings, when these are all supposed to be "rootless" voicings? Thx so much!
For the half-diminished chords there is an exception. The voicings just sound much stronger with the root instead of the 9th in these chords for some reason.
Hi Simon I'm a new subscriber and love the calm way you break things down. Just wondering if you have a recommendations for the best Piano plug in and DAW . I recently picked up a Korg D1 and a pair of KRK Rokit RP5 Monitors which I now want to hook up to a good audio interface and software. Many thanks 👍
I use inversions of rootless chords in my music and I love the sounds you have shown. At 3mins 30s for G7, are you not missing the 5th note (D), or am I misunderstanding something?
For that G7 voicing, there is no 5th. The 5th is actually quite a boring sounding note and in this example it's been replaced by the 13th (E), which has much more character.
Ive been studying your other Voicing practice tutorial. Quick question. Should I be practicing these in any order? I’m fairly new to this. Sort of. Never took the time to learn, but I’ve produced Ed records for a lot of artist in the music industry. Just by ear. I’m getting pretty solid with voicing and learning finger placement etc. Should I back track and study a more basic approach or if I learn any of this I will learn period? Thanks~King Vino
Jazz cats often just name chords as 7th chords, even though they may have further chord extensions within them. Keeps things simpler and also gives the play the freedom as to which extensions to add into the chord.
I tried a few academies before, but they asked for additional funds after I purchased what I thought was a one off payment. Do you do something similar or is it a one off no strings attached?
We mostly just name chords as 7th chords in jazz, and leave the extra extensions open to the player. Even if the chord already has a 9, 11 or 13 - you would quite often just hear it be called a 7 chord
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