Greetings and good day wishes from Poland, I've learned lots of new features from your channel so that I should thank you very much for your presence and effort in your learning and describing the most important topics in jazz piano playing.
I'm pretty sure the John Williams progression is the one used in the Helluva Boss' song "You will be okay". I love it. In this song they show you can use it to give a powerful yet nostalgic feeling. Thank you for your lesson !
Great explanation. I can't read music, but you make understanding the chords so easy. Helps those of us that play by ear, and occasionally google up the chord progression to make sure we're on the right track when covering a popular song. Excellent content.
I think this is a great topic to explore. Couple of well-known classical recommendations: There are some very pretty (and arguably sad) progressions in Liebestraum No. 3. Liszt frequently resolves those progressions with chords that sound uplifting and satisfying, so the overall effect is perhaps more wistful/haunting than sad. Still, it's an excellent piece to learn from when studying mood. I find Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy by Tchaikovsky to be more overtly sad in areas. Those areas are made more prominent because of their contrast with the mood in other parts of the piece. While composed for orchestra, there is a lot a pianist can learn from it, e.g. Tchaikovsky's use of tempo, dynamics, interplay between instruments (or hands), and of course, his use of sweet, sentimental chords.
Won't try and create the longest list of Sentimental Progression songs but here are a couple for the collection: Dido's Lament (Purcell 1689) Adagio form Spartacus (Khachaturian 1956) Save All Your Kisses For Me (Brotherhood of Man 1976) (Hiller, Sheridan and Lee) I used to lecture on music at university and always threw in the last of these three partly for a joke but also to show that originality is rare... OK, The last two are in a major key but the falling bass figure is the same and the Khachaturian is searingly beautiful.
I'm pretty sure I've heard the sentimental progression in some of Yiruma's pieces. By the way Johny, can you do a tutorial like how to play like Yiruma? Explaining on the concepts and chord progressions and techniques he use? I'm pretty sure he use a lot of chord extensions and suspended chords as well.
Not sure if I'm correct but here's songs that I found that I think uses the Sentimental Chord Progression; Let It Be - The Beatles Someone Like You - Adele Stand by Me - Ben E. King With or Without You - U2 I'm Yours - Jason Mraz Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen (and various covers) All of Me - John Legend Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel (Classical piece, but its progression is widely used) Africa - Toto Every Breath You Take - The Police Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley Yesterday - The Beatles Fields of Gold - Sting Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison Torn - Natalie Imbruglia Perfect - Ed Sheeran I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (originally written by Dolly Parton) Say Something - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera I'm Not the Only One - Sam Smith Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri There's probably more but these are the ones I could think of. Let me know if there's more known songs :D
very nice content, lots of inspiration. to me the Evanescence sequence is the most touching one. I'd like to share a thought about a song that I find beautifully sad: "A gentleman's Excuse Me" by Fish, especially in the chorus section. I can't tell right now if it uses any of the progressions you demonstrated, but it sure gets to the point.
I have just posted my video of the sentimental progression. One of my favorite songs in the 80s which apparently uses the same sentimental progression. Thanks for the lesson ...
Evanescence Progression can be found in "The Fantastic Beasts and where to find them", "Newt says Goodbye to Tina". Also in Lenny Kravitz' I'll be waiting (only once: C-Em-F-C)
Honestly, I like your John Williams Progression Chords there. Ive figured those out a couple of times, but I just never knew what to add to that to transform it into an actual self comp. But I should give it a try this time! It sounds very nice.☺
The first one (Evanessence) is part of the Lost theme. One of my all time favorites. I love Ed Sheeran's demonstration of the Axis of Awesome progression.
It’s interesting Jonny didn’t call it the “Danny Elfman” progression because this is Elfman’s signature sound that you can find in most of his soundtracks! But I get it was easier to call it the Evanescence progression since many viewers know that band more easily than Danny / Scissorhands movie scores
OMG! Your first progression there is the one I use to blow classically trained peoples minds. I'm like... key of C, I & iii - I play guitar & I can do SOOO much with that.
Hi Jonny, could you please continue to use the previous colors on the virtual piano when you press a key? I'm visually impaired and it's very hard to see this light color on the light keys (although there it was hard to sée the dark color on the dark keys, but still better than this --- combo would be the best: dark color on light keys and light color on dark keys :D ). Thank you in advance!
Johnny... thank you SO MUCH for these great chords and explanations! My all-time favorite sad chord progression is actually from the movie "Up". Those 7 minutes in the beginning of the film where there is absolutely NO dialogue... just music... that tells a love story (better than any other film has done, in my opinion...) and at the very end, Michael Giacchino uses two tear-jerking chords - I believe they are an F major chord and an A minor chord. He plays this while we see "Carl" getting up from the staircase at his house and walking inside after his wife, Ellie, passes away. But the chord in the left hand remains an F major while the right hand plays and F major and A minor. It's just incredible. (ruclips.net/video/pynau4O26Uw/видео.html) at 4:06
That I to iii progression, the evanescence song, creep does something similar but it relies on that negative harmony doing a CM cm thing. But the departure is the same. I see that a lot in classical music too. It seems to be a bridge function too, although i can't think of any examples offhand. But a nice tonic hang around of monotony with the 1 and the 3. Kinda bums me out to play stuff like that. But I still like it. I guess thats the point lol. Also isn't that love progression Canon in D? You know the wedding song? But also I think thats called a line cadence. I always associated the love progression as the do wop changes, because thats how all the love songs i know, at least that i like. The 1 6 4 5. I know the theories more than the voicings and stuff, i'm still learning piano, but often times im finding voicings change the whole feeling of a song, and the chords are less important than the intention. At least in my personal experience. The saddest song for me was someone like you by adele, which is an axis. (i play it in Ab) Also cool because how the c chord can change qualities depending on how you want to land on the f and the db chord shows how much hope you have in that moment with that word as it falls. Anyway, thats my 2 cents. Peanuts!
i can't read music. i have to learn a different way. instead, i like to improvise. it is about all i can do after 35 years. i only know a few songs from other people because i don't memorize things easily. these little tips are awesome to keep in mind as i play and seek fresh ideas. very cool.
I'm rather partial to the Casper's Lullaby progressions, both the wistful opening Am to D (like a Mixolydian v/I) and then the soaring part with its D A G Gm pattern.
Your dudeness, thanks for the lessons. I've been playing guitar my whole life and also had piano lessons as a kid but all they taught was how to look at a sheet of music and know where your fingers go on the piano. Ended up not playing the piano for decades. Started up again recently. The way you teach makes it so easy to understand and as a result, improve rapidly. Wish when I was a kid I was taught the way you teach. I'd be making tons money as a piano player by now. Dude, you're a great teacher and an awesome player. Thanks again sir. I will never be bored playing piano again and will alway have a new challange to learn and work toward. You dah best man. And I hope you know that what you do improves the quality of life and happiness for many many people. Don't ever lose sight of that. The world is a better place as a result. I've played and recorded in bands as a guitar player and just recently I was asked to play the keys in a great band. That's all your doing sir. Even is people are not musicians, there lives are better because they get to listen to better musicians because they watched your vids and improved. Well done man.
4:50 🤔 Chim Chim Cheree (from Mary Poppins) Feelings Misty (the bridge) Charade (Henry Mancinni) Mr. Bojangles Time in a Bottle I'll Still Love You (Harrison) Let It Grow My Funny Valentine Hit the Road Jack
The song that I like is Clown by Emelie Sande it sounds happy and sad at the same time thats what I am looking for as mood in my own song thats what fits to my own song. But idk how to do it. Is it a different mode?
You know what’s odd; Most videos out there showing the most sad progressions, dont feel sad to me at all. For me it’s like: Gm - (inverted)Cm - Gm - Am No one mentions this kind of progression (that just hits me very hard). Is that because of its “simplicity “ ?
00:34 la primera progresión se escuchaba a My Inmortal de Evanescence 🥺🥺🥺🥺, porque no estaba viendo la pantalla, solo estaba escuchando y luego vi en el comentario fijado y la partitura al inicio que decía Evanescence 🥺
evanescence progression i hear on Edward Scissor Hands, williams prog. i hear a song from James and the Giant Peach...both should be called Elfman progressions haha!!!
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - 1. Evanescence Progression
02:00 - 2. John Williams Progression
03:20 - 3. The Sentimental Progression
04:50 - Competition
05:15 - 4. The Love Progression
08:35 - 5. Axis of Awesome
10:52 - Conclusion
I really love the " love progression "🥺
0:34 Ground control to major Tom. AKA Space Oddity
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Fantastic content as always!
I’ve got to say, your piano sound with that reverb is doing some heavy lifting on the emotional front!
Greetings and good day wishes from Poland, I've learned lots of new features from your channel so that I should thank you very much for your presence and effort in your learning and describing the most important topics in jazz piano playing.
I'm pretty sure the John Williams progression is the one used in the Helluva Boss' song "You will be okay". I love it. In this song they show you can use it to give a powerful yet nostalgic feeling. Thank you for your lesson !
They use the transition from F minor to F major, this way it is even more emotional
so straightforward and yet comprehensive. Thank you, Jonny
Great explanation. I can't read music, but you make understanding the chords so easy. Helps those of us that play by ear, and occasionally google up the chord progression to make sure we're on the right track when covering a popular song. Excellent content.
Just happened across your material this morning and I’m loving it. Thank you.
I think this is a great topic to explore. Couple of well-known classical recommendations:
There are some very pretty (and arguably sad) progressions in Liebestraum No. 3. Liszt frequently resolves those progressions with chords that sound uplifting and satisfying, so the overall effect is perhaps more wistful/haunting than sad. Still, it's an excellent piece to learn from when studying mood.
I find Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy by Tchaikovsky to be more overtly sad in areas. Those areas are made more prominent because of their contrast with the mood in other parts of the piece. While composed for orchestra, there is a lot a pianist can learn from it, e.g. Tchaikovsky's use of tempo, dynamics, interplay between instruments (or hands), and of course, his use of sweet, sentimental chords.
Progression #1 can be heard in the Edward Scissorhands soundtrack. Thank you for this lesson!
Danny Elfman sure made a niche for himself with those choirs and “fairyesque” motifs!
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Won't try and create the longest list of Sentimental Progression songs but here are a couple for the collection:
Dido's Lament (Purcell 1689)
Adagio form Spartacus (Khachaturian 1956)
Save All Your Kisses For Me (Brotherhood of Man 1976) (Hiller, Sheridan and Lee)
I used to lecture on music at university and always threw in the last of these three partly for a joke but also to show that originality is rare... OK, The last two are in a major key but the falling bass figure is the same and the Khachaturian is searingly beautiful.
Oy, thanks a lot dude ❤️
Beautiful ❤
Thank you! 😊
The first one, evanescence, is used in Michael Giachino’s score on the show, Lost. Beautiful 🥲
Thanks sir ! Much love🙏🙏🎹
I'm pretty sure I've heard the sentimental progression in some of Yiruma's pieces. By the way Johny, can you do a tutorial like how to play like Yiruma? Explaining on the concepts and chord progressions and techniques he use? I'm pretty sure he use a lot of chord extensions and suspended chords as well.
You sir are awesome!!! Thank you! 🙏 ❤❤❤
Beautiful Jonny!
Great video Jonny!
Awww it looks like I missed the half off for piano lessons by one day. 😭 Love your progressions. Just beautiful!
Thank you for such a wonderful 💓 lesson
Your passion is beautiful
This is so usefull, so generous to share, thank you so mucho from argentina
Not sure if I'm correct but here's songs that I found that I think uses the Sentimental Chord Progression;
Let It Be - The Beatles
Someone Like You - Adele
Stand by Me - Ben E. King
With or Without You - U2
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen (and various covers)
All of Me - John Legend
Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel (Classical piece, but its progression is widely used)
Africa - Toto
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Yesterday - The Beatles
Fields of Gold - Sting
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (originally written by Dolly Parton)
Say Something - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
I'm Not the Only One - Sam Smith
Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri
There's probably more but these are the ones I could think of. Let me know if there's more known songs :D
very nice content, lots of inspiration.
to me the Evanescence sequence is the most touching one.
I'd like to share a thought about a song that I find beautifully sad: "A gentleman's Excuse Me" by Fish, especially in the chorus section.
I can't tell right now if it uses any of the progressions you demonstrated, but it sure gets to the point.
I really enjoying with your technic and teaching..
Sentimental: first thing that came to mind “Time in a bottle” definitely one of the more prominent examples.
I have just posted my video of the sentimental progression. One of my favorite songs in the 80s which apparently uses the same sentimental progression. Thanks for the lesson ...
ruclips.net/video/YAajT28C4PI/видео.html
thank you very much for the last video! good luck :-).
The John Williams chord progression is quite similar to the Remember me song when it goes "until you are in my arms again"
Yes!! Also "God help the outcasts" in Hunchback of ND
Hands down one of my favorites Jonny!
The chord progressions in the intro and outro is what I want to learn
what song it is??
Have u found it yet brother??
Evanescence Progression can be found in "The Fantastic Beasts and where to find them", "Newt says Goodbye to Tina". Also in Lenny Kravitz' I'll be waiting (only once: C-Em-F-C)
This was great! The cheat sheet and write up is very key. It was hard to try and learn from RUclips
Good stuff jonny,thx
Really thank you ❤️🙏
Honestly, I like your John Williams Progression Chords there. Ive figured those out a couple of times, but I just never knew what to add to that to transform it into an actual self comp. But I should give it a try this time! It sounds very nice.☺
The first one (Evanessence) is part of the Lost theme. One of my all time favorites. I love Ed Sheeran's demonstration of the Axis of Awesome progression.
Sentimental progression -
"Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce
Makes me cry every time.
Thanx, Jonny 🌹🌹🌹🌹
"Ice Dance" from Edward Scissorhands also uses the Evanescence progression
You mean Evanescence uses the progression from Edward Scissorhand’s “Ice Dance” ;)
That movie came well before Evanescence was a band
It’s interesting Jonny didn’t call it the “Danny Elfman” progression because this is Elfman’s signature sound that you can find in most of his soundtracks! But I get it was easier to call it the Evanescence progression since many viewers know that band more easily than Danny / Scissorhands movie scores
Sentimental progression used in Katachi Aru Mono by Kou Shibasaki. Very sad song for the most depressing tv drama Sekai no Chuushin de Ai wo Sakebu.
Why is none of this progressions in D minor, which is the saddest of all keys?
Only if you can turn it up to eleben!
Because we've had tempered keyboards for a few years now...
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Not since equal temp!
One can easily transpose any of these progressions into any other key, including D-minor.
Thanku so much for the highly helpful Session sir😊👌.
love these!
OMG! Your first progression there is the one I use to blow classically trained peoples minds. I'm like... key of C, I & iii - I play guitar & I can do SOOO much with that.
Hey Jonny, Lost’s “There’s no place like home”-theme made me cry and has also got the Evanescence progression☺️🥲
Es verdad, la primera progresión se escuchaba a My Inmortal de Evanescence 🥺🥺🥺🥺
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Hi Jonny, could you please continue to use the previous colors on the virtual piano when you press a key? I'm visually impaired and it's very hard to see this light color on the light keys (although there it was hard to sée the dark color on the dark keys, but still better than this --- combo would be the best: dark color on light keys and light color on dark keys :D ). Thank you in advance!
Amazing 🤩
Johnny... thank you SO MUCH for these great chords and explanations! My all-time favorite sad chord progression is actually from the movie "Up". Those 7 minutes in the beginning of the film where there is absolutely NO dialogue... just music... that tells a love story (better than any other film has done, in my opinion...) and at the very end, Michael Giacchino uses two tear-jerking chords - I believe they are an F major chord and an A minor chord. He plays this while we see "Carl" getting up from the staircase at his house and walking inside after his wife, Ellie, passes away. But the chord in the left hand remains an F major while the right hand plays and F major and A minor. It's just incredible. (ruclips.net/video/pynau4O26Uw/видео.html) at 4:06
Katatonia - Idle Blood (The Sentimental Progression is used at the end where the whole song slows down and that makes it to sound sad and relaxing)
phil collin's you'll be in my heart chord prog is also a culprit
I think the Aldi Christmas advert with the carrot uses this. Brilliant 😂
Progression 3 sentimental is used by Jim Croche time in a bottle
That I to iii progression, the evanescence song, creep does something similar but it relies on that negative harmony doing a CM cm thing. But the departure is the same. I see that a lot in classical music too. It seems to be a bridge function too, although i can't think of any examples offhand. But a nice tonic hang around of monotony with the 1 and the 3. Kinda bums me out to play stuff like that. But I still like it. I guess thats the point lol. Also isn't that love progression Canon in D? You know the wedding song? But also I think thats called a line cadence. I always associated the love progression as the do wop changes, because thats how all the love songs i know, at least that i like. The 1 6 4 5. I know the theories more than the voicings and stuff, i'm still learning piano, but often times im finding voicings change the whole feeling of a song, and the chords are less important than the intention. At least in my personal experience. The saddest song for me was someone like you by adele, which is an axis. (i play it in Ab) Also cool because how the c chord can change qualities depending on how you want to land on the f and the db chord shows how much hope you have in that moment with that word as it falls. Anyway, thats my 2 cents. Peanuts!
i like the technic u used
Great great Jonny. Your email is needed.
Sadly beautiful , thanks a lot!
I wanted to ask you what piano you are playing..? Many thanks!
i can't read music. i have to learn a different way. instead, i like to improvise. it is about all i can do after 35 years. i only know a few songs from other people because i don't memorize things easily. these little tips are awesome to keep in mind as i play and seek fresh ideas. very cool.
0:51 "I'm so tired being here...." I remember that song.
2. Irving Berlin - What'll I do? 3. Richard Rodgers - My Funny Valentine
GOD BLESS YOU MORE😍😍😍😍
VERY NICE SIR
10:11 the cornellstudios intro lol
play share the one that was playing on INTRO background please i loved it
Evanescence progression: 1º to 3º is used in a Lost theme (the tv series)
How about Michelle by Beatles-- for sad progression
I'm rather partial to the Casper's Lullaby progressions, both the wistful opening Am to D (like a Mixolydian v/I) and then the soaring part with its D A G Gm pattern.
Actually my favorite sad chord a French song from Mylene Farmer - Ainsi soit je and a Slovakian song Marika Gombitová - Vyznáníe.
Lovely
The evanescense progression made think instantly in Edward Scissorhands
6-4-1-5 chords progression is also called SENSITIVE FEMALE CHORD PROGRESSION. The love progression sounds like inversions of CANON chords progression
every top 40 pop song be like:
What is the APP that you use to display letter notes Thanks
What is the song/progression he played on the intro? It sounds really pretty, but I can't find it anywhere.
Your dudeness, thanks for the lessons. I've been playing guitar my whole life and also had piano lessons as a kid but all they taught was how to look at a sheet of music and know where your fingers go on the piano. Ended up not playing the piano for decades. Started up again recently. The way you teach makes it so easy to understand and as a result, improve rapidly. Wish when I was a kid I was taught the way you teach. I'd be making tons money as a piano player by now. Dude, you're a great teacher and an awesome player. Thanks again sir. I will never be bored playing piano again and will alway have a new challange to learn and work toward. You dah best man. And I hope you know that what you do improves the quality of life and happiness for many many people. Don't ever lose sight of that. The world is a better place as a result. I've played and recorded in bands as a guitar player and just recently I was asked to play the keys in a great band. That's all your doing sir. Even is people are not musicians, there lives are better because they get to listen to better musicians because they watched your vids and improved. Well done man.
Wow thank you Tony ❤️
First progression Danny Elfman Edward scizzorhands.
4:50 🤔
Chim Chim Cheree (from Mary Poppins)
Feelings
Misty (the bridge)
Charade (Henry Mancinni)
Mr. Bojangles
Time in a Bottle
I'll Still Love You (Harrison)
Let It Grow
My Funny Valentine
Hit the Road Jack
The second chord progression is the harmonic major scale!
The Love Progression sounds a lot like Pachelbell's Canon, does it not ?
Yes, in the main course Jonny actually said that Pachelbell's cannon was one of the usage of that progression if my memory serves me right.
I was thinking that. Its also goes with Welcome to the Black Parade MCR
Time in a bottle / Jim Croche/ Sentimantal progression
honestly i didnt cry but i did like the first two it
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very cool. what piano and app for real time do you use?
Bill Joel’s Piano Man does the walk down from C except he plays a D major instead of minor before the G.
My favorite one is the last one
The song that I like is Clown by Emelie Sande it sounds happy and sad at the same time thats what I am looking for as mood in my own song thats what fits to my own song. But idk how to do it. Is it a different mode?
You know what’s odd;
Most videos out there showing the most sad progressions, dont feel sad to me at all.
For me it’s like:
Gm - (inverted)Cm - Gm - Am
No one mentions this kind of progression (that just hits me very hard). Is that because of its “simplicity “ ?
Da sauce🔥🔥🔥🔥
They didn’t make me cry, but now I’m hungry for some quiche served in a tissue !!!
Hello. May I ask which app do you use to make sheets? Thank you so much for your response
is this royalty free
What are these progressions in terms of scale numbers?
El 3 es el más melancólico a mi parecer hhj😊
Johnnyyyyyy 🤩🤩🤩
Check "Landing Party" by Michael Giacchino, from Lost's OST
Thank you for a lesson im from Timor Leste
That’s cool! 🇹🇱
Evanescence Progression: verse of "Space oddity" by David Bowie (C - Em)
00:34 la primera progresión se escuchaba a My Inmortal de Evanescence 🥺🥺🥺🥺, porque no estaba viendo la pantalla, solo estaba escuchando y luego vi en el comentario fijado y la partitura al inicio que decía Evanescence 🥺
What Keyboard Model are you using?
What is the name of the piano piece in the intro?
evanescence progression i hear on Edward Scissor Hands, williams prog. i hear a song from James and the Giant Peach...both should be called Elfman progressions haha!!!