I really wanted to accompany songs but just couldn't find a way to how I should do that, searched for it and watched thousands of videos but just couldn't do it, everybody shows you patterns to accompany but nobody tells you the basic which is THE RHYTHM of the song and you made it so effortlessly easy for me and for everybody. Thank you so much for that, I am grateful.
I really appreciate your channel for the fact that your advice helps to reveal creativity and give us the tools to embody what is in our souls. I now constantly use these grooves and can create very beautiful accompaniments, adding a melody to this idea with the grooves from this video. my accompaniments now sound much more professional, and it makes me really happy. you're an incredible teacher and I really love your videos with survival techniques, it's a brilliant concept
Jason, I am a classically trained pianist(Grade 5) and I can't thank you enough for this lesson. This has opened up so many new dimensions for me to explore !
Bloody marvellous way of showing mind numbing dynamics through simplicity. Wish I am in India to discuss and learn from this gentlemen daily...Impeccable Jason. Cheers
Thank you so much for sharing this video. It helped me create a piano accompaniment track for a song I’m writing. Couldn’t have done it without your tutorial!
I have been following most of your video tutorials and they are truly awesome . May I request you to share a tutorial on playing guitar strumming patterns on piano bin detail as series. You have an encyclopaedia of Riffs which will be cherished by all music lovers to improvise their skill levels. Thanks for being so humble .
@@nathanielschool Do you have sheet music to this lesson on your Patreon channel? :-) I'm not sure if I got the 16th triplet feel right, default kind of playing: beat 1: left hand pinky plus right hand outer two notes. beat 2-6: both thumbs alternating single notes. Is that correct? Edit: No, you're changing the fingers with which you play the triplets. So as I understand it, it's about feeling the groove and spontaneously choosing fingers to do the 16th triplets with, while the left pinky bass note is held for one whole count, and the chord in the right hand (or the two upper notes from the chord) are being played at beats 1, 2, 3, and 4. Greetings Christina
I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for your lessons. you can't imagine how much better I've become at playing accompaniments thanks to your advice. I look forward to new lessons. good luck and happiness to you. with great gratitude from Russia ❤
Jason - I’m a Sax player and take your online class just to understand chord progressions better - this rhythm and chord changes is so awesome- I’m hooked - signed up and want to progress in my piano playing with YOU! Thanks
Thanks a lot Jason ! Super useful and helpful ! A question about the chord progression, could you explain how you built it? I can't figure out what key we are in or find the harmonic pattern behind it (functional harmony).
Since I took this lesson, i added the technique of using my left thumb to do triplets, and i added that to a song of my band. If you wish, You can see me doing that with my band in a live performance, it's on my channel. Thanks Master 🙇♂
Great lesson as always. I spent an hour trying to work out the key. It seems to resolve to A major, and I think what Jason has done is flatten the 6th (F# minor) and make it a major (making it F major), and he’s also flattened the 7th from G#dim to G Major, and he uses (sometimes) the minored 4th (making it D minor) as a substitute. From what I understand, minoring the 4th and flattening the 7th are common substitutions, however I didn’t know you could flatten (and major!) the normally minor 6th. But in this case the F major may not be a substitution and may simply be a passing chord to the G major (flattened 7th). My head is melting. Going for a lie down. Hopefully Jason himself can enlighten me!
A - D/A - F - G I - IV/1 - VIb - VIIb Thanks for your question Mark. This looks like A major as it starts with A major triad. Then we stick with the A root and play the IV (D major). The last 2 chords you could say are borrowed from the parallel minor, A natural minor which has F and G major chords. Those could be looked at as the VIb and VIIb of the key of A
You could also look at this song in the key of A mixolydian b6 scale. A lot of my riffs use this scale which you could listen here: riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/?filter=SCALE-%3AMixolydian%2520b6
Hey Jason, you have great lessons buddy. I love them. You explain quite slowly and clearly. Will check out your other lessons. Thanks. You have interesting hand independence exercises.
Your classes are always gems! Thank you Jason! And your sound is also so rich. What piano/sound library/Daw are you using for producing these videos? If you can share, of course..
I cannot comprehend why the F and G chords sound good in this chord progression. They are not diatonic, but what are they? Can you recommend a video that would explain that? Thank you Jason!
Looks like these are borrowed chord Martin. Will do a lesson on these. Perhaps you can start with this video where I reharmonize a popular song, "Hallelujah". This covers this technique along with many more: ruclips.net/video/FPhigSfgDzc/видео.html
Many thanks, you are a great teacher I think. I do have a question about becoming a member and what happens then. But unfortunately that question keeps not being answered through the website or email. I already tried two ways... What is the best way to get in contact? Thanks, Erik
Hi Erik. Do you want to become a Member and access content for our "Everything for Life" bundle. If so, you can access the same here: www.nathanielschool.com/video-courses You can also follow us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/jasonzac for supplementary content for our RUclips lessons If you'd like to do a course, can you write to music@nathanielschool.com
Liam. Perhaps the Left Thumb could play Eb and the Right Thumb could play it's Major Third (G). If it's Eb7, then Left Hand and right hand could play the same thing if the right adds the Db (minor 7th). However, you could also change the left hand thumb to play Db. Hope this helps?
@@justinthomasjacob well I will be 33 tomorrow, bro it's never too late to learn anything or start a new life with anything, that's what Dale Carnegie said. We are on the same boat. Good luck 👍👍
Lesson Flow:
0:00 Introduction
0:54 Chord Progression
3:03 Playing The Pulse
5:06 Eighth Note Feel
8:31 Triplet Feel
12:06 Sixteenth Note Feel
14:29 Sixteenth Note Triplet Feel
15:33 32nd Note Feel (Dividing By 8)
Thank you so much for the timestamps and descriptions! This is so helpful to refer to!
I really wanted to accompany songs but just couldn't find a way to how I should do that, searched for it and watched thousands of videos but just couldn't do it, everybody shows you patterns to accompany but nobody tells you the basic which is THE RHYTHM of the song and you made it so effortlessly easy for me and for everybody. Thank you so much for that, I am grateful.
So awesome to hear this Reena! Thanks a ton 😊
I really appreciate your channel for the fact that your advice helps to reveal creativity and give us the tools to embody what is in our souls. I now constantly use these grooves and can create very beautiful accompaniments, adding a melody to this idea with the grooves from this video.
my accompaniments now sound much more professional, and it makes me really happy. you're an incredible teacher
and I really love your videos with survival techniques, it's a brilliant concept
Thanks so much! Your encouragement means a lot! Will continue to do my best for the channel :)
This simple concept does so much to bring musical interest to a simple four chord progression👍🏽🎶
Awesome! More lessons on accompaniment coming up!
Jason,
I am a classically trained pianist(Grade 5) and I can't thank you enough for this lesson. This has opened up so many new dimensions for me to explore !
Thank you Jason. You have de-mystified piano accompaniment technique for me.
My pleasure! Hope you take your music forward to the next level and inspire more people!
Jason you have the best videos on how to incorporate rhythm to piano playing by far!
killer! Awesome to know!
Bloody marvellous way of showing mind numbing dynamics through simplicity. Wish I am in India to discuss and learn from this gentlemen daily...Impeccable Jason. Cheers
Thanks a ton Ashok!
Holly crap. Thank you. You explained it the best and made it so simple and attainable!
Awesome! I'm glad this tutorial was helpful to you! 🎹 Thanks for watching, Armando 🤘🏽
Hidden treasury found!! Such detailed and amazing instructions
Glad you think so John!
Fabulous video about piano accompaniment. Very very useful.
God bless you.
Thank you very much Marimuthu!
I am just speechless.👏👏👏
Thank you Sir that was a much needed lesson.
Very welcome Philippe!
Thank you so much for sharing this video. It helped me create a piano accompaniment track for a song I’m writing. Couldn’t have done it without your tutorial!
Brilliant Branden! Glad it helped!
You are simply fantastic bro. god bless. continue with many more videos
Thank you so much John. Will continue to give my best 😀
I have been following most of your video tutorials and they are truly awesome . May I request you to share a tutorial on playing guitar strumming patterns on piano bin detail as series. You have an encyclopaedia of Riffs which will be cherished by all music lovers to improvise their skill levels. Thanks for being so humble .
Thanks and great suggestion Ravi! Will work on this! Your suggestion is exciting :)
Excellent Piano player.
Thanks a ton Steven!
OMG how many beautiful variations you have packed in this short course, simply amazing!!!
Awesome go to Rht hum piano. Great for composer or a great pocket rhythm to be able to adjust to given song!
Awesome to hear Tony
Thank you Jason....what a great lesson. I've now subscribed and can't wait for more. Thanks heaps 😊
Awesome, thank you Allison!
Fantastic lesson. Thank you.
Most welcome Kooda!
Jason is incredibly talented teacher
Thanks so much Lisa!
THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU I'm so happy about this lesson :-))))).
I'm so glad! You are so welcome :)
@@nathanielschool Do you have sheet music to this lesson on your Patreon channel? :-)
I'm not sure if I got the 16th triplet feel right, default kind of playing:
beat 1: left hand pinky plus right hand outer two notes.
beat 2-6: both thumbs alternating single notes.
Is that correct?
Edit: No, you're changing the fingers with which you play the triplets. So as I understand it, it's about feeling the groove and spontaneously choosing fingers to do the 16th triplets with, while the left pinky bass note is held for one whole count, and the chord in the right hand (or the two upper notes from the chord) are being played at beats 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Greetings
Christina
Tks Jason again & again❣️
This is the kind of accompaniment I’m looking for! Great job!
Awesome! Thank you Boy!
I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for your lessons. you can't imagine how much better I've become at playing accompaniments thanks to your advice. I look forward to new lessons. good luck and happiness to you. with great gratitude from Russia ❤
Keep rocking!
Sir you are awsome. I need you in my life.
Beautiful.
Thank you! Cheers!
Jason showing off. Nice.
🤘🏽
This is what I have been looking for. Thank you for the clear and simple way to show how it's done.
Glad it was helpful Peggy!
Excellent....thanx so much!
Glad it was helpful Curt!
Hypnotical, simply great! 😊
Many thanks!
Thank you so much for this, you have taken what would seem complicated and simplified it, wonderful !
Glad it was helpful for you, Shade! 😀
Hi Jason, keeping the beat with my right pinky, has transformed my tempo and playing in general....keep going ....you are a pretty good teacher
Awesome, thank you Liam!
Great, Jason! Thx!
Most welcome!
really amazing man, u teach huge confusing lesson as a simple technique. one of the best piano tutors in the world... thank u so much
I appreciate that!
Thank you so much 💓
You're welcome Bijo 😊
Great lesson ! 🌹Simple to understand yet very informative and useful ! 👍Thank you 🙏
Thank you Sang! 😃
Beautiful ... I've wanted to learn those techniques for decades thank you. You're a great teacher
You are so welcome Shane!
Great tutorial. More on rhythmic patterns please
On it Bruce! Thanks for watching! Do help us by spreading the video to your musician friends :)
This helpmeso much ! Appreciate it sir !
Glad it helped you. 😀
Wow! You have so much musical feeling AND technique to teach. Thank you very much!
You're very welcome Frank!
Amazing the best lesson I’ve seen on RUclips so far 👍
Wow, thanks!
this is great lesson! you are just my hero!
You are too kind Лиза!
Amazing. My piano performance is improving so much with these classes. First time I've said that after 18 months! :-)
That's so awesome to hear Mike! Keep it going strong!
Thank you sir
Most welcome Bharat 🙏🏼
Awesome! Love it!
Thanks Stephen!!
Hello Mr Jason. I have been following your lessons and have learnt a whole lot from them. Thanks for all you have been doing to us.
You are very welcome Odume!
Excellent tutorial
Thank you! Cheers!
Jason - I’m a Sax player and take your online class just to understand chord progressions better - this rhythm and chord changes is so awesome- I’m hooked - signed up and want to progress in my piano playing with YOU!
Thanks
Awesome Aaron, thank you! You could write to us - music@nathanielschool.com. Will plan your musical journey!
You are amazing. This is going to help me tremendously. Subscribed!
Welcome aboard! And thanks a ton for being a part of our family Mario!
@@nathanielschool Jason, where you using the sustain pedal? if yes, damnnn that's smooth.
Mario. Perhaps you could watch this lesson on how I use the sustain pedal in detail: ruclips.net/video/dTK26bDdAGc/видео.html
@@nathanielschool Thanks for quick replies. Greatly appreciated. You are awesome.
Thanks a lot Jason ! Super useful and helpful !
A question about the chord progression, could you explain how you built it?
I can't figure out what key we are in or find the harmonic pattern behind it (functional harmony).
How not to love this guy
What u teach is very good....and also..every pianist should learn voicings..this is a powerful tool to make great music in all kind of genres
Thanks a lot Faiz!
thanks perfect
Welcome 👍
You are a great teacher.
Wow, thank you!
Super video! I applauded for $2.00 👏
Wow, thanks Melissa!
Great lesson! Very well explained and played. Lots of usefull material!
Many thanks Daniel!
Since I took this lesson, i added the technique of using my left thumb to do triplets, and i added that to a song of my band. If you wish, You can see me doing that with my band in a live performance, it's on my channel. Thanks Master 🙇♂
Awesome to hear and glad the lessons are helping you Ivan!
Awesome as usual sir..
Thanks a ton Durga!
Wooooooow amazing teaching waiting for more lessons sir😊🙏🙏🙏🎼🎹
Very soon! Coming up!
Awesome!!
Thanks!
@@nathanielschool no - thank YOU
¡Gracias!
Thanks for your constant support and encouragement Ivan!
Thank you so much! This tutorial is what Ive been looking for. 💗
You are so welcome Quynh!
Very nice explain
Thanks and welcome
Another excellent tutorial ! So glad to have discovered your channel , thank you 🤗
You are so welcome!
Fabulous lesson thank you !
My pleasure Ian!
Thank you po sir. Nice lesson. Hope i can follow. May God bless you always.
Thanks for your kind words Prem! Best of luck!
Great lesson as always. I spent an hour trying to work out the key. It seems to resolve to A major, and I think what Jason has done is flatten the 6th (F# minor) and make it a major (making it F major), and he’s also flattened the 7th from G#dim to G Major, and he uses (sometimes) the minored 4th (making it D minor) as a substitute. From what I understand, minoring the 4th and flattening the 7th are common substitutions, however I didn’t know you could flatten (and major!) the normally minor 6th. But in this case the F major may not be a substitution and may simply be a passing chord to the G major (flattened 7th). My head is melting. Going for a lie down. Hopefully Jason himself can enlighten me!
A - D/A - F - G
I - IV/1 - VIb - VIIb
Thanks for your question Mark. This looks like A major as it starts with A major triad. Then we stick with the A root and play the IV (D major). The last 2 chords you could say are borrowed from the parallel minor, A natural minor which has F and G major chords. Those could be looked at as the VIb and VIIb of the key of A
You could also look at this song in the key of A mixolydian b6 scale. A lot of my riffs use this scale which you could listen here: riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/?filter=SCALE-%3AMixolydian%2520b6
Thank you so much!! Amazing lesson
Most welcome! Will continue to give my best!
Hey Jason, you have great lessons buddy. I love them. You explain quite slowly and clearly. Will check out your other lessons. Thanks. You have interesting hand independence exercises.
Rock on!
Another great lesson!❤️ thank you Jason
You're welcome. Keep practicing and keep watching, Joyce. ☺
Awesome Lesson. The best I have seen on standard piano accompaniment, especially for power ballads. New subscriber and alerts. Thank you friend.
Thank you so much for being a part of our channel Takoda!
Amazing! ❤❤❤
Thank you! 😄
الله يعطيك الصحة
That God give you the health . Here I am saying to you in Arabic, friend.
So many thanks for your wishes and prayers Zouhir 🙏🏽
Man, you are amazing! Thank you!
You're welcome Bogyo!
Great tutorial Jason! I just recently subscribed and am so blessed and thankful for your videos..
Welcome aboard! Thanks a ton!
Your classes are always gems! Thank you Jason! And your sound is also so rich. What piano/sound library/Daw are you using for producing these videos? If you can share, of course..
Thanks a ton!
I’m very enjoyed with your video, could you please do a video about how to play Hallelujah.?
Done! This is an awesome idea. I will plan!
👍 Very beautiful 😍
Thank you so much 😊
divide by 8 is very much like Keith Jarrett when he warms up
I cannot comprehend why the F and G chords sound good in this chord progression. They are not diatonic, but what are they? Can you recommend a video that would explain that? Thank you Jason!
Looks like these are borrowed chord Martin. Will do a lesson on these. Perhaps you can start with this video where I reharmonize a popular song, "Hallelujah". This covers this technique along with many more: ruclips.net/video/FPhigSfgDzc/видео.html
Thanks Jason!
Btw, the voicing of the A chord reminds me of "Eternity" by Robbie Williams.
Many thanks, you are a great teacher I think. I do have a question about becoming a member and what happens then. But unfortunately that question keeps not being answered through the website or email. I already tried two ways... What is the best way to get in contact? Thanks, Erik
Hi Erik. Do you want to become a Member and access content for our "Everything for Life" bundle. If so, you can access the same here: www.nathanielschool.com/video-courses
You can also follow us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/jasonzac for supplementary content for our RUclips lessons
If you'd like to do a course, can you write to music@nathanielschool.com
Can u teach how aj rafael play his song and teach us how he measure his song.... Hope you notice me. from one of your avid fans in the Philippines....
Hi. im just getting started on piano and learning a lot from you. What software are you using?
Awesome! I'm not sure as to which software you are implying? We use a lot of software to produce these lessons
The one where your piano is in the screen
Such a great chord progression. I'm trying to figure out which mode the chords are from. They don't appear to be from a major scale.
Must have been some borrowed chords!
@@nathanielschool they work amazingly well together.
I figured it out. After watching your lesson on cadences - the last three chords in the progression are the EPIC cadence within the A major scale.
❤❤❤
Thanks for listening Adarsh!
Sir do you recommend using non harmony notes in between?
Can you be a bit more clear with the question Bicky?
Do you have written notes for this video Jason? 😊
Sorry Janet. Don't think we made notes for this one. This goes way back
Question; let’s say you are playing Eb or Eb7 how do you then work the thumbs.
Liam. Perhaps the Left Thumb could play Eb and the Right Thumb could play it's Major Third (G). If it's Eb7, then Left Hand and right hand could play the same thing if the right adds the Db (minor 7th). However, you could also change the left hand thumb to play Db. Hope this helps?
Jason, couldn’t i also just use inversions so that the thumbs stay away from the black keys?
Thanks Jason,
Also thank you for the speedy replies
😁
Sir,Can you tech me personally. How much your class fees.
Yes Bharat. Please 📧 music@nathanielschool or 📞 +917760456847
Sir plzzz give some tips for composing a jingle sir🙏🙏🙏🎶
Will keep in mind for future lessons! However, in the mean while, please check our lessons on Theory & Composition
@@nathanielschool
Ok sir thank you 🙂
Sir where is ur school
Hi Justin. We are based in Bangalore, India but now have programs which are 100% online!
Sir little knowledge only sir is it’s possible learn ? now 33 year old
@@justinthomasjacob well I will be 33 tomorrow, bro it's never too late to learn anything or start a new life with anything, that's what Dale Carnegie said.
We are on the same boat. Good luck 👍👍