To clarify for others the reasoning behind the chords he's choosing to add: In Waymaker, for example, he is tonicizing the Em chord by playing the B right beforehand (known as a secondary dominant - B is the dominant, or V chord, of Em). Similarly, he is tonicizing the C by playing a standard ii-V-I progression (Dm - G - C).
Thank you - no mentions or references to a 2-5-1, secondary dominants, or leading tones was in this video and those are the building blocks of these passing chords.
Great that you clarified this in the comments! I was about to write the same;) I liked that they only showed how to use it, it's easier for beginners. I know the Theory behind it but i never used it in Worship, gonna try this one out!
We kept it practical and actionable in the video, avoiding discussion of the underlying concepts and theory but we knew that there'd be more context provided by you theory fans in the comments 😄 Thanks for watching, all!
This is now my favourite video. I've been looking for these passive chords for some time now to spice my playing and it's been a while coming. I'm loving this and I hope church will love it too. God Bless You 🙏🏾
Unreal bro thanks for sharing all this I'll be spending weeks on this video just breaking out all the things you're doing, not just the passing chords.
This is a very informative video!! I have been trying to learn other ways to play and give another texture to worship songs. Will definitely try this! Thank you so much! Kudos to the whole team!
I'm new to this channel, but these videos with Isaac bring me so much joy, and not just because I picked up a few cool hacks from them. I have long been dismayed by what I see as often a celebration of musical ignorance in the CCM scene, and even sometimes a legalistic elevation of said ignorance to a spiritual virtue. I see in this channel a genuine interest in expanding musical horizons and it's very encouraging! Plus I've learned some new things that I'm really looking forward to using.
Thank you SO much for this video!!! Please do more that incorporate Gospel/flavor into CCM music, that’s my two favorite genres & I sometimes feel that adding things like diminished chords to worship songs doesn’t sound right, but this is very tastefully done!!!
I would like to see some content with Isaac about those special inverted, augmented and diminished chords he mentions during this video and how he uses them to bring a different flavour to the songs in the sunday service
The "easiest" way is to just add the 7ths of the chord. 1 and 4 are major 7ths, 2 3 6 are minor 7ths, 5 is a dominant 7th. Also, if that's too complicated, a good rule of thumb is 1 5 on the left hand, and 3 5 1 on the right. Root note is encompassing the entire chord on the outside and the other harmonic notes fills it in more. From there, you can just play notes that complement the chord (notes in the chord, other notes in the scale but centered around the root note. Ex. Left hand: C G Right hand: E G C Left Hand: G D Right Hand: B D G
I know the theory behind it and have watched a number of videos about passing chords, but still had a hard time applying it. This was quite a bit more straightforward with the explanation and inspires me to try incorporating it into my playing again!
This guy is amazing!! I literally just got back into playing piano after stopping for a few years and in about 1 hour I was playing with ease with these new passing chords
Any advice or resources for beginner keyboard players to learn how to play chords and about chord progressions? Any advice specifically about how to play the chord in an interesting or rhythmic way, rather than just a block (all notes held at the same time)? Thank you!
Wonderful lesson bros u all are very good at what u do all praises 👏 to Almighty God.... **But I really think u should have explained why the major 3 chord works n touch on secondary dominants even for one second... just my advice smile 😊 👍
Some settings, it works,other settings these passing chords are an absolute distraction! In worship you’re looking for space and breath between major minor chords, executing notes smartly with a lot of space! In the space is when people are contemplating,thinking and searching, a lot of keyboardist musicians don’t know this.
As a novice trying to bring musical power to a tiny church it was almost impossible to follow the extremely professional Issac who was wonderful btw. Will try freezing the video to try & learn.
Hey. Awesome video. I’m in the learning process. Can you share the program your using on your computer that is working and showing the chords being used? If it’s not like public and you need to email it let me know. Thanks so much!!
Hi! I’m new to this channel. Can anyone recommend a resource for learning this style of playing? I don’t just mean the passing chords stuff, but the whole approach to playing from a chord chart. Been looking for a good course or book or channel to get learning. Thanks!
Can you please take a step slower how to play those passing chords? I believe there is a pattern for different passing chords. It is right now too complicate and too fast for a beginner like me. Thanks a lot.
What irritates me with this kind of tutorials is that they do not give you the theory/reason as to why E major was chosen in the first song in the key of C, you got teach the reason why Emajor instead of just showing this or that chord in one or two scales.
E major was chosen according to the chord progression (Am, G, F, C): the E Maj chord links the C and Am. The E chord is the 3rd of C Major and is also the 5th of Am. The left hand walks up from C, Ab (G#), A giving smoother passing sound. The left hand note has to be next to the target note (A) - making an ascending bass line. There are many ways, eg. U can go from the C to D to Am (1,2m, 6 progression).
I appreciate the initiative to want to share knowledge of music theory, but for beginners this goes all way, way to fast. The way Mr. Rodriguez plays, renders the chord detection and display completely useless, mainly because he barely plays the chords as a whole; mostly broken/arpegiated. Imho this is not aimed at the beginners . . . So from the educational side there's a lot to improve . . .
I mean he’s playing for a CCM type band, and CCM is all about simplicity lol. I think it sounds better than people I have listened to. I am a “pianist” (still don’t deserve being calling that) and have learned so much from him honestly, for CCM type style. Thats why many people love his chords. Most people that are watching, are here for CCM. So I mean…
To clarify for others the reasoning behind the chords he's choosing to add: In Waymaker, for example, he is tonicizing the Em chord by playing the B right beforehand (known as a secondary dominant - B is the dominant, or V chord, of Em). Similarly, he is tonicizing the C by playing a standard ii-V-I progression (Dm - G - C).
Thank you - no mentions or references to a 2-5-1, secondary dominants, or leading tones was in this video and those are the building blocks of these passing chords.
Great that you clarified this in the comments! I was about to write the same;) I liked that they only showed how to use it, it's easier for beginners. I know the Theory behind it but i never used it in Worship, gonna try this one out!
We kept it practical and actionable in the video, avoiding discussion of the underlying concepts and theory but we knew that there'd be more context provided by you theory fans in the comments 😄 Thanks for watching, all!
@@SundaySounds absolutely! Great work as always!
its all about the 736...251 and secondary dominant passing chords actually
Thanks Isaac for sharing these passing chords. God bless you abundantly.
Love this content and getting a refresher on this topic!
This is now my favourite video. I've been looking for these passive chords for some time now to spice my playing and it's been a while coming. I'm loving this and I hope church will love it too. God Bless You 🙏🏾
Awesome!
This lesson is extreme insightful - thanks for sharing
I appreciate the work you have produced!!!
Unreal bro thanks for sharing all this I'll be spending weeks on this video just breaking out all the things you're doing, not just the passing chords.
Wonderful
Thank you Isaac ❤️❤️❤️
Great stuff!
This is a very informative video!! I have been trying to learn other ways to play and give another texture to worship songs. Will definitely try this! Thank you so much! Kudos to the whole team!
I'm new to this channel, but these videos with Isaac bring me so much joy, and not just because I picked up a few cool hacks from them. I have long been dismayed by what I see as often a celebration of musical ignorance in the CCM scene, and even sometimes a legalistic elevation of said ignorance to a spiritual virtue. I see in this channel a genuine interest in expanding musical horizons and it's very encouraging! Plus I've learned some new things that I'm really looking forward to using.
this is gold right here. thanks! God bless
Thank you SO much for this video!!! Please do more that incorporate Gospel/flavor into CCM music, that’s my two favorite genres & I sometimes feel that adding things like diminished chords to worship songs doesn’t sound right, but this is very tastefully done!!!
I've absolutely loved and found this series on gospel keys so interesting and helpful! thank heaps and God bless :)
Thank you for the easy clarification
One of the best Lessons 👌 on Here. I am saying this as a Beginner Beginner ...
Great stuff, thank you.
Thank you!
Very awesome
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!!!!
Love these bite size lessons
Wuuuuu🙌 Thank you for this
Very good. Thank you for sharing 🙂
I would like to see some content with Isaac about those special inverted, augmented and diminished chords he mentions during this video and how he uses them to bring a different flavour to the songs in the sunday service
Thanks, this is passing chord explained to it simple way.
Found this tutorial very helpful. Thanks a lot guys.
5:35 when he went ✋🏻🤚🏻 whokay, I felt that too 😂
Great vid on this, will certainly help alot of people! 🔥
hey bruh the movement you played at the outro of the video, its all we needed
Great job guys!
It's all about music theory....secondary dominant concept.
So helpful. I want tutorial of how he plays for just regular chord progression too. His voicing and grace notes are so beautiful ❤
The "easiest" way is to just add the 7ths of the chord. 1 and 4 are major 7ths, 2 3 6 are minor 7ths, 5 is a dominant 7th. Also, if that's too complicated, a good rule of thumb is 1 5 on the left hand, and 3 5 1 on the right. Root note is encompassing the entire chord on the outside and the other harmonic notes fills it in more. From there, you can just play notes that complement the chord (notes in the chord, other notes in the scale but centered around the root note.
Ex.
Left hand: C G
Right hand: E G C
Left Hand: G D
Right Hand: B D G
I know the theory behind it and have watched a number of videos about passing chords, but still had a hard time applying it. This was quite a bit more straightforward with the explanation and inspires me to try incorporating it into my playing again!
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Wow ths is wonderful
Nice my friend
Wow. In fact, I have no words 🤐
Thanks man you're super good at this✊
This guy is amazing!! I literally just got back into playing piano after stopping for a few years and in about 1 hour I was playing with ease with these new passing chords
same here
I sure hope I can play piano like him one day. ❤
This is a Good One
On the Gospel side we approach chords by its 5th normally using a dominmant 7 chord. Jazz does this too. Secondary Dominants
Mano, cê toca muito! (Bro, you play it a lot!) I liked your lesson a lot. Thk u 4 that.
Good night bro this is amazing I need some of these lessons
செம்ம ❤
More tutorial like this please 🥺
I'd love to see more content with Isaac ! :D You guys do great content together!
Any advice or resources for beginner keyboard players to learn how to play chords and about chord progressions? Any advice specifically about how to play the chord in an interesting or rhythmic way, rather than just a block (all notes held at the same time)? Thank you!
David's reaction at 5:35 🤣
Amazing !!! Going to try this 🧐 help me Jesus 😖
Wonderful lesson bros u all are very good at what u do all praises 👏 to Almighty God.... **But I really think u should have explained why the major 3 chord works n touch on secondary dominants even for one second... just my advice smile 😊 👍
Secondary dominant 7
very helpful thank you. can we get a tutorial on how to use passing chord using 6m 4 1 5 progression please?
Some settings, it works,other settings these passing chords are an absolute distraction!
In worship you’re looking for space and breath between major minor chords, executing notes smartly with a lot of space!
In the space is when people are contemplating,thinking and searching, a lot of keyboardist musicians don’t know this.
Communication with your worship leader, worship team, and careful placement (don't over do it) are important when introducing passing chords.
1000 likes. Thank you!
Make more videos with Isaac... Leave the finding of subscribers to us.
Thank you! more videos are in the works!
can you guys have a lesson to teach us who are beginners who dont know to make up passing chords to learn how to make them up
As a novice trying to bring musical power to a tiny church it was almost impossible to follow the extremely professional Issac who was wonderful btw. Will try freezing the video to try & learn.
Hey. Awesome video. I’m in the learning process. Can you share the program your using on your computer that is working and showing the chords being used? If it’s not like public and you need to email it let me know. Thanks so much!!
Sir can you please suggest me
Which books are better to learn piano for worship in chruch for intermediate level students
What patch in Sunday Sounds is he using in this video?
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3:00 6:46 6:55 7:30 13:39
question... at 12:20 hes playing in C maj, what scale is he using to walk up from E- Gflat - Aflat -A? in context at 11:33
I have a zoom class myself how can I find the digital keyboard to show on screen during my class?
Hi! I’m new to this channel. Can anyone recommend a resource for learning this style of playing? I don’t just mean the passing chords stuff, but the whole approach to playing from a chord chart. Been looking for a good course or book or channel to get learning. Thanks!
Check out pretty simple music RUclips channel
What a beautiful sound!! what spectacular sounding chords!! what piano are you using?
We're using the SL88 Studio Midi Controller and Sunday Keys! Links in the description.
@@SundaySounds perfect, great, thanks!
Y!KES This is beginner??? Even the guitarist is saying “slower” and “I’m gonna try to play with you” lol. Great vid. Definitely NOT beginner
being technical is called 251 passing
Play in G
I understand what was done on the left hand, but what was done on the right hand? Slowly please.
Can you please take a step slower how to play those passing chords? I believe there is a pattern for different passing chords. It is right now too complicate and too fast for a beginner like me. Thanks a lot.
Hehe. I had to question the ""for beginners". I'm at intermediate level and struggled to comprehend it all
Ya too fast...
What irritates me with this kind of tutorials is that they do not give you the theory/reason as to why E major was chosen in the first song in the key of C, you got teach the reason why Emajor instead of just showing this or that chord in one or two scales.
Most people aren’t interested. But some people want to know “the why”
Yes... I was confused as to why he arbitrarily chose E major in Jireh... some basic theory would've helped us apply passing chords in other songs.
E major was chosen according to the chord progression (Am, G, F, C): the E Maj chord links the C and Am. The E chord is the 3rd of C Major and is also the 5th of Am. The left hand walks up from C, Ab (G#), A giving smoother passing sound. The left hand note has to be next to the target note (A) - making an ascending bass line. There are many ways, eg. U can go from the C to D to Am (1,2m, 6 progression).
Please don’t say it’s EASY, that’s why we came to this channel, because we find the said theory difficult 😞
He does it too fast, 95% of the time.
It says passing chords for beginners but the teaching method is too fast
Not at all easy to understand for beginners
I appreciate the initiative to want to share knowledge of music theory, but for beginners this goes all way, way to fast. The way Mr. Rodriguez plays, renders the chord detection and display completely useless, mainly because he barely plays the chords as a whole; mostly broken/arpegiated. Imho this is not aimed at the beginners . . . So from the educational side there's a lot to improve . . .
For non keyboard players, this guy is an amateur. Over hyped mostly due to his live gear. His skills are very basic.
Indeed
I mean he’s playing for a CCM type band, and CCM is all about simplicity lol. I think it sounds better than people I have listened to. I am a “pianist” (still don’t deserve being calling that) and have learned so much from him honestly, for CCM type style. Thats why many people love his chords. Most people that are watching, are here for CCM. So I mean…
Church music is boring and predictable , try better tones