Yes! Adam snuck that in (a "chromatic 7th" sub for the actual secondary dominant A7). Open Studio could do a great lesson on Chromatic 7ths (all of which are as equally part of a key as Secondary Dominants). : )
This is amazing, but it's made more confusing by adding a D/F# chord instead of a simple D and in the last example a tritone substitutions from A to Eb. Break it down in the simplest way possible
@@christopherkettlewell7386 you could tritone sub any of those and it would make some interesting progressions. In that situation it works well because otherwise he would be going from A minor to A7, and that would sound more like a modulation and wouldn't be that seamless. And doing a first inversion on the D is also an arbitrary choice, you can do it on any of the chords you feel like, I like it because of the minor second movement in the bass.
it's been 5 minutes since i sat down in the bathroom, and I still haven't finished this short yet. Absolutely crazy that this info is not only free, but packed into such a convenient format. Bravo.
I so appreciate what you folks do. Wanted to play as a kid; mom and dad said no, so I developed as a singer. I hear these changes and I can adapt as a vocalist. But the great loss in my life has been to be a jazz pianist. What you share here feeds me, it literally feeds me, because even as I don't know the terminology, I can follow what you're doing. Easily. Thanks for being here....
I don't know how much you need to hear this but, it's not too late for you to become what you'd like, if you still have this ache to become a jazz pianist, I think you should just go for it!!
@@Akram-b3myes! picking up the piano later in life has brought me so much joy and fulfilment… just give the keys a tinkle, don’t expect too much from it but try to get across the flavour of what you feel (since you can feel it). It’s helpful to have a constraint like only use white keys or only use black keys, or only use one hand and keys within a span of that hand. And focus on expressing with rhythm, tone, and note choice. Good luck!!
Yes! What they are saying! Learn it! Do whatever you can to get the ball rolling! Get a cheap, maybe used (but taken care of) electric keyboard. You don’t need a grand piano anymore to learn piano. 😊 I’m doing the same thing at 34 years old with learning guitar (not just playing it 😉). It’s been the most rewarding thing I’ve done in a long time aside from my beautiful kiddos. Have fun!!
Perfect “pace” to this vid. I had to stop, rewind and rewatch it, and that’s great, because the alternative is a vid that’s too slow, that over explains things.
For my pals who have no clue what a secondary dominant is (neither did I, so I googled it), in short it's just a Dominant (V or V7) to the Tonic (I) chord progression in another key from the original. The Tonic (I) chord, however, must be a chord that is in the original key. This is definitely a huge simplification, but I think this is the main idea!
I get you, but I think that's not the point though, it's a seemless transition, not really a key change or modulation. so yeah you can hear it as subdominant to C still, but I think It's more about taking more detours through relative dominant connections to approach the F more colourfully. And then after that it has the potential to guide you in a different direction. :)
@@Marunius Maybe it's too much of the classical harmony training, but for me it doesn't click. Using a series of secondary dominants doesn't make you forget the start key, it's just an "exponential" secondary dominant series targetting the IV chord. For diatonic modulation you need to put the VI chord of the target key somewhere as an anchor, then it really starts to feel like modulation. And the series was lit AF, I just was disappointed to not really learn a new modulating technique :D
I feel the same way. I primarily play gospel music and what he showed us is along the lines of what a gospel piano player would do going from 1 - 4 in a free flowing spontaneous environment.
Thank you for such phenomenal lessons. Also if you could put those chords in barlines would be helpful for people like me, who find it hard to play by ear music.
my band director for our jazz band tells us when looking at charts with crazy chord progressions, just find the standard chords in the key, and almost 100% of the time, the stuff in between is just a bunch of stuff to help get there
Once I understand these terms I'ma be unstoppable
Lol
You got this. And once you know Jesus you truly will be indomitable 😊
I’ve been telling myself that for years 😂 but music truly does get easier when you know a good bit of theory, it’s almost always an advantage.
@@lowercasepeople49amen
@@jwardbass4452 man Ive seen improvement already! You ain't never lied.
That EB7 sound is so magic
Yes! Adam snuck that in (a "chromatic 7th" sub for the actual secondary dominant A7). Open Studio could do a great lesson on Chromatic 7ths (all of which are as equally part of a key as Secondary Dominants). : )
@@idnemgk chromatic 7th? This is a tritone sub
Yes, thanks! The same thing, different name.
Exactly.
i didnt see an eb7 notation tho? I'm a classical player lmao i think i just don't understand this stuff
1st: Cmaj7 Am Fmaj7
2nd: Cmaj7 Am C7 Fmaj7
3rd: Cmaj7 Am Gm7 C7 Fmaj7
4th: Cmaj7 Am D2/F# Gm7 C7 Fmaj7
5th: Cmaj7 Am Eb7 D7 Gm7 C7 Fmaj7
This is amazing, but it's made more confusing by adding a D/F# chord instead of a simple D and in the last example a tritone substitutions from A to Eb. Break it down in the simplest way possible
I agree - especially the tritone sub.
@@MatthewHarris47Yeah, but if there are two things jazz nerds love it's secondary dominants and tritone subs. He had to use it somewhere.
@@christopherkettlewell7386 you could tritone sub any of those and it would make some interesting progressions. In that situation it works well because otherwise he would be going from A minor to A7, and that would sound more like a modulation and wouldn't be that seamless.
And doing a first inversion on the D is also an arbitrary choice, you can do it on any of the chords you feel like, I like it because of the minor second movement in the bass.
@@christopherkettlewell7386yeah I agree. It’s never broken down well in these shorts. It comes off like a flex instead of earnest or teaching
Love how you always play in C so I don’t even have to transpose these chords to steal them
The video loop is pretty seamless as well
Haha that's what I said too
What I was thinking…😊
Yeah I’m pretty sure that was the point haha a seamless transition in two ways
On theme, y'know?
Facts
it's been 5 minutes since i sat down in the bathroom, and I still haven't finished this short yet. Absolutely crazy that this info is not only free, but packed into such a convenient format. Bravo.
Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 RIGHT
I so appreciate what you folks do. Wanted to play as a kid; mom and dad said no, so I developed as a singer. I hear these changes and I can adapt as a vocalist. But the great loss in my life has been to be a jazz pianist. What you share here feeds me, it literally feeds me, because even as I don't know the terminology, I can follow what you're doing. Easily. Thanks for being here....
I don't know how much you need to hear this but, it's not too late for you to become what you'd like, if you still have this ache to become a jazz pianist, I think you should just go for it!!
@@Akram-b3myes! picking up the piano later in life has brought me so much joy and fulfilment… just give the keys a tinkle, don’t expect too much from it but try to get across the flavour of what you feel (since you can feel it). It’s helpful to have a constraint like only use white keys or only use black keys, or only use one hand and keys within a span of that hand. And focus on expressing with rhythm, tone, and note choice. Good luck!!
Yes! What they are saying! Learn it! Do whatever you can to get the ball rolling! Get a cheap, maybe used (but taken care of) electric keyboard. You don’t need a grand piano anymore to learn piano. 😊
I’m doing the same thing at 34 years old with learning guitar (not just playing it 😉). It’s been the most rewarding thing I’ve done in a long time aside from my beautiful kiddos.
Have fun!!
The D over F# is so subtle but it kills me in that spread voicing… amazing.
I would also add an E to the D chord
it's already in there @@maunlio
Y'all provide the BEST online music lessons that I've seen in over the last 20 years. Keep raising the bar!
This is smoother than silk 😮💨
Bro just casually playing the most beautiful music ive ever heard
Whenever he does the ✨✨✨ my brain melts a little
ok, i understand what he's saying but i'm not there yet, i'll be back after a year of practice or so
My god. It was beautiful.
even though i understand next to nothing about dominants or whatever, i like watching these videos because they’re very relaxing
Dude that piano sounds HEAVENLY. 😊😊
That first C7 and the later G-7 and C7 combo is lifechanging
Perfect “pace” to this vid. I had to stop, rewind and rewatch it, and that’s great, because the alternative is a vid that’s too slow, that over explains things.
Sounds like a gospel progression
yes! this is very gospel-ish progression!
Gave me gospel vibes especially the 3rd variation. Lord have mercy 😮💨
I'm an advanced theory guy and I still found this wonderful. Subscribed!
You literally blow my tiny mind every time I watch one of these
Love how music works like that
I thought that I've seen most of the music tutorials - yours that I've I've seen so far raises the bar - brilliant
I understand these terms and my poor ass is massively grateful.
Hard to get that 5-1-4 sound out of my head 😭
Thanks so much to Open Studio and Adam for what seems to be a terrific joy in sharing the fruits of their knowledge and dedication!!
I have finally found a video that explains a progression I have often heard. I think your voicing and movements are exquisite. Thanks.
I dont know a lot about music but I know a lot about art and I know blending when I see it.
This doesn’t really sound like a full on key change to me, just an interesting way to get to the subdominant chord of the same key
To me he didn't even modulate. He just went from C ionian to C mixolydian.
I love the ✨✨ in the chords
You're amazing. Really inspirational.
He went crazy on this one 🔥🚀
Bro, you’re literally my favorite person to watch in the whole wide web
Billy Joel made a living doing that
Pure magic you sir, are a wizard
Nice spin on “Misty”. Magical✨
What a joy to listen to. A Large respect to all those out there who play.
MIND…BLOWING! 🔥
Seamless and flawless my friend 🙏🏼 thank you for your efforts on educating us all here so beautifully.
Seamles editing too 😊
Gorgeous. My soul can hear it as well as my ears.
These videos are the most reliable way for me to motivate myself to actually practice piano. Its nice. Thank you
This is exactly what I want to learn. Just had surgery so now I can’t wait to get back to the piano. Thanks.
Thank you! I love your videos!
beautiful lessson
It's just AWESOME!! 🤩 I'll use it tonight at the church 🙏 Beautiful!!
You’re a phenomenal teacher.
Ok you started wilding out 😂 that was dope this is my favorite channel. You’re super nice with it. I hope to be able to place this good one day.
I'm just starting and I started with chords. This is beautiful. A good jumping off point for more exploring
Would love if you guys could sometimes include the voicings you're using, that's really adding to the flavor!
Does anyone else not play piano but still love watching these videos because the ideas are so enjoyable to listen to?
Brotherrrrr ADAM WTF this is NUTS
I love this making all that mess they tried to spoon feed me for 50 dollars a half hour make sense
Love to you man❤ I love how accessible you make this stuff
I hear that Eb7 transition in lots of Barry Harris songs. It sounds so full and rich. Very relaxing sound.
That tritone sub threw me, super neat though!
this feels like using increasingly fine sandpaper to smooth out the transition
Love these micro lessons
I think you just changed my entire approach at writing songs. Thank you!
My mind... blown. Gadzuks.
I’ve been struggling in my music theory class, but I know exactly what’s going on here, and that gives me confidence (:
For my pals who have no clue what a secondary dominant is (neither did I, so I googled it), in short it's just a Dominant (V or V7) to the Tonic (I) chord progression in another key from the original. The Tonic (I) chord, however, must be a chord that is in the original key.
This is definitely a huge simplification, but I think this is the main idea!
Thanks .
This is a magical video, thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Gorgeous. And they sound beautiful in church as you changes keys for the next hymn ;-)
Man, that sounds like some straight up gospel. OooooWeeeee!!!
Love your shorts man!
Tbh that FM7 still sounds like a subdominant for me😅
I get you, but I think that's not the point though, it's a seemless transition, not really a key change or modulation. so yeah you can hear it as subdominant to C still, but I think It's more about taking more detours through relative dominant connections to approach the F more colourfully. And then after that it has the potential to guide you in a different direction. :)
Perhaps going to a less related key would remove that feeling too :)
@@TorbenMahnsMusic The title literally says "key change" ;)
@@Marunius Maybe it's too much of the classical harmony training, but for me it doesn't click. Using a series of secondary dominants doesn't make you forget the start key, it's just an "exponential" secondary dominant series targetting the IV chord. For diatonic modulation you need to put the VI chord of the target key somewhere as an anchor, then it really starts to feel like modulation.
And the series was lit AF, I just was disappointed to not really learn a new modulating technique :D
I feel the same way. I primarily play gospel music and what he showed us is along the lines of what a gospel piano player would do going from 1 - 4 in a free flowing spontaneous environment.
Doing gods work Adam!
Listened to it again because it’s just beautiful
OmG I want ur tutorials bout those incredible moves🎹🎹🎹🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍 woww🔉🔉🔉...
I'm still reacting with crooked face for real😬😬😬🔥🎹
Beautiful
That was wonderful in so many ways.
Babyface and Brian McKnight (to name just a couple) use this technique religiously. 💪🏾😌
I understand which chords to use but I feel like your voicings add soooo much more to that! how can I learn/practice that? using different inversions?
WOW!
So glad the great algorithm in the sky led me to you. Subbed!
Thanks
Thanks for sharing! ❤
Thank you for such phenomenal lessons. Also if you could put those chords in barlines would be helpful for people like me, who find it hard to play by ear music.
Just superb. I’m loving these shorts and stealing all of your tips. I’m going to reach out on the website about membership. 😊
This is gold !!! You need to make a whole clip on this..
Secondary dominants are the real KINGS of key changes 😎😎
Ur my favorite piano player
GRACIAS
Nothing beats that C7 to F though, so simple yet it hits so perfectly.
Seamless transition from c to f? Happy birthday.
Wonderful❤
my band director for our jazz band tells us when looking at charts with crazy chord progressions, just find the standard chords in the key, and almost 100% of the time, the stuff in between is just a bunch of stuff to help get there
And before we know it we are braiding our hair and In a gospel choir 😅
🙄
gotta warm up haha!
Don't forget the wigs! 🤣
THAT. PART!
Are y'all serious with these comments? 😒
love the tritone substitution Eb7-D7-Gm
You need to make the F the tonic instead of just going there cuz it sounds like the subdominant still
Love the ✨️
Aaah, the perfect loop! Always make you to double like the video :) And great video, of course! :)
Great video
Thank you.
W o n d e r f u l
So melty so gooood
Omg I love this
Very nice.