Consequences of the scale for chords: _TONIC + EVEN NUMBER CHORDS:_ - I, VI, vi & ii (the major/minor tonics + subdominants) stay intact. _ODD NUMBER CHORDS:_ - vii° is not available. - V is only available as a sus 4 or 2 chord - iii is only available as a dyad without the 5th _BEYOND THE TRIAD:_ - The maj7 is not available on the tonic - The 9 is not available on the vi - The #11 is not available on the IV - The 13 is not available on the ii But as always, that doesn't mean you can't borrow cheeky notes outside the scale for some extra pizzazz.
Other reasonably important consequence: scales with even numbers of notes that can be essentially broken down into a triad pair can be treated like Barry Harris' 6 diminished scale family, one tonic chord and one secondary chord. In 6 dim scales, those are usually I6 and VII°7 (4 notes each to give an 8 note scale), but here I and IIm make the most sense (3 notes each to give a 6 note scale). Which creates nice environments to just alternate those chord pairs to harmonise the scale, in similar or contrary motion at any interval present in the scale. One can also do the Barry Harris borrowing of a single or two notes from the other chord to create some tension before resolving it.
Holy smokes I CANNOT wait for this course. I listened to this on Spotify and then got to my office and watched it on YT. Now I need to watch this again while I'm at the piano. I'm so ready for this course! BTW - I get it. You're not a "gospel pianist" and that's totally a thing and I know there's a mountain of things to know about that genre, but I am super game to be learning exactly what you're offering here. To begin to breath this sound into my playing and I 100% trust Peter's approach to begin the process.
NO WAY!! I literally, just a few weeks ago, was looking for some resources on EXACTLY this kind of hexatonic scale!! It's such a cool sound when you take triads or 3rds/4ths through it, but it's so rarely discussed... I think of it like a halfway point between a pentatonic and a normal major scale, just with that one extra note instead of adding both... So excited to listen all the way through this! Thank u guys as always 🙏🙏
Hey gents. I was thinking that perhaps using Sunday chords over a couple tunes (gospel and/or a hymn) might be a very helpful lesson in terms of application. Case in point, I was playing "Sunshine on my shoulders" as a pop instrumental on a gig the other night. At the end of the tune, the Bb descending church chords (first lesson) came to me (cause I'd been practicing them). It sounded super hip as an ending !
I’ve been looking for someone to explain this to me for a long while! I picked it up from learning songs that use these movements and sort of understood what’s going on but it’s so nice to hear you break it down!
Thank you so much for this amazing lesson and content. OK gotta go grab my guitar and shed these amazing sounds. Thank you for explaining how to get them. LOVE this show for a million reasons (now a million plus one).
Thank you guys so much, you know what would be very helpful is if you put the floating keys so we saw what you were playing as you were playing it. Just a suggestion :)
Great lesson. I'm a guitarist and have known this scale and it's alternating I-IV or I-ii nature for a few years, but I can never get it to sound quite so "gospel-y." Maybe I'm relying too much on double-stops (diads) and not enough on triads and bass notes. Maybe it's just more of a piano vibe? I'll keep trying...
The eternal struggle of the guitarist, am I right -- "if piano can play chords and I can play chords, why doesn't it sound right when I play piano ideas" I think we just need to respect our instrument's idiom and lean into the Drop 2/Drop 3 thing and shape the vocabulary around that
Me on the inside having to go to Sunday school as a kid ruclips.net/video/LO3KlIShoHo/видео.html I likely would've been a lot less bored if it were scales and chords ; )
you’re playing is always so inspiring, i kinda wanna go to sleep to just you guys playing this gospely stuff
Consequences of the scale for chords:
_TONIC + EVEN NUMBER CHORDS:_
- I, VI, vi & ii (the major/minor tonics + subdominants) stay intact.
_ODD NUMBER CHORDS:_
- vii° is not available.
- V is only available as a sus 4 or 2 chord
- iii is only available as a dyad without the 5th
_BEYOND THE TRIAD:_
- The maj7 is not available on the tonic
- The 9 is not available on the vi
- The #11 is not available on the IV
- The 13 is not available on the ii
But as always, that doesn't mean you can't borrow cheeky notes outside the scale for some extra pizzazz.
Other reasonably important consequence: scales with even numbers of notes that can be essentially broken down into a triad pair can be treated like Barry Harris' 6 diminished scale family, one tonic chord and one secondary chord. In 6 dim scales, those are usually I6 and VII°7 (4 notes each to give an 8 note scale), but here I and IIm make the most sense (3 notes each to give a 6 note scale).
Which creates nice environments to just alternate those chord pairs to harmonise the scale, in similar or contrary motion at any interval present in the scale.
One can also do the Barry Harris borrowing of a single or two notes from the other chord to create some tension before resolving it.
Do you guys know whats the name of the song theyre plying at the end? I know it’s a classic
@@Jafetlugo Strasbourg / St. Denis
Diads are gorgeous sounding.
Great video!! I loved Peter’s gospel hexatonic scale short but educational value is so much more in this longer format with the graphics. Thank you!
Holy smokes I CANNOT wait for this course. I listened to this on Spotify and then got to my office and watched it on YT. Now I need to watch this again while I'm at the piano. I'm so ready for this course!
BTW - I get it. You're not a "gospel pianist" and that's totally a thing and I know there's a mountain of things to know about that genre, but I am super game to be learning exactly what you're offering here. To begin to breath this sound into my playing and I 100% trust Peter's approach to begin the process.
NO WAY!! I literally, just a few weeks ago, was looking for some resources on EXACTLY this kind of hexatonic scale!!
It's such a cool sound when you take triads or 3rds/4ths through it, but it's so rarely discussed... I think of it like a halfway point between a pentatonic and a normal major scale, just with that one extra note instead of adding both...
So excited to listen all the way through this! Thank u guys as always 🙏🙏
Also check out the first Sunday Scale video from like 2 weeks ago or so. There's a nice PDF with some simple, creative ideas.
Gala. You goats are the best
You guys play me happy❤
Hey gents. I was thinking that perhaps using Sunday chords over a couple tunes (gospel and/or a hymn) might be a very helpful lesson in terms of application. Case in point, I was playing "Sunshine on my shoulders" as a pop instrumental on a gig the other night. At the end of the tune, the Bb descending church chords (first lesson) came to me (cause I'd been practicing them). It sounded super hip as an ending !
For Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll your jazz needs! One of my favorite Adam-isms. 😂
another great one.
Nice work gents, thanks.
This is all gelling so well with your recent short on slash chords.
Me and God sitting here watching the pod. He told me to tell you GALA!!
So nice to wake up to an episode of you’ll hear it. Had to run straight to my piano and play afterwords. Thank you!!!
Great 👍
I’ve been looking for someone to explain this to me for a long while! I picked it up from learning songs that use these movements and sort of understood what’s going on but it’s so nice to hear you break it down!
GALA, and also please put out a course on this! I’d definitely purchase it!
Great lesson. I love this podcast.
Thank you so much for this amazing lesson and content. OK gotta go grab my guitar and shed these amazing sounds. Thank you for explaining how to get them. LOVE this show for a million reasons (now a million plus one).
good vibe
amen
Love this content! I practiced already and it sounds great! 🎉
It's too bad we cannot see the keys during most of the video 😢
First thing I heard was Donovon’s “There is a Mountain” from 1967.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is!
Allman Bros dual guitar leads with Duane and Dicky
Sounds like feelin groovy.
six thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you guys so much, you know what would be very helpful is if you put the floating keys so we saw what you were playing as you were playing it. Just a suggestion :)
If it's Tuesday and you look 6 days ahead isn't that Monday? Come on guys get it together
😂
@@evanakachopinsson4674 it's a pentatonic week. there are only 5 days.
Video ruined
😂
The kid who went to music school only to study scales grabbed every different style of music and made scales out of them!
What piano sound is Peter using
Netscape ??
Sounds great
I want Peter’s brain 😢😢😢😢😢
Tuesday + 6 days = Monday 😉 0:28
but i wanna a hear yall play the catatonic scale 😎
Soooo ...
good.
Great lesson. I'm a guitarist and have known this scale and it's alternating I-IV or I-ii nature for a few years, but I can never get it to sound quite so "gospel-y." Maybe I'm relying too much on double-stops (diads) and not enough on triads and bass notes. Maybe it's just more of a piano vibe? I'll keep trying...
The eternal struggle of the guitarist, am I right -- "if piano can play chords and I can play chords, why doesn't it sound right when I play piano ideas"
I think we just need to respect our instrument's idiom and lean into the Drop 2/Drop 3 thing and shape the vocabulary around that
I always thought that diatonic was synonymous with a seven note skill because they're 7 days in a week in dia is day in Latin derivative languages
I didn't catch the artist you're referencing for the tune at the end..'Strawberry Sun' is the name of the song I think?
Same, curious to know if someone has the name....Strasberg? Definitely would like to know what was being riffed on at the end as well!
Strasbourg/St. Denis by Roy Hargrove
Found it: Strasbourg / St. Denis - Roy Hargrove
ruclips.net/video/XM83V4BD1Bw/видео.html
@@MW2xxnoobxx Thank you!! I never would have figured that one out. I was way off. 🙏
8:45 diatoms 😂 you're welcome
If Barry Harris played gospel lol
Whats the name of the song they are playing in 27:00 ?
Strasbourg / St. Denis by Roy Hargrove
@@halflearned2190 thanks!
Iiiiikea!!! Not Ajkea 😂
Disappointed in learning 7 is not “diatonic”. There goes that etymology theory!
I was hoping for “septic”
Me on the inside having to go to Sunday school as a kid
ruclips.net/video/LO3KlIShoHo/видео.html
I likely would've been a lot less bored if it were scales and chords ; )
😂
IKEA = Pronounced eekhea in the scandinavian languages.
Peter proving the uselessness of scale names and other theory 😂