Thank you sir, delighted you found it useful. If you need the chords, drop me an email. Welcome to my channel. Perhaps consider my blog? www.piano-jazz.blogspot.com Best, Dan
hahaha! About 18 minutes in, where you played it differently three times in a row, this really brings home the Triangle spoken about in the first episode. In the context that you 'feel' your way through the music, and as you described in that episode, or was it 2 or three ? that you'll rarely play the same piece the same way - depending on how your feeling it at that moment. Also that there is no definitive 'right way' to play the music, in the context of 'expressing the music'. So while I laughed 'with you' at this moment, I completely "get" where your coming from, which for me was great :) Thank you for showing your style, in playing the base notes [sometimes!] as part of the chord, or in place of, as this really helped me 'see' this as a style. I liked it as it sounds richer than simply playing the chords alone. I hope further in the series there will other looks as styles as I am clueless to styles at this stage. I've gotten so much from your series Dan, thank you for taking the time to put the series online with your excellent teaching skills.
By the way, after finally having succeded to figure out the chords you lastly use I substituted the Cminor7 at 27.37 by an Ediminshed 7, which sounds much nicer in my opinion. Thanks again for your inspiration!
Thank you very much for your comprehensive explanations - it's a mini excursion throughout all musical theory in 3o minutes, and, of course, an occasion to learn this beautiful immortal tune ! Thank you also for sharing the chords, it will help my 8 year son which studies piano for 3 years already, to be familiar with the jazz piano. (We have an identical Yamaha 640, as yours!)
Hi Camil, thank you for your comment and welcome to my channel! Glad you enjoyed it :) Also, very nice how you will teach your son, that's great. Perhaps drop me an email? danthecomposer@gmail.com Do be sure to go through this playlist with him (and for yourself) : ruclips.net/p/PL4cPpP-Ua6NWl43cy2XiArwodqSmWBOzC Keep me updated! Best, Dan
My pleasure. Welcome to my channel. If you email me (danthecomposer@gmail.com), I will send you the chords for it. To better understand this video, have a look at this chord video: ruclips.net/video/ORIMDTEyw0s/видео.html and then read this: piano-jazz.blogspot.hu/2015/11/the-pianists-checklist.html I'll be here whenever necessary. Best, Da
I just watched the movie called Round Midnight today and while listening 'as time goes by' in movie thought that i should learn this one. And just minutes ago i got your notification . :) thanks ..
Everything is in balance without our conscious involvement. Isn't it a relief to know that? :) It is time to learn this song, the universe has decided! Hope the tutorial is to your satisfaction and that you are well. Best, Dan
New viewer here. You keep saying " so I'll just play through that bit " you start then 2 or 3 chords in, and you stop, with another lengthy explanation different than the first. Enjoying your channel much, I just need to get used to your teaching method. Thanks for your work nonetheless, it's a blessing.
Thank you kindly and welome. When you say notes, do you mean score? All scores are free to download here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6F8XPGwXtibbzMtalZhVGxTQ0k Best, Dan
Thanks Dan. I printed out the score and followed your instruction. It is quite helpful even though I play very slow just to get all the chords right. I have a question. On the 3rd bar of the second part should I play a dot quarter note for F-minor 7 chord and a 1/8 note for B-flat 7 (b9) or it does not matter much? Thanks for a great lesson. G'day sir (Houston)
Hi Andrew. What dedication :) Good question, simple answer: play what sounds good to you! You will never play it the same way once you internalise the structure and chords since you'll be free to move around that framework. This doesn't mean absolute improvisation but just a flexibility with the melody. Enjoy! Best, Dan
Dan , I'm still having fun with this but struggling a little. In the third bar you chose to use Gdim. Later on in the 7th bar you used GMi7 C7(b9) Fmi7 etc --- this is at about 12:45. The notes you use here are for the C7(b9) look like the Gdim you used earlier at 4:38. ~ confused a little~ What you play sounds right of course. ( You say you were going to explain the C7(b9) in the video but never do! -- hard to get it all in in one take and remember everything I guess, hats off to you to be honest - but could you clarify this for me?
Hello there - thank you for your question. And yes, it's hard to remember every tiny thing and that's one reason I now try to avoid saying anything that "I will explain later...." because I don't trust myself! I just either stop myself from saying it and confusing things or explaining it totally and moving on. So, a little trick/shortcut in naming chords/finding a particular chord is to know that the 5th's whole diminished shape is also the root's b9 shape. So, C7(b9), being C, E, G, Bb, Db is also C's 5th's (G) whole diminished shape of G, Bb, Db, E. Easy, right? You could also use any of the notes in the whole diminished shape since it's the same 4 notes in any order which make it so I could say "The root's (C) dominant 7th's (Bb) whole diminished shape is also the root's (C) b9 shape"... or from E, the third. Quick example in the key of F. F7(b9) is F, A, C, Eb, Gb. It's 3rd, 5th and dominant 7th's whole dim shape will also provide F7(b9) because: A, C, Eb, Gb is A's whole diminished... C, Eb, Gb, A is C's... and Gb, A, C, Eb is Gb's whole dim shape! Does this help? Best, Dan
Dan, you should have just said that in the video -LOL. Oh! My!. .. whats weird is that I think I get what you have just said... I will play around with it on the keyboard and I am sure it will be obvious. What's more , when reading your description I can now visualise the keys and the shapes .... not for everything but certainly for the things discussed above.... your method is very clever and I thank you for that! Merry Christmas.
It's because of horn players. Bb, Eb sometimes Ab... that's their C... and it kind of stuck as it transitioned to piano/guitar. You'll find guitarists prefer the sharp keys due to their open strings (EADG etc...), all sharps... but they manage without too much fuss! ;) Good question. Perhaps read here for a little on transposed instruments: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposing_instrument Best, Dan
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Brilliant lesson thanks very much Dan
Great tutorial on a what is a potentially complicated chord arrangement. You really presented it in an easy to understand way.
Thank you sir, delighted you found it useful. If you need the chords, drop me an email.
Welcome to my channel. Perhaps consider my blog? www.piano-jazz.blogspot.com
Best,
Dan
hahaha! About 18 minutes in, where you played it differently three times in a row, this really brings home the Triangle spoken about in the first episode. In the context that you 'feel' your way through the music, and as you described in that episode, or was it 2 or three ? that you'll rarely play the same piece the same way - depending on how your feeling it at that moment. Also that there is no definitive 'right way' to play the music, in the context of 'expressing the music'. So while I laughed 'with you' at this moment, I completely "get" where your coming from, which for me was great :) Thank you for showing your style, in playing the base notes [sometimes!] as part of the chord, or in place of, as this really helped me 'see' this as a style. I liked it as it sounds richer than simply playing the chords alone. I hope further in the series there will other looks as styles as I am clueless to styles at this stage. I've gotten so much from your series Dan, thank you for taking the time to put the series online with your excellent teaching skills.
By the way, after finally having succeded to figure out the chords you lastly use I substituted the Cminor7 at 27.37 by an Ediminshed 7, which sounds much nicer in my opinion. Thanks again for your inspiration!
Thank you very much for your comprehensive explanations - it's a mini excursion throughout all musical theory in 3o minutes, and, of course, an occasion to learn this beautiful immortal tune ! Thank you also for sharing the chords, it will help my 8 year son which studies piano for 3 years already, to be familiar with the jazz piano. (We have an identical Yamaha 640, as yours!)
Hi Camil, thank you for your comment and welcome to my channel! Glad you enjoyed it :) Also, very nice how you will teach your son, that's great. Perhaps drop me an email? danthecomposer@gmail.com
Do be sure to go through this playlist with him (and for yourself) : ruclips.net/p/PL4cPpP-Ua6NWl43cy2XiArwodqSmWBOzC
Keep me updated!
Best,
Dan
thank you for this. I'll save it and watch many times as I'm lower than beginner. I don't have the musical language that seems so natural to you.
My pleasure. Welcome to my channel.
If you email me (danthecomposer@gmail.com), I will send you the chords for it. To better understand this video, have a look at this chord video: ruclips.net/video/ORIMDTEyw0s/видео.html and then read this: piano-jazz.blogspot.hu/2015/11/the-pianists-checklist.html
I'll be here whenever necessary.
Best,
Da
I just watched the movie called Round Midnight today and while listening
'as time goes by' in movie thought that i should learn this one. And just
minutes ago i got your notification . :) thanks ..
Everything is in balance without our conscious involvement. Isn't it a relief to know that? :) It is time to learn this song, the universe has decided!
Hope the tutorial is to your satisfaction and that you are well.
Best,
Dan
New viewer here. You keep saying " so I'll just play through that bit " you start then 2 or 3 chords in, and you stop, with another lengthy explanation different than the first. Enjoying your channel much, I just need to get used to your teaching method. Thanks for your work nonetheless, it's a blessing.
Thank you and welcome. It will all come together 🙏🎶 My content has refined over time and I continue to work on it thanks to such comments.
Best,
Dan
ur a great teacher
Thank you and welcome :) I hope you will enjoy my channel and blog: piano-jazz.blogspot.com/2017/06/five-beginner-videos.html
Best,
Dan
Thanks Dan
My pleasure :)
Hi Dan, Love this piece and the way you are playing it. But I can’t find your notes,
Thank you for all the inspiration I get from you.
Thank you kindly and welome. When you say notes, do you mean score? All scores are free to download here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6F8XPGwXtibbzMtalZhVGxTQ0k
Best,
Dan
Thanks Dan. I printed out the score and followed your instruction. It is quite helpful even though I play very slow just to get all the chords right. I have a question. On the 3rd bar of the second part should I play a dot quarter note for F-minor 7 chord and a 1/8 note for B-flat 7 (b9) or it does not matter much? Thanks for a great lesson. G'day sir (Houston)
Hi Andrew. What dedication :) Good question, simple answer: play what sounds good to you! You will never play it the same way once you internalise the structure and chords since you'll be free to move around that framework. This doesn't mean absolute improvisation but just a flexibility with the melody.
Enjoy!
Best,
Dan
Thank you. I love these videos. How do I get access to the jpeg? I do not see it in the description. I would like to print the score.
Dan , I'm still having fun with this but struggling a little. In the third bar you chose to use Gdim. Later on in the 7th bar you used GMi7 C7(b9) Fmi7 etc --- this is at about 12:45. The notes you use here are for the C7(b9) look like the Gdim you used earlier at 4:38. ~ confused a little~ What you play sounds right of course. ( You say you were going to explain the C7(b9) in the video but never do! -- hard to get it all in in one take and remember everything I guess, hats off to you to be honest - but could you clarify this for me?
Hello there - thank you for your question. And yes, it's hard to remember every tiny thing and that's one reason I now try to avoid saying anything that "I will explain later...." because I don't trust myself! I just either stop myself from saying it and confusing things or explaining it totally and moving on.
So, a little trick/shortcut in naming chords/finding a particular chord is to know that the 5th's whole diminished shape is also the root's b9 shape. So, C7(b9), being C, E, G, Bb, Db is also C's 5th's (G) whole diminished shape of G, Bb, Db, E. Easy, right? You could also use any of the notes in the whole diminished shape since it's the same 4 notes in any order which make it so I could say "The root's (C) dominant 7th's (Bb) whole diminished shape is also the root's (C) b9 shape"... or from E, the third.
Quick example in the key of F. F7(b9) is F, A, C, Eb, Gb. It's 3rd, 5th and dominant 7th's whole dim shape will also provide F7(b9) because: A, C, Eb, Gb is A's whole diminished... C, Eb, Gb, A is C's... and Gb, A, C, Eb is Gb's whole dim shape!
Does this help?
Best,
Dan
Dan, you should have just said that in the video -LOL. Oh! My!. .. whats weird is that I think I get what you have just said... I will play around with it on the keyboard and I am sure it will be obvious. What's more , when reading your description I can now visualise the keys and the shapes .... not for everything but certainly for the things discussed above.... your method is very clever and I thank you for that! Merry Christmas.
Great lesson as usual, Thanks Dan. (Detroit) (Are we supposed to make notation of our physical location? Is Andrew from Huston?)
Hello Stan, thank you for your positive comment. Hope the video helped. No no, no rules - Andrew simply comments in that way :)
Best,
Dan
Unintentional asmr
Why do most jazz standards go in Eb? Why not in C?
It's because of horn players. Bb, Eb sometimes Ab... that's their C... and it kind of stuck as it transitioned to piano/guitar. You'll find guitarists prefer the sharp keys due to their open strings (EADG etc...), all sharps... but they manage without too much fuss! ;)
Good question. Perhaps read here for a little on transposed instruments: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposing_instrument
Best,
Dan