One Exercise - All The Chords
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4 жыл бұрынVoicing simple 7th chords in every key is something all jazz pianists (and pianists who play from lead sheets in general) should be able to do. Without getting too fancy with 9ths and 13ths and altered tones, I'd like to help you be able to simply voice all major, minor, dominant and half diminished chords simply and beautifully with this very musical exercise.
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@peterkistler3537 4 жыл бұрын
6 x 7, 63 lolllll
@AimeeNolte 4 жыл бұрын
Lol good catch! Of course I meant 9x7!
@nutloaf 3 жыл бұрын
@@AimeeNolte Now that's Jazz!
@chriscopeman8820 3 жыл бұрын
@@AimeeNolte I thought you'd meant 42. This is the one my kids had most trouble with.
@bluegrasspointofview5191 2 жыл бұрын
She was spitballing! At least she's awesome! Aimee, is this the 3 and 7, over and over, like you explained in another video?
@wyattstevens8574 Жыл бұрын
@@AimeeNolte Your "it could be this" at 10:20 is (almost) exactly the last phrase of Twinkle Twinkle!
@pedroaguirre258 4 жыл бұрын
Ian is a real nerd, and we all thank him
@tarotaddicts4695 Жыл бұрын
Nerds are the best. Without them our world would be empty of so many things, especially knowledge. Long live the geekery and creatury. Amen
@DrunkenBoatCaptain 9 күн бұрын
Been doing this for 4 years, probably the best exercise I've found. Now on to rootless and crazy extensions, feels more like play than exercise! Thank you Amy (and your student!).
@John-boy Жыл бұрын
I watched this 2 years ago when I was still early on my piano journey. I liked the sound but it was beyond my theory and capability. It came up again today on KZfaq and is perfect now. Thanks😊
@Qin2win Жыл бұрын
Same here John! I just purchased her pdf to really analyze the excerrcise.
@RonNewmanPiano Жыл бұрын
This exercise - learning 3-7 and 7-3 in every key - was the first thing I did in the 70's to learn jazz, and the one thing that opened up improv for me more than anything else. It took two semesters to really get them where they were second nature, but truly a door into everything else!
@garyspianocovers6684 Жыл бұрын
Good to know timeline because I want to get this even with my background it seems overwhelming. I need to learn the 7 th chords first then try this.
@ahamuffin4747 Жыл бұрын
@@garyspianocovers6684 You can learn the circle of fithts and in parallel to that play misty by eroll garner (which is basically just the circle), just the block chords in the left hand. This will give you the 7, maj7 and min7. That how I learned it anyway :)
@wyattstevens8574 Жыл бұрын
@@ahamuffin4747 You say major, minor, and dominant, but what about half-diminished like this had?
@ahamuffin4747 Жыл бұрын
@@wyattstevens8574 I used the song "that's all", arrangement by Kent Hewitt for that
@ianflemings4989 3 жыл бұрын
As an Ian, I would like to thank Ian for coming up with this.
@ianh6845 3 жыл бұрын
I, Ian, second this notion
@ThePianomanIAN 2 жыл бұрын
I, Ian, also second this notion
@jdotpenneyatcomputer Жыл бұрын
As a form of Ian I would like to thank Ian for coming up with this (my name is john, a form of Ian)
@tassbestwood Жыл бұрын
Is he a Music-Ian?
@saymyname3097 Жыл бұрын
As a Tony with a T for thanks, to Ian for a nice idea.
@tripp8833 3 жыл бұрын
Channels like yours are what make KZfaq so valuable. Thanks , Aimee
@lawrencetaylor4101 2 жыл бұрын
I'm just a 65 year old beginner with just over one month tickling the ivory. But there was a logic to this and it gives me inspiration to learn...chords. Merci.
@georgehiggins1320 4 жыл бұрын
Say the names of the chords as you play them as well! This will keep the chord shapes associated with the names instead of just learning the shapes by themselves.
@spektrograf 4 жыл бұрын
So important this one. Too easy to drop into rote practice. Thx for the reminder!
@tomhagen3762 4 жыл бұрын
I agree. Weird how it kind of changes things in ones mind and is very beneficial for me
@georgehiggins1320 4 жыл бұрын
@JK COVINGTON Thank you! I channeled my inner Bob Crane for it!
@tronlady1 4 жыл бұрын
Say it n play it! I teach this a lot. In fact singing it is even better!
@deborahbarry8458 3 жыл бұрын
Can I sing them? Can they be the words to the melody? (Thank you Ian) ♦️
@pafpro34 3 жыл бұрын
I have been practising that for a week, i can tell this is one of the best exercises i' ve ever seen. It provides quickness to memorize chords positions and i can exercise until my brain and my hands give up because it sounds like a beautiful song, not boring :)
@AimeeNolte 3 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad
@keyboarddancers7751 3 жыл бұрын
I really like the way you INVITE us all along new learning pathways as opposed to simply showing us what to do.
@AimeeNolte 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. That’s always been my goal. ❤️
@rongketissaranggoonnaayutt6242 4 жыл бұрын
Really good Lesson. It makes me think about Pat Metheny's words. He always practise "Autumn Leaves" in every keys.
@frankmarsh1159 2 жыл бұрын
On the guitar all the keys are pretty much the same. Just move up or down the fretboard. Not so with the piano.
@newagain9964 2 жыл бұрын
@@frankmarsh1159 wtf.
@Gerard_2024 2 жыл бұрын
@@newagain9964 I agree with Frank Marsh´s point about it being more difficult on piano. You need to do a mental reset for every key on the piano, because of the layout of the keyboard, or as I once heard my piano teacher say "the topography of the piano".
@joecool4335 4 жыл бұрын
this is a lovely video! i relate quite a bit to what you said your student was experiencing. it’s so incredible to hear not only that i’m not alone in this struggle, but that there is a way to help with it. and bonus: *you’re* the one explaining the way to help it! super helpful, thanks aimee! :-)
@redbeanrice7465 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this lesson Aimee and Ian for the idea! I love the fact that you are open to learn from your students and believe that is what makes you such a great teacher as well! :)
@davivify 4 жыл бұрын
So cool ! Finally getting back to basics after a long layover. My Casio was in a box for over a year but some surgery has brought it back - mostly. Been messing around with 2-5-1 stuff but for a daily warmup, this looks like just the ticket ! Shoutout to Ian.
@TY1ON2K Жыл бұрын
Aimee, you are the best. Thank you so much for all you do!
@mauricerobillard612 4 жыл бұрын
That was spot on and a very comprehensive lesson. I started on electric bass and been playing since the age 9. Learning guitar now while picking up some basic piano and I can't tell you how much I appreciate your teaching method.
@Dieter3002 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely magical vlog. Gorgeous piano as well. Cheers..Dieter
@yimskykatzikoff7408 2 жыл бұрын
Being a guy, I tend to brute-force my way through fingerings, and it was no different with this exercise. Focusing on the left hand, I played all the fifths with the thumb and pinky, which involves a lot of bouncing arm travel, which is what I do. But then I watched your left hand. You play the first fifth with your thumb and third finger, and the second fifth with your pinky and index finger, which is so much more efficient and, dare I say, elegant. Thank you once again for a great lesson.
@JPLodine 3 жыл бұрын
Such a great video, Aimee! I've returned to it several times and use it regularly to help learn chords in the less familiar keys. It's like a capsule summary of basic jazz harmony, and the ideas in it have helped me be able to start playing some standards by ear, or from a lead sheet -- something that I never in a million years thought would be possible. Thank you (and Ian!)!!
@joem.koenen3796 4 жыл бұрын
Inversions can open so many possibilities...spread chords...spread triads...thank you so much👍
@johndecicco 4 жыл бұрын
5:36 I love sinking into each chord, not worrying about the tempo. Sometimes I play a chord a few times to let it sink in. :)
@pierretaylor7011 4 жыл бұрын
Aimee you’re a great pianist, an even better teacher, and as a person, you only go up from there! Thx for this lil bit of motivation. Thanks to Ian too!
@saxman3336 4 жыл бұрын
Bought the pdf, I’m now on my way to learning the changes in a much interesting fashion now, thanks to Aimee.
@seaspeck 4 жыл бұрын
Each time I watch a lesson like this, you move me. It's for the kindness of your precious advices. Maybe for the distance too.
@janetgoodall6372 3 жыл бұрын
Aimee, this is taking so long! I absolutely am so determined to do it. Your brilliant and so is your student that put it together. Wish you were here! 👏😊🙏🏻
@gbuggy006 Жыл бұрын
Love this melodic exercise to help me practice! Thank you Aimee & Ian.
@tomhagen3762 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you also Ian! Brilliant. Keep that spirit!
@Heuakcvua 4 жыл бұрын
Purchased the exercise pdf. Thank you for creating and sharing Aimee! Really fun and pretty way to play through all the chords
@ValerioSilvestro 3 жыл бұрын
You are so sweet, listening you talkin is the same ad listening someone singing a lullaby. Awasome! Obviously it goes without saying what a wonderful teacher you are. Thankyou so much.
@Kristin95762 4 жыл бұрын
i can’t even tell you how happy i am to have stumbled onto your tut. bought your sheet music. so awesome. thanks.
@michaeltamul500 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Aimee! Getting into jazz can feel so daunting at times. Your videos make it so much more accessible to an adult beginner like myself.
@critterfriendly9055 4 жыл бұрын
Thankyou and Ian. Purchased the pdf. Looking forward to practicing these and learning them well. I haven't played for perhaps years and the 2 teachers I had never taught anything but how to read music. FINALLY I'm learning so much more via KZfaq channels like this one. Thankyou! THANKYOU!!
@brandonsmith553 3 жыл бұрын
Holy cow... just charted it out in irealpro and noticed that if you repeat the first chord of each line (the five of the relative minor chord at the end) as a half diminished chord it's the V of the first chord of the next line (plus you now have 2 of each half diminished chord so #symmetry). This exercise is the Russian nesting doll of II-V's. Blew my mind nine different times as I charted it and saw the big picture coming together. I love this!
@hardinmichael1981 3 жыл бұрын
I do the same thing but with dominant 7ths or sometimes altered dominant 7ths rather than half-diminished.
@brandonsmith553 3 жыл бұрын
@@hardinmichael1981 That's interesting! I'm going to try that. I'm not very well versed in the use of altered chords.
@hardinmichael1981 3 жыл бұрын
@@brandonsmith553 At first just experiment with one alteration at a time - either a raised or lowered 5th or a raised or lowered 9th.
@brandonsmith553 3 жыл бұрын
@@hardinmichael1981 I'll do that, thank you!
@JHS447 Жыл бұрын
Just terrific. I’m now going to see if I can put it into practice!
@drmichaelshea 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the PDF, Aimee. It looks like a great warm-up exercise: good for fingers, good for the brain.
@marvisjames6935 5 ай бұрын
Thank you Aimee. This exercise is a beast. I used it to master voice leadings. The 3-7 on the right hand is really important as those two notes determine the chord quality. 3 determines whether its a major or minor chord while the 7 determines if its a dominant 7 or maj7/min 7.
@TheBoyWithTheGuitar Жыл бұрын
i’m so happy i found your channel. this exercise is lovely and so so effective! thank you!
@mphomatlou3923 Жыл бұрын
I've just happened upon this video and I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying this exercise as an adult beginner. Thank you.
@gravitywell6350 3 жыл бұрын
Great study! I've already applied it to several tunes. Made the changes more logical. It works with tritone substitutions too. Thanks for the eye opener!!!
@arthouston7361 3 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to reaching the point where I can fully grasp these chords. They sound great.
@janetgoodall6372 3 жыл бұрын
OK, I've been learning this without the music for a month, 5 weeks! Wow, it was so hard, but now6 I've learnt the first page its brilliant. You play them randomly and it sounds great. Really tests you on your chords. Love your teaching Amee. Thank you and thank you to Ian.
@danield7449 4 жыл бұрын
This is the lesson that I need. I.m getting good at playing in C.
@paxwallacejazz 4 жыл бұрын
But there are 12 keys
@Procrastinacion_ 4 жыл бұрын
@@paxwallacejazz kodaly doesn't care
@risenstarstudio 3 жыл бұрын
I love your lessons. God bless you and keep you safe for many years to come..
@amrum01 4 жыл бұрын
I was looking for something like that. And it sounds good, which makes practicing much easier.
@dhano2 4 жыл бұрын
I just love what you brought on the menu today, its awesome you really made my day, lovely and inviting chordal progression, kudos to you.
@josephmartino9958 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a sophisticated way to simplify everything...without sounding "thirdsy"! Thanks Aimee!!
@relaxationinspirationmotiv756 4 жыл бұрын
For far too many years, this self-taught key-basher has been in the Irvin Berlin school of playing everything in C maj and A min, using the transpose function on the digital piano and I am trapped there. I've purchased your guide and promise to do my utmost thoroughly to get to grips with it. Thanks, Aimee!
@shellybogdan2293 Жыл бұрын
Just purchased and downloaded. Already it is obvious this is the best idea ever! I believe I will finally progress in my piano journey. Thank you so much ian for inspiring aimee and Aimee for creating this and sharing. Your voice is beautiful Aimee.
@AimeeNolte Жыл бұрын
Much thanks to you, Shelly!
@tristramgordon8252 4 жыл бұрын
Bach: The Goldberg Variations ? Fugue and Preludes, 30 pieces, Stunningly beautiful and the piano lesson to end all piano lessons, from the master.
@ChristFan868 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Aime. Perfect timing.
@17244852 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Aimee - and Ian - for this. It is exactly what I have been looking for. And yes, Aimee, I promise that I will use it without the sheets, but... as a beginner, I need the sheets to 'get me off the ground' in the first place. (And thank you to George Higgins for the suggestion about naming the chords as I play.) These progressions reinforce the 2-5-1 sequence and the 4th as a means to making the move. I believe that once I have these in my fingers the world of lead sheets will open up for me as well as allowing me to accompany the songs that I want to sing (for myself you understand, I'm not going to inflict it on others.) Thanks again Aimee for putting this lesson together for us.
@piano321 4 жыл бұрын
Aimee, this is a brilliant exercise, thank you.
@feliperamedeiros 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ian, thank you Aimee!
@Thist1me 3 жыл бұрын
Your voice alone gives me enough encouragement to learn chords, beautiful!
@Chyuuch 4 жыл бұрын
I love your voice and vibe!
@brandonsmith553 3 жыл бұрын
Really love this exercise! Makes a ton of sense and covers the basics in a musical and enjoyable context!
@ebbtide9576 2 жыл бұрын
It was tempting to download the lesson, but thank you for encouraging us to listen and feel for the shapes. Great for ear training too. About four keys into it, the sound is getting in my ear and I find myself listening and feeling for sounds. Very exciting.
@jorgejurado3546 4 жыл бұрын
Aimee. Thank for this valuable excercise. I send you a big hug..
@eugenebeasley1094 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice . Your knowledge of chord structure is superb. I studied structure for many years until one day I decided that I knew chords in all positions! That was quite sometime ago. Watching you makes me want to refresh my once obsession with chord structure. Again your are very knowledgeable and talented!
@shelliecurry6052 5 ай бұрын
I am a guitar player and have been practicing arpeggios. Just running through the harmonized scale in different positions on the fretboard. This will be much more fun! Thank you, I love your channel!
@jernejfortuna6741 4 жыл бұрын
Just started leraning such chord voicings and your video is extremely helpful. Hands down, amazing exercise and also amazing tutorial. Thank you :)
@joseavilapiano4559 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Aimee is just what I need a great exercise to start the day!
@juanreyes858 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Aimee . Fantastic lesson!!!!
@TheSIGHTREADINGProject 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Ian’s idea is so wonderful and prescient. I will try your lovely chord song from his idea Aimee. I’ve been playing a while too and I feel like the more I know, the more I constantly realise I don’t know! Things like this really help as they don’t leave any keys languishing in the dark
@ktang001 4 жыл бұрын
"Prescient"??
@GabrielitoSoy 3 жыл бұрын
@Michael Spivak Music Use single arithmethic's to translate the model in each tonality :D i mean that's easy, but of course your idea is too good! :D
@chrislee633 2 жыл бұрын
“The more I know ,the more I realize I don’t know”.Sums up this site perfectly.Thanks yet again Aimee
@midlife_crossroads Жыл бұрын
Aimee,one of your many talents is the ability to give so much worth so little…what I mean is, you make it so easy to understand, and yet I feel I’ve just climbed 5 steps up the ladder! I have a significant new competency and my brain doesn’t even hurt. BLESS YOU!
@philchernin9808 3 ай бұрын
Gosh, Amy. What a gift. 🙏. Thank you so much.
@ramonsanchez6765 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work Aimee ... !!!
@CharlieBryant 11 ай бұрын
I took the chart at 3:32 and have been using it as a guitar exercise, going line by line. This is brilliant. Thank you!
@tungsten1231 4 жыл бұрын
I got your pdf. I played it. Melodic exercise is very hard to complete. The song allures me to experiment with sound. 10+ stars. thank you
@11kwright 3 жыл бұрын
So soothing when she sings also "ba tha tha da ..." very nice indeed. I'm damn purchasing this. Rarely like to purchase something without huge research cos a lot of recycled information out there at different prices. This intuitively is absolutely worth it. Buying for my son who's is 14, don't know any musical theory but damn can just play amazingly hence last year I couldn't play the piano or thought in my life I'd be grade 3 standard. I did it to help my son with theory but when he does his own music he just goes off. His singing teacher say he's a genius and doesn't even know it. The piano is a throw away, out of tune but sounds so good when he plays. This chord guide will help him. Thank you so much for something immeasurably invaluable and affordable.
@montego2 4 жыл бұрын
Heading off to practice in about five minutes. This will be a fresh and fun addition to the usual scales and arpeggios...
@jimimaze 4 жыл бұрын
This video is awesome. Just ran through all the chords on my guitar. My brain is aching. Thanks!
@StevenJenkinsNetwork 3 жыл бұрын
This seems like a great idea. Thanks Aimee!
@watsonhakeem7005 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly what and when I needed this.🙏🏿 thanks
@quphys5253 4 жыл бұрын
ThanX! Again one of your wonderful tutorials ... not to forget you wonderful performances ... and you recent release (Lighten Up).
@luan_moura 4 жыл бұрын
Aimee, you're the best! I'm a bass player learning how to play jazz piano and your lessons are helping me a lot! :)
@vocalchords3609 2 жыл бұрын
Superb - crystal clear, beautifully crafted, illustrated, demonstrated - and the joy and comfort of a 'human error' - or what one might call the 'jazz of non-order'. As a fellow music educator - terrific!!!! Thank you v much.
@sergiomalatrassi2750 Жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias Aimee, compré la partitura, es la primera vez que encuentro algo tan completo, Felicitaciones y gracias!
@SuperExadidas 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@jfn467 4 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful!
@quailstudios 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aimee, you inspire me to do the same on the guitar. I'll practice these on piano too!
@MrMewsique 3 жыл бұрын
My students will often come up with color coded grids and I tell them the same thing. Look at the guitar and work it out. Scratch your head and find it. The guitar is tough because we don't have white and black keys and there is probably 14 different finger patterns for the same scale. When I heard you say don't look at the sheet I thought to myself "Thank you!" You sound like a marvelous teacher.
@jayagopi1 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video on jazz chords Aimee. 1-5 with the left hand and 7-3 or 3-7 with the right. The chord progression sounds beautiful and it is a great way to learn finger positioning quickly. Awesome. Thanks.
@Traveloutdoor 3 жыл бұрын
Great Lesson Thank you Aimee
@juderandbrisack101 4 жыл бұрын
Great exercise! Thanks Aimee
@garyspianocovers6684 Жыл бұрын
Ok just what I was looking for, I think you inspired to me to practice and I will try to figure out the 15 and 3 7 or 7 3 on my own. Thank you both!
@DorianMarli777 4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful lesson Aimee!!! I've been playing piano since I was like 14, started out with classical then been playing for my church since I was abt 17, I'm now 29 and it's been a couple years since I've lost my drive to practice. I've always wanted to learn jazz and I've started a few times and stopped butttt during the lock down I had no excuses so I started jazz and noww I'm back to being as eager to practice as my earlier years. You videos hv been and continue to be a a great help to me on my jazz journey. This exercise is priceless and will help me alot! Thanks to Ian and Thank you!!! God bless you
@musicfromhenjo3692 4 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing "Ian" :)
@DorianMarli777 4 жыл бұрын
@@musicfromhenjo3692 thanx for the spelling :)
@deananightingale8197 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I dread scales practice, so this will definitely get my creativity going.
@anamerican5499 3 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC IDEA!!!! MANY, MANY THANKS
@maurocaputi2700 2 жыл бұрын
Ha!! I never knew that the IV chord is commonly used as a pivot chord to the relative minor key! I never knew it was called a pivot chord! This explains Autumn Leaves to me - finally!!! It explains Fly Me to the Moon - finally!!! That IV chord is a chord that is common to both keys!!! Departure chord, a vehicle to take us to the relative minor. I'm an aspiring jazz walking bass player, and this just exploded this well-kept secret to me!! Thank you.
@AimeeNolte 2 жыл бұрын
Check out one more video I have called “Lessons I Learned From Adele” and I think it will fill in even more gaps! 🙌🏼
@natanelarnson 4 жыл бұрын
Fabulous....a great way to become really proficient on all possibilities. I love your passion for teaching.
@kabelomkhabela4766 Жыл бұрын
I love this so much😭. I’ve been practicing the spread chord voicings diatonically which is okay but I find it takes longer to remember the individual chord shapes that way. And quite honestly makes it difficult to connect them musically. Thank you so much for this🙏
@widitruth 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this 2-5-1-4-7-3-6 pattern that covers all notes in the scale, must try this often
@ramahadranhennessy9300 2 жыл бұрын
Had the same idea many years ago, led to creating ‘technique’ songs, where I based everything arranged around one or two particular techniques. Worked well, bc as I was exploring the idea of the technique, I became familiar with it within different contexts, but also by proxy, practice the technique. Oddly, never thought to do one with chords as I’ve always been exploring them, but I’m going to dig into this...thanks!
@darrelljohnson2529 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. I enjoyed it very much. Well explained and illustrated. This can be a wonderful springboard to improvisational exercises. Good job, and thanks!
@petereichorn7079 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome Aimee! So great how you explain the 7th chords in such an understandable way, really thrilling, I love it. Just started with the piano and I love Jazz. Herzlichen Dank. Grüsse aus Pamplona Spanien. BE MOKSHA.
@rodolfogerardogonzalez1743 Жыл бұрын
Really amazing dear Aimee. Thanks for share your magic gift. I'll practice step by step. Congratulations for this clear and evidente explanation. God bless you. Yo
4 жыл бұрын
That's what I needed. Thanks Aimee!
@johnjohnson6061 Жыл бұрын
I am not a musician but I love to hear all the beautiful musical sounds. I also enjoy the process of learning as students and teachers can explore together and have a give and take where both get great benefit. You and Ian have such great meekness and the result is a great new discovery of a beautiful method to excel. Thanks Aimee and Ian
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