Bro this is the most educational ASMR ever

Funny enough as a Church musician who plays by ear only, it's nice to be able to put some theory to chords i've been playing for years. Thanks for helping me to understand this Jeff. You're doing a fantastic job.

Maaate. I did a degree at music college and this taught me more in 7 minutes than most my teachers did in a whole term.

I am literally crying!! I have longed to be able to play like this and you broke it down so simply that I can actually grasp it!!! I cannot thank you enough.

I am watching most of your videos and you have given me "the chills". I am a musician for 28 years now, i have all the degrees and diplomas from Music schools for classical and jazz music and i ended up working at a factory. Why is that? Because i live in Greece. I am the biggest fan of MUSICAL THEORY because it helped me play basically any instrument at 75%-80% of excellence. With a lot of practice of course to acquire the technique. But the knowledge of Music theory, harmony, counterpoint, fugue and synthesis made it so easy for me. The point is that i was looking for someone to inspire me to do the ONLY thing that i truly LOVE and you Sir just did that. You are simple, to the point, with great explanation, your video set up is extremely effective and simple and the main reason for liking you is that you KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING !!!! Please keep up the hard work and keep uploading your videos, I am a big fan. P.S. A lot of words, sorry, but i had too many emotions.

That E7b9 was as warm as a Hot chocolate cup in a Winter day

Good stuff. this covers about 3 weeks of Music Theory III in college...

Man this was SO helpful

Hi Jeff . this is very clarifying. For a long time i've asked myself how that special gospel sound was created in those songs. And i'm beginning to hear it with this method. Thanks

Years ago I took a jazz theory class and I remember thinking that secondary dominant chords were super confusing. You managed to make perfect sense of them in just a few minutes. Thank you! I've favorited your video for future use and subscribed as well.

I've been struggling with chord progressions in my production for years but this video just helped me realize so much. THANK YOU!

wow long been looking for the theory behind tasty passing chords in some jazz and gospel music. not only did you explain it so simply but also in less than ten minutes. you deserve an award

This is a great video! You have a very genuine, relaxed, and humble approach to teaching. I'm definitely a subscriber ty

0:57 let's say we are in the kentucky fried chicken

I've played piano for about 17 years, and this is the best tutorial I've come across. keep it up!

Enjoyed the clarity of construction but its the soulful progression that brings a tear - and you've revealed how the moody magic is done. Thanks you Jeff!

Bebop cats HATE him. This ONE CRAZY TRICK makes ANY progression JAZZ INSTANTLY!

Very useful, thanks!

Love that explanation. It was such a clear way of showing what we hear going on all the time, but may not have known how to describe it. Thanks!

This is pure gold. Such a simple concept and I hear first time of it. For anybody half acquainted with fundamental concepts like some basic progressions and circle of fifths (you could have mentioned secondary dominant is first letter on the right, it's easier than counting keys on keyboard:), with some practice this is fantastic, no, ideal way to fake mad piano skills. Thanks!

You sir, are an excellent teacher. Great video!

I don't play keys but this still helped!! You're the man!

dude I've been so confused about secondary dominants for a minute now and you have now cleared any questions I might have had thanks so much

How do you not have more views ? You make modulation and tension so easy to understand, and you pick the progressions that really sound good, so its more motivating to learn. Keep up the good work man you are making us all better musicians

one of the best videos of music theory om youtube! thank you again man!

I've never understood which notes to pick when moving outside of the scale notes or choosing passing chords, so I've always struggled making music sound less 'pre-school'. This 7 minute video alongside your scale charts that I bought last night are going to make writing so much more exciting (and hopefully slightly quicker. :-p) Thanks Jeff, you're the best!

Finally someone who takes his time and explains things clearly!! learnt alot from this man keep up the good work! :)

4 years later. Thank you Jeff. This made my day today.

Good one bro! love watching ypur videos cuz they're so easy to follow.

Could you maybe make a video about the gin tonics?

You're doing a great service to the world. Please continue to share your passion and craft and it will bring you great profit and virtue. Thank you much respect

Viewers might not have noticed that in order to be a secondary dominant, the chord MUST be non-diatonic (it has to have a note that is not in the original key). Your example of using D major in the key of C as a substitute dominant to resolve to G is a perfect example, because it has F# instead of F. Thanks for all your hard work creating these videos.

Awyeah! Now I understand! You are explaining it in a very simple way. Thank you! I can start J A Z Z ify some songs. :D

Whoa... Light bulb moment. Thank you so much!

Wow, Jeff! This is such a powerful tool, so much expressive potential! This is one of the most useful writing lessons I've come across on KZfaq. Even though I understood what secondary dominants were, I never thought to use them in the way that you presented here. This is a great template for exploration.

Hi Jeff!! I do follow all your videos. Im so glad Ive found you. Its really amazing the difference between 1 way of playing it and the other with the 2nd dominants. You are simple and clear when you explain. Great teacher. Great musitian. Thank you! Greets from Buenos Aires

Man, you changed my life!! :) Greetings from Romania!

This is awesome, you just changed my playing! Thanks for sharing #I'mSubscribed

I've been looking for a video covering this kind of music theory for a long time. THANK YOU!

thank you so much!! i understand this WAYYY better than when a harmony teacher of mine was just quickly rambling and explaining this in a rush.

instead of the C7b9 (to the Fmaj7) you can also use the D13 or the D6(9) also with bass inversions you can flavor it up for example C D9/F# G E7b9/Ab Am7 C7b9/E to Fmaj7

3:16 i dont know why that sounds amazing xD

i love this channel so much, you explain theory so well and all your tutorials are everything i am looking for. thank you jeff, you're the best!!

i lost your channel for a while, tried to find you many times but there are quite a few piano youtubers. - glad to have found your material once more

Hi Jeff, since you’re saying the secondary dominant will always be a V7, is it safe to say when you’re creating it on a minor chord it’s based on the harmonic scale? Thanks. Love your videos.

this is such an awesome video, really learned a lot to make my playing more interesting. I'm still a little new to a lot of music knowledge, but what makes the E7alt chord an E7alt chord? I know DEG#B is because of the E7, but why do we choose to play the F note too? What would be the C7alt chord? Thanks :)

Like your style Jeff - I have a number of trusted tutors on line and you are definitely one of them!

I loved this video! It reminds me of when I first learned about secondary dominants in college many, many years ago. I did pursue music by teaching, performing and directing, so I am sure I use them subconsciously by feeling music and hearing things, but now thanks to your vid I am no longer unconscious. LOL. You have presented them in the most basic way without the frills and then started to advance to the frills. Some of the other videos I've seen on youtube are helpful to, but sometimes the content gets lost in the frills. I'm excited about using them for my church music in the future! THANKS!!!!

love the video as usual !!! hey can you show how i could figure the chords to "nights over egypt" by the jones girls...i can find the root but just cant get the tonal quality . thats if you get the time thanks jeff!

Is there any way to donate or support this guy? You are awesome man!

Excellent explanation, Jeff! I have "heard" this progression before and now you have shown me how to play it! Thanks so much! Now to learn it and play in all twelve keys!

I knew all of this. But you put it in a way that makes me want to go to work right away. I have to say thank you!

What's this software lets you highlight the keys like that? Nice to be able to see the notes in real time.

so THAT'S what they're doing. thanks for this video, i love this dressing™.

this is seriously the best tutorial on the topic ive seen in weeks, you're amazing man

Man, thank you for all these videos! You’re a great teacher and I’m super happy to have all these videos to learn from, please please keep up the great work!

3:25 Isn't it Em? isn't it minor, min7b5 Major minor minor? So V will be a minor, not a Dominant? Or does it just work if you use it as a secondary dominant?

why is there a G sharp as Dominant of a- minor as there`s no G sharp in a- minor?

I came here to learn how to make my chord progressions sound better, and I ended up getting a much-needed music theory lesson as well! Your videos are extremely helpful!

Great video! I like that you explain some of the simpler concepts fully and then add stuff like b9s to peak the interest of intermediate/advanced musicians! It's a great blend.

could finish with a Bb7 to get back to C

This might be a dumb question, but for the secondary dominant of Am, wouldn't the V chord be Em or Em7? Do you just always transform it to E7 regardless of major/minor? Really useful video btw, thanks!

Josh, your grasp of the DNA of music is profound, and your capacity to, first, distill its elements out, and to then communicate those elements in a consistently accessible form is very possibly unparalleled. We all are in your debt.

Wow so much better than all these other KZfaqrs who complicate things. Your videos are so simple and easy to follow. Very straight to the point

i feel like this doesnt sounds as good on guitar, when playing those secondary dominants... could it be the voicings?

When you're going to the E7 chord, I guess you're using harmonic minor since you're not playing Em7. Could you use a natural minor scale?

Thank you brother! This is Very Soulful Heartful stuff. What impresses me is it took you only 7 and a half minutes to Gloriously spice up this classic chord progression! I'm inspired! Holla!

I was just looking for a circle of fifth video and bumped to your channel..this is what I am searching for the past m0nths..Thanks man..it will really help me a lot playing in church. know what I mean with gospels..

Sneaky 3rd slides. Glad you ditched the flat 9 C Dom chord. Technically correct but just not sound good going to F major 7 when F is the 4 chord of the progression

Dude I swear this is supposed to be easy but mans said “ya just play Em9,11dim#R72b

Dude, just came up to your channel earlier to improve my Sax skills, didn't know you were such a skillful piano player, too. That will definitely add more color in my performances. Thanks man!

Im so happy I found you man, Ive been really learning a lot from your videos. You explain them perfectly for beginners like myself. Thank you!

Nice vid. But your mouth noises are gross lol

When i produce i often get stuck in the same stuff... I love these theory vids, they always give me a new angle to work with.

That's great! I used to ask myself why many chords in simple progression of chords and now I got it... It is useful and sounds great too

I love this. Its all starting to make sense to me in my head. Going to start to translate that to my hands soon....

My music theory class spent weeks learning this and you explained it simply in 7 min

Good, clear, lucid explanation of this topic. God, I've heard this some many times without realising there is a term for it. Great to know. Cheers Jeff.

Thanks for a very informative lesson. And the visuals helped immensely. Showing the simpler 4 chord progression and adding the jazzier chords made it easier to understand.

Your videos are the best!! Straight to the point theory and examples. Cheers!

u literally changed my whole outlook on how i play thank you so much

I’ve been really struggling to come up with interesting chord progressions. I always find myself in some inversion of I vi IV and V but this is so incredibly helpful

Even though you are teaching us in this video, I LOVE that you have the energy of someone who is a student at heart and that is what continues to make you improve. Thanks for sharing man.

Best video on KZfaq I've seen in a minute. Exactly what I was looking for.

wonderful explanation!!! already knew the basics abt keys and chord progressions so I'm actually glad that you left those out. most youtube videos tend to start from the very beginning when explaining music theory.

Great work. I love your sound. Opened my ears to how to bring in these tones to my playing. I'm just learning again and breaking from pop into Jazz and this is so inspiring. Thanks

Oh! Just brilliant! And thanks for mentioning that you don't have to do it to every chord --- in the last couple examples those secondary dominants added just the right touch of soul!

this is beautifully and fully explained in a simple way. Really appreciate your logic behind it all

My life just opened up!!!! My gosh. Thanks so much!

By far one of the best piano teachers out there.. Thanks for making these!

love your vids, cause you attually explain what's going behind all the fancy progression. It helps me learn alot. Thanks!!

u just gave me something i was searching for a long time... thank u so much.. God bless u

All your tutorials are spot on.

This lesson is FANTASTIC!!!!

This is fantastic!! Thanks for this, I've been dying for a simple explanation to create gospel chord progressions.

I've played piano for years and never really understood why Am and E7 work so well together. Thanks!!

Great lesson. This lesson expands my songwriting abilities. Love the various tones. Yes. Gospel. Thanks

Watching your videos makes me wish I'd have taken up music at least as a minor in college. From being in gospel choirs throughout my life, I've heard those chord progressions before, but I never knew them and never believed I'd understand them. After all, I was a singer and not a keyboardist. This video has shined some light of understanding on music that I know, but whose chord progressions I didn't really understand. For that, I say, "Thank you!" I'm eternally grateful!

Gotta be like the 10th time I’ve watched this. Just love how it sounds on his piano. So dope Jeff! Love your vids bro

Just stumbled across your channel & so glad I did! The way you explain it is clear as day & simple. Sub'd you. You're the man!