How to Write Chord Progressions that Sound Amazing (Piano in View!)

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How to Write Chord Progressions that Sound Amazing (Piano in View!)

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@infinty1996 7 жыл бұрын

I have never seen a youtuber trying so hard to think of more content for a video instead of having it short in multiple videos for more views. KZfaq should really give you a medal for best contents of the year. Keep doing it!

@Nicdehouwer 6 жыл бұрын

Content is uncountable

@TROGULAR10000 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah you gotta love how he decided to keep them short and is happy to cover several topics in a vid.

@barrystevens7195 5 жыл бұрын

I agree

@Gerard_2024 5 жыл бұрын

@@@Nicdehouwer ....are you slightly guilty of missing the point ?

@marvincanda512 5 жыл бұрын

@@Gerard_2024 went above his common sense. LOL. sad. haha

@syremusic_ 8 жыл бұрын

This is incredible. I'm watching this at midnight and can't wait to wake up tomorrow and crush all these chords. Thank you Jeff :)

@JeffSchneiderMusic 8 жыл бұрын

haha thanks Dmitriy! I hope you're making some great music!

@akshunnjakhu8431 4 жыл бұрын

Dudeeeee same, midnight but excited af to make some music tomorrow. That up a 5th, down a 4th blew my mind.

@RamonRodgers 7 жыл бұрын

I love that you just corrected yourself instead of rerecording it.We're human. a rose by any other name... Most importantly, Its the correction that will probably guarantee that I don;t forget it. Anyway, thank you and great lesson.

@nfwaeft 4 жыл бұрын

a rose by any other name!

@thomascharbonneau1661 3 жыл бұрын

It’s called laziness...

@joshuawoodfolk8202 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomascharbonneau1661 there are reasons to see it both ways but @Ramon Rodgers is viewing it from a positive light. His point is that the colorful and visual correction Jeff made may lead to a better understanding of the concept. This is for two reasons: Firstly, Ramon now knows there is a difference between the terms secondary dominant and subdominant, which are two similar-sounding phrases with distinctly different meanings. He hadn't discussed what a subdominant was yet, but the blatant correction warns viewers of their own possible mix-up. Secondly, the use of a red block of text to correct himself is helpful to us because, like when taking notes in a class, color coding important parts makes them easier to remember.

@evansmith5514 7 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel, and it is literally life changing. My playing is already so much more sophisticated and tasteful than before. I love that you actually explain the theory behind it because it makes the concepts easier to grasp.

@JeffSchneiderMusic 7 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that, Evan! Keep it up!

@hi2656 7 жыл бұрын

this is the first time I've watched an entire 20 minute video on youtube without skipping ahead

@JeffSchneiderMusic 7 жыл бұрын

that's awesome to hear, thanks so much!

@0mxme1 7 жыл бұрын

could do a part 2

@deepakbaid2008 6 жыл бұрын

It's was so smooth and natural

@beatleswithaz6246 5 жыл бұрын

ZIPPABOI bad attention span

@Flewti2 7 жыл бұрын

Your generosity is laudable.

@winstonjohnson7789 7 жыл бұрын

My wife and I (both music majors in college) were just talking about how we could use a refresher course in functional piano and chord progressions. She's a trombonist, and I'm a jazz drummer/band teacher. You do a great job reminding me of the definition and function of the secondary dominant chord. We need more videos like this! I actually just sent her the link! Thanks a lot for this video Jeff!

@JeffSchneiderMusic 7 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear this is helpful. Thanks for watching and happy practicing!

@Kloppsserialbottlers 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree with some of the comments below.. these videos are seriously interesting. You have a real natural flair for teaching.

@patrickmccarthy7124 8 жыл бұрын

The way you teach is so lucid, this video is opening my mind so much to the possibilities of composition. Thank you Jeff, it's much appreciated, keep it up!

@JeffSchneiderMusic 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Patrick. I really appreciate it!

@teddytadd7457 4 жыл бұрын

Hope he does more famous pop to say top chart sellers! and rock and roll like LUCILLE BY LITTLE RICHARD, NO ONE DID HIS SONGS.

@ThePhronetic 7 жыл бұрын

I was a music major in college and your videos teach me more coherently than any of my theory professors did lol

@ronnie4261 3 жыл бұрын

yesss 😂

@DawgcityClev 7 жыл бұрын

I always played by ear. Reading music was too complicated to me. I'd just rather hear it, find it, and walk the keys myself. But this was sick. I'm interested in learning these chords now to enhance my skills. Excellent job man!

@colnacpdtefranco 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro! I just learned a lot about the subdominant chord

@colnacpdtefranco 7 жыл бұрын

Just kidding ;)

@SundayMatinee 6 жыл бұрын

Lol!

@humnaset 7 жыл бұрын

I use those chord progressions a lot, but now I know the 'why' they work. Thank you for making this video.

@JeffSchneiderMusic 7 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.

@BrighamCrafts 7 жыл бұрын

as a music instructor it's really nice to watch your videos to see how you introduce some of these topics - gives me lots of ideas for how to teach my students!

@danielkrome6640 3 жыл бұрын

No one explains like u do brotha. This same theory and other theory that I've seen it in other videos of other pianists I don't understand what they say, but with u know I understand them so clear. U are so detailed to explain. You are an amazing teacher.

@CorruptPianist 5 жыл бұрын

This video was awesome! I've never been classically trained, so everything I know about playing piano was figured out through years of experimentation. I already knew a lot of what was in this video, but now it's being given a NAME, a DEFINITION, a STRUCTURE. It's really giving me the flexibility to take ideas I was already familiar with and apply them in new and interesting ways. If you're watching this, and you're only checking the comments because you're getting bored, PAY ATTENTION. Whether you're just starting out or you're an experienced player ironing out some details, this video is VALUABLE.

@kickbiker7920 7 жыл бұрын

Indeed you do have a great flair in explaining and clarifying (in real time) exactly what you're doing without being condescending. Wonderful stuff.

@thomaskennedy305 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Jeff I want to thank u. I am a dubstep producer but have always wanted some kind of jazzy or different flare but I new nothing about music theory and I’m glad I found ur channel because a am getting so much better and kinda want to make some r&b hip hop

@mombray 8 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for your generous spirit. this vid started to get interesting for me at about 9:00 - I really appreciate your format because your viewers can jump forward until they get to something they don't know. terrific job, very informative!

@JeffSchneiderMusic 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, David! I'm glad you hung in there. I had to cover a lot of ground in this video so that it makes sense to everyone.

@JonJon-bx1ww 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for covering the ground it is incredibly helpful to someone like myself i watched the whole vid twice. even though i got confused with the whole sub dom thing haha it was very helpful!!! Thanks!

@phyzix_phyzix 3 жыл бұрын

I was literally just reading The Jazz Theory Book. Spot on. Great job!

@thomasrosebrough9062 5 жыл бұрын

This video is so straight forward. You turned five years of piano information I had to learn scattered throughout books and websites, into a 20 minute video that made it all so clear and sensible. Please please do a video on voicing and inverting chords 🙏

@behzaddanesh4355 8 жыл бұрын

I am a guitarist, but your videos helped me a lot and opened lots of things for me, you explain every thing pretty simple, clear and easy to catch. keep on :)

@JeffSchneiderMusic 8 жыл бұрын

+behzad danesh So glad to hear that. Thanks for watching!

@Tonemash 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u! This is the best video I have ever found on this topic

@jackladd4332 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this video for the second time today and finally got what you were saying. As a songwriter this is a valuable aid. I am a songwriter. Thank you.

@indiefilmcomposer 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent point.....The 1 2 3. if you will is very common in film scoring to creating moods, you don’t need to move the chord far at all to create a feeling, half step and thirds do a lot

@feraldynaufal 5 жыл бұрын

Changing key is magic! Wow! Wow, thank you for teaching us this concept! 🙏

@taejun9017 4 жыл бұрын

I have to say that this video was the catalyst for a whole deep dive into music theory that I have been putting off for, idk, like over a decade? I think this is the 4th time I've watched it and now I can watch the whole thing and I understand everything you're talking about and have used all of your tips to write my own songs. I'm having more fun than I ever have writing music, but it took me probably a year to get there because I had to start from the basics, jumping all over the place to deconstruct everything you're talking about. Now it seems so simple, but I still have a lot t learn!! Thank you very much for your content!!!

@fassnacht 7 жыл бұрын

Love your exposition, how you keep getting deeper into more interesting stuff.

@SuperOjanen 7 жыл бұрын

I've been reading classical music theory for a while now.. Few weeks ago I accidentally found myself looking your videos. I just have to say thank you: Your teaching really helps me to get everything assembled and clear in my head. Such an inspiration! Thank you once again :)

@sunshine-cb2fw 5 жыл бұрын

after taking tonal theory in college these videos make so much sense and just apply that knowledge to contemporary music! i love it!

@jacobbarth5487 4 жыл бұрын

Dang, this makes sense now! Let the music composing begin!

@nadinesmith5051 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed learning from this tutorial:" How to write chord progressions" I sincerely enjoyed and I understood the majority: however, I will go back and review. I sincerely enjoyed this tutorial and I look forward to additional tutorials. Thank You soooo much!!

@mybook2510 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing teacher! I have learned a lot today. Thank you !

@corytrevor7503 4 жыл бұрын

dude, sick video! thanks alot man, im gonna spend a lot of time mining out information from this

@PrinceWesterburg 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing - I just didn't pay attention at college 30 years ago, this si fab, thank you so very much!

@jacksprat3009 5 жыл бұрын

As someone who hates music theory but knows I need to or become boring, i appreciate your taking time to explain things basically. I followed fairly well for the first 3 or 4 minutes and as things went on slowly but surely faded into oblivion. But as you said, it's on KZfaq so I will come back and try to get through the next two or three minutes etc until i become a musical virtuoso in about 240 years. (Seriously - Thanks, it's a big help.)

@Photologistic 8 жыл бұрын

Very helpful to see how the key center is changed, thank you.

@JeffSchneiderMusic 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Brian!

@nagy-one4212 3 жыл бұрын

Just finished your interview with Nari Sole . Both of you are part of my GO 2 music brain food . Bravo ! Great content.

@KarasamaBeats 4 жыл бұрын

din even know when the time passed by . really felt like a 1-1 class session. was amazing mate !!!!

@LuanneFose 8 жыл бұрын

Jeff, that was really well done. I am a music theory instructor and I was impressed with how well you explained that. I love the way you had the keyboard show with colored keys for what you were playing when you spoke. Can I ask you how you did that? I really could use that technique for an online history of jazz course I am developing.

@JeffSchneiderMusic 8 жыл бұрын

+Luanne Fose Thanks so much, Luanne. The program is called Synthesia. It's very helpful for teaching, indeed. Let me know if you have any other questions.

@lemminkainenofficial 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff, your videos are great! I have no problem with the length.

@LuanneFose 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info on the software you used, Jeff. Much appreciated!

@JeffSchneiderMusic 8 жыл бұрын

+Luanne Fose Happy to help. Thanks again for watching.

@kravvall4869 6 жыл бұрын

At the moment you made the connex of fourth and fifths i just stopped, and repeatedly said "what" to my monitor. Wow. Thank you

@davidbadiola3005 5 жыл бұрын

I honestly love this type of video. Please upload more chord progression creation stuff like this. It's too valuable

@asiullopes 4 жыл бұрын

wonderful video! been studying music theory for the past months and this really helped to wrap it all up and give me directions to practice efectively. thank you very much

@kappajump1 5 жыл бұрын

Been feeling pretty uninspired with piano ever since I’ve stopped taking lessons but these videos have been changing that.

@marcosmauriello8259 4 жыл бұрын

im 4 years later, but this is so far the best explanation por what is a 2-5-1.tHNAKS FOR THIS VIDEO AND ALL OF OTHER ONES.

@soywaris 7 жыл бұрын

I play the sax and compose music so your channel is just gold for me, thanks for the amazing material Jeff!

@leont6813 7 жыл бұрын

You should talk about adding Greek modes into a song 😱 would be a great help

@Jammstersun 6 жыл бұрын

Besides music theory, your T-shirt is cool too. The print was actually the theatrical poster in Hong Kong for the first Star Wars movie back in 1977 and the words on the first line were the name of the theaters where the movie was being shown (the funny thing is that only 1 out of these 4 theaters still exists today...)

@josepmaria5771 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jeff, very instructive, your videos I have been following you for a long time, great dissemination work from Barcelona Spain

@sylvainpanneau6460 5 жыл бұрын

As a guitar player who likes theory I had never tried to grasp such concepts using a piano view ... What a mistake, it really helps to understand the relation between each scale degree ! I am happy to subscribe !

@ghettosteeve 4 жыл бұрын

got a lot out of this. really helped string some concepts together. didnt mind the video length, I just took it slow and watched it in segments, going back when needed. By the end I was a bit disappointed you didnt get to uses of the diminished or minor7 flat 5, and those other common ways of shifting key

@ignaciomontalenti9620 3 жыл бұрын

wow dude, u really know how to teach music on a practical way. Keep on!

@donmartin9489 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I watched till the end, and had to play the video again and again hahaha. It helped me a lot. Thank you so much.

@jackladd4332 4 жыл бұрын

Glad i found you brother. Hope all is well. Thanks for this lesson. It's planted some good seeds. Awesome.

@THEKACHMANMEDIA 4 жыл бұрын

Bro, that was not too long, it was great, you are one of the best teachers I have come across on here. Thanks a Million.

@abbysbuddy987 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. THANK YOU! I’m just starting out songwriting and this is SO very helpful.

@nahblue 4 жыл бұрын

One reason why it sounds very smooth is which inversions of the chords you play. Just for any beginners, try to emulate that and pick inversions per chord that make the transition from the previous one smooth

@goldenlamb777 3 жыл бұрын

The minute you said your name I immediately subscribed because how confident you sounded!

@dj67084 7 жыл бұрын

really good video. "deceptive cadence" is the name and concept of something i've always loved but couldn't technically describe until now. thanks for putting this together!

@icnocuicatl 7 жыл бұрын

Your videos are helping me understand my Theory assignments better. And I'm glad you were playing in a lower octave, because that's the octave I sing in, so I can hear it better. Thanks!!

@JeffSchneiderMusic 7 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear this is helpful. Thanks for watching and happy practicing!

@kyletallon 7 жыл бұрын

Your videos are really great! I have been making instrumental hip hop and electronic music for 20 years but have always struggled with writing interesting and unique musical progressions. I have some background playing guitar as an early teenager (36 now) but always wish I had taken piano so I would have had to focus more on chord and keyboard theory. Thanks so much for sharing them!

@Tchiovola 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing class!!! even without my piano near a learned a lot!!

@NikhilSenan 5 жыл бұрын

This is so concise - what I’ve been looking for. Cheers.

@marvincanda512 5 жыл бұрын

Sir, thank you. You are an amazing teacher. You kept me hooked the whole time. Had to pause and rewind few times to really get it but, the secondary dominant is a cool tool.LOL. New subscriber here. Keep it up! God bless you!

@RhyseeB 7 жыл бұрын

I'm a big fan, Jeff! You are a truly natural teacher. I love your pace and your clarity; you have a way of giving really simple solutions to things. Just wondering if you'd be into maybe playing a bit for us? Would love to hear you kill some standards!

@hulumannbimbam5975 5 жыл бұрын

If it takes 20min, it takes 20min! People binge watch entire seasons on netflix and have the time for that 😅 This was very helpful! If the next one has 40min, I will watch every second of it!

@dwaynemusik 8 жыл бұрын

this is so helpful dag your amazing!

@JeffSchneiderMusic 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dwayne!

@Odnanref0MASTER 4 жыл бұрын

I was taught this at school a couple years from now by who I consider to be the best teacher I've ever had in my life and though I kinda understood the principle your video made it finally click on my brain. Thank you soo much for this my man!!!! Keep up the brilliant work Instant sub 🔥

@georgeconners1565 3 жыл бұрын

Dude you are great! I hope you come back with more videos with more frequency

@dissolvemusicofficial7652 7 жыл бұрын

You are an incredible teacher and make lessons so interesting and engaging. You're a natural!!

@jeangeorges9910 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks à lot mate, that's a very consistent meal and would some time to digest but really filling up. God bless

@luizjanela 6 жыл бұрын

Jeff, i think what you forgot to talk about (but did in the entire video) is the upper melody of the the chord progression. It's a great tool for accompaniment. Great content! Thanks!

@TheWTFcakes 6 жыл бұрын

The secondary dominant thing gave me a kick lol, awesome refresher for me. Thanks!

@damlasu1984 6 жыл бұрын

You need more people to watch you... Your channel is exactly what I binge on.

@plutonian1692 4 жыл бұрын

Super helpful and clear video! You teach so efficiently, thank you!!

@opentls 7 жыл бұрын

I'm a guitar player, and just starting to discover Jazz and everything around it, and your videos are really an amazing source that inspire a lot to experiment and explore. One thing I would like to ask is if you can write the chord names above all the stuff you play. As a guitarist whose piano lessons lie back more than 10 years it can be quite time consuming to figure out what you're playing exactly :P But other than that, I really love it. Thanks!

@bennyhin2006 6 жыл бұрын

Tremendous respect for you, Jeff. I wish you were my teacher when I first learned guitar 13 years ago.

@stewartent2009 2 жыл бұрын

I watch to the end. You're Awesome, Made it understandable even for a bass player wanting to learn piano and theory To learn my fifths I taught myself this saying C children G go 1# D down 2# A and 3# E eat 4# B breakfast 5# F# french toast 6# And my 4ths C children F fix 1b Bb babies 2b Eb eggs 3b Ab and 4b Db doughnuts 5b Gb Great job 6b Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@MrDavewashington 6 жыл бұрын

3:58 - the "Doc Martin" chord (a BBC show)

@RadhaStead 8 жыл бұрын

I loved the lesson Jeff you call it nuts I say it's brilliant

@JeffSchneiderMusic 8 жыл бұрын

haha, thanks Radha!

@MrCwchass 6 жыл бұрын

I am a newbie and love your channels, i like to know what is your left hand is doing as you have explained what your right hand is doing! Thank-you keep up the good work!

@firnekburg4990 6 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful, thank you !

@questionman5 7 жыл бұрын

Incredible video. I subscribed to your channel. You start from basics and introduce new concepts logically adding layers. And I love that you don't show off, even when doing the advanced stuff eg. you still held the tonic in the left hand, even for the final parts of the video. Other KZfaq pianists would be adding complex substitutions. And I love that you believe in explaining the why behind the theory, not just saying "here's a 2-5-1!" Looking forward to watching your other videos. Keep up the awesome work!

@OrganicGreens 7 жыл бұрын

dude! I just found your videos and you have some of the best crash course music theory i've found on the web. Keep it up

@Crashoverall 7 жыл бұрын

dont mind your videos going for longer than 10 minutes when you have quality content like that. people that are interested in education will just keep watching.

@JeffSchneiderMusic 7 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear this is helpful. Thanks for watching and happy practicing!

@purplehaze7495 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff, it's very useful . 20 mins is worth every minute. Good content! Cheers

@RenanLikey 4 жыл бұрын

It was so surprising to see that after watching this vid for the first time, I took some time to learn and study some theory and practice, to see how it goes, and coming back here months later feels like it was all worth it. It made so much sense to me and I could guess things right before you answered them. YAY!!! :) I love your content

@emmanuelchinaemerem1506 2 жыл бұрын

oh my God I just subscribed to your channel u are exceptional not like some other trying as mush to cut their teachings short in other to have more videos

@Cam-et4xg 5 жыл бұрын

Jeff! Idk how many times I’ve watched this video. I always learn something new each time I watch it! Would you be able to do a video on grace notes? I know this is something that can be very personal to each artist as they embellish in their own way, but could you give a demonstration atleast of how you go about them in your own pieces?

@AbnormaalTsi 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This has been helpful for me, since ive been trying to learn the fundamentals of pop music, but all i know is classical haha.

@cedrich. 7 жыл бұрын

"manipulating the listener's expectations" ... very well said :)

@GW-kj2zb 5 жыл бұрын

Omg the first 5 seconds are amazing!

@tongayianesumatambanadzo7021 7 жыл бұрын

you are helping me take my songwriting to the next level...thanks dawg

@TheFloul 7 жыл бұрын

We need more video like this!

@ianparker207 7 жыл бұрын

firstly, so good. I knew the concepts, but this painted them in such a great way and it makes my understanding much more concrete now. btw, can you explain your chord inversion choices, and for that matter bass notes, doubling notes, etc? that would be really helpful for me. thanks so much.

@SvintMvrcus 5 жыл бұрын

Man I’ve always had the worst time trying to come up with chord progressions but this video helped and explained so much! Think you 🙏🏽

@FrankSpeer66 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Jeff, how about a video of you deconstructing a solo you wrote over some simple Dom blues Changes? Take us through each cord and the licks you play and break them down so we can see how and why they fit so beautifully. Maybe a 12 Bar Blues. I think if you did this as a series, a bunch of different solos it would be killer!