Major 2-5-1 Finally Explained!
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The major 251 is found extensively throughout jazz music. It uses chords two, five and one to create a lovely sounding chord progression. We can also use rootless chord voicings to create a slick, professional sound. I go through the type A and type B rootless voicings, and also take the progression through several keys.
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@GoldenTuskan 6 жыл бұрын
5:17 “Sunday morning, rain is falling...” ^-^
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
Haha yeess! Good spot :)
@asgard100a 6 жыл бұрын
Ayyy si crei que estaba loco, yo la escuché tambien, buenísimo tutorial bro
@Dranomoly 4 жыл бұрын
This would be why the KZfaq algorithm suggested it for me.....
@sezitas 4 жыл бұрын
Glad I wasn't the only one :)))))
@king6595 3 жыл бұрын
When they were good.
@premasru 6 жыл бұрын
Best ever explanation of 2-5-1 and voicings.
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful :D
@LASEAMUSIC 5 жыл бұрын
Currently binge watching your videos! I can't wait for my next songwriting sesh!
@envy4629 2 жыл бұрын
I was actually able to understand the rootless chord explanation. Always wondered how the hell you can have rootless chords but wow this explanation was so simple! Brilliant, just take out the root and add the 9th! Been a musician for years, as a guitarist and I been expanding my portfolio. Wanted to learn piano for the jazz so I figured I’d finally need to learn a lil theory so this might help me with my guitar playing as well
@KevinLeroyGrant 5 жыл бұрын
I had no idea you can have a chord name that doesn't have the root. My mind is blown
@rmsoft 5 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, it's not your mind that blows, it's the way monkey "teaches" other monkeys or a pope "heals" a listening brain. So you can take only informational part and leave bubbling part as garbage.
@lookatdisdude3181 3 жыл бұрын
@@rmsoft N i g g a the F U C K does that mean?
@Sen-mn3ll 3 жыл бұрын
Inversion
@bigmarzu 2 жыл бұрын
In jazz that's called a rootless chord. Same chords without the root. For instance a rootless C would be EG and throw in a 7th, 6th or 9th to make it sound very cool
@benimoo7894 2 жыл бұрын
@@lookatdisdude3181 LMFAO Same here my man but yes its called inversions 🤡🤚
@sonialee1099 2 жыл бұрын
You are a amazing teacher, your way of teaching is easy to understand. Especially the pace is slow so it is easy to follow. Thank you.
@alessandroformiconi6242 4 жыл бұрын
Dear Master, extraordinary lessons , lovely armonization, many thanks, and please go on teaching!
@neutrogenaaveeno1419 4 жыл бұрын
This is the most intuitive and easy explanation. I have seen so far! Thanks for the vid
@2msvalkyrie529 5 жыл бұрын
Invaluable as always PP.!
@cocogomez2278 4 жыл бұрын
I really like the double visual of the keyboard and the written notes.
@maecknyc 3 жыл бұрын
same, really helpful
@louiseattzs 6 жыл бұрын
(Adds Am7) 🎶 dancing in the moonlight, do do do do 💃🏾
@bongosock 5 жыл бұрын
This was really helpful! Thanks :)
@drsherryscott9739 6 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. It's clear and makes musical sense. Thanks.
@selamsewdebashu5808 4 жыл бұрын
who's a genuine teacher ? it's about telling you not to forget what you know. thank you very much.
@junerosslyn7817 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. So well explained. Thank you 👍
@agreedj3063 4 жыл бұрын
awsome easy, excellent visuals. thanks
@sorin.n 5 жыл бұрын
Subscribed in a 1/16 (heart) beat! I love how you present the musical theory.
@Piano_Pig 5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@GibbySantanastudios 2 жыл бұрын
i can appreciate that you dont put ads on my education
@musicandvoice9244 4 жыл бұрын
Outrageously brilliant! Crystal clear too - thank you.
@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the lesson 😀
@billmarycarson3074 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Best description of 251 yet.
@metgirl5429 2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou love your videos 🎹🎼
@alexxdaye-alberson7243 5 жыл бұрын
Very useful! Thank you!
@architecturesita2289 Жыл бұрын
super , now i understood about structure , that is the best way to teach :) thank you
@m.h.4083 5 жыл бұрын
I often times add a vim7 (in C for example the Am7) after the Imaj7 by dropping the 7th a whole step
@perblex8354 6 жыл бұрын
This is a great video. Any time I have questions when working in soloing, these videos help out monumentally. Thanks.
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
Good stuff :) Glad you are finding them useful!
@jfjusa1 6 жыл бұрын
excellent! very clear and informative! helped me a lot. thank you!
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
Good to hear, glad it helped :)
@JoshuaFaulks Жыл бұрын
This helps ALOT!! Thank You Soo Much!! 😊
@sskfrey 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds very nice! Like the way you present it! Which books on tonal harmony is the idea from? Which can you recommend?
@curtpiazza1688 2 жыл бұрын
Great technique!
@arnthorsnaer 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@southpark4151 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice video indeed. Thanks PP.
@hacerclic1020 6 жыл бұрын
I'm confused. When you remove the root from Dm7 and add 9, you end up with FACE, which is an Fmaj7, right? How can you still call it a Dm7?
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
It's called a rootless voicing, every chord doesn't necessarily have to contain the root... and it's very common to take it out when playing jazz. You have to imagine the bass player playing the root note, and we are playing the harmony. If you were to think of it as a Dm7 instead, the harmony would be different, and you would end up accenting different chord tones.
@denielsuyo4915 5 жыл бұрын
グレゴリーミカン I think its the inversion itself that there are chords that is the same with others when its minor or in seventh etc
@JoseFlores-ny5xk 2 жыл бұрын
It’s like calling a C sharp a d flat.
@southpark4151 2 жыл бұрын
Good question! I think to avoid confusion, they need to call it something else, such as RL-Dm7-Add9. RL for 'rootless' ---- the 'RL' is just made-up. Got to define something at least.
@kritikkaushal6305 6 жыл бұрын
I love this channel
@KalpaHettiarachchi 4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful
@2002jorgeparr 3 жыл бұрын
YOU ARE AWESOME DUDE!!! THANK YOU, SIR!!!
@nunocorreia9819 6 жыл бұрын
your lessons are very good! thank you.
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU for watching them :)
@_blueboy95_ 4 жыл бұрын
I definitely thumbed up this vid when you added those 3 extra key voicings at the end
@snijders083 4 жыл бұрын
New subscriber!! Thanks so much that was very helpful. Now practice practice practice... :)
@convinemukidanyi864 Жыл бұрын
Why was I struggling. Thanks alot 🙏
@chelomagic1383 8 ай бұрын
excellent tutorial , also im dying at the channel name 🤣i LOve it
@mattlogan1 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video
@kzim229 6 жыл бұрын
Good video! The graphics help a lot. Thanks!
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
My pleasure :)
@bunteangable 5 жыл бұрын
So cool 👍
@Metamophisis 4 жыл бұрын
Great 👍🏼 explanation! 🔥💣🧨🎹👀
@juliarainemaglalang4656 4 жыл бұрын
Hello, just wanted to say how helpful this was. One of the more well explained videos out there, I learned plenty in this short video so thank you!
@charbelmaalouf2053 4 жыл бұрын
Great great awesome job
@VictorUmeh 6 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks :) subbed!
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it :)
@fidelrios863 5 жыл бұрын
Is there a way to find out the name of chords or do you just memorize them?
@gregorypalamas4998 3 жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias!!
@innabond1055 5 жыл бұрын
Superb
@nelsonclark6824 2 жыл бұрын
Very useful and clear explanation of 2 5 1! Thank you very much! If you will, please show us how to actually use 2 5 1 in a progression as passing chords! Please keep up these videos! NAClark/Philadelphia
@chriswilkes236 4 жыл бұрын
Lovely
@celestinndouanla5754 5 жыл бұрын
verry good lesson
@sevimlioyuntv436 2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@oliviaedralin1436 Жыл бұрын
Finally!!! I I was asked about 2, 5 , 7 at one point and drew a blank face ! heard this quite a few times. I learned piano briefly from my mom. She was a piano teacher for life and she has no idea about 2, 5 , 7. She was classically trained in Asia… now it makes sense. Thank you… or maybe I didn’t ask her right questions??? Don’t know?
@drunio1504 3 жыл бұрын
Another world just opening for this retread beginner 🎹
@andrewwilliams9580 Жыл бұрын
Type A voicing, I can work out the first and last chord in any key. For the middle chord, I have to remind myself just bring the one note down a half step.
@quincydrones928 6 жыл бұрын
How do you keep track of where the chords are if you're playing rootless voicing and your root is not the anchor to the chord anymore ? What kind of rules do you use to lead you when the chords are moving quickly because in these situations ill start playing rooted triads and lose my place. As soon as you moved to other keys i could no longer keep track of how to build the chords anymore. Are these the same rules you use to make the voicing in the minor II V I changes as well ?
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
After enough practice you will begin to associate the shapes of each rootless voicing to its root. When starting out it can seem confusing because the root note is not present in the chords, but they will get more and more familiar and you will soon start to be able to recognise them :)
@nikayurveda1432 5 жыл бұрын
Great
@thedilan5912 2 жыл бұрын
great
@Hinge45 2 жыл бұрын
07:44 can someone please explain where he got that g flat from? bit confused
@JammyGit 4 жыл бұрын
The chord progression you were playing partly reminded me of a Jamiroquai song that I can't remember the name of.....Virtual Insanity or something like that. Knowing what Jamiroquai's music is like, it wouldn't surprise me if he used ii-V-I chord progressions in lots of his songs😎👍
@clash1133 3 жыл бұрын
Me too lol
@nora96780 2 жыл бұрын
How could I keep going down the circle of fourths infinetly doing 2 5 1?
@elesfinter9753 3 жыл бұрын
Mario World Game Over lofi keeps haunting me. Excellent video, I'm not very good at this, but with your explanation I could understand more ^^
@adelinewinardi2803 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. How can you determine to use the 3rd and 9th sound in Dm7 or 13th sound for G7? is it okay to use different position?
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
They are just very commonly used voicings for 2-5-1s, but obviously you can play it however you like!
@askellabsalon7737 Жыл бұрын
Stupid question probably but could someone please explain how he can use D flat when in the G major scale?
@kidsvideos6716 2 жыл бұрын
love you
@jacobmurphy7824 5 жыл бұрын
When you play the Dm7, G7 and Cmaj7, how do you decide which note to play in the octave below? For example you play the notes D, G and C at 5:17.
@jackdaffin 5 жыл бұрын
These are the root notes of the chord name, so we play these to fill out what a bass player might play. In this case it provides the "root" to the rootless voicing.
@CrazeSweden 5 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Always wanted to learn this jazzy secrets. ;-)
@juanbriceno4710 6 жыл бұрын
Yesssssssss!!
@lebosquettranquille5714 4 жыл бұрын
Thx my friend
@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын
No worries!
@simgeseker3098 2 жыл бұрын
nice
@LuizHenrique-ek1lb 6 жыл бұрын
+1 subscriber :) Can you explain how to use minor II V I? And how to improvise on it? Thanks for your hard work on videos
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
The minor II V I is slightly more complex - but they sound awesome! The concept is the same as the major II V I apart from instead of using the major scale to construct the chords, we use the harmonic minor scale. Doing this gives us the chords IIm7(b5), V7, Im7. In terms of improvising over this there are several options, but some common scales to use would be locrian, then altered, then melodic minor. It is quite hard to explain this all in a simple comment, so I will make this week's video explaining a minor II V I - it will be out on Friday, look out for it! :)
@u.b.469 2 жыл бұрын
When building 7th chords from each note in the Cmajor scale, how did you determine what chords were minor and major?
@lalainalaska 2 жыл бұрын
A major scale goes Major Minor Minor Major Major Diminished then back to the root if you do that then when building the 7ths it should all still fit in the scale
@RicardoRodriguez-yx3si 8 ай бұрын
Hey guys idk if anyone will see this message but I'm kinda lost when he gets to the type A rootless voicing. I'm confused on how he went to an A rootless for the cmaj7. Was wondering if someone could explain it to me lol😅
@pixelator9002 4 жыл бұрын
What is that font for the chord names?
@rutheproppi6265 2 жыл бұрын
Sir: this class was the most. Will you please if you can squeeze some time for us "amateur musicians" do a video on the ii V I Chromatic Progression. Take the C Maor Scale the ii of IV the V7 of the IV and the I progression. Can you help me?? please let me know.
@quincydrones928 6 жыл бұрын
What makes the voicing type A and type B ? Are you just calling it that because thats how you ordered it ? Or is the usual way people learn these rootless voicing like this ?
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
I believe it is quite a common way of naming them. I don't know how mainstream it is but I've certainly heard many other people call it that as well.
@dry509 5 жыл бұрын
So when you say this progression is found extensively throughout jazz music what do you mean? Take any song..Autumn Leaves, Girl from Ipanema , Happy Birthday, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...or? ...does the song have to have a 251 chord progression to start with..? What if it doesn’t? Or are you talking about songs that are specifically written with a 251 progression?
@Piano_Pig 5 жыл бұрын
A majority of jazz standards will contain the 251 chord progression, it may be major or minor or be a slight variation of it... but you can find it in pretty much every classic jazz standard.
@iasyama1999 2 жыл бұрын
anyone mind explaining why theres a mix of major and minor in a 2-5-1 or any other progressions? . Shouldn't a C Major 2-5-1 be Dmajor Gmajor Cmajor?. I don't see any videos explaining how theres suddenly a 7b5 in a minor 2-5-1 progression or how they come up with that note being major or minor.
@EvandroEstima 3 жыл бұрын
I didnt get how to decide if youre gonna use maj7 or dominant 7.. can someone explain please? :)
@isabelfreeman2702 2 жыл бұрын
I could be wrong but I think it is determined by which of the notes in each of the II-V-I chords are in the major scale of the root note eg. Using the key of C, the maj7 is played because it contains a B whereas a C dominant 7 chord would contain a Bb, which is not in the C major scale. Then for the V chord (G7) this is dominant as the Cmaj scale contains the F. Hope this makes sense?
@theben45x 3 жыл бұрын
Hello @pianopig ! At 4:44, is it not an 11th rather than a 13th here ? Great video tough, thank you very much 🙏🕊️
@theben45x 3 жыл бұрын
My mistake, I got it ahah 😅
@JoaoCarlos-gd1km 2 жыл бұрын
Show👏👏👏👍
@robertmichalscheck3072 4 жыл бұрын
You should do a quick rundown on your opening or theme chords,they are cool.
@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын
Already done it my friend: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rp56bKaruL7WhXk.html
@robertmichalscheck3072 4 жыл бұрын
PianoPig okay thx,I will check it out.
@StaceyFoxx 4 жыл бұрын
I love you!
@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын
I love you too!
@itsglby 2 жыл бұрын
7:43
7 жыл бұрын
Good video
@Piano_Pig 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@marcelfrehse 4 жыл бұрын
one question about the scale - why is the G a dominant chord (with a minor 3rd) and not like the Cmaj7 and Fmaj7? (with a major 3rd)? And why is the B a diminished?
@yaca13 4 жыл бұрын
It’s called the different degrees of the scale: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_scale. And different degrees correspond to the different chord types. I’m guessing it was created like that because all the notes in each of the chords are in the key of C. Like Fmaj7 is FACE and G7 is GBDF. All are notes in the C scale.
@ChefGourmet 4 жыл бұрын
Those D major voicings sure were nice
@musiclandmexico3964 5 жыл бұрын
Do you happen to have a chord chart of these progressions for both type a and b? Is it available on the PianoPig Website?
@Piano_Pig 5 жыл бұрын
It's only available to PianoPig Academy members
@musiclandmexico3964 5 жыл бұрын
@@Piano_Pig Can you sell me the chord chart? whatever you think is worth I''ll pay and will actually join the academy but later. For now I'd love to learn this by heart.
@LionMusic 4 жыл бұрын
LO-FI beat here i come baby!!!!
@joshanimate2077 4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@lundsweden 2 жыл бұрын
True!
@jordanjohnyeates7577 2 жыл бұрын
3:19, there you have it, 'Sunday Morning' by Maroon 5
@jeffm.c6200 5 жыл бұрын
Great video but im confused how is that 2nd chord in the type B voicing for the Cmaj key is a G13 as you explain it at 6:05? Also don't 13th extension rootless voicing use a b7 in it?
@Piano_Pig 5 жыл бұрын
The notes I'm playing for the G13 voicing are B-E-F-A. The scale degrees of these notes in terms of G are 3-13-b7-9. This contains the b7 and the 13th. This is why it's a G13. Hope this helps!
@jeffm.c6200 5 жыл бұрын
@@Piano_PigI figured it out actually 10 mins after posting this comment, but thanks for the response! I guess its time I check out your online courses
@rui6071 Жыл бұрын
4:44 Why is the order "7, 9, 3, 13"? Why is the 3 not a 10th?
@NarutoUzumaki-jo8lp 6 жыл бұрын
Why does it show them as cmaj7, dm7, and g7 rather than C, Dm, G.. sorry I know it's such a beginner question..
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
Because they are all 7th chords, so they need the extra notation of the number 7. If you're not sure what 7th chords are, then check out some of the other videos I've made explaining them. Here are two of them: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n9Zzh6ySx8rInaM.html, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9RydtiK2NfSqJ8.html
@pj2329 5 жыл бұрын
just think of 7 chords as an embellishment of the Cmaj dm gmaj, small chords with bells
@corystajduhar 3 жыл бұрын
Because Jazz and other styles love to add color tones to chords = 7th, 9th and many others. It's basically a given that these chords will all be seventh chords.
@nyshonadonis3323 5 жыл бұрын
This is super helpful but i get confused when you start saying thing like 11th,3,9th. When i hear those numbers i get super confused. If i understand correctly you are in the upper part of the chord where youre past an octave so you go 7,9,11,13th etc but where does a 3 come in? is it where the 3rd position would be but just an octave higher?
@samuelitooooo 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's exactly it!
@nyshonadonis3323 5 жыл бұрын
Samuel Santaella thank you! After several videos and much practice I get it now lol thanks so much
@fidpiano 6 жыл бұрын
What program (software) are you using?
@Piano_Pig 6 жыл бұрын
Quite a few programs are involved in the making of my videos! I edit them in ScreenFlow if that's what you wanted to know
@deelokz4190 3 жыл бұрын
As a beginner that walked in on this, it is grueling. But i got it after watching loads of times.
@Piano_Pig 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear you finally understood it!
@JesusGarcia-my1dy 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the explanation, but how can I implement this into a song?
@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын
Learn some basic jazz standards, have a go with Autumn Leaves or Tune Up. These songs are made just using 251 progressions.
@JesusGarcia-my1dy 4 жыл бұрын
PianoPig thank you for taking your time to respond. Thank you 🙏🏽.
@waylonwoody7466 4 жыл бұрын
So there's A and B voicings right, is there a C or D voicing for the other inversions considering every chord that has four notes can be played in four different inversions? Maybe I'm missing something.
@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын
Type A and B are really just names for the common inversions of these chords. They are widely used. You could certainly play them in different inversions, but I don't believe 'Type C' voicings have been assigned a specific inversion.
@waylonwoody7466 4 жыл бұрын
@@Piano_Pig thanks man I think I get it. Rootless chords are a whole new beast for me to figure out lol.