The 4 Secrets Of Exciting Chord Substitutions!

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The 4 Secrets Of Exciting Chord Substitutions!

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The 4 Secrets Of Exciting Chord Substitutions!

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@JM-co6rf 7 жыл бұрын

I love this guy. No nonsense. Straight to the point. No chatter. No BS

@PlayPiano 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks JM.

@philburpalooza8 9 жыл бұрын

Missing link is an accurate description. Thanks for the valuable lesson Duane! As an ear player for 30+ years I've figured a lot of this out on my own but I owe you a debt of gratitude for giving me a systematic way to approach chord substitution. Million thanks sir! You easily save me another 3 years of trial and error.

@PlayPiano 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil!

@shoozymusic 4 жыл бұрын

I was stuck in rut for a good while there, thank you Duane. Your practice shows in both your style of playing teaching.

@jluc101 8 жыл бұрын

This video is a music theory gem.

@miguelmunoz9989 4 жыл бұрын

Your explanations are clear and practical. The examples you have improvised sound great. Besides, you have a very nice american accent. Greetings from Holland

@Liveleadplayer70 9 жыл бұрын

G'day Duane..i play guitar,have done for over 20 years now..Lately I like to play 'melodic rock/metal'..but like that bass player said below,,it was somehow more understandable getting a chord sub lesson from your keys..you're so fluent as a player and mindful to explain it succinctly as you did it..I'll be writing those key points out too..taking something complicated and almost abstract & summing it up as you did is very clever..as others are saying..thank you for sharing your 'gift'. (which probably was hard work many hours & the occasional happy accident)..sounded beautiful too

@bodiebodie 4 жыл бұрын

I love this guy.

@hammyzone 9 жыл бұрын

I've been watching your videos for a couple of weeks now via the newsletter. This one is a real eye-opener. Brilliant stuff, Duane.

@PlayPiano 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I appreciate it!

@katesimms2942 2 жыл бұрын

this is brilliant ...thankyou so much for your help...God Bless you!!

@bassileira4701 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all of your lessons!!!! I am a bass player and somehow I have to admit, that piano is very often the best vehicle to "explain music". You inspired me to be a better musician and a better teacher. I really appreciate your way of explaining music.

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@jackstrada5263 5 жыл бұрын

As mainly a guitar player, your videos are more helpful than most guitar lesson vids out there. Can’t wait to add some of these to my playing.

@jeancurran3968 10 жыл бұрын

I have learned so much from watching your videos. I took classical piano lessons as a kid but only recently am learning to "play without notes" and accompany a guitar player. Thank you for sharing all the information.

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Wonderful Jean! Glad you're making some progress "playing without notes"...

@onlimi616 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice lesson! I'll have to look and see if you have a lesson on your left hand technique as well. I would really like to practice and learn that.

@DJDavis844 7 жыл бұрын

Yessssss!!!! Thank you sir. You have solved a lot of my chord progression/harmony issues....You have just added another follower

@romanbrand1162 7 жыл бұрын

If someone asked me what are the YT videos that pushed me forward the most. Videos from Mr. Shinn would be at least in top 5

@99tropix 9 жыл бұрын

Great tips. Thanks for sharing your wonderful knowledge.

@ejo3571 10 жыл бұрын

Love the slide #4 just pulls at your heart strings. I'll apply some of your techniques to my version of Misty. I like your version so much better. Thanks Mr. Shinn

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edward!

@guitar5534 7 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing, this is what Im looking for the past years of being a musician.

@thedarkmoonman 10 жыл бұрын

great stuff! Thank you for your time. you are a goodone.

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks, darkmoonman!

@nep576 9 жыл бұрын

Sir.. your videos have been very helpful in improving the way we play. Keep blessing us with your teachings. Have been through many online videos, but the way you explain and play is the best I have seen.. God bless you. Pranaay India

@PlayPiano 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you Pranaay.

@nep576 8 жыл бұрын

+Duane Shinn Sir.. aren't you playing C diminished first for Misty and then moving to Cmajor 7th? you mentioned B, hence I am not sure

@PlayPiano 7 жыл бұрын

Glad they have been of help, Pranaay!

@PlayPiano 7 жыл бұрын

Either will work, Pranaay.

@sandraoberoi 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this! Very useful stuff indeed! God bless your talent and willingness to share through all your videos!

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sandra! Very kind of you to say so.

@Warlowisnumberone 8 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

@rpogrady 8 жыл бұрын

Duane love your videos My dad was a very accomplished musician who earned his entire living on piano and grand Wurlitzer organs from age of 14 till his death He refused his kids music intro which I feel was a big mistake in later life while never had lessons or read music I have enjoyed learning chords and harmony so I can play just from lead sheets You have helped me a lot to understand how things go together on a piano My dad one time said if one did not learn scales and read music then understanding harmony was another way to study music Thanks

@PlayPiano 8 жыл бұрын

+Robert O'Grady Thanks Robert. Sorry you didn't have the opportunity to start your piano playing as a kid, but glad you are into it now.

@cilaboom 8 жыл бұрын

+Robert O'Grady What was his reasoning?

@jamesmagana318 8 жыл бұрын

Very kool. Love theory

@PlayPiano 8 жыл бұрын

+Robert O'Grady Thank you Robert. Sorry you got a late start in piano, but glad you are understanding and progressing now!

@CruelLion7 8 жыл бұрын

You play beautifully.

@PlayPiano 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@garrybrown7372 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson. Thank you.

@williamchen33 10 жыл бұрын

Great video, let see if I can use it myself!

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks William - I hope you can.

@cmoney2104 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is the best way I have ever heard it explained!

@PlayPiano 7 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear it!

@TheAranzamendiPodcast 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great vídeo.

@shreerav 9 жыл бұрын

Clearly, your understanding of the concepts is deep. Wonderful playing abilities complement that!

@PlayPiano 9 жыл бұрын

shree Thanks for your kind words!

@gotudhdjd 10 жыл бұрын

Wow, great video Duane! I really love the internet, being able to get lessons like this :) keep it up! Internet high five from a Swedish guy I japan!

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Foodtalkrock 9 жыл бұрын

Really good job, I learned some really useful information. I thank you.

@PlayPiano 9 жыл бұрын

Good to hear, Gus!

@fabiopalma4429 6 жыл бұрын

Sir, you're the beast. Thanks for all these stuff!

@PlayPiano 6 жыл бұрын

You bet~

@jihhwood 7 жыл бұрын

Extraordinarily useful and fun. Great teaching! An inspiration.

@PlayPiano 7 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thanks.

@curtpiazza1688 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Great lesson!

@PlayPiano 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😃

@wjohc 9 жыл бұрын

Fantastically presented. Thank you!

@PlayPiano 9 жыл бұрын

William - I appreciate it!

@alzobolo7334 6 жыл бұрын

You're a fantastic teacher. Thanks for sharing.

@luyolomjobo1034 8 жыл бұрын

Another thing you can do to really jazz up your songs is to substitute a chord that is a triton away from the dominant 7 chord that you're meant to be playing. So if the music says C7 you can play a Gb7, provided the melody allows it.

@PlayPiano 8 жыл бұрын

+Luyolo Mjobo Yes - thanks!

@jackstrada5263 5 жыл бұрын

Luyolo Mjobo WOW, must try that to hear it. It sounds out there. The common note is E and B flat then?

@treforparry4054 10 жыл бұрын

Hi Duane. Brilliant lesson! Thank you so much. That demonstrated so well how to open up other opportunities in a tune.

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Trefor!

@hsbro1 8 жыл бұрын

This video has been more helpful than any other I have watched in the past 3 years. I am a chord player and don't read music well. But I understand every idea and principle in this video and have been looking for theses explanations for years.Thank you. thank you.Thank you. You made it so Simple!!!!!!

@PlayPiano 8 жыл бұрын

+hsbro1 I"m really glad to hear this and I appreciate your kind words. Thanks for sharing!

@krishnagovinda16 10 жыл бұрын

now this is what i've been searching for awhile! thank you sir!

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it! Thanks.

@beatsbyjc 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@alexanderleeart 9 жыл бұрын

wow, this is really the video I needed to see.

@shaboogen 9 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Such easy presentation.

@bretpurvis2360 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks your videos are great!

@stephenalcaide1778 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this video, and I loved it. I could leave a like...now couldn't I.

@EricDailyDesign 7 жыл бұрын

you the man Duane!

@thecrazeecow1682 7 жыл бұрын

I really like doing this. I feel like we should change music, yes. I don't like how other people hate how you change music, and cringe when it is not played EXACTLY AS WRITTEN. It really bugs me. IMAO

@PlayPiano 7 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@readergreg60 8 жыл бұрын

This helps a lot. Thank you!

@PlayPiano 8 жыл бұрын

+readergreg60 You bet.

@christophemoaleu5683 7 жыл бұрын

Splendid

@PlayPiano 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christophe!

@MrKongatthegates 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jitstrike5579 7 жыл бұрын

After the substitution is it advisable to return to the original composition chord? Or can you substitute every chord in a song as long as you retain the melody?

@benjiaddison1 10 жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Thanks

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@realtorrich 3 жыл бұрын

Tip #3!

@Abigail8392 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the teaching, Duane...

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

You bet, Abigail!

@championradcliffe4392 7 жыл бұрын

thanks

@Kuraiomo 7 жыл бұрын

So when I want to go from chord that ends with, for example, with "E" should I go to chord that starts with "E" or I can go to any that contains "E"?

@anjadelach 10 жыл бұрын

just beautiful!

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Hope you found it helpful.

@timwilde5543 9 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@PlayPiano 9 жыл бұрын

Tim Wilde You bet Tim.

@TuckerMusic-js3fe 9 жыл бұрын

For the 2nd rule, you mentioned find what other chords fit. What do you mean by fit? How do I find other chords that will "fit" with say a major C chord?

@PlayPiano 9 жыл бұрын

Michael/Tucker_music What other chord contains the note? If you are playing G as the melody note and the chord is C, ask yourself "What other chords contain the note G?"

@hillarymagani5617 7 жыл бұрын

great tutorial

@czarinc.6971 3 жыл бұрын

So what do i do for an inverted major chord to substitute the minor 7th?

@dylanratliff777 7 жыл бұрын

The 3rd rule is actually a 2-5-1 gospel progression. In C it's a 5-1-4, in which the 5 (G) is minor and the 1 (C) is dominant. This will bring you to the 4 (F maj). This actually utilizes the mixolydian mode of the C major scale. Anyways, I digress. God bless! Good video!

@PlayPiano 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dylan.

@jackstrada5263 5 жыл бұрын

Dylan Ratliff why does the 2-5-1 become a 5-1-4 in the key of C? The key Is irrelevant right. You’re just subbing 5-1-4 for 2-5-1 right?

@MinhAnhFromEarth 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great lesson. I'm just curious why a ii (Gm) can sub for a V (C7). You can add ii before V but sub-ing ii for V is unfamiliar to me.

@mrmusicplz09 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Duane!!!

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

You bet Gregory!

@aliasghar907 5 жыл бұрын

how long might it take for someone trying to reach your level Duane..?

@loot6 8 жыл бұрын

Really useful.

@PlayPiano 8 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

@nicholasmasi1669 9 жыл бұрын

VERY NICE !!!

@PlayPiano 9 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Masi Thanks Nicholas.

@xxJP805xx 4 жыл бұрын

What course can I purchase on this? Please let me know

@PlayPiano 4 жыл бұрын

@Juan Martinez Duane made a number but the 3 most applicable are Secrets of Chords and Chord Progressions (an introductory course) playpiano.com/product/secrets-of-exciting-piano-chords-chord-progressions, Chord Progressions (an in-depth course): playpiano.com/product/chord-progressions-the-riffs-runs-that-flow-out-of-them-digital, and Dress Up Naked Music (includes progressions and many other techniques) playpiano.com/product/how-to-dress-up-naked-music-on-the-piano-digital

@Thunderstrom17 8 жыл бұрын

can you post a video of you saying 'cool whip"?

@johncherry5475 7 жыл бұрын

(Question about tip #3)When you say "down a fourth" do you mean down 4 tones in the key, in the key of the song, or like essentially the fifth of the original dominant 7 chord

@jackstrada5263 5 жыл бұрын

John Cherry yes. He gave the example C7 to Gm

@DrChadJohnson 6 жыл бұрын

Duane, at 7:03, what notes are you playing with the right hand on the sliding chord from Gm to F7? Is it Db, Eb, Ab?

@doncecilmusic5371 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Duanne thanks for the video. Wanted to get your course titled "playing hymns and gospel songs using chord styles" and I was wondering if it can help me vary harmonies of church hymns to the extent of doing it on impulse like you normally do. I had wanted to get the full Gospel & praise course but it's a little beyond my financial capability. I hope the aforementioned course will take me to the next level in playing my hymns and gospel songs at church. Thank you

@jackstrada5263 5 жыл бұрын

Cecil Abbey This my primary study atm as well. However I’ve been playing psychedelic Brazilian rain forest Gospel

@signetulupan 2 жыл бұрын

Miss Duane....the best! Please come back!

@PlayPiano 2 жыл бұрын

you are kind Signe. We miss Duane too!

@nightscriber8338 7 жыл бұрын

I just want to say thanks

@PlayPiano 7 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome! Thanks for saying thanks.

@AE-lr7uu 9 жыл бұрын

Hi,please i want to know if it can also be called chord inversion. Thanks for your help in advance.

@rootberg 8 жыл бұрын

+Aquila Ema No they are two different concepts. The "inversion" concept has to do with the order in which you voice a chord. A Cmajor chord has three inversions for example depending on which order you play the notes in: C E G, E G C and G C E. But the "substitution" concept is about how we can change the chords normally associated with each note of a scale to another one which is harmonically related some how and therefore still sounds nice.

@hcasting847 8 жыл бұрын

One question that bothers me about what chord contain the note G and you can use that chord as a substitute chord correct me if I'm wrong here basically I can use any chord and add the note g to the chord even if it not already existed on the chord. For example Gb major is out of the list because it's Gb Bb Db but I can add G to that chord and it would be Gb b9 which does contain the note g or am I wrong here ?

@jackstrada5263 5 жыл бұрын

H Casting You’re example may not be wrong but that’s not what he meant. It isn’t simply adding a G note to whatever chord. It’s finding chords that contain G already. Then you have to go by ear. It must sound good against the melody, which is subjective.

@J-Land 10 жыл бұрын

I thought you would mention tritone substitution in this video

@ConwayCreator 8 жыл бұрын

The 3rd rule you stated for a dominant G7th chord to go a 4th below a G which you said comes out to a D note & build a minor 7th chord from the D note. Wouldn't a 4th below a G note be a C note? Please clarify this concept.

@PlayPiano 8 жыл бұрын

No Conway - a 4th (perfect 4th, as it is known in music theory) below G is D. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_fourth

@ConwayCreator 8 жыл бұрын

Is this different for guitar?

@PlayPiano 8 жыл бұрын

No. Different technique, of course, but music is music no matter the instrument.

@jackstrada5263 5 жыл бұрын

Conway Courier it’s a little confusing. If you count forward from the 1 to the 5 it’s 5 notes. But when you count down from the 1 to the 5 it’s only 4. C, B, A, G = 4. C, D, E, F, G = 5. Understand? Just because it’s a 4th below doesn’t mean it’s a 4th.

@situacionando 9 жыл бұрын

Talking about the 4th secret... bGmin to resolve F or bG7 to resolve F?

@situacionando 9 жыл бұрын

It might be bG7, isn't it?

@Frecheszinho 8 жыл бұрын

+bemolable I think you mean Gbm7 or Gb7 and not bG lol but he goes from Gm7 to Gbm7 and resolve to Fmaj7

@Shid_pants 6 жыл бұрын

6:52 does the half step descend mean that you're tritone subbing the secondary dominant?

@motob4406 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah probably

@LessonsFromTheBush 10 жыл бұрын

This may have been asked already but as far as replacing a major with its relative minor goes, does that only work for the tonic or can you slip in a relative minor of say the fourth or fifth chord in the scale?

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Yes Lindsay - you can use this substitution on the IV chord - don't think it will work on a V chord.

@jackstrada5263 5 жыл бұрын

Duane Shinn I humbly disagree. In the key of C for example I will sometimes sub and E minor for the G. It depends on the melody, as usual. Sometimes descend from the G down to E as well, instead of holding on G. It does not work so well when resolving back to the 1. It works better when the phrase ends on G.

@stephanlane4478 9 жыл бұрын

do you have a donation button somewhere or something

@alexanderleeart 9 жыл бұрын

you could buy his book on amazon

@officergregorystevens5765 7 жыл бұрын

"This applies to all songs, by the way; not just "Silent Night". Lmao.. that's great

@BAwesomeDesign 8 жыл бұрын

Ok, Duane! Good morning!

@indikajayakodi4445 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@vanrozay8871 8 жыл бұрын

one common sub he didn't mention for seventh (dominant) chords is flat fifth: that is, in CMajor, a sub for G7 is Db7.

@PlayPiano 8 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@omgnocapslock 8 жыл бұрын

Tritone sub, isn't it?

@Sk8MakeVideo 8 жыл бұрын

no, a tritone sub is the dominant chord built on the note a tritone (3 whole steps) away from the tonic of the original chord. for G7 that would be B7 or Eb7 (i believe).

@AmourSynthetique 7 жыл бұрын

Nope, that's not correct in the slightest. The tritone is a perfect fourth away from the tonic, yes... ergo the tritone sub of G7 is Db7. I don't know where you're getting B and Eb from.

@guiyolaa 7 жыл бұрын

What +Sk8MakeVideo said is correct but his example is wrong and it is not a perfect fourth, it's an augmented fourth, or diminished fifth

@yosoyelipk22 8 жыл бұрын

esa cancion que interpreto maestro es misty verdad?

@BAwesomeDesign 8 жыл бұрын

+eliezer perez Todavia.

@fiddler1094 8 жыл бұрын

+eliezer perez si. El mismo lo dice haha

@yosoyelipk22 8 жыл бұрын

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@BAwesomeDesign 8 жыл бұрын

eliezer perez Sí pueeeeees, hombre.

@yosoyelipk22 8 жыл бұрын

@sandravandyke1495 10 жыл бұрын

Like how do I get more lessons?

@PlayPiano 10 жыл бұрын

Two ways: Go to www.playpiano.com and sign up. You'll get free videos and articles most every day. Also subscribe to this channel by clicking on "Subscribe" above. Thanks Sandra.