I watched this video in like 2011 when we needed a keyboardist in my church. 4 years later I now play every Sunday. This was my starting point. Thank you.
I just discovered you and made a decision to move forward on my lifelong dream to play piano. I am deeply into the music business, but I want to give back to the Lord to be able to play for churches who have no musician. I have some training on clarinet from years in school so some of the music theory is still with me. But I love how you present you lessons and I will be purchasing my lessons from you next week when I make it home from my travels. Oh yes, Silver and Gold is a song that I've performed many times in church.... It is my favorite. And you were playing that beautifully. I would like for you to make a video playing that where we can see your hands! I was raised COGIC, so you pretty much know how I roll muscially in the Lord! HAHAAA! Thank you and I am excited about learning from you. You make it easy!
@BlackEyeDog012 U r not testing with the minor chord of the REAL key. You're testing with the minor chord that puts that note on top in root position. So if you think the key is C, you're not testing with a C minor (or major) chord for that matter. That's not what we're doing. We're making sure you haven't mistakenly picked the "third" or "fifth" by accident. The only way to do that is to take an F minor chord (F Ab C) and test your "C" against the other two notes, Ab and F. If C wins, u r good.
man you are good, i never learnt music theory so quick, after this ear test i finaly figured the other stuff which were not necessary to start of. I think people should first learn the Do Re Mi Fa So which is the ABC of music then train your ear from there before any one learns anything about the scale and chords
A lot of people explain this concept, but this is the one that has really landed with me. Like dolphinsatsunset1, I'm applying it to guitar. The last several examples, I went to the TH-cam videos myself to have a little more time with the songs, and I got them all right. I still feel like it's going to take me a while to get this down solid, but that just means I'll watch this video over and over. Thanks, Jermaine.
thank you so much for uploading this video. I hummed along with my guesses and ended up guessing the last few ones correctly because of your coaching. I'm so impressed and surprised at the same time. thank you!!
@fadetoblack123cu Please go to the link under the video. There is a free pdf guide I added that has all 12 minor chords and tells you what to play for which prospective keys. It'll help. But the concept is, pick the minor chord that puts YOUR KEY on top in root position. If you think the key of the song is G, what minor chord in regular root position puts G on top? that would be C minor -- C Eb G (notice G is the highest note of this chord). If you think the key is F, choose Bb minor to test.
Hey everyone, To everyone who's left awesome comments, thank you so much! Keep up the great work. To everyone who also loves "Man in the mirror," thanks for following my instructions and commenting :-)... I thought I was alone. (NO, I really like that song. Like I can have it on in my car for like 3 months straight on repeat). To everyone struggling with getting in the "ball park," see my comment below to "bamboojoint." To everyone wanting more instruction, see my next video Take care, JG
@joecc6 Since I notice people usually err with the 3rd or 5th, the point of using the "minor chord" trick is to make sure you're not doing it. If you were wrongly identifying the 3rd, the minor chord trick would catch it because it would give you the TRUE 1 and it would sound way better than the answer you had. The same goes for the 5th. Example - If true key is C, but for some reason, I'm getting E, I'd use an A minor chord A + C + E and test with those other tones. That C will trump the E.
@Gibsonlespaul58yeah While those chords belong to a few keys, because of how they're arranged, yes, G major is the key. But if all else fails, have you used my humming technique and your ear and does it sound like the "common tone?" Have you tested it with the minor chord trick? The answer will be obvious. Thanks.
Hay doc...I thought TH-cam allowed us to upload videos up 10min ONLY at a time. Your great video is 34min. Have they changed their rules? If they have ...then..it's on! lol ---Excellent Video!!! P.S. of all the students I have had...I tried to have some fun with them and test them to see if they could hear the 'key'...few of them can hear it and most of them can't. Keep up the good work doc!
What type of camera and tripod do u have set up over your keyboard? I wish I had that type of set up here. I put my tripod up on top of a dinner tray, pointed my cam down on the keyboard and hit the button! ha ha oh well...it's all good! -Man in the mir. is a hot tune dude! The jazz keyboard player Roy Merr. put it out years ago as a instrumental.
That line was an aside. The video was about finding the key of the song by listening. You can learn the scales by signing up for free lessons at our website hearandplay com
@DJDannyBoy125 Its right there in the description of this video. Just click on it. Or if you're logged into our free lessons area, its right directly under the video. There's a link to click and it should open a new window where the pdf loads.
The "minor chord trick" has nothing to do with the song being in major or minor. It's simply a way to make sure you're not accidentally guessing the 3rd or 5th of the key you're supposed to. If the real key is C, use F the remaining notes of an F minor chord (because F minor puts C on top in regular root position) to make sure C is truly the key. Testing against "F" and "Ab" will make sure you're not picking C as the third of, say, "Ab" or the 5th of "F". It's a litmus test.
Yes, that's absolutely fine. You're only concerned with what key the song is in. Whether you get that by humming a note in your range or not, as long as you arrive at the same answer as me and it sounds agreeable to your ear.
I was actually looking for different artist doing this song. Always loved this tune. Your southern twang in your vocals really made a difference to me. Most southern female singers have power house voices just like you. Amazing tonal quality. I would love to hear you do this song with a band or even karaoke without hassling for chords on the guitar. Your style will be definitely one for my collection. If not it was great listening. Keep singing your good.
Hey bamboojoint, In that case, try to match your voice with one of the melody notes you hear. Not just a quick passing tone but try to pick a tone that "seems" important and match your voice with it. This should put you in the "ballpark." Then apply the test.
Every minor key has a relative major key. I can be in "A" minor but I'm playing all the same chords of "C" pretty much. So even if you can get in the ballpark by picking "C", you'd be very close (you'll just notice that your home bass keeps coming back to "A" and that will tip you that we're in the relative minor instead of C major. But playing in the minor should feel like playing in the parent major. (i.e. - playing in D minor should feel like F major). Rel minor is 6th tone of maj key.
This is Alaynagirl's mom but I need your help she has perfect pitch and she plays well by ear she also can transpose songs she plays into another key but she doesn't know the name of the key she is playing in at least I don't think so I need to somehow to expose her to the sound of different keys and tell her the name of the key so when asked to play a song in different k she will know it by name and play it. Any suggestions of materials or ideas. Thank you.
P.s one big problem that I still have is that I dont know my different keys.. Like I can use the humming trick to find the key there in, but I won't know exactlly what that key it, ill just know to doing the song in that key or to make sure I stay in the right key worth my own music by using the humming trick in reverse. But do you think you could do a video teaching the different keys.??
Hey, Jermaine....THanks for the video first off....I've been helped by your dvd's greatly....In fact, I was grooving with a couple guys at Guitar Center the other day and they said I'm pretty good for someone who has played for 4 yrs so thats a reflection of the videos I watch. I wanted to ask this though, can you do a video or dvd on different gospel rhythms??? In one video I think you called it "syncopation." I'm really thinking of that ragtime feel so I can play some of that ole skool gospel.
for the first time in my LIFE, i can now say i that i can find the key to a song...before i would just try to force every singer into the key of F LOL....thanks a million
try playing the major third over your root key, while listening to the song (popular songs are more often in a major key). if it sounds bad, try the minor third.
Interesting theories this guy presents. I had to pass up the first part ( lecture ) It got better when he DEMOED more of his lessons. What he may have had missed, there are singers who can sing BETWEEN keynotes. For over 30 years, i have been around bands, singers and pros. I ve heard various piano players and singers. He explains this lesson well! I hope he gives a tutorial on "Save Me Lord,:" by Isac Douglas/ L.A. Mass Choir, or anyone out there , plse!
thats really necessary when ur reading music not when playing by ear the symbol for flat is (b) and the symbol for sharp is (#). If u r reading sheet music u will see where the straight lines are either (b) or (#) up to five of each. The number of either one determines the key u r playing in. If however u see neither of these u r playing in C. If u add one flat(b) u r now playing in F if u add one sharp(#) u r now playing in G.
The relataive minor is always three half steps (three keys on you piano) below your major. So If your root is C, go down 3 half steps to A and that is your relative minor. The other minor chords will then be located 5 and 7 half steps above the minor root. So If A is your relative minor, then going up five half-steps would give you D minor and seven half steps above A will give you E minor.
Hello Bro. Griggs, I am one of ur "paid" costumers. First, NO FAIR!! on that last song, where u just took off and start playin' "I'm a soilder..." lol!! I had fun! However, I still don't quite get the "lithmas" test w/ the minors. This could be due to me not really knowing my minors that good, lol. But I'll just keep pluging away at them. One day I'll get it. Good job ! :)
Okay, so basically if you pose the hypothesis that your note is on top (the 5th). Music is such that you will have your note in your minor position( either as 1st, 3rd or 5th) . eg: Music is in A. You think it's in E, you have E as your fith A C E...and A sounds the coolest so it wins. You think it's A..then you have D F A..A sounds the coolest...it wins..you think it's in C you have F A C...A sounds the coolest..it wi
Hey Jermaine... That is an awesome lesson!! So m a guitarist n a play a lot by ear.. M trying to relate a lot of what u r teaching on the piano to my notes on the guitar... one thing that has me confused with the "minor key litmus test" (n it really seems important) .. is that when you say "what note is on TOP" ... M wondering what do u mean by TOP in this case.. Wud really appreciate of u cud help.. this is by far a very important step in any musicians journey.. thank u again :D:D
this lesson was very important to me. thank you so much. but there's a thing i can't really understand.. the minor chords. after i found the key, how can i form the minor chord? i can i know what is the minor chord? i'm trying to learn music by myself, i never had a teacher and until now i think i'm doing pretty good, but that's one of my doubts if you could answer me i would be totally grateful. thank you so much anyway, for this amazing lesson.
I wish you would have given me more time on those few last songs to see if I could hum the right note before you started humming it. But that's not a big deal since this video is really helpful and you made it practical and easy to understand. Plus I got some giggles. So thanks so much, so nice of you to post, I did get a lot out of it! Wish you lots of success:)
So if your key is G major, go down three half steps to E. That is your relative minor. Then, if you go up five half-steps you will have A minor, go up two more half-steps, (equalling seven half-steps above the relative minor root) to B minor. So in any major key, the scale degrees I, IV and V are the three majors and VI, II and III are the minors. Clear as mud?
Hello Jermaine, This is a $100 lesson man. I wish if you can teach more on this could you please. Give us some more example from other different songs, I just need more teaching on that. That is my biggest problem of all time. Thanks a lot Jermaine and may God of Ibraham, Isaac and Jacob bless so much brother. Milloin thanks
1. For those who actually have a relationship with God and make Sunday Service , it does exist ... 2. The fact that you have the privilege to hear music , and enjoy it is the workings of God himself . Try making service sometime soon , I'm sure you'll learn something
Germaine, you are fun to watch. I just enjoy listening to you. You are fun. May God bless you my brother and keep you healthy and strong and that on your life you will never see bad days. I pray in Jesus name. I just love you brother and I love what you are doing.
Thanks a lot , I play Guitar and it would be great for Bobby G to talk and illistrate this on Guitar. I am still waiting on Gos. 300 Jermaine folks have played for years and are not been taught this. mabey its money, or guarding the big secret. But thanks and God Bless
HI, thanks so much for your help it is very much appreciated. I noticed when i hum along with the song and you say this is the key, the key i'm in will most of the time seems to be the same key but maybe an octave lower is this okay or not? thanks again.
There is only one truth, and it is not dependent on whether you go to church or not. The way to finding out truth is examining the evidence. Do you have evidence for what you believe about God, or do you believe it just because it "feels" right?
Found You!!! I saw you and your family on House Hunters and looked for you online with no luck after your episode aired. That was about nine months ago. Time to start learning from you. By the way: I hope you're enjoying your new home.
My humming matches your humming but, my humming does not sound like the piano notes kinda. Great tips for advanced players. I think a key change in "Lord I lift your name on high" threw you for a loop. I think I heard the key change.
@hearandplay And using your latter example, where you said the tune is in the key of C, the tune will be C MAJOR, considering the major 3rd of E (not E flat). I presume this technique will hold true for any style of music in western sociey?
What a great tutorial ..... I'm so bad at singing or humming that I did all the humming in my head and got the right key every time thanks for the help never gonna forget that trick. All them years of DJ'ng helped me a lot with this I think Thanks Alot :)
Thanks, but I actually thought this was going to teach me how to know the key immediately without playing semitones from the middle C up, till it harmonizes with what you humming. Could you help with that pls.
There is a way to figure out the rest of the flats and sharps but im not sure how familiar u r with music. You will need to know the circle of 5ths and the circle of 4ths in other to figure it out that way.
can someone show me which song this is in for piano? Dieu Uoc Don Gian I really want to play this, but i dont play by ear, this would be first time trying to i can read music but cant find any sheet music for it.
First I love that Michael Jackson joint that the cut, but you are so helpful and I want to thank you for doing things like this cause I'm only Sixteen and can't but stuff off hear and play. com so this stuff really helps
wow...its only been a couple of dayz when i veiwed this hot video lesson and u got over 10 thousand views u got skillz but if u get time, can u teach us silver and gold....you continue to stay bless and peace out my brother....
Thank you and God Bless you. Can't believe someone would post a negative comment after such a blessing in such a brief period of time. I was truly blessed. I got it by the third demo. Thank you again.
this video was helpful. Im still not fully confident doing it myself. I need more practice. What would you suggest so that i can check if Im right or wrong? Do you have more videos with examples?
What if the key of the song was Minor? Then do we still use the Minor Chord Litmus test? For example if the song was in C minor, do I still test C against A flat and F (which forms F minor with C on top)?
Hey Jermaine: Love your teaching style, it's very easy to follow. This is great foundational lesson -very helpful. Is this a teaser for a new DVD? :-) GOD BLESS Man and keep up the GREAT WORK!!
I used to play Mozart and Chopin at age of 5, but I stopped playing piano at age of 7 and focused on my studies . I don't really remember how to play anything or even read notes.
dont worry bro u play the keyboard so well so it makes up for it lol luv ur video n where did u get your piano n how much did it cost cuz we need something like that in my church
After this lesson te man in the mirrow looks different jajajaja nice lesson, keep on singing man jackson plays with pros thats why the music its so beatiful and pro.
@loadedhammer1 oh shit , even i came to this vdeo coz i wanted 2 learn key of lion kings , can you feel the love tonite , indeed it hs the best songs..!
@leaveblank starting with the key in which u r playing is generally preferred.....u can start with Am too in place of CMaj....and ending the music fully depends on u....!!!
Go to Germaine's Hear and Play website for more tutorials. I just finished this one only minutes ago, and can't wait to learn more. He's a great teacher!
Great lesson even the near tone deaf just got that one!!! As a guitarist I am that much better thanks again. Oh yeah and Man in the mirror was it mad love
I suppose when you have the correct note, you just play the minor and major chord involving the note, this reveals the major or minor mode of the song....
I should have stuck with the free videos...the videos and books I bought from Hear and Play.com didn't help me much at all...wasted a few hundred bucks!
I watched this video in like 2011 when we needed a keyboardist in my church. 4 years later I now play every Sunday. This was my starting point. Thank you.
Sir if u dont mind can i mail u to ask regarding music plz
How to find keys of a song from chords....i can get chords from app but keys could not find....please can help me?
@@PianoGlise try android application BACKTRACKIT to find key of any song...
this was my first video on this topic too back in 2011-12.
I just discovered you and made a decision to move forward on my lifelong dream to play piano. I am deeply into the music business, but I want to give back to the Lord to be able to play for churches who have no musician. I have some training on clarinet from years in school so some of the music theory is still with me. But I love how you present you lessons and I will be purchasing my lessons from you next week when I make it home from my travels. Oh yes, Silver and Gold is a song that I've performed many times in church.... It is my favorite. And you were playing that beautifully. I would like for you to make a video playing that where we can see your hands! I was raised COGIC, so you pretty much know how I roll muscially in the Lord! HAHAAA! Thank you and I am excited about learning from you. You make it easy!
you posted this 12 years ago and it just help me tonight. wow
Wow that's phenomenal! You can find many more lessons like this on www.GospelMusicTraining.com 😀 God bless you Michael Ron Christopher!
@BlackEyeDog012 U r not testing with the minor chord of the REAL key. You're testing with the minor chord that puts that note on top in root position. So if you think the key is C, you're not testing with a C minor (or major) chord for that matter. That's not what we're doing. We're making sure you haven't mistakenly picked the "third" or "fifth" by accident. The only way to do that is to take an F minor chord (F Ab C) and test your "C" against the other two notes, Ab and F. If C wins, u r good.
man you are good, i never learnt music theory so quick, after this ear test i finaly figured the other stuff which were not necessary to start of. I think people should first learn the Do Re Mi Fa So which is the ABC of music then train your ear from there before any one learns anything about the scale and chords
+lwando Mnyabiso I agree, scale arpeggios is the long ass way, so many get discouraged with that way of learning, well I sure did.
See next video. You know all your scales and the number system with your eyes closed? See next vid posted today.
A lot of people explain this concept, but this is the one that has really landed with me. Like dolphinsatsunset1, I'm applying it to guitar. The last several examples, I went to the TH-cam videos myself to have a little more time with the songs, and I got them all right. I still feel like it's going to take me a while to get this down solid, but that just means I'll watch this video over and over. Thanks, Jermaine.
28 ppl can't hum :(
I just thank God so much for your generosity Jermaine. I pray that God continues to bless your ministry real good.
Hey - I started messing around on the piano when I was 8 or so. Now I'm 25.
Take care,
JG
This video might be old but it's greenish ....Blessings to you Bro
This video really helped me to find key to a song and a few years later I'm able to find keys to songs....
14 years old and still a great lesson. Thanks so much!
You're very welcome!
i watched this in 2018 and was very helpful
thank you so much for uploading this video. I hummed along with my guesses and ended up guessing the last few ones correctly because of your coaching. I'm so impressed and surprised at the same time. thank you!!
@fadetoblack123cu Please go to the link under the video. There is a free pdf guide I added that has all 12 minor chords and tells you what to play for which prospective keys. It'll help. But the concept is, pick the minor chord that puts YOUR KEY on top in root position. If you think the key of the song is G, what minor chord in regular root position puts G on top? that would be C minor -- C Eb G (notice G is the highest note of this chord). If you think the key is F, choose Bb minor to test.
Hey everyone,
To everyone who's left awesome comments, thank you so much! Keep up the great work.
To everyone who also loves "Man in the mirror," thanks for following my instructions and commenting :-)... I thought I was alone. (NO, I really like that song. Like I can have it on in my car for like 3 months straight on repeat).
To everyone struggling with getting in the "ball park," see my comment below to "bamboojoint."
To everyone wanting more instruction, see my next video
Take care,
JG
@joecc6 Since I notice people usually err with the 3rd or 5th, the point of using the "minor chord" trick is to make sure you're not doing it. If you were wrongly identifying the 3rd, the minor chord trick would catch it because it would give you the TRUE 1 and it would sound way better than the answer you had. The same goes for the 5th. Example - If true key is C, but for some reason, I'm getting E, I'd use an A minor chord A + C + E and test with those other tones. That C will trump the E.
@Gibsonlespaul58yeah While those chords belong to a few keys, because of how they're arranged, yes, G major is the key. But if all else fails, have you used my humming technique and your ear and does it sound like the "common tone?" Have you tested it with the minor chord trick? The answer will be obvious. Thanks.
Hay doc...I thought TH-cam allowed us to upload videos up 10min ONLY at a time. Your great video is 34min. Have they changed their rules? If they have ...then..it's on! lol ---Excellent Video!!!
P.S. of all the students I have had...I tried to have some fun with them and test them to see if they could hear the 'key'...few of them can hear it and most of them can't. Keep up the good work doc!
What type of camera and tripod do u have set up over your keyboard? I wish I had that type of set up here. I put my tripod up on top of a dinner tray, pointed my cam down on the keyboard and hit the button! ha ha oh well...it's all good! -Man in the mir. is a hot tune dude! The jazz keyboard player Roy Merr. put it out years ago as a instrumental.
That line was an aside. The video was about finding the key of the song by listening. You can learn the scales by signing up for free lessons at our website hearandplay com
no new dvd. :-)
@DJDannyBoy125 Its right there in the description of this video. Just click on it. Or if you're logged into our free lessons area, its right directly under the video. There's a link to click and it should open a new window where the pdf loads.
This guy is great!!. Thanks for helping us.
The "minor chord trick" has nothing to do with the song being in major or minor. It's simply a way to make sure you're not accidentally guessing the 3rd or 5th of the key you're supposed to. If the real key is C, use F the remaining notes of an F minor chord (because F minor puts C on top in regular root position) to make sure C is truly the key. Testing against "F" and "Ab" will make sure you're not picking C as the third of, say, "Ab" or the 5th of "F". It's a litmus test.
Great video! I've just posted my take on the same topic here - mine is a less thorough but very quick method of working out the key. Enjoy!
Yes, that's absolutely fine. You're only concerned with what key the song is in. Whether you get that by humming a note in your range or not, as long as you arrive at the same answer as me and it sounds agreeable to your ear.
I was actually looking for different artist doing this song. Always loved this tune. Your southern twang in your vocals really made a difference to me. Most southern female singers have power house voices just like you. Amazing tonal quality. I would love to hear you do this song with a band or even karaoke without hassling for chords on the guitar. Your style will be definitely one for my collection. If not it was great listening. Keep singing your good.
Hey bamboojoint,
In that case, try to match your voice with one of the melody notes you hear. Not just a quick passing tone but try to pick a tone that "seems" important and match your voice with it. This should put you in the "ballpark." Then apply the test.
Every minor key has a relative major key. I can be in "A" minor but I'm playing all the same chords of "C" pretty much. So even if you can get in the ballpark by picking "C", you'd be very close (you'll just notice that your home bass keeps coming back to "A" and that will tip you that we're in the relative minor instead of C major. But playing in the minor should feel like playing in the parent major. (i.e. - playing in D minor should feel like F major). Rel minor is 6th tone of maj key.
I'm a guitarist and this still helped me. Thanks for this video and for your invaluable information!!!! You rock dude! Keep the videos coming!
Hey, please specify what part of the video you're referring to. I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to.
Those who Love God are patient and giving enough to be able to teach others/convey understanding. Well done Sir. Thank You!!! =)
Because if you can't hear it (outside of the piano), you'll be hard pressed to "play" it.
Thanks for that great info. You would be a great teacher of anything.
I might be tone deaf...
@joecc6 Yes, use this trick for major keys and it will work for most music, yes.
Thanks Great lesson!!!! Praise God! Have you covered the CAGED method?
Top-notch lesson! Really helpful... God bless!
This is Alaynagirl's mom but I need your help she has perfect pitch and she plays well by ear she also can transpose songs she plays into another key but she doesn't know the name of the key she is playing in at least I don't think so I need to somehow to expose her to the sound of different keys and tell her the name of the key so when asked to play a song in different k she will know it by name and play it. Any suggestions of materials or ideas. Thank you.
P.s one big problem that I still have is that I dont know my different keys.. Like I can use the humming trick to find the key there in, but I won't know exactlly what that key it, ill just know to doing the song in that key or to make sure I stay in the right key worth my own music by using the humming trick in reverse. But do you think you could do a video teaching the different keys.??
Hey, Jermaine....THanks for the video first off....I've been helped by your dvd's greatly....In fact, I was grooving with a couple guys at Guitar Center the other day and they said I'm pretty good for someone who has played for 4 yrs so thats a reflection of the videos I watch. I wanted to ask this though, can you do a video or dvd on different gospel rhythms??? In one video I think you called it "syncopation." I'm really thinking of that ragtime feel so I can play some of that ole skool gospel.
for the first time in my LIFE, i can now say i that i can find the key to a song...before i would just try to force every singer into the key of F LOL....thanks a million
try playing the major third over your root key, while listening to the song (popular songs are more often in a major key). if it sounds bad, try the minor third.
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Anyone plz help me how to find keys of a song from chords....i can get chords from app but keys could not find....please can help me?
Interesting theories this guy presents. I had to pass up the first part ( lecture ) It got better when he DEMOED more of his lessons. What he may have had missed, there are singers who can sing BETWEEN keynotes. For over 30 years, i have been around bands, singers and pros. I ve heard various piano players and singers. He explains this lesson well! I hope he gives a tutorial on "Save Me Lord,:" by Isac Douglas/ L.A. Mass Choir, or anyone out there , plse!
dude you are freaking AWESOME
Whats the minor chord trick...?
I cant accessed to your links...
Oh try these Jann... The Top 10 Gospel Chords Every Musician Needs To Know - goo.gl/yKUixr
wow great man its really good i can play by ear to i knew the tech but u explained it really well good many thanks for the upload
great video.s keep up the good work god gives you. imagine all angels who sing with you.!!
god bless ballademaker
Jermaine ur the best!!!...I ALWAYS learn something new from ur videos GMTC 4 Life! Holla...
Really great video, I was having so much trouble finding the key. I think I got it now!!
I know a lot of people who could benefit from this...thanks for showing that playing by ear isn't magic :D
thats really necessary when ur reading music not when playing by ear the symbol for flat is (b) and the symbol for sharp is (#). If u r reading sheet music u will see where the straight lines are either (b) or (#) up to five of each. The number of either one determines the key u r playing in. If however u see neither of these u r playing in C. If u add one flat(b) u r now playing in F if u add one sharp(#) u r now playing in G.
The relataive minor is always three half steps (three keys on you piano) below your major. So If your root is C, go down 3 half steps to A and that is your relative minor. The other minor chords will then be located 5 and 7 half steps above the minor root. So If A is your relative minor, then going up five half-steps would give you D minor and seven half steps above A will give you E minor.
Hello Bro. Griggs, I am one of ur "paid" costumers. First, NO FAIR!! on that last song, where u just took off and start playin' "I'm a soilder..." lol!! I had fun! However, I still don't quite get the "lithmas" test w/ the minors. This could be due to me not really knowing my minors that good, lol. But I'll just keep pluging away at them. One day I'll get it. Good job ! :)
Okay, so basically if you pose the hypothesis that your note is on top (the 5th). Music is such that you will have your note in your minor position( either as 1st, 3rd or 5th)
. eg: Music is in A. You think it's in E, you have E as your fith A C E...and A sounds the coolest so it wins. You think it's A..then you have D F A..A sounds the coolest...it wins..you think it's in C you have F A C...A sounds the coolest..it wi
Hey Jermaine... That is an awesome lesson!!
So m a guitarist n a play a lot by ear.. M trying to relate a lot of what u r teaching on the piano to my notes on the guitar... one thing that has me confused with the "minor key litmus test" (n it really seems important) .. is that when you say "what note is on TOP" ... M wondering what do u mean by TOP in this case..
Wud really appreciate of u cud help.. this is by far a very important step in any musicians journey.. thank u again :D:D
this lesson was very important to me. thank you so much.
but there's a thing i can't really understand.. the minor chords.
after i found the key, how can i form the minor chord? i can i know what is the minor chord?
i'm trying to learn music by myself, i never had a teacher and until now i think i'm doing pretty good, but that's one of my doubts if you could answer me i would be totally grateful. thank you so much anyway, for this amazing lesson.
Thx so much, this is so great.. Now i can play many song... A song usually ending in a key, and that's the key center !!
I wish you would have given me more time on those few last songs to see if I could hum the right note before you started humming it. But that's not a big deal since this video is really helpful and you made it practical and easy to understand. Plus I got some giggles. So thanks so much, so nice of you to post, I did get a lot out of it! Wish you lots of success:)
So if your key is G major, go down three half steps to E. That is your relative minor. Then, if you go up five half-steps you will have A minor, go up two more half-steps, (equalling seven half-steps above the relative minor root) to B minor. So in any major key, the scale degrees I, IV and V are the three majors and VI, II and III are the minors. Clear as mud?
Hello Jermaine, This is a $100 lesson man. I wish if you can teach more on this could you please. Give us some more example from other different songs, I just need more teaching on that. That is my biggest problem of all time. Thanks a lot Jermaine and may God of Ibraham, Isaac and Jacob bless so much brother. Milloin thanks
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Thanks a lot , I play Guitar and it would be great for Bobby G to talk and illistrate this on Guitar. I am still waiting on Gos. 300 Jermaine folks have played for years and are not been taught this. mabey its money, or guarding the big secret. But thanks and God Bless
Hey thanks for the new skill! You did a great job presenting it and I understand it now. Thanks~
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HI, thanks so much for your help it is very much appreciated. I noticed when i hum along with the song and you say this is the key, the key i'm in will most of the time seems to be the same key but maybe an octave lower is this okay or not? thanks again.
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My humming matches your humming but, my humming does not sound like the piano notes kinda. Great tips for advanced players. I think a key change in "Lord I lift your name on high" threw you for a loop. I think I heard the key change.
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And using your latter example, where you said the tune is in the key of C, the tune will be C MAJOR, considering the major 3rd of E (not E flat).
I presume this technique will hold true for any style of music in western sociey?
What a great tutorial ..... I'm so bad at singing or humming that I did all the humming in my head and got the right key every time thanks for the help never gonna forget that trick. All them years of DJ'ng helped me a lot with this I think
Thanks Alot :)
Thanks, but I actually thought this was going to teach me how to know the key immediately without playing semitones from the middle C up, till it harmonizes with what you humming. Could you help with that pls.
There is a way to figure out the rest of the flats and sharps but im not sure how familiar u r with music. You will need to know the circle of 5ths and the circle of 4ths in other to figure it out that way.
can someone show me which song this is in for piano?
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I really want to play this, but i dont play by ear, this would be first time trying to
i can read music but cant find any sheet music for it.
First I love that Michael Jackson joint that the cut, but you are so helpful and I want to thank you for doing things like this cause I'm only Sixteen and can't but stuff off hear and play. com so this stuff really helps
wow...its only been a couple of dayz when i veiwed this hot video lesson and u got over 10 thousand views u got skillz but if u get time, can u teach us silver and gold....you continue to stay bless and peace out my brother....
Thank you and God Bless you. Can't believe someone would post a negative comment after such a blessing in such a brief period of time. I was truly blessed. I got it by the third demo. Thank you again.
this video was helpful. Im still not fully confident doing it myself. I need more practice. What would you suggest so that i can check if Im right or wrong? Do you have more videos with examples?
What if the key of the song was Minor? Then do we still use the Minor Chord Litmus test? For example if the song was in C minor, do I still test C against A flat and F (which forms F minor with C on top)?
Hey Jermaine:
Love your teaching style, it's very easy to follow. This is great foundational lesson -very helpful. Is this a teaser for a new DVD? :-)
GOD BLESS Man and keep up the GREAT WORK!!
key of F has 1 flat. B has 2 flats. check out the circle of fifths. will help alot
Does it matter what octave? Cuz my ears are so stupid I can't even lock onto that. Got audio ADHD.
Thanks Jermaine, this was very helpful! :-D You are such an inspiring person, thank you so very much for all of these videos. :-D
I used to play Mozart and Chopin at age of 5, but I stopped playing piano at age of 7 and focused on my studies . I don't really remember how to play anything or even read notes.
dont worry bro u play the keyboard so well so it makes up for it lol luv ur video n where did u get your piano n how much did it cost cuz we need something like that in my church
Both. Just wait for the beginning or the ending of any song to get the note.
After this lesson te man in the mirrow looks different jajajaja nice lesson, keep on singing man jackson plays with pros thats why the music its so beatiful and pro.
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oh shit , even i came to this vdeo coz i wanted 2 learn key of lion kings , can you feel the love tonite , indeed it hs the best songs..!
@leaveblank starting with the key in which u r playing is generally preferred.....u can start with Am too in place of CMaj....and ending the music fully depends on u....!!!
Go to Germaine's Hear and Play website for more tutorials. I just finished this one only minutes ago, and can't wait to learn more. He's a great teacher!
Great lesson even the near tone deaf just got that one!!! As a guitarist I am that much better thanks again.
Oh yeah and Man in the mirror was it mad love
thanks for the help
I just finally understood how to do this, I haven't yet understood why to do it, or how it works, but I will put it into action soon, thanks Jermaine!
I suppose when you have the correct note, you just play the minor and major chord involving the note, this reveals the major or minor mode of the song....
I should have stuck with the free videos...the videos and books I bought from Hear and Play.com didn't help me much at all...wasted a few hundred bucks!