@@abyssusnox There are lessons from Bob DeBoo on this channel and I paid $180 per credit hour to take Applied Bass with him as my instructor. The value of this channel for FREE is absolutely crazy.
C Phrygian is relative Phrygian mode to Ab Major. It took me 15 minutes to put that together and no one else has commented this so if you’re confused too, there you go!
It's much easier to make chords like these sound good on guitar if there are two guitars.
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If anyone is having problems understanding why Ab is used when in C, it's because this lesson is based on borrowing chords from the Phrygian mode. C Phrygian is the 3rd mode of Ab major, so they use C (from the key of C) as a starting point, then use the rest as if we suddenly switched to the key of Ab, playing the rest of the progression with chords that correspond to the harmonized Ab major scale, resolving back to C in the end. So, in the first example, the I IV V vi progression in C would be Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G7 and Amin7. But doing the modal interchange the I IV V vi would now become Cmaj7 Dbmaj7 (the 4th chord, not from C, but from the harmonized Ab major scale) Eb7 (the 5th chord from the harmonized Ab major scale) and finally Fmin7 (the 6th chord from the harmonized Ab major scale). Then it resolves to C. Hope that helps someone.
@@sonnetlabbe Absolutely! Just play around until you find one that sounds great! And, while you are at it, use secondary dominants in there too for a little bit of extra spice.
@@sonnetlabbeC phrygian is inversion of C ionian mode. This is unique modulation at circle of fifts with triangular extension... For exemple C ionian, C phrygian, E ionian, E phrygian back to C ionian.
@@IntrepidFox94 nah it’s like… while wearing headphones it’s offensive on the ears. They mixed it this way so that it would be separate from the bass, I get that, but it’s too much. Otherwise everything sounds great… that piano always sounds amazing.
This is the sweetest thing I've heard all year...makes you want to quit everything you are doing just to want to learn how to do just that. How can the world be so cruel with so much beauty within. Bass is fundamentally chill and articulate...
Heads up: in the second progression, both vi chords were labeled "iv" in both C and Ab. Otherwise, this whole video has inspired me to try some new stuff. Thank you! :)
You guys have no idea how many of your playful chords are extremely soothing for sensory overload. I was so anxious, 30seconds in listening and my body finally relaxed...
I don't know why TH-cam only introduced me to your videos in the last week, but this is the dopest shiz I've heard for a long time. I'm glad to know that sometimes the algo can do me a solid. Now if only we could get some more complex and interesting music like this in the damned charts. Love your work, and love how effortless you make it all look!
it starts out like everything is nice. then something is wrong, but fits still somehow. then goes to beautiful, then just serenity and peace.... wow taking the soul for a ride! thank you
Ahhhh, it's so beautiful. Can you imagine how rich my horn playing is becoming using this education? Good, baby..... so good. Prayers and props to the one and only David Sanborn. ❤
Absolutely lovely I switched to guitar after 25 years of piano about 5 years back, but the sound and flourishes here made me remember why I love piano.
It's incredible once it clicks! Very practical. Basically, if you know all your roman numerals (I chord, V chord, etc) you just sub everything but the tonic for that same roman numeral in the key of Ab, which is the bVI of C. The tonic's root is still in that key, so even when you're going out, something's in. (....Reading that back, I'm not sure that made any sense lol sorry)
@@anthonywritesfantasy so you mean for example in the key of C you would play the I chord as C, but you would play the ii of Ab instead of the ii of C?
At 0:23 and 0:33, and again at 0:40 and 0:50, the "vi" is mislabeled as a "iv", which makes it harder for intermediates to unravel. Love the video apart from that, though.
Any Major Scale exists in Phrygian by inverting the distanes between maj scale. Therefore C and Ab are related through intervallic distances. (C Phyrgian stems from Ab Maj)
So basically what is happening.. The progression is I-IV-V-vi-I and Adam says everything goes to Ab but the tonic. Means now we will play C and rest of the chords means (4-5-6 chords) in the key of Ab which gives us Db-Eb-Fm and then we land back to C major.. you can use the same concept for the rest of the progressions in this video. And since this is Ab (C becomes Phrygian mode) so now if you want to explore you can change the mode of C to maybe C Dorian and now you are in the key if Bb. You can try the same chord progression and now they will be C - Eb - F - Gm - C. This is wildly subtle yet the concept just went under my radar.. one of the most beautiful lessons.. Thank you Adam and Open studio ❤
Thank you. The sentimental semantic of progressions. The chords sequence are in self the mirror of the not always necessary melodies line. Thank you for your powerfull class. Musical expression and musical language is not necessary the same body. The Music is not a abstract unity. It's an enormous objective abstract convention.
The key of Ab major has the same notes in it as C phrygian. So if you want to play in C phrygian you basically play in Ab major but you end it on C major chord (C minor in "true" phrygian)
By the way, you CAN do this with other scales; he has shown this with E-flat major going to C as well. (That's borrowing from the Aeolian rather than the Phrygian as in this video)
Man every time I come across one of your shorts I want to go write. I'm a classical musician by training, learned some jazz basics long ago and now I'm writing mostly RnB/neo-soul type stuff, where ideas and tips like these just open up whole new worlds 🙌 thanks for making these, really!
Amazing how these different cords made my heart emote. There was a heartbreaking note I couldn't put my finger on, but it reminded me of 'Fruitflies - Gabriel Garzón-Montano'
Its when you take every chord in a progression except the I chord and transpose it, usually by a minor interval (in this case, a minor 6th, i.e. from C to Ab)
for some reason never worked on modal interchange like that. its so much simpler than how i was trying to create exercises for it. huge help brother, thanks!
2nd progression gave me everything in its right place
Yeah had the exact same thought
Me too!
Omg yes me too! Def a technique Radiohead uses in a lot of their writing
Yep. The first 3 chords are the same and in the same key. Great song. Love Radiohead.
Maybe a lil pyramid song for some garnish
Saving this to my “chord progressions stolen from open studio” playlist
LMAO was just thinking the same thing
the second progression of C - Bbm7 - Fm - Eb/G is sooooo smooth. I'm borrowing it asap.
thought its just me lol. The quality we're getting from them for free is insane
@@abyssusnox There are lessons from Bob DeBoo on this channel and I paid $180 per credit hour to take Applied Bass with him as my instructor. The value of this channel for FREE is absolutely crazy.
If you like that C -> Ab chord progression, check out "Not My Daddy" by Kelly Price
C Phrygian is relative Phrygian mode to Ab Major. It took me 15 minutes to put that together and no one else has commented this so if you’re confused too, there you go!
Super, thanks for that
Ohh
Ohhh yeah now I understand. And what is fridgian?
@efreeze287 3rd mode of the major scale, if you start from the third note in Ab major (which is C) you're in phrygian mode (C phrygian)
@@efreeze287 And to spell that scale out: C - Db - Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C
This is so enjoyable to listen to that I've just had it on repeat for an hour now
Essentially the idea of the lesson was to play in the key of A flat but return to C major as the tonic instead of landing on A flat.
Same!
Same
That’s insane
Check out Abdullah Ibrahim. He is a sage when it comes to this sound.
It is not fair how much cooler this sounds on piano than guitar.
How you voice the chords is a major role in it
As someone who is currently translating to this guitar I agree
Try diff voicings. Sounds great on guitar
as a guitarist there are just some things that deserve to be played on piano, like moonlight sonata
It's much easier to make chords like these sound good on guitar if there are two guitars.
If anyone is having problems understanding why Ab is used when in C, it's because this lesson is based on borrowing chords from the Phrygian mode. C Phrygian is the 3rd mode of Ab major, so they use C (from the key of C) as a starting point, then use the rest as if we suddenly switched to the key of Ab, playing the rest of the progression with chords that correspond to the harmonized Ab major scale, resolving back to C in the end. So, in the first example, the I IV V vi progression in C would be Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G7 and Amin7. But doing the modal interchange the I IV V vi would now become Cmaj7 Dbmaj7 (the 4th chord, not from C, but from the harmonized Ab major scale) Eb7 (the 5th chord from the harmonized Ab major scale) and finally Fmin7 (the 6th chord from the harmonized Ab major scale). Then it resolves to C. Hope that helps someone.
But can you do that with any mode? Could you start on C and then borrow chords from some other mode of C
Well laid out, thanks. Haven’t tried the same exercise with other modes, but I’m sure there are others that sound good, too. What are your faves?
@@sonnetlabbe Absolutely! Just play around until you find one that sounds great! And, while you are at it, use secondary dominants in there too for a little bit of extra spice.
@@sonnetlabbeC phrygian is inversion of C ionian mode. This is unique modulation at circle of fifts with triangular extension... For exemple C ionian, C phrygian, E ionian, E phrygian back to C ionian.
Thank you. Yes this did help. I didn't understand what he meant by everything going to Ab.
band sounds fantastic here, whoever placed those mics did a great job
Agreed except the kick is a bit much.
@@thegoodgeneral yeah I see were you’re coming from. Personally I think it fits the style
guess you could say everything was in its right place
@@IntrepidFox94 nah it’s like… while wearing headphones it’s offensive on the ears. They mixed it this way so that it would be separate from the bass, I get that, but it’s too much. Otherwise everything sounds great… that piano always sounds amazing.
Listening on my phone I'd say the snare is a bit much
I want an album of just his practices. No talking. Just the practice for 4 mins each. I would listen forever
This is the sweetest thing I've heard all year...makes you want to quit everything you are doing just to want to learn how to do just that. How can the world be so cruel with so much beauty within. Bass is fundamentally chill and articulate...
❤
Just Beautiful
❤ seriously
Yeah… listen to this makes me so happy
It's a dove of peace for the ears
Heads up: in the second progression, both vi chords were labeled "iv" in both C and Ab.
Otherwise, this whole video has inspired me to try some new stuff. Thank you! :)
That 2nd progression made me feel emotions I had never felt before
Reminds me of I love music by Ahmad Jamal
This is just absolutely beautiful. Please make it a song on every platform
Nice
No u
Who else just let this short play in a loop for a good 5 minutes just to hear how wonderfully smooth this example is? 🎹🎼🎶🔥❤️
5 mins? Been listening to this for 4 weeks now.... still smooth
I just keep coming back to it and marvel at how nice this progression sounds. Must study it to death!
@@timspencer1 Me too. 😊
Go listen to Robert Glasper - In My Element album. He really pioneered this style
yes but more like 50min :)
The most enjoyable 56 secs ever put on TH-cam
These progressions helped me work stress free today, fighting the loneliness
Going to finish work and try these put and battle it myself. Music heals all.
@@GarethKitchenerMusicdid it work? 😎
@@AndryDrums92 It did, lost track of time playing music. The best feeling. Thanks for checking in 😀
That walk down felt like it had so much dimension to it!
I'm lovin' it
Continually blown away by these shorts - excellent content, beautifully shot, perfectly timed. Thanks Adam, Bob, and the whole Open Studio gang!
Right there with you! So happy they came across my suggested video feed.
You guys have no idea how many of your playful chords are extremely soothing for sensory overload. I was so anxious, 30seconds in listening and my body finally relaxed...
I don't know why TH-cam only introduced me to your videos in the last week, but this is the dopest shiz I've heard for a long time. I'm glad to know that sometimes the algo can do me a solid. Now if only we could get some more complex and interesting music like this in the damned charts. Love your work, and love how effortless you make it all look!
One of the most brilliant beautiful shorts I’ve heard. Keep bringing more beautiful chords replacements. Thanks
You make that stuff look so simple. I'll keep practicing so I can be like you; thanks for your videos
I’d pay good money to sit on a nice couch in a chill coffee shop and listen to this fine trio and their fine music. Great vibes. Beautiful music.
The kick drum an the bass are so in time together. Great Musicians
This is my new favorite channel. The music just oozes of professionalism, dedication, and PASSION for sharing this knowledge. What a beautiful thing.
that first Aflat section reminded me of Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead!
True, I tried to mix and match some of these progressions and half them sounded like Radiohead song.
@@PamelaContiGlass radiohead does lots of modal interchange
You read my mind lol
it starts out like everything is nice. then something is wrong, but fits still somehow. then goes to beautiful, then just serenity and peace.... wow taking the soul for a ride! thank you
Total beauty. Please make an album with loads of improv over these 🙏🏼
I think I've watched this short about 40 times, I need a song made out of this. 2nd progression unlocked some emotion in me I didn't know I had 😍
Watch...there's going to be hundreds of songs w that b2maj in a few months lol
Ahhhh, it's so beautiful. Can you imagine how rich my horn playing is becoming using this education? Good, baby..... so good. Prayers and props to the one and only David Sanborn. ❤
Oh I do love a good non-diatonic modulation! Probably why I love those ben folds five records so much. Nicely done ❤
I think i listened to this about 18 times in a row
So do I, but I’m still doin it :)
Same!
"everything but the tonic goes to Ab" ... i swear this gave me chills. Shout-out to the genius rhythm section, and the pianist has a singers voice.
This sounds so much like a Keith Jarrett approach!
Absolutely lovely
I switched to guitar after 25 years of piano about 5 years back, but the sound and flourishes here made me remember why I love piano.
This theory is a little too advanced for my level of understanding, but _my god,_ do those sounds ever feel nice on my brain. 😌
It's incredible once it clicks! Very practical. Basically, if you know all your roman numerals (I chord, V chord, etc) you just sub everything but the tonic for that same roman numeral in the key of Ab, which is the bVI of C. The tonic's root is still in that key, so even when you're going out, something's in. (....Reading that back, I'm not sure that made any sense lol sorry)
symmetrical root movements.
Truly!
@@anthonywritesfantasy so you mean for example in the key of C you would play the I chord as C, but you would play the ii of Ab instead of the ii of C?
@@marbleblue5127yep, that's the idea
I'm happy the drummer that can do the correct chord progressions as well.
At 0:23 and 0:33, and again at 0:40 and 0:50, the "vi" is mislabeled as a "iv", which makes it harder for intermediates to unravel. Love the video apart from that, though.
That had me confused for a minute.
I thought I was completely misunderstanding until I figured this out.
Beautiful and didn't leave anything hanging. The last note of each progression was so satisfying.
lyrics hit deep
Any Major Scale exists in Phrygian by inverting the distanes between maj scale. Therefore C and Ab are related through intervallic distances. (C Phyrgian stems from Ab Maj)
That's clever. I never knew that. Thank you.
Eventhough this is a training video, I would love to hear a full version of this song. Straight funky, Baby! Yeah yeah....yeah!😎
The 1 4 5 6 sounds so good with the C starting it. All the Ab chords sounded so nice like that.
Bro why these chords sound so pleasing😭🔥
...because he is an amazing piano player !!! Fred/France
YEAH RIGHT?!😭 SO DAMN GOOD!😳
It’s because it’s a chromatic mediant from the one. Intervalically it’s either three or four half tones in either direction
It's supported by the drums and bass really tastefully and there's some tight playing on a very nice sound piano too.
SGSE
Love all your clips. Do you have an album out?
What the hell! You're making me cry. Man that second chord in the second phrase unlocked something in me
Man come on! I JUST came up from my practice room. Back down I go.
Funny and just how I feel! Wanna get this down soooo bad.
This sounds like something I hear Robert Glasper doing in his older trio albums. So amazing
These guys are too good at music it’s not fair
i Just listened to this over and over for 20 minutes while working and it was Great!
Subscribed!
Oh that first run is "Everything In Its Right Place" and sounds SO good. This is really cool.
real
I knew it was some Radiohead I was hearing! Couldn't figure out the song though. Thanks!
So basically what is happening..
The progression is I-IV-V-vi-I and Adam says everything goes to Ab but the tonic. Means now we will play C and rest of the chords means (4-5-6 chords) in the key of Ab which gives us Db-Eb-Fm and then we land back to C major.. you can use the same concept for the rest of the progressions in this video.
And since this is Ab (C becomes Phrygian mode) so now if you want to explore you can change the mode of C to maybe C Dorian and now you are in the key if Bb. You can try the same chord progression and now they will be C - Eb - F - Gm - C.
This is wildly subtle yet the concept just went under my radar..
one of the most beautiful lessons..
Thank you Adam and Open studio ❤
Only your comment makes sense to me
my Sims house will be finished in no time flat listening to this...
That walk down is so beautiful. A great inspiration to play with these progressions more often & more freely!
Oh god that little walk down did it for me
Thank you. The sentimental semantic of progressions. The chords sequence are in self the mirror of the not always necessary melodies line. Thank you for your powerfull class. Musical expression and musical language is not necessary the same body. The Music is not a abstract unity. It's an enormous objective abstract convention.
Why was Ab chosen? Is there a reason to modulate to the bVI or can you do this with other scales?
Thats what im wondering as well
The key of Ab major has the same notes in it as C phrygian. So if you want to play in C phrygian you basically play in Ab major but you end it on C major chord (C minor in "true" phrygian)
By the way, you CAN do this with other scales; he has shown this with E-flat major going to C as well. (That's borrowing from the Aeolian rather than the Phrygian as in this video)
Look at their cush chords video series
Why not?
Those walkdowns gave me chills.
In the second progression it should be vi instead of iv
Thanks!
Please make a single out of this.
wow. It's incredible the feels from these switches.
Dang can’t wait to get back home after work and try this haha
Your videos are perfect for the musician like me who knows a lot of music theory but doesn't really entertain jazz a lot. Great ideas!
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What’s name of Adams solo musical album?
Man every time I come across one of your shorts I want to go write. I'm a classical musician by training, learned some jazz basics long ago and now I'm writing mostly RnB/neo-soul type stuff, where ideas and tips like these just open up whole new worlds 🙌 thanks for making these, really!
Now i know what video I'll be studying for the rest of my life. Yes, it will take me that long 😂
The second Cush Chord at about halfway through is straight up I Love Music by Ahmad Jamal
Could be an hour long song
It wouldn't sound anywhere as cool without the Bass keeping up!
One day, I hope you tackle polychords, Adam. I bet you’d make some really tasty but spicy stew.
Make a song! This is such a relaxing vibe. Nothing more needed.
Jamás entenderé porqué se explican cosas asi. Saben que muy pocos les entienden.
Amazing how these different cords made my heart emote. There was a heartbreaking note I couldn't put my finger on, but it reminded me of 'Fruitflies - Gabriel Garzón-Montano'
Feel like Ben folds is about to sing me a break up song
Very Very Very Very Good!
Thank you very much!
This Ninja!!! Where's my pencil and paper?!?!?!?
This channel has opened my mind to so many possibilities. Thank yall, this is gorgeous.
Make it look so easy. I have at least 10,000 more hours of practice to go
Get in line! ;)
okay seriously how does everything these guys do sound so goddamn amazing
How about "everything in its right place"? lol
I could listen to this all day long.
vi- (no iv- as in the script)
That through me off for like 2 minutes I was trying to figure out why Fm would be the 4 in Ab lol
@@fiscaldisco5234 Saaaaaame
It's amazing how amazing that sounds. Why doesn't the music on the radio sound like that?
Because of the evil of Taylor swift
@@davidseo190😂
what are you even talking about... music like this is on the radio... stop tuning into pop music stations...
100,000 of these views are mine!!
Guys, literally your shorts and videos are the best jazz learning content on YT
that walkdown sounded phenominal!
I could listen this for hours , I love simple things 💕
This is inspiring to try the same formula with progressions with the sub and super tonic and the relative minor key
It just keeps getting better. You guys had a vision for this channel that is.
Can you make a video on what Cush chords are? I’m not familiar with the terminology and they sound beautiful
Its when you take every chord in a progression except the I chord and transpose it, usually by a minor interval (in this case, a minor 6th, i.e. from C to Ab)
@@sus-kupp Thanks for your service.
I love this sound. For every listen, my mind soothes a little more.
I'm using Phrygian C# mode from Eb maj 2516 progression and I got my imaginary extension just like a chords... Good practice 👍
You guys are ridiculous. You're so freaking good. It's awesome
I’m absolutely loving these shorts with you playing piano as well as teaching!
Fantastic!
I learn more about music theory with these, than ever before
I swear I’ve learned more just watching y’all play than I ever have in a “tutorial”.
That last run was chef's kiss!!
it makes me happy every time a short by open studio comes on my feed!!
I love these series. Really helps with inspiration, and comprehension
for some reason never worked on modal interchange like that. its so much simpler than how i was trying to create exercises for it. huge help brother, thanks!