Its called a secondonary dominant. It's used in lots of songs that add a lift to the song. Randy Newman, Billy Joel, as well as several gospel artists use these chords.
I have found you're tutorials to be pretty useful. I urge some of the teenagers i teach in Winners Chapel International Nairobi to make use of your videos. Thanks, Bill!
I literally have been playing since I was in grade 5... I'm not a master but I have just actually practiced like musicians are suppose too. ..ANYWAYS and I never learned about this but probably because pianist use many complex chord changes. This is helpful anyways cause people love pop and you know... can't beat them to a pulp with classical then join them
@@BillHilton Thank you. I can't put into words how grateful I am. You have unsolved many of my puzzles within just one magic video. Thanks again for the quality and clarity in your explanation.
Some of the comments on these videos are staggering. This guy has the patience of a saint! He does all these wonderful videos for free and then loads of people ask him stupid questions because they cannot be bothered to look elsewhere for the answer or watch the beginner videos.... A lot of peeps seem to feel they are entitled to a personalised service from this guy. Sheesh!!
Thank you Bill, Well done tutorial. I'm a late beginner, and I have your first piano book and still studying. keep up the good work. You are an EXCELLENT INSTRUCTOR.
it is really great tutorial for starter like me ! I'm studying Jazz piano now, but I need to know about pop chord progressions ! Thanks. It will be helpful for me! I gonna buy your book.
Thanks so much for making these tutorials! I play from guitar chords but I don't really have any technique beyond basic broken chords and a couple of simple rhythms. I'm looking forward to trying these techniques!
Bill, really enjoyed this. Around 8 minutes in you talked about adding notes outside the chords to create more interest. I would say the additional notes imply a melodic element over the chord progression as well. Happy holidays!
bill, thank you so much for this tutorial. Just finished my own piece and was having some trouble figuring out some of the parts. You really helped me.
As I was messing around with this Chord progression I've found its interesting to go to a D Major instead of the C#m occasionally to change it up a bit.
Yep, that would sound cool. "Messing around" is EXACTLY what you need to do to get good at this stuff and building a solid understanding - experimentation is just about the best way to learn. So you're doing the right thing!
Your playing the flat seventh. Another fun couple of chords to play with that is after you play a D, play an A, and then resolve to E. You can also use a Bm7, play A, and then resolve to E. Keep experimenting!
@@davidfroman8281 lmao yeah I'm glad you commented on this it's interesting to see this comment now. At the time I was 16 and just starting to get good at piano.
+el psy Congroo Hey! For some reason I can't reply to your comment directly. Here's my response, if you can see it... Basically it comes down to a standard pattern of construction: a basic (say) major chord is built out of the root (the note the chord is named after), then the note an interval of a major third above it, then the note an interval of a minor third above that - giving, e.g., C - E - G for the chord of C major. You then play around with the order of those notes to come up with voicings and inversions. I cover all these bits and pieces in various videos. You might find my video All The Basic Piano Chords in One Epic Tutorial useful.
Good question. Basically, an arpeggio is a type of broken chord in which the notes of a chord are played in order, bottom to top or top to bottom. Sometimes notes are missed out. When it comes to usage there's a slightly confusing distinction between an "arpeggio", which either refers to a particular pattern played in a particular rhythm or the scale-like exercise students use, and an "arpeggiated chord", which is a chord played in such a way that the notes are "spread" (usually bottom to top), without strictly speaking taking any more time than the unarpeggiated version of the chord would take. So, to go back to the distinction, this pattern is a broken chord but not an arpeggio: C - G - E - G - C - E - G - E - G - C Whereas this is an arpeggio (and, by definition, also a broken chord): C - E - G - C - E - G...
Maybe someone would have it interesting as me Chords in functions: I V vi IV I iii IV V I III7 vi IV I I IV V I can see, that iii -> III7 is the pattern in a various songs. Is there a reason why that substitution works? Except one, that it's sounds nice:)
Hi Konstantin! The iii--III7 thing is interesting. I think it works for the same reason that C--Caug transition works: it's just a semitone/half step change, so there's kind of a very close relationship between the two chords, but a distinct change of character: similar to what happens when you make any major chord minor, or vice versa. iii-III7 is also useful in a major key because the III7 is also the V7 of the relative minor - say you're in C (I) and play Em (iii) then E7 (III7 of C, V7 of A minor), that takes you to Am, and you've added some interest to what would usually be a pretty workaday modulation.
These chord changes sound like something off of Workers Playtime by Billy Bragg. I love your videos and would love a Mike Garson style theatrical Rock writing lesson. His crazy runs and octaves on the song Little Wonder of off Earthings is purely amazing.
@@BillHilton Just an example, Bowie’s song Battle for Britain. The piano solo starts at 2:53, the part I’m referring to is at 3:14-3:28. Those runs into the octave notes are mesmerizing. Would love to be able to write and play like Mike Garson. Thanks for your help and interest. th-cam.com/video/vT7zG6SeapI/w-d-xo.html
I enjoyed this lesson. The big thing that came to mind as I watched was the movement from one chord to the next (particularly when you are moving laterally). Do you have any tips for how to practice this movement between chords in this broken form? Thanks in advance!
No problem Victor! One thing you could try is doing some standard broken chord exercises. I explain a few in episode 16 of my beginners' series (the most recent episode). You'll find it here: th-cam.com/video/-D9HVd0ZaPk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Bill for your exceptional teaching which I have been enjoying and learning from since the Spring and I have bought your book. Is there any way I can watch some of your videos, like this one, in slow motion so that I can watch the fingering in detail? I keep replaying & replaying little bits which I find hard to grasp. I recommend you whenever I can out here in Paris, you are not only a born teacher but totally charming and fun to learn with. With many thanks.
Many thanks, Sophie - I'm glad you find the tutorials useful, and I really hope the book is, too. There are various web apps out there that will slow down the tutorials for you. Some are better than others, but I find www.rowvid.com reasonably intuitive to use. Google [youtube slow motion] and you'll find a bunch of others too. One of those should help :)
Hi Sophie, I use a very cheap but superb solution for this. Software is called VLC media player. It will slow down any video. I use for the exact you speak of. It is so easy then to see and hear the note transitions with the playback speed at slowest setting. Runs on all platforms, windows, mac etc.
Hey Bill, great video. Thanks for sharing all you do. Of your two books, which should I learn first? I'm an amateur player of classical music - I know a few pieces (Chopin's Op 9 No 2, Moonlight Sonata, Sonata in C) - and I'd say I mess around with chords/pop songs, but I feel very stagnant in my playing and want to expand my skills and confidence.
Hi Jackie - sorry for the slow reply! You're probably best off starting with How To Really Play The Piano, which, as you can evidently read music to some degree, should be just right for you. Give me a shout if you want to know more! :)
Sure thing, Anne-Marie! If it's How To Really Play The Piano, then the purchase page is at www.billspianopages.com/how-to-really. Let me know if you have problems!
Thank you so much for this video. It's opening my brain in different ways. Can I say that your little finger 'pinky', on your right hand is the lead finger, is that right.?
Glad you like it Brian! That's certainly not the terminology I'm used to, and in some ways the fifth is the "stop" finger (because when you get to it you've run out of others...). Have you come across the term somewhere else, or trying to get a clearer sense of the finger's role?
Bill Hilton I'm trying to get a sense of the finger roles. I'm used to playing chords with my left hand, I rarely play chords with my right hand because I still can't figure out how to combine right hand chords while leading the melody. It appears that's what your little finger was doing. It somehow determines what the rest of the fingers play.
That's quite an interesting insight. I suppose it does determine what the other fingers play, because it marks the outside limit of what's possible (or, at least easy) to play with your hand in a particular position. I tend not to think of it in those terms, though, which I suppose may be a legacy of the fairly traditional piano education I grew up with.
After 2 years watching this video, i finally able to reach 10 minute mark but boi it just kept being challenging for me in the next 4 minutes after that. God, I understand it absolutely in theory but my hands just couldn't press those keys. Will keep working on it. #imstudyingpianothruTH-camOnly
Well done, and keep working at it! Maybe mix it up with a few other challenges, too: you'll find a bit a variety improves your playing across all areas :)
Hi Bill. Great Tutorial! I learned a lot, and your tips really helped me in creating my own little songs/improvisations. But I've got a question: The I III VI (E, G#/D#, C#) Progression really stuck in my mind. But i can't recall in which song this progression with this special III "Voicing" is included. Can you give me examples of songs with this progression? :)
Ummmm.... hmmmm. Good question. The actual chord progression I use in this tutorial is taken from a song I wrote yyeeeaaarrrrrsss ago for a school musical, and off the top of my head I can't think of any songs that use that particular bass voicing, though I bet there are loads. You can have a dig around for yourself using the tool over at hooktheory.com: www.hooktheory.com/trends#node=3.6&key=E
Yep, absolutely, Philip, though if you're looking for ways to think of melody a better way to do it is to try to think of a melody in your head or by humming or whistling or singing to yourself or whatever, _then_ take it to the piano keyboard and try to pick it out. Does that make sense?
I just attempted a few times to order the ebook bundle. It led me to 'clickbank', but even though the details I entered are all good, a message consistently shows 'Your payment was declined. Please check your information or try another card to complete your purchase'. Maybe that payment site isn't working at the moment. Maybe paypal would be a nice option too.
Sorry about that - CB does decline quite a few cards, but right now it's my best option because it handles international sales taxes for me. It has recently discontinued PayPal integration, but I'm working on a PayPal option. If you could drop me an email, I'll let you know when it's available!
Sure thing! If it's not-for-profit help yourself (though a credit would be cool ;). If you want to use it commercially we'd need to talk about licensing - drop me an email on billhiltonmedia [at] gmail [dot] com :)
Lol sure thing sir, In-fact i wanted to talk if you could provide your piano playing services, i would be needing them in my projects for jingles,songs and background scoring in films. I would explain everything on mail we can talk in detail there. Thank you, Keep up the Good Work
Can u teach or share on how to train our brain for the first time play piano. Because the first time I play I can't controll my hand by play follow the tempo but I can't .is there's any tip on how to solve my problem.
Have you seen my series of piano tutorials for beginners, Ahmad? They might help. I'll put the playlist link at the end of this comment. More generally, it's just a case of remember that everyone finds it difficult to start with and, if necessary, going really, really, really slowly as you start to learn each individual skill. Here's the playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLpOuhygfD7QnP46wUgQudOySX_z2UOhXs.html
@Bill Hilton: Hi Bill, Can you tell me how one defines the keys for chords? for example why those 5 piano keys make up E major chord? Do we simply pick 5 notes (which sound close to E major) and group them together as chord?
Not totally sure what your asking but he is playing chord inversions instead of a basic triad. When he plays all of his chords, besides the slash cords, he's playing them in inversions (maybe not some of them) which takes the bottom note of the chord and puts it an octave higher and you keep doing that until your back to your normal chord. For slash chords, howerer, he's adding another note in the base which typically isn't one of the nots in the chord he's playing. In C/B your playing a Cmaj chord with a b note in the base. I hope i answered your question
Apart from very briefly when the single non-diatonic chord crops up (see the video for explanation of that) I'm only using one scale here: E major. For the most part, if you're working in a song in a particular key you'll only use the scale of that key. For most pop songs that means the major or minor scale (and perhaps the relative major/minor), or maybe the pentatonic (which is included in the regular major scales). Other types of music might "combine" different scales - e.g., jazz, which will often feature major, minor, pentatonic, whole tone, modes, etc etc. But it's not often that major scales are combined except if a song actually changes key.
OK... it sounds very interesting and nice by playing like that, but....please let me change the term ''broken chords'' by ''arpeggiated chords''' maybe ...and if i understand well, B over D sharp means, playing the B chord plus the single note, D sharp in the left hand ....right ??
Aha - this is where we run into terminology problems ;) Strictly speaking if you "arpeggiate" a chord you're playing all the notes of the chord, in order, from top to bottom. "Broken chord" is a broader term used when the chord notes you're playing aren't in strict arpeggio order. Here, I'm using a mixture of pure arpeggios and looser broken chords. Since arpeggios are a type of broken chord, I'm using the term "broken chord" for all of them. Hope that clears that up! On the chord question, B/D# does indeed mean that the lowest note in the left will be a D#, but it doesn't necessarily imply that the D# is the only note in the left. If you're familiar with the formal terminology, then it basically means "play a B chord in the first inversion", considering the whole chord across both hands.
Thanks a lot Bill, its more clear now...by the way what i would like teach to us,(don't see very often ) its the accompaniment rythtms, like disco,arabic, latin, salsa and other styles.
It means a G# chord played with a D# as the lowest note in the bass. It's what we call a "slash chord" - full explanation here: th-cam.com/video/AURqDEwMck4/w-d-xo.html
That chord change from E to G#7/D# gets me everytime. There's just something about it that I can't stop listening over and over again.
Its called a secondonary dominant. It's used in lots of songs that add a lift to the song. Randy Newman, Billy Joel, as well as several gospel artists use these chords.
I have found you're tutorials to be pretty useful. I urge some of the teenagers i teach in Winners Chapel International Nairobi to make use of your videos. Thanks, Bill!
I literally have been playing since I was in grade 5... I'm not a master but I have just actually practiced like musicians are suppose too. ..ANYWAYS and I never learned about this but probably because pianist use many complex chord changes. This is helpful anyways cause people love pop and you know... can't beat them to a pulp with classical then join them
Bill! You're amazing!! I've made SO much progress since watching your videos.
Thank you!!!
No problem Collin - glad to be of help!
Your piano tutorials are the best ones I have ever seen on the TH-cam.
Thanks Ali - I'm really glad you like them!
WOW! Exactly what I am looking for. Thank you so so so much. Looking forward to start going through your books this weekend.
You’re welcome, Ruby - let me know if you have any questions!
@@BillHilton Thank you. I can't put into words how grateful I am. You have unsolved many of my puzzles within just one magic video. Thanks again for the quality and clarity in your explanation.
Some of the comments on these videos are staggering. This guy has the patience of a saint! He does all these wonderful videos for free and then loads of people ask him stupid questions because they cannot be bothered to look elsewhere for the answer or watch the beginner videos.... A lot of peeps seem to feel they are entitled to a personalised service from this guy. Sheesh!!
Great tutorial, no bullshit, very informative, well taught, simply explained. Great work!
Thank you very much!
Thank you Bill, Well done tutorial. I'm a late beginner, and I have your first piano book and still studying. keep up the good work. You are an EXCELLENT INSTRUCTOR.
Thanks Anthony - really glad to have been of help!
I really really appreciate your videos Bill and hope you get enough back for all the work you put in that videos. Greets from Austria
Vielen Dank! Glad you like them!
Well done sir. Always have pleasure to watch and listen to your content.
Just like a good tutorial should be. Very well explained, not too long or too short. Spot on! Very well done. Many thanks, keep up the good work!
Thank you very much indeed!
All time magical piece
it is really great tutorial for starter like me ! I'm studying Jazz piano now, but I need to know about pop chord progressions ! Thanks. It will be helpful for me! I gonna buy your book.
Thanks Surim - glad you liked it, and thanks for buying the book. Shout if you have any questions :)
I love this sequence can't wait to get it down. Thank you!!!
Bill you really great it's so easy becaz chords are heart of songs
Thanks so much for making these tutorials! I play from guitar chords but I don't really have any technique beyond basic broken chords and a couple of simple rhythms. I'm looking forward to trying these techniques!
Happy to help - let me know how you get on!
I don't know why but I chuckled a bit when he said "Did you see what I did there?".
Great video though!
I replayed quite few time to see what he did :))
Bill, really enjoyed this. Around 8 minutes in you talked about adding notes outside the chords to create more interest. I would say the additional notes imply a melodic element over the chord progression as well.
Happy holidays!
Hello from France Bill thanks for your lessons of Piano !
De rien, Terry!
bill, thank you so much for this tutorial. Just finished my own piece and was having some trouble figuring out some of the parts. You really helped me.
No problem Edan - glad to have been of help!
That's awesome Ben. Definitely liked this video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey Bill, I love your videos. Can you please do some covers of classical music? We'd love to hear your interpretations!
As I was messing around with this Chord progression I've found its interesting to go to a D Major instead of the C#m occasionally to change it up a bit.
Yep, that would sound cool. "Messing around" is EXACTLY what you need to do to get good at this stuff and building a solid understanding - experimentation is just about the best way to learn. So you're doing the right thing!
Your playing the flat seventh. Another fun couple of chords to play with that is after you play a D, play an A, and then resolve to E. You can also use a Bm7, play A, and then resolve to E. Keep experimenting!
@@davidfroman8281 lmao yeah I'm glad you commented on this it's interesting to see this comment now. At the time I was 16 and just starting to get good at piano.
Love this video, Bill. A challenge, but the sound is delicious.
Lovely! and I can't wait to give this a try - thanks Bill :)
Great lesson Bill! The improv felt a lot like the Canon song, but loads better.
grealy great teacher. Thank you. it funny it is simple when you speak with it - beautiful playing also
+el psy Congroo Hey! For some reason I can't reply to your comment directly. Here's my response, if you can see it...
Basically it comes down to a standard pattern of construction: a basic (say) major chord is built out of the root (the note the chord is named after), then the note an interval of a major third above it, then the note an interval of a minor third above that - giving, e.g., C - E - G for the chord of C major. You then play around with the order of those notes to come up with voicings and inversions.
I cover all these bits and pieces in various videos. You might find my video All The Basic Piano Chords in One Epic Tutorial useful.
what is the difference of an arpegio vs playing a broken chord? Isn't that also arpegiating?
Good question. Basically, an arpeggio is a type of broken chord in which the notes of a chord are played in order, bottom to top or top to bottom. Sometimes notes are missed out. When it comes to usage there's a slightly confusing distinction between an "arpeggio", which either refers to a particular pattern played in a particular rhythm or the scale-like exercise students use, and an "arpeggiated chord", which is a chord played in such a way that the notes are "spread" (usually bottom to top), without strictly speaking taking any more time than the unarpeggiated version of the chord would take.
So, to go back to the distinction, this pattern is a broken chord but not an arpeggio: C - G - E - G - C - E - G - E - G - C
Whereas this is an arpeggio (and, by definition, also a broken chord): C - E - G - C - E - G...
Thank you very much for the clear explanation. I don't know a lot about music but it intrigues me a lot. You are a very good tutor.
Maybe someone would have it interesting as me
Chords in functions:
I V vi IV
I iii IV V
I III7 vi IV
I I IV V
I can see, that iii -> III7 is the pattern in a various songs. Is there a reason why that substitution works? Except one, that it's sounds nice:)
Hi Konstantin! The iii--III7 thing is interesting. I think it works for the same reason that C--Caug transition works: it's just a semitone/half step change, so there's kind of a very close relationship between the two chords, but a distinct change of character: similar to what happens when you make any major chord minor, or vice versa. iii-III7 is also useful in a major key because the III7 is also the V7 of the relative minor - say you're in C (I) and play Em (iii) then E7 (III7 of C, V7 of A minor), that takes you to Am, and you've added some interest to what would usually be a pretty workaday modulation.
E is the boss scale. I write all kinds of songs there.
Such a useful video for a songwriter- thanks Bill
No problem - songwriters are one of the audiences I have in mind when I make this kind of tutorial, so it's good to know I'm hitting the spot!
@@BillHilton You definitely did with this one. I need to use more out of chord tones in my broken chords!
I love your videos and your lessons! they are so useful and thanks to you I improved a lot my piano skills! you're amazing.
Thanks very much indeed! :)
Yeeee E major, as a guitarist I am pleased.
We strive to keep the six-stringed community happy 😀
Such an amazing work Bill!! Very helpful thank you for putting it up!
No problem Addy - glad you like it!
Nice stuff Bill and hope you do more of lessons like this maybe with different sequences.
thank you! this was very insightful, i will try this!
Glad it was helpful!
Merci Bill. This was a bit too advanced, so I'll watch this later.
Hi......you are a good teacher
im glad i found your channel
Wow amazing!!!! Thank you so much.
You're welcome!
Hey, Bill! ¡Sos un maestro! Gracias
¡De nada!
Very clear instruction and such a beautiful voice :)
These chord changes sound like something off of Workers Playtime by Billy Bragg. I love your videos and would love a Mike Garson style theatrical Rock writing lesson. His crazy runs and octaves on the song Little Wonder of off Earthings is purely amazing.
Thanks Ivan! Theatrical rock... hmmmm.... interesting. Leave it with me...
@@BillHilton Just an example, Bowie’s song Battle for Britain. The piano solo starts at 2:53, the part I’m referring to is at 3:14-3:28. Those runs into the octave notes are mesmerizing. Would love to be able to write and play like Mike Garson. Thanks for your help and interest. th-cam.com/video/vT7zG6SeapI/w-d-xo.html
This video is excellent.I find it extremely helpful
Thanks Desmond!
Ive been working on the lesson.
Thanks again, Bill!
You're welcome, Ricardo!
i wish i had a keyboard like that.i want to learn more on piano fills, intro and ending
Really useful video. Thanks a lot.
I enjoyed this lesson. The big thing that came to mind as I watched was the movement from one chord to the next (particularly when you are moving laterally). Do you have any tips for how to practice this movement between chords in this broken form?
Thanks in advance!
No problem Victor! One thing you could try is doing some standard broken chord exercises. I explain a few in episode 16 of my beginners' series (the most recent episode). You'll find it here: th-cam.com/video/-D9HVd0ZaPk/w-d-xo.html
Superb..what a feel .♥️
Great teacher!
Thanks Thomas!
a huge thanks from Viet Nam
Very good video. Great lesson.
Although I play piano just in garageband but it may help me to have music with your help. Thank you
Happy to help - shout if you have any questions!
Bro you are quite cool on playing😎
very useful tips good job bill
Thank you !!!
You're welcome!
Love this! Thanks man!
THANKS!
You're welcome!
Superb!
wasup bill ! - Lil B
any tips on how to compose my own style of this?
Wonderful Bill !!!
Thanks Bill for your exceptional teaching which I have been enjoying and learning from since the Spring and I have bought your book. Is there any way I can watch some of your videos, like this one, in slow motion so that I can watch the fingering in detail? I keep replaying & replaying little bits which I find hard to grasp. I recommend you whenever I can out here in Paris, you are not only a born teacher but totally charming and fun to learn with. With many thanks.
Many thanks, Sophie - I'm glad you find the tutorials useful, and I really hope the book is, too.
There are various web apps out there that will slow down the tutorials for you. Some are better than others, but I find www.rowvid.com reasonably intuitive to use. Google [youtube slow motion] and you'll find a bunch of others too. One of those should help :)
Sophie DE LAGENESTE if you are on pc you can slow down the video
Which browser?
Hi Sophie, I use a very cheap but superb solution for this. Software is called VLC media player. It will slow down any video. I use for the exact you speak of. It is so easy then to see and hear the note transitions with the playback speed at slowest setting. Runs on all platforms, windows, mac etc.
such a lovely voice !!
Awesome lesson Bill! Just out of interest what piano do you play in this video? :)
Its soooo beautiful!!!!
Thanks - glad you like it!
Great video! It was really helpful, thanks :)
Thanks a lot!
Holding that E is nice.
Hey Bill, great video. Thanks for sharing all you do.
Of your two books, which should I learn first? I'm an amateur player of classical music - I know a few pieces (Chopin's Op 9 No 2, Moonlight Sonata, Sonata in C) - and I'd say I mess around with chords/pop songs, but I feel very stagnant in my playing and want to expand my skills and confidence.
Hi Jackie - sorry for the slow reply! You're probably best off starting with How To Really Play The Piano, which, as you can evidently read music to some degree, should be just right for you. Give me a shout if you want to know more! :)
I've always been confused on what the patterns for playing chords are called. I always just say strumming a chord, as I play Ukelele often..
I like the intro 👍
I would like to get your book! Can I buy it?
Sure thing, Anne-Marie! If it's How To Really Play The Piano, then the purchase page is at www.billspianopages.com/how-to-really. Let me know if you have problems!
@@BillHilton thank you! I managed to get both of them!
Amazing tutorial, learned a lot.
What keyboard is that?
Thanks Camilo! It's a Nord Piano 2 :)
Hi Bill can u raise your camera somehow so we can see the whole keyboard?
Thank you so much for this video. It's opening my brain in different ways. Can I say that your little finger 'pinky', on your right hand is the lead finger, is that right.?
Glad you like it Brian! That's certainly not the terminology I'm used to, and in some ways the fifth is the "stop" finger (because when you get to it you've run out of others...). Have you come across the term somewhere else, or trying to get a clearer sense of the finger's role?
Bill Hilton I'm trying to get a sense of the finger roles. I'm used to playing chords with my left hand, I rarely play chords with my right hand because I still can't figure out how to combine right hand chords while leading the melody. It appears that's what your little finger was doing. It somehow determines what the rest of the fingers play.
That's quite an interesting insight. I suppose it does determine what the other fingers play, because it marks the outside limit of what's possible (or, at least easy) to play with your hand in a particular position. I tend not to think of it in those terms, though, which I suppose may be a legacy of the fairly traditional piano education I grew up with.
After 2 years watching this video, i finally able to reach 10 minute mark but boi it just kept being challenging for me in the next 4 minutes after that. God, I understand it absolutely in theory but my hands just couldn't press those keys. Will keep working on it. #imstudyingpianothruTH-camOnly
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Well done, and keep working at it! Maybe mix it up with a few other challenges, too: you'll find a bit a variety improves your playing across all areas :)
Hi Bill. Great Tutorial! I learned a lot, and your tips really helped me in creating my own little songs/improvisations.
But I've got a question: The I III VI (E, G#/D#, C#) Progression really stuck in my mind. But i can't recall in which song this progression with this special III "Voicing" is included. Can you give me examples of songs with this progression? :)
Ummmm.... hmmmm. Good question. The actual chord progression I use in this tutorial is taken from a song I wrote yyeeeaaarrrrrsss ago for a school musical, and off the top of my head I can't think of any songs that use that particular bass voicing, though I bet there are loads. You can have a dig around for yourself using the tool over at hooktheory.com:
www.hooktheory.com/trends#node=3.6&key=E
Red Panic let it be - The Beatles uses this I think
I have a question to ask...........is it possible for me to make own notes for song with broken chord. I am a beginner.
Yep, absolutely, Philip, though if you're looking for ways to think of melody a better way to do it is to try to think of a melody in your head or by humming or whistling or singing to yourself or whatever, _then_ take it to the piano keyboard and try to pick it out. Does that make sense?
is it nord keyboard
Yes! A Nord NP 88 stage piano, to be exact.
@@BillHilton I WANT I TTTTTT
I just attempted a few times to order the ebook bundle. It led me to 'clickbank', but even though the details I entered are all good, a message consistently shows 'Your payment was declined. Please check your information or try another card to complete your purchase'. Maybe that payment site isn't working at the moment. Maybe paypal would be a nice option too.
Sorry about that - CB does decline quite a few cards, but right now it's my best option because it handles international sales taxes for me. It has recently discontinued PayPal integration, but I'm working on a PayPal option. If you could drop me an email, I'll let you know when it's available!
@@BillHilton Sounds good Ben! I'll send an email to you. Very much appreciated.
can I use this piece in one of my songs? :P I just love what u do!!!!
Sure thing! If it's not-for-profit help yourself (though a credit would be cool ;). If you want to use it commercially we'd need to talk about licensing - drop me an email on billhiltonmedia [at] gmail [dot] com :)
Lol sure thing sir, In-fact i wanted to talk if you could provide your piano playing services, i would be needing them in my projects for jingles,songs and background scoring in films. I would explain everything on mail we can talk in detail there. Thank you, Keep up the Good Work
Very cool
This is like one of Bo Burnham’s songs, which is great
Art is dead
Nice toturial piano is not easy for me but anyway pls teach me that in my hauz
Nice :) what Nord Piano are you using? 1,2 or 3?
Can u teach or share on how to train our brain for the first time play piano.
Because the first time I play I can't controll my hand by play follow the tempo but I can't .is there's any tip on how to solve my problem.
Have you seen my series of piano tutorials for beginners, Ahmad? They might help. I'll put the playlist link at the end of this comment. More generally, it's just a case of remember that everyone finds it difficult to start with and, if necessary, going really, really, really slowly as you start to learn each individual skill. Here's the playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLpOuhygfD7QnP46wUgQudOySX_z2UOhXs.html
@@BillHilton but I don't get it 😅 help me pls...
um, bill, what notes do you use for the c#minor chord? Are they C#,E,G# D#,F#,A E,G#,B or F#,A,C#?
Your first try was the right one! C#, E, G#!
@@BillHilton thanks!
what is the model of your keyboard?
Thanks! What keyboard are you using in this video? Best regards, Max
Thanks!
Does it also make for a good synth?
Max Tofone x
@Bill Hilton: Hi Bill, Can you tell me how one defines the keys for chords? for example why those 5 piano keys make up E major chord?
Do we simply pick 5 notes (which sound close to E major) and group them together as chord?
Not totally sure what your asking but he is playing chord inversions instead of a basic triad. When he plays all of his chords, besides the slash cords, he's playing them in inversions (maybe not some of them) which takes the bottom note of the chord and puts it an octave higher and you keep doing that until your back to your normal chord. For slash chords, howerer, he's adding another note in the base which typically isn't one of the nots in the chord he's playing. In C/B your playing a Cmaj chord with a b note in the base. I hope i answered your question
nice piano sound. nord?
That's right Caleb - it's the Nord's main onboard piano, the sampled Bösendorfer 290.
what computer software did you use to create the book. I'm thinking about writing a book.
Adobe Indesign for layouts, Sibelius 7.0 for scores :)
Bill Hilton
lol can't follow computer language, but it's still very very interesting, great n Great Thank you so much.
How do you know which major scales to combine?
Apart from very briefly when the single non-diatonic chord crops up (see the video for explanation of that) I'm only using one scale here: E major. For the most part, if you're working in a song in a particular key you'll only use the scale of that key. For most pop songs that means the major or minor scale (and perhaps the relative major/minor), or maybe the pentatonic (which is included in the regular major scales). Other types of music might "combine" different scales - e.g., jazz, which will often feature major, minor, pentatonic, whole tone, modes, etc etc. But it's not often that major scales are combined except if a song actually changes key.
OK... it sounds very interesting and nice by playing like that, but....please let me change the term ''broken
chords'' by ''arpeggiated chords''' maybe ...and if i understand well, B over D sharp means, playing the B chord plus the single note, D sharp in the left hand ....right ??
Aha - this is where we run into terminology problems ;) Strictly speaking if you "arpeggiate" a chord you're playing all the notes of the chord, in order, from top to bottom. "Broken chord" is a broader term used when the chord notes you're playing aren't in strict arpeggio order. Here, I'm using a mixture of pure arpeggios and looser broken chords. Since arpeggios are a type of broken chord, I'm using the term "broken chord" for all of them. Hope that clears that up! On the chord question, B/D# does indeed mean that the lowest note in the left will be a D#, but it doesn't necessarily imply that the D# is the only note in the left. If you're familiar with the formal terminology, then it basically means "play a B chord in the first inversion", considering the whole chord across both hands.
Thanks a lot Bill, its more clear now...by the way what i would like teach to us,(don't see very often ) its the accompaniment rythtms, like disco,arabic, latin, salsa and other styles.
What does G#7 over D# means?
It means a G# chord played with a D# as the lowest note in the bass. It's what we call a "slash chord" - full explanation here: th-cam.com/video/AURqDEwMck4/w-d-xo.html
I don't read music just hear and play it or make up my own sounds.