I have to laugh. For - literally - years I have been trying to figure out the 'rules' of chord substitution. This vid HAS to be the simplest, the clearest, the absolutely most useful explanation. Too many lessons tell you which chords you can use but never clearly explain why, or how to work it out for yourself. Jonny, my man, this is absolute gold. Thank you so much.
This is really good, I agree, but having analysed this kind of teaching for years, this is still not sufficient knowledge to go and start reharmonising any and every song. It's even trickier again. You MUST voice your chords correctly and the chords MUST play happy with your melody note, but even with all this, there is no guarantee that the song is going to sound correct because the song flavour itself has to relate well with the chords, ie it shouldn't sound forced the chords should flow together naturally and complement the actual overall song. There is much more to this subject believe me, I have been scratching my head with this for years and watched many many teachers on the subject. Remember Johnny has used twinkle little star for a reason! He didn't just pick any random song to demo this because it wouldn't work with any song, the principles would guide you certainly but this tutorial itself is unfortunately not enough. You need to listen to other pro players and transcribe their work and then analyse why their chords work.
@@pgtips4240 Absolutely correct. But your words are for musician/expert at another level. For beginner like us and others, i think this lesson is more than just enough. Sorry, and thank you 💜💜💜
What a teacher! Why hasn't anyone else been able to teach chord substitution with the clarity Jonny has done. This is an absolute gem of a lesson. Awesome. Thank you
@@cicik57One chord substitution method he didn't mention is borrowed notes. In C major for instance, G# may be "borrowed" from C minor to turn Em7 into E7, which sounds gorgeous.
My dad was a music teacher, choir director, and church organist. I've been a musician for over 40 years. This is the clearest music lesson I have ever had. So great!
Jonny is beyond amazing. His demeanor has always made me feel that he's talking directly to me. This video is just an example of how he so clearly communicates his lessons. If you haven't already, subscribe! Not a better online teacher anywhere!
I TOO AM 15 YEARS OLD SELF TAUGHT, PLAY BY EAR, AND I'VE BEEN PLAYING THE PIANO FOR YEARS, AND FOR YEARS I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A VIDEO SUCH AS THIS ONE. LOL😤😤🤦♀🤦♀🤣🤣
Jesus, Jonny! Where have you been all my life?! You are the bestest of the best piano tutor I have ever seen. You make everything seem so effortless and interesting. And your communication skill is top-notch.....felt like you were talking directly to me. God bless you man.
Omg! Sixty years and no one ever explained these reharm possibilities to me!! Thank you so much - great tip on level five- working backwards from destination chord - you’re a great teacher, Johnny
Mind officially blown. Wow. Getting back to piano after 50 years and this is way better than just playing sheet music like I did as a kid. Thank you. You bet I subscribed!
I have always been a guitarist and recently began trying to transfer what I knew on guitar, to piano. So hard! You pianists are brilliant! Thankyou so much for speaking in chords, it helps. You speaka my language
I have spent so damn long being mystified, confused, and inspired by people using chord substitutions like this… and you’ve finally made it so simple. Chord families. Had no idea. Thank you for the perfect video and breakdown I didn’t even realize I needed!
It's so much easier to see this on a piano than a guitar, as a guitarist I find these videos helpful to absorb these concepts on apply them to my instrument, so thanks Johnny 👍
This is a super bonus. And this video is truly meant to help. Whenever you upload such videos to help others, being selfless, God will multiply your blessings. You know how to do it to just get te views or how to fake it. But You intentionally uploaded this way to bless others. I pray that God multiply your blessings whenever these type of videos are uploaded. Trust me God will reward you more than you expected. God bless you teacher.
You have displayed the most complex chords I've been trying to understand for years in the most easiest way I could ever imagine... You are an extraordinary teacher!!!
I've always wandered how and when to apply chord extentions. Never had it explained so clearly. Also love the way you explained dominant 7 chords. I aways tied it to circle of fifths, but it seems there's a simpler way to explain them to someone as well!
Brilliant - clearly explained by gradually building up the concepts; thank you for clearing the fog for this guitarist trying to learn more about harmony!
This lesson was really cool. I've understood concepts like Secondary Dominants, Triad Extensions, and the 2-5-1 Sequence for a while now, but the way you explained everything makes it seem so simple and straightforward. Great video!
F****ing nuts how i spendt so many years studying music and never beeing able to understand this, and now after a single video i get it....just unbelivable... Most valuable video i've seen in years! Well done!
I've been playing for decades, but have never seen this explained, although I have unknowingly used some of these ideas. I've always found Manilow interesting because of the crazy and difficult chord progressions he uses, and I think some of this might be at work in his songs.
For decades I've been trying to understand how jazz works. I've taken 2 years of music theory. I can construct chords. I've watched several of your lessons. Every time you pause on some altered chord and say "isn't that beautiful," I say "yes!" but I've never grasped how you found it. With this lesson, however, the jumble of concepts in my head has started to come together. Thanks.
Thank you Jonny, this is amazing, you just opened my mind to the possibilities of music,.... I thought you might enjoy this quote... "When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hang-ups". John Coltrane
A man, a teacher, to whom I can give a grade of ten with all my heart and with the greatest congratulations. That's how there should be teachers in the music faculty. Honesty and honor. Hats off. Bravo. Un om, un profesor, caruia pot sa îi ofer nota zece din toată inima și cu cele mai mari felicitări. Așa ar trebui să existe profesori în facultatea de muzica. Cinste și onoare. Jos pălăria. Bravo.
By far the best Music tutor in TH-cam and this comes from a musician who played guitar for atleast 13 years and playing piano for last 4 years and I have been watching videos of Rick Beato and what not and yet none were gracious to let the knowledge out so easily and in such simplified manner. I dont say that all other tutors in youtube do not know the concept but they are not willing to teach these basic rules without charging you money.
That 2-5-1 with the b9 in the dominant chord is so satisfying, I never realized. It gives it like a chromatic walk-down feel, making you want it to resolve even more
I was wondering why everything from Level 2 upward sounded like Christmas... And then I realised why, and tried making my own (Level 1) version of Jingle Bells. I'd consider myself a piano beginner but with this explanation it was so easy to make something that sounds beautiful and complex and just a little bit jazzy!
I am 64 and just started learning to play by cords. Play the piano since I was 7, classical music and dito method. But this video helps a lot to learn to improvise and also, in retrospect, to understand the music I have been playing all my life a lot better. Thank you! And indeed, this explanation is clearer than many other videos show. So I subscribed!
Wow! Jonny, after many years of watching and hearing piano players, finally somebody has unveiled the mystery of chords substitutions for me. I cannot wait to buy my membership to access your classes. Well done!
Very good video - I’m a guitar player but have always loved listening to keyboard/piano players for ideas and inspiration. I was listening to a George Shearing CD the other day and he plays some really cool subs and modulations. You don’t often hear his name mentioned re jazz piano but he’s a great musician. Nice work 👍🏻
Dude... You just taught me in 3 minutes more about chord substitution and improvising on structure than I learned over 4 years getting a bachelor's degree in music from a college...
I’ve been doing level 3 years for years not understanding what I was doing. I learned how to play with ear training. Now this makes so much sense. I can apply it more often.
Wow you are not wasting any time. That is the fastest and neatest lesson I have seen on chords. 25 1=2 5 1=2 51. ... I will have to try that - sounds great.
I have had a mental block on this kind of thing for some time and now, after watching this and playing around with my own songs, I feel like I've actually learned something useful. Other vids complicate things unnecessarily by switching to different keys or just chucking in an extended chord without properly explaining. I do get that you can't just slam the extra chords in everywhere like you can in a simple tune like Twinkle Twinkle, but these are great tools to bring a bit of life to the less interesting parts of your compositions. Fantastic video!
Hi Jonny. That was such an important video to help us get over the plateau that we get stuck on to make our sound more interesting. Great. Thank you so much.
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Twinkle Twinkle
01:08 - 1. Chord Family
01:25 - Diatonic Chords
02:50 - Chord Family Application
03:41 - 2. Secondary Dominant
05:03 - Chord Targets
05:29 - Secondary Dominant Application
06:55 - 3. 2-5-1
10:15 - 4. Extensions & Alterations
14:28 - 5. 2-5-1 Series
15:05 - Start with the Last Chord
17:08 - Conclusion
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Thank you Jonny. These multi level lessons help me to figure out what level I'm at and what I need for the next level.
Awesome thank you for making it easy to understand!!!
i love you Jonny!!!
thank you Mr.Jonny youre a great music teacher, your fan from Philippines💟👍
I have to laugh. For - literally - years I have been trying to figure out the 'rules' of chord substitution. This vid HAS to be the simplest, the clearest, the absolutely most useful explanation. Too many lessons tell you which chords you can use but never clearly explain why, or how to work it out for yourself. Jonny, my man, this is absolute gold. Thank you so much.
Totally agree. Thank you for saying these, which represents what in my mind. Sory, my english very2 poor
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YEAH. I'm kinda blown away. This lesson is pretty AMAZING 🤯
This is really good, I agree, but having analysed this kind of teaching for years, this is still not sufficient knowledge to go and start reharmonising any and every song. It's even trickier again. You MUST voice your chords correctly and the chords MUST play happy with your melody note, but even with all this, there is no guarantee that the song is going to sound correct because the song flavour itself has to relate well with the chords, ie it shouldn't sound forced the chords should flow together naturally and complement the actual overall song. There is much more to this subject believe me, I have been scratching my head with this for years and watched many many teachers on the subject. Remember Johnny has used twinkle little star for a reason! He didn't just pick any random song to demo this because it wouldn't work with any song, the principles would guide you certainly but this tutorial itself is unfortunately not enough. You need to listen to other pro players and transcribe their work and then analyse why their chords work.
100% agree with you 💯
@@pgtips4240 Absolutely correct. But your words are for musician/expert at another level. For beginner like us and others, i think this lesson is more than just enough. Sorry, and thank you 💜💜💜
I never thought these complex chords and progressions can be specified so simply. You're a really good teacher.
What a teacher! Why hasn't anyone else been able to teach chord substitution with the clarity Jonny has done. This is an absolute gem of a lesson. Awesome. Thank you
just know there are 42 levels of chord substitution above that
Pip Morgan Yes, I totally agree. And teaches so gently to a pace I can understand....
@@cicik57One chord substitution method he didn't mention is borrowed notes. In C major for instance, G# may be "borrowed" from C minor to turn Em7 into E7, which sounds gorgeous.
Jesus you’re a good teacher…the world needs more like you!
My dad was a music teacher, choir director, and church organist. I've been a musician for over 40 years. This is the clearest music lesson I have ever had. So great!
literally haha
Jonny is beyond amazing. His demeanor has always made me feel that he's talking directly to me. This video is just an example of how he so clearly communicates his lessons. If you haven't already, subscribe! Not a better online teacher anywhere!
Been playing for years (self taught, play by ear), and this is prolly the most valuable lesson I’ve ever seen. Seriously.
Please sir can u coach someone from beginner.......its a request
@@ugochianochiam5675 I don’t teach - maybe you should sign up for one of Jonny’s classes?
@@carlbaumeister3439 k but how can i sign up cos it seems there's no link here
@@ugochianochiam5675 I think there’s one in the information section of the video.
I TOO AM 15 YEARS OLD SELF TAUGHT, PLAY BY EAR, AND I'VE BEEN PLAYING THE PIANO FOR YEARS, AND FOR YEARS I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A VIDEO SUCH AS THIS ONE. LOL😤😤🤦♀🤦♀🤣🤣
There is simply no better teacher than you Jonny. Greetings from Belgium
Jesus, Jonny! Where have you been all my life?! You are the bestest of the best piano tutor I have ever seen. You make everything seem so effortless and interesting. And your communication skill is top-notch.....felt like you were talking directly to me. God bless you man.
Omg! Sixty years and no one ever explained these reharm possibilities to me!! Thank you so much - great tip on level five- working backwards from destination chord - you’re a great teacher, Johnny
Amazingly clear reduction of what's typically inscrutable. Thank you, ty, ty.
Thank you!
Mind officially blown. Wow. Getting back to piano after 50 years and this is way better than just playing sheet music like I did as a kid. Thank you. You bet I subscribed!
I have always been a guitarist and recently began trying to transfer what I knew on guitar, to piano. So hard! You pianists are brilliant! Thankyou so much for speaking in chords, it helps. You speaka my language
I have spent so damn long being mystified, confused, and inspired by people using chord substitutions like this… and you’ve finally made it so simple. Chord families. Had no idea. Thank you for the perfect video and breakdown I didn’t even realize I needed!
It's so much easier to see this on a piano than a guitar, as a guitarist I find these videos helpful to absorb these concepts on apply them to my instrument, so thanks Johnny 👍
same
I would love to. I really want to learn the guitar to that professional level. Especially going through the same process listed. I need help!🤦🏿♂️
Same here man!! Took the words right out of my mouth! TH-cam is such a powerful tool once we weed out the nonsense lol
AGREED! Guitar player here as well, SOO much easier to see on piano!
I was thinking the exact same thing. I’ll definitely be applying this to my guitar playing!
i needed this you have opened up the gate ...cannot thank you more...
You must be in Gold Pantheon of humanity teachers.
Your lessons are priceless.
To say thank you means to say nothing.
This is a super bonus. And this video is truly meant to help. Whenever you upload such videos to help others, being selfless, God will multiply your blessings. You know how to do it to just get te views or how to fake it. But You intentionally uploaded this way to bless others. I pray that God multiply your blessings whenever these type of videos are uploaded. Trust me God will reward you more than you expected. God bless you teacher.
I agree. Jonny is doing a great job simplifying things.
Oh my God, I can cry right now. You have to be the best teacher on the piano right now. Do you know since when I’ve been trying to understand this?
You have displayed the most complex chords I've been trying to understand for years in the most easiest way I could ever imagine... You are an extraordinary teacher!!!
I'm just impressed by your teaching skills at this point.
I've always wandered how and when to apply chord extentions. Never had it explained so clearly. Also love the way you explained dominant 7 chords. I aways tied it to circle of fifths, but it seems there's a simpler way to explain them to someone as well!
Sorry but where does he explain that? I seemed to have missed but I'm eager to learn more about it.
One of the best videos I've seen so far! Thank you so much, Jonny
One of the best tutorials on the internet! Thank you.
God bless our brother, you are a good teacher, I've already learnt a lot
Brilliant - clearly explained by gradually building up the concepts; thank you for clearing the fog for this guitarist trying to learn more about harmony!
You a real teacher Johnyyyy ......Bravo it is making real sence
This lesson was really cool. I've understood concepts like Secondary Dominants, Triad Extensions, and the 2-5-1 Sequence for a while now, but the way you explained everything makes it seem so simple and straightforward. Great video!
This lesson is INSANELY good! It's simply one of the most condensed lessons I've ever seen regarding substitution and reharmonization. Thx a lot!
F****ing nuts how i spendt so many years studying music and never beeing able to understand this, and now after a single video i get it....just unbelivable... Most valuable video i've seen in years! Well done!
You are now teaching true substance! This is a real contribution to people who truly want to learn. An absolute gift!
You're the greatest teacher I've ever seen!
Excellent! Clear, direct, foreward!
What a beautiful and clear way to teach! Everything stands out so simply! THANK YOU, JONNY!
Best lesson I’ve seen on TH-cam! Thank you!
I've been playing for decades, but have never seen this explained, although I have unknowingly used some of these ideas. I've always found Manilow interesting because of the crazy and difficult chord progressions he uses, and I think some of this might be at work in his songs.
For decades I've been trying to understand how jazz works. I've taken 2 years of music theory. I can construct chords. I've watched several of your lessons. Every time you pause on some altered chord and say "isn't that beautiful," I say "yes!" but I've never grasped how you found it. With this lesson, however, the jumble of concepts in my head has started to come together. Thanks.
One of the best introductions to reharmonisation I've come across.
Bless this dear man for shedding light on us. A parade of light bulbs just lit up for me! Thank you!!
Thank you Jonny, this is amazing, you just opened my mind to the possibilities of music,.... I thought you might enjoy this quote...
"When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hang-ups".
John Coltrane
really really good, the most simplified, nicely, sufficiently explained
Thank you so much.
Very helpful indeed.
I really enjoyed your lesson. So much clarity. Thank you.
Wonderful Stuff Jonny!!!!
Simply explaining the rules of chord extensions at level 4 is so unbelievably helpful. Thank you
Thanks a lot Jhonny!
A man, a teacher, to whom I can give a grade of ten with all my heart and with the greatest congratulations.
That's how there should be teachers in the music faculty.
Honesty and honor.
Hats off.
Bravo.
Un om, un profesor, caruia pot sa îi ofer nota zece din toată inima și cu cele mai mari felicitări.
Așa ar trebui să existe profesori în facultatea de muzica.
Cinste și onoare.
Jos pălăria.
Bravo.
Wow, this is helpful.
Your teaching is precious.
Always wondered how to transform easy chords into something that sounds better, well explained great tutorial!
Thanks Jonny. You are the best!😊
By far the best Music tutor in TH-cam and this comes from a musician who played guitar for atleast 13 years and playing piano for last 4 years and I have been watching videos of Rick Beato and what not and yet none were gracious to let the knowledge out so easily and in such simplified manner. I dont say that all other tutors in youtube do not know the concept but they are not willing to teach these basic rules without charging you money.
These are probably the simplest, clearest, best explanations for piano chords I've come across on the internet. Great job!
That 2-5-1 with the b9 in the dominant chord is so satisfying, I never realized. It gives it like a chromatic walk-down feel, making you want it to resolve even more
You are Amazing, Johny.. !!
Thanks and God Bless You.
Excellent Jonny! One of the very few piano tutorials where I have learned something, thanks to your brilliant, well prepared delivery.
Oh Man you're such a great teacher!
Thank you for sharing.
I was wondering why everything from Level 2 upward sounded like Christmas... And then I realised why, and tried making my own (Level 1) version of Jingle Bells. I'd consider myself a piano beginner but with this explanation it was so easy to make something that sounds beautiful and complex and just a little bit jazzy!
Oh man!! That last reharmonization was great!!!
Absolutely amazing! I'm happy to see this video!🙏 Thank you so much for sharing this amazing piano playing! Wish you success always ❤️🎹
I am 64 and just started learning to play by cords. Play the piano since I was 7, classical music and dito method. But this video helps a lot to learn to improvise and also, in retrospect, to understand the music I have been playing all my life a lot better. Thank you! And indeed, this explanation is clearer than many other videos show. So I subscribed!
You just wittled down 3 semesters of Harmony class into 15 minutes that actually made sense to me!! Way to make it simple!!!!
That's great news, thanks!
My mind is Blown ... i never thought complex chords/topics could be as simple as these 😲😲 ... this is pure gold. Thank you Jonny
i hate to be redundant ova hea but great lesson ! You trimmed all the fat off them 5 levels and demystified them concisely!
You explained it better than any other piano teacher on TH-cam. Some just assume we know everything and don't break up everything accordingly
Incredibly easy to understand and to apply. Thank you Jonny for all you share with us 👍🎹
that's the best I've seen in tutoring of chord substitution Kudos and gratitude!!!!!
Wow! Jonny, after many years of watching and hearing piano players, finally somebody has unveiled the mystery of chords substitutions for me. I cannot wait to buy my membership to access your classes. Well done!
OMG, thats the video that I have been looking for!!! Thank you so much!!!
This is literally my first time writing a comment for a keyboard tutorial. This was so EASYYYYY to grasp
Am out of words sir. This will really help me
Very good video - I’m a guitar player but have always loved listening to keyboard/piano players for ideas and inspiration. I was listening to a George Shearing CD the other day and he plays some really cool subs and modulations. You don’t often hear his name mentioned re jazz piano but he’s a great musician.
Nice work 👍🏻
George Shearing is better known (by pianists and keyboard players) for the "block chords" technique than for his actual playing, unfortunately...
Beautifully taught. Easy to understand. THANK YOU 😇
This is an incredible video! So many useful concepts packed inside here. And it was really neat to hear the differences between the various ideas.
I've heard 2 5 1 many times and this Is the first time I understand so clear. The best piano teacher ever!!
Wonderful
Thanks Johnny you are gifted God bless you always:::give us some bosanova and a calypso music ( pan in A minor)
So simple yet so very helpful. Thank you!
Dude... You just taught me in 3 minutes more about chord substitution and improvising on structure than I learned over 4 years getting a bachelor's degree in music from a college...
You have open my eyes to this great technic
Dayum, years of music school boiled down to a 17 minute video. 😅 Thanks Jonny, you rock 😊😊😊
U gave everything in one sitting.. U reveled the secrets🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
So much to learn...I need to dump the trash.
Awesome Video, Clear and Concise. Thanks for that, keep up the great work.
So important info here! Thanks man! I was looking for years this imp info
I’ve been doing level 3 years for years not understanding what I was doing. I learned how to play with ear training. Now this makes so much sense. I can apply it more often.
Priceless, yet free. Thank you!
Wow you are not wasting any time. That is the fastest and neatest lesson I have seen on chords. 25 1=2 5 1=2 51. ... I will have to try that - sounds great.
Man you're such a great teacher . I suddenly don't feel so overwhelmed. Can't wait to join your course .Bless
You impart this knowledge so well
Thank you Jonny for your generosity
AMAZING lesson! Thanks so much for sharing.
This is the kind of lessons I was searching for so long... Thanks
I have had a mental block on this kind of thing for some time and now, after watching this and playing around with my own songs, I feel like I've actually learned something useful. Other vids complicate things unnecessarily by switching to different keys or just chucking in an extended chord without properly explaining. I do get that you can't just slam the extra chords in everywhere like you can in a simple tune like Twinkle Twinkle, but these are great tools to bring a bit of life to the less interesting parts of your compositions. Fantastic video!
Johnny you are phenomenal!!
This is one of the simplest piano lesson I have ever seen....God Job Chief.
This is the best music theory on the web. Thank you Jonny.
Again thank you Jonny, your way of explaining theory is much easier to.understand because you remove your ego and let us learn! Bless u
Hi Jonny. That was such an important video to help us get over the plateau that we get stuck on to make our sound more interesting. Great. Thank you so much.