Greetings and good day wishes from Poland, I've learned lots of new features from your channel so that I should thank you very much for your presence and effort in your learning and describing the most important topics in jazz piano playing.
I'm pretty sure the John Williams progression is the one used in the Helluva Boss' song "You will be okay". I love it. In this song they show you can use it to give a powerful yet nostalgic feeling. Thank you for your lesson !
The sentimental chord progression was used beautifully in Abba's song 'Lay All Your Love on Me.' The love progression can be heard in Toto's 'I Won't Hold You Back.' Epic.
Great explanation. I can't read music, but you make understanding the chords so easy. Helps those of us that play by ear, and occasionally google up the chord progression to make sure we're on the right track when covering a popular song. Excellent content.
Won't try and create the longest list of Sentimental Progression songs but here are a couple for the collection: Dido's Lament (Purcell 1689) Adagio form Spartacus (Khachaturian 1956) Save All Your Kisses For Me (Brotherhood of Man 1976) (Hiller, Sheridan and Lee) I used to lecture on music at university and always threw in the last of these three partly for a joke but also to show that originality is rare... OK, The last two are in a major key but the falling bass figure is the same and the Khachaturian is searingly beautiful.
I think this is a great topic to explore. Couple of well-known classical recommendations: There are some very pretty (and arguably sad) progressions in Liebestraum No. 3. Liszt frequently resolves those progressions with chords that sound uplifting and satisfying, so the overall effect is perhaps more wistful/haunting than sad. Still, it's an excellent piece to learn from when studying mood. I find Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy by Tchaikovsky to be more overtly sad in areas. Those areas are made more prominent because of their contrast with the mood in other parts of the piece. While composed for orchestra, there is a lot a pianist can learn from it, e.g. Tchaikovsky's use of tempo, dynamics, interplay between instruments (or hands), and of course, his use of sweet, sentimental chords.
Evanescence Progression can be found in "The Fantastic Beasts and where to find them", "Newt says Goodbye to Tina". Also in Lenny Kravitz' I'll be waiting (only once: C-Em-F-C)
It’s interesting Jonny didn’t call it the “Danny Elfman” progression because this is Elfman’s signature sound that you can find in most of his soundtracks! But I get it was easier to call it the Evanescence progression since many viewers know that band more easily than Danny / Scissorhands movie scores
I'm pretty sure I've heard the sentimental progression in some of Yiruma's pieces. By the way Johny, can you do a tutorial like how to play like Yiruma? Explaining on the concepts and chord progressions and techniques he use? I'm pretty sure he use a lot of chord extensions and suspended chords as well.
The first one (Evanessence) is part of the Lost theme. One of my all time favorites. I love Ed Sheeran's demonstration of the Axis of Awesome progression.
very nice content, lots of inspiration. to me the Evanescence sequence is the most touching one. I'd like to share a thought about a song that I find beautifully sad: "A gentleman's Excuse Me" by Fish, especially in the chorus section. I can't tell right now if it uses any of the progressions you demonstrated, but it sure gets to the point.
That I to iii progression, the evanescence song, creep does something similar but it relies on that negative harmony doing a CM cm thing. But the departure is the same. I see that a lot in classical music too. It seems to be a bridge function too, although i can't think of any examples offhand. But a nice tonic hang around of monotony with the 1 and the 3. Kinda bums me out to play stuff like that. But I still like it. I guess thats the point lol. Also isn't that love progression Canon in D? You know the wedding song? But also I think thats called a line cadence. I always associated the love progression as the do wop changes, because thats how all the love songs i know, at least that i like. The 1 6 4 5. I know the theories more than the voicings and stuff, i'm still learning piano, but often times im finding voicings change the whole feeling of a song, and the chords are less important than the intention. At least in my personal experience. The saddest song for me was someone like you by adele, which is an axis. (i play it in Ab) Also cool because how the c chord can change qualities depending on how you want to land on the f and the db chord shows how much hope you have in that moment with that word as it falls. Anyway, thats my 2 cents. Peanuts!
Johnny... thank you SO MUCH for these great chords and explanations! My all-time favorite sad chord progression is actually from the movie "Up". Those 7 minutes in the beginning of the film where there is absolutely NO dialogue... just music... that tells a love story (better than any other film has done, in my opinion...) and at the very end, Michael Giacchino uses two tear-jerking chords - I believe they are an F major chord and an A minor chord. He plays this while we see "Carl" getting up from the staircase at his house and walking inside after his wife, Ellie, passes away. But the chord in the left hand remains an F major while the right hand plays and F major and A minor. It's just incredible. (th-cam.com/video/pynau4O26Uw/w-d-xo.html) at 4:06
OMG! Your first progression there is the one I use to blow classically trained peoples minds. I'm like... key of C, I & iii - I play guitar & I can do SOOO much with that.
Hi Jonny, could you please continue to use the previous colors on the virtual piano when you press a key? I'm visually impaired and it's very hard to see this light color on the light keys (although there it was hard to sée the dark color on the dark keys, but still better than this --- combo would be the best: dark color on light keys and light color on dark keys :D ). Thank you in advance!
i can't read music. i have to learn a different way. instead, i like to improvise. it is about all i can do after 35 years. i only know a few songs from other people because i don't memorize things easily. these little tips are awesome to keep in mind as i play and seek fresh ideas. very cool.
I'm rather partial to the Casper's Lullaby progressions, both the wistful opening Am to D (like a Mixolydian v/I) and then the soaring part with its D A G Gm pattern.
I have just posted my video of the sentimental progression. One of my favorite songs in the 80s which apparently uses the same sentimental progression. Thanks for the lesson ...
Honestly, I like your John Williams Progression Chords there. Ive figured those out a couple of times, but I just never knew what to add to that to transform it into an actual self comp. But I should give it a try this time! It sounds very nice.☺
4:50 🤔 Chim Chim Cheree (from Mary Poppins) Feelings Misty (the bridge) Charade (Henry Mancinni) Mr. Bojangles Time in a Bottle I'll Still Love You (Harrison) Let It Grow My Funny Valentine Hit the Road Jack
You know what’s odd; Most videos out there showing the most sad progressions, dont feel sad to me at all. For me it’s like: Gm - (inverted)Cm - Gm - Am No one mentions this kind of progression (that just hits me very hard). Is that because of its “simplicity “ ?
The song that I like is Clown by Emelie Sande it sounds happy and sad at the same time thats what I am looking for as mood in my own song thats what fits to my own song. But idk how to do it. Is it a different mode?
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - 1. Evanescence Progression
02:00 - 2. John Williams Progression
03:20 - 3. The Sentimental Progression
04:50 - Competition
05:15 - 4. The Love Progression
08:35 - 5. Axis of Awesome
10:52 - Conclusion
I really love the " love progression "🥺
0:34 Ground control to major Tom. AKA Space Oddity
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Fantastic content as always!
I’ve got to say, your piano sound with that reverb is doing some heavy lifting on the emotional front!
Greetings and good day wishes from Poland, I've learned lots of new features from your channel so that I should thank you very much for your presence and effort in your learning and describing the most important topics in jazz piano playing.
I'm pretty sure the John Williams progression is the one used in the Helluva Boss' song "You will be okay". I love it. In this song they show you can use it to give a powerful yet nostalgic feeling. Thank you for your lesson !
They use the transition from F minor to F major, this way it is even more emotional
so straightforward and yet comprehensive. Thank you, Jonny
The sentimental chord progression was used beautifully in Abba's song 'Lay All Your Love on Me.' The love progression can be heard in Toto's 'I Won't Hold You Back.' Epic.
Great explanation. I can't read music, but you make understanding the chords so easy. Helps those of us that play by ear, and occasionally google up the chord progression to make sure we're on the right track when covering a popular song. Excellent content.
Just happened across your material this morning and I’m loving it. Thank you.
Why is none of this progressions in D minor, which is the saddest of all keys?
Only if you can turn it up to eleben!
Because we've had tempered keyboards for a few years now...
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Not since equal temp!
One can easily transpose any of these progressions into any other key, including D-minor.
Progression #1 can be heard in the Edward Scissorhands soundtrack. Thank you for this lesson!
Danny Elfman sure made a niche for himself with those choirs and “fairyesque” motifs!
Ooo oooo ooooooo, oooo ooooo ooo ooooo 🎶
Won't try and create the longest list of Sentimental Progression songs but here are a couple for the collection:
Dido's Lament (Purcell 1689)
Adagio form Spartacus (Khachaturian 1956)
Save All Your Kisses For Me (Brotherhood of Man 1976) (Hiller, Sheridan and Lee)
I used to lecture on music at university and always threw in the last of these three partly for a joke but also to show that originality is rare... OK, The last two are in a major key but the falling bass figure is the same and the Khachaturian is searingly beautiful.
I think this is a great topic to explore. Couple of well-known classical recommendations:
There are some very pretty (and arguably sad) progressions in Liebestraum No. 3. Liszt frequently resolves those progressions with chords that sound uplifting and satisfying, so the overall effect is perhaps more wistful/haunting than sad. Still, it's an excellent piece to learn from when studying mood.
I find Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy by Tchaikovsky to be more overtly sad in areas. Those areas are made more prominent because of their contrast with the mood in other parts of the piece. While composed for orchestra, there is a lot a pianist can learn from it, e.g. Tchaikovsky's use of tempo, dynamics, interplay between instruments (or hands), and of course, his use of sweet, sentimental chords.
Evanescence Progression can be found in "The Fantastic Beasts and where to find them", "Newt says Goodbye to Tina". Also in Lenny Kravitz' I'll be waiting (only once: C-Em-F-C)
Great video Jonny!
Sentimental: first thing that came to mind “Time in a bottle” definitely one of the more prominent examples.
"Ice Dance" from Edward Scissorhands also uses the Evanescence progression
You mean Evanescence uses the progression from Edward Scissorhand’s “Ice Dance” ;)
That movie came well before Evanescence was a band
It’s interesting Jonny didn’t call it the “Danny Elfman” progression because this is Elfman’s signature sound that you can find in most of his soundtracks! But I get it was easier to call it the Evanescence progression since many viewers know that band more easily than Danny / Scissorhands movie scores
I'm pretty sure I've heard the sentimental progression in some of Yiruma's pieces. By the way Johny, can you do a tutorial like how to play like Yiruma? Explaining on the concepts and chord progressions and techniques he use? I'm pretty sure he use a lot of chord extensions and suspended chords as well.
Katatonia - Idle Blood (The Sentimental Progression is used at the end where the whole song slows down and that makes it to sound sad and relaxing)
Beautiful Jonny!
Sentimental progression -
"Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce
Makes me cry every time.
The first one (Evanessence) is part of the Lost theme. One of my all time favorites. I love Ed Sheeran's demonstration of the Axis of Awesome progression.
The John Williams chord progression is quite similar to the Remember me song when it goes "until you are in my arms again"
Yes!! Also "God help the outcasts" in Hunchback of ND
The first one, evanescence, is used in Michael Giachino’s score on the show, Lost. Beautiful 🥲
Beautiful ❤
Thank you! 😊
Sentimental progression used in Katachi Aru Mono by Kou Shibasaki. Very sad song for the most depressing tv drama Sekai no Chuushin de Ai wo Sakebu.
This is so usefull, so generous to share, thank you so mucho from argentina
Progression 3 sentimental is used by Jim Croche time in a bottle
You sir are awesome!!! Thank you! 🙏 ❤❤❤
I really enjoying with your technic and teaching..
10:11 the cornellstudios intro lol
Thanks sir ! Much love🙏🙏🎹
How about Michelle by Beatles-- for sad progression
very nice content, lots of inspiration.
to me the Evanescence sequence is the most touching one.
I'd like to share a thought about a song that I find beautifully sad: "A gentleman's Excuse Me" by Fish, especially in the chorus section.
I can't tell right now if it uses any of the progressions you demonstrated, but it sure gets to the point.
Actually my favorite sad chord a French song from Mylene Farmer - Ainsi soit je and a Slovakian song Marika Gombitová - Vyznáníe.
That I to iii progression, the evanescence song, creep does something similar but it relies on that negative harmony doing a CM cm thing. But the departure is the same. I see that a lot in classical music too. It seems to be a bridge function too, although i can't think of any examples offhand. But a nice tonic hang around of monotony with the 1 and the 3. Kinda bums me out to play stuff like that. But I still like it. I guess thats the point lol. Also isn't that love progression Canon in D? You know the wedding song? But also I think thats called a line cadence. I always associated the love progression as the do wop changes, because thats how all the love songs i know, at least that i like. The 1 6 4 5. I know the theories more than the voicings and stuff, i'm still learning piano, but often times im finding voicings change the whole feeling of a song, and the chords are less important than the intention. At least in my personal experience. The saddest song for me was someone like you by adele, which is an axis. (i play it in Ab) Also cool because how the c chord can change qualities depending on how you want to land on the f and the db chord shows how much hope you have in that moment with that word as it falls. Anyway, thats my 2 cents. Peanuts!
Your passion is beautiful
Oy, thanks a lot dude ❤️
Thank you for such a wonderful 💓 lesson
Johnny... thank you SO MUCH for these great chords and explanations! My all-time favorite sad chord progression is actually from the movie "Up". Those 7 minutes in the beginning of the film where there is absolutely NO dialogue... just music... that tells a love story (better than any other film has done, in my opinion...) and at the very end, Michael Giacchino uses two tear-jerking chords - I believe they are an F major chord and an A minor chord. He plays this while we see "Carl" getting up from the staircase at his house and walking inside after his wife, Ellie, passes away. But the chord in the left hand remains an F major while the right hand plays and F major and A minor. It's just incredible. (th-cam.com/video/pynau4O26Uw/w-d-xo.html) at 4:06
OMG! Your first progression there is the one I use to blow classically trained peoples minds. I'm like... key of C, I & iii - I play guitar & I can do SOOO much with that.
Evanescence progression: 1º to 3º is used in a Lost theme (the tv series)
What are these progressions in terms of scale numbers?
thank you very much for the last video! good luck :-).
Hi Jonny, could you please continue to use the previous colors on the virtual piano when you press a key? I'm visually impaired and it's very hard to see this light color on the light keys (although there it was hard to sée the dark color on the dark keys, but still better than this --- combo would be the best: dark color on light keys and light color on dark keys :D ). Thank you in advance!
is this royalty free
i like the technic u used
phil collin's you'll be in my heart chord prog is also a culprit
Thanx, Jonny 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Good stuff jonny,thx
Really thank you ❤️🙏
Sadly beautiful , thanks a lot!
I wanted to ask you what piano you are playing..? Many thanks!
What Keyboard Model are you using?
Hands down one of my favorites Jonny!
This was great! The cheat sheet and write up is very key. It was hard to try and learn from TH-cam
What is the song/progression he played on the intro? It sounds really pretty, but I can't find it anywhere.
i can't read music. i have to learn a different way. instead, i like to improvise. it is about all i can do after 35 years. i only know a few songs from other people because i don't memorize things easily. these little tips are awesome to keep in mind as i play and seek fresh ideas. very cool.
love these!
I'm rather partial to the Casper's Lullaby progressions, both the wistful opening Am to D (like a Mixolydian v/I) and then the soaring part with its D A G Gm pattern.
What is the APP that you use to display letter notes Thanks
The chord progressions in the intro and outro is what I want to learn
what song it is??
Have u found it yet brother??
What makes the notes GCEB a C7 chord and not a E6?
I have just posted my video of the sentimental progression. One of my favorite songs in the 80s which apparently uses the same sentimental progression. Thanks for the lesson ...
th-cam.com/video/YAajT28C4PI/w-d-xo.html
Honestly, I like your John Williams Progression Chords there. Ive figured those out a couple of times, but I just never knew what to add to that to transform it into an actual self comp. But I should give it a try this time! It sounds very nice.☺
very cool. what piano and app for real time do you use?
What is the name of the piano piece in the intro?
Evanescence Progression: verse of "Space oddity" by David Bowie (C - Em)
What progressions at intro?
Have u found it yet brother?
4:50 🤔
Chim Chim Cheree (from Mary Poppins)
Feelings
Misty (the bridge)
Charade (Henry Mancinni)
Mr. Bojangles
Time in a Bottle
I'll Still Love You (Harrison)
Let It Grow
My Funny Valentine
Hit the Road Jack
Check "Landing Party" by Michael Giacchino, from Lost's OST
You know what’s odd;
Most videos out there showing the most sad progressions, dont feel sad to me at all.
For me it’s like:
Gm - (inverted)Cm - Gm - Am
No one mentions this kind of progression (that just hits me very hard). Is that because of its “simplicity “ ?
Time in a bottle / Jim Croche/ Sentimantal progression
6-4-1-5 chords progression is also called SENSITIVE FEMALE CHORD PROGRESSION. The love progression sounds like inversions of CANON chords progression
every top 40 pop song be like:
GOD BLESS YOU MORE😍😍😍😍
The second chord progression is the harmonic major scale!
Bill Joel’s Piano Man does the walk down from C except he plays a D major instead of minor before the G.
play share the one that was playing on INTRO background please i loved it
Awww it looks like I missed the half off for piano lessons by one day. 😭 Love your progressions. Just beautiful!
0:51 "I'm so tired being here...." I remember that song.
I think the Aldi Christmas advert with the carrot uses this. Brilliant 😂
When used right, A - F - F#m - Dm can sound quite sad.
Amazing 🤩
VERY NICE SIR
Johnnyyyyyy 🤩🤩🤩
9:23 the same progression is used on the flash tv show theme
The evanescense progression made think instantly in Edward Scissorhands
What are the numbers for the chord progressions, example I, vi, IV, V?
Number 4 is Go West by Pet Shop Boys, or Scatmans World.
Da sauce🔥🔥🔥🔥
The Love Progression sounds a lot like Pachelbell's Canon, does it not ?
Yes, in the main course Jonny actually said that Pachelbell's cannon was one of the usage of that progression if my memory serves me right.
I was thinking that. Its also goes with Welcome to the Black Parade MCR
Thanku so much for the highly helpful Session sir😊👌.
Thank you for a lesson im from Timor Leste
That’s cool! 🇹🇱
Hello. May I ask which app do you use to make sheets? Thank you so much for your response
Hey Jonny, Lost’s “There’s no place like home”-theme made me cry and has also got the Evanescence progression☺️🥲
Es verdad, la primera progresión se escuchaba a My Inmortal de Evanescence 🥺🥺🥺🥺
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honestly i didnt cry but i did like the first two it
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what song used for intro dude??
The song that I like is Clown by Emelie Sande it sounds happy and sad at the same time thats what I am looking for as mood in my own song thats what fits to my own song. But idk how to do it. Is it a different mode?
Can i use this progressions to make a song without getting copyright ©️
What about Christophe Heral and his chordes from the Betond good and Evil game soundtrack??😳
Lovely
2. Irving Berlin - What'll I do? 3. Richard Rodgers - My Funny Valentine