What a beautiful song. The way you play (with movements) hits you right in the feels. This is how the piano was meant to be played. JazzSkills is more than just piano lessons. You are carrying on a legacy. Great lesson.
A lot of great info here.This video really has demystified things for me and having been practicing the chord sytem, inversions and scale of chords stuff for a little while it's just what I needed to start getting used to applying chord movement in actual tunes. Can't wait to start practicing it!
Hey Shan, I just happened to land on this lesson and was immediately impressed, not only by the great material, but also by your very comfortable approach. I’ll call it serendipity that I found you ‘cause I’m attempting to make a transition from sax to the keys and would really like to know the best way to approach the ‘newness’ of the piano. Is there an efficient way to navigate for a beginner who’s familiar with music and the jazz idiom, but is mostly thumbs right now…and my left hand, comfortable on sax keys, is now an alien…thanks. Al
@@JazzSkills Thanks. Will do. Thanks also for the exceptional content on YT, and your generous gift to us jazz junkies around the world. Would love to study in person but will have to settle for a membership to Jazz Skills at some point soon. Kindly keep up the great work. You're an inspiration.
For me, that's like a C#dim with the top 2 notes lowered to related dominant roots. C7 Eb7 Gb7 A7 are all in the same family of chords that are related to C#dim so their roots play over C7 well. Hope that helps.
You’re saying a lot of stupid things modes are not just a position in the same key that’s not how you use them. If you wanna play Toto Africa you’re playing a Lydian it is not treated as if it’s just the fore chord of the major scale. It is treated as its own creature next to that a major is a B major that makes it a much brighter scale, I was ashamed of you when you started because they are extremely important and even more important than Barry Harris have mini scales you at one point made a comment that the E7 going to a minor to you means it’s a minor. It is not a minor is a dominant substitute cord. You also said that the E flat diminished cord went to the D it doesn’t resolve to the D it can merely be a fully diminished cord that you decided to move a half step to the left, making it a D7 flat 2 which is part of the melodic minor scale but you were mentioning the harmonic minor scale knowing how to use modes is knowing how to make way more sophisticated and beautiful music jazz gets boring really really fast and I do like to mix up Barry flat six diminished scales they get old very very very fastthe reason is not very popular is because it gets old very very very fast
Another great lessons on BH! Love those, thanks a lot! This video opened my eyes on some practicing limitations I put on myself without realising it. I only practiced 6th dim chord movements by moving all the notes in the same directions. You demonstrated here that one has many options and also that one can create a LH note movement "wisely" so that it approach the next chord bass note (ref 4th bar).
I'm sure you must have been asked this before. How did you know you needed the F and Bb 6th dim scales? How do you determine which 6th dim scales you will need in a song>. How does this concept apply to borrowed chords and secondary dominants?
I & iii = Tonic function ii & IV = Sub Dominant function V7 & viiø = Dominant function vi = relative minor, tonic? Your thoughts? Do all chords fall into one of these three categories? Tonic, Sub-Dominant, Dominant? Is this functional harmony?
There are a couple of ways to see it. In improv, you can see it like this: I, III, VI, - tonic function Everything else is dominant. If you get the II V before IV then use the IV maj scale, otherwise, the I maj scale. Once you start using the II Vs that lead to the chords in your key, you have more flavours to play with.
Can you help me on how to play or read music sheet for jazz standards? This help me a lot but , need more on this subject. Thank you for sharing master !
Shan, you have no idea how glad I am that you are doing this so brilliantly. What are you using as the piano sound engine? Sounds great to me. I've used the Ravenscroft 275, Pianoteq and some others and I'm lusting after Keyscape but that would be a huge investment for now. Ciao!
@@JazzSkills oh, so that's why it sounds so damn good. I better start saving some money then 😂 Ciao ciao and keep up with the good work! Oh, I heard your nephew you spoke to me about, he's amazing! He's going placesl
@@mirkocaserta Once you look KS in the eyes you have to buy it lol. My nephew is doing great. I'm really proud of him. I notice you've started recording again. Great to see!
Great! Thank you. One Chord I didn't understand: C7. There would be another Scale, right? But it has no movement, so for this stage I don't need it to know, right? When I (as a beginner) try to move over a Dominant-7 Chord it sounds better to alternate with a half deminished, rather than with a fully deminished.
There are several ways to move dominant chords. You're right though, at this stage, I wouldn't worry about it and I'd reccomend getting used to moving majors and minor 7ths.
@@gugelhupf8955 If you haven't seen my overview video, check that out here. th-cam.com/video/Q41nPrt0Ji0/w-d-xo.html Otherwise, all the moves are taught in depth and on tunes in the members area of Jazz Skills.
Here are my other Barry Harris videos
th-cam.com/play/PL2GT-F7_oAbkEGy3Sm5jjoowPJLGs6Zzd.html
What a beautiful song. The way you play (with movements) hits you right in the feels. This is how the piano was meant to be played. JazzSkills is more than just piano lessons. You are carrying on a legacy. Great lesson.
How very kind of you John. There's always more to learn, that's what I love about playing and teaching.
Many can play, few can teach. Your students are lucky to have you. I'd love to be one of them.
Wow, thank you. I really appreciate your kind comment. I wish you the very best with your playing. Shan
A lot of great info here.This video really has demystified things for me and having been practicing the chord sytem, inversions and scale of chords stuff for a little while it's just what I needed to start getting used to applying chord movement in actual tunes. Can't wait to start practicing it!
Excellent! Keep working at the moves and you'll find that they suggest themselves to you as you play.
Excellent. Thanks!
This is going to be fun. All I need now is a piano.
Hey Shan, I just happened to land on this lesson and was immediately impressed, not only by the great material, but also by your very comfortable approach. I’ll call it serendipity that I found you ‘cause I’m attempting to make a transition from sax to the keys and would really like to know the best way to approach the ‘newness’ of the piano. Is there an efficient way to navigate for a beginner who’s familiar with music and the jazz idiom, but is mostly thumbs right now…and my left hand, comfortable on sax keys, is now an alien…thanks. Al
Hey Al, I would start with Maj scales, followed by chords through I-VI through the Maj scale.
@@JazzSkills Thanks. Will do. Thanks also for the exceptional content on YT, and your generous gift to us jazz junkies around the world. Would love to study in person but will have to settle for a membership to Jazz Skills at some point soon. Kindly keep up the great work. You're an inspiration.
Hi shaun ! this is a beatiufl lesson, thanks!, more of these breakdown options/analysis of what can we do in a 'barry way" with some standars pls!
Great suggestion! Glad you liked this one, thanks.
Could you try harmonising Someday my prince will come with Barris' style? I've been struggling with it
loving these videos. Is there some kind of system for when the melody has jumps?
Thanks Craig. Normally just an inversion in those cases. (e.g. if the melody is jumping from a Major note to another one)
on the last C7 around 13:42 you play a C7 and then you seem to put a A major 6 shape in your right hand over C7. How do you see that chord?
For me, that's like a C#dim with the top 2 notes lowered to related dominant roots. C7 Eb7 Gb7 A7 are all in the same family of chords that are related to C#dim so their roots play over C7 well. Hope that helps.
" The music started and was i the perplexed one "...
great I.ll be back in ten years .ha
You'll be amazed what you can do in just 1 year as well, if you work on the right things.
Super
You’re saying a lot of stupid things modes are not just a position in the same key that’s not how you use them. If you wanna play Toto Africa you’re playing a Lydian it is not treated as if it’s just the fore chord of the major scale. It is treated as its own creature next to that a major is a B major that makes it a much brighter scale, I was ashamed of you when you started because they are extremely important and even more important than Barry Harris have mini scales you at one point made a comment that the E7 going to a minor to you means it’s a minor. It is not a minor is a dominant substitute cord. You also said that the E flat diminished cord went to the D it doesn’t resolve to the D it can merely be a fully diminished cord that you decided to move a half step to the left, making it a D7 flat 2 which is part of the melodic minor scale but you were mentioning the harmonic minor scale knowing how to use modes is knowing how to make way more sophisticated and beautiful music jazz gets boring really really fast and I do like to mix up Barry flat six diminished scales they get old very very very fastthe reason is not very popular is because it gets old very very very fast
could u do a video with Cmaj6dim scale over F versus Fmaj6dim scale over F? (Am7/F vs Dm7/F)
Why did you change the Bm7 to Bm6? The melody note is an F for the entire 3 & 4 beats (G was in the 1 & 2 beats)
You have amazing style!
thanks for the vids!
Thank you so much and I wish you well with your playing. Shan
@@JazzSkills If I can get my guitar voicings to sound as beautiful as yours on the piano, Ill be good ;)
Another great lessons on BH! Love those, thanks a lot! This video opened my eyes on some practicing limitations I put on myself without realising it. I only practiced 6th dim chord movements by moving all the notes in the same directions. You demonstrated here that one has many options and also that one can create a LH note movement "wisely" so that it approach the next chord bass note (ref 4th bar).
Great to hear! Thanks for your kind comment and I sincerely wish you well with your next steps in playing. Shan
It sounds like gospel stuff. 👍 Love it..
I've been a pro guitarist..now 74 just started playing keys in a band...this is so useful...many many thanks..
I'm sure you must have been asked this before. How did you know you needed the F and Bb 6th dim scales? How do you determine which 6th dim scales you will need in a song>. How does this concept apply to borrowed chords and secondary dominants?
First, I think it would help you to go through this video that outlines the relationships:
th-cam.com/video/Q41nPrt0Ji0/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Master!!!!
Thank you. Love the Barry Harris lessons.
Thank you MC and keep playing! Shan
I & iii = Tonic function
ii & IV = Sub Dominant function
V7 & viiø = Dominant function
vi = relative minor, tonic?
Your thoughts?
Do all chords fall into one of these three categories?
Tonic, Sub-Dominant, Dominant?
Is this functional harmony?
There are a couple of ways to see it.
In improv, you can see it like this:
I, III, VI, - tonic function
Everything else is dominant.
If you get the II V before IV then use the IV maj scale, otherwise, the I maj scale.
Once you start using the II Vs that lead to the chords in your key, you have more flavours to play with.
Super helpful breakdown! Thanks and cheers from SF!
Very welcome!
Extremely useful! Thanks for the lesson!
Thanks Shaun! Very interesting to understand the Barry Harris movement over a real tune.
Thank you Francis. The possibilities are endless and wonderful. I hope you enjoy learning and exploring them.
Excellent teaching! Thank you
Glad it was helpful! Thanks
👍👍
Best jazz piano course I know.
Thank you Frederic. I appreciate it and hope all is well. Shan
Can you help me on how to play or read music sheet for jazz standards?
This help me a lot but , need more on this subject.
Thank you for sharing master !
I do have an entire Developing Fluency course for this for Jazz Skills members. You can learn more about it at www.JazzSkills.com
Repeat this video and it makes us level up and a new door is unlocked. Perseverance! Practice those 6 o inversions!
Thanks for your teaching style Shan.
Thanks for that I and III tip too!
So many beautiful sounds here Shan. Thank you for sharing the wisdom!
Thanks for your kind comment and hope all is well. Cheers, Shan
I will definitely love this lesson
Shan, you have no idea how glad I am that you are doing this so brilliantly. What are you using as the piano sound engine? Sounds great to me. I've used the Ravenscroft 275, Pianoteq and some others and I'm lusting after Keyscape but that would be a huge investment for now. Ciao!
Mirko! How great to see you here and thank you so much my friend. This one is Keyscape. It's a shame it's so expensive. Ciao!
@@JazzSkills oh, so that's why it sounds so damn good. I better start saving some money then 😂 Ciao ciao and keep up with the good work! Oh, I heard your nephew you spoke to me about, he's amazing! He's going placesl
@@mirkocaserta Once you look KS in the eyes you have to buy it lol. My nephew is doing great. I'm really proud of him. I notice you've started recording again. Great to see!
it's clear et amazing... thank you for all
Thank you for your kind comment and I wish you well with your playing.
merci pour le partage de vos connaissances, vous êtes super
Merci pour ton commentaire gentil
Great! Thank you. One Chord I didn't understand: C7. There would be another Scale, right? But it has no movement, so for this stage I don't need it to know, right?
When I (as a beginner) try to move over a Dominant-7 Chord it sounds better to alternate with a half deminished, rather than with a fully deminished.
I think you can use the min6 above the Dominant. This would be Gmin6. That gives you C79. Sorry for my English.
There are several ways to move dominant chords. You're right though, at this stage, I wouldn't worry about it and I'd reccomend getting used to moving majors and minor 7ths.
@@JazzSkills Do you treat the other chords as well in coming videos? I like your prudent style very much.
@@gugelhupf8955 If you haven't seen my overview video, check that out here.
th-cam.com/video/Q41nPrt0Ji0/w-d-xo.html
Otherwise, all the moves are taught in depth and on tunes in the members area of Jazz Skills.
Fantastic lesson Shaun. Thanks for that.
Thank you Claudio. I appreciate it. Shan
Beautiful! Is your teaching mainly based on Barry's method? Checking out your site and looks great :)