Learning Mccoy Tyner Comping Technique

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When playing behind a soloist in a modal tune, many musicians struggle to maintain interest and variety in their comping.
This video explains a comping technique that McCoy Tyner used, which will allow you to have better and more interesting interaction with a soloist on a modal tune. It's especially useful for playing with tenor sax players.
This video won't teach you to sound like McCoy. It will teach you the landscape on which he developed his musicality, so you can explore that landscape and develop your own voice within that world of sound.
Give it a shot, and let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Weekly
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[@rillloudmother]

to all those folks who complain about not seeing the keys during this video: if you can't learn this from the video as is, then you are not ready to learn this concept.

[@almightyshux303]

rillloudmother
it's not the point

[@rillloudmother]

Almighty Shux it is the point, he describes it and plays it. it's a pretty simple lesson, if you can't get it from hearing what he plays and says then there is no point in watching the video.

[@IntuitiveJazz]

Stack harmonic intervals of 4ths. Count scale/mode steps (starting with , _including_ the bottom-most/bass pitch/note of each chord (voicing).
Spelling out the chords: C-F-B Eb-G

[@GregSperoMusic]

you rock

[@weeklypiano]

Thanks! It's great to have people around the world learning from my videos. I hope it is helpful!

[@daevyd100]

this channel is a goldmine, so much great info

[@natalieporras1001]

Thank-you so much! This is one of the most helpful lessons I've encountered in a mere 8 minutes..keep up the good work!!

[@Chiefmusician3]

Very nice bro! Thank you for this! I always appreciate other musicians who are willing to share what they've learned versus being selfish and trying to compete with everybody!

[@Juan_Burgos]

This channel is amazing! Great stuff, thank you so much! :)

[@Mooser42001]

This is the clearest and most useful explanation of this I have seen yet! Thanks!

[@jeremyingram38]

Awesome videos. I hope you go further in this particular lesson. Love the Mccoy style. VERY helpful video !!!

[@randyclere2330]

I am a Chapman Stick player, and I have been studying these video's to get and understand my poly chords… Thanks so much

[@patubo]

Brilliant! Thank you for these magnificent insights! I got it right away, fast modal swing! behind a Tenor, how exciting, I'm practicing this right away!

[@homelessinpeckham1094]

So glad I found your channel. You are giving priceless knowledge

[@amd77j]

After listening to McCoy Tyner for decades, thanks to you, I now finally understand the methodology behind his brilliance. Thanks!!!!

[@weeklypiano]

Thank you!! I'm so glad this is effective. I'll try to post more soon.

[@momentgeniesser]

Super Input, bringt mich richtig voran. Danke Dir dafür!

[@davidontherocks]

Man, this is so helpful, even for me as a guitarist. Keep them coming!

[@TomRivieremusic]

Thanks its great stuff your teaching.Please keep making more videos.

[@mjazzguitar]

This is great. Everything is spelled out and gives you something you can work with.
Couldn't hear if you were saying Gb or Eb on the third chord so was glad that Brian spelled it out.
I'll be looking up your other videos. Thanks for everything!

[@clgreene2]

One of the best explanations i have seen of this style. I have some work to do.

[@bobzila54]

Right on man that's what I'm talking about that's a funky groove there man I like it thank you

[@EnriquedeMesa]

excelente justo lo que andaba buscando. gracias

[@mariapaulapulgarin]

wow it does sound awesomely cool! thank you so much for explaining this!!! really you're great thanks!!!

[@joy1ess]

as guitars are tuned in 4ths, this is one of those rare instances where these voicings are actually easier on the guitar than on the piano 😆 great videos!!!!

[@weeklypiano]

You, sir, are absolutely welcome!!

[@weeklypiano]

man, thank you! Ok, I'm seriously going to buckle down and try to do a few more of these.

[@EndlessMagic]

This really helps and motivates :) thanks a lot.. you are a great teacher and player :)

[@DanielTorresSax]

I love this video man! I learned a lot

[@jeeenah1]

wow....now I know where my dad some of his influence. wish he was still here,. I sire effed my life not following music but it's never too late, ...WONDERFUL, FANTASTIC, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

[@TheClam66]

Very well explained. Camera angle really helps. Well done. Thanks.

[@altologist]

dude! thanks for this sic comp. i pulled out my tenor and it went crazy trying to keep up with this. finally caught up, then started owning it, but now my alto is jealous!!:)

[@robroth112]

Love it, sets me on the direction I want to go. Love classical and jazz, this sets me on where I want to go.

[@9mattking]

Thankyou so much for this and all your tutorials. I am an English piano player who has only ever managed to master stride and blues styles. I have been trying to get to grips with more modern bop and modal styles without much success but your excellent vids have really helped get me into this so I can begin to sound more like Jarrett, Tyner and evans (with lots of practice!).
Matt

[@grzankomuzykant]

Great lesson! Thanks a lot!

[@mdoyle1983]

Great stuff. Thank You.

[@musicplayerbrazil]

Awesome approach. Congrats from Brazil.

[@uberdru]

This is great, thanks!

[@weeklypiano]

Dig!! So glad you're getting some out of this.

[@edamdiazvilla4068]

Thanks for the breakdown bro

[@danielgonzalez2042]

Outstanding!!!!

[@raulsouza5866]

Great video, Mccoy Tyner's piano was perfect for that spirital vibe that Coltrane had after A Love Supreme.

[@weeklypiano]

thanks!! I'm so glad this helped :)

[@martindueholmbech7266]

Cool! Very inspirational...

[@thomasarneson4511]

I have been trying to learn this since i first heard A Love Supreme in1964. Thanks.

[@AoraBlueJazz]

Thanks man, I play guitar and you explained the technique really well and what kind of ideas you can do and it transfers pretty easily to guitar.

[@SoundwaveStatic]

Phenomenal video

[@port_chester_lou]

great lesson!

[@s.hawkins3288]

Thanka for sharing!

[@homePicShow1]

superb lesson

[@nsandor72]

Great Vid! Thanks!

[@khaledshokry5070]

Thank you!

[@juanpasos289]

great!!!thanks so much.

[@mariano155822]

Very Nice video, thank you from Argentina!

[@user-qn7fv5pr5v]

Just he is legend thank you!!!

[@thedingalingz]

i play guitar and i learn alot form your videos :) keep em comming

[@saadalhumaid8043]

This is so good thanks

[@hmoy24677]

So helpful! Suscribed.

[@hjh1972]

Thanks - amazing stuff..

[@JonathanWareMusic]

Dope I got to try it

[@paulanderson7762]

Cool way to get players hip to cool voicings. Getting my tenor out now :)

[@budharpey]

thx! very useful!

[@Semaphoront]

I like how bird interacts with the McCoy Tyner voicings.

[@weeklypiano]

You're welcome!! Very glad you and everyone else is getting something out of the vid.

[@mariapaulapulgarin]

omg awesome!! :) i always wondered how he played now i have a bit more of an idea thanks from colombia

[@reidcohen3751]

late to watching this, but this is a gem!

[@stephenrothman6058]

Very useful

[@rriddiough26]

THANKYOU!

[@Songbreeders]

Thank very much the lesson. 👊❤🎹from South Africa

[@GregSperoMusic]

you're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@weeklypiano]

thank you!

[@weeklypiano]

Thanks, and you're welcome!

[@phanjazm]

HEY> Can you do a video going into the whole concept of 'plaining'? I've always wondered how he was chose the voicings to get that sound. That's one thing McCoy does that I love.

[@experimentalelectronica5016]

Practical demonstration! So much better than some theory wonk trying to mystify and confuse.

[@TromboneAl]

Thanks!

[@emilioalvarezargamasill7543]

excelente!!!

[@MrHignite]

Very nice jazz I am self taught and play soul, blues, and limited jazz and understand lot of your playing would love to see you improvise even more in an easy key like C and slow down the actual improvisation so I can learn from your style even more and it would be great if you had a camera angle where your hair didn't block some of the video. I really appreciate you making these videos and have tried for years to find someone to take some serious jazz improv lessons! Keep up the good work !!!

[@outakee1]

Awesome

[@pcsuper1]

I'm getting into tyner a lot lately! I just practiced almost exactly the same comping! I saw it on Lot2Learns youtube channel ;)

[@orangefunk]

Thanks for this video. You really break down things in a nice way! What are your thoughts on weak/strong beats and inside/outside playing? I think its kinda related to what you are doing here with the "planing".

[@chukiatsrisakul8559]

Thanks man

[@DUANEYAISER]

I've loving your videos! They present everything as both impressive and accessible. Quick question, as you were learning this, did you already have all the 'So What' chords and fourth chords in every key down, or were you getting to know them through this type of pattern?

[@Lot2learn]

Yeah man!

[@MariaSemenova1410]

Thank you ^)

[@aminjomaa99]

Cool!

[@palomoshow1]

Thanks!!!!! I like this!!!!

[@weeklypiano]

you're welcome. kinda cool to see people still liking this video from the younger me 😆

[@enricolongo242]

Very cool)

[@weeklypiano]

Thanks ;)

[@clarkewi]

You're a smart young man. Study the best.

[@raymondroberts9447]

This is greate

[@weeklypiano]

I originally got to know through practicing this way, but it took me a while to get it down way before I made this vid :)

[@reubenpompei3896]

compliments on the greating you scared the shit out of me :)

[@oceandeli]

i like your head :) i haven't read any single comment, but i think should be useful to better understand - keep on like this, thx

[@oceandeli]

www.thejazzresource.com/fourth_voicings.html

[@weeklypiano]

A lot of tenor players adopted the technique that Coltrane used for playing along with chromatic planing. More often than not, when I play with a tenor player who is well-studied and has adopted an understanding of jazz history in their playing, they will follow right along if you start twisting the harmony in different directions on a modal tune as I describe in this video.

[@altologist]

i sequenced this comp and added some beats and BAM! my tenor had no choice but to howl out some sic grunty sounz...now my alto is jealous:)

[@MrsMO10MO]

This video is really helpful thank you. Please keep them coming. Can I ask the theory behind the voicing? i.e. for the first two chords there's a 3rd btwn the top two voices (then the other chords are all quartal): does it sound bad to keep the 3rd between the top two voices for all the chords because of the minor 9 clash between the top voice and the second from the bottom voice? Is that the 'theory' behind it?

[@tedzutube]

Thanks - Great video well explained - Question - Is that a metronome that has the swing feel built into in it? If yes which model ?

[@zppon]

thanks bro thats quality playing. so can you use this technique over any minor modal tunes? over what chord progression can you use it on? not just ii--v-i?

[@weeklypiano]

You added some beats? How'd you do that? I want to hear!

[@GilbertodeQueiroz007]

cool!! can you put other without your head? thanks

[@Apoman13]

so if i'm getting this thing right, the first two chords are "so what" and the rest fourth, right? thanx for sharing

[@KIWI-un8fs]

hi master, where i can find an online metronome with that triplet function? excuse my poor english btw

[@theresidentpianist2217]

nice tutorial man but you gotta keep your head out of the picture so we have a clear view...Keep em coming cos you got great delivery. thanks

[@leoyucht]

I'm a drummer, and this is still cool.