Learning Herbie Hancock's 'Actual Proof'...how it's actually played

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  • In this video, I explore Herbie Hancock's epic composition Actual Proof, describing how it's actually played, with some nuances that most people don't seem to catch.
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  • @brandoninu7140
    @brandoninu7140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I've been working on the solo and have listened to the song for so long and have never really been able to think about it without overloading my brain. This is absolutely the most comprehensive analysis of this song I have ever seen. Subscribed!

  • @future62
    @future62 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just want to say thanks for sharing your insight with us

  • @garalancia
    @garalancia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    7:04 "But you know, it just sort of is what it is with this one"
    Well said lol

  • @S.B.Keusch
    @S.B.Keusch 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you very much. It rally helped understanding this Masterpiece.

  • @Nathanaelsun22
    @Nathanaelsun22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was Excellent!!! Thank you for the excellent clear and perfectly paced lesson of one of my long time favorite tunes ever.....!

  • @burricanecarter
    @burricanecarter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video. The explanation is very clear and I love the fact that you don't repeat yourself a million times.

  • @Drivethebeat
    @Drivethebeat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not bad.. You're the first that I've seen try and tackle this tune. And thanks for the overhead.

  • @Nathanaelsun22
    @Nathanaelsun22 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im back! I forgot how much I adore this channel... such EXCELLENT content. I love your presentation style

  • @TorsteinJN
    @TorsteinJN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, great resource to have when working on this tune!

  • @mrbertiep1
    @mrbertiep1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing piece of transcription. Bravo

  • @ameerzhowandai3577
    @ameerzhowandai3577 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome lesson and insights !

  • @MrCelticjazz
    @MrCelticjazz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank so so much! Such a cool tune that I never thought I’d see a tutorial on! Looking forward to practicing this now!

  • @ratrindade3617
    @ratrindade3617 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you so much! this song is madness

  • @drummerboy219
    @drummerboy219 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks amazing breakdown

  • @alexrusso1137
    @alexrusso1137 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how low the volume is

  • @petterilindholm4994
    @petterilindholm4994 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great video, thank you very much man!

  • @eternalrainbow-cj3iu
    @eternalrainbow-cj3iu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What I like of your lessons is that you teach on a mature level, and not explaining for the million time what a root or a tonic is, Also I did look to this Tune in the past and consider it as the most difficult till now, i did snuffell a bit on Dolphin's Dance Soon my Prince will come moment;s notice Lazy bird Stablemates Humpty Dumpty, those are Tunes I worked on, maybe you could do some films over those Tunes>

    • @weeklypiano
      @weeklypiano  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      nice! yes stay tuned for a system where you can officially request those tunes and i'll actually do lessons on them

  • @eternalrainbow-cj3iu
    @eternalrainbow-cj3iu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi My Friend Greg Spero, after watching all your giant Steps Tutorials, practicing recordings on TH-cam, I took a few of your idea's to heart and tried to wresttle with them..This was the result(also because I think Giant Steps is a sterile and mathematical composition that lacks the bow of tension that normal compositions tend to have in a way because it is too much paterns i tried to break with that and make it more melodic...: a compsition 32 bars built upon Coltrane changes, but drastically changed, Form: A1 A2 B here follows the chords: 1Bmaj7 -D7 IGmaj7 F--#dim-- IEbmaj7 - Cm7b5 D7#9(F# is melodie) I4 Ebmaj7 D7 Gmaj7 5 F#7#5 D7 IEbmaj7 D7+5 Gmaj7 I6Gm7 C7 Cm7 F7 I7Bbmaj7 G#7#11 IG7 F#7 II(A2) Bmaj7 F#7+5 Gmaj7 F--#dim-- IEm7 A13 IC--#m7b5-- F#7-13 IAm7 D7 IBm7 E7Gm7 C7I Em7b5 A7sus4 Cm7b5 F13 I Bbmaj7 break on 5th count three tones pick up F G A II18(B-Part starts:)Fm7 Bb13 I19 Ebmaj7 (Bbmeldoie) (Bbm7) IAm7b5-11 Cm7b5-9 d7#9 IGmaj7 b7#9 I Emaj7 Gmaj7#11 F#7+5 ICmaj7 Em7 A Bb A G meldoie slur IAmaj7#11 Abm711 Gm711 I--sus lick I Gm7- C7 I Cm7 F13 IBbmaj7 G7#9 I Cm7 F13 i IEbm7 Ab7 IC#79 f# 13 I Ebm7 Ab7 C#m7 f#7 : II This is the Chord-Progression Fully melodie follows...

  • @billybill174
    @billybill174 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great. Thanks.

  • @arsenicbeats197
    @arsenicbeats197 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this tune. To the shed😄😄😃😃

    • @weeklypiano
      @weeklypiano  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dequan jefferson 😊

  • @rachelthomas9962
    @rachelthomas9962 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for this. See you tomorrow in Marciac...

    • @weeklypiano
      @weeklypiano  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      rachel it was so lovely to see you in Marciac. It's always inspiring to me to meet Weekly Piano fans in person around the world.

    • @rachelthomas9962
      @rachelthomas9962 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@weeklypiano It was a pleasure to meet you and I hope Marciac or Toulouse will be on your agenda in the future ! Keep playing, "growing" and inspiring us !

  • @Realm666Alex
    @Realm666Alex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YES, thank you :D

  • @andersbostrom3745
    @andersbostrom3745 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @stanroper1916
    @stanroper1916 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is great thank you. One thing I always hear differently is does that Bb minor 7 actually have a Gb (flat 6) in the left instead of an Ab (7th) ? Making it more of a Gn major 7 (add #4)/Bb. I think that’s what he is playing.

  • @KendrickCreates
    @KendrickCreates ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome demonstration, but there's some clarity I can provide in regards to jazz theory standardization. You're sonically correct, and as we all work towards a common communication method, perhaps others will find the following useful.
    There's no such thing as a #5 on a dominant chord. 5ths are perfect, and since you can't have more than one chord member per chord, a #5 would prevent a nat 5 or b5 (alt). That's why we spell it #11 b13.
    You can simplify the scale you're playing at 3:00 as A diminished, which is half step, whole step, h, w, h, w, etc. This is not an uncommon scale to use on a fully altered Dom.
    So after C-, you've got a ii-(sus)V to Ab, but deceptive to Asus. Then another ii-(more stuff instead of V) to E-. All those "chords" are subservient to the melody and bass melodic line, I agree. Maybe someone smarter than us can explain it better.
    Thanks for the video. This helped me a ton!

    • @RageOfDankology
      @RageOfDankology 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is incorrect... You can have #5 on a dominant chord, it's called augmented.

    • @KendrickCreates
      @KendrickCreates 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RageOfDankology the 7th of an aug chord is a M7. It would also preclude you from using a #11. What you meant to say is "I agree, it's called a b13."
      See? 1-3-5-7-11-13, they all play well together. And remember folks, a 5th is perfect.

  • @phunkfarm
    @phunkfarm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Could you do a breakdown like this on Earth Tones by Grover? BJ is playing on a magical level. I've been attempting the inversions for 30 years but just can't get Bob's spacings right. And further, that (Hard Day's Nightesque mystery chord) that Bob plays at 6:05 in Earth Tones . You can settle a bet.

    • @weeklypiano
      @weeklypiano  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah great idea. Would you mind asking me on WeeBID? You can sign up for the Beta here: bit.ly/weebidbeta

    • @phunkfarm
      @phunkfarm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@weeklypiano I would be happy to Venmo you for a vid...Not sure how to bid for it. Have no clue what something like this would cost. I wouldnt want to insult you given you've helped me quite a bit over the years. Im with helping you create content. I can honestly say every keyboardist I grew up with knows about and has subbed you due to my excitement about your content along with Lot2learn.

    • @weeklypiano
      @weeklypiano  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Pete, I really appreciate that. If you wouldn't mind, I'd love to test out the WeeBID functionality rather than do venmo. The idea is that you can bid any amount that you want, and then you can bring friends in to also ask questions and bid on the ones they want answered. The bid is only committed when I actually answer a question, so no money is lost on those that don't get answered. My hope is that I get a bunch of awesome questions from different people, rather than just one-off exchanges. I'd also love your feedback on that whole concept, and any problems or critiques you can see in the model.

  • @amayaarevalo7813
    @amayaarevalo7813 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing -- helped me so much learning this tune and comprehending it! :)

  • @orvinal2883
    @orvinal2883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:07 Bb minor guys, not B.

  • @katefairliemusic
    @katefairliemusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you have the voicings for the very end of the tune after the flute solo? Also great video thanks :)

  • @saloniagrawal5676
    @saloniagrawal5676 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello! Thank you for this video.
    Could you please make a video on I wish by Stevie Wonder, discussing the EP comping?
    Thank you!

  • @DexterPiano
    @DexterPiano 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very useful and precise :) And what about the solos on this ? :))

  • @user-oodertid
    @user-oodertid 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:45
    1:21

  • @phunkfarm
    @phunkfarm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMFG You are a gifted dude. You had me with McCoy comping. I'm gonna sit this one out.

    • @weeklypiano
      @weeklypiano  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hah thank you so much!

  • @deneisraelealine8939
    @deneisraelealine8939 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Deus abençoe

  • @1993Slevin
    @1993Slevin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HOW!?

    • @1993Slevin
      @1993Slevin ปีที่แล้ว

      one else THANKS

  • @n.oneimportant5
    @n.oneimportant5 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:05 No, that's B FLAT minor there.

  • @eternalrainbow-cj3iu
    @eternalrainbow-cj3iu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dizzy sorry

  • @alexandrugarlea1128
    @alexandrugarlea1128 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jesus christ

  • @eternalrainbow-cj3iu
    @eternalrainbow-cj3iu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To be Honoust, I'd like to learn from you, but could you work a bit on the presentation I get disy the way you look from down under it would be better to make to screens one you are seeing, talking to us, your public, students and the other the keyboard,

    • @weeklypiano
      @weeklypiano  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah i know i need an editor!! 🙁

  • @diystompbox
    @diystompbox ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! Been trying to learn this tune for a long time and came across your video. It made things a lot easier!