This channel is a freakin' miracle. The total amount of skills we can learn by all of those lessons would cost a TON of money elsewhere. Seriously, great job.
Johnny you are great, you answered all my questions as I’m learning to play. Your very patient, wise, talented and I’ve learned better from you than anyone. You are my best mentor, thanks so much for giving your gifts back on you tube. Would love to meet you one day
Ypur the best teacher brother Johnny , so easy to understand , simple , so clear, all we need is to practise and memorize ... thank you so m7ch and may God bless you more..
In the intro you’re playing all kinds of grace notes and right hand cords to make it sound extra tasty but in the lesson you only do one note right hand stuff. It would be great if you explained how to make is sound so tasty.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of music. Very professional. I like your videos teaching. I can learnedly from you for sure. I need to practice more especially the song, " The Bare Necessities. Very nice of you!
I found the "grips" and the extensions (like the D7 flat 9) to be very helpful, because, ALTHOUGH I know "of" these things, using them in context escapes me oftentimes.
Great, great quick tips.... it's always a plessure to watch your vids. I have more and more pleasure to play and I'll be as good as you in 20 years, but only if you cut your two arms! Thanks so much
This idea of working with "Grips" is key to good melodic development. How would you apply the concept of using "Grips" to the I-VI-II-V or III-VI-II-V progressions? Do the 5 or 6 notes chosen change when the cord type changes? In what other song forms does using a "Grip" work to the improvisor's advantage? Limiting our options is often the answer. We can't all be Bud Powell. If the answers I seek are already covered on your site, just tell me where on your site I need to go.
To help you hear the bass note conception. The bass note changes the feel of a chord in a "kaleidoscopic" way. Example: Play a C major chord on Middle C, root position, and play a C one octave below it, then play the same chord and try the Bb a ninth below middle C, then the A just below that Bb. THUS: The same chord sounds a bit different depending upon the Bass Note, hence my use of the term "kaleidoscoopic." So Jonny wanted you to hear the ROOT of each of these rootless voicings. If you'd like, play the roots in octaves in the left hand, and play the chords in the right hand, and this will help to ground your ears in a "basic" bebop blues progression. I'm hoping that Jonny will agree with my assessment. And besides, you REALLY should know the same shapes in each hand to increase your fluency, eh?
Because the bass note in this song is not played by the pianist but by the bass player, so this hack lets you hear the full chord without having the bass player or backing track.
You've done it again. You show a notated D# and call it an Eb. Why you do this?? Do you have any idea how confusing this is for someone who is just learning how to write and read music?? I love what you are doing otherwise.
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Step 1: Blues Chords
03:42 - Step 2: Bebop Progression
05:14 - Play with backing track
06:10 - Step 3: Major Blues Scale
07:25 - A Grip
08:56 - Play with backing track
10:03 - Eb Grip
11:27 - Play with backing track
12:12 - Combine grips with backing track
12:45 - Conclusion
This channel is a freakin' miracle. The total amount of skills we can learn by all of those lessons would cost a TON of money elsewhere.
Seriously, great job.
Thank you!
I love this Johnny Guy. Best Man. I alread wrote a Song with a Chord Progression learned by Johnny;)
Maybe your best lesson. This Oscar Peterson things explained by you are amazing!!! We need more!!! Thanks!
The best lesson of all time🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
Thank You Jonny!!! Very beautiful pleasant and useful for me.
Thank you
amazing
Its taken me about two weeks to learn that intro. What a sweet little jam. Thanks
Hai Johny, thanks, it’s a great lesson, it’s easy to understand yet easy to apply. Please keep being a blessing for piano players. God bless you
Thank you so much Jonny.. You are really a good teacher 👍
Great stuff jonny
You are a gifted teacher, Jonny. Not to mention a very accomplished pianist. Thank you for brightening my day.
FC from Thailand
Johnny may hail brother your piano teaching is a gift from the lord
Johnny you are great, you answered all my questions as I’m learning to play. Your very patient, wise, talented and I’ve learned better from you than anyone. You are my best mentor, thanks so much for giving your gifts back on you tube. Would love to meet you one day
amazing! thank you
Holy s---t,thanks for the amazing lesson!
This is the best music lesson I had ever seen
very nice.tnx a lot
Ypur the best teacher brother Johnny , so easy to understand , simple , so clear, all we need is to practise and memorize ... thank you so m7ch and may God bless you more..
You Sir are a Godsend
Good Job, My teacher. Thanks You for they video.
great lesson! Thanks!
Thank you Jonny you are good thank you thank you here from Aalborg Denmark you are blessing many who wants to learn smart piano playing🎹📖🙏
Thanks for the tips Jonny, you rock!
Thank's Jonny ! Steven from Montreal Canada
Your lessons are just awesome. Thank you!
Thank you so much, very interesting, fully and analized by details!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another excellent lesson. Well paced and easy to follow. Using slides, turns, and drone notes makes the improv sound even more cool.
awesome!
In the intro you’re playing all kinds of grace notes and right hand cords to make it sound extra tasty but in the lesson you only do one note right hand stuff. It would be great if you explained how to make is sound so tasty.
Really very nice. cant wait to learn this on my own.
Yea ✌🏻😎 Jonny... amazing
I love your lessons all the time. So great.
I got helped from you a lot.
I may take your lessons soon.
Thank you ❤❤
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of music. Very professional. I like your videos teaching. I can learnedly from you for sure. I need to practice more especially the song, " The Bare Necessities. Very nice of you!
Thanks Jonny, this is amazing. You deserve all the best from this channel.
I found the "grips" and the extensions (like the D7 flat 9) to be very helpful, because, ALTHOUGH I know "of" these things, using them in context escapes me oftentimes.
Exactly!
You're killin' me !!!
Awesome lesson. I’ve got work to do. TY
SUPER HELPFUL - Thanks man! This'll make a big difference any time I sit down and on my Gig this Saturday B) Thanks!
Boogie
Great, great quick tips.... it's always a plessure to watch your vids.
I have more and more pleasure to play and I'll be as good as you in 20 years, but only if you cut your two arms!
Thanks so much
interesting
Très belle présentation. Simple et très efficace
Super fun thank you! Otherwise I was stuck with my minor blues scale what's always sounds sad 😂
This is some AWESOME, AMAZING stuff .....explained in a way that's easily understood!!! Luv it Jonny!!
Awesome, thank you!
Thanx, Jonny 🌹🔥🔥🌹
This idea of working with "Grips" is key to good melodic development. How would you apply the concept of using "Grips" to the I-VI-II-V or III-VI-II-V progressions? Do the 5 or 6 notes chosen change when the cord type changes? In what other song forms does using a "Grip" work to the improvisor's advantage? Limiting our options is often the answer. We can't all be Bud Powell.
If the answers I seek are already covered on your site, just tell me where on your site I need to go.
Hey Georgory, you can view additional PWJ Quick Tips covering "grips" at the following link:
pianowithjonny.com/?s=grips&fwp_content_type=quick_tip
2:13 cheeky #5
Ok but why do you look exactly like Ralph Fiennes? 😍
The alteration choices seem important for the sound. Every dominant chord has a different alteration. Should probably mark them in the chord symbols…
Hey Jonny can you learn one of tom brier's songs? Like balderdash or blue lampshade
Why is it D7 rather than D-7, which would yield a standard II-V-I?
Using secondary dominants V/V - V - I is also a super standard cadence.
Isn't a C7add9 simply a C9?
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So what was the point of crossing the hands to play the root note at the beginning of the video??
To help you hear the bass note conception. The bass note changes the feel of a chord in a "kaleidoscopic" way. Example: Play a C major chord on Middle C, root position, and play a C one octave below it, then play the same chord and try the Bb a ninth below middle C, then the A just below that Bb. THUS: The same chord sounds a bit different depending upon the Bass Note, hence my use of the term "kaleidoscoopic." So Jonny wanted you to hear the ROOT of each of these rootless voicings. If you'd like, play the roots in octaves in the left hand, and play the chords in the right hand, and this will help to ground your ears in a "basic" bebop blues progression. I'm hoping that Jonny will agree with my assessment. And besides, you REALLY should know the same shapes in each hand to increase your fluency, eh?
Because the bass note in this song is not played by the pianist but by the bass player, so this hack lets you hear the full chord without having the bass player or backing track.
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You've done it again. You show a notated D# and call it an Eb. Why you do this?? Do you have any idea how confusing this is for someone who is just learning how to write and read music?? I love what you are doing otherwise.
The Eb is what a music teacher would call it but the D# is what the automatic notation software calls it.