Add Soul to Your Piano Chords by Changing One Note

Jeff Schneider
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Published 2024-05-17
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0:00 Intro
0:35 What Changed?
1:24 Why Does It Sound So Good?
2:10 Can You Hear The Difference?
3:13 How To Get Out Of C Major
3:51 Adding Some Extra Sauce
4:20 Top-Down Reharmonization
5:48 Final Chord
All Comments (16)
  • @StratosFair
    Impressive the amount of useful information you manage to pack in such a short video, and it's still perfectly clear and understandable to a (somewhat) newbie like me !
  • @MRGO0OSE
    Really great advice on practicing new voicings and tasteful organic pitches for your stuff :)
  • @brettbreet
    Reminds me of Steely Dan and their use of "Mu Major" chords!
  • @JoshWalshMusic
    Open Studio shared something similar with their Steely Dan inspired “Moo” chords
  • @JesseMuka
    Been watching your videos since 2017. Thanks for sharing Jeff
  • @apowellintheweeds
    "Harmonic gravity" so clearly explained the why of drop-3, rather than "stay out of the bass player's way"!
  • @D29.H45
    you can also use the third below technique for the melody if I'm right? I don't know what it's called but I've seen it used many times on bright and happy jazzy pop pieces
  • @nicholascarroll7239
    Thanks for a cool lesson. I am confused on your final chord progression though. Are you still implying the 1-6-2-5 harmony? It sounds like it to me, but when I write out the notes in your slash chords I am thrown by the use of major 3 and major 7 in the Badd9/D# and Aadd9/C# respectively. Why were those chords chosen over what would be minor chords? Thank you again and I appreciate it if you have the time to answer.
  • @machytka
    Hey Jeff, I was wondering if the C/E chord is better called Em7#5. You are shifting it all over the keyboard, so the sound of the third in the bass gets lost. I personally hear it as a minor than a major chord. Thank you for all the inspiration!