3 MUST know R&B chord progressions

[@jaybeetdown]

The "I get so lonely" chord turn around used to always confuse my brain, thanks for doing this!!!

[@stefanguy]

Glad i could shed some light on this bro!

[@smilecome1]

here for the keyboard

[@bubbyprime]

Native Instruments 88key MK2

[@justsaybobby]

Same. Love that keyboard

[@sigma_z]

​@@justsaybobbydamn, I have the black one. I bought mine before they released the white one. Dayuuuuuum, I wish now I waited. 😢

[@mpumelelobeyers957]

Ice keys💎💎💎

[@HeavyWeightHank]

​@@sigma_zthat black one sounds sick to

[@asirus]

Such a beautiful keyboard! 😍 For the purpose of learning chords, I do feel it's easier for viewers to watch demos from a regular keyboard as we all have some degree of visual memory to help us find our way.

[@stefanguy]

It is indeed! And thanks for the feedback! I hear you!

[@Pearl-kiko]

​@@stefanguynah frfr your keyboard clean asf never seen one all white 2 clean though 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jas_bataille]

@@Pearl-kiko Both atre true tho, the keyboard IS clean af, but black keys would be welcome for visual feedback

[@b.e.r.nnetwork8251]

You're right but it just made me realize I always played the keyboard by 2 and 3 instead of black and white.

[@stefanguy]

@@b.e.r.nnetwork8251 likewise, the colours are not that relevant to me when the shapes are completely different. But I can see from a tutorial standpoint, visually why they'd be relevant. They can almost blend into one another from the top down view on this keyboard. Back to black and white keys 🥲

[@kendrick10601]

Gotta love the circle of 4ths !

[@-juxo-6515]

I was like "this seems like a chill video to start my day with.. some nice piano" but then bro started talking and it just blew the piano out of the water in terms of chill vibes.

[@stefanguy]

Haha, much love man! 🙏🏾

[@markthomas7263]

Excellent video. Voicings make all the difference.

[@stefanguy]

Thank you and 100%!

[@kvngphresh448]

When you hit that Dmaj 9 I immediately thought of Anita Baker’s “Giving You The Best That I Got.” Love that chord!

[@yakyakyakperfect]

This keyboard is so aesthetically pleasing

[@rAlexking_116]

This board is absolutely insane. That’s clean‼️‼️. I’d still learn on my traditional, but for a live set or something I need that!!

[@playmakersmusic]

Thank you so much Stefan! I'll admit, I used to not understand your videos thinking I was too dumb, but after learning basic music theory, things are slowly trying to click! Hope to see more of your videos especially your beatmaking process. Thank you as always and hope you are doing well.

[@stefanguy]

Hey man, love this. Glad it's started to make sense and proving more helpful now! Have you seen my last beat making video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6XKZ4Z8gtB-ors

[@joemade7071]

Learning the I get so lonely progression really fueled my optimism in learning to actually play. Thank you for being the push I needed to put my head down and learn this instrument properly.

[@stefanguy]

Love this!!

[@sidneyshepherd3553]

Thanks, wow, all my life I fell in love with those three songs, because of their chord progressions, not knowing they can be learned. You are the best, you’ve earned my follow. I shall learn now, hopefully I won’t give up midway through like I usually do with anything especially when I’m not hitting the right notes

[@tswanizm3884]

the keyboard makes the chords sound more beautiful😍😍

[@maduroholdings]

i know chord progressions cant be copywritten but these are so iconic i feel like a criminal playing them

[@stefanguy]

Hahaha yeah I feel you!

[@christianlackey6106]

Tell ed Sheeran that lol, he got sued but won the case I think

[@MJmusikstix]

You sparked an entire practice session for me lol. For a while I’ve been looking for a way to evolve as a good church musician. The skills and voicings this video teaches may just be the way.

[@stefanguy]

Love this bro! Glad i could spark a practice sesh, that’s what it’s all about 🙌🏾

[@GoldStar-ol9eb]

😊Anita Baker and MANY have used that turn around on ( What Ever It Takes) long before Jimmy/Terry, Yet,I thank you for a amazing job teaching the concept

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

That’s a gorgeous keyboard

[@cedzimagination]

Yoh!! Loving these sounds...thank you for breaking down the chord progressions brother 💪🏾💪🏾💰👊🏾

[@stefanguy]

Glad to hear brother!! Much love!

[@Vrainy]

Maaaan! Quality upload as always! Thanks for this man

[@stefanguy]

Thank you brother!!

[@markmallory2528]

Man, when Jam and Lewis sweated out the details, they won’t messing around! Thanks Stefan! 😳👍🏽

[@stefanguy]

They really weren't!

[@howarddavid31]

Those turn around chords were actually “big” Jim Wright. Rip

[@jubeijackson6602]

Let’s get it!!So many creative ways to approach the 2/5/1. Thanks fam

[@stefanguy]

100% fam, hope you learnt so new ones in this vid!

[@jubeijackson6602]

@@stefanguy yes I did. Learning when to comply with the “rules” and essentials vs when and how to do me 💯👌🏾

[@twilithycurves]

No matter how much time has passed. When I get the notification I watch your videos 😌

[@stefanguy]

Thanks love bro! Hope you find this one helpful 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@AmbiguousAnthony]

Same here!

[@AltoMyProducer]

Likewise, my favorite teacher

[@duimusic100]

Me 2 !!

[@QBellowMusic]

Same.

[@SonDialer]

There a great deal of 6-5-1 going in in those last two minor progressions as well.

[@goviktor]

Great video THANKS !!!!! It's exactly what I'm looking for the learning. Thanks

[@chopsguitarist]

you could think of that Gmin7b5/Db as an A7#5 in first inversion.

[@KamoheloLephuti]

Thank you so much stephan guy 😂. I felt like a professional after learning these progressions. ♥️😭

[@sublow]

Yooooo thank you so much for making this

[@markcrowl2805]

Good to see you back

[@stefanguy]

Thanks brother!

[@Mrs.Hudson]

So happy I found your channel. Thanks so much. The

[@stefanguy]

🙏🏾 Likewise!

[@jeremythompson6822]

What’s good Stef!! Much love from Georgia!✌🏽😎

[@stefanguy]

Yo brother!! All good over here man, how’s things your end? Much love from london, well technically Barcalona at minute!

[@jeremythompson6822]

@@stefanguy i am well brother! Still on learning from you and others on my music production journey!!

[@FreshRichi]

These chords sweet me boi!!! Gwan Stef!! 🔥🔥🔥 Making me wanna jump on my keys lol Bless!!! 🎹💙🖖🏾

[@stefanguy]

Thank you bro and do it haha!

[@micahwilliams1826]

Question: Why is Dmin9 the 2nd in the chord progression when we're playing in Dmin? Shouldn't it be the 1st since its the first note in the scale of Dmin?

[@simbaking6338]

What controller keyboard is that?....I want one.

[@SOULTONE007]

such beautiful chords bro I needed this

[@stefanguy]

Glad I could share this with you bro!

[@hjalmarlindstrom977]

Great lil tuto, my guy

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man!

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

Beautiful! Thank you for this video ❤

[@stefanguy]

Thanks Debra and you're welcome!

[@Thegoat90210]

4:02 Teddy Riley had the best R&B turn around of all time on Remember The Time.

[@HeavyWeightHank]

Sounds so smooth and 🔥

[@ColossalKoi]

Thank u❤you have an awesome way of teaching…

[@stefanguy]

Thank you!! 🙏🏾

[@csarbaloa]

Amazing!! thank you!!

[@Boxing24101]

Awesome please consider going to a traditional board easier to see

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man, and for sure, I've moved back to such a keyboard!

[@BingleProductionsMusic-1]

Quite fascinating!

[@iam_myster_e]

What piano is this? Thanks for the video also!! 🎉

[@stefanguy]

Hey it’s the komplete kontrol S49 MK2 limited edition vapor grey by native instruments and you’re welcome!!

[@Hannynco]

Nice keybed bro...is that custom from native instrument? Or by your self?

[@vigilancebrandon]

2:12 id say it’s functioning like an A7b9b13, just doesn’t have the root…but has all the notes otherwise

[@LJMadrigalMusic]

Basically, it’s a bunch of ii - V - I with saucy voicings.

[@wisnubayuaji7725]

i sometimes watched ur videos only for ur beautifully chord progression projects 😅

[@stefanguy]

Thank youuuu! 🙏🏾

[@astheskylarksings]

Right away I recognized that first one from my own ish 😮

[@astheskylarksings]

G13 sounded like the first chord of Untitled by Slum Village

[@dancohenhemsi163]

Great Video!!! Maybe I didn't pay attantion, but - I think that the 2nd and 3rd progressions are actually the same? I - V(iii) - iii - ii - V - I Isn't it?

[@MickBenjamins]

8:01 I heard that!

[@stefanguy]

😄 such a simple but great line!

[@stfukai1]

that gmin7 b5 over db could just be seen as a Bbmin6/Db chord

[@ShamaiRogers]

thank you so much

[@YDMSTUDIO]

thank you so much stefan ! what is this piano?

[@GuitarandMusicInstitute]

2.22 A7#5b9

[@abdoudesigns3621]

How i can get this piano type on fl stuido?

[@jakejacobs126]

Is this keyboard how PrettySimpleMusic is doing his onscreen trick under his hands? I could easilty chroma this effect with this keyboard.

[@stefanguy]

Hey brother. I'm not sure but I'd love to be able to do that. If you know how it could be achieved with this keyboard I'd love to get in touch. By the way, just subscribed!

[@doommega]

bless up stef!

[@stefanguy]

Much love brother 🙏🏾

[@MegaJp123456]

amazing

[@rebeccalyric5339]

⚘️ God Is With Me ❤

[@ijay1841]

Hi Stefan, I bought the MIDI files but what number is the chord progression of this video ?

[@stefanguy]

Awesome! Thank you. The pack came out before this video so they’re not in the pack but i do actually have midi files for them. Drop me an email at stefanguy.com/contact and I’ll get them to you by tomorrow.

[@ijay1841]

Thank you. @@stefanguy

[@ijay1841]

I sent an email. Thanks! @@stefanguy

[@clementmuhirwa]

Which keyboard is this? Do you have a link where I can get it from? I don’t care of its functionality I just want it for its look.

[@stefanguy]

It's the Komplete Kontrol S61 MK2 Vapor Grey 25th Anniversary Limited Edition by Native Instruments - unfortunately it's no longer on sale.

[@joelprensner9324]

Thanks for the great video!What komplete sound is this?

[@stefanguy]

Thanks Joel! The first sound is from the new Rhodes V8 VST sguy.co/rhodes and the second is from U-he’s Zebra 2

[@joelprensner9324]

@@stefanguy appreciate it brother

[@prod.bysmilla]

that first chord reminded me of the samurai champloo intro

[@MezikeEllzy-or8sh]

lol Janet Jackson I guess so lonely lol brother, we’ve been playing these chord progressions in church forever nice clip

[@L3onR3dK3ttl3]

Thank you....

[@nanaagyemang7911]

That piano looks 😮‍💨

[@ChangeforJonathan]

Nice🔥💪🏿

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man!

[@stefan_giwa]

4:06 Bro got a lil too excited 💀 (I did too)

[@elsuity6580]

LOL

[@utrippin7486]

where can i get this preset in a vst? i need that exact sound

[@louismaiden8360]

Amazing you can play all those jazz chords on a keyboard without sharps or flats 😉

[@stefanguy]

😂

[@AmbiguousAnthony]

Bro!!! Can you just make shorts playing famous chords every week? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stefanguy]

Thanks for the suggestion bro, I had a similar idea and this is a bit of confrontation 🙏🏾

[@AmbiguousAnthony]

@@stefanguy yes!!! I can go down in KZbin history as the man who confirmed Stefan Guy create more fire! 😂

[@stefanguy]

😂😂😂 for sure bro 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@therealkristiansbeats]

Where u get that keyboard from

[@paullebon323]

Is that an all white NI Kontrol S Series midi keyboard?

[@stefanguy]

Indeed - It's the Komplete Kontrol S61 MK2 Vapor Grey 25th Anniversary Limited Edition

[@paullebon323]

@@stefanguy I was ready to send mine back... but they don't have an all white model in the MK3 line. If they make it, I'll get a white S88!

[@b4rt_DJ]

So the chords in the 2-5-1 progressions do not have to be in the key of D necessarily?

[@stefanguy]

Nope, the 2 and the 5 are in the key of the 1. So say I’m in the key of C. And I want to do a 2-5-1 to get to F, F being the 1 - I’d play the 2 from the key of Fmajor (Gm) and the 5 from Fmajor (C) and land on the 1 (F)… hope that makes sense - check out this video i made on it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoWXpJWoqauHg80

[@b4rt_DJ]

@@stefanguy Thanks for the elaborate response!

[@HeavyWeightHank]

I just wanna hear you play the piano for like 3 hrs straight while i kickback and smoke and have a drink😂😂😂

[@stefanguy]

Hahaha, I may have to do this at some point!

[@ctrainbeats]

hello, i've been dabbling with music for a long time but this side is still a mystery to me "My Boo - Key: F# minor VI - V - i - vii - iii" could anyone help explain what this the roman numerals represent?

[@stefanguy]

So each major or minor key has 7 notes (or scale degrees, 1-7). We can number these notes 1-7 and subsequently each chord derived from that note. Now each chord in the key can be represented by a number. We do this so playing and learning chord progressions are not key dependent. How to read the roman numbers - Uppercase letters = a major chord, i.e C Major, lowercase letters = minor chord, i.e C Minor. So a ii - V - I in the key of Cmajor would be Dm - Gmaj - Cmaj. In the key of A major that same progressions would he Bm - Emaj - Amaj Hope this makes sense. They are other symbols to denote things like diminished and augmented chords but those are the basics.

[@ctrainbeats]

@@stefanguy this actually helps a ton man thank you - this explains why i always felt basically locked to whatever key i would mess around with for a beat. im gonna screenshot your reply for when i pick back up the keys, hopefully soon :D

[@pariwatwatthammasiri7099]

Its gonna be one phrase a day for me since i jump up from beginner level to this 😅😅

[@dafingaz]

Let's go!

[@stefanguy]

🙌🏾

[@alfredgbanie8180]

The keyboard 😍🤗

[@AkshenDreOriginal]

0:00 break it down x3

[@Firetracks]

Stealing some of these chords bro! 🔥🤘🏾

[@kaizahedemyaw8462]

We'll need lighted key... I love to observe and play

[@darlin.kleidoscope]

it is a Gdim 7 at 2:17?

[@dmgsoultogetherness6667]

yess

[@kudzaiishegonese7667]

I didn’t know Native Instruments made keyboards 🔥

[@stefanguy]

Yep!

[@brandonarriaga6280]

What midi keyboard do you use? It is very minimalist.

[@racalik]

this looks like white version of native instruments

[@yenide84]

white keys??? beautiful keyboard

[@bassmart902]

Gm7b5/Db = Bbm6/Db

[@schizodillo1952]

You won't catch a lawsuit, it's a chord progression. Chords are always fair game.

[@alstallioX]

my only question is why are your black keys white my guy?

[@bam808]

albino keyboard°!

[@humblemusicianandy6385]

What keyboard be that?

[@sidneyshepherd3553]

I need private lessons

[@glenntanuseputra8473]

ngl i only clicked the vid because of that FANCY AHH PIANOH

[@stefanguy]

Haha, you're not alone!

[@mrmilkywayhidorami7625]

That first chord progression sounds like I get Lonely by Janet Jackson

[@6ixteenflow]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stefanguy]

Thank you brother!

[@ericphilipmartin1964]

Chord progressions are not copyrightable.

[@stefanguy]

Yep agreed, but there’s still musically uneducated people in the law system. There’s been some very questionable lawsuits in recent history. My worry is, if a producer uses the same chord progression with the exact same rhythm, and the same inversions, this can easily be construed as the same melody (where the top notes of each chord are exactly the same with the exact same rhythm). Obviously this is not the melody per se but can perceived as it, and melodies are copyrightable. But I agree with you nonetheless.

[@avilengroup7187]

Hello bro, how do I get your chord progression pac

[@stefanguy]

Hey man, you can get it here: sguy.co/chords thanks for the support man, hit me up if you have any more questions!

[@avilengroup7187]

@stefanguy your keyboard skills are insane, keep those tutorials coming. Much love from Africa

[@avilengroup7187]

@@stefanguy hi bro, trying to buy it's saying a discount of 14dollars but at checkpoint it's 41 dollars. I'm in Africa so that's a bit steep for me lol, if I had the money I would definitely buy at that price. Is there anything u can do for me to give me at 14dollars?

[@avilengroup7187]

@@stefanguy hello was still able to purchase it but I wanted to confirm I got the right thing, does it contain bass, guitar, keys, melodies ans pads??? Just want to be sure I bought the right thing

[@stefanguy]

Hey sorry for the late reply. For some reason i don’t always get reply notifications. Hit me up via email stefanguy.com/contact the chord pack only has midi chord progressions and midi chord charts. The sample pack has basslines, melodies etc.

[@elsuity6580]

did anyone else think of the dude singing FACE when he played the first chord?

[@deinyefaraine3854]

What Keyboard is that?

[@JDoneRanitUp]

🔥🔥

[@stefanguy]

Thank you bro!