6 Passing Chords Every Pop Pianist Should Know! Quick Tip Piano Lesson by Jonny May

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LESSON SUMMARY
In this lesson, you'll learn:
- A simple pop melody
- The technique I use to bridge my chords
- Creating a bass melody line using slash chords
- 3 gorgeous reharmonizations
If you enjoyed this lesson, we have many other pop/contemporary lessons at PianoWithJonny.com, where you learn how to create pop arrangements, color chords, improvise, and more.
Thanks for watching!
Your teacher,
Jonny May

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01:20 Melody 04:55 Passing Chords & Reharm onization 13:59 Conclusion

[@southpark4151]

This is an OMG moment for me ----- because that's what I was always wondering how and what they do to spice up the playing instead of one-shot chord playing. This is amazing. Those terms you mentioned - bridging and filling the gaps ---- that's a perfect way of putting it. Thanks very much Jonny!!!!!

[@MrMrJameskeegan]

One of the best teachers on the internet. He has the ability to take a highly skilled instrument, and make it accessible too beginners.

[@ammiammi1974]

Lots of good wishes to you Jonny for 2019. Thank you for your excellent work. Cheers.

[@topnotch1095]

This is great. Thank you Mr. Jonny!

[@charlottebouchard3505]

This is amazing!.. Thank you so much for your generosity. I had lost interest in playing the piano for a few years but you certainly changed that!!! God bless you!

[@eliotlanderos6130]

Realy Jonny you are the best, i mean this is what i looking for since a long time, thanks a lot

[@rudiantonipasaribu6687]

Thanks Jonny, I love it.it's cool.

[@J.S.4ever]

Wow thank you for this. Definitely helped me understand so much better.

[@scottrogers2831]

LOVE it!

[@wvmonitoring3726]

this is the good and great piano lessons good job Jonny

[@TheTralfaz]

Another gem.......thank you

[@haykuhiazatyan2160]

Tnank you very much. God bless you for your effort...

[@olugbengaemmanuel7531]

Thank youJonny i learnt something new today

[@wvmonitoring3726]

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[@julianho4774]

awesome................... thanks!

[@samson123istify]

U r simply awesome man. Usually one gets bored of theories but you make it more interesting. Ur are teachings are so simple and very easy understand the complexity of music

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Merci beaucoup for this. It's a little out of my paygrade, but it's on my go-back to list.

[@claricemouraopontes7291]

Good... Jonny,,loved It...

[@samson123istify]

Very useful

[@nixonroma6304]

Thanks such a blessing to learn these passing chords after 7 years of playing

[@blackpanthereke9873]

Thanks

[@NooBAtanimation]

love the reharm!

[@JamwithJamal]

Beautiful Jonny 💖

[@wvmonitoring3726]

I love Jonny 🥰🥰❤

[@wvmonitoring3726]

I love you Jonny🥰🥰

[@johnwales31648]

AMAZING TEACHER✝️

[@nilangaga]

Thank you sir

[@sharonqueensmith6863]

Excellent Tip for Making Musical Sense Quickly.

[@samson123istify]

Thanks brother

[@1TreukFlyyy]

Great lesson. Do you have any course or YT video on how to compose a melody and how to harmonize it ? Starting chords first or melody first ?

[@soumyajitdas1647]

I was stuck with default chord progressions for years , then I discovered your channel . Its a life changing experience for me and it inspires me to play again those same melodies before but with a twist of reharmonization and passing chords. Thanks , Jonny. P.S - Is it me that all I can think by the end of this lesson is Hymn to Freedom by Oscar Peterson ?

[@philiponcale1820]

So just use the 5 note of the next chord in the regular progression as the root of the new passing chord and put it between the first and second chords. Excellent!

[@danitsgospelsongs4990]

By the I am Filipino, New subscriber, thanks a lot Sir Jon, i like this kind of passing chords its very useful for gospel music, specially playing Church Hymnal. Im Seventh day Adventist in religion, id like playing gospel music. I really like this.

[@jasmera9889]

best teacher

[@wvmonitoring3726]

and I love your music

[@wvmonitoring3726]

and I love the songs

[@refurbishedmusicalinstrume9325]

Best piano lesson teacher

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thank you!

[@davivify]

This should be especially useful for songwriters and people wanting to learn composition. So when you have a song idea and you keep playing it over and over, looking for that extra 'something' to make it more interesting, this sounds like it might just be the ticket.

[@musical5198]

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[@abrahamsetti2143]

One of the best courses Johnny thanks so much I want to learn from you how do I subscribe

[@voicepleasure]

The student community on thi site is extremely helpful. If Jonny dosnt text you Ill bet one of the students will.

[@voicepleasure]

Also go to pianowithjonny.com to check out things. But I also notice there is no subscribe button on this page. Good Luck

[@johnwales31648]

Jonny is the best piano teacher in the world! He doesn’t leave behind slow learners🌈🌈

[@Neerbija]

Ah.... that's how its done! :-)

[@99timewaster]

TL;DW The passing chord is the 7th Dom chord made from the 3rd of the chord you passing from (C to Am gets you E7 as the dominant chord because in C you have C E G and E is the 3rd note. Am to F gets you C7 as the dominant chord)

[@burmagateway]

What kind of electric piano you use? May I know.

[@nathanrabscomedy5088]

Wow! That was something else, I'm speechless. Thanx Jonny!

[@alisterthomas9355]

Sounds a LOT like the song in Toy Story 2 ! 'When She Loved Me'

[@luvkayakn]

It definitely has a Randy Newman sound

[@wvmonitoring3726]

this is a New song ok

[@ernstlieber4340]

Everything sound like something. It is Jazz Vocabulary.

[@margueritechippendale8844]

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[@ibrahimguler2174]

👍🙏🏼

[@Love-music-Alain]

Excellent ! merci, dommage que je ne maîtrise pas la langue...

[@chrisf5828]

The living composer who best exemplifies this very traditional approach is Randy Newman. A fine example of this lesson in practice is Real Emotional Girl

[@michaelpaulsmith4619]

Isn't the Ddim chord really just a first inversion of Fmin6? I love your coaching and enthusiasm, Jonny, appreciated by at least one mainly classical pianist who loves to improvise with jazz/blues occasionally. Best wishes from the UK and have a great Xmas!

[@algorix8420]

Same chords have different names, based on their functions, what you use them for. (Not a proper explanation, but I hope you get the point)

[@praisejohnson4132]

What is the difference between passing chords and chord substitution

[@joseisrael8988]

Passing chords is a name for chords placed between the original chords of a song. Chord substitution is the action of replacing a chord (wether a passing chord or one of the original chords of the song) with a different chord.

[@jameschoyens23]

It sounds better and pro, someone apply this technique with Happy Birthday song?

[@frgreen4]

The Em/G in measure does sound beautiful, but what is the 'theory' for this choice?

[@frgreen4]

I meant, in measure 8 (sorry)

[@bobfridge]

Its Em in its 1st inversion. Basically you take the chord and change the bass to one of the chord tones. So Em - E G B. Take the G and put it in the bass. The reason why this works is because G is in the Em triad. I assume maybe you already knew that but I wanted to be safe. Now why it sounds good? I am gonna elaborate on this to just make sure you understand. 1. E minor chord is a diatonic chord in C major and most diatonic chords will always fit in a simple melody. 2. Em/G is used because of the context. In other words, the chord progression surrounding it. By using G in the bass with the E minor chord, It moves more smoothly from the A minor chord. The bass only has to move 2 half steps. If you had used a regular E minor chord the bass would be much further away and the transition would not be smooth 3. So it all lies in the bass movement. A ------>G would be the bass movement you would use when going from an Am -----> Em/G. While A -----> E would be the bass movement you would use when going from Am------>Em/G. The first one is a much more smoother, calmer transition which fits the song well. 4. Am -----> Em is a very common chord movement and is used a lot in Pop music. All I can say at this point without over complicating it is that the Em/G chord just sounds good over the melody. Hope this helped! - Bob

[@frgreen4]

@@bobfridge Thank you for the lucid explanation. I appreciate it.

[@bobfridge]

Happy to help! 👍

[@alextryan]

dude i LOVE the content you're putting out, these vids are priceless.... but you gotta take out that weird in-between music when you aren't talking or playing, it's intrusive and distracting. silence would be golden.

[@JacobDavisLifeStory]

born May 3rd 1993 I wish my surname was May

[@ejshelby5460]

If you use a 1-4-5-1, the secondary dom of 4 is in fact 1, so there’s nothing to add

[@malcolm_mal2055]

@@352_lx there are a lot of songs that use that movement in their chord progessions by stevie wonder for example. You go from the I major 7 -> I Dom 7 -> IV major (7 if you want) -> IV minor (6 most of the time). So there IS A LOT to add here. You just need to look beyond the triad. Adding extensions is a good way to do so!

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Little bit of billy Joel vibe.

[@silbenklempner]

"New York State of Mind", actually.