6 Tips for Better Jazz Arpeggios (ft. "When I Fall in Love")

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Ever wonder how jazz pianists make those super fancy-sounding flourishes? Jazz pianist and author Jeremy Siskind is here to tell you how in six quick tips. "When I Fall in Love" is the standard used for demonstration
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Jeremy Plays "When I Fall in Love"
03:18 Use the Top Parts of Chords
04:55 Avoid a Stack of Thirds
08:40 Stick the Landing
13:45 Add an Ornament to the Top
16:05 Use Hand-Over Hand Techniques
19:40 Vary Your Pedaling
22:12 Wrapping Up

[@Lalamarmaille]

Thankk you this is gold!

[@JeremySiskind]

You’re very welcome, Mathis!

[@JRiggs9]

Another captivating video Jeremy …. I often wondered how to go about getting a good sound out of my arpeggios. You cleared that up very nicely. Thank you again . . .

[@JeremySiskind]

Awesome! Thanks so much, James!

[@kennatheswiftie2359]

jazz is and always will be my favorite genre to play but it is and always will be the death of me. this was very helpful. thank you :)

[@JeremySiskind]

Cool! I'm glad it helped, Kenna!

[@stuartheadey5240]

That was incredibly helpful to me. Thank you Jeremy. Excellent tutorial as ever.

[@JeremySiskind]

Awesome - thank you, Stuart!

[@yvesalbertngandompondo3558]

Great , awesome and useful . Thanks a million

[@JeremySiskind]

Great! Happy reharmonizing! 😊

[@mariostoumbas6531]

Another amazing video by Jeremy! ❤

[@CooLaBoyz007]

Waoww expensive stuff for free. Thankyouu so much

[@JeremySiskind]

Haha, KZbin is still the best deal in town!

[@CharlesAustin]

‘Like the bannister analogy!! Beautiful facile touch .. Inspiring to hear ..!,

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks much, Charles!

[@joeallen9420]

What a fool I have been starting arpeggios on the root!! Thanks for the smart method J.

[@JeremySiskind]

My pleasure, Joe! I hope it helps!

[@markcox5385]

Wow! I think you just gave me a whole year’s worth of study! 👍

[@JeremySiskind]

Yeah, fair enough. Happy studying and I’ll see you back here when you’re ready for the next six months! 😂

[@8blackkeys861]

The best tutorial ever! Thanks so much Jeremy for sharing your awesome jazz tutorial. I love it! Dan of 8 Black Keys.

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks much, Dan!

[@JeremySiskind]

I’m honored!

[@brendaboykin3281]

Thanx, Jeremy 🌹🌹🌹

[@JeremySiskind]

My pleasure always, Ms. Brenda!

[@Lucyart]

Very useful even for instrumentalist other than piano. Thanks Jeremy 😊❤

[@JeremySiskind]

Great! Happy practicing, Lucy!

[@farmz0r]

Thanks for the awesome lesson! I have been writing the things down for myself and thought that it could be useful to others. Please let me know if you don't appreciate summary comments like this - I will not hesitate to delete. (If you appreciate, I might post more in the future as I usually take notes.) my notes pt1: -normal arpeggios and even arpeggios of 7th chords "don't sound like jazz" -don't start on the chord root cause it's least colorful note worldwide -avoid "stack of thirds" arpeggio examples shown: over maj chord: - 3-b7-2 (4ths starting on 3 of a maj chord... can also invert) - 3-6-7(-9) - 7-2(-3)-5 [alernate views: 7th_chord of 2 scale degrees above (inverted)... or arpeggio of 5ths maj triad with #4 added optionaly] over minor chord: kzbin.infoUgkxfuy-p2JqtBpygqHdgqKxB6wT5xxyJwTM - 9-3-5-7 [exampe Fmin] - going up in 4ths, starting on chords 4th [f.e. Bb-Eb-Ab] descending: kzbin.infoUgkx7QiqUDAAV1gbOyPAyB6FjXnJ2qd6VN3f - b3-2-b7-5... optional: finally ending it at 1 and using left hand for that

[@farmz0r]

Pt2: over dom chord: kzbin.infoUgkxvYy3yyLDHOTJQWMBCaqhp5ddT8gWX2YI : - #11 - b13 - b7 - b9 [=tritone maj triad root posi, including its 2 additionally] kzbin.infoUgkxn6n7o6URJaG3f3P0bLcY8CiYzGWQtB5Q : - b3 - #5 - 1 [#5 maj triad 2nd inversion] fingers 1_2_4 kzbin.infoUgkxkmoYB9zYsk8WYQ2-_sC3Troz3FMIbS4v : -b9-3-b5-13 desc: kzbin.infoUgkxi4TNxGzcoyY65Bt97oEQQUUVVl8fPm4V : - b9 - b7 - 13 - 3 2handed [LH = left hand, RH = right hand]: min chord asc OR desc: - [5-b7-2-b3] play same thing with other hand 1 oct above... (RH fingrs:1_2_3_4) - LH: [b7-1] (f.e. Ab-Bb), RH: [b9-4-b5-13] maj chord: Emin7 inv2... over base Cmaj7 [fav]... aka 7t chord of +2scale dgr, tarting on maj7 of orig play 1 note of 4note-rpeggios with LH, f.e. : - min: b7(LH)-2-b3-5 - maj: 2-6-5-3(LH) dom7: - LH: [b3], RH: [3-5-b7] reversing directions: in 2 handed rpeggios... - one can play asc with one hand and desc with the other - or introduce arpeggio by hitting the "false" end of the starting hand

[@farmz0r]

Pt3: maybe more arpeggios in final section, did not compare: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5DFf3hsp9mohMU -- tips: - when playing 2 black keys next to another and 4 white keys like in last 2handed example... play the 2 blacks with left hand - 2 hands make not-using the pedal kinda "ez" Arpeggio ending examples for descending arpeggios: "Stick the Landing": - F.e. end arpeggio pattern that ends at 5... by finally adding the 1 underneath with eft hand. generally can be haxor move to end on other notes using left hand - End it by chromaically going to melody note / a tone of next chord asc: - emphasize last note... and mabe alter it - use one of the notes that came before the "last" as end - end with trill or repeated note -- Starts: - introduce 1st note by chromatical run - after 1st note, go halfstep above and back

[@JeremySiskind]

No problem at all with summaries. Thanks for doing it!

[@danielleceleste4791]

Thank you. So informative as to the mechanics of where to use arpeggios. Do you have a video on how to practice all the kinds of arpeggios you mentioned?

[@JeremySiskind]

Hmm not really! I think this is it for his! 😂

[@PianoWeekends.-.68]

Jeremy, your videos are highly addictive! Arpeggios are not a new concept for a classical pianist, but this video just made my day! Many things I have been wondering about jazz arpeggios are explained here! P.S. Is this content covered in your book? Possibly in the Solo Jazz Piano book? I am just curious how much of your YT content has covered what’s in your books. A SUGGESTION: Would you possibly create a “Q & A Thread YT video” or something similar where your readers can ask questions regarding your books? It’s hard to do that under random videos. Thank you.

[@trevorsmith8950]

17:30 one of my favorite ways to use the two handed technique is to arpeggiate a major triad with a flattened 2nd. Great upper structure that Jeremy uses throughout this video. Ex arpeggio over C7#9: Eb E G Bb (LH plays the Eb, RH plays the other three). Brilliant video and playing as usual!

[@carolynrugh768]

Thanks, Trevor! That was helpful.

[@JeremySiskind]

Nice! A major triad + one more note is frequently a really nice way to go.

[@FunnyShorties1]

pro jazz player.

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks much, Albert! Happy practicing!

[@bethanylowe8773]

Amazing! I was obsessed with these jazz arpeggios two years ago, and could hardly find anything on them. Rest assured I'll be watching this at 0.25 speed till I work out some of what you were doing in the opening! Thanks!

[@bethanylowe8773]

Also I'm pretty sure I'm getting your intro book for my birthday this weekend, and I'm very excited about it!! 🎶🎶

[@JeremySiskind]

I'm behind, but I feel pretty assured you got the book based on your comments on the other videos! :)

[@francescomanfredi]

Great Lesson Jeremy! I had to study your wonderful books so I put KZbin on standby, but I see you followed my advice to put the mic closer to your mouth. The audio is improving, but the piano is still a little bit loud and causing distortion on some passages. So a mic stand would let you put it closer to your face and the cardioid pattern will lower the piano volume relative to your voice. If you put it on the piano, the piano will always win because of the relative distance and the inverse square law, just as for lighting. Anyway you are doing a great job!

[@JeremySiskind]

Hooray! My sound man is back! I’ll keep working on it. :)

[@RobinJWheeler]

He's right but luckily the content of these videos is so incredibly god damn high quality I don't even notice any issues.

[@mrpsoul]

Fantastic stuff - thank you Jeremy! I am wondering what your recommendation would be for practising this style - obviously, put in as many arpeggios into one tune as possible ;-) but about the speed, would it make more sense to slow the whole tune down (while I'm playing slower arpeggios and wanting to practise hitting the right notes), or just play in a more rubato style and take my time at the arpeggio-moments? The urge to speed up for the 'effect' is strong, but I feel like practising slower and getting the accuracy would be more important at the start. Any thoughts? Thanks again.

[@JeremySiskind]

I would try things out of tempo first for sure! For your first few arrangements, I would decide very specifically which arpeggios go where and practice it as an arrangement...almost like you would a classical piece. Once you've done 7-8 arrangements like that, you might have the tools to do this spontaneously.

[@mrpsoul]

@@JeremySiskind Thanks so much - great idea!

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

The first part sounded like Art Tatum on amphetamines, or after just learning he won the lottery.

[@JeremySiskind]

lol, thank you? 😂😂😂

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@JeremySiskind Certainly. (All the more as I would use Tatum to describe my own playing only with "debilitating arthritis") Btw, your analogies to Olympic jump landings and to the ornamental head of a banister are brilliant. May I ask a query? For some time I've been doing an ascending two-hand arpeggio that alternates a basic LH triad with the 7-3-6 RH quartal. Is the repetition of the 3rd by each hand too banal? Or the LH triad altogether? Many thanks.

[@opale1572]

Mr. Sisking only shows off his great technique and how fast he can play. Not even slowing down the video is it possible to know in detail which notes he plays in the arpeggios (and don't tell me they are written in that book that you never stops advertising, because I have got the book and the notes aren't written there either). I sincerely believe that you lack humility, Mr. Siskind. Who can learn something in this way? Or, is it that perhaps your classes are for virtuosos??

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks, Santiago! You’re entitled to your opinion. Best of luck!