Disclaimer: This is not a 1:1 replacement for the EXPERIENCE of studying music for 9 years. But I truly believe it is a distillation of about 95% of the relevant theory that I learned. There's also an emphasis on harmony over rhythm because it requires more explanation. That doesn't mean it's more important. Jazz is a language of rhythms, harmonies, and melodies that has to be spoken over and over again to become fluent. It's an aural tradition and there's no substitute for learning from the performances of jazz masters like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, and more. There is no substitution for years of practice, transcribing solos, developing rhythmic independence, learning tunes, and most importantly, playing with other musicians. All the jazz greats learned on the bandstand, not a classroom. Some resources for topics I didn't cover: Coltrane changes/substitutions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goO2dZp_ecSWbdUsi=cHsr_RjKYWiG1A9i Upper structure triads: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5PSkIl7qaqjjacsi=OC87uthN-yNzfzKH Bebop vocabulary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHSbpaFsjMyartUsi=Z_Ajs3mQ7-D-oN5O Clave: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5aalWijhbOZj7ssi=PDQ1ljRweH0aetQX Jazz history: www.pbs.org/kenburns/jazz/
@aymericdoucet62898 ай бұрын
9 Years? Well I would say 1 or 2 months, that's what it took for me to learn this, and in a regular way. In fact, Theory is really fast to learn if you work hard, you can see it in 15 minutes, understand it pofondly in 15 hours, learning it in 15 or 30 days, practice it on the sheet in few months, and practice it on your instrument during several years to mastering it, and I'm not speaking of all the technical work... Well it's an ocean ^^
@christopheroliver1488 ай бұрын
I like your ending: the essence of music theory is descriptive rather than prescriptive.
@Learn_Listen_LoveАй бұрын
As a self taught player this is filling some gaps for me. That’s why I subbed to you. Thanks bubba
@august6648 ай бұрын
It helps when I reduce the playback speed to 15 years.
@Faithful_Watchman7 ай бұрын
That's funny!
@SebasCoghi7 ай бұрын
genius jaja
@anastasiia15487 ай бұрын
my thoughts in first minute 😂
@phaybridges42917 ай бұрын
So good thank you
@MyJ2B7 ай бұрын
I hold a PhD in physics and play jazz (Guitar). I was delighted to see the harmonic series as your starting point, Eric. This stems from the solution to the the wave equation for a guitar string that is pinned at two end points (nut and bridge). Similar results are obtained for a closed tube horn when excited by the player's breath/lips. Many music schools have eliminated the fundamental course "The Physics of Music" to make way for new topics in modern jazz. That is a big mistake because the physics of sound production is at the heart of harmony ( e.g. Pythagoras and his single string guitar = musical "Big Bang") . I am sometimes called upon to give a ZOOM lecture on this topic - the first Giant Step to understanding musical instruments. It is not that hard when explained intuitively and it gives the solid foundation for further learning in music, including jazz chords and improvisation. Thank You!
@peterburman54196 ай бұрын
And I went to business school and picked up the guitar in my early 40:s. Oh how I wish I'd started playing in middle school and then studied theoretical physics 😅
@ksiddiqui86 ай бұрын
What was your Ph.D about?
@NickRosaciАй бұрын
His explanation of the harmonic series, which took less than 60 seconds, is more knowledgeable than 99% of the explanations I've heard. It's right on the money.
@tuomas39648 ай бұрын
The real challenge after learning all this is how to turn this information into meaningful exercises so one can embody the stuff and be fluent with it in a creative and emotional manner. My personal problem sometimes is that I can't detach from the "intellectual" size of understanding stuff while sometimes it's more helpful just to "feel what it is" without trying to understand too mathematically.
@pianospeedrun8 ай бұрын
Fuck around and find out. Test different chord progressions with different voicings... i do it in a rather chaotic manner, simply taking songs my friends put on the speaker recently, finding the bass, finding the chords, then messing around with voicings, change instruments (violin, organ, guitar from my fl studio + midi controller, even bass guitar, 808s... playing bass on my midi keyboard really exploded my left hand level as it's just soooo much fun to play bass in a tight pocket with drum loops) , add drum loops of different styles from drum and bass to blues shuffle... it's very chaotic but as long as you force yourself to regularly (during a playing session) step out of your comfort zone and try something else, you'll develop freedom behind the keys. Again, my method is very chaotic, but like you i got my head wrapping knots around trying to do it systematically, + it wasn't fun to me so i barely made progress. Good luck !
@GizzyDillespee8 ай бұрын
I practice new ideas intentionally, and after a while the new stuff starts showing up even when I'm not thinking about it. So, I'll go back and forth between intentional practice and free playing. I practice quartiles much more often than they appear... but then, maybe I'm just not in that mood very often? I still practice it intentionally, so it's there if I want it.
@urigarcia64418 ай бұрын
A lot of people recommend me to look at theory as a tool for categorizing the sounds=feelings in your head, so you can use it as a way to racionalise those feelings and stack more complexity. Neither English or jazz are my first language. Love from Spain!
@AlexHand8 ай бұрын
Really? For me the real challenge has been to find a way to make a self sustaining career out of it.
@enyemusicofficial7 ай бұрын
Word
@jssytvrs8 ай бұрын
Yo I can't express how helpful the fretboard above is. Literally played guitar for 20 years but always struggled to translate music theory from piano to a fretboard
@slapp3r4398 ай бұрын
ive played some piano but i am now means good at it, even though the guitar is a 10x more complicated instrument i dont have enough experience to really visualize whats happening but seeing chord shapes on a guitar versus a keyboard makes it seem super easy and intuitive
@SomeoneThatIsHappy8 ай бұрын
@@slapp3r439 i would say piano is much more complicated than the guitar, specially when you compare high level playing of both
@hey94338 ай бұрын
@@SomeoneThatIsHappy Guitar is much more complicated. On a piano you just memorize and press buttons rhythmically. On a guitar you have to hit every fret perfectly in sync with your picking hand, and any minute change in how you do either can drastically effect the sound produced. Not to mention the time it takes to master barre chords and so on!!
@SomeoneThatIsHappy8 ай бұрын
@@hey9433 piano is way more than "just memorize and press keys on the rhythm", you could say the same to any instrument guitar included. Also, the things you've mentioned are only difficult for beginner guitarrists, and like i said piano is more complicated on high level playing. If we were to talk about beginner, than yes guitar is much harder.
@Shadwaan8 ай бұрын
It's easier as a beginner for a guitarist. After a certain threshold, it's hard to be actually considered a good guitarist as there are so many ways to express the same note on the instrument, as opposed to piano, which is an amazing instrument to allow you to express yourself freely, which definitely has a much higher barrier to entry, but after a certain point, is easier to express yourself than a guitar
@StaceyFoxx8 ай бұрын
Jazz is so complicated, that’s why I love it
@Lahdyn7 ай бұрын
This is LEGIT. If you want to understand jazz music, just rewatch this over and over and over and practice over and over and over.
@bill383712 күн бұрын
That's a good start.
@chetsenior72538 ай бұрын
A guy named Dr. Jazz successfully removed a 27 ft tapeworm from me about 3 months ago.
@joey67618 ай бұрын
did you keep it
@giulianoforti5428 ай бұрын
Do you have pictures?
@kostibulished8 ай бұрын
He's all about the worms you don't have!
@chetsenior72538 ай бұрын
Didn’t keep it. I let it be free to live its own life without depending on me. It was tough, but we both grew from it.
@jomellesamuel70538 ай бұрын
Lol
@sassafrassanid57188 ай бұрын
Never been happier to be a drummer. Just kidding, I’m studying theory for that very reason! Kill me
@Gameboy2007-Official8 ай бұрын
It is good to learn this kinda theory even when you are a drummer... It is right? Is it? Idk you do you lmfao
@darksecret9658 ай бұрын
@@Gameboy2007-Official it's nice that he likes it, maybe he will become one of those multi instrumentalist gods who can play literally fucking anything
@Gameboy2007-Official8 ай бұрын
@@darksecret965 lmao
@JayCee-hw4zc7 ай бұрын
😂
@ALF88928 ай бұрын
I've been learning music for 20 years and knew everything until 9 minutes in
@MrGuto4 ай бұрын
Another 14 years and you’ll get all of the 15 minutes😂
@avjake7 ай бұрын
The staff/fretboard visualizer at the top is awesome.
@EricBowman5 ай бұрын
I agree! Here's a link if you're interested: Chordie App (Windows): gumroad.com/a/599977491/ZBQGv Chordie App (Mac): gumroad.com/a/599977491/lmSkV
@skrijgsman6 ай бұрын
I'm an engineer who's been studying jazz for 3 decades, and this video finally made so many things click with me. So many teachers have tried to explain all of these concepts to me, but so far it had always felt disjunct. Your video should be called something like "The Unifying Theory of Jazz", because you did SO well in explaining the root concepts that bind all of this together into one comprehensive and comprehensible blob of information. I will spend the next decade using this video as my guide to music.
@tethyssurfer8 ай бұрын
This video should be required viewing for any music student in every music school. I've been a musician for decades but have recently taken my mostly self-taught music knowledge a step up, through online lessons. Years of absorbing music theory have been ironed-out in this amazing 15 minute video. (with all the rewinding, much longer than 15 minutes for me). Thank you so much.
@acapellascience8 ай бұрын
even tho i've been sporadically adding most of this by being an obsessive music theory youtube watcher, you managed to surprise me with a few things like the four-note scales which i'd never noticed or thought to try. thanks for making this cheat sheet!
@KennyRegan3 ай бұрын
Of course, I'd imagine the 9 years is about the "when" and the "how" to use all of these concepts, haha! Next task is extrapolating from the foundations to the multitudinous techniques and vocabulary in the tradition, and that is the task of a lifetime. Great video, I really liked how you summarized everything!
@mcrumph8 ай бұрын
You: I can cover it in 15 minutes Me: (6 years later) I've almost got it. Still a great video.
@steamer2k3199 ай бұрын
I did a bout of schooling but only some jazz. I knew a lot of this but even after years of additional KZbin I hadn't heard of parent scales. It's already taken a bunch of pausing and parsing and it's going to take even more time to revisit and digest. Thanks for a great resource!
@daybrink12678 ай бұрын
"parent scale" is not universal terminology.
@ForkySevenАй бұрын
This is the best jazz video on all of KZbin. No nonsense, only perfect explanations of all of jazz. No selling. No "secrets". Absolutely wonderful. Even as a veteran jazz musician myself, hearing concepts I'm familiar with explained and shown in such a straight forward, matter of fact way is extremely helpful.
@bill383712 күн бұрын
It's really a video about music theory. Can you apply to Jazz? Sure but you can play to any type of music
@user-tc5pl3zw3h8 ай бұрын
Wow. I never thought jazz could be even more complicated. This is like the orange juice ocncedntrate of jazz tutorials. Yeah, it's 15 minutes, but I'm going to have to review it over about 15 months. But, I have to confess that this is the best explanation of jazz and music theory I've seen. It's profoundly concise and super clear. my absorption rate is just really slow (because I'm dense). Thanks for this resource. I guarantee it will advance my musical knowledge and ability enormously. My instrument is guitar, BTW.
7 ай бұрын
You’re not dense. Music theory can get extremely complex. It’s mainly due to the fact that it’s just foreign to most people. Music is a language; specifically a mathematical language, and most people haven’t learned to read, write, or speak it. I’ve been studying music theory myself for roughly 13 or 14 years, and playing my instrument for over 30. Yet, while I do have a solid grasp with most of this stuff, it does still get dicey for me to understand at times. The fundamentals are the most important thing in music theory, and that part is fairly easy to understand.
@DFMilkman8 ай бұрын
This is fantastic. Never seen someone explain so much so succinctly.
@tears_of_heck2 ай бұрын
Dude thank you so much. I took jazz lessons for a few years and got more from you in 15 minutes! Instant like and subscribe.
@GarethThomasTunes8 ай бұрын
This is such a good summary thanks!! I’m a self taught jazz musician. Over 40 years I discovered all those patterns - but didn’t know how to articulate them. I considered going to Jazz school as an old dude - but thanks to your video I don’t have to. Brilliant summary.
@valle26018 ай бұрын
If i watch this video every day for 9 years I should know everything that you said.
@truejohnsolo8 ай бұрын
This is awesome man. As a totally self taught musician, this is a great resource, as well as a reminder of how much knowledge I've acquired over the years. I don't think there was anything presented here that I wasn't already pretty familiar with. Just reinforces the idea that I need to continue taking that info and drilling it deeper and deeper into my subconscious
@newgravityfilms7 ай бұрын
I need to break this down and rewatch it in 3 minute chunks until it sinks in. Amazing job explaining this stuff! Thank you!
@jacobwilliams6768 ай бұрын
You just helped me fully realize what I’ve been working on for years. I always start on Eb play in Bb
@velvetsound8 ай бұрын
4 years of my life compacted into 15 minutes. Great job!
@vladthemagnificent90528 ай бұрын
I thought I knew quite a lot before watching this video, but I still learned a thing or two from it but the main thing for me was that now everything is so much more structured in my head. This is a very very good summary, I'm happy that I clicked on this video! Thank you
@kierenmoore32368 ай бұрын
Thanks for this! … It was around 10:28 when I first hit some unfamiliar stuff … will definitely need to revisit a lot after that point, in front of my piano.
@apereed448 ай бұрын
Gosh. All that space in between notes on a piano for the harmonic series sounds magical. Guitar (my instrument) feels so limited. This video is great. Thanks!
@arthurxafis8 ай бұрын
Have you checked out spread triads?
@What_If_We_Tried8 ай бұрын
Just discovered your channel today, always wanted to study Jazz - guitar and e-bass - but two things got in my way, lack of time, and my fear of Jazz theory, which seems like a mountain to climb for me. Hopefully, your videos will unlock things for me enough so that I'll be able to begin to grasp the fundamentals enough so that I can start playing basic Jazz music in about a year. * subscribed *
@philprice57128 ай бұрын
Thank you many times over. The quick overview reveals insight that slowly gained details fail to reveal, may even hide. Certainly true in this description. Excellent. Should be the intro for all beginning jazz students as well as a reminder from time to time along the way as big picture reminds end game goals.
@pedromrls67 ай бұрын
It might be my individual experience but I was taught all this information on an undergraduate level degree. This covers jazz harmony 1 - 4 of the Berklee classes I think. The time and money would've been better spent practicing, performing and having a mentor. Although, this is a great video to have an overview of what one will see in jazz harmony classes.
@leandrusi45338 ай бұрын
Amazing video and thanks for sharing. I would argue most of the theory, while wonderfully explained here, is not particulary "jazz" but common theory to all western contemporary music.
@MarkTheStudiousOne8 ай бұрын
This cleared up some stuff from learning music theory and jazz randomly through watching vids. Good vid!
@aallonhuippuveikko14764 ай бұрын
very good and simple! That is most of the things teached in pop&jazz conservatory Helsinki, Finland. I studied music technology and never did this connection between rhythm and harmonic series even mentioned. I bet they did not know. I learn that also only recently from YT video. Time and tempo relationship was taught but that was very important if a delay unit needs to be used with sync to a note lenght. No tap tempo so printed out column with quarternote lenght in milliseconds in tempos from 50 to 200 Bbm. The other theory stuff was teached just like in your video and in my opinion it was told in a simple way that should be assimilated by people urged to to learn this stuff pretty easily. Thanx!
@jimrogers74259 ай бұрын
Very amazing video, Eric! Love your depth of knowledge in multiple areas. Cheers!
@EricBowman9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@bodhibeats82579 ай бұрын
Good stuff! I want my music school tuition back. 😁
@tonebrennan84757 ай бұрын
❤GREAT video! My two cents;study piano&drums regardless of primary instrument;although melodic,harmonic,& rhythmic permutations are nearly infinite,become familiar with what I like to call the BIG7 scales;Major,Harmonic Major,melodic minor,harmonic minor,diminished,V diminished,& whole tone ❤ I thank Jesus everyday for filling my life with music;I started singing in childhood,playing various instruments at 16,I’m 73 now&shred out everyday!❤
@spacebunsarah8 ай бұрын
Wow, this is amazing. I can’t believe I didn’t know about this channel earlier! Thank you!
@kazkylheku12218 ай бұрын
The part about the harmonic series and the Lydian F# helps a tiny little bit with the impenetrable thicket of George Russel's Lydian Chromatic concept of tonal organization.
@drewdunn20668 ай бұрын
Thank you for this glorious lesson, Dr Beastman.
@jazzmongrel7 ай бұрын
Love it. One comment is that you talk completely over the rhythm explanations to the point where I can't hear what you are explaining.
@JozeatTxb8 ай бұрын
👌I wish my Professor in geophysics was as so clear and effortless in explaining difficult material as you've done here! Job beautifully done, me thinks.
@GrumpyOldGuy7776 ай бұрын
I'm not much for book learnin so this was mighty helpful.
@MrCrescendo7 ай бұрын
Absolutely incredible content. Thank you.
@kazkylheku12218 ай бұрын
The hard thing in jazz is hearing a jazz track and following the changes by ear so that you can improvise something into it that sounds good. (I don't mean "smooth jazz" that is basically just R&B pop with the vocal replaced by an instrument where the only key change is toward the end of the tune, up by a full step. I mean actual jazz.) The second hard thing is that even if you are given a sheet with the chord progression, is knowing (instantly knowing) what to play.
@MathieuPrevot8 ай бұрын
10:20 "you can make a pentatonic scale out of any set fo 5 notes" Hmmmm I like this one: c,c#,d,d#,e
@DeAguaMusic8 ай бұрын
It will surely sound good in your melodies.
@Lux-h4h7h8 ай бұрын
NO no no no no you don't get it! B#,C,Dbb, F#,Gb
@thepotatoportal695 ай бұрын
@@Lux-h4h7h How about C, Dbb, Ebbbb, Fbbbbb, Gbbbbbbb
@doctorg25718 ай бұрын
Brilliant, Mate. Like you, all the buzz of jazz school was playing with other great musiciains, but your description of the theory is almost all of the important theory. Cheers! Love it :)
@kellerhimmel6 ай бұрын
im studying music theory since childhood and i still feel like if u wanna follow along this vid, u already need serious theory knowledge x) yet i think its a great vid with great and comforting explanations, i learned a lot
@Patrick-ryan-collins8 ай бұрын
I'm so glad I stole the pdf rather than paying to practice. You saved me me the academic journey but spared the most important part.....playing with all those other high level musicians.❤❤❤❤ Alright ...now do 22 shruti and Sagittal Notation lol s
@MarcAndreSeguin19848 ай бұрын
This is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) music theory summary video I've ever sign. Kudos to Eric! 🎉
@rinopape90408 ай бұрын
Never understand that parent scale or chord-scale system taught in Jazz… what’s the point of saying that the parent scale for CMAJOR chord is C Ionian scale? If I’m in the key of G than I think that I m gonna use F# instead of F over a CMAJOR. If I m in the key of F I have a Bb over a CMAJOR chord. If we gonna talk in terms of modes than it’s C LYDIAN in the key of G and C MIXOLYDIAN in the key of F. Does this system of chords- scale ( or parent scales ) only applies when we have NO TONAL CENTER ( aka no defined KEY we play in ) ? What’s the point in saying “ use c Ionian scale over a C MAJOR CHORD”. Doesn’t it depends on the key we are playing in? Can anyone help me understand that ? Thank u , great video btw❤
@EricBowman8 ай бұрын
That’s actually a good point. I’ve heard some of the older generation like Barry Harris say something to that effect. Like if you’re playing the iii chord, you’re playing phrygian, not dorian, for example. I think both approaches work and it depends on the style. I think the key-driven approach is more applicable to straight ahead. In a more modern approach, when you’re playing more extensions on major and minor chords, the parent scale approach is more applicable. That’s just my opinion though.
@iEnjoyApplesauceVeryMuch8 ай бұрын
Modes enable you to talk about things with less superfluous, key specific information. Consider the sentence "normally we play locrian over the vii chord, but you could also play locrian#2". This is more simple and direct than saying, "if we are in a key like B flat major, we normally play the B flat major scale over A diminished, but you could also play C melodic minor", which contains extra information specific to the key, potentially requiring more mental overhead. If you are already playing something in B flat major, however, then the second sentence might feel more simple and direct.
@JuliusJuluis8 ай бұрын
i learned so much from this Video, thank you. It really helped getting my studying structured. I will watch it many times, until i get every last bit...
@ericnaylorguitar8 ай бұрын
good video, I started at a university but dropped out after 2 quarters because of too many non music classes & went instead to G.I.T. for their 1 year program (back in 86-87) & it pretty much covered all that stuff plus a lot of other things that really helped me (along with getting to study with some great guitarists). So I'm really glad I made the decision I did instead of just sticking it out for a degree.
@MissionSilo8 ай бұрын
Git?
@ericnaylorguitar8 ай бұрын
@@MissionSilo Guitar Institute of Technology or currently usually called Musicians Institute (in the 80s it had a bunch of great guitarists like Paul Gilbert, Frank Gambale & Jennifer Batten who all started as students then became instructors)
@naimebond82847 ай бұрын
After I finish watching this, I have two more 15 minute videos in the queue to get doctorates in Ancient Greek and then Roman History. My mother will be so proud!
@amoswaranch11028 ай бұрын
thank you for this i have been waiting for an explainer vid like this for a long time
@huilustudio5 ай бұрын
I love the simplicity of this!
@jona27266 ай бұрын
Great video Eric! Good summary and reminds me of Whitt Sidener's class back in Miami.
@apian07 ай бұрын
Nice to know I'm already 9 years into a Jazz doctorate, excited for the next 6 years coming up.
@mattlandonmusic8 ай бұрын
Bowman! What’s up dude? Didn’t know you had an educational KZbin channel. Great stuff, man! Your editing chops are fantastic. Hope you’re doing well!
@EricBowman8 ай бұрын
Hey Matt! Good to hear from you! A very late congrats on your professor gig! We should hang when I'm back in town.
@mattlandonmusic8 ай бұрын
@@EricBowman Yes, definitely!
@artonion4207 ай бұрын
Yeah ok I’ll come back and rewatch the later half of this video in a year or so because now my head hurts
@wullfyularen30447 ай бұрын
I’m just 10 seconds into the video, no idea what the rest is about, but I’ll say one thing - I would 100% spend 10-15 years studying there to play and have a photo with John Williams.
@JayCee-hw4zc7 ай бұрын
Fabulous! I had to rewind a bit and listen to it 3 times, but i got it in the end lol.
@thebassplayer85065 ай бұрын
Great video overall. Very informative and well explained. I will say your that explanation of Jazz chords and harmony via scales is not the best way to go about it if the end goal is applying that knowledge in practice. The vast majority of tunes and standards in jazz are were not written with scales in mind. Same goes for when you improvise or comp. You don't think about scales, but rather you think about the changes (chords). The fact that each chord comes from a parent scale doesn't necessarily mean the scale will work in the same way. A chord can have a certain quality to it that gets lost when you introduce other notes from the parent scale. That doesn't mean there are no scales in Jazz, of course there are. Minor, major, Alt. dominant, and diminished.. But scales are not the tools with which to understand jazz, and definitely not modes. Soloing on a jazz tune with the scale of each chord in mind just doesn't sound right most of the time, that's not how it's usually done.
@EricBowman5 ай бұрын
If you see an a-13 chord on a tune in C major, the parent scale is what tells you that the 13 is an f#, not an f, for example. It’s just guide to tell what notes to use if there are extensions in the chord. When improvising you can play the parent scale or whatever scale you want.
@victoza92328 ай бұрын
Great video, Eric! I've been playing both classical and jazz piano for a LONG time, but had never really thought about WHY each mode was given the particular Greek name it was given. For example, why is the mode on the second degree of the major scale called Dorian and not, say, Phrygian or Mixolydian, etc.
@mr.cutback36428 ай бұрын
Hey Eric, you are a standalone at the top of music education on KZbin. Could you please tell me what that software is you’re using to name the chords? Thanks so much for your knowledge!
@EricBowman8 ай бұрын
Thanks! The app is called Chordie: Chordie App (Windows): gumroad.com/a/599977491/ZBQGv Chordie App (Mac): gumroad.com/a/599977491/lmSkV
@augmented2nd6668 ай бұрын
I understood most of this, with no university, except drop voicings for guitar sound terrible on their own to me and I dont play actual jazz so I dont have a need to know them really. The chord substitution thing was neat but a bit confusing. And I guess delving into Messiaen modes isnt standard in jazz nor is serialism. I'd also say Harmonic minor/Phrygian Dominant is a very popular scale although its just an altered note, an altered scale thats not THE altered scale, which is if you play the #7 of Harmonic minor as the root which in my head is Locrian but the root is a halfstep sharp. Lydian Dom (add the mixolydian note to it) is also quite popular. Thanks for this video though, pretty good stuff. I play metal and shred but lately listen to Allan Holdsworth every single day for the past 2 years, all night when I sleep, and often while i'm riding bikes.
@limagienoir8 ай бұрын
Excellent summary! Think the part about rythm should be longer! Thats the most important!
@VesselForHonor8 ай бұрын
Thank you, I will be studying this video in the near future
@uhulpires7 ай бұрын
I like that too many times the pianist plays a giant chord and the guitar robot says: Nope, too many notes. That sums up in-studio experience between pianists and guitarists xD
@Shevock8 ай бұрын
Even after all these years studying jazz in a university seems somehow odd. So many terms.
@Rivulets0488 ай бұрын
What a great quick reference guide!
@bendahl86128 ай бұрын
This video rocks. Thank you. Great visuals!
@ZachNa9 ай бұрын
Great video, but I'm confused about the Δ symbol. All the jazz people I've spoken to say that it denotes a major7 not a major chord. I've seen it used both ways (with Δ7 used to denote a major7 chord). I was wondering which is the "correct" way and also why so many people do it differently.
@ChronicalV9 ай бұрын
Ive never seen it on its own without a 7, because major chords dont require any symbol afaik
@ZachNa9 ай бұрын
@@ChronicalV That's what I've heard, but I see it used in both ways and in this video it's listed as a symbol for a major chord.
@EricBowman9 ай бұрын
Yeah I’ve heard people say the triangle means maj7 too, though it’s strange that it’s almost always accompanied by a 7 which would be redundant. It might be kind of like the half diminished sign which is also almost always accompanied by a 7, despite being redundant. Though it would still have the 7 without explicitly writing “7”, because otherwise it would just be diminished.
@steamer2k3199 ай бұрын
If you add a 7 to a major triad, the 7 can either be major or minor. If you add the major 7, you get a major 7th chord (∆). If you add a minor 7 to a major triad, that's a "dominant" chord. C -> C major triad; C E G C∆7 -> C major 7; C E G B C7 -> C dominant; C E G Bb
@EricBowman9 ай бұрын
@@steamer2k319 Right but we're questioning whether C∆ without the 7 is just CEG or CEGB
@Mrphilharmonic6 ай бұрын
SUPERB!!!!
@tomasdesouza28477 ай бұрын
great video. you gotta do one about rhythm , unless this was overlooked in your experience.
@jacobgardiepy47248 ай бұрын
Hey Eric, I didn’t know you did Jazz. I was give a request about the next sound design video. I really want to recreate a synth in “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash, specifically the one in the breakdown with staccato, vibrato & glides. If not though, MAYBE someday I’ll figure it out. Love your videos though man, I recently picked up Jazz a few months ago and it’s really done alot for me. I used to stick to just blues/R&B but I’m using way more semitones now which is awesome, it’s definitely expanded my ability. I’m still working on chords though, there’s this one specific progression I really want to figure out and add on. I’ll get it eventually
@Learn_Listen_LoveАй бұрын
Brother I love you 💗/ thanks for simplifying this for us. You got a sub man. Keep the content coming bubba
@coltonlapp41939 ай бұрын
I had been exposed to a lot of these ideas but seeing it all in one place made something click that was awesome. You should consider making a video elaborating on your last point of theory being imperfect yet useful. I feel like genres outside of jazz, what makes a song musically interesting is often about melody, production and rhythm more than chords and scales. What’s the music theory behind these genres, and how does it contrast with and work together with jazz theory?
@EricBowman9 ай бұрын
I think that rhythm and melody are more important than chords and scales in jazz too. But they're less confusing than jazz harmony so I didn't talk as much about them. The rhythm and melody is best learned by imitating your favorite musicians/composers. A lot of music school involved transcribing and learning to play our favorite solos. A lot of non-jazz genres use jazz harmony too. I hear "jazz" chords all over hip hop and even in top 40 hits. There's definitely more emphasis on timbre in modern music though with all the modern production techniques available. At the end of the day, music is music and a lot of what you learn in one genre is transferable to other genres. Maybe I'll make a video about applying some of this to other genres like you suggested.
@Datababble8 ай бұрын
This is great, Eric! A question for you - is what we're seeing on screen (grand staff, guitar chart, note names, etc.) while you're playing the product of some software? If so, it seems very cool - would you share what you're using? If it's not software and that's all done in post...whew, good work!
@EricBowman8 ай бұрын
Thanks! It’s an app called chordie
@fc7alibi8 ай бұрын
Awesome video! 🙌🏾 learned a lot.
@mondavou94088 ай бұрын
Way beyond this beginner but I can tell it would be really helpful for someone.
@RolandSater7 ай бұрын
yes sir! Remind me of the great book "lydian concept' by George Russell. Nice video, tank you.
@MartinJefferies-j1d4 ай бұрын
Joe Pass said there are 3 kinds of chords: major, minor and dominant. Major 1 3 5 7, Minor 1 b3 5 b7, Dominant 1 3 5 b7.
@Hexspa8 ай бұрын
That 2:3 is also called “kpla-ka-tu-ka” and it’s a fun thing to sing with two people. The complimentary rhythm is “tu-ka-kpla-ka” (|: *one* *ee* and *uh* two *ee* :|) and you can hear these a lot in 6/8 time signatures (which were omitted entirely from this video, interestingly).
@patrickr.58218 ай бұрын
Interesting to hear Dorian presented as the parent mode, in the terminology you use here, of minor. Two questions, because I am interested in the concept behind this way of looking at things: a) Could you define what you mean by parent mode/scale? b) What is the argument in favour of Dorian being the 'parent' of minor as opposed to Aeolian aka Natural Minor? This is not criticism, I am genuinely curious.
@EricBowman8 ай бұрын
The "parent scale" is the most consonant scale for the chord. If you play a b13 over a minor chord, you get a b9 rub against the 5th. The "natural 13" is more consonant, so if you see a minor 13 chord, you assume a natural 13. The parent scale is helpful for knowing the qualities of extensions in a chord. It can also be used for improvising/creating melodies over the chord but it's not necessarily the "correct" or "best" option. In fact, in some cases it's rarely used. For example, most people play locrian (has a b9) over a half-diminished chord, even though the 6th mode of the melodic minor scale (has a natural 9) is more consonant. But if you saw a Cm9b5 chord, you would assume a natural 9, because it's more consonant. I hope that helps!
@patrickr.58218 ай бұрын
@@EricBowman Thank you for answering. The meaning I associated thus far with parent or father or mother scale was a scale giving rise to modes, as in the major scale having seven modes, melodic minor another seven and likewise for harmonic minor and so on. So in that meaning Ionian is the mother scale of Dorian, Phrygian etc including Locrian. As to choosing the more consonant scale for a chord, the way I see things, that is modal interchange. Aeolian has a flat 6th degree and that half-step from the 5th degree is integral to its sound, vibe or dare I say mood. Whilst it is widespread practice, in Jazz and other styles, to do modal mixture to taste, switching modes is technically switching keys.
@EricBowman8 ай бұрын
@@patrickr.5821 As an example, let's say you're a pianist playing a straight ahead chart in C major and you see A-13. Would you play F or F#? From my experience, I would expect to hear an F# because dorian is the parent scale for a minor chord. If it just said A-7 or A-9, I might play an F or an F# depending on what sound I want (bright or dark) . There's nothing wrong with the b6. It's a lovely sound. But the parent scale helps tell people the expected quality for different chord extensions. Somebody will inevitably say "it's jazz it doesn't matter, you can play anything". But in that case, don't write any chord symbols. I think specificity is important, because in our example, b13 and natural 13 have VERY different sounds.
@shieldsjon8 ай бұрын
Love it!!!
@sugy529 ай бұрын
Can you please recommend your favourite jazz documentary?
@EricBowman9 ай бұрын
Ken Burns’ series is great
@sugy529 ай бұрын
@@EricBowman thanks!
@kierenmoore32368 ай бұрын
8:02 … Bitonal ‘slash’ Chords are written with a horizontal line, not a diagonal line, tho’, right?
@EricBowman8 ай бұрын
Maybe! That might just be to have room for chord symbols on the bottom. I’ve seen slash chords with just a bass note horizontal too.
@alvarobermudez3928 ай бұрын
Awesome stuff, Eric! Best to you from Miami
@grain96407 ай бұрын
my brain quit working at the 5 minute mark I'm gonna have to read articles on everything mentioned up to this point and come back in a month or two
@RHINOPLASM8 ай бұрын
Nice work!
@peejay19818 ай бұрын
You may call me Dr Jones.
@bronzeboats8 ай бұрын
Need more on that hextonic scales built off triads brother that was gas 🤯
@EricBowman8 ай бұрын
I recommend experimenting to find your favorite pairs of triads. I also like C and Gb (tritone away) which sounds great on C7.
@markdeffebach81128 ай бұрын
I feel like you should have included how the harmonic series is a dominant 7th arpeggio in its 3rd octave and lydian then chromatic in its 4th octave and microtonal above that
@jdavis66505 ай бұрын
There's only one thing wrong with this video: everything.
@bobbyboyderecords8 ай бұрын
Thank you. I just used this to make my first album which is already getting multiple plays on all of the streaming services. Your video and udio music AI music creator have made my a little money. Thank you again
@GrazDeOliveira6 ай бұрын
you're awesome dude thank you
@user-ss6fn3kj1u8 ай бұрын
Hands down, best music theory video online. Amazed by how you showed concepts I took for granted to be derived from the harmonic series etc and went into the mechanics of why things work, answering questions I've had for years 😂 Hell this is as close to a theory of everything for music as I've ever seen, and in 15 MINUTES?! Can't thank you enough for making this. Truly. I'll be coming back to this video for years to come, as I'm sure will many others! 🎉