Funk Chords: The Top 5 Chords EVERY Pianist Should Know

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LESSON SUMMARY
Would you like to play hip-sounding funk chords on piano? With today’s Quick Tip, you can! In this lesson, John Proulx breaks down the “Top 5 Funk Chords Every Pianist Must Know” to play funk and soul-infused music of artists like James Brown, Herbie Hancock, Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder and Bruno Mars. In addition, you’ll discover other essential characteristics of the funk sound including chord progressions, rhythms and bass lines.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Funk Chord Index
03:34 - Progression 1
07:21 - With Backing Track
07:46 - Progression 2
11:31 - With Backing Track
12:16 - Progression 3
16:05 - With Backing Track
16:51 - Conclusion
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Happy practicing!
Jonny May

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00:00 - Intro 00:27 - Funk Chord Index 03:34 - Progression 1 07:21 - With Backing Track 07:46 - Progression 2 11:31 - With Backing Track 12:16 - Progression 3 16:05 - With Backing Track 16:51 - Conclusion

[@ChangeforJonathan]

Thanks 🙏🏿

[@ProductivityMotivation]

Hi, thanks for the awesome video. Can’t you please share the full sheet for “sunny” progression 3?

[@suga4all]

That is by far my favourite Piano with Jonny lesson. Not only because of the chords, but also because of the rhythm patterns. Instant funk! Thank you so much for sharing 🎶🔥

[@muzikant_1988]

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[@PianoWithJonny]

Thank you!

[@tudore_jams]

Not just funky, but full of flavours! Great video

[@jonathanfreddypachonbernal6999]

woooow what a video man!!!! Not only a great musician, but a great teacher too

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thank you!

[@CliveBarnettrecluse]

at my level of amateurish intermediate, this is the most useful video that I have watched on youtube. I am not saying it is or is not the best but at my level and my love for funk, this is definitely the most useful. Thanks Jon and Jonny

[@kurtkaufman]

Thanks for the instructional video. For me, the chord that instantly proclaims "funk" is a (dominant 7)#9. Used to great effect on the Clavinets and electric guitars during the 1970s.

[@zakfoster1]

Guys this has been so helpful for me! I watch a lot of people on youtube to supplement my Jazz studies and I really find your videos digestible and easy to follow, Thanks a million

[@MrRezRising]

Hi. Drummer transistioning to piano. Love the lesson. Hard for me right now, but what a nice surprise to see my old friend Bobby Hebb! I knew him up in Massachusetts when I was very young in the 70s. He was good friends with my mom and dad.

[@zZAPp-fi]

Thank for your work! I already knew those chords but the way you've leading the stuff through the entire process of learning the chord progressions is really clear!

[@robertpien8708]

This is what i was looking for cool funk rythems and more advanced chord progressions. Ty so much

[@LookNumber9]

Beautifully explained and demonstrated, Jonny. Thank you!

[@flowmaka]

Great review on these progressions. Helpful!

[@janspeyer5887]

Great tutorial Jonny. My sunday off tomorrow will be practising these funk chords/rythms on my piano.

[@Dan_s_Channel]

Great as always. Thanks John 👏🏻

[@tiltman_420]

always find myself coming back to Jonny. He's one of the good ones forreal

[@rudidiekstra7438]

Piano with Jonny and John is cool! Learning a lot 👍

[@georgedennis2112]

Props to you John P. Great lesson on sunny. Really enjoyed it.

[@johnnyblue1101]

Good instructional video. I’m an advanced jazz and blues piano student and gained a lot from this tutorial.

[@mothra87]

Excellent lesson. Well presented.

[@astersarte1282]

OMG! I love it! Gonna learn the bass line on the bass and the melodies on the piano! Thx for sharing!!! 🤙🏽😎🤗

[@ruthanngreenberg49]

Great lesson! More Funk lessons please!

[@chupeauxx]

So nice, fun to watch, learn. Thanks, Jonny Prue!

[@alexanderteachernyc]

This is great stuff! Sounds totally cool and surprised me by being DOABLE for this mostly classically trained musician.

[@sophiasommer1466]

Amazons Video!! Thank you so much!!❤ love both of you 😊

[@funkydude8392]

Beautiful choices❤

[@zendobrendo0001]

Awesome lesson. Would like more just like this!

[@salthedrummer1]

Wow great teaching. I dig it...thanks

[@bernardwilliford6301]

Nice work,thank you brutha🎶🎵🎶

[@skinnista]

love this, thanks!

[@christianreyesmusica]

Thanks thanks and thank, a great funky mater class

[@brendaboykin3281]

Thank you,John🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@dasglasperlenspiel10]

Thank you! Well done!

[@steelkeez7700]

Thank you for this lesson sir 🫡

[@grantdunne7408]

this was very fun to play along with !

[@pippopluto4116]

Hi, I'm Italian amateur pianist, your lesson it's very very cool, nice! I'm practice this progression chord, with the electric piano... Fantastic!!! Tank's very very much. And sorry for my English.. 😊

[@Sara-lk2yr]

Very nice! Thanks a lot! 😊🙏

[@branislavajokovic6090]

Wonderfully explained! Thank you!

[@diegoalejo15]

so inspiring, thanks!

[@krimsonfunk]

I love these 9 and 11s ..these are my thing .. more more more progs like these please !

[@galupa518]

Very nice video. Thank you.

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Great video. Thanks

[@ackzz]

Great Info.-thx 👍👍👍

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Great lesson sir!!

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Great teaching.

[@tommymandel]

Thank you for this!

[@backyardanimals777]

Funktastik! Thank YOU!

[@rebanelson607]

Excellent!

[@yotrakzproductions7324]

Nice. Perfect!

[@diggyonutube]

This is a really good tutorial

[@marvinjobe9289]

Love it ❤ gotta learn Herbie hancock from you

[@Ustas_Bolzen]

Thank you soooo much!!

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Saludos desde Venezuela son interesantes sus tutoriales. Gracias.

[@tedturner03]

Superb video!!!!

[@martareginagiolo]

Perfect performance!🌹❤🌹

[@robertonatalizia7082]

Very good thanks

[@trickerknicker1030]

Funk, we need more Funk !!! Thanks a ton.

[@cliffordWinder]

Thank you! I just walked over to the keyboard and played Grover Washington Jr’s “Mister Magic” before even completing this video!

[@GS-uy4xo]

For Grover, just change the top note from G down to F - keep everything else the same as what you played, love that progression!!

[@MrRelax3737]

Good presentation and helpful..... Thank for posting. Keep up the good work!🎹🎹 Doug G in LV

[@bigkeezo]

MORE!!!! 👏🏾

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Thanks a lot 😊

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Very Great. Thank you.🌹🌺🌹

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Maravelous!!! Thanks ❤ 15:50

[@joaorolo2371]

Thanks

[@image30p]

Haha! I was thinking that this is as good as Piano with Jonny 😂 Man I love looking at these chords. I was playing guitar for so long and then I decided to get a keyboard so I could see these voicings better. I just love it

[@stefanomaccoppi6610]

GREAT 🙌

[@Jack-fs2im]

love funk piano

[@brunbabybrun]

I really like the chord progression you derived from "Sunny"! It's (in my opinion) more interesting than original.

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Love love love…

[@geraldadams6273]

Love it

[@lebronbenedicts5787]

Best video🔥✨️

[@javiermusicall4930]

Excelente clase, aunque esta en ingles la entendi perfectamente.. gracias..

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Sub’d ya channe b/c the lessons are short, your talking tempo is perfect and the info is relevant and applicable to my styles and interests.

[@sls554]

Funky is Groovely Fun And Beautifully!!!!!

[@sody227]

Damn... nice!!!

[@wakeuptotheonepartyoverlor8797]

“Today l am teaching funk. I think I’ll wear my funk attire, funk glasses and funk hair style for this.”

[@rloggen]

Great! Why change the key of Strassbourg? On the record it seems in A-flat (B-flat min 9 -> C min 9 -> D flat Maj 7). And the bass has a slight different pattern? But thanks, inspiring!

[@justinlaboy6837]

These were the first chords I learned as a kid playing piano transitioning from bass and guitar

[@gregorysalgado2454]

And i still remember nine of your hit songs

[@chupeauxx]

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[@iangardiner2056]

On progression #1 the left hand notes being played are not explained or notated? How do you figure what to play in the left hand? Thanks?

[@DawlessHouseMusic]

Could you recommend some more examples I could break down for Funk?

[@user-yw7bt2nb9h]

いい音

[@yvesjeaurond4937]

Thank you. Helpful. Hip. Btw, in example 1, the 16th at the end of the bar is coming in late. I solve errors like this by using downbeat counting---subdivisions before the beat: "ta-ta-ta-4/" ta-ta-ta-1/ ...; for eighths, it would be "and 2/" and 3/ and 4/ and 1... Note how the "tatata" or the "and" is kept with the => next

[@VikkiSu]

Super, super,super🎉Mercy❤

[@jimmytightlips]

Just to check, would you play the C major scale over all of these progressions?

[@SoulbassJr]

accurate lesson ! funky youtubers thank you.

[@lmrock]

We want the funk. Gota, gotta have that funk

[@sambaya9140]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I HOPE YOU TEACH ON REAL LIFE MERCI A TOUT LES GARS COMME VOUS PEACE DE FANCE

[@Kelvin71]

That alt chord! Opening chord of pick up the pieces.

[@kewsepehr1060]

Great stuff John. The notes are a bit blurred and hard to read though.

[@marenmarne]

Спасибо большое! То, что нужно! Простите, что на русском

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thank you for watching!

[@AdrumaVictoria16]

Dope

[@DawlessHouseMusic]

HOw does the Bflat 9 become a II ?

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👏👏👏👏

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вСэм Паер 🎉 Дрилл зашел!👍 Благодарю 🙂

[@juansecar2]

I guess it's for teaching purposes, and it's alright..., but it'd be cool to tell the guys warching, the actual true tonalities of the mentioned songs just so they learn them too in their original keys. For instance Chameleon is realy in Bbm9 and Eb7, and Strasburg S.t Denis is in AbMaj, a fourth away from the tonality here cited. Cool vid anyhow, very simple, clear and concise for beginners. Cheers!

[@Heylomusicpianocomposer]

❤❤❤

[@dannychoriki1977]

Great stuff Even for guitar players like me. Hahaha.

[@StephaneDesire2]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@AaronBowley]

really great lesson but i have a question! isn't the c13 actually a "C13(b7)" or am i crazy??? feel like i'm missing something

[@suga4all]

I guess the flat 7 is already included in the fact that it is a dominant chord.

[@ulizarembach3747]

OK, you are playing the chords with two hands/ten fingers. My left hand is damaged and I'm able to play only bass notes with my left thumb. Therefore I have to split the chords in my head... Your first chord is c-9 (big letter "C" is a major chord, small letter "c" is a minor chord) In my head it is d#-maj7/C (or eb-maj7/C) Is this right?

[@PianoWithJonny]

Yes that works to think of it that way!