Learn Diatonic Chords & Progressions | Major & Minor | Piano Lesson

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Today we are going to learn about diatonic chords, and how to build a chord progression,
You are already very familiar with some diatonic chords even though we've never called them by that name. “Diatonic” is just a fancy word that means belonging to a particular key.
For example, let's say we are in the key of C major. The C major scale has the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Each of those is called a pitch, and each of those pitches is diatonic in the key of C.
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[@oh.sugar.]

What an elaborate decomposition of the diatonic! This was extremely helpful, thanks.

[@Youareloved677]

The way it ended was sooo funny I love those puppets!🤗😂

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed the video!

[@tavsark672]

Went through all the videos but this one was the best possible explanation! Thank you so much ❤

[@puffinkitten]

This one video was more helpful than any music lesson I think I’ve ever taken in many years of learning and performing-thank you!

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You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!

[@alices1936]

Oh my gosh I actually get it now. You made it so easy to understand

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[@michaelbonello7795]

I found this the easiest way being explained and can follow. Thank you

[@clnw]

Great resource!

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Thank you!

[@zaminampui6147]

❤❤❤️ Adult beginner‼️…yet I understand everything so clearly,especially the part where you find major & minor chords 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Thank you,thank you.

[@andrewsboakye7254]

That was great Hr. Hoffman. You just made learning diatonic scale as easy as A,B,C. I like you.

[@ConnieOelbaum]

Wow, so beautiful, Mr. Hoffman😘

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

[@fatimasarahbakadir9423]

Hello Mr. Hoffman, thank you for all your lessons. I think that I vibi vi IV chord progression sounds nice too. Thanks!

[@knyarko1994]

I really love the analogy you used! Great video 🤩

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I LOVE PIANO! And I love you Mr. Hoffman , Scuba and Princess. Thank you so much!~

[@Hoffmanacademy]

You're welcome! I'm so glad you enjoy playing the piano. Keep up the awesome work!

[@CrazyRandomDOGO]

I play in a worship band for my church, this helps me a lot. I want to write songs too.

[@Hoffmanacademy]

That's great! I'm glad the video was helpful. :)

[@mitchelldelacruz1312]

Thank you so, so much for taking time in explaining this. I truly learned something new. THANKS!!!!

[@ichabedichlieb4745]

amazing work, mr hoffman, usually students learn about this stuff only after 6-8 years of piano ( if at all!). I like how you combine both classical and pop music from early stages on. keep it up, mate! :)

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying the material in the lessons.

[@colorblind1193]

Thank you for making videos to teach us, I do need some helpful advice though if you can please help. How many weeks should I spend practicing diatonic chords of each key signature before moving on to the next (practicing everyday)?

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Hi! Thank you for your question. There is no set amount of weeks to practice this - I suggest practicing this until it feels second nature, but you can still move on to something else and keep revisiting this exercise to keep it fresh. Remember that when a skill is not revisited, that skill can be forgotten. Happy playing and have fun!

[@colorblind1193]

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[@arnoldo5735]

Best lessons ever are going on! Thank you )

[@Hoffmanacademy]

You're very welcome! I'm so glad you're enjoying the lessons.

[@njous1990]

A big thank you. i found that a good way to think about it is thinking the tonic to be 8 instead of 1. (of course its the same note, but subtracting 2 from 8 makes more sense to me :).

[@Nyx-uv8uv]

Thank you for teaching and explaining that now I understand thank you tr

[@johnnydunstan7602]

Diatonic chords made easy thanks so much

[@christthelord91]

Excellent teacher!!

[@PajjuBoi]

Very Useful

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Thanks!

[@TFStacy]

Thank you so much for your well organized and well visualized lesson on diatomic chords. I’m sharing it with several of my early theory and piano students for reinforcement. Unfortunately, you make a significant error at 9:45. I’m sure you can figure out what it is, but so others may understand this, you have conflated interceding pitches with half steps.. they half step is the distance from one chromatic pitch to an adjacent chromatic pitch. There are four half steps in a major third, not three: between C and E for instance, and three half steps in a minor third, not two:. From E to G, for instance. I would urge you to modify your video for correctness in the spirit of minimizing confusion in early students. All the best, and thanks again for your post on KZbin. Tom Stacy

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Hi Tom, thanks for your thoughtful comment! You are absolutely right that the interval of a major third is equal to the distance of 4 half-steps, and a minor 3rd is 3 half-steps. In this video, I tried to emphasize that I was talking about the number of "keys in between" each of the 3 pitches of a major triad, which I have found to be a very simple and visual way for students to quickly see what quality of chord they are playing. As you pointed out, "keys in between" is not the same as the interval itself, so I appreciate you calling our attention to this distinction!

[@mmeraj7722]

Really very helping

[@rediff9819]

brilliant👍️

[@mr.E2498]

Very helpful.

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Thank you! We're glad you liked it.

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You are amaestro! Thank you.

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Great ressource for teachers too ;) thanks

[@Hoffmanacademy]

You're very welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful!

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So amazing😊

[@paripari2396]

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good

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Thank you!

[@BrickMovies_Legos]

Nice

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Thank you!

[@safe_in_sound]

Hey Mr. Hoffman, i have a particular chord sound i find really enjoyable and im wondering if it has a name? I iii II VI in C major I love these types of "adventure" chords but i dont quite understand what makes them sound this way? Thank you very much!

[@Hoffmanacademy]

I don't think it has a name, but that's a very nice chord progression. :)

[@safe_in_sound]

@@Hoffmanacademy Thank you for the reply :). There is a digital composer by the name of kubbi that always uses chords that sound magical and similar to this type of progression!

[@zeynepkadagan]

thaaaaank you ıt was great

[@Hoffmanacademy]

You're welcome! We're glad you enjoyed the lesson. :)

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Merci for this. This is my fight video.

[@nicolasmanriquez5655]

Thank u like ur vids

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Thanks! We're glad you enjoy them. :)

[@rutheproppi6265]

Hello: Thanks to your teaching I have learned the ii V I Progression. I would like to know if you can provide us amateur musicians with the ii V I Chromatic Progression. We are in the C Major Scale we want to go to the F Note, however, we want to go there chromatically by the ii V I Progression in the C Major Scale. Please let me know if you have such a challenge. Respectfully, R

[@sampledtoes7957]

Piano cat was just diatonic chord cat this entire time

[@jabbathehut1871]

Dia - tonic Through tones. Scales Diatonic by the C-C tonic scales. CM-chord, I (Roman), C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C D-minor chord, ii (Roman), D - E - F# - G - A - B - C# E-minor chord, iii (Roman), G-major chord, V (Roman), A-minor chord, vi B-diminished, vii (Roman), C-chord, I (Roman),

[@jabbathehut1871]

VII-diminished chordm

[@jabbathehut1871]

Different measuring symbols & systems for musical scales. Capital Roman = major Capital M = major

[@Nyx-uv8uv]

And how you do those puppets they are so cute every time u came up with an idea to make

[@stefpaul9605]

My fav cord is 4151

[@panditha500]

can you do "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" for this year's Christmas. plus ONLY ONE MORE MONTH UNTIL CHRISTMAS

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Thank you for the suggestion! I'll add it to our list of potential future songs. :)

[@Nyx-uv8uv]

The ending was so funny that scuba was crying and sniffing

[@tptreginalimroblox9892]

wow I love the puppets.

[@botbrikhya3772]

Diminished chords wow

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[@BrickMovies_Legos]

Sajeewa Panditha i guess oregon

[@Hoffmanacademy]

I live in Portland, Oregon.

[@cakegirllemon4517]

0:47 - Diatonic Yamaha chords :P

[@Hoffmanacademy]

Haha! Yes, those words lined up very nicely. :)

[@royanderson6540]

Stereo madnesses also uses this chord progression

[@asusrog8872]

Am - E - G - D Is that good enough?

[@thatsawrapstudios2674]

Should've been named James

[@虫-u7g]

I see how those notes are in the KFC.

[@Nyx-uv8uv]

A funny ending

[@ilyadyachuk7716]

Belongs in the KFC:)))))

[@jasneskis]

Forget finger puppet unless you are aiming at children. Children don't like it when spoken down to.

[@chriscurtis8344]

He is aiming at children!

[@fatimasarahbakadir9423]

vii not vibi sorry

[@byrdbyrd1869]

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[@Nyx-uv8uv]

😂😂😂