Jazz Improvisation Over Some FUNK!

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I made this backing track the other day and I've been having a lot of fun vibing over it.
A lot of what I have learnt is from watching others play, so I thought I would have a jam over this and then get you guys to let me know which bits are your favourite, and next week I'll explain and analyze your favourite bits!
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[@Piano_Pig]

So what bits do you guys what me to explain and analyze next week? Let me know the timings :)

[@minjungs4247]

i gotta question: can do a video about the evolution about the different kinds of jazz through the years with examples using ur piano ? :) this would be soo cool ! u can learn something, we can learn something and everyone would be happy xD ( im german hopefully u´ll understand my english xD )

[@Piano_Pig]

I really like that idea! I'm actually teaching myself about the history of jazz at the moment, but once I feel comfortable enough with the information I would be more than happy to share it!

[@minjungs4247]

glad to hear that ! :) i play the guuuitaar

[@MOVIEDAVE]

The runs at 2.59 that was sick

[@MOVIEDAVE]

Hi, how do you develop or come up with the solos

[@chichogomez48]

I didn't know Shaggy played so well LOL.

[@JMusicOficial]

Ajajajajaj 😂😂😂

[@minidwarf4266]

He did it for a Scooby snack

[@kungfumachinist]

Zoiks!

[@jwardbass4452]

Brit’ish Shaggy

[@Piano_Pig]

Who can spot THE LICK??

[@christianjohnson2924]

PianoPig 3:36

[@ohhhaidere36]

the double lick at 3:35 was actually awesome! Adam Neely would be proud

[@Piano_Pig]

Haha thanks bro! @Adam Neely what do you recon??

[@jonniejlo]

hahaha cheeky. love it.

[@sethcross9843]

Don't think you can hide the one at 4:12 😂

[@krillinscripplindepression3760]

3:08 dat pitch bend tho 🔥🔥

[@flornygrob]

Man, I've known how to play for 14 years now. You're really helping me revitalize my playing and put life into things. College sucked a lot of time out of my music, but you help me feel hope that the music hasnt totally left me. Rock the hell on my dude.

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks bro! I'm so glad you've found your way back into music. Keep it up :)

[@jacksondrinkard4348]

1:18-5:12 please and thanks

[@ottokampa7866]

Chords and chord subs/modulations at 2:50 give a cool feel to the improv

[@Piano_Pig]

I'll definitely talk about those chords next video!

[@junglemann1]

Great Improv! Those ascending chords in 2:10 - 2:14 create some awesome tension! Would love to learn about them!

[@w1o2l3f4i5e]

I am a guitar player. I'm just here enjoying the groove, THANKS!

[@Jakeyzie]

4:50 -4:55

[@ashitaka42]

Da face tho

[@mohamudikamero2172]

Whooooo i im in love with funky music WHOOOOO YEAH BABY 😎😎😎😎😍😍😍😍😍🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@minyuna3078]

Same I love it too😍😍😍😍😍

[@hamidasani4623]

#mahamudi kamero I like your style 😏😏👍👍

[@abil_grd]

the way you play it is so damn cool bro, stylish movement

[@ArgoBeats]

4:06 > 4:10

[@Solcius123123]

Yes that's such an amazing lick !!

[@christianjohnson2924]

2:08-2:13

[@Piano_Pig]

You like the chromatic altered stuff ay? Awesome :) I'll definetely talk about that bit next week!

[@krimsonfunk]

Suggestion: I play by ear , I never had the opportunity of learning proper notation etc. notation is something I’ve kinda picked up over the years and I know there are tons of people like me. I think it would be of great benefit for students and for you if apart from sheet notation you would include a MIDI file encapsulating each class.

[@KonstantinChervyakovkoStantes]

You are super weird cool dude)

[@ohjesus2456]

i almost 💦💦😳

[@luismorenosantamaria8402]

I love the face you make while playing the piano, you really enjoy it, congrats!!

[@martinbue2504]

2:02

[@freddyfredster9953]

Yep

[@ivarwesterberg6212]

I agree

[@ImproveYoSelf610]

1:18 - 2:52. Straight groovin, sounds awesome

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks man!

[@aswardjnocharles5305]

Monster on the keys 🙌🏿👏🏿what about your left hand voicing & the scales that goes with it etc.. pure vibes bro 🇫🇷

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks man! Yeah that's a good shout, I'll do a little run through of some of these left handed voicings next video :)

[@DinoNuggies4665]

His keyboard sounds like minecraft note blocks XD BTW great track and improv, was great to listen to and lifted my mood way up after watching a weird documentary about KZbin dark side lol

[@smak8224]

Simon... If you'll make an entire course about jazz... I'll buy it definitely!

[@LianDyogi]

Love the groove at 1:28! Also this was so fun to watch! Please do more :)

[@stewmaclean1905]

This is awesome! You have great feel. Do you have a midi version of the recording please? I'd like to play along to it. Cheers

[@omwithme6277]

Cold-blooded riff @ 3:38, sounds like some Bob James, Blasting this in my work truck, lol !

[@marcoevans2155]

Wave jazz. It was ubiquitous back when. Still nice though 👌🏾

[@vibe2jae]

3:13 - 3:43 I’m definitely digging the feel in that area for sure doc...

[@hakankaraayofficial]

meraba kardeşim bu programın ismi nedir acaba notaları gösteren

[@recorderlearning9374]

Bravo ! Have you made backing track by synthétiser ?

[@CarlosDavidAguilarRuiz]

How can I get the transcription of this exercise? I tried to buy it but it's not accepting more payments... is now free?

[@neilmccrackenmusic]

1.57 to 2.02, that lick with the cool chord change underneat it! Sounds really cool

[@Nur-hi4kn]

Who can suggest an alternative synthesiser with the exact jazzy soft sound ? Thanks in advance

[@dominiccirineo1587]

Omgosh, youre such an inspiration, man! What scales were these??

[@ezehughes]

1:57 - 2:07 really cool

[@Relapsation]

God damn 2:08 was smoooooth

[@JmanuHD]

Well Sensei, I wish you could teach us the wicked bebop scales you do on various occasions of the video like at the near end. I play a bit of salsa in my channel because I was pretty much raised with it in my Island, but I started listening to jazz and I would love to learn that type of improv more. You truly seem to have developed to a point the beautiful "feel" of improvisation which makes hearing you so satisfying. I am a fan of bebop, I admit I can be a bit biased but, to have that skill of being able to "fly" around the keys as if they were clouds with the bebop technique would be a very valuable lesson. Even better so if its in depth. I apreciate the time you spent reading this :) P.S you can enjoy some bits of salsa in mah channel.

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks for the lovely comment bro!

[@logan979]

listen with playback speed set to 1.25 ! awesome track

[@taeinlee3247]

This awesome dude's eyes seem to been so much high and ready for instrums. I like this dude

[@ivarwesterberg6212]

3:35 ;))))

[@euanronaldson793]

hehe

[@samy83247]

Those chords at 3:25 really got something

[@goomahh]

I love the “funkiest left-hand bass line” video u made. I play that all the time it’s great.

[@MotoCrazy66]

NONE OF IT, 'COS IT'S ALL RUBBISH! Haa, just joking of course, it's all brilliant as far as i can tell. What i think i'll do is try to go through it without any explanation, i think that may be a good ear developing exercise, as well as to find out what you've played. What do you think, maestro?

[@Piano_Pig]

I think if you wanted to benefit the most you possible could from this video, you should transcribe the entire solo purely by ear. Obviously that would be a HUGE amount of work but it would do wonders in terms of developing your ears.

[@adamrafferty]

Yeah Simon!!!!

[@jonmayes3262]

what scales would you have to learn in order to impov like this ?

[@csmcrckrs]

Chords from 1:20 to 1:24 and explanation how to integrate something like this in your improvisation? Thanks!

[@cherryb0ng]

Hi I'm new here. 1:46-1:53 more or less and 2:59

[@ceyhanyazc2684]

3:13 - 3:16 this one is lovely

[@romant3080]

You look like a drummer.🤷‍♂️😂😂

[@margueritedupuis2346]

I love , simple, i love💕💕💕 EXCELLENT!!

[@omoaston]

Beautiful

[@joshgoss9371]

Nice licks. I can hear where you are playing out and moving to the next chord change, but it's really difficult to see. Any way you can chart this out, and transcribe what's happening here? The blue flashes with flashing note names doesn't really show what is truly happening. It all just goes by too quickly to absorb any of it.

[@Piano_Pig]

There will be a transcription of this solo available to download along with the video I release this Friday

[@Chocolate_Box02]

Oink

[@markmorabito1643]

Gosh, I wish I could play like this.

[@Chris-uq4iz]

I expected more comments about the licc here.

[@Th3Princ3P3rcia]

3:48 backwards run, it was dope.

[@irinascherbakova5692]

I liked your improvisation. I can make this score in Sibelius)))

[@MoosCode]

03:33 The lick xD !

[@goldhillroad1483]

Crazy good way to use the lick

[@fabiojuniorteclas9176]

Which piano EP nord you are using?

[@Piano_Pig]

EPiano 4 - Mk V - CloseIdeal

[@MrGoodbarz]

3:21 My man Simon Was feeling feeling that track i swear This is crazy!!

[@Alchrat]

Why does it seem like Pyrocynical is the one speaking

[@terryallen9546]

Okay, I've watched this about ten times, and I think I'll probably watch it 20 or more times till I get it.

[@rajeshbalu29ify]

3:26 to 3:41 chords were awesome

[@legaleagles3654]

Getting funky up in here...

[@rodrigoguilherme7178]

Very beautiful music

[@leprestataire]

great!!

[@dylanpatrick295]

How do you think harmonically? Are you more melodically driven or do you think in a more harmonic structure? Any tips on how to strengthen harmonic and tonal application more effectively?

[@Drpepper673]

who would dislike this video

[@krimsonfunk]

One of your best ! ... smooooooth ;)

[@MomLAU]

That was fun to listen to!

[@dexhewitt2990]

3:35 ... the sweet, sweet lick

[@tanhongzhi2637]

1:16 - 1:30

[@The_AnimeNationX]

1:20-3:30

[@odrigoray6182]

who else heard the lick

[@emanuelpillay7579]

Brilliant!! You got some funk. Do you have a recording of this?? Can you please add a link to download it?

[@lukasnagel346]

How is that keyboard called you're playing on?

[@Piano_Pig]

Nord Stage HA88

[@jhmvicta8]

1:12

[@Gmack870]

Could you publish the score to the backing track?

[@Piano_Pig]

I'll l make it available to download next video!

[@user-vm2kk3yh2c]

yesss very very nice!!

[@maximilianerdelt6237]

Definetly 2:00 - 2:18!!!

[@gilbertbonnet7064]

I'm fan ! thank's !

[@PianoUniverse]

Steely Dan like...

[@davidschmid1836]

nice jam bro

[@marijekeys6160]

Pretty voicings! Can you tell me which sound do you use on your Nord?

[@Piano_Pig]

I think this was the Rhodes MkV CloseIdeal.

[@bruneaualexandre2317]

yall help me find a 10 hour compilation of something similar plz !

[@kennyproulx4690]

I like the funky

[@davidamoo5874]

Two questions first of all the first two chords that give that neosoul effect how do you construct those chords ... over what chords can you use the altered scales on ?

[@Piano_Pig]

I made a video explaining specific parts of this video... the heavy intro chords was one of them! Check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHe9h6aoqdp-j7M

[@marenhs6845]

this is SO SICK!!

[@rubenchannel8237]

What's up man. Would you please do more videos explaining more about walking Bass? I'm having a hard time how to walk from one chord to others. I appreciate your help my friend. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. Thank you in forward.

[@NonJohns]

Here's this might have help kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKa3l3Zrq56NaLs

[@Piano_Pig]

That's for the video suggestion man! I'll add it to my list :)

[@rubenchannel8237]

PianoPig Thanks for answer the question, thank you, thank you. 👍👍

[@kicksncapz]

Play it darker

[@edamdiazvilla4068]

I really like it all but ive always wanted to learn how to chord for the left and run with the right.And exp wht you did what u did.If thats ok that would b great

[@BenCazzola]

@239 am I alowed to just comment that yer flow is sick bruv. Keeping me going right now

[@rickemp1936]

What scale/s please? Are there chord arpeggios that can cover the groove? Thanx ;)

[@afrokeys8736]

1:17 - 4:56 was dope

[@DerekBiryani]

Loved the timing of the phrase at 4:14-4:17! Anything you have to say about that would be appreciated, but for now I'm just admiring that feel

[@thomassengotta2462]

How did you create the backing track ? Band in a box ? Handmade ?

[@Piano_Pig]

I made it from scratch using Logic Pro X

[@jeferson4160]

what shade?

[@playmu5ic]

Nice Bruh

[@ImproveYoSelf610]

So amazing, Nice skills brother