Add Soul to Your Piano Chords by Changing One Note

[@AntoineVideoLibrary]

Fantastic lesson! Thanks

[@MRGO0OSE]

Really great advice on practicing new voicings and tasteful organic pitches for your stuff :)

[@brettbreet]

Reminds me of Steely Dan and their use of "Mu Major" chords!

[@bathanhnguyen202]

cool concept!!

[@JesseMuka]

Been watching your videos since 2017. Thanks for sharing Jeff

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Open Studio shared something similar with their Steely Dan inspired “Moo” chords

[@FrankChristianMay]

2:50 --> Answer: C-Major. It's a nice backdoor cadence, try it out! ;-)

[@StratosFair]

Impressive the amount of useful information you manage to pack in such a short video, and it's still perfectly clear and understandable to a (somewhat) newbie like me !

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thanks! Glad to hear it was helpful.

[@D29.H45]

you can also use the third below technique for the melody if I'm right? I don't know what it's called but I've seen it used many times on bright and happy jazzy pop pieces

[@apowellintheweeds]

"Harmonic gravity" so clearly explained the *why* of drop-3, rather than "stay out of the bass player's way"!

[@granddaddy_funk]

These are mu chords. More like drop 2 as we count from the top with these voicings. He dropped the second note from the top.

[@nicholascarroll7239]

Thanks for a cool lesson. I am confused on your final chord progression though. Are you still implying the 1-6-2-5 harmony? It sounds like it to me, but when I write out the notes in your slash chords I am thrown by the use of major 3 and major 7 in the Badd9/D# and Aadd9/C# respectively. Why were those chords chosen over what would be minor chords? Thank you again and I appreciate it if you have the time to answer.

[@machytka]

Hey Jeff, I was wondering if the C/E chord is better called Em7#5. You are shifting it all over the keyboard, so the sound of the third in the bass gets lost. I personally hear it as a minor than a major chord. Thank you for all the inspiration!

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

It depends on whether or not you’re including that B. A voicing like E C D G B wouldn’t be an Em7#5 because B is the natural 5. So, you’re better off with CMaj9/E or even Emb13, which includes the B as the 5 and the C as the b13. As to which to choose between those two, it depends on the context of the surrounding chords.

[@machytka]

@@JeffSchneiderMusic Thank you Jeff! Emb13 is then my personal choice for your progression. It has a strong New Soul / R n B Vibe, there is not really a harmonic-functional approach to my ears, when they are shifted all across. Normally you hear the function of a third in the bass, when the surrounding chords give the opportunity. So I agree: it is all about context!

[@ToneCabinet]

My head hurts. 😂

[@oliverwarren1074]

That chord prog sounds very Louis Cole.

[@andy25piano]

Funny you should say that. I associate it more with Robert Glasper, actually. But it's not artist specific.

[@sulthansudhan5930]

First view

[@Obscurity202]

Get your come face off the thumbnail. Jeez