How To Play Advanced Jazz Piano Chords

Willing to learn and play advanced jazz piano chords? Don’t waste time on endless theory, but put all your jazz harmony knowledge into context and use these jazz piano techniques to create complex and beautiful sound.
To be able to play advanced piano chords, make sure to master the foundations of jazz harmony - the 7th chords on piano. Then you can move on to 9th chords, 13th chords and so on. All these jazz chords explained in the context of piano chord progressions, including a 251 chord progression, jazz piano exercises and jazz piano voicing that are easy but extremely effective will let you take your playing to another level.
If you would like to learn more about piano jazz harmony and how to play jazz chords, and specifically how to improvise on 4th chords, watch this video next:
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[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

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[@humblemai2211]

Bebop jazz piano...next please... thạnks

[@KrishnaKumar-dl5lt]

Jazz is simple under a great teacher ❤

[@frederickk2852]

Excellent advice. Develop finger memory.

[@PAULENDERS-u8o]

We need a tutorial on these chord progressions that includes your embellishments and the scale (theory) behind them...sounds amazing as usual !

[@PianoMatronNeeNee]

Thank you so much Tom❤Wish I would’ve watched this years ago. A million likes from me 👍 Much love from Miami ❤

[@SamikBhattacharyaOfficial]

I used to be really lost as to where to start learning the beautiful melodies and chord progressions I hear in Bill Evans's music and Oscar Peterson's songs. And you really simplified it down so now I have a great starting point even for guitar! It's lovely and it's so helpful! Thank you so much! I am going to be always indebted to you for this!

[@glennmichaelthompson4112]

As a guitarist who is interested in learning to play piano the examples played in context are very helpful. Thanks! I also came up with some voicings which have quite comfortable (natural) movement. Left hand plays the Root and b7, right hand the 9, b3 &5 for a minor 9 chord. Then change the left hand bottom note up a P4th and the other note down a 1/2 step to get the root and 3rd of the next chord...keeping the right hand notes in place gives you a dominant 13 (or 6/9) with the 5th on top. So many possibilities by changing a couple of notes, and much more to explore. This stuff is great fun...thanks again!!!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Yes, actually I think this resonates with guitarists well, because string players are good at thinking in shapes! And really for these types of chords you have to think in shapes not just theory and piano teaching culture is often too academic.

[@MaxTheCool-c8y]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE HECK IM TALKING ABOUT!!. every single day i try to search up piano lecons on youtube and the only videos i find are the ones for beginners that i already know and i want to advance in piano. Thanks for making this video.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Great this hits the nerve of what you are looking for. Keep us posted on how you're progressing!

[@jblock41]

Excellent, clear presentation. Very nicely done lesson.

[@neildahl1188]

Thank you for inspiring me. I really have been trying to keep up with my chord theory. This video really brings it all together. You have very pleasant way of explaining material.

[@joeljoseph2325]

Background music gives me a positive vibe like we r entering to have something great in the future

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Many thanks, it was composed by yours truly!

[@clydesimmons2588]

Thank you for your love of music

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Many thanks

[@positivegradient]

Love these Carole king chords! ❤❤

[@markE946]

I tried the Cm7 to F9, where can you go next ie what chord will work and sound good?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Try the following sequence, Cm7 - F9 - Dm7 - G9, Em7 - A9, Ebm7 - Ab9, Dm7 - G9, Cm7 - F9 A good song example might be "Satin Doll" by Duke Ellington. Great chords that fit with this principle.

[@markE946]

Thank you, I was going around descending by 4ths (counter clockwise circle of 5ths) and going from F9 to Bb then Eb etc.. but it didn't seem to work, however doing this with simple triads in either direction major or minor does.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@@markE946 all of those options work well and have been done in many songs. It's more so "how" they are played and how they are arranged.

[@kelements]

intuitional way of playing, the way that involve your fingers and ears to feel what sounds good. Easy said, but this video does give us a solid example. Keep going!

[@orionfoote2890]

That’s like a signature Carole King sounding type of thing - the minor 7th with the 7th in the bass lowered down a semi tone to the dominant chord- cool video 👍🏻

[@bunnyhollowcrafts]

This is terrific information! Love the way you teach!!! Thank you!!!

[@jonaspersson3344]

Thank you so much! I am for sure guilty of spending too much time reading theory instead of playing. I know a lot of theory by now, but still don’t feel confident enough when playing.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Yes, so now is the time to think of putting this theory into your actually muscle memory. Music theory can become an ivory tower where there is no connection....

[@liriosanz]

Impecable

[@rosaliedeneubourg3225]

Hello dear Tom, I am so grateful for your suggestions and exact explanations. As a result of it, I have now also come out by considering which chord connections fit well with each other. e.g. I have seen, for example, when I play a BMaj9 I only have to change the basic tone to d to get to Dmin 7. Unfortunately, the whole thing is so exciting that I never get to combine the chords with a rhythmic pattern. I want to say that I always deal too much with which chords sound good one after the other. Again and again I come across new exciting topics that keep me from doing rhythm exercises. Who is doing this here like me? 😅 kind regarding Rosalie ❤

[@cain1s]

VERY helpful!!!! Thank you!!!!

[@brucemackenzie-graham3121]

So nice to see this information out into context, Tom. Also nice to have a good review. Thanks for the lesson.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Many thanks Bruce.

[@philipowen9202]

Fantastic lesson, Tom!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Many thanks Philip

[@MHMaximus]

Great vid, thanx! 😃 Is there a way of thinking, a way of learning how to learn and memorize smooth transitions between all 7th and other 4 finger chords? Lessons? Pdf? All you good oiano players, how do I learn those smooth and easy transitions between chords?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

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[@durhamgrigg3125]

Totally awesome insights and revelations!!!! I am absolutely loving picking up your youtubes. Each one has not just one BUT a goldmine of golden musical nuggets - thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Thankyou Durham, much appreciated! The next video about the land is about 2-5-1, with some very unique perspectives, watch this space.

[@exuberantmantra362]

Im using this to improve harmonium chord progressions in songs of devotion. Thank you!!!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Great to know you are using these techniques!

[@TheMrMRsmoke]

Very useful now i can tell EVERYONE That i can play ADVANCED chords

[@mario_israel]

Thanks a lot for this great lesson!! 🌼

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Glad you liked it!

[@nickk8416]

Thank You so much for simplifying and explaining things even I can understand. :)

[@pierresaintdaniel300]

You are very good professional

[@cecilgriffiths6399]

A-m-a-z-i-n-g !!! 🙏🎶🤩⚡️🙌

[@MarioButir]

Very valuable information presented in such a simple way. You're a great teacher!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Thankyou Mario for you kind words.

[@billhasty5197]

Great Lesson Tom. Love those jazz chords and how they sound. Rick Wright of Pink Floyd was a Master at Jazz. He once said that was where he got a lot of inspiration for the music he wrote for Pink Floyd. Timeless classics.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Yes you'll hear this sequence in Great Gig in the Sky from Dark Side of the moon.

[@emapooh2954]

👏👏Thank you do much for amazingly comprehensive and simple video❤ very motivating! Byw for LH chords does the system work the same as what explained in this video for RH?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Great question. Yes these chords can work very well in the left hand providing that they are not played too low on the piano (keeping to the middle register and avoiding anything too far below the C below middle C). Coupled with right hand blues and arpeggios this sounds great and makes useful practice.

[@emapooh2954]

Thank you so much for your kind reply 😊

[@margueritechippendale8844]

Thanks Tom 🙏

[@karenconnell3290]

Beautiful chords! Thank you so much.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Many thanks.

[@iMusicAcademy]

Agreed! And nice channel 🎹

[@georgeparreno]

THNAK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH SIR!!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Great this this method has helped you!

[@humblemai2211]

Great.... please make more...thanks

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

More on its way :)

[@monoofon]

really thanks! saludos from chile!

[@binebum1]

Very nice! Very easy to follow, and try out😄👏👏

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Thank you! 😊

[@jlhc1552]

Not so simple, but very well told Excellent Merci What piano do you use in this vidéo ? 👍👍👍

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

My setup is complex it's a Roland Digital but I am running external VST software on Kontake. In the ideal world I'd do all of these tutorials on my Bluthner Grand Piano but the digital plug ins enable good visual representation of the music.

[@metilaful]

Wow. Great video

[@mpilines]

On your online 30ha course, do you present it this way, more on keys that too much theory? I love to know where the chord or any movements come from but I am really keen on application/ the physical side as you put. Is the course recorded or live?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Dear Mpiyabo, yes, even more so. I aim to get to get straight to the point as to what jazz piano is about without the unneeded theories that hold people back. Hence the name 30 Day Jazz Musician. You can get in touch with us directly to gain free 5-day test drive of the 1st module of the 30-Day Jazz Musician course. The course is divided into 4 module and is intended as a lifelong resource. www.contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/contact/

[@jbeeuk2007]

on the sheet bar 31/32, Gmaj7 and G7 seem both to have the same notes, shouldn't Gmaj7 not have a Gb? I know it's not really too important...

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Well picked, it was a typo!

[@webkluns]

Is there any jazz song that (at times) uses a basic triad? Or it that simply non existent in jazz?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

This is such a good question. The short answer is, no. Jazz harmony operates on a level of 7ths and above (no basic triads) a way to see this is that major/minor/dominate 7ths operates in jazz harmony in a somewhat similar way as major and minor does in classical music.

[@liriosanz]

Buemisimo

[@stephenb4164]

Sounds like the into chords to Rocket Man?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Yes this pattern is also used in alot of 70s rock music. Rocket Man is one of them. Spot on observation! Also Great Gig in the Sky and half of Carol King's Tapestry album. But make no mistake this all comes from the Jazz 2-5-1 progression.

[@fisch723]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano I’m a guitar player and play with a great trained keyboard player and he opened my eyes when he called it a 2-5-1. I always thought of Cm7-F9 as a Dorian 1-4

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@@fisch723 yes we have another video on 2-5-1 as well kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGqUamyua6p3eNk it's all about the context you could call this a 2-5 (no 1) or a Dorian progression.

[@AccountantDoesDIY]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano funny you say that mate. I had Its Too Late as an ear worm throughout your excellent video 😄 Think Carole king played it off the A to D chords. And then I Feel The Earth Move Under My Feet had a similar pattern too if I recall correctly.

[@מנדיסגל]

Ohh The run at the and so tasty 😋 Thank you sir

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Many thanks 😊

[@liriosanz]

Buenísimo

[@savagecalibre5178]

Man Where Can I Find you for Piano Jazz Lesson? do you have Facebook you Played Like Mike Dad And I Wanna Surprise my Dad. I Love your Videos Man

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

London Contemporary School of Piano : www.contemporaryschoolofpiano.com - you might like our 30 Day Jazz Musician Course

[@andrewie4]

From the title and author of this video . I actually thought this is a music university!!! Lol.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Yes, we are not a University, but we are an Independent Music Academy with a large international base. We are based in Central London on Baker Street. We specialize in aspects of education research that you probably won't see in mainstream music academies, esp in fields such as improvisation approaches and learning to suit people's individual profiles and learning styles..

[@WooshaBaloo]

I love the fact that I hate jazz. Music is so powerful.

[@TwelfthRoot2]

Phd = progressions of harmonic dissonance

[@pnojazz]

Okay, but play the 9th on the minor 7th, not the root. 😂

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

If the 7th is not there, its not a 9th. A 9th must have a 7th and 2nd. Hope that helps. 🙏

[@AndersRomin]

Nice hands on video, but the title is wrong. It should be “simple” jazz chords, not “advanced”.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

It gets more complex at the end.

[@fingerhorn4]

As much as these might be helpful to some, they are NOT "advanced" jazz chords! Nowhere near.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

More complex harmonies are at the end of the video, but yes, to get to those voicing I admit I was quite specific and thorough to make sure our audience here on KZbin really understand the premise. I know that's not considered "advanced" but I know our audience really well, and it's the clarification and accessibility that they really value from my work. Hope this makes sense. Some more complex jazz videos are about to land including a breakdown of Miles Davis / Bill Evans Blue in Green! Which I guarantee is more challenging than this!

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

Gave up after 6 and a half minutes. I don't know if you ever get to the "advanced chords" in the title, but the intro is long and elementary.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Why don't you use the toggle button on KZbin and fast forward to the practical exercises? The beginning involves a discussion of fundamentals that are often overlooked (Kinesatic adaptation of music theory which I wouldn't describe as elementary, but more so not spoken about enough in jazz), but I accept these aren't sexy concepts and I will get "swiped" or "dumped" by members of the public if my openings aren't fast and funky enough...!

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano I don't see the relevance of dating apps to this discussion. Everyone's time is limited, especially those who practice several hours a day. There are hundreds of tutorials online, and I suspect I'm not alone in preferring compact presentations that get to the point quickly and have useful examples that live up to the title's promise. If by the 7th minute I haven't yet seen a single "advanced chord" advertised in the headline, well, it's not for me. Feel free to ignore my comment if you think there is nothing to learn from it. Incidentally, "advanced chords" would seem to imply that it is useful for advanced players. It may be that one problem among others is false advertising. The part I watched was very elementary.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

​@@sheilamacdougal4874 I agree, that fast presentation is certainly the more commercial mainstream approach. Onto your other point about the video, an education specialist has to clearly define "What are Advanced chords" based on most students' experiences. Most people might not have your experience in music, so if you find that 13th, 9th, and 11th harmonies are elementary, thats obviously a sign of your experience. For the majority of the population learning jazz piano that's not their view or experience. For the sake of them being given the opportunity to play these advanced harmonies, I define for the purpose of this video, that these are advanced harmonies. But I hope that clarifies my point. Best of luck with your music. If you'd like to check out something more advanced, you can watch my Art of Improvisation Documentary: We do cover far more advanced harmonic progressions all the way into serialism and bitonality, which you can enquire about via our website. Here is the Art of Improv documentary for some more sophisticated approaches to piano improvisation including Fugue Improvisation. I hope this helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/amKsdIJnjrF0prs

[@binebum1]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano It's always a case of one man's bread...... you see, I personally like the slower pace of the presentation, the thorough adding base concepts....even the fact that your voice is slower and lower pitched than most 'in your face utube' presenters is very pleasant. You're not pounding me with 400 words per minute, it gives me time to think and see and learn! Thank you👏👏

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano You edited out your previous reference to dating apps, but now refer to a "mainstream commercial approach" that I supposedly prefer. I think concise presentation is just good teaching. As for the "kinesatic" approach, lots of teachers (e.g. Levine) encourage students to be aware of the feel of voicings and progressions, without the fancy word.

[@rottenheavenly6245]

what's the make of that piano you use

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

It's a Roland, though I'm using Software to further improve the piano sound quality.

[@rottenheavenly6245]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano Cheers...