Master Pianist: 15 Ways To Make BORING Chords EXCITING (Matt Johnson from Jamiroquai) [Chord Hacks]

Matt Johnson shares his best chord hacks for producers - say goodbye to boring chords!
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Music Theory. Some love it, some hate it - but this video is all about music theory you can actually use! You'll learn how to write emotional chord progressions on piano which you can then apply to any DAW, any song, or any collab. These music theory chord tricks take a bit of focus to understand, but they are serious chord hacks for producers. Big thanks to Matt Johnson (from Jamiroquai), who has been studying piano since he was a kid!
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Define Boring/Exciting Chords - 0:00
Change One Chord - 0:21
Circle of Fifths 0:46
Bass of Fifths - 1:34
Major/Minor Switch Up - 2:34
Fifths at The End - 3:16
Rhythmic Shifts - 3:55
Sneaky Fifths - 4:32
Great Quote - 6:13
Matt's Channel (linked) - 6:30
Reverse The Bass - 6:50
Vocal & Chord Fit - 7:58
Producing Singers Tip - 8:58
Hit Records - Jamiroquai example - 9:31
Unpredictability - 9:56
Be Interesting - 10:48
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[@SolStateMusic]

If you loved this, you'll also like Matt's video on Neo Soul Chords - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKC7hYJ-haabmpo

[@elementlab41]

Is there a link to the entire stream? So great!

[@SolStateMusic]

@@elementlab41 I interviewed Matt, this is not available anywhere else

[@elementlab41]

@@SolStateMusic Gotcha! Well, thanks for sharing!

[@EDMTips]

This was awesome!

[@kelzoproductions4421]

the biggest producer flex is using a prophet as a midi keyboard

[@SolStateMusic]

haha - is it still a flex when he has a Jupiter 8 (25K) and Moog 1 (7k)?

[@BilGmusic]

@@SolStateMusic 🤣

[@kelzoproductions4421]

@@SolStateMusic i think for simple vst folk like myself, yes. yes it is.

[@silverfiltersoundlab]

haha I know it wasn't a flex but I also noticed that😄

[@subs4794]

Those plastic key thud noises ...

[@sismike]

His whole channel is gold. Your whole channel is gold.

[@oB_Session]

You sir are gold.

[@liberallarry847]

For those who don't know, this is literally one of THE best funk pianists in recent history. Go listen to the Jamiroquai albums since he joined in 2002. Absorb everything you can from this man right here.

[@SolStateMusic]

Yes! Matt is sooo good at what he does. He also co-produced 100% of the last Jamiroquai album. And his new track "Interstellar love"is quite cool too - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHaxkoSsh654qZI

[@liberallarry847]

@@SolStateMusic I'll check it out!

[@arthurmee]

I loved Jamiroquai. This is indeed pure gold . . .love the harmonic breakdown of the music . . .

[@joachimschranzhofer5566]

Everything Matt is playing sound like instant Jamiroquai! You really know where the root for the sound of that band lies (yes and in the bass...)

[@SolStateMusic]

Matt did co-produce the entire last album! But I've heard Jay from Jamiroquai has some good chord ideas too.

[@seanarooni]

love the prophet midi controller flex

[@C4millee99]

hahah casually using a prophet

[@SolStateMusic]

Just his casual living-room Prophet :)

[@MelloDeeBeats]

I ain't even get into the tutorial but once I heard "pianist from Jamiroquai" I was SOLD

[@redshiplanding]

I have learned most of these ideas on my own over the past 10 years (only a hobbyist, but my undergrad is in music prod), but I would have LOVED to have had someone share them with me with the level of charisma and knowledge that you naturally bring, Mr. Matt Johnson. My wife is a huge Jamiroquai fan, and I am thinking that I should be as well. In fact, as I ended up going in a different direction (I am now an English prof at a university here in Nashville), so I want to commend you on your incredibly effective teaching methods. You are a natural teacher. Lots of people may know these musical concepts, but very few people can communicatee them as compellingly as you do.

[@jwhipp]

Matt is an absolute legend.

[@Buenosaurus-Rex]

Final Fantasy Tactics Black Mage pfp ayyy Bruh I've been watching videos and at random people using FFT music and been taken for a ride 😭😭

[@jwhipp]

@@Buenosaurus-Rex hahaha love it. The music is just unreal.

[@SolStateMusic]

Yup! He's been playing piano with style longer than most of us have been alive.

[@CristianPoow]

When building-up EDM songs (house, deep, prog, etc) it's always of a huge impact to enhance chords as a tension moment. This guy in 10 minutes just taught everyone new 3 years of music theory. Hahaha. Amazing.

[@CristianPoow]

Not to mention that he's a physical-mashup of 80's William Sabka and Simon Le Bon.

[@Gnurklesquimp]

I love those cases where you find something a bit bland but you can tell there's something there, then you break up the chords into just the right rhythms and intervals, add some passing note movements within those chords, and it just flows perfectly. A really fun exercise is to come up with SUPER dense chords, maybe you have 4x 5 note chords and together they cover ALL the notes, it probably sounds very out there, but try to play the notes individually, balance the intervallic and rhythmic movements by hinting at things other than chromatics, and there's probably a groove there where every note is just right.

[@6884]

one of the best videos i've seen in... well, forever.

[@SolStateMusic]

Wow thank you! Share it?

[@lt15_27]

The left hand! I love the way he plays bass lines!

[@VeganKebabDoRuky]

Amazing video, thanks a lot for bringing us this video with Matt

[@d.o.b.]

This was so helpful..Thank you for putting this together for the community!

[@888berg]

Matt you can't make enough of these... SOOOOO GOOOD and really helping out the community to bring more sweet music to the world :)))))

[@avloc1]

Just subscribed. Learned a lot in this one video. Can't wait to absorb the rest. Great knowledge given away for free. Love it.

[@groovemaster9051]

True sauce right here! Thank you so much for these gems. Instant sub 💯

[@torkgems]

all your videos have been so inspiring man, keep up the amazing work

[@jb3636]

Such a great segment! Thank you!!

[@pinkowitzmusic]

This was so insightful! Can't wait to try these strategies.

[@WesleyWestMusic]

Thank you! Such a great video and channel!!

[@AA-hy3vx]

I 👏 love 👏this 👏channel 👏 thank you so much for posting the stuff you stumble on. It's all _SO_ helpful

[@PatrickQT]

Sounds great. Thank you.

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Matt’s so great. Love his generosity with his wisdom and vast experience. 🤙🏼

[@Teflora]

Amazing content! Love seeing new people on your channel I didn't know do content! I love Jamiroquai so I'm really excited to learn about Matt!

[@danielhohenberg3840]

Finally, not too much talking or explaining, just showing chords, modulations etc. that sound good. Props and a big thanks to you🙂

[@Jamieamusic]

Ah man this is so damn Good! Gotta love Matt! You’re absolutely killing it with these vids Sol!

[@RobyCol2000]

Straordinario. Grazie per i tuoi consigli Matt ! Eccitanti accordi ed atmosfere ...

[@bigdrums9905]

Thanks so much, really clear and easy to follow

[@TheCALMInstitute]

I really appreciate the generosity of spirit that it takes to make videos like this - thank you so much!

[@SolStateMusic]

You are so welcome!

[@kimfong8817]

Thx Matt, some great tips to try out!

[@mikeduckaudio5401]

Inspiring as always..Thank you Matt 😎👍

[@JiveTalker78]

Nice! This is information is solid gold man 👌

[@bigmistqke]

Golden video. Pure gold.

[@midiman5045]

Matt Thanks so much for these great tips.

[@Astrothunder_]

Wow this channel was a great find! I’ve been watching Matt’s channel for about 2 years he makes great content, good video 👍🏾

[@adambolduc7532]

Love your channel you really show so much on how to get better I'm new to piano I'm a drummer for over 30 years you explain and show things where it makes sense thank you so much👍

[@shamelit2447]

Love it thanks bro

[@brandbusters183]

Really helpful thank you.

[@GurnBograt1986]

This is awesome!!!!!

[@iPlayAdCarry]

Love this channel

[@trembleidlehands]

This has to be one of the best videos ever made!

[@unclemick-synths]

Excellent 👍 I like that Matt explains stuff so you don't have to have his skills to put them into practice.

[@photonal]

Wow - in awe of your awesome talent!

[@Notacet]

Great to connect a face for all the knowledge I’ve intuitively learned from listening to Jamiroquai! Too young to die got me a long way into music theory, thanks a lot!🔥🔥

[@kbm4067]

funny when Matt was talking about the trick when you switch the minor chord to a major I immediately started singing "with all my heart, I love you baby" and voila!! Love the video!

[@l.a.w-2323]

I wanna learn those chords from this video every single one was so amazing and beautiful is it possible to get a chord sheet of the melodies that were played in the video?

[@formerastronaut]

Matt has one of the best channels on youtube for musicians.

[@saxongroove5898]

Great stuff! Matt is so talented, and such a friendly guy - a rare combination in the music world

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks, true that!

[@eyeque7]

I'm like that to

[@wills3212]

Awesome!!

[@lamsior]

This is GOLD

[@NickPitmanUK]

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[@SolStateMusic]

Same to you!

[@wolfpackpresets]

I appreciate it, cool info.

[@philipford6183]

Matt's the piano teacher we all wish we'd had instead.

[@batlin]

Brilliant musician and teacher is Matt!

[@thepanicroommastering2062]

This is amazing 😳 thank you so much 💫

[@SolStateMusic]

You're welcome 😊

[@joesloan2207]

Legend 🙌🏼🥋

[@matepesti8606]

Legendary teacher!

[@DillistoneOfficial]

Sol State you're on fire, thank you so much for your hard work

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks man!

[@OleksiiTheAngry]

I absolutely love switching minor for major and vice versa. Like in Faith No More's Stripsearch - a brilliant and underrated idea!

[@JayEskarYT]

Loved this! Super insightful

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks Jay! Hope your music is going well :)

[@purplism4857]

matt is crazy talented !!!

[@antoniobaggiano9513]

great tips, thanks 😉👍

[@HumanBeingWithFeelings]

this is incredibly useful

[@astroant5214]

dude i love the chords u play

[@slacker4206]

Amazing grand piano tone on the Prophet. 👍

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Lovely demonstration and discussion 🌐

[@JamesRamboPearce]

What a charming and knowledgeable teacher, one of the best chord videos I've seen

[@SolStateMusic]

Wow, thank you! Tell a friend

[@JamesRamboPearce]

@@SolStateMusic already did!

[@lorenharris2965]

Agreed

[@OverdriveMusic]

What a legend!

[@RapturesMusic]

getting dangerously close to 100k there, very happy for you

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks! Appreciate your support :)

[@alexeikai]

this is brilliant. thank u for turning me on to his channel. jamiroquai from the source. aaah

[@kwamealievergreen4257]

Good video, great content. Only thing I’d say is it’s pretty difficult to see the notes you’re playing due to the color grading you do the keyboard, the black and white, and blue make it hard to follow the chords. May I suggest using an interface with higher contrast, or articulating the chords you play verbally?

[@trujiebeats7190]

So inspiring

[@christiaantinga]

Thank you for breaking through that 'writer's block' ! :):)

[@lorenharris2965]

Wonderful clip; I’m re-inspired.

[@davidlizama7867]

thank you sol state and matt

[@rocknrory]

💯💯

[@StephenAndrichuk]

This is amazing

[@Thedrop83]

Thanks a lot :)

[@PaulBenjaminJenkins]

Such a brilliantly simple way of explaining things. Thank you Matt, you always make it seem possible to get better. : )

[@Batmonthesequel]

How lucky are we that such a legend makes KZbin tutorials?

[@davidrockower2703]

you are the keyboardist that I've been waiting for since my birth 46 years ago =-)

[@donovan665]

Great stuff

[@brendanwalsh108]

Thanks Matt. Sometimes I just jam along to a loop then take out the loop.

[@thenatureofsound2414]

Putting a fifth in gives me instant Disco vibes 4:55

[@jaz20083]

Priceless as usual Matt. Thank you ! What? It's not your Channel. ?! 😜👊

[@joeanderson1307]

really cool y'all collabed on this, took me a sec to realize that ahhaa

[@Rzn8B58]

Thank you for putting the on screen keyboard. I'm bad at hearing what key something is in when trying to learn something new. Seeing what keys you're hitting helps immensely 👍

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@pineoandloeb]

You have the best music production education channel on Earth

[@SolStateMusic]

Honored, thanks! Do me a favor and tell a friend!

[@jknorratl]

"Sweet Love" at 3:30 ... Love that chord progression

[@AATRAXX]

I recognized it right away. Sweet love m-beat. I love that beautiful vocal

[@purehuman9056]

@@AATRAXX m beat? Haha Anita baker

[@samfisher01]

"Need a perfect chord sequence? I gotcha!"

[@antonioe.2396]

He's awesome and freaking good! Jamming with him would be a time

[@SolStateMusic]

Hope you can one day!

[@3dmonkeybizz]

And I thought all geniuses were mad!!!! 🤩

[@astralyd]

Thanks for this it was great! usually, music theory is taught in a way more classical and boring way. And this man make it seem so easy, jealous of his piano skills now

[@SolStateMusic]

To be fair, I think he's been playing piano for like 40 years...

[@astralyd]

@@SolStateMusic ah yeah makes sense

[@danielwhite4052]

🤓👍🏾. When I started to hear Anita Baker coming in and I felt like I was in a name that song game. Thanks for the vids.

[@wickeddubz]

I wish i could identify chords by ear, but i can’t. At least i understand what he’s talking about.

[@jadonharper1493]

Brilliant

[@-303-]

It’s called the circle of fifths (or circle of fives/Vs) because each chord is the V7/dominant of the next in the sequence. You get through all 12 chords and the. It repeats.

[@user-kk4kn1ue8u]

JKay's Automaton keys are sooo sooo spicy and accurate and at place and harmonies and tightness, gosh I'm a fan of this guy

[@1dkappe]

Matt!!