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

[@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!

[@sismike]

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

[@73lube]

You sir are gold.

[@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 ...

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@danielhohenberg3840]

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

[@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.

[@rockstarjazzcat]

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

[@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

[@6884]

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

[@SolStateMusic]

Wow thank you! Share it?

[@OleksiiTheAngry]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@lt15_27]

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

[@thxrush]

A word of advice good Sir. You should use Chordie for your key illustrations at the bottom 🤝

[@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!

[@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!

[@formerastronaut]

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

[@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 :)))))

[@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?

[@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

[@groovemaster9051]

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

[@d.o.b.]

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

[@MelloDeeBeats]

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

[@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.

[@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👍

[@RapturesMusic]

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

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks! Appreciate your support :)

[@davidrockower2703]

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

[@AA-hy3vx]

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

[@DillistoneOfficial]

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

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks man!

[@Batmonthesequel]

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

[@philipford6183]

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

[@brendanwalsh108]

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

[@RobyCol2000]

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

[@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!🔥🔥

[@-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.

[@СергейПротасов-к4ъ]

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

[@thenatureofsound2414]

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

[@trembleidlehands]

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

[@torkgems]

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

[@midiman5045]

Matt Thanks so much for these great tips.

[@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!

[@wickeddubz]

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

[@WesleyWestMusic]

Thank you! Such a great video and channel!!

[@batlin]

Brilliant musician and teacher is Matt!

[@christiaantinga]

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

[@bigdrums9905]

Thanks so much, really clear and easy to follow

[@bigmistqke]

Golden video. Pure gold.

[@NickPitmanUK]

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[@SolStateMusic]

Same to you!

[@slacker4206]

Amazing grand piano tone on the Prophet. 👍

[@loubamour]

Major9 is the classic Rod Temperton Chords modulation

[@pineoandloeb]

You have the best music production education channel on Earth

[@SolStateMusic]

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

[@spazkong]

in one of your recent videos, you acknowledged Mike Lindup's Living it up intro groove. Nice to see such respect between the most talented players. If I were capable, I would do the same for Steve Winwood and of course, Bob James. Still working on it

[@kimfong8817]

Thx Matt, some great tips to try out!

[@davidlizama7867]

thank you sol state and matt

[@rocknrory]

💯💯

[@JiveTalker78]

Nice! This is information is solid gold man 👌

[@PaulBenjaminJenkins]

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

[@Vegan_Kebab_In_My_Hand]

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

[@photonal]

Wow - in awe of your awesome talent!

[@issiewizzie]

Rhythm in chords/movements is key also draws out emotions sometimes

[@thepanicroommastering2062]

This is amazing 😳 thank you so much 💫

[@SolStateMusic]

You're welcome 😊

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Lovely demonstration and discussion 🌐

[@HumanBeingWithFeelings]

this is incredibly useful

[@alexeikai]

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

[@PatrickQT]

Sounds great. Thank you.

[@purplism4857]

matt is crazy talented !!!

[@music-by3pn]

quick note for the editor: for the sneaky 5ths, the 5th is the amin that comes before the gmin, not the 2nd chord, which is just a differently voiced dmin (the root)

[@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.

[@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!

[@jb3636]

Such a great segment! Thank you!!

[@3dmonkeybizz]

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

[@pinkowitzmusic]

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

[@unclemick-synths]

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

[@Buenosaurus-Rex]

Those first 10 seconds of the video sounded like something the Persona series, especially the 4th, would have as its musicalization profile. If you could sometime, check out Persona 4 and Persona 5 soundtrack for a live pulse on what music a big chunk of the gaming youth sways to Thanks for the practical advice my guy 😅😅

[@xxxddd5724]

the superior soundtrack, i listen to it on repeaaaatttt

[@Buenosaurus-Rex]

@@xxxddd5724 tell emmm

[@matepesti8606]

Legendary teacher!

[@mikeduckaudio5401]

Inspiring as always..Thank you Matt 😎👍

[@Muovinen]

You basically said, like, all the most important things (minus the lyrics) about songwriting in about 10 minutes. These should be in a poster on the wall of my studio.

[@Jamieamusic]

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

[@astroant5214]

dude i love the chords u play

[@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 👍🏾

[@brandbusters183]

Really helpful thank you.

[@phosphore7991]

Hi lovely lesson as usual just did you know Synthésia ? It's better for to show the keyboard (in free mode you can se all the notes you play on the keyboard and on the falling area try it really good for lessons ;)

[@iPlayAdCarry]

Love this channel

[@Bartolomeusable]

Thanx Matt!! Spicing up also occurs by adding 9/11/13, like you do. That’s often my way to make songs more interesting.

[@JayEskarYT]

Loved this! Super insightful

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks Jay! Hope your music is going well :)

[@GurnBograt1986]

This is awesome!!!!!

[@lamsior]

This is GOLD

[@tinab3001]

0:05 sounds like something you'd hear on a fun anime opener

[@lorenharris2965]

Wonderful clip; I’m re-inspired.

[@OverdriveMusic]

What a legend!

[@joeanderson1307]

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

[@antonioe.2396]

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

[@SolStateMusic]

Hope you can one day!

[@antoniobaggiano9513]

great tips, thanks 😉👍

[@shamelit2447]

Love it thanks bro

[@samfisher01]

"Need a perfect chord sequence? I gotcha!"