Passing Chords Explained! #1

[@Piano_Pig]

NOTE: It seems throughout this video when I referred to the E7 I was actually playing an Em7(b5). This was a mistake and I think my muscle memory is to blame! Hopefully you can look past that and imagine I am playing an E7! :)

[@tntwashpro3863]

PianoPig are your training videos on your site longer than these short video on KZbin. I would like to subscribe on your site. Do you go more in-depth

[@Piano_Pig]

They range in length, but the courses are made of videos that lead on from one another so you can develop your skills from each lesson to the next.

[@mourningstar1313]

What does it mean when you have something in parentheses? The (b5) part, I mean.

[@Piano_Pig]

We only use parentheses to neaten things up! Normally if a chord has these it normally means there is some sort of alteration, such as a flat 5 (b5) or sharp 11 (#11).

[@saadalhumaid8043]

PianoPig thanks your lesson is good

[@mannytrackbeat]

After years of asking guys that play gospel, how is it that they transform a boring 3 chord song into a soulful song, none of them could explain it to me. You in less than 10 minutes... you just made my day. You got a subscription! Thank you so much

[@Piano_Pig]

That's great to hear! Happy to provide you with the knowledge :)

[@istoryangkwento]

Just meant they don't wanna share...

[@vvsmelody2]

@@istoryangkwento i think a lot of gospel players grow up around music and are dont really have a theoretical background

[@Maesdy01]

The same year after maybe 4years of asking..this is the best explaination i find

[@piano2807mundo]

This guy is a genius, I struggled so much with my harmony teacher and this guy in just a few minutes clarified everything, THANK YOU!

[@valentinarmenta4982]

I still don't get it explain to me better

[@piano2807mundo]

@@valentinarmenta4982 what’s your email 📧 I’ll send you some comping exercises

[@mrshiney2]

Adopted this to guitar and blew everyone's mind

[@chrispapadakis3965]

@Yessir finding the right voicings I guess :)

[@zydanj]

@Yessir yeah technically you can adapt this knowledge to alot of instruments lol

[@mrshiney2]

@Yessir Yeah the target dominant sub idea. sometimes I will sneak in the dominant 7 chord of the next chord I am going to

[@Diamond88keyz]

😲😯😃

[@aeea3306]

Fr I blew my own mind doing this and its 2 in the morning right now

[@sylvandelacruz]

This is a fantastic lesson. Just what I'm really starting to study. If you sing along to these progressions you can see how your melody is built on the main chords and how the passing chords enhance the harmony. Can't wait to start playing more developed harmonies! Super cool!! Thank you!

[@22Ruffet]

Another awesome video. I could hear these passing chords in my head but didn't know how to get them out on the keyboard, this video explains how beautifully.

[@sandraasamoah2760]

that's how i felt too

[@abrajahmoua8232]

This man is one of the golden channels in the paino community

[@Piano_Pig]

I appreciate that man!

[@YawKBmusic]

Oh oh oh ive been looking for this passing chord explanation for years. God bless you sir

[@Piano_Pig]

Awesome! Glad you found it useful :)

[@campbellcreative]

First 3 minutes in and I'm already knowing 10× more than what I knew 5 min ago😰

[@truesurrealist]

I feel like that on his videos too. I've learned so much from so few videos. Eating each one like an everlasting gobstopper.

[@xs10tl1]

One of the clearest fundamental explanations to get a beginner started with thinking on the fly.

[@SamStormsKBD]

Useful? This lesson changed my playing 4ever haha tnx a lot and keep up the good work

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks man! Glad you found the video useful :)

[@brightg-keyz8039]

Gold! what a way to explain this passing chord thing...

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@moses9647]

RE: secondary dominants. I'm a huge fan of them. I also like to use diminished 7ths when the target chord is a minor. For ex, instead of playing an E7 to get to Am, I would raise the E to a E# (Fnatural) to give it a bit more sass. It's also fun to try going from dim 7ths to a major instead of a minor

[@FrankSpeer66]

You can also use the five of any five chord that is resolving to a one chord for example, if you are heading to C major you can get there by using D7 to G7 to C - D7 is the 5 of G which is the five of C. You could even add in A7 which is the 5 of D7.

[@alvaromorenoacosta1518]

THOSE tritonal chords with the 9th are beautiful

[@loveprovido2412]

God has given you a gift. Thank you for sharing it. May God bless you more sir.

[@1950francesca]

Now I finally understand the passing chords in my lead sheet to "All The Things You Are" (first line here): Fm7, B7 (passing chord), Bflat m7, E7 (passing chord), Eflat 7, A7( passing chord) , Aflat Maj 7. Thank you!

[@rogercook8277]

Man you have taught me a lot in a short time. I love your videos. I love the way you teach. The more I know about chord structure, the more creative I can be when I am coming up with new ideas for a song, etc. Keep doing what you do, because you do it well. I will be a student of yours forever.

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks Roger! That means a lot, just happy to be able to add value to your playing 😀

[@brooklinsummer]

Thanks! Very helpful. Have started using this in playing ii V I changes found in standards. Amazing how this technique really fills out a tune. Good stuff.

[@Piano_Pig]

Glad you found it useful man! Yeah it's a good trick to know :)

[@peculiarkafula640]

this guy is really a music teacher thanks man..

[@BradRadmusic]

I've watched many videos on KZbin and this guy is one of the very best. Great teacher and breaks things down nicely. Subscribed.

[@StratosFair]

Finally reached the level where i can fully understand and play around with these concepts ! Big thanks to you Simon, you've been a big help in my learning journey. Thinking of joining the academy sometime soon !

[@Piano_Pig]

Great to hear! Would be great to see you inside the Academy :)

[@john-gt1ys]

This guy is a gem!

[@bitsiblesson2240]

A 1000 liikes to you Sir , you explained it very slowly , and systematically in a simple way, you are a true teacher because you want others to learn , I watched many other videos, most of them are too fast , and many of them can play but cannot explain in a systematic way. Thanks Sir

[@saadalhumaid3959]

very beautiful summary of both most common passing chord. Appreciate it buddy

[@AmandaKaymusic]

Is there a passing chords II on the way? I enjoyed this clip and shared it with someone who was asking about passing chords and notes. Years ago a friend showed me a few ways of playing a chord to go with every chromatic note on guitar in order which was really helpful for me. I was hoping to find an article or clip on the subject that explains what he shared with me well. Your clip was the only useful clip I could find on the topic. This terrific clip does have many useful tips. Thank you for the work you share. I look forward to hearing what is coming next in this series. Congratulations on the 100,000. Great to see a good educator get some of the support they deserve.

[@JosieCamara]

Thank you so much. This understanding makes my songwriting much more interesting!

[@tonypascale5317]

Very good teaching. Lord bless you for being forthright and wanting to help people with your gift of teaching.

[@SierraRoute]

Thank you for all the great videos. You have a talent for laying out concepts in a simple and very useful manner. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

[@Piano_Pig]

No problem! Good to hear you've been enjoying the vids 😀

[@teo5146]

Best piano lesson I have taken in a long time. Thank you!

[@mrbirdman6134]

Yet again another super mega fantastic video Mr pig!

[@isaacoceans]

The best passing chord tutorial I have seen on KZbin:) Thanx!

[@Jvaldes609]

Man old but good. A evergreen 🌲 lesson.

[@teppi94]

Thank you so much. I have a question: E7 as I know includes: E G# B D, but in 2:58 as I see, it's E G Bb D. Hopefully for your respond, thanks.

[@sengolethomas8362]

Same question for me too!!!!!

[@yungstallion2201]

My chord progressions just got a whole lot spicier

[@jakelindsay268]

Pissed myself when I saw your username 😂

[@SierraRoute]

Thanks for all the hard work and excellent teaching with the videos. I look forward to part 2

[@j.patrickii2497]

Every sentence and explanation fit on my head VERY GOOD TUTORIAL

[@mariaceciliabillones9993]

I find this tutorial gold. Thank you is an understatement. And for sharing this genius chord technique, Godbless you.

[@NickyWaters]

Passing Chord #2: Play the dominant 7 chord a semitone above the target chord

[@dannuttle9005]

I've learned more about music in the past few months than my previous life combined, and much of it is on youtube, and Piano Pig is one of my sources. Secondary dominant and chromatic dominant 7 passing chords: MIND BLOWN. Lots of the jazz I've been listening to for decades suddenly became more understandable.

[@loviemapiti-tj4vu]

Thank you for the lessons, learning from Botswana

[@skaneverdies]

No doubt we've all become deeply skeptical of any "one weird trick" claims, but this is one that is certifiably amazing. Thank you so much. This does so much to demystify American pop standards of the 50s. The progressions in those songs always seemed like witchcraft to me, but I'm pretty sure they were just doing this.

[@LSturdy]

All Facts

[@BassGuitarIQ]

Explained and demonstrated so simply. Thank you!

[@willfangaloka3624]

Best teacher ever!! 🙏🙏👍👍

[@_kemyyy204]

This video really broke it down. I was really confused with the others. But this is really nice. Thank you

[@SuperMANgino]

Make the much awaited part 2!

[@FAIRWTHR]

that 2-5-1 example reminded me of Sunday Vibes by Medasin

[@Rafa-mv4nn]

One thing about secondary dominants I like is that if you're going to a minor chord (for example Am), you can voice the secondary dominant with a #5 and a #9 (or b9). I would play it as E G# C D G then E G# C D F. You could then play Am7, sounds really jazzy in my opinion.

[@andremarks6674]

Thanks a million for the explanation. Great work

[@marinduque-theheartoftheph]

Simple but excellent trick! It will absolutely go a long... long way. Thanks for these insights, PP ;)

[@Piano_Pig]

My pleasure! Glad you found it useful :)

[@sergekulapa6481]

Very good and simple explanation of passing chords. Easy to learn

[@Piano_Pig]

Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@elementrypenguin3116]

Beautiful chord progressions

[@jessrichardmoransee5468]

Really good lesson in passing chords. Thanks 👍

[@Somethinglikethat10]

God bless you and your Teaching Ministry, you are good at what you do. 👍

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks! Much appreciated 🙏

[@Diamond88keyz]

Simon is brilliant.

[@3ktor123]

Learning piano for church , thank you for this video!!

[@Piano_Pig]

My pleasure!

[@georgerosander8775]

Is the passing cords explained #2 available? Your #1 was the clearest explanation I’ve seen - thank you!

[@nakinaki7991]

Simple and beautiful explanation! Love this

[@PertNearFedUp-bj1tx]

Happiness on the passing chords! Wahooooooooooo😃❤️

[@ryanmcdonald2027]

thank you so much for teaching me mate ! you are such a big help to me ! now i can improve my late 1950's 1960's and 1970's rock n roll chord progressions on the piano keyboard ! lol :) i have a nice easy 61 piano keyboard in my recording studio with plastic keys very easy to play :)

[@iancharles4472]

Clear concise explanations...many thanks.

[@RMmazel]

This is exactly what I'm looking for. ♥️ Thank you

[@GeoffNelson]

Amazing! Just the right lesson I was searching for. Thank you!

[@eliobeux]

UNMISSABLE-I LIKED IT SO MUCH. THANK FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.

[@ammiammi1974]

Clear and concise. Wonderful. Looking forward to the follow up. Thanks a lot.

[@Piano_Pig]

I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson Ammi! :)

[@liberationhouse-paog-z2824]

I don't comment any how but this well explained keep it up. Here is my subscription...

[@Emmystring_s]

Thanks made it really easy to understand

[@jeromeraymundo8255]

Great concise explanation. Thank you for this!

[@gloriavillalta4693]

I love the way you explain this, I will practice, hope I can do it! Thanks!

[@marlow7376]

The chromatic passing chords can also be thought of as your secondary dominante but replaced with a tritons sub chord

[@Piano_Pig]

Exactly!

[@stephenkyambadde7393]

Beautiful concept so well explained,,, Thank you!

[@Piano_Pig]

My pleasure! I'm glad you found it useful :)

[@zackmeaders6199]

Damn. How did I not understand this year's ago. Thank you

[@jla925]

Is there a theoretical reason why the Em7b5 worked so well? A different family of passing chords? Or just the possibility that anything built off the E could work there, to be looked at on a case by base basis?

[@extras5164]

This is great! Please note tho that the E7 chord is actually a E half diminished 7th chord, not a dominant chord

[@mugabonzizafredy234]

sounds Pro !!! bring more of this concept !!! i really appreciate this one ; its gonna make my playing to another level

[@Piano_Pig]

Good stuff! I've been meaning to make a follow-up video to this one for a while... keep an eye out :)

[@MYKHE01]

Amazing video, really easy to understand, thank you

[@nuke97]

Excellent and to the point!

[@georgerosander8775]

E G C - E Ab C - E A C - E Bb E - F A C works nicely too. Can you explain?

[@nikitanothin]

That’s amazing lesson!

[@MacMic333]

Nicely explained , makes creative sense thanks.

[@bobmincberg1417]

Thanks so much for making this so clear!!

[@Piano_Pig]

You're welcome!

[@Maesdy01]

Love you. Where is the explaination 2???

[@Triumphinchrist1]

Wonderful! Just what we guitar keyboardist need to make us sound cool on keys! Need more of such lessons.Maybe the E7th error is a good way to get us more intrigued into the lesson lol.Thanks bro.Subscribing!

[@DIGtotheIT]

Nice.

[@Myaccountishacked]

Excellent piano tutorial 😀💙

[@jhn1987]

Nice piano lesson. I like the voice leading from the Dmin9 to the G13.

[@Piano_Pig]

Yeah it's a nice one! If you want an even better one between those 2 chords try playing the same passing chord but move the note Eb up to an F: (Ab Root, C, Eb, F, Bb). This is then a tritone substitution of D7 altered... which sounds even more awesome :)

[@crystalclear3510]

My my my mama my my. That's a great video.

[@gosketch7254]

REALLY Well explained ! Even though I'm French I understood. Before this video, It's was hard but now it's soo easy ! Thanks Bro ! +1 sub.

[@Piano_Pig]

That's great to hear!

[@opeoluwakehinde8259]

thank you so much sir.i have significantly improved.many thanks to you sir.God bless you

[@Piano_Pig]

Good to hear man, keep up the good work :)

[@vasannemoodley4466]

Wow You are a genius Thanks for explaining so nicely

[@peeckle1657]

Amazing Explanation...

[@le-j-james7061]

Thanks a lot! fantastic tutorial!

[@Iam_jasonpaul]

Very useful thank you so much .. god bless 🔥❤️

[@BD-rk6hx]

Are you aware of any rules when it comes to using passing chords? I'm thinking of the kind of rules one would learn in strict counterpoint. An example would be the limitations that are placed on dissonances and strong beats.

[@curtpiazza1688]

Great lesson!

[@Crazexpert]

are you going to make a new video on this? this is a really great one! or is it on your course?

[@ProdBy__Seth]

I’m a bit confused. The 5th of Amin is E but why wouldn’t it be E-G-B-D?

[@BoonOng]

Thank you for this tutorial. It is very useful as I learn quite a lot from this!

[@Piano_Pig]

Awesome! :)

[@ChefGourmet]

This was actually super helpful. Definitely subscribing!

[@Piano_Pig]

Glad you found it useful 😀

[@yozy4996]

EXCELLEANT TUTORIAL!!!