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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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 :)

[@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

[@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

[@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 😂

[@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 :)

[@igiiwamapendo4454]

I don't understand please come on again.

[@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!

[@brightg-keyz8039]

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

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@loveprovido2412]

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

[@NickyWaters]

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

[@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

[@sethfrommer9761]

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

[@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 :)

[@beefonweckeastside3323]

I know he's speaking English clearly but it's coming into my brain as ancient Sanskrit

[@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.

[@JoelElias2_1]

Your E7 confused me a lot but thanks for the comment u made to us. I was already going to give up on this video.

[@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 :)

[@NickyWaters]

Passing Chord #1: Play the dominant 7 chord a 5th above the target chord

[@srh3452]

i think chord you played e7 is not e7. e7 flat five i think for e7 g shoul be flat and be should be natural bit confused please explain me thanks

[@mrbirdman6134]

Yet again another super mega fantastic video Mr pig!

[@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.

[@immanuelsalamanang9967]

Do you want to make tutorial about piano gospel chord

[@obisraelngawani1373]

chromatic passing chord can either be M or m ?

[@saadalhumaid3959]

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

[@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?

[@FAIRWTHR]

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

[@j.patrickii2497]

Every sentence and explanation fit on my head VERY GOOD TUTORIAL

[@GalaxyPedlar]

At 5:47 your G7 chord has an E in it and no D. I'm not sure what's happening here. Can you just drop the 5th and add in a 13th?

[@Piano_Pig]

That's actually a fairly standard voicing for a dominant 7 chord in jazz. The 5th (D) isn't hugely important and I just played the 13th (E) instead. Try swapping the D and E around and see which one you prefer (with a G in the bass).

[@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

[@andremarks6674]

Thanks a million for the explanation. Great work

[@JosieCamara]

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

[@donlessnau3983]

I notice around 4:40 you list the 2-5-1 chords as 7th chords but you're actually playing 9th chords. Any reason?

[@Piano_Pig]

In jazz we tend to name most chords 7 chords regardless of their chord extensions. It just makes is simpler and gives the player the choice of which chord extensions to add.

[@donlessnau3983]

@@Piano_Pig Thanks. Your vids are outstanding. Well done.

[@DIGtotheIT]

Nice.

[@soaringvlogs]

Dim then move it down a half step to your target chord Chords will always resolve a fifth below! EXAMPLE C.. E7 Am7.. C7 Fmaj7.. CHROMATIC Playing a chord a half step below Dm7... Ab7. G7... Db7 Cmaj7

[@alvaromorenoacosta1518]

THOSE tritonal chords with the 9th are beautiful

[@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 😀

[@GaijinInvader]

Great video! Helped me a lot with learning some passing chord techniques. However, just one correction. At 05:02 it is not a *Dm7* inversion but actually you are playing an inversion of *Dm9*. Just thought it was worth pointing out...

[@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!

[@klausnomi5764]

Hey, so you say that the passing chords can also be affective when there are not in the same key, but how to you do this since for exemple a secondary dominant chord is by definition in the same key?

[@liberationhouse-paog-z2824]

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

[@RandyTorrez-wb5sz]

RANDY JUDAH TORREZ 💙 > Confirming i have been learning properly but the explanation of this particular Tutorial is Right On Track like one of me favorite sONgs from the 80's from the Breakfast Club called Right On Track musically speaking fantastic! 🎹 👍

[@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!

[@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 😀

[@sheilahshapiro1899]

I JUST saw your comment about the E7....Love your teaching, but you should have KNOWN better....makes a huge difference

[@tuanhha3906]

What is the method of E7 dominant chord..I thought it was the G# and B at 2:50

[@Piano_Pig]

Yeah you're right! If you look at my pinned comment at the top you'll see that I messed up in this video! For some reason I kept playing an Em7b5 instead of an E7 haha

[@tuanhha3906]

@@Piano_Pig but it sounds pretty smooth when you messed it up..lolol..so i wonder if i could add chord with root E. btw love your work ! Thanks so much

[@gurgocr4zy]

hey i don't understand something , you say you are playing C minor 7 chord but you are playing it in diffrent vocings and in those voicing you ad a minor 9 , beside that i got a question does it work if you play a half step above the for the passing chord and it is not a dominant chord Or it has to be a dominant chord?

[@chefkeyslimited6276]

Hello can you please do for us a breakdown chords tutorial of chickorea hit plzzz kindly 🙏🙏🙏

[@christyrodriguez4973]

Great video! If I am playing just basic chords example G, EM, C, D without dominant 7 chords can this still apply? For instance if I am moving from G to an Em, would B be a passing chord? And if it is chromatic would my passing chord be F? Thank you I am a complete beginner.😊

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@RenanteNate]

How about multiple passing chords in between chords

[@rowluna6400]

01:38 can someone please explain what a “5th below” is? He gave an example of a G7 chord- shouldn’t the the 5th below be a B? How did he get a C?

[@devildawg4730]

I'm knew to the piano so I have a silly question. I am confused about how your playing a C chord. a C chord is a C,E,G. However, you are playing a C completely different. Can you explain this to me?

[@Bozzigmupp]

I think the Am7 might be a mistake, just Am

[@kshitijgaikwad997]

I was searching this comment😂i was having same problem..thankk you😂

[@sheilahshapiro1899]

Your E7 isnt correct....it should be E, G# B D....YOU are playing a a G, Bb D E....very strange

[@robinlyons5864]

I'm a beginner so excuse my ignorance. I understand moving 5 semitones from the target chord to the dominant chord to establish the passing chord, but why is it a 5th "above" as oppose to a 5th "below"? In the example given I intuitively thought the E7 was below the AM7 as the notes get deeper as you move towards it, so I would have thought that was "below". Clearly I'm missing something...

[@kiwidoe3442]

Around 2:59, you said you were using an E7 chord which I thought meant E dominant but then you played E diminished and now I feel bamboozled. Am I missing something??

[@RitchieCollins]

I could be wrong here, but in your first example you play an Eb7, could you clarify ?

[@Maesdy01]

Love you. Where is the explaination 2???

[@jamesvernon7683]

You play very good I will learn from you I would like the chords for this song, nobody greater than you by Mitchell

[@aniketthakur5520]

What you called boring chord progession are grammy winners 3:28 . And grammy won't understand but we do.

[@jessrichardmoransee5468]

Really good lesson in passing chords. Thanks 👍

[@Saotic]

what was the point of labeling the Am as Am7 in the first example?

[@gabrielmoore6099]

Are the chromatic examples you gave at first technically Tritone substitutions?

[@Iam_jasonpaul]

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

[@santygugu]

en el minuto 3:03 no es un E7 lo que pones sino un Em7b5 quinto grado también pero menor ¿no?

[@elementrypenguin3116]

So in the key of D, playing I - vi- iv, the dominant 7th of the Bm(7) would be the F#m(7)?

[@sachaandersen9328]

When you play Dm7, is it not meant to be a Dm7 with the 9th?

[@vwcanter]

sacha andersen yeah, don’t pay so much attention to the chord names he calls out, because not all of them were right, but the notes were right, so just listen to the notes and watch the notes.

[@PertNearFedUp-bj1tx]

Happiness on the passing chords! Wahooooooooooo😃❤️

[@AbrahamValdez0]

in the 2-5-1 example why does that G7 chord inversion have a 13 in it compared to the other two chords that only go up to 9 for their own inversion?

[@ylpmusic6839]

Carefull at 2:53 you're playing Em7(b5) instead of E7

[@Medellinish]

2:49 - why is this an E7 chord? E has no A sharp in it's key has it. And why G instead of a G sharp (G sharp is inside the key of E major ...)

[@extras5164]

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

[@zachdeluise8342]

Not sure if it was an edit error, but you played an ‘E7’ chord with a G natural and a Bb…..

[@RitchieCollins]

Sorry I should have said E dim7/G, - the Bb threw me.

[@kirky3051]

you are AMAZING!!! thank you! I get it now.

[@OralLawson]

I am here because I want to improve everyday

[@EzianoRübben]

I have a question!when do u know it’s time to add a progressing chord and not to sound too full of different noises

[@jonterdavidaudije1445]

all I can think of while watching this video was alfie from peaky blinders

[@divineaboh3082]

I am only familiar with only the major and minor chords not the diminished and the others Pls what do I do

[@abrajahmoua8232]

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

[@Piano_Pig]

I appreciate that man!

[@AEOuriel]

might we also call these chromatic passing chords tritone subs? :D

[@zackmeaders6199]

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

[@Somethinglikethat10]

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

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks! Much appreciated 🙏

[@marcuslawson9750]

what was the method to get to the Em7(b5), because that sounds better than E7 in this context?

[@AnomalyB31]

At 5:02 is that actually a Dm7 though? Looks like an add2 ?

[@vasannemoodley4466]

Wow You are a genius Thanks for explaining so nicely

[@eviwezwide3875]

You say if I can take cmaj in between e at aminor are you saying to me passing chord are happening between manor c and aminor

[@dee3606]

Thank you again!! Subscribed! 😇

[@Dudufang]

Am I stupid but how it E G Bb D = E7 ? Isn't that rather Edim7.

[@loviemapiti-tj4vu]

Thank you for the lessons, learning from Botswana

[@TerryDBlack]

Am I going mad? At 2:50 you play “E7” as E,G,Bb,D rather than E,Ab,B,D - why?

[@TerryDBlack]

Ah, pinned comment explained.. 🤣

[@timothytim9012]

Please share me a link to explain the inversion you were explaining

[@georgerosander8775]

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

[@Emmystring_s]

Thanks made it really easy to understand