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[@jonasaras]

I remember sitting next to the piano with Barry, and he was doing his usual schpiel on long and short chords. I already knew that stuff, and he knew that I was tracking with him. He then played a chord sequence that confused me. He turned to me and said, “Gotcha”!

[@studiojohnny]

Ha! What a legend. Thanks for sharing.

[@granddaddy_funk]

This changed my life when I discovered these small chords. I don't even want to play 7 chords any more lol. Still have to sometimes, but nothing beats this sound for me. It was like a magical secret was unlocked when I found out about this

[@mirokoch8159]

Pls do a part 3 would love that :))

[@johannesm8137]

and part 4, would love to see those left hand voicings too

[@taura101]

This video about this Barry Harris system makes this guitar player think learning piano as a second instrument just got a lot more doable. If there was one in the house now I'd be on it. Great series.

[@taura101]

This guitar player appreciates this video. It's never occurred to me that the dropped note in any voicing on guitar is in the left hand on piano. What I have been thinking is a one handed block chord on guitar is a left and right

[@RM-gm7lu]

@@ccat9354 You are a man after my own heart!. Yes an obession for this guitarist too.

[@Georgie_B_]

Absolutely my favourite piano lesson on KZbin, thanks so much!

[@gokselcanerli]

Thanks so much for this great video. Any possibility to enable subtitles please?

[@markahearn1]

I'm predicting that this going to be a pretty deep rabbit hole but I'm gonna go for it! It would be great to see a part 3 touching on melody and maybe some more movement within. Thank you.

[@ethancooper4154]

110% what I like to see on this channel. This is the stuff that's gonna earn Open Studio my money

[@DThompson55]

So I started making a chart of all the 6th chords with all 12 possible bass/root notes. All sorts of things came to light. Like that shape played starting on E yields a minor b6, which with a C root -> CM7. Boom... So I spent an evening trying, and writing down, all the combinations. And while a lot of them were duds, many were just gorgeous. I started to see and hear (and possibly understand) patterns that I could use in my playing. This has been a revelation.

[@mambotime954]

absolute fire Adam. This has to be the best clarification out there

[@chambre466]

I must say that this is the best edifying & helpful video on piano ever to follow

[@igniteanoise]

Yes! Part 3 please!

[@spacewalden8358]

Great lesson, waiting for the third one ! Thanks from Kyoto !

[@TypingHazard]

10:27 - dear God yes, for this BH stuff we basically live and breathe Drop chords. Ask me about the time a songwriter I was working with got so mad that I couldn't play a Dmin11 in DFACEG order that after I ran over every inversion and alternate voicing I could think of he eventually told me not to play anything. Keys players have no idea what we're dealing with over here lol

[@kultan2000]

Lol 😆 🤣 😂

[@mrquick6775]

I’m working on a book and that shape is the first one I teach

[@francisrichard5282]

Awesome! Thank you Adam, this is so great to get more insight into Barry Harris amazing sound! Please go on.

[@carlosnavarroeguiluz2276]

I love to see part 3 of this!! Its fantastic material thanks a lot! Greetings from Mexico

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Please, Part 3… thank you. You are a superb teacher. ♥️🎶♥️🖖🏼

[@Jzh733]

It reminds me of Bill Dobbins’ harmony book. Thx.

[@dubversive1]

Great lesson and teacher thank you

[@kayyuyinghuang4603]

Great content. Looking forward to part 3!

[@savashiridismdmscphdfacs9943]

Amazing lesson! Thank you!

[@chambre466]

thanks for the workout again, this will get me thru the hole week until the 3rd part comes out

[@frankfractal4416]

Thanks Adam giving us so much , Hugh from Toronto

[@amotinyabongo5659]

Hey Adam, I just watched your clip on scales...this was sooo cool. Thanks for the post and inspiration. #notafraidofthework

[@paulward1586]

Hey, sorry I missed! Adam's killing again!

[@nickmortimer4831]

Loving these small chords

[@tsnotes52]

Hello Tommie in Dallas, thank you for all the lessons.

[@AudioPervert1]

this "rule the world" b.s. aside ... it's more like how pop music, with low detail and high retention is made. Is what he is raving about... In reality there are thousands of shapes (chords) which still make sense...

[@brothercaleb]

Those little chords are awesome! 😍

[@malcolmzackery3099]

This is great stuff to know!! Great teaching Adam!!

[@dry509]

So what is the practical application of all this? How would this knowledge be used to play jazz standards for instance? Or any other tune? Newbie here.

[@FirstnameLastname-xi5hh]

I too am trying to understand that because I don't get it but I can study these sequences, I trust somehow getting these shapes and sounds into my head and hands results the way you imply it will but yes, I don't see the connection between which chord in which way for what aspect of a melody. Help.

[@TonyWinston]

@@FirstnameLastname-xi5hh I didn't quite get it either and I teach this shit!

[@TomBelknapRoc]

Love this kind of workout!😁

[@unclenote]

Uncle Note from St Johns Newfoundland.Great stuff!

[@reynvondyck9487]

Amazing Thanks Adam!

[@maloneycraig]

This is great, but I think there’s still a big jump between doing the Autumn leaves drill to get the shapes with correct voice leading inversions under your fingers and being able to harmonize a melody like someday my prince will come at the start of the video.

[@captainkoo]

Fantastic lesson. So practical.

[@user-nx5hi3tq6f]

Yes

[@loubartolomucci9254]

Great workout ! Many thanks

[@carmangreenway]

A great video to pair with this for theory's sake is 12Tone explanation of "Swiss Army Modulations"

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Thank you… 🙏🏼🎶♥️🖖🏽

[@billgrabbe9992]

I tried to combine this concept with the next lesson. I added the melody and bass note. everything went pretty well until the last measure. That public domain "Fall Foliage" song (because we'd NEVER infringe copyrights here) goes "G A Bb" in the melody, but the G7b9 has a G, a Ab and a B. I've tried treating it as a Gm6, and a G7b9 but every permutation I've tried sounds "off". Anyone have any guidance for how to make this measure work using these lessons?

[@Tubulous123]

Yes!!! Thank you!!! 1Nation4Life

[@frankherrmann965]

You are so great

[@GruntDestroyarChannel]

Is this different from shearing voicing?

[@danilocubuzio6433]

Amazing!!

[@mikewhelan9561]

how do you work the melody into that ? harris says you should never be playing single note melody is right hand

[@marcussmith7153]

Marcus from Chicago

[@chrisharrison809]

Deep.

[@juwonnnnn]

👌

[@eydiguttason1961]

Eydi from Aalborg Denmark

[@unclenote]

Uncle Note from Newfoundland

[@tomford1376]

love you

[@jadestoneproductions5110]

Great vid

[@gregleroy1]

👍🏼

[@jmix1of1]

hello jesse from maryland

[@pcas9]

Hi there, Would someone be so kind as to explain the Minor 7 flat 5 equals C/A Monk interpretation thing? I'm trying to work out why it's a C over A but it's just over my head.

[@adammaness]

I misspoke. I should have said " C-minor over A". That was the example I was displaying on screen.

[@chrisjones6467]

The notes in Cm are C Eb and G. If you play that in your right hand and an A in your left, it’s an Am7b5 chord, which can be alternatively notated as Cm/A. I am not sure of all of the ramifications of thinking of it in this way though. Maybe because it’s less info to look at and process? To me, something like Abm6/F is a little easier to process than Fm7b5, because I know the basic Abm6 shape and it’s easy to just put an F underneath, not to mention taking the Abm6 chord through all of its Closed and Drop 2 shapes.

[@tonygohagan2766]

Miles Davis to James Mtume upon becoming more commercially successful, noticing the change in the make-up of the audiences (as Jazz/Bebop 'crossed over') "We're losing The Black Audience/Musicians"

[@johng9393]

With respect - Lose the metronome