R&B Piano: Beginners, Start Here 🎹

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LESSON SUMMARY
Are you a beginner piano student who loves R&B music? If so, we've got great news for you! You can play colorful R&B piano chords even as a beginner. In today's Quick Tip, The R&B Chord Progression for Beginners, Jonny May shares a soulful R&B progression that's within reach of beginner pianists. In all, you'll learn 7 R&B piano chords and 3 improv techniques that sound amazing.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - R&B Chords
06:11 - 3 Improv Techniques
06:43 - Major Blues Scale
07:32 - 1. A Grip
12:21 - 2. E Grip
15:26 - 3. Pedal Harmony
19:53 - Conclusion
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Happy practicing!
Jonny May

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00:00 - Intro 00:53 - R&B Chords 06:11 - 3 Improv Techniques 06:43 - Major Blues Scale 07:32 - 1. A Grip 12:21 - 2. E Grip 15:26 - 3. Pedal Harmony 19:53 - Conclusion

[@brotherjoe.]

You’re such an amazing musician! Such clean technique and a deep feel for jazz. You’re also a really great teacher!

[@sonnyanthonyzabala680]

This is so amazing Johny. Thank you for the lessons!

[@TheMisterGriswold]

Great lesson! 🎹

[@videoactive234]

Fantastic! Great job explaining, Jonny. Thx.

[@mubafaw]

Finally a piano teacher that helps break down the method to improvisation in simple to follow patterns that does not scare newbies. Not only was this educative, also entertaining, practical and gave me alot more confidence on improvising with the piano A Grip and E Grip method. Many thanks Jonny. Absolute Legend 🔥 💯 🔥 💯

[@fabiancosster2992]

This lesson is amazing very good what i like most is the turn technique thank you

[@antoninsebera152]

Great lesson. I am not bigginer so I am already jamming with your chords in 5 minutes. Really like it. Only what I missed is how to use simple voicing of great chords.

[@christianreyesmusica]

thanks you Jonny! so much, yours videos are so useful and clears.

[@psalms6539]

Johny... you make this so simple for the beginner... this is simply GREAT.... thanks so much... looking at the courses now....... wow.... so coolio......

[@oliviaedralin1436]

Wow ! This is really awesome. I always wondered about how to approach R and B. I always get stuck w the same style of playing…Your tutorials so straight forward!’ Love all your content ! Thank you!!

[@leftofcenter4]

Excellent stuff bro, I have been playing the major scale riffs for too long, this is a fantastic beginning keyboard lesson to get me into minor key playing and song writing…

[@PianoWithJonny]

Awesome!

[@margueritechippendale8844]

Great is the right word for an amazing teacher Jonny May ! ❤

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thank you so much!

[@j0c0b]

Brilliant!!!

[@sandraporter9292]

I enjoyed it very much thank you 😊

[@ziovit]

Thanks Jonny!

[@psychedelicwriter5051]

Great as usual👏

[@JeffRyan_88keys]

Great video!!!

[@MichelleyB-zk3eh]

Tomorrow is Monday. Doing this video is my goal for the week. I've always wanted to play piano, but never really could. This may change that around! Wish me success

[@Anonymous-cm9md]

Broken down just right! Thank you!❤

[@user-oz8ju7xt9u]

Thanks to Jonny, I enjoyed play the piano🎶

[@BrendaBoykin-qz5dj]

Thank you,Jonny⭐🌹⭐

[@aurelionunes6544]

You are a great teacher. Hello from Brazil..... I wish I could see much more of your videos man.

[@igorcunha1000]

Perfect 👏👏👏

[@JDR1067]

awesome techniques , love it much.....

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thank you!

[@jeffjohnson7381]

Another comment as I listen to this lesson…it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for and would love to view one like this emphasis on slow blues style…aka one handed left hand chords with right hand runs and fills etc.🎹❤️

[@BoeAst2pm]

It is very helpful for me ~thank you

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thanks for watching!

[@teobaldoarriola3902]

Thank you so much Jonny... you are really the best. Greetings from Peru.

[@CreateArtRecords]

sooo good.

[@afhoj]

Very cool!

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thank you!

[@christheother9088]

Impressive. Seriously.

[@kaolao8465]

I'm new and learn slowly but you're very nice instructor. I love music but never played music before. Thanks you for showing

[@fredjjrmuller1957]

John I want to thank Q Sir for all the videos

[@alexmill9988]

Отлично, спасибо!😊

[@HarmoniqPianoTranslate]

I can hear more Smooth Jazz style than just RnB. Thanks for the lesson.

[@ryanlee8130]

this is great tutorial, thank you

[@PianoWithJonny]

Thank you for watching!

[@winstonwolfe5733]

That is a great lesson. Not only does it unlock some potential to play soul music, but hey, I've been using these rootless voicings all over the place in standards and jazz tunes. Two questions on the key signature though. I understand why you say it's in C and it feels like C. However, I'd like to understand the function of the D13. It's not the 2 of the C as it's major. So is it like a secondary dominant to have a feel of 2 5 1 but remaining in the "major soul" feeling? As well, I find interesting the C6/9 to Ealt to Am, is it another variation from a minor 2 5 1, with C6/9 as a substitute to B minor?

[@ruffinraun]

Sir you are a terrific teacher.

[@atomicman6094]

I agree completely. I have never seen a teacher who could explain quite complex things so clearly.

[@chimzywali]

Thanks. 🤍

[@RobertLeva]

10/10 thank you

[@jeffjohnson7381]

Jonny love this particular lesson can you do one of these in a slow blues fashion with emphasis on one left hand chord voicing with right hand runs and licks ❤please haven’t seen any lesson with this format and want to start the same thing as this lesson with slow blues playing 🎹

[@narciso440]

Sei il più bravo e il più simpatico del web in ambito pianistico! Bye 👌

[@stefanodivito8337]

Wow Jonny, you are and Amazing teacher. I follow you from Italy (Rome). It's possibile put the Italians subtitles, because my english Is very basic. Ti faccio i miei più sinceri complimenti per il tuo lavoro e per ciò che metti a disposizione per noi

[@DeadManDesert]

I see many R&B chords tutorials on youtube. I'm curious how many of the tutors actually produce R&B songs. Because this is such an amazing skill and if I could play like this, I would produce one song every week just like Viper the Rapper

[@luckylsj]

plz have more r&b and soul lessons！！！🎉

[@i85fr]

you're a 💎

[@michaelredd7453]

But it sounds amazing sir

[@MusicClassical4You]

Дякую🎉

[@CreateArtRecords]

Jonny! I know you maybe since 2 Years? Your cool man.. Thx for your very Symphatic kind of Teaching;)

[@jankoster8391]

Hallo Johnny can i also play the fmaj9 fgac insted Great lesson Thanx

[@jeffjohnson7381]

Can you put more of your 100 blues licks Lessons etc…especially the ones that concentrate on slow blues with left hand chord with right hand runs and licks 🎹❤

[@JD-os2kr]

Love your content

[@normalizedaudio2481]

E7 is just Altered. I got to learn this is some other key.

[@monicaconsigliereLavieenfleur]

Always great. In fairness I would not call it a beginner lesson

[@JD-os2kr]

Stop crying

[@rebanelson607]

It's a beginner jazz/R&B lesson, not a rudimentary, just learning to play lesson.

[@user-no6sp8bi3k]

Hi jonny my name is arnaud I am African more precisely in Gabon you certainly don't know so I learned music on my own since here there is no music school in my country I don't know how to read music and I am really passionate about jazz I would like to have discussions and advice from you possible I have been following you for a while I am subscribed to all your videos

[@arthurluis3240]

Do you offer online lessons ?

[@arthurluis3240]

Meant individual online lessons ?

[@Idontknowhoiamanymore]

What do you mean by crunchy?

[@gtrdoc911]

Usually he refers to “crunchy” when the chord involves 2 notes played a semitone apart such as in the C13 voicing where in the middle you have notes A and B flat. This creates a slightly dissonant or “crunchy” sound.

[@gtrdoc911]

Another great lesson! But telling a beginner to “start” here might cause cerebral hemorrhaging. I’ve been playing self taught piano about 10 years. I understand everything you’re talking about but executing it would involve a few months of serious practice!

[@cliftonhollins167]

I had it down in a few days..I just began playing piano on my own by watching fundamentals videos and I love this progression..it has inspired me to learn more and more..

[@brandonramsaran6529]

Advanced version ?

[@EIrizarryMadOfficial]

You'd look at this guy and think he would serve you a vegan latte at Starbucks, but when he sits down at the piano, he makes music producers like Michael J. Powell, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, and Nat Adderley, Jr. want to give him his flowers while he's still alive to enjoy them!!

[@dannymoran52]

I think with his brain and hands he could of been a surgeon if he chose too.

[@hccarder]

You may be right but I can't get passed all the crunchy, cool, chords. Tone it down a little, dude. Makes it easier for adults to digest. You don't have to sell so hard. We're here.

[@paulwalton1351]

😂

[@randyschmuki3173]

Not what I would call beginner friendly at all! Like it though.

[@randyschmuki3173]

Worked on it most of the afternoon, actually turned out pretty well!!

[@michaelredd7453]

He don't know what a beginner really is 😢 I can't do it.. Lol

[@marlonrovira4002]

The only thing you never show is how to end a piece😢

[@jahrez1155]

This is raisins in the potato salad. No soul no feeling. Not knocking Jonny skills but R&B has a cultural soul to it that can't be manufactured.

[@marlablow116]

😂😂