Sick Tricks for Sounding Modern on Rhythm Changes [Jazz Piano Tutorial]

Rhythm Changes is one of the most common, classic jazz chord structures. In this jazz piano tutorial, we dive into how you can break away from clichés and modernize the classic chord progressions within to make it feel fresh and add some flair to your improvisation.
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[@FrantzesElzaurdia]

I remember when I requested this in a video with your trio and possibly Chad LB. Thank you so much!!!

[@NoahKellman]

Of course, you're welcome!!

[@chrisfischer9825]

I love how you get right to it and don’t kill us with the KZbin instructional video equivalent of Doh a Deer for 20 minutes - bop on my friend!

[@waynematthews8165]

This is so deep! Loving it! I'm a bassist, so I find it interesting taking the harmony in different directions and attempting to apply it to my own solos. Great stuff bro!

[@alexemhardt3762]

Great stuff… as always! Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@sergiomeza9854]

Thanks bro!! You work is awezome!!

[@lucianphipps5430]

Some great stuff in here Noah.! Really worth playing these left hand voicings and riffs in different keys so I'm going to have to work on this! Thanks again

[@eduardosposito8052]

Incredible useful! THANK YOU So MUCH profesor!!!

[@dannomagnanno]

THAT was action packed and VERY useful thanks heaps GREAT tutorial👍

[@edwardvivenzio5843]

Pure gold,thanks Noah!

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome, Ed!

[@TheMessiahTS]

Your videos are gold, thank you so much

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome, Raphael. Appreciate the comment!

[@contrustmusic]

Very well explained 💯 Thank you man!

[@FunnyShorties1]

u are a legend bro !!!! big big big big respect for u from italy

[@musiccenterchannel4940]

pure jazz.....

[@HernanGnesutta]

Amazing!!! Thanks!!

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome!

[@azzafadaly]

Beautiful

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks!!

[@davidwhite2949]

Another great lesson! I’ll have to study this one a few times

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, David. Let me know how it goes!

[@davidwhite2949]

@@NoahKellman Excellent, thank you Noah!

[@ARCODEMUSIC]

Nice concepts to use

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, let me know if you've got any questions!

[@tonniegitar]

Noah, I am a guitar player, yet I found this video very useful. Thanks! Tonnie van der Heide, Bergen, Norway

[@NoahKellman]

Hey, you're welcome, Tonnie. Glad you found it useful!

[@rafetizer]

There's a lot of slick tricks and runs here, but the tritone stuff sounds somehow even cooler.

[@mharbaugh]

🔥🔥🔥 Super killing!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks Marcus!!

[@sibtalks8058]

I have auditions for a high school band in a month and I need to play rhythm changes for it. thanks for posting this now!

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome!! Hope it helps.

[@joehobos407]

how did the audition go?

[@lorenzotonon.musica]

Also Fm pentatonic sound so great on a Bb7sus 😎

[@NoahKellman]

For sure!!

[@gatozagarra7635]

Hey Noah that was great ! Could you talk slowly about what you are doing with the sus ? Greetings from Colombia

[@isaacrobinson8065]

Good Video. Can you do more vids about left hand ideas like the this one? Also which one of your books deal with left hand ideas when playing solo piano ?? Thank you so much 👍🏿

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Isaac! Sure I'll add that to my list. I did do a fun substitutions video recently too, maybe this is what you're looking for anyway: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHOVYZKhjbt3arM

[@GayTier1Operator]

you already know we smashing that like button. i do have a question though: i understand all the theory in jazz and know all my scales and chords, but i have trouble comping chords at tempo. it’s like i have to think about the voicing for each chord. any exercises to help get me playing at speed?

[@NoahKellman]

Hey, try this video out and let me know if it helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGebaYiJrdeCmJY

[@luxolontamo4440]

Hey Noah! Thanks for the great lesson, I was so impressed by your solo over these changes especially by how your fingers smoothly move from one phrase to the next without mistakely touching the note next to the one you actually intended to play. Don't you know of any specific finger exercise or trick that can help me to have a smooth fingering just like you.. to be honest I have so many ideas when I play but my technic is letting me down big time

[@NoahKellman]

Hey Luxolo-- I understand! That's tricky. I think it's not about any one specific exercise. It's about practicing different licks, exercises, etc. and building good finger habits. It will start to pay off the more you do.

[@luxolontamo4440]

@@NoahKellman Thanks for the honest response man! I'll keep on grinding till I get it right. My friends are so crazy about your videos by the way they also checking out your channel,great stuff 🔥🔥🔥👌

[@NoahKellman]

@@luxolontamo4440 Man thank you means a lot to hear. I'll keep it coming!

[@isaksigurdssnnhungnes624]

Could you put out a tutorial on how you comp rythm changes lets say in a quartet setting with bass player? Something like the Mindblowing comping you did with chad LB:-)

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks Isak! Yeah sure I'll add that to my list. Might honestly be best once all this quarantining is over and I can put together a quartet again :P

[@user-yt7uh4li3b]

다 이해하진 못했지만 정말 고마워요♥

[@semitone6215]

단계별로 진행하십시오. 모든 작은 걸음이 중요합니다.

[@caseydahl1952]

I noticed the Gbmaj in some rhythm changes you played with chad and didn't understand it, it is a really nice sound though. I think you might have connected the Bbsus to a Gbsus (tritone sub of the ii chord) using that Absus as a passing chord, that's how I was rationalizing it anyways

[@NoahKellman]

Hey Casey, great catch. Yeah, totally, I sometimes go down another step to that Gbsus / Dbm9 too!

[@Migue.art6]

Hi brother! Thanks you so much for your videos! I want you to ask a question. What app do you use for piano to show in the screen? Thanks Noah, Thanks for share.

[@chriswright2553]

Excellent Noah. No problem on sax. Big problem on piano :( I have a lot of work to do.

[@NoahKellman]

Hey Chris, hey, it's all good man! Gotta start somewhere. If you can do it on sax that's great.

[@chriswright2553]

@@NoahKellman Thanks Noah, very kind.

[@jojopt2]

I slowed the video down to check out your lines over the sus chords and it made your voice sound drunk. It was a totally different video from that point on! 😂 Thanks for this great info. I’m really enjoying shedding this on sax.

[@NoahKellman]

Hahaha bet that sounds pretty hilarious. Glad you’re enjoying it!!

[@alp9020]

👍👍👍

[@NoahKellman]

Thank you!

[@pianocat7340]

Hi Noah!! I love at 7:06( changing gears) but I don't know how this is chord subbing. can you please explain.? Are you saying if a bass player plays the regular Bb pattern of Rhythm changes it will match? sounds so awesome but I am lost on this. PS-I dont play with a bass player so it's nice to have all the solo stuff..... thanks. PC

[@pianocat7340]

So answering my own question is no it doesnt match so if you did play this with bassist, hed have to know ahead of time, correct? Do you have signals when you do it live?

[@yamithcorreayesposa.2336]

Hola como esta? Me interesa el contenido pero por el idioma solo me tengo que quedar con lo que puedo ver en el vídeo pero hace falta la teoría ...seria bueno que colocara subtítulos.

[@jorgemariduena1978]

Subtítulo spanish

[@starrybenchstudios]

Never been this early....wow

[@NoahKellman]

Nice, first comment!!

[@starrybenchstudios]

@@NoahKellman great work! Thanks for the tips!👏🏿

[@NoahKellman]

@@starrybenchstudios My pleasure!

[@haripurnomo6104]

To fast for me please more slow