The 2-5-1 Chord Progression (Jazz Piano For Beginners)

[@randombloxy5479]

This helped me a lot, I can now make my own lofi.

[@urielfranciscofloreslozano5149]

And if you learn to improvise you can make a 10 hour lofi, with 1M views you can live happily for a year

[@benimoo7894]

@@urielfranciscofloreslozano5149 8 years of playing the piano and still haven’t lived happily for a week.

[@Topshelfmichael]

Great video. As an intermediate on the road to semi advanced piano player, this made me realize that with 7th chords when playing in a key.. you should adjust the 7th chord to only play the notes in the key. I.E. playing G dominant 7 in the key of C in a 2-5-1 progression instead of G Major 7

[@malaking_daga]

Just remember to have Minor seventh first,dominant seventh then a major 7

[@iamJennifair]

This blew my mind how easy it is to play in every key. Can’t wait to get to work!

[@delusionspodcast]

I love the way you teach

[@hiyoowihamainza949]

How do you figure out the inversions so quickly so they fit in the scale?

[@ArgoBeats]

I'd play with the left hand just the root note as bass, I think it'd make everything much clearer, great lesson by the way!

[@nevergonnagiveyouup6551]

This really helped me out to explore some more while im in my first month (equivalent) of learning of piano. THX! 🙏❤️😄

[@tykirenwillingham2871]

So I’m a music producer and I’m skipping around but why are they 7ths instead of just triads? Is the Jazz CMajor scale different form a normal CMajor Scale

[@NickyWaters]

That C major 2-5-1 progression sounds just like 'Sunday Morning' by Maroon V

[@brimusic33]

I'm going to save this because, my life is geared to answering these theory questions in the simplist format with no short cuts. There is a formula for everything start with the 1/2 step pattern and it will fit everywhere

[@MerisAndHerPiano]

Thank you

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

This is a great voicing of a 2-5-1 and that is what I have been working on for months. Merci beaucoup. But I would like to offer a critique for Jordan. He has wonderful lessons which often lack an explanation geared towards the beginner. Now that I have studied more I can understand him. He should have spent more time explaining inversions and their ease of playing.

[@matthewtucker8994]

That really makes sense ty very much.

[@richard135b7]

That is an excellent explanation of 251. Thank you!

[@victoredougba6823]

Good presentation

[@diffrentvibestalk2em97]

I'm still in the beginner stages of my piano journey when you started the first note why was it called D minor "7" I understand D minor why 7.... and also as I build myself up a piano practice schedule how should i go about my days I practice 30 mins-1 hr daily the style of piano I would like to learn is R&B and neo soul

[@PianoteOfficial]

Hi! Adding the 7th note of the scale/chord to the chord makes a 7th- which is a really rich and lovely sound. Your practice routine sounds great- keep working on learning 7ths chords as they will be important for the genre you are focusing on! All the best!

[@johnpaulquijano]

Sounds like the intro of Sunday Morning by Maroon 5.

[@claudinejames7731]

this helped me see its not too difficult! thank you.

[@onurunabisi]

Thanks

[@SheilaghRiordan]

MASSIVE THANK YOU

[@alaincohen4381]

Thanks and Merry Christmas to you and Lisa, from France.

[@joshuarodriguez1924]

Can u make more videos of does longer

[@kennykelley8874]

This was very helpful

[@zackvanhalen]

Is it correct to think of a Dominant 7 chord as being related to the Mixolydian Mode because they utilize the major triad with the flat 7?

[@iammarianomummer]

How do I know which one is minor or major?

[@Undecidedable]

Could anyone tell me how you choose the chords specifically? like obviously 2-5-1 in C is D-G-C but where does the m7 dominant7 and maj7 come from?

[@PianoteOfficial]

Oh fantastic question!!!! So those chords are all FROM the key of C. Remember C has all white notes, so the chords we are making have white notes, which determines what type of chord they are. Eg. the 7th chord build on D has D-F-A-C (all white notes). BECAUSE of that it is a Dm7 chord. For the G the notes are G-B-D-F (all whites notes). This is a G dominant 7 chord. (If it was Gmaj7 there would be an F# - but there's no F# in the key of C). I hope that helps!

[@hihello208]

@@PianoteOfficial couldn't the G dominant 7 chord also be the G min 7? or no

[@imalamboman12]

@@hihello208 the G chord is the 2 chord of the scale. The 2 chord is always a dominant chord. If you go up Cmajor playing 7th chords, you will get CMaj7 - Dmin7 - Emin7 - FMaj7 - G dominant 7 - Amin7 - B half diminished 7th - and back to C major 7th!

[@idamusicworld]

In the F key example, I can see you use G Bb C E as the Cm7 chord. But what if I use the root positiona , C E G Bb, will it be weird then? Do I always need to end on the white keys? Or only just make it stay in the key will be ok? I am also always confused whether to use maj or minor 7. It seems that I have to end with a white key, and then I can tell if it is a major or minor7. 🙄

[@ivelinivanov3414]

That sounds just like ROXANNE - Arizona Zerva !!!! Missing just the last chord! :D

[@modernmusicstudio303]

Great video! I like how you demonstrate in multiple keys. Thanks for sharing!

[@eliotlanderos6130]

Very good thanks, more about jazz pls

[@Platinum_XYZ]

This videos length! It's 4:40 like the note A!

[@dolphinor2476]

Found it very helpful, thank you!

[@KenXwasTaken]

I'm really confused because the 2 in the 2-5-1 is used as the root note for the first chord (D minor 7) but for the 5 chord you showed which was a G dominant 7, the 5 isn't shown as the root note. Is it a different voicing? IDK bc he didn't explain. like what am I supposed to do with this information if I don't even understand it. Sorry, but it was almost like you were reviewing information you already knew instead of trying to teach it. Thanks for the tutorial

[@TheGoeke]

For the G dominant 7, the root is the G, the diagram just didn't show it as the root. around 1:30 when he plays just the root with his left hand, you can see that he's only hitting the G with his left hand when playing the G Dom7.

[@KenXwasTaken]

@@TheGoeke yes i know, which only makes things more confusing. Why use it as the root in one instance but in another, its not used as the root.

[@brownin329]

In the D min 7 - G dom 7 - C major 7 chord progression, what chord comes after the C major 7? I can hear it in my head but I don't know how to figure it out.

[@RealSerbiann]

A minor 7

[@viktorinusalfred301]

Thank you Jordan and Pianote ^_^ Awesome... Very Practical tips for self-taught people like me. Love it so much. Delivered with Simple Concept too.... Big Thanks from me

[@rogelioespinosa8079]

The 2 - 5 - 1 only works with major scales? :O

[@kyns3946]

Can you give please upload more jazz lessons.

[@PianoteOfficial]

Will do!

[@williamhedley2222]

Very good

[@pierrezapata90]

Why is it a G dom 7? Why not a G maj 7 which i guess would have an F# in it?

[@soood3os]

is the second chord a dominant 7 and not a major 7 so that it stays in key? Would it be a major 7 if it was in another key?

[@soood3os]

I think I might understand now, is it that its always 2-5-1 and whether it's a major/minor/dominant chord depends on how it would stay in key?

[@ChristianStClair-qg3pw]

@@soood3os yep you got it. Adding a 7th while keeping the chord in key.

[@soood3os]

@@ChristianStClair-qg3pw amazing, thanks!

[@idamusicworld]

@@soood3os Thanks so much! I have a clearer concept now. The main idea is that the it should stay in key, whether it is major or minor. I always can't figure ot out. Why sometimes use a major 7 in a certain chord, but then a dominant 7 in another chord. While C key is clear enough to understand, when it comes to other key, with the black key, I am always confused. Or even D key will be different from C key.😅

[@nohandlelmaoo]

I get the concept of 2-5-1 but what has always been a doubt is that 2 in the key of C maj is D. But how and why did you make a D min and why 7 or why did you make a G dom while you could've made a G min or G maj?

[@calecheese913]

So I'm new to this all so may not explain correctly but with the chord progressions in major keys the numbering has the same pattern. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 = I ii iii IV V vi vii-dim regardless of what major key you are in. So Maj, min, min, Maj, Maj, min, diminished. To demonstrate in the simplest way, If you played in key of C and held the simple triad chord shape across each of the white keys on a piano it would be as following: 1 (CMaj, indicated with uppercase roman numeral I to show it is a major chord), 2 (Dmin, indicated with lower case roman numeral ii to show it is a minor chord), 3 (Emin, iii), 4 (Fmaj, IV), 5 (Gmaj, V), 6 (Amin, vi) 7 (bmin diminished because less semitones in this chord shape based on where on the keys it sits, vii-dim). So with this 2-5-1 progression it will be ii-V-i so C-G-Dmin Adding the 7th is just for flavour. Dmin7 is basically the same as Dmin but a bit saucier. Hope that helps!!

[@Juju-zp3oy]

How can i loop this Chord Progression smoothlie?

[@PianoteOfficial]

It can loop on its own (just repeat the 2-5-1 chords and change the melody).

[@pizza665]

Or you loop to the next 2 5 1 by moving the last 1 chord to a minor in the case C to Cm which is the II chord of the 2nd next key counter clockwise in the circle of fifths. So your next 2 5 1 will be Cm7 F7 Bbmaj7 You can continue this by following the circle of fifths indefinitely if you want :)

[@iainbozfelt]

You did not explain how to build the chords ! Is it always going to be min7, dom 7, Maj7 ? Why ?

[@flazo9152]

Sounds alot like sunday morning by maroon 5

[@adot1263]

If you play this in half speed, he sounds high asf. Also thanks, this was helpful once I put it back to normal lol

[@shermiahwest1674]

sounds like the ending of listen before i go by billie eilish

[@rabihbourji2069]

Those fuckers never even heard bastard.

[@shermiahwest1674]

The Sickboy i’m confused

[@Dreddusa]

The question is what is the use of this chord progression?

[@PianoteOfficial]

Oh my gosh. This chord progression is THE chord progression in jazz. It's everywhere! It sounds so good. One of the great jazz standards, "Satin Doll" uses 2-5-1 progressions over and over again in different keys! We have a write up on it here (at the end of the article): www.pianote.com/blog/intro-to-modes/

[@Theregoesfame]

What.

[@DavidJNogueira]

For someone who knows nothing about key names, it's very hard to even understand

[@abdulalshibly3930]

I will recommend you to find a free course for beginners in piano(there are a lot of them just search in KZbin) and start to learn keys names, chords, and what you need as a beginner and then try to find out what this video is talking about

[@demetricehenderson5991]

Try Studying Music Theory First.... Then all this will make sense.... Because Music is a language!!!!

[@viralbuthow000]

Sunday Morning by Maroon 5 in a nutshell

[@luka473]

What do you mean by practice this chord progression? I mean what is there even to practice in this?

[@staylive5192]

This guy sounds like drake lol

[@1rocknroy]

Why so many notes just to explain a simple concept? Are you explaining voicing or a simple chord progression?

[@PianoteOfficial]

So people can play the chords in either their right or left hand. It helps to practice both.

[@thescientist4726]

Is he a bit depressed ?