The First Bit Of Jazz Theory You Should Learn

[@karenstephens2047]

I have been learning jazz for over a year, but this short lesson is the best explanation I’ve seen so far. Thanks Simon... legend!

[@Piano_Pig]

You're welcome Karen! 🎹🐷

[@elBiter]

A really complicated concept. Beautifully explained with simplicity, but keeping each and every important bit. Thank you for this.

[@Piano_Pig]

You're welcome! Really important stuff to understand 🙂

[@jefinavarro7791]

Im 15 and I really love jazz and curious about it so I really want to learn how to do it myself, love this video you make it very clear thanksss

[@supahmauro]

Kudos for a job well done, Simon. You are an excellent teacher!

[@MandolinSecrets]

I love this lesson Simon!

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks Magnus! 🙏🙏

[@user-ys7eh9kx9p]

I played piano for 2 years perhaps but when i started watch your videos i m in speed progress you exlplain so good thanks so mutch for your videos!

[@weststarr2046]

Simple & straight...as allways wanted. Thats the reason i love your channel and all your vids.This one is a GEM👈🏾✨!!!

[@PresbyterDJ]

Best explanation of music theory on the internet. I enjoy your videos.

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks! Much appreciated 🙏

[@Pilotlon46]

Simon, this is going to be a good course. Thanks for this.

[@juulsboogieacademy4239]

There are no mistakes in jazz. Just new combinations.

[@Piano_Pig]

Absolutely!! But you've got to learn the rules before you can break them 😁

[@juulsboogieacademy4239]

@@Piano_Pig Haha true

[@FeinLineMusic]

Fantastic teacher - you are VERY appreciated here!!!

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks Brian! 🙏

[@maybeafreethinker]

Thanks so much you are such a good teacher

[@yudipitre5720]

I so enjoy watching you. I learn something as a beginner. Thank you

[@praisefiles5850]

Thanks a lot!! this really broke it down for me

[@jobue5588]

Such amazing explanation! Keep doing videos like this! Greetings from Mexico

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks! 🙏

[@mariovo307]

Thank You !!!You Are good Teacher!

[@pogs347]

I love your content! Very helpful, much appreciated!

[@Piano_Pig]

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[@Kiwi403]

This man is a brilliant teacher.

*Thanks for sharing. Always a pleasure 😊*

[@alexandermarker5500]

Understood it imediatly!! Thanks for good content and keep up the good work😊

[@quint7528]

This is amazing. Thank you. I now know where to start

[@SeasonedWoman1900]

Thank you so much!!

[@metermorphose]

🎼 Thank you so much, Simon! You are a gift🙃

[@Piano_Pig]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@BedeLaplume]

Really well explained! Great tuto!

[@Piano_Pig]

Much appreciated 🙏

[@shaunahord1020]

Enjoying your videos so much. Where do I download the quiz sheet you mentioned along with the answer sheet?

[@gabrielcamacho1256]

I’m starting my Jazz 4 year course in September 😁 I’m so anxious that I’m already studying jazz before i go to the course ahahahahah

[@richardjackson5670]

This is probably one of the nicest dudes on the planet!

[@gastonossou5964]

We love you bro.!!!!

[@WesternStar4949]

Great teacher, and great guy

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks! Much appreciated 🙏🙏

[@Thelondonacademyfidenza]

*Great video and fantastic teacher !* :-)

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks! 🙏

[@cazanu4209]

amazing stuff

[@mrteiijr]

This video is very helpful, thank you!

[@Piano_Pig]

You're welcome!

[@AYOBOX_]

Nice stuff, luv the content!! question if I may ask, I see you say minor 7/flat 5 instead of diminished for the 7th chord. Is that the same thing or is there a difference?

[@Piano_Pig]

Great question! The m7(b5) is the same as the half-diminished. But be careful not to mix half-diminished with diminished.

[@AYOBOX_]

@@Piano_Pig thanks alot my man, appreciate the response!! Luv the channel!!

[@suga4all]

Great introduction, thanks for sharing. You started with C maj. Is the same true for C min? And if yes, do the C min chords equal those of the relative major, so E flat maj?

[@JohnJimenez92]

Great question! This will be on your next quiz.

[@maomao180]

Yes

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Good question. I wrote it out ..and checked my work on google...I wrote it out. (Cmin7 Dmin7b5 EbMaj7 Fmin7 Gmin7 Abmaj7 Bb7 Cmin7) Dmin7b5 Ebmaj7. A thing that I tried was playing the Cminor diatonic triads in all 8 postions. CEbG DFAb EbGBb AbCEb BbDF CEbG...I hope this is helpful.

[@tillmanncook8948]

Very nice lesson!

[@dwolff1971]

Well here's a mistake (or new combination according to Juul's) - at 7.31 the IV should be Dmaj7 rather than D#maj7.

[@josecastrillon4456]

Thankyou . For the Good Explaining About At Litte bit Of Jazz This Was A Gresther Tutorial!!🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🙌🙌🎷

[@horatiodreamt]

Excellent vid.

[@laif9857]

BRO YOU REALLY AWESOME TO TEACH

[@cskeys9297]

Awesome 👌

[@Myaccountishacked]

Great ! Gold 😀

[@robertmorrison1100]

At 7:30 shouldn't the D# be a D? Beginning music learner here so I might be confused.

[@newagain9964]

Ikr. He violated his own rule. But i Looked it up, and he made a mistake.

[@ivanmectin9106]

whats the difference between a dominant and a major. eg.sometimes they say the 1st, 4th and 5th are major. but then the 5th is dominant. is bmaj7 and b7 the same ? i'm a bit confused .... :(

[@Piano_Pig]

The 5th chord within a major scale is always dominant. Bmaj7 is a B major 7 and B7 is a B dominant 7 - they are different.

[@ivanmectin9106]

@@Piano_Pig Thanks ! I get it now ! - silly me ! Lol ☺

[@eliasjohansson7286]

Cool lessons! wopwop, in the "A major" scale at 7:40 it should say DMaj7 and not D#Maj7 Right?

[@Piano_Pig]

Yes it should! Good spot!

[@andrewwright6893]

Brilliant cheers

[@Piano_Pig]

You're welcome!

[@wt04s12]

holy crap, this is the best thing ever

[@ehudv9276]

Great!

[@rogeroveurtable756]

Nice!

[@akymrinkovsky289]

I have never down-loaded any thing before. I'm not really sure how 🤷🏼‍♂️ still that was very cool 🙏

[@LocNguyen-th7jn]

Good!

[@mrpedrobraga]

Jazz Theory .: See those things? ,: Yeah? .: Do them. Or don't, I'm not your babysitter

[@seroyam650]

Nice

[@petunia4957]

I couldn't find the quiz :^(

[@howlinhobbit]

where's the link to the worksheet?

[@Piano_Pig]

This lesson was taken from a course in the PianoPig Academy, the worksheet is only available to members I'm afraid.

[@mikeford4089]

Why is it called Bm7(b5) and not Bdim7?

[@johnrodgers4773]

If only a triad (b, d, f) then it would be a Bdim, which is a stack of two minor 3rds (b-d and d-f) 7ths complicate things a bit m7(b5) is another way of denoting a half-diminished 7th chord; the stack is two minor 3rds and a major 3rd (b-d, d-f, and f-a) Sometimes it's written as B 7 with a small slashed circle between B and 7 A (full) dimished 7 chord is a stack of three minor 3rds (b-d, d-f, and f-Ab) Good luck; we're all counting on you It's usually written as B 7 with a small circle between B and 7

[@garycheung7943]

The difference between the two chords is only the 7 note, one is 7b (7 flat), the other is 7

[@howardron543]

A theory lesson i knew befor hand... Progress

[@Drkyle7824]

i just finished theory III/IV and am going to my last JAZZ THEORY. tryna get a head start. took theory too long to click 😂

[@rik-keymusic160]

Me ; i know these in all key’s, i thought i did a lot of work... Minor Key’s; hello 👋

[@dilumasanka4914]

👍

[@blueeyedsoulman]

Really good writers like Steely Dan don't stay in one key and may move through several non-key chords without the key signature being relabeled every few bars. Most of my favorite chord changes use chromatic (all the notes) movements. You just have to learn the song and forget about theory. "Giant Steps" changes keys 3 times in a few seconds and continues changing keys making soloing almost impossible if you don't really know the key changes and available chord tones AND how to mix them with chromatic notes.

[@Piano_Pig]

Absolutely! I'd call that non-functional harmony and it's always very interesting to analyze. However, there's no way anyone could possibly understand those kinda progressions before they've learnt about functional harmony.

[@blueeyedsoulman]

@@Piano_Pig True. Brilliant.

[@Max-u9r]

🥳

[@genden4618]

I don't understand why you call the V a dominant seven and not a major seven, is there a specific reason ? It's actually a major 7 just like the I or IV, why call it otherwise ?

[@Piano_Pig]

No it's not, it's a dominant 7. Different chord to a major 7. It has a flat 7 rather than a natural 7.

[@genden4618]

@@Piano_Pig Ok so the word dominant refers to the minor 7th and not the rest of the chord! Thank you :)

[@mistersalmon555]

First!

[@wangyueqi]

Orange....

[@mathealgou]

This lesson is really great, helpfull, and wholesome. But I still got distracted by the fact that you look like a The Sims character. I'm a failure.

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Too much talk,lol

[@David_Lloyd-Jones]

Simon, "Every note" is a singular noun. When you say "Every note belong," as though it were plural, it grates, uh, disharmoniously. "Every note belongs," OK? Language has its own music, I guess...

[@rev.g2069]

What about the songs that use a major 3 6 and or 2? There are plenty of them from around the turn of the last century ain't she sweet all of me 5"2' eyes of blue etc. How do they fit into the pattern?

[@curtpiazza1688]

Excellent...thanx!