The Secret Chord You Never Thought of Using!

[@samuelwilson818]

The reason why this works so well, is that the upper part of the Bb9 is D F Ab C, which makes up a Dm7b5 or Fm6 in 1st inversion, and we all know how warm and cuddly this sort of "minor plagal cadence sounds", almost like its hugging the 1 chord, but now we just add a Bb in the bass which moves nicely into the tonic a whole step away.

[@raaron4315]

EXACTLY RIGHT!

[@raaron4315]

The triton itself is the meat of the matter. It's also found in the V chord with a b9

[@filippobonaventura8801]

This is the best piano-related channel on youtube IMHO.

[@MangoldProject]

Thanks! Considering the tough competition this is a big compliment.

[@filippobonaventura8801]

I know... Keep on it, your insights are very inspiring and useful.

[@gidjeat]

I concur...wholeheartedly.....do you have any materials (lessons) for sale?

[@beachforestmountain4269]

Thanks for sharing this with us, it's always good to know progressions which sound good despite having an off-key element within them.

[@MangoldProject]

My pleasure.

[@tonybates7870]

Reminds me of the Beatles' Hello Goodbye, where McCartney sings "I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello". Or about 37 ELO songs.

[@MonoLith2049]

Yes and also the extended bit of Layla Derek & the Dominoes

[@jeremykeaton274]

That's what I thought of too!

[@traceyhardy1228]

6e63

[@Enohead]

OMG THANK YOU! I was going crazy because I couldn't put my finger on it.

[@dannydrumplayer2802]

Yes, ELO is the first thing that came up in my mind :D.

[@pyannaguy]

When the expanded chords would confuse me a tad (back when I was first learning "big chords") I'd think of this as a Bb in the bass with an F min atop it . Hey, whatever works! An 11th chord, for ex. can seem intimidating, but it's a simple major triad atop a bass note a whole step above the triad - in other words: a C 11 is a C in the bass with a Bb triad on top of it. It gave me a way to know big jazzy sounds using 'small' familiar chords. PS: The gorgeous dreamy piano at the end of Clapton's Layla goes to this type change at the end of each chorus...classy & mysterioso.

[@Chamber691]

To put this idea in other words you want to create a lot of dissidence like your example did and resolve. This chaotic cord creates a natural urge to hear it resolved giving off a more pleasing feeling when you do resolve the chord.

[@notnotandrew]

Found out about this little resolution from New York State of Mind. Love it.

[@YoniFogelmanMusic]

I notice that this seems to work because of the common tones between this dom9 and the other popular chord changes, the min4 to major 1, and dim2 to the maj 1. They all share the subdominant and minor sixth scale degree, which tends to make a nice resolve when shifting down a half step to go from one minor third of "tension" to create the aurally pleasing tonic outline a half step down- the third and fifth scale degrees

[@ethanznelson]

You are such an amazing piano player! Thank you for teaching me so much!!

[@MangoldProject]

You're welcome Ethan!

[@arcosu2720]

Everyday i get a new video from you that appears in my recommended, its bloody amazing!! Thanks so much for making all these vids

[@andryputrawijaya877]

Even though I knew this chord, but you never cease to amuse me with your amazing voicing. Thanks for inspiring me even further!

[@spindriftdrinker]

Thanks ! Very cool. I'm kind of a beginner. As soon as you showed me voicing for the Bb9 chord, I realized that chord was the whole building block for the outro section of "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos - a huge hit in the 1970s. The rest of the chords are simple, but the piece is impossible to play correctly without that exact chord voicing.

[@Taterzz]

your videos make me want to get back into piano. making simple techniques sound so good, can't get enough.

[@MangoldProject]

That's precisely what I'm trying to do ;)

[@got2bharmony]

Very cool indeed. I would not be surprised if a number of top artists were to contact you to arrange some of their ideas for them. I agree with many other comments that you demonstrate elements found in Lennon & McCartney, Elton John, Carole King and other musical legends. You are truly one of several excellent piano teachers to be found on KZbin, I am extremely grateful for your postings which give me the enthusiasm I need to sit at the piano and practice.

[@LukeZuniga]

That CMaj to Fm7 gives me chills every time...I wonder why?

[@MangoldProject]

You're a sucker for borrowed chords, just like me :)

[@Muzicboy3]

MangoldProject me as well!!!

[@donprice732]

Music is all about how it makes you feel to hear it;

[@800pieds]

It can also be explained with negative harmony if you like what's hype ;)

[@norakat]

Maybe its from eons of genetic memory listening to standard harmony and now hearing something newer.

[@dewinmoonl]

and thus elton john was made

[@MangoldProject]

Haha, and not just him! :)

[@sharamusica]

dewinmoonl damnit! That was my comment lol

[@pudding4869]

Thanks very much! When I heard this being used in the past, I thought it was a minor 4th (i.e. Fm) resolving to the tonic. So that was only half the story!

[@richardblocher599]

I love the sound you are getting, thank you for sharing with us.

[@MangoldProject]

You're welcome. Stay tuned for more of these tricks :)

[@RhiannaBarr]

It’s also used in the song “You Are So Beautiful” as well.

[@MrBazzos]

Layla! You got me on my knees!

[@KaitavSapreMusic]

Excellent! Thank you so much for your tutorials, they are really nice and informative.

[@MangoldProject]

No prob, Kaitav, I enjoy making them :)

[@sahilasthanamusic2503]

I know that you won't probably see this... But these progressions were soooo satisfying. Thanks a lot for this. You got a new subscriber

[@MangoldProject]

I see all of my subscribers' comments (tend to answer many). Welcome aboard :)

[@parlomur7515]

Incredible. Enchanting my world.

[@premasru]

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[@MangoldProject]

Thanks Charmian!

[@AdamMaykov]

What a nice harmony i love it 9 chords is very beautiful Thanks. Your chanell is one of the best chanel about music theory and harmony

[@RobertsNotes]

great one! thanks for sharing these. I always look forward to them.

[@39PlYR]

This is nice! thanks for sharing these awesome techniques!

[@contrapunctusmammalia3993]

Something I found out today is that; in a major key chord vi played as chord VI in the parallel minor can bridge a plagal cadence nicely. So C, F, Ab, C.

[@TameraWeeks1]

This sounds very lovely! :)

[@manuellujan7554]

This chord prog. is a very common prog. In Mexican Bolero...Norteño from the 1930's so much feeling in it.

[@jwright123456789]

I've always heard this referred to as the 'backdoor progression' in jazz circles.

[@lordmjh]

These videos are so informative, thank you.

[@francescomanfredi]

Great tutorial! I love the fill you play in the last few seconds of the video, could you please make a tutorial on this kind of fills? Thanks :)

[@MangoldProject]

These are basically sus chords resolving to non-sus chords (mostly Csus2, Csus4 resolving to C major). I'll definitely try to think about a way to teach this.

[@leehayton]

MangoldProject please do as I would love to know how it's done. Thanks

[@AsherMandrake]

Yes, I like the sound of that. Thank you for your thoughts.

[@MangoldProject]

You're welcome.

[@GabrielPinheiro-sk7ih]

In C major, this chord is one substitution chord. Bb7/9 is more correctly. Bb D F Ab C. Comes form the Minor scala. 7th of Cm. Or 5th of Eb. Its sonds like a 4th Minor with the bass in Bb (7th) Fm Fm6 Fm7 or like 2th Dm7/5b. You can also use Ab. Ab Ab7M Ab7/5b Ab7/13b. In all this chords I mention, You can add the 9 or the 13. Bb9 don't have 7. When you add a 9 i should say if the 9 suspende the 3th or If it is added with the 3th. In guitar we would understand Bb9 like a Bbsus9 (without the 3th). A famous chord in guitar because is a major chord with the 9 in the place of the 3th. Exemplo: C9 (Csus9) C major: C G C E G C9 or Csus9: C G C D G Vou escrever em português: É um dó maior na segunda posição, shape de A. O acorde fica mais fácil de fazer. Com corda.solta o A9. Campo harmônico de Cm natural. Cm7 Dm7/5b Eb7M Fm7 Gm7 Ab7M Bb7. Então pode-se usar qualquer desses acordes emprestados da tonalidade menor em uma música ocorrendo em uma tonalidade maior, que a sonoridade vai ficar interessante quando ele aparecer de surpresa num momento crucial da música. Já o acorde como Bb add 9, soa interesse porque nele ocorro o som do intervalo musical onde soa ao mesmo tempo a 3th do acorde junto com uma 2th ou 9th. Acorde menor adicionado com nona também é legal. A dissonância do som da intervalo de uma segunda menor ou segunda maior entre a 2th e a 3th causa interesse no som do acorde. Exemplo em C. C add 9 - C G D E G shape de A Posição clássica no violão de C add 9 : C E G D G (ou E) But congratulations with this classes of piano or keyboards, Very interesting. It is helping me a Lot. Thank you sir.

[@marypeter1007]

Bb9, an interesting chord, honestly never thought of using. Thank you for sharing.

[@wolfgangwiesinger9502]

You can end a song in c maj with fmin, bmaj79, c maj

[@SamChaneyProductions]

This has a very similar sound to a minor iv chord to I chord resolution, but sounds a little brighter. It makes sense because the bVII7 chord shares many notes with the minor iv chord.

[@ryankung3244]

love your videos as you make them so simple. just one thing, can you make a video on what is your daily practice routine? i figured my practice hardly payoff as I don't know how to practice piano improvisation.

[@MangoldProject]

Check out my "How to practice piano" video!

[@vicachcoup]

amazing progression - insiring and evocative do you have any other tricks like this

[@haydenhigginbotham6551]

Beautiful :) Could you make some videos like this (off-key chord progressions) except in a minor scale?

[@MangoldProject]

Sure. Until then, maybe try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nae1p4t6nKeWipY

[@theacan565]

U have a new subscriber......great job. I am using ur tutorials for my own "compositions". 100% Usefull. Thanks!

[@cyxo_o]

I think this works well because bvii9 creates an unexpected tension, and this tension is released as soon as you get back to the home chord, it's kind of reassuring. But nice trick !

[@fendergrassmount3926]

3:22-3:24 Country thirds. Nice runs Elton uses a lot

[@tehedx]

Sounds really sweet! I have to look frame by frame to see what's going on since it's so quick.

[@ssrrapper]

3:03 It's funny because this afternoon I just happened to read an article about different things to do to a 2-51 progression, and one of the things was to take the 2 and 5 chord and take them up a minor third...so Dm-G7-C becomes Fm-Bb7-C...and that's what he does here!

[@jojo-fj7lw]

That's called the backdoor 2-5. You could search it up

[@ssrrapper]

@@jojo-fj7lw Yes, I know.

[@nothought108]

Brilliant. Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing

[@MangoldProject]

Stay tuned for more musical tidbits!

[@stevem7]

I think of this when I'm playing as a minor 6th on the IV chord too. So in this case Fm6. Kind of operates the same as a Bb9.

[@shivam_musician]

That chord progression C - Fm9 - Bb9 - C gave me the feeling of sailing in uncharted waters.. it was a strange feeling

[@marleytomson6928]

can you give us a tutorial about how to play intros and endings with a cool patterns? thanks. you have great tutorials

[@davivify]

Nice transition. Puts me in mind of 'You Are So Beautiful'. Fascinating run at just about 3:23, but you played it so fast I couldn't follow it. Sounded kind of syncopated and very cool. Would love if you could do a video just on that at some point :-)

[@MangoldProject]

You mean like this one? :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/paKYZHmDbtt3n7s

[@soultrain1973]

nice ;) at 1:48 chord examples in your text is RH, B F Ab C, B is wrong.. D is correct , = D F Ab C :)

[@seamanjive]

Layla. Some very useful stuff here....thx

[@Moe-Neamah]

Two questions please.. .1.what do you play between two chords to make the as connected piece.2. any chance to play slowly what you play at 3:21 to the end of this video.. Thanks to best piaino teacher

[@MangoldProject]

Unfortunately I cannot re-record the video and slow things down at this point. Sorry ...

[@MoPoppins]

Gorgeous. So infused with optimism.

[@ElliottPiano]

That is so gorgeous man Thank you so much

[@rva]

u rock

[@MangoldProject]

Thanks Rebecca!

[@13Moondancer]

I like this tutorial- thank you 👍

[@tonyspro]

Reminds my of "my life" by the Beatles but of course that song is in A

[@GraemeMarkNI]

This would be a variation of the minor 4th resolution? So you can play Fm, Dm7b5 (which is Fm with D in the bass), or Bb9 (which is Dm7b5 with Bb in the bass). I guess you could use Bdim7 as well?

[@sherlock5141]

Mangold: could you please teach us the techniques to use when we take chords off the scale. For example taking parallel minor scale chords for a major scale. I would be very thankful 😊

[@MangoldProject]

I have a video on borrowed chords. Look at the (currently) last video in my jazz piano series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqCZqoGbbtF9qcU

[@cacauceluque]

Your lessons are very good Mangold! Congratulations for that! Do you have any kind of chord progressions using minors or suspended or even quartal chords? Thank you very much.

[@MangoldProject]

Ask and ye shall receive! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZK6o4uVobqpjs0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYCxeq2FaNFgnNk

[@cacauceluque]

Thank you very much! Best regards

[@jacobjosephgoudreault3114]

I LOVE tricks like these! more more moar!

[@AriomesterDaniel]

Just great!! Thanks!

[@victoza9232]

A prime example of this is Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful."

[@MikeFloutier]

Vic Toza absolutely, checkout - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2qqZ3-aq9Shm68

[@smh339]

Thank you, very cool 9th’s. I think I hear some John Lennon Or Beatles maybe?

[@Gl0rius]

Can you please break down what you did with the right hand at the end ? around 3:22

[@MangoldProject]

Aha! I have just the thing for you!!! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/paKYZHmDbtt3n7s&lc=z12ysnwjzwf2ylazl04cenbqkpjluhtxdrw0k

[@jebinjames6619]

impressive....I had never thought of this before

[@redslayer50]

I like what you did at the ending in C Major on your right hand (just before the final chord). Is there any explanation to that style?

[@MangoldProject]

Somewhat. I already promised someone else in the comments section to make a video about that, so stay tuned :)

[@redslayer50]

MangoldProject Yesssss.... YES! Thanks. c:

[@djee02]

Sounds like the Layla outro a little bit

[@veronicaduplessis4943]

Wow deffnitely learn something special today

[@helenkenistononey7019]

Thank you for this video. You said there would be a link in the description to the video to the video where you teach how to build the 9th chord....? I'm sorry, but I'm not seeing it.

[@MangoldProject]

Whoops, forgot to add it ... it's there now. Thanks for letting me know.

[@theflamingmushullama]

Amazing video, thank you

[@MangoldProject]

Thanks. Make sure to check out the entire "Interesting Chords" playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLP9cbwDiLzdIx2es0VkKNYVjN7N34Ykmh

[@LaFortuneMusic]

Can you give a comping tutorial what you’re doing rhythmically

[@healonyou]

wow,nice tension! I am not sure how to approach this method going out of key with more then ano chord.. like in this case you doing flat7 and minor IV

[@HeckingFunnyFilms]

May I ask why F minor works so well in this chord progression despite being out of key?

[@thriftylady662]

I enjoyed this teaching but at 2:10, your screen says RH: B F Ab C. Should it not be D F Ab C?

[@dcp8nts]

Very "Layla"-like. Beautiful.

[@dry509]

Nice. What are the notes you are playing between chords?

[@jihhwood]

Ear candy! Minor correction and one question: The correction is that your text identifying the notes in a Bb9 chord does't jibe with what you're actually playing. There is no B natural in the chord; I believe you meant to write "D". The question has to do with why certain chord inversions work best with certain other inversions. (You state something along these lines at 2:37 in the vid.) Can you shed any light on these pairings and why they work? Thanks.

[@MangoldProject]

The notation means "B flat, dominant nine" and not "B with a flat ninth". So, B flat: Bb D F. Bb dominant 7th: Bb D F Ab. Bb dominant 9th: Bb D F Ab C. As opposed to "B with a flat ninth" (dominant B?) which will be B, D#, F#, A, C. Two totally different chords. To answer your question, the inversions that work best with each other are those that are "closest". Always try to use the inversion which is closest to the chord that precedes it.

[@justinjonesexperiencejje8444]

Its just the backdoor dominant dominant of the relative minor pretty obvious no secret it is a good sound to pull you cab also use all the chords in c minor and some from f minor to possibly all

[@MangoldProject]

Do you mean parallel minor?

[@markusleb]

Just wondering, isn't this the borrowed and extended VIIb7 from the parallel minor key? Of course, it sounds great. Good to know you can exchange a regular V or V7 against it.

[@MangoldProject]

Well, yes, you could say that, but I'm not sure this gives you any insight (As in: could you use this understanding to find the next cool progression to try out?)

[@monsieurbrochant7528]

Am i right if I say that you used chords that you borrowed from other keys that are not C major but in in which the C major chord belongs ? (Fm7 -> Fm key, D7 -> G key, Bb9 -> Eb key which has a Cm and is also somewhat related)

[@davidthoo8907]

Beautiful

[@nothought108]

Nice.. thanks for sharing

[@MangoldProject]

You're welcome.

[@raaron4315]

Best example of this is in Still Crazy after All These years

[@masol3726]

i somehow added an A note to a C minor scale, and it sounded nice.

[@paulwelding]

So good!!

[@jan0879]

hallo Mangold thats is what i will learning thank you ferry much for this ldemonstration

[@niphcrushcreation]

Please do video of Major and minor scale

[@musiclover-dl4sl]

cool vid you ply beautifully

[@seanalvarado3638]

Whats that grace note-ish run on the end ? Do you have a video of that? Or could you make onee

[@MangoldProject]

Already have one queued up, should go up sometime in November ;)

[@seanalvarado3638]

thanks!!

[@cameronadams4366]

that was beautiful

[@naomianderson1321]

the rhythm when you are just playing chords, can you say what this is called or do a tutorial video please ? thank you for this video

[@MangoldProject]

Maybe you're referring to this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXu1Y2qOo9-dh5I

[@naomianderson1321]

no it in this video i am not sure if you call it rhythm or timing bit you dont just play 1....2....3...4. you play with a rhythm and make it sound nice. f

[@tasfa10]

It may be a big off topic, but I might as well ask. I'm a guitarist, I've been playing for almost a decade. I recently started songwriting and I ended up feeling limited by the way I can accompany myself on a guitar compared to what it's possible to do in a piano. So I picked it up. I can play simple patterns such as Hey Jude and Imagine. But I'd really like to be able to play in the style of Elton John or like you play in this video. Do you have any suggestions? What songs and exercises should I learn, knowing that my level is still pretty low? Thanks

[@MangoldProject]

Well, that's a very big question without an easy answer. The distance between Hey Jude and Elton John amounts in part to technique and in part to dozens of little "tricks" that pianists pick up over the course of a lifetime. A lot of my own videos deal with such "tricks", but I can't really offer you a clear path other than imitating your favorite players (and of course watching all of my videos :) ). This is a long journey that requires quite a bit of practice and dedication, so prepare yourself mentally.

[@tasfa10]

Of course! I watched some of your videos already. It's just that I don't know which intermediate songs should I learn and sometimes people with more experience can recall being very useful to them to learn a certain song. I can remember some that were important for my development as a guitarist. Songs that challenged me at the time considering my level. Anyway, thanks for the quick answer!

[@pianomike7]

Replace the f with an e in the Bb9 dominant chord and it sounds more jazzy. I think that would be a Bb9dim4. :-)

[@jojo-fj7lw]

Thank you for reminding me of backdoor 2-5 here. The IV and/or iv - bVII7 - I is indeed a backdoor 2-5. But the II9 - bVII7 - I, i dont know what progression it is called. Anyways thankyou again❤️🙏

[@sindollface]

any chance u can share sheets .. I really enjoy ur videos, they have helped me.

[@MangoldProject]

You mean music sheets of the lesson? I unfortunately never have time to prepare them (got a real job too, after all ... )

[@southillbilly]

That really is a cool trick!

[@MangoldProject]

Cool trick is one of the best compliments you can give my videos ;)

[@jakeogorman5377]

So THIS is what Jeff Buckley heard about...

[@GoaWay4Sanity]

3:22 -- what is that passing chord run?!?!?😮😮😮👍🏾👍🏾

[@MangoldProject]

Ask and ye shall receive: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paKYZHmDbtt3n7s

[@GoaWay4Sanity]

I already figured it out right when you sent me that email🤘🏾😎🤘🏾 - had a feeling it was a "sus" and C major chords in different inversions lol. I have to trust my ear more! thaaaank you man!!

[@SadisticKillerXx]

That Bb9 would be taken as a Modal Interchange? the VII from C Dorian or Mixolydian

[@MangoldProject]

It could.