Triads Over Tritones - Phat Chords

[@CallawayVanZeeberg]

Triads over tritones brings a dimension to keyboard and piano like no other! It is synonymous to looking through a kaleidoscope. The musical platform is immediately stretched as far as the imagination of the musician... and even further. You've just demonstrated that Michael in this 8 minute video! Your teaching method warrants a moment of silence. Thank you once again.

[@teekeyz1151]

Callaway Van Zeeberg whaaaaaaaaat

[@Purpose4Praise]

This dude just opened a thesaurus for folks, since 6 yrs ago, & I'm just now seeing this... Unbelievable... I've been playing all my life, & didn't even realize the amount of variation possibilities over just a C tritone. Thanks man!

[@psychle11]

I'm an advanced player and understand the extended chords in their formal harmonic names. And, I can completely see the value at looking at the same chords in a different light as it opens you up to new possibilites of understanding. I don't know why anyone would have a problem with this approach. Thanks for sharing, israelsprince! You're a talented teacher.

[@ijohnny.]

Excellent video, the chords are amazingly rich, and all make "sense". Hypnotic. Thanks much Michael!

[@wright14340]

Thank u Mr. Thierry. You have truly been a God sent brother. God bless u and your family.

[@JamesScottGuitar]

Those tensions are the audible manifestation of the various human experiences. Beautiful sounds!

[@amos108SF]

Michael, That was a great lesson. This clears up questions about how to use tritones for various effects in my repertoire. Thanks, bro.

[@jazzykeyzz]

WOW. Doc, you got a new student and customer. I'm can't wait until the dvd comes out. We've been soaken up alot of good instructional videos but your posting is like a breath of fresh air.

[@helpinghands08]

hello..i just want to say to you kind sir that you've helped my playing out greatly. Just watching and using the drills you've displayed really helped me. Im a college trained drummer who turned to the piano and been playing since 2003 so as you said theres always something to learn and share. Thanks for the video and stay encouraged. Dust the haters off...Peace

[@markeaton6081]

every time I watch this I get something new!!!!!! thank you.......

[@blackdominique]

Oh my gosh, this was the video that I needed to see! Watching this just unlocked the disconnect that I had with tritiones in my playing! Thanks.

[@kareemjohnson2288]

This video just reinforced something that someone told me on a few occasions: you can play whatever you want at any time, so long as it's built right.

[@TheMusicGuy]

+Kareem Johnson Not even true lol

[@Purpose4Praise]

+Kareem Johnson in Jazz!!!! & as long as it's not others expected to harmonize to what you're playing, cause then, they'd have to know ahead of time!

[@TheMusicGuy]

Pete Morrison Every note, chord, chord progression,lick, and fill doesn't fit everywhere and they aren't meant to.Then there is rhythm that you also have to worry about. Any advanced or professional musician will tell you that his comment is false. ill give you an example. If you have a piano or keyboard, in your left hand play E and Bb In your right hand play a Gb/F# 2nd Inversion Which is C# F# A#. Its sounds nice right? Now Keep that same chord but in your left hand add an F or an Eb and it sounds horrible and no matter how you build(voice) it, it will always sound bad and it doesn't fit and wont fit anywhere.

[@TheMusicGuy]

He only made that comment because he doesn't understand what's going on in the video. I happen to know exactly what he's playing and why he's playing it. He thinks he's playing random chords with tritons but he's not and that's another thing. ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT EVERY SINGLE MAJOR TRIAD PLAYED OVER E TRITONE SOUNDS GOOD AND WOULD WORK IN ANY PIECE OF MUSIC. If you say yes then this conversation is over because you aren't on my level of theory knowledge.

[@ruffinraun]

Great tutorial. It helped me Michael. Most 'net "teachers" simply show off their skills. You actually teach, thank you.

[@morgankara]

Man! You are so happening as a good teacher and generous spirit. Bravo. This put some wind in my sails as I have been trying to make sense of Mark Levine's book "Jazz Piano". Esp. the chapter on Upper structures. ...You bring it home and make it real. Thanks

[@israelsprince]

You're welcome! I'm glad it helped. I promise the DVD will have lots of material that you can use. I'll go more indepth into the when and where you can use different tritones.

[@michaelkennedy5126]

This video absolutely helped, thank you.

[@Eunessful]

This is a great lesson...beautiful to listen to. Thanks for sharing!

[@Mooser42001]

Excellent! Right amount of talk, right amount of text, and the rest playing! Well done. I never really picked up the triad-over-tritone thing til I saw this! Nicely done, just the way one musician would show another, I think. Gonna go try it!

[@JazzManLaf]

I Just read some of the old comments. It's great that you've got people thinking about music so passionately!! Can only lead to more and better music making. Everybody please remember, music is FUN!

[@juniortaula]

Really blessed by this video sir - thank you. Junior - New Zealand.

[@israelsprince]

Coming from you, sir, with your expertise I am eternally grateful.

[@heartbreaktimemachine]

Yes, this is a fantastic way of presenting these concepts. I'm sitting here in awe and INSPIRED to get on my keys and work these out. Great lesson, man! THANK YOU!

[@Lot2learn]

Really nice video, Michael. Excellent material and presentation. *****

[@tevitauesi5069]

thank you for sharing, really inspiring and refreshing. God bless you!

[@michaelroberts8352]

For me the easiest way to understand this is as follows. The c tritone referred to in this video is a C dominant 7th. The triads being played over the c tritone(C dominant 7th) are tensions. For instance E flat major over the C dominant produces the sharp 9th 5th and 7th of the C dominant 7th. Basically superimposing various triads over a dominant chord which then resolves to the F. Or I could be totally wrong lol!

[@Aruba-ei6xx]

This is a great video. In theory you are using upper structures and memorizing that idea by thinking in terms of triads.

[@israelsprince]

You're one the very few who understood this concept right from the beginning. Thank you!

[@QTIPHOTOS]

What gift this man gives. Blessings to you..

[@Modes9]

I love slash chords and polychords. Thanks for sharing these beautiful modern sounds with us.

[@BruïnGebakken]

Israel, I love your creativity! Don't be restricted, limited and confined by man-made rules! You think and play outside of the musical box!

[@andrewngatia4117]

bro...................thank you so much. I was stuck with just one tritone pattern before I watched this video. much love

[@jasneskis]

Very nice. So many tutorials are aimed at more advanced players. Thank you.

[@jonesadleraugustin3484]

First time I actually comment a vid... It's GREAT ! Thx a million God bless 👍

[@christiandoscher1016]

I like this approach and your thinking about tritone in key makes sense in that we move chromatically through C dom 7th to create V of F chord. It's a very bluesy geometric concept.

[@gtberg]

Great stuff Michael! I'm just learning about Tritones, and seeing your video helps cut through the mystic for me. I'm still learning what Tritone can be substituted for any chord. Hopefully my teacher will make that clear for me soon.

[@ChevonneReynolds]

Excellent!! Thank you so much for sharing this. Remain blessed

[@funkjazzsoul6804]

oh my gosh music is amazing. and so are you!

[@MooPotPie]

They all work beautifully with the possible exception of d minor over the tritone due to the clash of e with f, and a with b-flat. Great lesson!

[@botsai2]

Great video! Love it! You have got some awesome skills!!

[@ejayj]

Thank you so much this helped a ton, seriously. Now all I have to do is practice this, thanks so much you're the best. I was literally about to spend $50+ dollars to learn this concept. Thanks again for simplifying it for me. God Bless.

[@israelsprince]

You're welcome,. Stay tuned. There's more to come. Peace!!

[@israelsprince]

Thank you. I could never get anyone to help me and I promised myself that if I ever learned, I would not be stingy. "Jazz Piano" by Mark Levine is a great book though it takes some effort to understand. I have it and am studying it also. Thank you once again. Peace and blessings.

[@coolio32123]

Awesome Job! The format of this video was perfect for helping us viewers understand. Thank you so much! I rarely comment on a piano tutorial vid but I had to on this one. Keep up the good work. Subscribing as I type!

[@MrJanKeys]

That was really nice and inspiring. Thanks for sharing this

[@skepticlogician]

Holy cow, man! Such a wonderful mess of chords!! I love it!!

[@israelsprince]

Fellas, first of all, I'm NOT playing random triads over the Tritones. I'm merely showing possibilities. However, I know exactly what I'm doing. It's not that serious.

[@israelsprince]

Thank you, and you're welcome, Chevonee. Peace, love, and great blessings to you.

[@TheGrandBrand]

Amazing sounds. Keeping in mind that the bass plays C -> F, C -> F and your left hand (e bb) -> (f g a), the reason I think all of those changes sound so good is the following: We are basically extending the C7 chord with whatever you play in your right hand, and then we go on to resolve it to an F chord, which is the expected resolution.

[@robertmali9123]

God bless you..your not selfish my brother, ur the best,, thanx for this help

[@devonk298]

A very nice Music Thierry video ..... thank you

[@jeanlouisfrecinat8120]

i live in a little island in the carribeen called guadeloupe and i appréciate the way you teach us how to play thank you so much

[@israelsprince]

@nkredible2009 F# is the tritone of C, but I'm using the tritone within the C dominant 7 chord which is E (3rd) and Bb (b7 or dom 7).

[@tohard5024]

First May God richly bless you and yours. Thank you my brother. Over the top. Outstanding my brother. Excellent teacher and fantastic musician. Brother I hope that God bless you for sharing your knowledge. I'm going to subscribe , share and thumbs up. God bless.

[@israelsprince]

To Hard Hey, thanks. I haven’t done any new videos in a long while due personal circumstances, but I will be adding more soon. Thank you for subscribing. Peace and blessings to you.

[@batlin]

I love the passing chords you threw in, like at 7:19. Thanks for putting this up!

[@ErosDaArt]

Oh man! Thank you SO much!!! I really learned a lot watching this!!

[@Schmurze]

Your hope was done, it really helped me, thanks a lot, new sonorities are about to be born in my head ^^

[@TheObscureTimewarp]

dont hurt us brother, thank you for your time in educating us..bless you

[@Jumbs146]

Thank you! I loved this lesson!

[@joneldones]

Brilliant. Immediately helped me. Wonderful teaching style. Thanks (",).

[@mygr8afro]

@israelsprince Hey man.....if you noticed, none of the people who are critiquing you don't have any videos up themselves sharing their knowledge. In the vid, you clearly state that this is for beginners and advanced players already know this and etc..... I'm a college trained, professional bassist living in Brooklyn who constantly is searching for inspiration...which is how i came across your vid. You have helped a lot of folks that you'll never know ( trust me ) , so just keep doing you, sir

[@Ducemusicproductions]

Finally I understand it... Thanks a million brother. Peace

[@BEARGUITARJAZZ]

Cool sounds, good info, great teaching style :)

[@israelsprince]

@tizzletimtaylor I understand clearly that F# is the tritone of C, however, within every 'Dom 7 chord' there exits a tritone which is the Maj 3rd and Dom 7 of that chord. So yes, F# is the tritone of C, and it is also the Dom 7 of Ab which makes C the Maj 3rd of Ab. Therefore C-F# is the tritone that exits within the Ab Dom 7 chord. I would suggest that you take oycam's advise.

[@yaarge2]

A real treasure chest, thanks for posting.

[@MrKompaMan]

Wow...thanks for the tritone break down...exactly what I was looking for.

[@jero126]

Great video. One of the best tutorials. I was hoping if u can play a song with tritones and hopefully explain the ways or any logic one can use it.

[@israelsprince]

@oycam You are right. I understood what he was saying. However, as you know a tritone is always the Maj 3rd and Dom 7 of some Dom 7 chord. In the case of C and F#, C is the Maj 3rd of Ab, and F# is the Dom 7. I know I'm just preaching to the choir, thank you for your post. Peace and blessings!

[@APRIMEProspect]

I like the groove by the way, keep doing what you doing. You are an inspiration.

[@israelsprince]

Thank you. Peace and love!!!

[@israelsprince]

Thank you much. Peace to you and yours.

[@israelsprince]

Yes, to answer your question. However, I know that in the C scale the actual tritone is F#. Still the 3rd and b7 any Dom7 chord is a tritone. For instance though F# and actual tritone of C, the C and F# (Gb) interval is the tritone contained in an Ab Dom7 chord. And if you invert the same tritone F#-C they become the tritone of a D Dom7 chord.

[@israelsprince]

Thank you! Peace and blessings.

[@mologban360]

Thank you my brother for your love and knowledge can you please do some more tutorials we people of God Love You!!!

[@jeromeclay6572]

Still great teaching after all this time. Are you still playing???

[@israelsprince]

Hey, thanks, Mr Clay. Yeah, I’m still playing. I just hadn’t done any new video because I was caring for my mother until she passed. Hopefully, I can get back to this soon. Thank you for your comment. Appreciate you, bro!

[@jeromeclay6572]

@@israelsprince my condolences to you. I hope you continue in strength and power. I would enjoy a zoom meeting with you when you feel up to it. Meanwhile, thank you so much.

[@bloggulator]

This really works as a highly original piece of music in its own right! Thanks for the privilege of listening to this. :)

[@ghdrum]

Hi Michael, you're videos are awesome and thanks so much for sharing but I've been waiting (as I'm sure has everybody else!) for the next instalment...?! I'm desperate to hear more from you. Best videos online in my opinion!! Best wishes from London!

[@William_sJazzLoft]

Didn't realize how much tonal flexibility tritone substitution has. Excellent demonstration.

[@israelsprince]

I'm happy that it helped. So I see that it wasn't in vain. Peace and love.

[@MarquisEstelle]

One thing that can guide the right hand substitution with the tri-tones, and keep things proper, is "chromatic containment" If you keep the choices within the chromatic major scale with major and minors 7's and 9's being the limit you will always be 'safe' in terms of the sound. . Something can be correct by the rules, but not sound good. This is the reverse of the "sounds right it is right" principle, which is silly. Gotta know the rules before you break them, people forget that. Great job.

[@ArekkusuOS]

Wow, this was awesome! Very helpful, thanks a lot.

[@fendeboy]

Thanks for sharing. Very helpful indeed.Keep it up.

[@muzikmasteruk]

THANKS!! - ive been trying to figure out this stuff by ear for years but didnt know what to look up..

[@MrWorshipinc]

Hey I'm also from the Caribbean and I appreciate what you are doing a lot. If possible can you put exact notes on the screen so I can follow your teachings on point

[@TheMoeHey]

Great lesson! I am really amazed! But may I ask about the logic behind those various chords to sound so good as substitutions? Is there a formula?

[@nopenope7700]

My left ear enjoyed this...

[@rpoetic]

Thank you for this lesson. I'm an intermediate player and found it helpful that you did this in the context of a progression. I do have a question. When the three part vocal lines conflict with the chord qualities what would is the best way to utilizes this?

[@israelsprince]

Thank you, and I'm happy it was helpful. Peace to you.

[@ryanmelvey8764]

hi michael. i love the sound of this (sometimes listen to this lesson just as a listener to enjoy the groove). im wondering if there is an easy theory way to remember why these different triads work? how can we pick them in a way that is connected?

[@ryanmelvey8764]

wait i think i just realized... if we think about it as a dominant chord just pick triads that will lead to upper extensions that work on a dominant chord (so that includes flat 9, sharp 9, sharp 11) as well as the regular notes of a dominant... is that right?

[@OZRIC1985]

Very cool chord changes! :)

[@islamiccenterofsouthflorid928]

Generously informing , not like some videos out there. Is there actually a list of chords that can go over tritones ? Thank you so much for sharing

[@lucasbretels]

Amazing lesson!Thanks for this.

[@israelsprince]

For those of you who like to be so technical that's ok, but I didn't say anything wrong. There are two ways of looking at tritones. For example in the C major SCALE the tritone of C is Gb. However, you do have what I like to called a dominant tritone which would be the major 3rd and flat 7 of EVERY dominant 7 CHORD. The same C and Gb are the major third and dominant 7 of an Ab Dominant 7 chord. Therefore the tritone of a C dominant 7 chord would be E and Bb. This is indisputable. The debate is over.

[@honkmonky1989]

+Michael Thierry Thank you for sharing, but be careful, some example are not so good: Dm/C7 or Dbaug/C7 or Db/C7 or Fm/C7 sounds very bad. Use your ears! Buy doing that you create an "horrible" b9 intervale in your voicing, between the third (E, one of C7tritones...what you like to called) played by left hand and the fourth (F) on right hand. Do the same with a Big Band , and you will die instantly just by earing it... Never put the fourth over the 3rd on "dominant" chords (put first the 4th, and the 3rd always upper, if used on a X7SUS4, which is a dominant chord, where we substitute the 3rd with the 4th, but both can be played with this rule) E7SUS4 is not a triad, thats a tetrad, just like A7SUS4. Don't forget, beginners are beginners, they don't know a damn thing, and your talkn about I degree to the IVth one at the begining (the subject of the video is a bit blurred) , but if you transform Cmaj7 in C7, it become a "V to I" degree with Fmaj7...don't you agree? C7 become the Vth of IVth, the subdominant tonality, pretty tricky lol

[@israelsprince]

Lucien Henry You don't always have to follow the rules. What may sound horrible to you may sound wonderful to someone else. Some people love the dissonance. It's ok to break the rules.

[@honkmonky1989]

Michael Thierry Yeah shure, but you could precise that certain triad gives certain tension, especially on these ones ;)

[@israelsprince]

Lucien Henry Tension is ok. These are merely ideas and examples. It's not that serious. I've nothing else to say. Peace!

[@jamesrobinson529]

+Lucien Henry Hello Lucien, Can you recommend some study materials that will expand these chord theories? I play guitar, but I look toward piano players a lot to learn theory.

[@1stclassrecordings]

@1138pratt ok, I'll try without sounding too technical... A "tri-tone" is an augmented fourth chord or a diminished fifth chord.

[@vidalfam]

thank you. that was very nice of you. take care

[@boriplatano08]

Love the video! How much longer to the World Premiere Tritones DVD?

[@MrBsComedyChannel]

Great Tutorial!!!! I neer really knew the Tritone options until this vid...When youre playing in this video...Does your left hand play the Bass note or did you program your bass?

[@oycam]

@israelsprince @tizzletimtaylor I believe you're both right. What is being played is clearly a tritone (E and Bb) voicing as a substitution for a full C7 chord voicing. However, tritone substitution most commonly refers to substituting the bass note (root) with its tritone (replacing C with F#). The video "Music Theory - Tri-tones" (search for H9VMUkmu_wQ) by Milton Ruffin explains both principles pretty well. Cheers!

[@andrewngatia4117]

wow.very informative,Am kind of intermediate myself.big up brother

[@emilianocandian3279]

Great man thank you for sharing this!

[@xyster01]

Simple and helpful. Thanks! Subscribed.

[@iluvjazz7]

what you call an A minor over C tritone is really a plain C13. C13 is usually spelled C, E, G, Bb, D, A. Formula is 1,3,5,b7,9,13. All of a sudden the 1 chord becomes a temporary V or secondary dominant to go to the IV chord which is a temporary I chord. Tritone dominant substitution is dominant 7th chords 3 whole steps away from each other or a diminished 5th away which is the same as 3 whole steps. Good stuff. At least you are sharing.

[@dyou500]

Good stuff! Helped me. Whats up with your DVD?? When?

[@drbekken]

Great stuff, my good man.