Tritone Substitution Explained

[@mattdeans9873]

Went thru 4 years of BA in Music Education. Jazz singer for a few years and even won 1st prize for one of my original works. BUT! I have learned more from these videos and prectical applications than I ever learned in college. MANY thanks for posting and keep 'em coming. You have renewed my interest in picking it up again..... at 70 yrs old

[@whyflyguy007]

I subscribed within the first few seconds and I'm very picky. But comments like this that reassure some of my regrets in not learning music earlier in life were not completely justified. I have been learning music for the past 2 years. And my father saw my progress and thought I had learned in 1 year what he may have in 10 (I would say 2-4 but I expect to slow down) in knowledge and guitar skill. Perhaps there are many variables to this or it's exaggerated, but I believe these kinds of videos, that answer questions, get straight to the point, are like personally tailored private lessons. With this and the affordable price of introductory instruments, There has never been a better time in history than now, if you want to learn about music. And it's never too late to keep learning

[@pickettsales]

FINALLY ! Someone has explained TriTone Substitutions in a manner I can understand.. Thank You So Much Teague...

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Samuel Wilson check my non memory way slash hack to find tritone.

[@jazztutorial]

Arr thank you so much Samuel - really pleased this one made sense. It's my pleasure. Julian

[@bohnulus]

I've learned more in 2 hours than the last 2 years......I'm revisiting my songwriting with a fresh command of sweet chord choices while maintaining all the function I've ever wanted.... JULIAN..... I'm you new best friend. Glad you're on the planet... I can't thank you enough!!!!!!!!

[@DNYLNY]

I love your interactive lessons! Almost nobody else briefly pauses to ask the audience a question. Thank you.

[@RuffDiamond23]

The BEST tutorials hands down! The fog is clearing.

[@Blorblorb]

I like how the jingles in the subsection titles use tritones as well

[@craigdouglas9979]

That is by far the best I have ever heard it explained; well done!

[@ceciliaramirez3934]

What a good teacher you are!

[@brownin329]

6:38 - that's the chord progression I've been looking for!!!!

[@apollozillion7820]

I love people that explain music theory with immense detail. Your discussion of the 3rd and 7th switching notes between tritone substituted dominants was enlightening!

[@julianstaniewski1371]

Thank you, for what you do! You have boosted my understanding of musictheory enormously! I’m way more motivated to practice and learn!

[@teemewgek683]

Thanks for teaching the 251 in major and minor and the substitution of dominant seven, it’s help me a lot

[@MarcoAntonioEnnioRoberto]

They way way you explain things is outstanding. I've had several teacher both for guitar and piano and it's so easy to find someone who's really skilled at playing but not as skilled with his teaching approach. Me (from Italy) and my brother (from New York) often find ourselves talking about how good you are. Thank you

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Marco Stefanini play a little jazz guitar working on it's a wonderful world mostly chords. I have started carrying my guitar to the piano they reinforce each other.

[@MarcoAntonioEnnioRoberto]

I've been playing and studying jazz guitar for several years, now I'm mostly focusing on piano. Yes, they support each other but piano improves your understanding of jazz much more than any other instrument. I already know the things Justin teaches but I don't know why, the way he talks and the clarity of his speeches make me wanna follow up.

[@jazztutorial]

Hey Marco! Thank you so much for such a nice comment - this means a lot to me and I'm so happy my videos are helping you and your brother. Really great to hear from you and I hope you enjoy the upcoming videos too :)

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Marco Stefanini I have noticed one thing about guitar it's nice to do the dominant chord half step up and and just slide down to the major seven. It's done on the piano like that but the piano requires completely different finger movements .

[@ceyhanyzc]

Hello, even I understood all of it, greatest love from Turkey, you are one of the the bests JB

[@Oliver_Lingard]

Best 17 mins of my life 👍👏👏

[@diegovalenzuela2679]

THE BEST TRITONE SUB OF THE ENTIRE INTERNET. I was really struggling, thank you very much sir!

[@DemonSlide]

My man. I've never given a thumbs up and subcribed with so much gusto. I really appreciate you taking the time to share this with all of us and making these topics easier to understand. Thanks!

[@siebenmusic]

Wonderful teaching! So simple to follow.... plus your Jazz is so so clean!

[@bobgilhooley7143]

Simplicity is the secret to the richness of jazz and these suggestions take the mystery and muddle out of the equation to make the genre itself more approachable. Kudos Julian!!!

[@DevoidMoon]

Fantastic video! I've been so confused about tritone substitution and looked at so many KZbin videos before, but this one cleared everything up for me! Best vid about tritone subs on KZbin!

[@jazztutorial]

Really pleased this one clarified - I actually cut out a whole spiel I did at the intro about how most so many jazz players just use the term 'Tritone Sub' but don't explain what it means. I had the same experience the first time I heard it, and I get a lot of emails saying the same thing. But it's really not that complicated to understand. Thank you for your comment DM!

[@urichsounds7370]

„Lets find the tritone for the G“ Ah yes, this video is going to be an easy ride „Ok now add some more interesting voicings“ Alright then, you do your magic stuff!

[@rubyseach]

He is shuffeling the notes around, so instead of playing the Db7 as: Db-F-Ab-B , Which would be 1-3-5-7b you can mix it up and play the Db-Ab-F-B voicing, where your left hand plays Db and Ab, while F and B are played in the left hand :) You could also play Db7/F which would be this order for instance: F-B-Db-Ab and so on.

[@yang4804]

Thank you so much, so clear and complete thinking of how to learn, apply, and practice when i hear something that im fascinated with.

[@toppcatt22]

This is an excellent explanation of this process, probably the best I have ever heard. Folks who don’t get probably just need a little more theory. I understood it easily, but I have been playing and studying for ten years. If it doesn’t click yet, come back and check it out later folks. Don’t be discouraged. These things take time.

[@vann9253]

why does it seem like youtubers do their best to make everything confusing? This is the only video I found that explains everything CLEARLY. And with great examples. Props to you man. Subbed

[@markfriedmann1670]

You are such a wonderful instructor. You have opened the door to so many concepts i heretofore found so daunting and complicated. Thank you so much for this and all your instructional videos

[@musichamsapriya7439]

Excellently done. Julian your teaching style is amazing

[@philshand6978]

Thanks so much.I've been playing music for 35+ years. Not to a great standard, but first came across tritone substition at maybe 18-19 years old. It hurt my brain. This is the first time I've heard tritone substitution explained in a way that can be understood by me "a playing by ear musician" without a lot of heavy music theory. That is a fantastic explaination.

[@wesleydavis250]

You just made yourself the piano tutorial god. You show the basics and gave formulas to apply in different keys you have options for runs you did everything right. Thanks my man

[@itsglby]

5:56 THAT 2 CHORD THINGIES SOUND SO GOOD WOAH

[@CliffieVanR]

Thank you so much! I'm a relative newcomer to jazz, and a more experienced friend recommended I look into tritone substitution. I've been searching for a while, slowly gaining some insight, but you're video has really opened my eyes! Beautiful explanation and demonstration!

[@ashtxnparris8224]

Thx for this, I thought I understood the concept and was right but this video cleared any confusion and explained some uses

[@JoGarciaMov]

Amazing explanation!! Finally I understand this :D Thanks so much sir!!

[@PreeSirimaPai]

This is the best Jazz piano lesson.

[@rosspeterson2658]

Thank you soooo much! Simple easy to follow! Can you do a video on when it’s appropriate to add 9ths, 11ths, 13ths to your voicing?

[@bryandunn8967]

Jesus as guitar player this explains so much as well. THANK YOU

[@dadduorp]

Thanks for that, Julian! I watched several videos on tritone subs and yours had the most in-depth explanation while showing the actual theory behind it. Most others had roundabout or even random explanations that didn’t make sense.

[@aaronquinn8241]

First 3 minutes of this video explained more about tritone subs than I’ve known music theory over 2 years

[@babawawayoyo]

9:36 such a smart point! And Cry Me a River is dope - esp. the bass player’s lines in the Streisand Album version. Love the Lydian tip too. Perfect video all around!

[@donlessnau3983]

Outstanding. Excellent vid. Clear, concise info presented in a clean, direct manner without all the silliness and stupidity of so many other sites. Well done. Thanks.

[@markjohnson9485]

Great lesson, this guitarist thanks you 👍

[@kevinflo]

7:45 I wish I could just flip the *more interesting voicing* switch like that

[@niko_hand589]

Sometimes life sucks

[@philipdale9450]

I am a horn player and had difficulty understanding Tri tone substitutions for soloing purposes before I came across this video. The video is excellent, easy to follow and very well presented. I also found the reference to using the Lucian dominant scale very helpful. Thanks for this which has been very useful.

[@janubbelohdehenningsen4190]

Great motivation and clear explanation, bassists should look into this too! I am a double bass player and this is super helpful! Congrats

[@Transterra55]

Brilliant video..I learned SO much! Thanks Julian....Greetings from Memphis, Tennessee.

[@nyyank111]

nice, easy, comprehensive Kudos

[@dynamicfusionmedia4254]

Wow, such clarity of idea and the explanation was terrific. Thanks so much for this great video. Looking forward to working with this.

[@lingmartin821]

I have to say this video gave me a complete mind blown. Thank you!

[@francoparon8014]

Amazing explanation

[@marianlevy9232]

Thank you for a clear and highly understandable explanation of this concept-saving us from predictable dominant sevenths -🎹🎶another video on those cool voicings would be great as well - thanks again

[@RustlessPotato]

"You can just go down a half step" WHY DID I NOT NOTICE THIS EARLIER!. Thanks man, I already bought your book.

[@barrycooper1631]

Joe Pass used to explain this as approaching the target chord from a half step above.Worked for him !!

[@lidijastrika8508]

Your lessons are amazing. Huge thanks!

[@danielpianist9960]

Good formation of tritones. I like it

[@alexfont]

BRILLIANT Julian !!! Your tutorials are becoming better and better every time. TOP Quality video and explanation! Keep providing us great material, please.

[@jazztutorial]

Arr thank you Alex - I've really been trying to step up the video production and teaching, so it means a lot that you noticed. Thank you!

[@chaseheath405]

i had like 3 different realizations about music during this video and i did 2 years of music theory in college. great video thank u for explaining this so easily

[@danielhohenberg3840]

Awesome explanation

[@enochonguru5483]

Crystal clear, thank you so much.

[@jeffreyrappold3961]

Thank you, Julian!

[@georgiahurford]

I have learnt more in this video than I have in a term in my jazz theory uni course. Thank you!!

[@mcdeadcat]

Excellent explanations!

[@roshanesax3880]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge ❤️

[@mickward5776]

Clearly explained Julian...this used to be Greek to me. Many thanks

[@BaforLiOA]

thanks for such a nice explanation!

[@hothempire]

Julian keep it up - really enjoy your style and organization. I'm an intermediate guitar player really trying to sink my teeth into jazz/music theory (with some piano training) so I appreciate how your lessons transcend into my current development. Keep up the excellent content!

[@jazztutorial]

Arr so pleased to hear this Darren - thank you and I'm glad these are helping. More like this one on the way

[@brigitteapplegarth112]

Thanks Julian, your vids and emails are fab! Can't fault your clear explanations, even when I have to wind back a few seconds because I didn't get it the first time! You also keep your fingers on keys long enough for me to take in what you doing. Of course, It is much better watch at the piano - though I confess, I do sneakily watch during commercial breaks on TV. before I get a chance to sit at the keyboard and do it properly.Keep it up.....

[@jazztutorial]

Brigitte! Thank you for such a lovely comment - it means a lot. Really pleased this one helped you and I think you'll like the next video which is on voicings - which will be perfect to watch at the piano as there'll be lots of test questions for you to answer. Can't wait to share that with you in a week or so!

[@1299-l5v]

missed this in my theory class because I was sick, this video was extremely well-done and helpful, thank you!

[@insidechocolatewithjimothy5313]

Brilliant as always.

[@juliojames4470]

THANK You SO Much for sharing i really apreciate Blessing 🙏🙏❤️🙏👍🙏

[@hamstersquirrel]

Very helpful! Thanks, mate

[@rishavbanerjee5565]

That's nice because doing a tritone substitution from C7 to Gb7... The 2 common notes are E and Bb and the interval from E to Bb is also a tritone interval.. This really gives this tritone a nice strong jazzy feel.

[@MrAdam1022]

Some videos on yt teach nothing, but this I found most helpful! Thank you!

[@chienlingliu]

Amazing tutorial

[@OneRequiem123]

Thanks for the time stamps in the description by the way! helps a lot

[@ZL54JK8]

It's really helpful to be able to learn from videos such as this one. Thank you so much for taking the trouble to communicate everything so well.

[@jonathanlichtle3418]

Fantastic video, keep it up !

[@Koropokel]

5:10 thats Gb Mixolydian #4 or Lydian b7 aka the Overtone Scale or Acoustic Scale it is the 4th mode of melodic minor. One of my favourtie scales. Sounds like a mystic miracle !

[@Zamokwakhe90]

Thanks for this video.

[@paullennox2404]

Brilliant video as always. Thanks for the info and clear explanations!

[@humblemai2211]

Please make more tutorial about principles of simple jazz improvisation..thanks

[@fernandojimenez5206]

Those voicings sound so good

[@Mafiapicnic]

first video that makes me understand how to play jazz thank you very much! :D

[@sinrepent]

It really helps alot when musicians can share their knowledge in a way a person can understand. Allowing time to see, hear and receive sound information, structure and less of ones self shining. This was so refreshingly good.🤗

[@Ubutrader]

Best tritone subs explanation I've heard so far. Thank you for that one.

[@jazztutorial]

Thank you Stephane! I'll follow up with some Tritone Sub voicings

[@1950francesca]

Such a clear and interesting explanation of the tritone sub. Very helpful - thank you!

[@stefan1024]

Your videos are awesome! You pick up where my piano lessons stopped 20 years ago. Thanks a lot!

[@sentimentaltrash]

Oh my god I think I finally understand it!!!! Thank you so so much! Subscribed immediately- I love how it’s semi interactive as well. Honestly really helps my understanding!!

[@aswardjnocharles5305]

Thank you so much for another great video, finally understand TRITONE ... need to watch this a few times . Best teacher ever .

[@jazztutorial]

ASWARD! It's so great to see your name in the comments! How are you doing? Really pleased you liked this one and I have some more to follow. Great to hear from you!

[@LuanneFose]

The best (hands down) explanation of tritone substitutions I have ever seen. Bravo!

[@4444hash]

you have the skills and technology to explain jazz theory with clarity and emphasis. Thanks for doing it! :)

[@jazztutorial]

Michael! Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement - I really love doing this and I'm glad it helps :)

[@luismonterrubio3678]

Muy buena explicación! Excelente!!

[@rodrik3]

Amazing lesson, very clear explanation, many thanks!

[@stevesutcliffe3490]

Thanks Justin - a very clear explanation. As a fiddle player I don't have to worry about voicing but finding a tritone sub does sound like the dramatic bit in Holst's Mars from the Planet Suite!

[@MichelRichardDrums]

Great tutorial, thanks

[@jazztutorial]

Thank you Michel!

[@frankoi7022]

Excellent, thanks

[@smpiggystudio]

Beautiful, even some free performs were sound amazing. Thanks!

[@coxjimi]

Again,, Julian, you have take one of my favorite songs & helped me make it a new one for me. Thank you again....

[@Kopsir]

Dude. I Just loved the Exploration of Harmony ebook that comes with Best Chords In The World. The Midi files of your youtube lessons help me a lot! Thanks for sharing Julian. Cheers from Chile

[@Kopsir]

BTW I think your midi is over-quantized /: I think it lose expression you give

[@jazztutorial]

Arr thank you so much for saying so Kopsir - I'm glad you're enjoying that book. Regarding the MIDI - are you referring to the solo piano progressions? There were a few which I exported straight from the computer just because they were free tempo and people requested them to be in time - or do you mean the ones with backing tracks too? Thank you for your feedback, Julian

[@Kopsir]

I'm talking about the midi of this video lesson, it's like it have perfect tempo in every note. Here in the video I think you play them more freely

[@bayuwijaya2321]

thank so much from Indonesia...very nice tutorial.

[@fabiostabel]

great video! thanks a lot!

[@mausc09]

Thank you so much, I loved this video. I watched it all and I understood everything

[@image30p]

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.