What's the Deal with the Sharp NIne

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Pianist, educator, composer, and KZbin who Isn't Trying, Jeremy Siskind, talks about the roles of each different alteration, and particularly the sharp nine!

[@donm3986]

Answer: Arabic Numeral. This is a useful explanation of altered tones, including sharp 9! (The video is gold, Jeremy, gold!)

[@JeremySiskind]

Thank you on all accounts!

[@patrickdevlin8553]

About to say the same comment (on all accounts)!

[@alphaomega6062]

I too was thinking "Arabic" however I believe that is actually not where they originate but actually come from India historically.

[@micahslobcrud5958]

@@alphaomega6062 But where would be without the invention of zero? Just a rhetorical question, there.😄

[@andyquinn1125]

I'm glad you mentioned the #9 to b9 resolution in the major key. Very melodic and pleasing. After years of fooling around with alterations in the major key resolution I found three pairs of notes that have the same intervallic relationship to each note in a tonic Major triad: #9->b9 to the 5th of the tonic major, root->b7 (of the dominant) to the 3rd of the tonic, and b13->#11 to the root of the tonic. Example in C. Bb->Ab to G (5th of the tonic Major) G->F to E (3rd of the tonic Major) Eb-Db to C (root of the tonic Major) So the altered pairs are sorta mimicking what resolves diatonically to the tonic 3rd in a ii-V-I, but with the tonic 5th, and the tonic root. Phew! That is hard to put in words. Try it on your instrument. Very simple. As a guy who likes to improvise melodies, I found this to be a bit of gold. Interesting or mundane, depending on your viewpoint. Remember kids: resolve those tensions when you can.

[@tomsiegel9759]

I love how you really committed to the Seinfeld theme! This is really helpful for me. I have been working on my altered game.

[@JeremySiskind]

Awesome! Enjoy, Tom!

[@marlablow116]

Jeremy is the master of his domain!

[@JeremySiskind]

Lol Marla - so good!

[@kierenmoore3236]

These altered chord extensions … ARE MAKING ME THIRSTY !!!!!!! 😳

[@JeremySiskind]

Okay, I lol’ed at this one!

[@kierenmoore3236]

@@JeremySiskind haha, bullseye! 😁 Appreciate your vids. 🙂🙏🏼

[@patrickdevlin8553]

An excellent quote

[@UgoCei]

Arabic numeral :) Great lesson.

[@JeremySiskind]

Many thanks, Ugo!

[@BrendaBoykin-qz5dj]

I want lentil soup and a sharp nine from the Soup Nazir. Thank you, Jeremy. This lesson made me much more aware of the subtle melody within the chord. I usu choose either b9 or #9, and now, aha aha aha!!! ⭐🌹🔥🌹⭐

[@JeremySiskind]

Aha aha aha aha!

[@adimare0]

Fantastic as always. so to sum up: 1. Play the #9 2. Yada Yada Yada 3. Resolve

[@ef10s]

Glad you also talked about the #11. I tend to use it the least and was trying to figure out when it works best.

[@JeremySiskind]

Great! Happy #11-ing!

[@dangfd551]

You’re underselling with the title! ..covering all the alterations right to the point

[@RuthButlerMusic]

Your books are great! My son has them and is learning so much! Thank you for this video-I just encountered the #9 yesterday in All the Things You Are w the E7#9. Wow! This song has some interesting melody notes against the chords. It might be a fun song to do a video on. Thank you again!! God be with you.

[@fresamouse]

Great video, Jeremy (watched till the end). I'm curious how you're showing the keys your playing since it sounds like the piano is acoustic???

[@future62]

Never change Jeremy 😂With dominant alterations I think it's worth knowing what the dominant tones are in the context of the tonic. I think you can just subtract 3 or add 4 from the dominant tones. So the 9th of the dominant = the 6th of the tonic. 13th/6th of the dominant = 3rd of the tonic. Etc. Alterations pretty much carry over too I think.

[@Vaejovis357]

Newman was under utilized.

[@JeremySiskind]

It’s true - for the cultural impact he had, he’s not actually in the series that much, right?

[@mathsduchateau]

Amazing way of teaching. I am an amateur but I like to think about the last voicing "#9 to M7" as "quasi-quartal" if that makes any kind of sense.

[@javilalima]

You’re MUCH better at teaching and playing piano than at doing Seinfeld impersonations 😀

[@raymcgee4318]

Those were some spongeworthy chords! Thanks!

[@JeremySiskind]

lol, thanks much, Ray!

[@ImpliedMusic]

great discussion. soup czar approved.

[@joesauvage1165]

The sharp 9? Is that a Titleist? What do you know, a hole in one! Loved this deal

[@micahslobcrud5958]

Generally, can't we see these tones as just leading into or pulling us towards the chord tones of the next chord? When there are two tones, like the #9 and b13 pulling in the same direction, they make our ears yearn for that resolution, sorta, eh?

[@jamesjaques3112]

brilliant as ever. but you should have worn the puffy shirt

[@rachelsmename6]

You and your big hands lol. Well, I can still utilize this knowledge by modifying your tenths. I’m just jealous that I can’t play them like you because they sound beautiful. You do a pretty good Seinfeld too!

[@rachelsmename6]

Is this also called inner voice movement…moving from the sharp 9 to the flat nine?

[@foxofficcial]

Didn't know Jerry Seinfeld could play jazz piano, honestly

[@brw4807]

Newman!

[@dannuttle9005]

Helloooooooo...SISKIND

[@JeremySiskind]

Apparently, Newman literally lived next to a jazz club in LA and organized a noise complaint petition (not joking)

[@dannuttle9005]

@@JeremySiskind Music is an invasion of our personal privacy! (Caddyshack reference in play)

[@brw4807]

Zoinks!

[@janghijselen3651]

Makes me wonder what all these #9 chords are about in 3views of a secret or Goodbye Pork Pie Hat or Jon Balke’s (4th chord is A7#9 )Horizontal Song? Maybe I should accept they are all blues chords. Confuses me…. Head hurts. 😢😅

[@hugo54758]

Some pianists call it a b10 in some cases

[@jakeperl5857]

The tension store called and they're running out of 9ths

[@davidreidenberg9941]

Whenever I encounter a sharp 9th I just play the tritone sub.

[@dannuttle9005]

I just had a garbage disposal installed on my piano. I prepared this food while rehearsing!

[@JeremySiskind]

I actually don’t get this reference. Are there too many “levels”?

[@dannuttle9005]

@@JeremySiskind Kramer decides to spend his life in the shower, because he can't figure how to shower efficiently. He has a phone, radio, TV in there. Then he wants to start cooking, but the drain gets clogged with carrot shavings and lettuce leaves. So he installs a garbage disposal in his shower. Last scene involves a germophobe, and as they praise the food he brought, he tells them, "I prepared it while I was bathing."

[@alphaomega6062]

I hope if your wife sees this she doesn't do an Elaine and shove you into the refrigerator door! Is this setting a precedent I wonder? Will future videos contain Kramer or George impersonations? Perhaps on second thoughts you should curb your enthusiasm? ;) Great video makes a lot of sense. Thank you.

[@jackgalloway8314]

"The sharp 9 is enharmonicly equivalent to the minor third." Heard it here first

[@amd3529]

It moved Jerry.

[@JeremySiskind]

Lolol

[@donschneider7953]

Sharp 9 ??? "...not that there's anything wrong with that!"

[@Stemma3]

My critic: you didn't play the Seinfeld them before the jokes.

[@-overdooo-]

Whats the deal with soup nazis? (context is so important 🤣)

[@marksimo4406]

Peppered with Seinfeld what’s the deal

[@ReedRobins]

Big ass salad.