here are some lyrics from the Grease soundtrack that literally fit right onto that chord progression = Summer lovin', had me a blast Summer lovin', happened so fast Met a girl crazy for me Met a boy cute as can be Summer days drifting away To, uh oh, those summer nights Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh! Tell me more, tell me more Did you get very far? Tell me more, tell me more Like does he have a car?
I love when your verbal tips fit right in between your improv lines like they’re a call and response 😅 bro your videos are too good I can’t wait to try this out
I wish I had seen this lesson years ago. I appreciate the simple insertion and explanation of 1 - 5 harmony. It helped me to see it presented visually, because I always considered "harmony" to be notes placed below the highest leading note. Also, I noticed Jonny varied his fingering on the major blues scale. I tend to strictly follow the scale fingering starting with the thumb on "C". I noticed Jonny sometimes landed his index finger on "C" when playing a descending run. I often make my runs needlessly difficult by rigidly following the scale fingering printed on the final pages of piano theory books. So, this lesson greatly expanded my thinking on my mechanics. It was quite liberating. Thank you.
If you think that Am is the relative minor of C, that same scale is A minor blues, a scale you would start with your thumb on A then index on C..That’s the fingering he’s using
The root/5 harmony section is such a great reminder. I typically play CCM at church, but when they pull out an older song, it’s great to add stuff like this. Sometimes it’s been so long, I forget what flavors to add so it’s not bland. Thanks!
I like the slide and the turns technique very much it gives the song a very sweet flavor thank you very much jonny you have changed my life forever wit these quick tip god bless you forever
I really love your videos. I discovered your quick tips when I began practicing the piano after a long break. The videos cover exactly what I was looking for - learning basics for improvising on the piano. It's all very well explained and I recommend you to every piano player I know. Many thanks and love from Germany!
Play this on a Yamaha DX7 and you’ve got the theme songs for pretty much every sitcom from the Late 80s. Great video, by the way. I wish I’d spent less time watching TV and more time playing piano back in the 80s.
Great video one more time. You are the best piano channel on youtube, without doubt. As music teacher and guitar player who love piano too, I learn a lot from your channel. Thanks for all.
Wow! That was awesome, illuminating, and best of all it did make me feel happy. If these old fingers had any dexterity left in them I would jump at the chance to learn from you. I really like your style and taste in music and I have no doubt that I could learn from you. I think the best part is that you break things down for the beginners without intimidation yet somehow keeping advanced players from getting bored. One thing that our crew and I agree on is that we would all love to hear you just jam for an hour or so. Excellent lesson and from all of us we wish you peace and calm Seas ✌🛥
I'm also a pianist and have been following you for a while, Jonny. You're a great teacher! It's not everyone's cup of tea to teach someone. Some may be good players, but not able to cut to the chase. I started with a female pianist who didn't see how uptight I was. The result was severe tendinitis. That set me back three years. Maybe you could address how to play relaxed in your videos. Especially the semi-circular movements of the wrist should be mentioned here. Also, the pulling up of the shoulders tenses the player; he can't play free and relaxed because of that. I think you could do a lot of beginners a big favour. Thank you for the excellent work, Jonny!
Wow, i happened to see this video and you just gave me something ive been missing: inspiration and motivation. And youre such a great teacher. Thank you very much.
As a musician piano is not my first instrument but I love sitting down and knocking out a few tunes with my limited knowledge. Great lesson and look forward to practicing this style of playing.
I should be watching your videos 3 hours a day and applying all the fun learned the rest of the day!! What digital keyboard are you using? Thanks, Doug
I loved this lesson! I really enjoyed your style of instruction and how your break everything down to its most basic elements. I found you're channel based on your entry in the Zachgrooves contest. I really enjoyed your entry, congratulations on being one of the winners! I look forward to learning more valuable lessons from you. For now, I am going to apply this lesson to my playing and explore the possibilities. I am a beginner on the keys and primarily my instrument is the drums but I have many musical ideas in my heart that require melodic instruments to express.
I have FL Studio on my computer and I'm learning the piano. It has piano keys built in it. It has all the keys in the scales which is a way that I'm learning. I'm also watching your videos on playing the piano. I love playing the minor scales especially the D#/Eb scale, G#/Ab scale and the G min scale. I use the Eb/D# and it's fun. I think outside the box when it comes to playing the piano.
I would have to practice 40 hours a day before I played anything like this in public. TSV. My piano teachers almost fifty years ago never managed to make music exciting. This approach would have been much more interesting to me but it was made clear to me that "playing by ear" was not an option they would let me explore. A friend has a keyboard they don't use. It needs some work, but I might see if they will let me take it away.
Peace be to you, Johnny, Named after John the Apostle. He was the most Fatherly big brother. Who once stopped Peter from beating Mary Magdala for her Gospel. Johnny, Named after II Elijah John The Baptizer. Johnny, the great teacher of the language in Heaven ...Music.
Help needed here! When I play the bass lines with my left hand, everything is fine and feels effortless. All lines, from basic to advanced. But when I add the right hand with some improvisation, the left hand just goes away and it feels impossible to play the bass lines. How do you make the left hand keep playing the bass line?
Re: Happy Progression: in the Beginners Baseline Jonny shows 4 quarter notes per beat and the rhythm he suggests is an eight (swing type). Does anybody understand that?
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Chord Progression
01:52 - Beginner Bass Line
02:34 - Intermediate Bass Line
03:31 - Advanced Bass Line
04:50 - Play with backing track
05:45 - Improv Techniques
06:06 - Major Blues Scale
07:43 - 1. 8th Notes
09:36 - 2. Slides
12:46 - 3. Root/5 Harmony
16:24 - Conclusion
This guy is one of the best piano teachers I have ever seen. I love the way he teaches people of all levels in their piano journey
here are some lyrics from the Grease soundtrack that literally fit right onto that chord progression =
Summer lovin', had me a blast
Summer lovin', happened so fast
Met a girl crazy for me
Met a boy cute as can be
Summer days drifting away
To, uh oh, those summer nights
Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!
Tell me more, tell me more
Did you get very far?
Tell me more, tell me more
Like does he have a car?
I love when your verbal tips fit right in between your improv lines like they’re a call and response 😅 bro your videos are too good I can’t wait to try this out
Jonny is not only a great player, he's a great teacher!
Agree !
After watch this, I think I'll surely join his lesson. The best teacher with the best technique ❤❤
I wish I had seen this lesson years ago. I appreciate the simple insertion and explanation of 1 - 5 harmony. It helped me to see it presented visually, because I always considered "harmony" to be notes placed below the highest leading note. Also, I noticed Jonny varied his fingering on the major blues scale. I tend to strictly follow the scale fingering starting with the thumb on "C". I noticed Jonny sometimes landed his index finger on "C" when playing a descending run. I often make my runs needlessly difficult by rigidly following the scale fingering printed on the final pages of piano theory books. So, this lesson greatly expanded my thinking on my mechanics. It was quite liberating. Thank you.
If you think that Am is the relative minor of C, that same scale is A minor blues, a scale you would start with your thumb on A then index on C..That’s the fingering he’s using
The root/5 harmony section is such a great reminder. I typically play CCM at church, but when they pull out an older song, it’s great to add stuff like this. Sometimes it’s been so long, I forget what flavors to add so it’s not bland.
Thanks!
Thanks. Incredible lesson, so generous.
Wonderful, thanks Jonny.
Johnny, it' s an awsome way of playing piano - as every lesson you've presented! Thank you so much!
I like the slide and the turns technique very much it gives the song a very sweet flavor thank you very much jonny you have changed my life forever wit these quick tip god bless you forever
I'm pretty sure there would be a whole lot more piano players on earth, if all piano teachers were as cool as this guy!
Jonny, this music is amazing. Thank you.
Along with being an inspiring teacher and performer, your sunniness is so uplifting! Thank you!
Thank you, Jonny 😎
I really love your videos. I discovered your quick tips when I began practicing the piano after a long break. The videos cover exactly what I was looking for - learning basics for improvising on the piano. It's all very well explained and I recommend you to every piano player I know. Many thanks and love from Germany!
I really interesting to learn more about the blues
Johhny, you are simply the best. Thank you.
Great lesson! Thanks Jonny!
happy saturday melody also! thanks!
Hey this technique makes it seem like I know what I'm doing. lol
You are a genius !!! 🎶🎹👍
Most Amazing 👉🏾✨✨✨ Thank you so much Jonny. Gratitude 🙏🏿
THANK YOU FOR TUTORING IT WILL ME OUT
What a great lesson. Thanks!
Play this on a Yamaha DX7 and you’ve got the theme songs for pretty much every sitcom from the Late 80s.
Great video, by the way.
I wish I’d spent less time watching TV and more time playing piano back in the 80s.
wow! didnt even know a slide was a thing - learned so many gold nuggets
Great piano teacher ever! Thanks a lot Jonny.
Great video one more time. You are the best piano channel on youtube, without doubt.
As music teacher and guitar player who love piano too, I learn a lot from your channel. Thanks for all.
Your piano brighten up the earth
Thank you Jonny.
Wow! That was awesome, illuminating, and best of all it did make me feel happy. If these old fingers had any dexterity left in them I would jump at the chance to learn from you.
I really like your style and taste in music and I have no doubt that I could learn from you.
I think the best part is that you break things down for the beginners without intimidation yet somehow keeping advanced players from getting bored.
One thing that our crew and I agree on is that we would all love to hear you just jam for an hour or so.
Excellent lesson and from all of us we wish you peace and calm Seas ✌🛥
cheered me up.thanx
I'm also a pianist and have been following you for a while, Jonny. You're a great teacher! It's not everyone's cup of tea to teach someone. Some may be good players, but not able to cut to the chase. I started with a female pianist who didn't see how uptight I was. The result was severe tendinitis. That set me back three years.
Maybe you could address how to play relaxed in your videos. Especially the semi-circular movements of the wrist should be mentioned here. Also, the pulling up of the shoulders tenses the player; he can't play free and relaxed because of that. I think you could do a lot of beginners a big favour. Thank you for the excellent work, Jonny!
Such a lovely little sequence. It's used, I think in Frozen, Love is an open door
Wow, i happened to see this video and you just gave me something ive been missing: inspiration and motivation. And youre such a great teacher. Thank you very much.
Thank you for this lesson
Cool man, thanks for sharing. I'm going to try this.
Much appreciation for the great teacher you are.
As a musician piano is not my first instrument but I love sitting down and knocking out a few tunes with my limited knowledge. Great lesson and look forward to practicing this style of playing.
I should be watching your videos 3 hours a day and applying all the fun learned the rest of the day!! What digital keyboard are you using? Thanks, Doug
So fun, thank you. It made my day.
This was really helpful and fun! Ty for breaking it down so simply.
Such a great lesson and done so with so much jovial passion!
Thanks !
Thanks Johnny, you're such great teacher👌👍
So good - these videos are absolute gems. Thanks as always
that was im looking for THX!
This was an incredible lesson. Such fun and so rewarding and helpful. Thanks!
Love it!!!!
Brilliant lesson find it easy to follow you are a really good teacher
love his playing!
Thanks Johnny ! , your an incredible teacher !
What a fun lesson! Thank you for put it together
Great video, thank you
Really great video!
I love it
This is extremely useful. One of those tools that turn you a better pro. Here's to the master. Cheers !
I loved this lesson! I really enjoyed your style of instruction and how your break everything down to its most basic elements. I found you're channel based on your entry in the Zachgrooves contest. I really enjoyed your entry, congratulations on being one of the winners! I look forward to learning more valuable lessons from you. For now, I am going to apply this lesson to my playing and explore the possibilities. I am a beginner on the keys and primarily my instrument is the drums but I have many musical ideas in my heart that require melodic instruments to express.
Great video! You covered a lot of ground there very well.
I have FL Studio on my computer and I'm learning the piano. It has piano keys built in it. It has all the keys in the scales which is a way that I'm learning. I'm also watching your videos on playing the piano. I love playing the minor scales especially the D#/Eb scale, G#/Ab scale and the G min scale. I use the Eb/D# and it's fun. I think outside the box when it comes to playing the piano.
Excellent lesson and always so clearly presented. Thanks Jonny!
you are the best teacher
I...IV...V...I. in any key works basic theory....love your base lines...can do anything w R following numbers above ... nice teaching!!!!
Another great lesson from you . Thank you !!
That was a pretty good video. It reminds me of playing "CJam Jam Blues" in my high school Jazz band when I was growing up. It was a fun song to play.
so good
Great video and excellent teaching! Thanks!
How does this guy not have more subscribers? Awesome stuff!
You made me happy^^Thank you
Thank you . Great tutorial
I feel like I’m about to watch a 90s sitcom. So yes, great progression
Merci
Great video Jonny.
I just love it!
This reminds me very much of Billy Joel's "ain't no crime"
As a music teacher I would say one thing - he is the best.
299 bucks is a steal for a year of his great courses.
I would have to practice 40 hours a day before I played anything like this in public. TSV.
My piano teachers almost fifty years ago never managed to make music exciting. This approach would have been much more interesting to me but it was made clear to me that "playing by ear" was not an option they would let me explore.
A friend has a keyboard they don't use. It needs some work, but I might see if they will let me take it away.
Love this lesson, so glad I have found you. What is the link to download . Thank you.
Peace be to you,
Johnny,
Named after John the Apostle.
He was the most Fatherly big brother.
Who once stopped Peter from beating
Mary Magdala for her Gospel.
Johnny,
Named after II Elijah John The Baptizer.
Johnny,
the great teacher of the language in Heaven
...Music.
That second bassline needs an octave D for the G to sound nice.
You should play the bass line with:
Cuban Bolero style (also the bass line in Habanero and bachata),
Son Montuno style,
And chanqui
Muito bom e fácil de entender. Maravilha !
Help needed here!
When I play the bass lines with my left hand, everything is fine and feels effortless. All lines, from basic to advanced. But when I add the right hand with some improvisation, the left hand just goes away and it feels impossible to play the bass lines. How do you make the left hand keep playing the bass line?
Sounds like mad about you theme and\or will and grace theme.
Check out 'Mombasa' by Tommy Emmanuel - perfect example!
damn, this single video has taken my dead right hand into revival mode
"You know my name. Look up my number" comes to mind. (only Beatles fans recognize this). even the f# to G is there.
Re: Happy Progression: in the Beginners Baseline Jonny shows 4 quarter notes per beat and the rhythm he suggests is an eight (swing type). Does anybody understand that?
🎶"The Cuervo Gold…"🎵 😅
Johnny can a client change the key on all your material so it can be practiced with the most popular keys
I always associate this cord progression with Nintendo. You see it tons with old super Mario music.
It's hard to hear what's going on in thw left hand when your showing off with the right hand
Your thumbnail says Fsus to G. Did you mean F to Gsus?
Ironically I made a sad song with that chord progression. Tho it didn't use it fully.
Jonny I need slowmo on this one.
Please angle your monitors upwards towards your ears! Can’t look at them as they are right now. Acoustician speaking ;)
Thanks for this video. I've made a piece of music using the progression.
But why does it say 'F sus' in the thumbnail?
who knew Voldemort would teach a music lessons
Allen Toussaint. Floyd Cramer.
I like to imagine he had to do several takes of that intro and he had to like pretend to be really into it each time