Harmony Crash Course: How to make BORING chord progressions BETTER!

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  • čas přidán 28. 10. 2016
  • In this lesson we will take the simplest possible chord progression (a C major going to an F major and back again) and see how we can make it more interesting by adding a chord in the middle. This is called reharmonization, since we're taking the harmony and changing it. Despite the fancy name it's a very simple idea that can transform your chord progressions into something much more interesting!
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Komentáře • 340

  • @kronologie
    @kronologie Před 7 lety +412

    For those of you wondering, here are the ACTUAL progressions (since all examples are given in the key of C major):
    1) 0:47 --> | I - - - | IV - - - |
    2) 2:06 --> | I - ii7 - | IV - - - |
    3) 2:32 --> | I - II7 - | IV - - - |
    4) 3:01 --> | I - vi - | IV - - - |
    5) 3:50 --> | I - III - | IV - - - |
    6) 4:53 --> | I - III+ - | IV - - - |
    7) 5:43 --> | I - VIIb - | IV - - - |
    8) 6:46 --> | I - I7/VIIb - | IV/VI - IV - |
    9) 7:21 --> | I - I7/III - | IV - - - |
    10) 7:50 --> | I - I7/III - | IV - II7/IV# - |
    11) 8:24 --> | I - VIb - | IV - - - |
    12) 9:23 --> | I - IIIb - | IV - - - |
    13) 10:04 --> | I - V - | IV - - - |
    14) 10:46 --> | I - iii - | IV - - - |
    15) 12:14 --> | I - vii7 - | IV - - - |
    16) 13:22 --> | I - v - | IV - - - |
    You're welcome! :D

    • @JUSTO33344
      @JUSTO33344 Před 7 lety +3

      thank god

    • @kronologie
      @kronologie Před 7 lety +1

      Justo Lanuse you are certainly welcome, mate! :D

    • @kronologie
      @kronologie Před 7 lety +5

      My personal favorite is No. 11

    • @MangoldProject
      @MangoldProject  Před 7 lety +46

      Thank you for writing this down for the other viewers.

    • @kronologie
      @kronologie Před 7 lety +4

      MangoldProject No problemo, Mr. Mangold! Always here to help! :D

  • @PianoUniverse
    @PianoUniverse Před 5 lety +39

    Would love a video on rhythm training like you do with the chord progressions.Thanks!

  • @waynegeordiesdad648
    @waynegeordiesdad648 Před 5 lety +4

    INCREDIBLE....I took piano lessons for 4 years...60 years ago and didn't learn as much 'reality playing' as I've learned in 10 of your videos..Thank you so much from Canada North

  • @Explore_with.Prem.
    @Explore_with.Prem. Před rokem +2

    This video is just so amazing. This is undoubtedly the greatest music lesson I've ever had.

  • @DonHalli
    @DonHalli Před 7 lety +15

    Your lessons are so good because you offer so much context. Excellent stuff!

    • @MikeFloutier
      @MikeFloutier Před 4 lety

      Absolutely DonHalli. I was so blown away by the number of single chords you could put between a 1 & 4. But when I got over that I started to notice the fills; definitely the icing on the cake - as if the cake wasn't enough. Beautiful!

  • @MoPoppins
    @MoPoppins Před 7 lety +45

    The interjection of the A-flat creates such an interesting and unexpected sound. Because it's uncommon (but still appealing), its use in a song would make it distinct and memorable. I think it's waiting to be included in a hit song.

    • @user-sv5ms8lu3r
      @user-sv5ms8lu3r Před 6 lety +3

      czcams.com/video/MN_WgwEmRaw/video.html

    • @gypsy2329
      @gypsy2329 Před 5 lety +6

      My first thought was Heart Shaped box by Nirvana. Just checked, it's not the same chords, but it's similar sounding.

    • @sisiphian
      @sisiphian Před 5 lety

      whats the harmonic justification of the flat 6?

    • @lucidvoid2528
      @lucidvoid2528 Před 5 lety

      @@gypsy2329 same

    • @bertebrite260
      @bertebrite260 Před 5 lety

      Tiny dancer

  • @gianigd
    @gianigd Před 5 lety +33

    through the entire lesson i was thinking of the song "imagine" by john Lennon. great lesson.

  • @MikeFloutier
    @MikeFloutier Před 4 lety +2

    I'm loving revisiting this, even just listening to you playing the straight C > F with that great extra syncopated note just blows my brains.
    I can't tell you how much your tutorials have blessed me! I get so much pleasure from the piano now.

  • @hsl49scorpion73
    @hsl49scorpion73 Před 7 lety +1

    What a GREAT lesson. I've played piano, guitar and trumpet for 35+ years with many teachers and too many videos to count. Your lessons always inspire me with techniques and ideas to unpack. Thank you!

  • @ElliottPiano
    @ElliottPiano Před 5 lety

    Hello .I just wanted to share with you that classes have changed course my life and those around me
    .It's been a blessing spending time following your path.

  • @RafikelJar
    @RafikelJar Před 7 lety +9

    I'm defintely gonna use these tips in my future arrangements, Thanks a lot !!

  • @gilgillis3816
    @gilgillis3816 Před 4 lety

    Love you lessons! So exact with no wasted time and words.

  • @wesleybispo5564
    @wesleybispo5564 Před 7 lety +1

    I can only say thank you, thank you, thank you for the all lessons. God bless you!

  • @afrohawk
    @afrohawk Před 7 lety +1

    You are a huge help to the intermediate player that is looking to move to the next level. This lesson here should be called hidden secrets of the I-IV. Thank you for this. opened up another world for me.

  • @pscott000
    @pscott000 Před 3 lety +1

    Another fantastic lesson. Thank you!

  • @peternemeth1777
    @peternemeth1777 Před 3 lety

    What a pleasant voice you have. I love your intonation, very calm and melodious. You relax me with your voice. And you seem to be a very gentle man.

  • @ianjohnson4987
    @ianjohnson4987 Před 7 lety

    Absolutely brilliant - many thanks. I wish you every success

  • @paulinechung2165
    @paulinechung2165 Před 7 lety +1

    You are awesome, love your tutorials. You are a great teacher with a calming, relaxed voice.

    • @MangoldProject
      @MangoldProject  Před 7 lety +3

      Thank you Pauline. I teach the way I'd like to be taught.

  • @michaeljohnjugar5842
    @michaeljohnjugar5842 Před 7 lety +1

    This is what I need in my keyboarding... Exceptional teacher! Keep it up sir

  • @user-by5yz1rq5h
    @user-by5yz1rq5h Před 5 lety

    Thank you very much for the wonderful clips.

  • @rocioja7001
    @rocioja7001 Před 7 lety +1

    Every time I open your videos my piano mind is more wide, thank you much. Rocío

  • @kiikat_
    @kiikat_ Před 5 lety

    What a great teacher! Thanks!

  • @osagie2
    @osagie2 Před 5 lety

    Very informative indeed ! Practice is not boring ! You keep it a lot of Fun ! at all times !

  • @juancarlosarias6550
    @juancarlosarias6550 Před 4 lety

    Excellent lesson, awesome teacher. Thanks!

  • @TheSunshinedreamer1
    @TheSunshinedreamer1 Před 4 lety

    What an amazing video and you play magnificent. I have never heard of conjugate minors, only relative minors. This opens up a whole new world for improvisations.
    Interesting how you changed your motives according to the chord qualities!
    Thank you for this video:)

  • @rebanelson607
    @rebanelson607 Před rokem

    Just what I needed - thank you!

  • @ozboomer_au
    @ozboomer_au Před 2 lety

    A very handy and motivating video.. Even just the thought of using the relative minor for each of the major chords you insert... Lots of good things to explore. Fanx! for posting.

  • @jules7168
    @jules7168 Před 7 lety +4

    You're insane. Thank you so much for your videos. I hope one day I can be 10% as good as you!

  • @Backthenwasgood
    @Backthenwasgood Před 6 lety +1

    you don't know how I appreciate your lessons

    • @MangoldProject
      @MangoldProject  Před 6 lety

      Well, you can like/subscribe/comment if you want to show your appreciation. That sort of stuff signals the CZcams search engine the content is worthwhile so other people can find it too. Thanks!

  • @philipdent-composermusicpr9297

    This guy is a fabulous teacher!

  • @4896anson
    @4896anson Před 7 lety +1

    great and helpful piano channel!! THX !

  • @vipannaaz1987
    @vipannaaz1987 Před 7 lety +4

    Thanks sir for this lesson's i can't believe u r so kind

  • @tjackson864
    @tjackson864 Před 7 lety

    Again nice clear lesson for chord progressions and theory.

  • @maryjanegarcia7275
    @maryjanegarcia7275 Před 7 lety +1

    whoaaaw i've learned a lot! Thank you so much!

  • @BrotherG777
    @BrotherG777 Před 4 lety

    You're such a wonderful teacher

  • @MrMikomi
    @MrMikomi Před 7 lety

    Love it! Thank you.

  • @remoteuser65
    @remoteuser65 Před 7 lety

    Excellent Lessons. Really enjoy them. Thank You.

  • @2K3KRePublic
    @2K3KRePublic Před 3 lety +2

    That's it. I'm gonna subscribe to this channel!

  • @ThatCherriePie
    @ThatCherriePie Před 7 lety +2

    This tutorial was brilliant thank you bro

  • @VoidloniXaarii
    @VoidloniXaarii Před 5 lety

    thank you so much for this fantastic lesson

  • @mrbadiuzzaman
    @mrbadiuzzaman Před 5 lety

    i am not a trained musician, just play the guitar as a hobby but i like your lessons very much...honest and simple yet packed with ready to used ideas..your a great piano teacher.. probably the best on youtube especially for beginners & novices. I am astonished at how the inserts to the simple progression can sound so different in particular the untypical C -Ab-F ...it sounds james bondish. keep 'em coming.

  • @fajarnugroho1051
    @fajarnugroho1051 Před 7 lety

    really good lesson. It really easy to understand. Keep it up man ! im gonna keep watching :D

  • @UnleashedProPlays
    @UnleashedProPlays Před 7 lety +1

    Wonderful ideas!

  • @kennethmackie5891
    @kennethmackie5891 Před 6 lety

    Interesting and classy. Thank you MG.

  • @shsh.
    @shsh. Před 7 lety +1

    so so much useful. thanking u from the bottom of the heart. :)

  • @SamuelPeckman
    @SamuelPeckman Před 6 lety

    I learnt a lot from this. I have seen two of your videos so far: this one and using Beethoven chords in modern music. I am learning from both of them. Thank you. Samuel.

  • @SamuelPeckman
    @SamuelPeckman Před 6 lety

    I found this video very interesting and very useful. Thank you very much. Samuel

  • @richochet
    @richochet Před rokem +2

    Might be the only guide I'll ever need ; )

  • @thumbpickfingers
    @thumbpickfingers Před 7 lety +96

    Good to see Elton John giving a lesson.

    • @MrVoroc
      @MrVoroc Před 3 lety +1

      i just wanted to say, i came to this comment section just to see if someone said this.

    • @Floridaman457
      @Floridaman457 Před rokem

      John Lennon. Imagine

  • @robertopanini4018
    @robertopanini4018 Před 7 lety

    Thank you verry much! You have a great style. I can only learn with you :-)

  • @solomony4339
    @solomony4339 Před 3 lety

    Excellent lesson..

  • @Adam47150
    @Adam47150 Před 7 lety

    the C/Eb/F progression has a sim or sandbox video game soundtrack feel to it. Love your piano lessons!

  • @klaushinz9336
    @klaushinz9336 Před 2 lety

    Hi, I like the C Bb F most. You are a Master of Music.

  • @jackjenkins485
    @jackjenkins485 Před 3 lety

    Thank you!

  • @user-li7xi1yz7g
    @user-li7xi1yz7g Před 3 lety

    Super lesson

  • @wills3212
    @wills3212 Před 4 lety

    Amazing lesson

  • @LivingFreeTv123
    @LivingFreeTv123 Před 7 lety

    Fantastic videos!! Thanks soooo much for sharing your knowledge with us.

  • @humbeNch
    @humbeNch Před 7 lety

    very nice, outstanding job

  • @TaylorSappe
    @TaylorSappe Před 6 lety

    Thank you for this video! It is awesome!

  • @carlotapuig
    @carlotapuig Před 6 lety

    Epic tutorial. One of the best ever. Btw for me even A major and D flat minor kind of worked as well. Actually, all regular chords worked somehow when I found the best inversions and played with a good rhythm, just the effect was sometimes surprising or sounded like transposing on purpose.

  • @MrSonicAlchemy
    @MrSonicAlchemy Před rokem +1

    Excellent video with so many ideas to explore. I would love to know the theoretical basis for these chordal ideas. Some of them are obviously fairly straightforward but it would be cool to know why many of these chords work in the progression the way they do. Thanks as always for sharing your knowledge. You are providing an invaluable resource for musicians at every level.

  • @snugplush6650
    @snugplush6650 Před 6 lety

    this video has blown my mind... I always wrote within the scale of the key. wow amazing vid. I hope I can implement some of these techniques

    • @MangoldProject
      @MangoldProject  Před 6 lety

      Great! Borrowing chords from other scales is the spice of music :)

  • @mrlabon123
    @mrlabon123 Před 7 lety

    Thanks you Sir!

  • @leonardoernst4390
    @leonardoernst4390 Před 3 lety

    Congrats ! Really nice video MangoldProject again and again :D

  • @ManyWaysOfJoy
    @ManyWaysOfJoy Před 7 lety +3

    very good! thanks for those ideas!

  • @stephanieshea6114
    @stephanieshea6114 Před 3 lety

    Love love love this. Mind beautifully blown :)

  • @wutheringheights01
    @wutheringheights01 Před 7 lety

    I love your channel SO MUCH!

    • @MangoldProject
      @MangoldProject  Před 7 lety

      Thanks Hansol. I'm glad to hear it's helping you out.

  • @Nenkanuko69
    @Nenkanuko69 Před 7 lety

    thank you so much. I like little tension between some chords.

  • @phaneserichthoneus8895

    All those examples are beautiful. I'm amazed you can do that on the fly. I can't even it quite right in a DAW, but give me time. :)

  • @jwatt002003
    @jwatt002003 Před 7 lety

    This is awesome!

  • @user-sv5ms8lu3r
    @user-sv5ms8lu3r Před 6 lety

    it's fun to rethink some of these progressions as V I in F

  • @gasparucciox9706
    @gasparucciox9706 Před 7 lety +1

    really good tutorial man

  • @ginjabea49
    @ginjabea49 Před 6 lety

    Nice. Thank you

  • @yonatanpaniri3010
    @yonatanpaniri3010 Před 3 lety

    תודה אתה אלוף לומד ממך המון!

  • @Taterzz
    @Taterzz Před 7 lety +3

    I > iii > IV > vi > V7 > I is now my new favorite, thanks for pointing it out to me.

  • @mihirbosemj
    @mihirbosemj Před 7 lety +1

    BEAUTIIFULLL!!!

  • @KimSunHo1997
    @KimSunHo1997 Před 4 lety

    You are the best!

  • @tims4966
    @tims4966 Před 6 lety

    Thank you, sir! I can't afford lessons right now, but I feel I'm improving with your videos.

    • @MangoldProject
      @MangoldProject  Před 6 lety +1

      That's awesome! I hope they keep helping you out. When you can, do get lessons with a "real" teacher who can tailor lessons specifically to you.

  • @brianmi40
    @brianmi40 Před 7 lety +1

    Would LOVE to see you repeat this and cover every possible 2 chord cadence....
    ONE EACH for alternatives to get from ii - V, and then from III - VI, then IV - V, then V - IV, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc....!

  • @violetatio3224
    @violetatio3224 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for taking long to make it clear.

  • @ejsra1980
    @ejsra1980 Před 7 lety

    Excelente!!!

  • @DanceDeepDas
    @DanceDeepDas Před 5 lety

    I am lucky that I have found you in You Tube.. U r Priceless..

  • @slowsloth8550
    @slowsloth8550 Před 7 lety

    beautiful play

  • @MikeFloutier
    @MikeFloutier Před 4 lety +1

    Just been practising these along with a few of your lovely fills when I thought of trying Cm/D# (as I'd just been learning Lauren Daigle's reharm of "Turn your eyes upon Jesus" which uses it) and it seems to work fine. Thanks again for all your work and encouragement!

  • @reganfung2126
    @reganfung2126 Před 7 lety

    Thank you :D this is inspiring

  • @denismkofficial4701
    @denismkofficial4701 Před 4 lety

    Wow very nice

  • @McLeitonis
    @McLeitonis Před 6 lety

    thank you

  • @PA-hu2rs
    @PA-hu2rs Před 4 lety +3

    Shalom dear 'Mangold'!
    Thanks very much for your highly useful, practical lessons.
    Possibly a "broad" question regarding this lesson:
    You present rather short and simple chord-progressions, but you actually play more than a simple pattern/rhythm (not sure what the correct term here is) - RH/LH note-sequences.
    Could you please explain, what is it that you actually do, with both your hands, playing these progressions?
    Possibly, you have another lesson regarding "splitting" of chords to separate notes / chord arppegiation-patterns / adding inter-chord notes?
    (Again, I'm probably not using the correct professional terms, but would assume you'd understand even so)

  • @wvmonitoring3726
    @wvmonitoring3726 Před 3 lety +1

    I love this video I like it plz make more
    piano lessons video

  • @travisleemusic3491
    @travisleemusic3491 Před 7 lety +3

    To Mangold project: You are by far the best piano teacher on youtube.
    To everyone else: If you are new to learning this stuff guys you can stop looking, this guys channel is the cream of the crop

  • @mpskin49
    @mpskin49 Před 7 lety +1

    Awesome

  • @Rombizio
    @Rombizio Před 4 lety +21

    Too much information. My brain caught fire.

    • @MangoldProject
      @MangoldProject  Před 4 lety +14

      Put it out with these COOL CHORDS then!
      czcams.com/video/XN8BjVOODYk/video.html

    • @wvmonitoring3726
      @wvmonitoring3726 Před 3 lety +1

      No and my brain is not on fire their is no
      information

  • @EdsonCordeirodoValle
    @EdsonCordeirodoValle Před 7 lety

    Nice lesson, as always.
    I would like to know if you have a tip on how to perform arpeggios based on a guitar tab of a song. Maybe this could be a suggestion to a future video.

  • @ksi8276
    @ksi8276 Před 3 lety

    Your really incredible

  • @filip2949
    @filip2949 Před 5 lety +3

    5:35 Sweet Home Alabama (Mixolydian Progression with the bVII)

  • @ilocanaak12
    @ilocanaak12 Před 3 lety

    Very nice thangs

  • @swmaal
    @swmaal Před 5 lety

    Two ones I use from time to time (when it fits):
    1. |C Gm C7| F D7/F# F/G|
    2. The Richard Tee lick: stay on C in the bass for the first bar, go to F via Am, Abm, Gm

  • @jonathangriffin4594
    @jonathangriffin4594 Před 7 lety

    I don't think to use augmented chords often enough - great tips!

    • @MangoldProject
      @MangoldProject  Před 7 lety

      No prob, and dust off your old Pixies records for a refresher :)

  • @PianoUniverse
    @PianoUniverse Před 6 lety +2

    Would love to hear some info on the overall swing of these riffs.

  • @hankstrickler1977
    @hankstrickler1977 Před 7 lety

    these lessons are great. do you have any music or videos you'd advise listening to? thanks!