The 5 Saddest Piano Chord Progressions 😭
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LESSON SUMMARY
In today’s Quick Tip, Jonny is going to show you how to play 5 sad piano chord progressions that are as beautiful as they are sad. Whether you’re into pop, rock, jazz, new age or film music, there is something for everyone inside this lesson. Composers, arrangers and producers will also enjoy learning how to reproduce these sad chord progressions for whenever they are needed.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - 1. Evanescence Progression
02:00 - 2. John Williams Progression
03:20 - 3. The Sentimental Progression
04:50 - Competition
05:15 - 4. The Love Progression
08:35 - 5. Axis of Awesome
10:52 - Conclusion
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Jonny May
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00:00 - Intro
00:34 - 1. Evanescence Progression
02:00 - 2. John Williams Progression
03:20 - 3. The Sentimental Progression
04:50 - Competition
05:15 - 4. The Love Progression
08:35 - 5. Axis of Awesome
10:52 - Conclusion
I really love the " love progression "🥺
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so straightforward and yet comprehensive. Thank you, Jonny
Fantastic content as always!
I’ve got to say, your piano sound with that reverb is doing some heavy lifting on the emotional front!
Just happened across your material this morning and I’m loving it. Thank you.
Greetings and good day wishes from Poland, I've learned lots of new features from your channel so that I should thank you very much for your presence and effort in your learning and describing the most important topics in jazz piano playing.
Great explanation. I can't read music, but you make understanding the chords so easy. Helps those of us that play by ear, and occasionally google up the chord progression to make sure we're on the right track when covering a popular song. Excellent content.
Thanks sir ! Much love🙏🙏🎹
Great video Jonny!
I'm pretty sure the John Williams progression is the one used in the Helluva Boss' song "You will be okay". I love it. In this song they show you can use it to give a powerful yet nostalgic feeling. Thank you for your lesson !
They use the transition from F minor to F major, this way it is even more emotional
Hands down one of my favorites Jonny!
Beautiful Jonny!
Good stuff jonny,thx
Thank you for such a wonderful 💓 lesson
Awww it looks like I missed the half off for piano lessons by one day. 😭 Love your progressions. Just beautiful!
The first one, evanescence, is used in Michael Giachino’s score on the show, Lost. Beautiful 🥲
I really enjoying with your technic and teaching..
This is so usefull, so generous to share, thank you so mucho from argentina
Thanku so much for the highly helpful Session sir😊👌.
You sir are awesome!!! Thank you! 🙏 ❤❤❤
love these!
Your passion is beautiful
Oy, thanks a lot dude ❤️
very nice content, lots of inspiration.
to me the Evanescence sequence is the most touching one.
I'd like to share a thought about a song that I find beautifully sad: "A gentleman's Excuse Me" by Fish, especially in the chorus section.
I can't tell right now if it uses any of the progressions you demonstrated, but it sure gets to the point.
Honestly, I like your John Williams Progression Chords there. Ive figured those out a couple of times, but I just never knew what to add to that to transform it into an actual self comp. But I should give it a try this time! It sounds very nice.☺
Really thank you ❤️🙏
This was great! The cheat sheet and write up is very key. It was hard to try and learn from CZcams
i like the technic u used
thank you very much for the last video! good luck :-).
I'm pretty sure I've heard the sentimental progression in some of Yiruma's pieces. By the way Johny, can you do a tutorial like how to play like Yiruma? Explaining on the concepts and chord progressions and techniques he use? I'm pretty sure he use a lot of chord extensions and suspended chords as well.
Progression #1 can be heard in the Edward Scissorhands soundtrack. Thank you for this lesson!
Danny Elfman sure made a niche for himself with those choirs and “fairyesque” motifs!
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I think this is a great topic to explore. Couple of well-known classical recommendations:
There are some very pretty (and arguably sad) progressions in Liebestraum No. 3. Liszt frequently resolves those progressions with chords that sound uplifting and satisfying, so the overall effect is perhaps more wistful/haunting than sad. Still, it's an excellent piece to learn from when studying mood.
I find Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy by Tchaikovsky to be more overtly sad in areas. Those areas are made more prominent because of their contrast with the mood in other parts of the piece. While composed for orchestra, there is a lot a pianist can learn from it, e.g. Tchaikovsky's use of tempo, dynamics, interplay between instruments (or hands), and of course, his use of sweet, sentimental chords.
Amazing 🤩
Hello. May I ask which app do you use to make sheets? Thank you so much for your response
Thanx, Jonny 🌹🌹🌹🌹
very cool. what piano and app for real time do you use?
Sadly beautiful , thanks a lot!
I wanted to ask you what piano you are playing..? Many thanks!
VERY NICE SIR
Sentimental: first thing that came to mind “Time in a bottle” definitely one of the more prominent examples.
Hi Jonny, could you please continue to use the previous colors on the virtual piano when you press a key? I'm visually impaired and it's very hard to see this light color on the light keys (although there it was hard to sée the dark color on the dark keys, but still better than this --- combo would be the best: dark color on light keys and light color on dark keys :D ). Thank you in advance!
"Ice Dance" from Edward Scissorhands also uses the Evanescence progression
You mean Evanescence uses the progression from Edward Scissorhand’s “Ice Dance” ;)
That movie came well before Evanescence was a band
It’s interesting Jonny didn’t call it the “Danny Elfman” progression because this is Elfman’s signature sound that you can find in most of his soundtracks! But I get it was easier to call it the Evanescence progression since many viewers know that band more easily than Danny / Scissorhands movie scores
Won't try and create the longest list of Sentimental Progression songs but here are a couple for the collection:
Dido's Lament (Purcell 1689)
Adagio form Spartacus (Khachaturian 1956)
Save All Your Kisses For Me (Brotherhood of Man 1976) (Hiller, Sheridan and Lee)
I used to lecture on music at university and always threw in the last of these three partly for a joke but also to show that originality is rare... OK, The last two are in a major key but the falling bass figure is the same and the Khachaturian is searingly beautiful.
Katatonia - Idle Blood (The Sentimental Progression is used at the end where the whole song slows down and that makes it to sound sad and relaxing)
The first one (Evanessence) is part of the Lost theme. One of my all time favorites. I love Ed Sheeran's demonstration of the Axis of Awesome progression.
I have just posted my video of the sentimental progression. One of my favorite songs in the 80s which apparently uses the same sentimental progression. Thanks for the lesson ...
czcams.com/video/YAajT28C4PI/video.html
OMG! Your first progression there is the one I use to blow classically trained peoples minds. I'm like... key of C, I & iii - I play guitar & I can do SOOO much with that.
Lovely
Sentimental progression -
"Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce
Makes me cry every time.
What is the APP that you use to display letter notes Thanks
play share the one that was playing on INTRO background please i loved it
The John Williams chord progression is quite similar to the Remember me song when it goes "until you are in my arms again"
Yes!! Also "God help the outcasts" in Hunchback of ND
0:51 "I'm so tired being here...." I remember that song.
Not sure if I'm correct but here's songs that I found that I think uses the Sentimental Chord Progression;
Let It Be - The Beatles
Someone Like You - Adele
Stand by Me - Ben E. King
With or Without You - U2
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen (and various covers)
All of Me - John Legend
Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel (Classical piece, but its progression is widely used)
Africa - Toto
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Yesterday - The Beatles
Fields of Gold - Sting
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (originally written by Dolly Parton)
Say Something - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
I'm Not the Only One - Sam Smith
Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri
There's probably more but these are the ones I could think of. Let me know if there's more known songs :D
I think the Aldi Christmas advert with the carrot uses this. Brilliant 😂
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What Keyboard Model are you using?
I'm rather partial to the Casper's Lullaby progressions, both the wistful opening Am to D (like a Mixolydian v/I) and then the soaring part with its D A G Gm pattern.
Progression 3 sentimental is used by Jim Croche time in a bottle
Evanescence Progression can be found in "The Fantastic Beasts and where to find them", "Newt says Goodbye to Tina". Also in Lenny Kravitz' I'll be waiting (only once: C-Em-F-C)
Evanescence progression: 1º to 3º is used in a Lost theme (the tv series)
What are these progressions in terms of scale numbers?
What is the song/progression he played on the intro? It sounds really pretty, but I can't find it anywhere.
That I to iii progression, the evanescence song, creep does something similar but it relies on that negative harmony doing a CM cm thing. But the departure is the same. I see that a lot in classical music too. It seems to be a bridge function too, although i can't think of any examples offhand. But a nice tonic hang around of monotony with the 1 and the 3. Kinda bums me out to play stuff like that. But I still like it. I guess thats the point lol. Also isn't that love progression Canon in D? You know the wedding song? But also I think thats called a line cadence. I always associated the love progression as the do wop changes, because thats how all the love songs i know, at least that i like. The 1 6 4 5. I know the theories more than the voicings and stuff, i'm still learning piano, but often times im finding voicings change the whole feeling of a song, and the chords are less important than the intention. At least in my personal experience. The saddest song for me was someone like you by adele, which is an axis. (i play it in Ab) Also cool because how the c chord can change qualities depending on how you want to land on the f and the db chord shows how much hope you have in that moment with that word as it falls. Anyway, thats my 2 cents. Peanuts!
what song used for intro dude??
Sentimental progression used in Katachi Aru Mono by Kou Shibasaki. Very sad song for the most depressing tv drama Sekai no Chuushin de Ai wo Sakebu.
phil collin's you'll be in my heart chord prog is also a culprit
GOD BLESS YOU MORE😍😍😍😍
El 3 es el más melancólico a mi parecer hhj😊
The second chord progression is the harmonic major scale!
The chord progressions in the intro and outro is what I want to learn
what song it is??
Have u found it yet brother??
What makes the notes GCEB a C7 chord and not a E6?
Johnny... thank you SO MUCH for these great chords and explanations! My all-time favorite sad chord progression is actually from the movie "Up". Those 7 minutes in the beginning of the film where there is absolutely NO dialogue... just music... that tells a love story (better than any other film has done, in my opinion...) and at the very end, Michael Giacchino uses two tear-jerking chords - I believe they are an F major chord and an A minor chord. He plays this while we see "Carl" getting up from the staircase at his house and walking inside after his wife, Ellie, passes away. But the chord in the left hand remains an F major while the right hand plays and F major and A minor. It's just incredible. (czcams.com/video/pynau4O26Uw/video.html) at 4:06
Hey Jonny, Lost’s “There’s no place like home”-theme made me cry and has also got the Evanescence progression☺️🥲
Es verdad, la primera progresión se escuchaba a My Inmortal de Evanescence 🥺🥺🥺🥺
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Johnnyyyyyy 🤩🤩🤩
#2 Could that also be the White Christmas D dim.?
9:23 the same progression is used on the flash tv show theme
Your dudeness, thanks for the lessons. I've been playing guitar my whole life and also had piano lessons as a kid but all they taught was how to look at a sheet of music and know where your fingers go on the piano. Ended up not playing the piano for decades. Started up again recently. The way you teach makes it so easy to understand and as a result, improve rapidly. Wish when I was a kid I was taught the way you teach. I'd be making tons money as a piano player by now. Dude, you're a great teacher and an awesome player. Thanks again sir. I will never be bored playing piano again and will alway have a new challange to learn and work toward. You dah best man. And I hope you know that what you do improves the quality of life and happiness for many many people. Don't ever lose sight of that. The world is a better place as a result. I've played and recorded in bands as a guitar player and just recently I was asked to play the keys in a great band. That's all your doing sir. Even is people are not musicians, there lives are better because they get to listen to better musicians because they watched your vids and improved. Well done man.
Wow thank you Tony ❤️
00:34 la primera progresión se escuchaba a My Inmortal de Evanescence 🥺🥺🥺🥺, porque no estaba viendo la pantalla, solo estaba escuchando y luego vi en el comentario fijado y la partitura al inicio que decía Evanescence 🥺
10:11 the cornellstudios intro lol
Efectivamente, me hizo llorar 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😢
Bill Joel’s Piano Man does the walk down from C except he plays a D major instead of minor before the G.
i can't read music. i have to learn a different way. instead, i like to improvise. it is about all i can do after 35 years. i only know a few songs from other people because i don't memorize things easily. these little tips are awesome to keep in mind as i play and seek fresh ideas. very cool.
What the intro sg ?
My favorite one is the last one
Evanescence Progression: verse of "Space oddity" by David Bowie (C - Em)
honestly i didnt cry but i did like the first two it
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Check "Landing Party" by Michael Giacchino, from Lost's OST
Time in a bottle / Jim Croche/ Sentimantal progression
They didn’t make me cry, but now I’m hungry for some quiche served in a tissue !!!
If he says isn't that gorgeous one more time I'm going to scream!
lol!
is this royalty free
The evanescense progression made think instantly in Edward Scissorhands
Can i use this progressions to make a song without getting copyright ©️
Why is none of this progressions in D minor, which is the saddest of all keys?
Only if you can turn it up to eleben!
Because we've had tempered keyboards for a few years now...
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Not since equal temp!
One can easily transpose any of these progressions into any other key, including D-minor.
6-4-1-5 chords progression is also called SENSITIVE FEMALE CHORD PROGRESSION. The love progression sounds like inversions of CANON chords progression
every top 40 pop song be like:
Everytime I hear "isn't that gorgeous" I see Hilary Duff on your piano keys!
What about Christophe Heral and his chordes from the Betond good and Evil game soundtrack??😳
Actually my favorite sad chord a French song from Mylene Farmer - Ainsi soit je and a Slovakian song Marika Gombitová - Vyznáníe.
The Love Progression sounds a lot like Pachelbell's Canon, does it not ?
Yes, in the main course Jonny actually said that Pachelbell's cannon was one of the usage of that progression if my memory serves me right.
I was thinking that. Its also goes with Welcome to the Black Parade MCR
What progressions at intro?
Have u found it yet brother?