Chords for Play this 251 Passing Chord Progression | Chromatic Piano Masterclass

[Cm] _ So this is a C minor [Gm] chord and I'm going to show you guys two different ways to get to this chord.
[Cm] So we can do this.
_ [B] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [G] _ [Gbm] _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
I'm right [Gm] there.
And again, this takes you to literally any minor chord that you
want to go to.
And you'll notice [Cm] that I moved down [B] half [Bb] steps [A] with [Ab] this left hand.
[F] The [Gb] second version
[Cm] is going to [Bm] be a little bit [Bbm] more creative.
[D] [Db] Now what [Bb] we're going to do is we're going to start [Eb] here.
So we'll start with this chord right here [G] and you'll [Gb] notice that [F] this [E] [Eb] note [D] goes [Db] down [C] [B] semitones.
[Bb] So watch this.
[Em] _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ [B] This pattern moving [D] down.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Cm] _ This is a C minor 9 with the 11.
Now this takes you to
literally [Eb] any minor [Fm] chord.
So we're going to take our [Bb] time.
And of course, these are chromatic
[Eb] movements, but these are [G] all [Ab] 2-5-1 [Em] chromatic chord progressions that you guys [Bb] can start using
[Cm] instantly in basically any song.
So we're [Abm] also going [Gm] to show you guys how to use these in a
real life [Ab] application.
[G] [Cm] So let's jump in.
So in that first example, I went down chromatically
with the left hand and we dropped this [B] down.
[Fm] [A] I broke this [Ab] down [Dm] in our [Gb] Play It [Cm] Now series.
[Bm] _ [Db] And a lot of you guys have shown a lot of support for that.
So let's go with the [Eb] second version
where we started off with this chord.
_ [Abm] _ _ [G] And what you'll notice is with this G in the left hand,
step one, we'll take this down half steps.
So we'll go here, _ [Gb] here, [F]
here, [E] _ [Eb] here.
And this [D] just
goes down [Db] _ semitones or [C] half steps.
[B] So this is our step one.
[Bb] _ _ And [G] what we can do is we can create
a 2-5-1 type of feel.
What I like to do is if you go down a major third from here. _
[F] _ [Eb] _ So if you look at
this from E flat down to a fifth, _ _ [Db] _ [C] _
[Ab] _ _ takes us to an A flat.
So if [Eb] we have this here and we [Ab] go down
to the fifth or 2-5, _ _ [Eb] so we have E flat down [Ab] here.
_ Well, [G] what do we do with this note here?
[Gb] _ [E] [D] It continues [Db] to go down.
[Eb] So watch this.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
Remember this goes down a half step _ [Db] because _ [F] we want to
create that third again.
So here's 3-2 [Db]-1.
_ _ _ Remember this goes down a half step. _
[E] _ _ So you can [Eb] hear this.
_ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ Let's keep this going.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Keep it [Db] going. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ And _ [Bb] _ [C] there we are.
We're ending on [Bb] this C [Gm] minor.
Now real quick, before we go [Cm] to this next section, I would love for you guys [Fm] to give this video a
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So with that being said and
[N] let's keep this moving.
Now, the cool thing about this is this will take you to literally any minor
chord.
So I don't want you to feel limited to do exactly what I'm doing.
I want to equip you
with the tools so that you can be able to go to any minor chord at the drop of a dime.
[Eb] So this
is a passing [Db]
chord to _ [Abm] _ _ an A flat minor [B] nine.
You can see here.
So what [Eb] did I do with my right hand
here?
[Bb] I have a, _ and if you look at this, even though it shows I'm in the key of E flat, we're
going to be moving to different keys here, but this is a C sharp or [Db] D flat _ _ diminished seventh
chord.
_ _ And then [Ebm] we're going to take this down [B] here to this B major seven.
So watch [Eb] this.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So
anytime you want to get to that [Eb] A flat minor _
[Abm] _ _ and you're probably thinking, well, when would I ever
go to an A flat minor?
All right.
So let's [B] say we're doing a song in the key of B.
_ Oh, say, [Eb] can
you [Abm] see? _ _ _
So that's [B] a quick, easy way to get you to a [Bb] one, seven, [Ab] six in [B] the key of B.
[E] _ _ [B] _ Uh, how great is our God sing [Eb] with me?
How [Abm] great. _
_ _ So _ [N] that's when you want to use that A flat minor
chord, or it can be a six chord or two chord.
We won't get too deep into that, but anytime you want
to get to a minor chord, that's the purpose of this exercise.
So we have [Db] this.
_ _ [Dbm] Let's go to the [Gb] next [B] one. _
_ _ [G] _ So you see this pattern is taking us down whole steps to the different [Ab] minor chords, A flat minor,
[Gb] _
G flat or F [E] sharp minor, E [D] minor, D [C] minor, C minor.
[Bb] _
So feel free to check out the PDF because _ _ _ _ I'm
going to, we're [Ab] going out whole [E] steps [C] here.
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[Ab] So [Eb] let's continue this whole pattern here.
Now, now that you understand
the theory behind this, _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ [B] _ _ slow this down. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Next [A] one, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ three, four, five, [C] three, because I'm in the key [D] of
C.
[Am] This is my two chord, which is a [D] D minor [C] in the key of C.
[D] And then last but not least, I think [G] we
went here.
_ _ [Eb] _ Yeah, there we [G] go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
And that's the cool thing about this exercise.
It takes you down whole
steps and also gets your ear acclimated to hearing progressions that take you to a [Db] one chord.
And
that's why we call this a two, five, one, because five to the one, the one is minor.
So let's talk
about using these in a real life application.
So we have [B] lift [Fm] every [Gb] _
voice [Bb] _ and [Ebm] sing.
Watch this.
[Eb] _ Till earth [Abm] and _ _ _ [D]
heaven _ _ [Ebm] ring. _ _ _
[Bb] What did I do there?
[D] _ [Ab] That same [Gb] _
_ _ [Bb] five [Eb] to the one.
So I did this five
[Ab] to the one because one, my destination is a flat minor.
So anytime you want to go to a minor [Eb] chord,
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ heaven ring, [Eb] ring [F] [Db] with [Abm] the _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] harmonies _
[Ab] _ _ [Cm] [Db] of _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Fm] liberty.
I was trying to see if there's another [Db] one.
[B] _ [Fm] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ We [Bb] can do this.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] So there's, _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] so anytime you want to go to the E [Bb] flat minor,
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] there you go.
[Db] All right.
So _ _ [Gb] amazing _ grace, how [B] sweet the [Gb] sound.
Here we [Ab]
go.
_ [Bbm] That's _ [Gb] saved,
or how [B] great is [Gb] our God.
Sing [Bb] with me.
How [Bbm] great.
_ [Db] Every time this works, I promise you.
_ [Abm] _ All [Ab] right. _
[Bbm] _ You all know [Eb] that I never [Fm] like to prolong any of my [G] videos.
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[Dm] I'd love to hear [F] from you guys, [Bb] but you
know that today is [F] a new day, a [Eb] new life, and a new opportunity for you to become a better you.
I love you guys so [Ab] much.
[G] Here's another [Ab] video talking about two, five, one [Eb] chord progressions
that will [Bb] take your playing [Fm] to the next level.