7 Beautiful Endings for Jazz Tunes

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LESSON SUMMARY
Have you ever noticed that the last chord on many lead sheets isn't the 1-chord? In fact, most jazz tunes in a fake book contain no endings at all. Instead, you'll usually find that the final two chords are the 2-chord and the 5-chord. The ii-V progression at the end is there to take you back to the top of the form to launch into the solo section. So how do land the plane and bring everything to a close? Of course, you could simply end with a 2-5-1 progression. However, endings are frequently a place where jazz musicians like to display some harmonic innovation. Adding unanticipated chord colors to the final cadence grabs the audience's attention. It also helps create a stronger sense of closure. In today's Quick Tip, John Proulx breaks down 7 Beautiful Endings for Jazz Tunes. You'll learn:
-7 beautiful endings for any tune
-Beautiful jazz piano chord voicings
-Final arpeggio techniques
-Music theory analysis supporting each ending
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - 1. bII Maj7 - I Maj7
05:25 - 2. bVI Maj7 - bII Maj7 - I Maj7
07:21 - 3. bIII Maj7 - bII Maj7 - I Maj7
09:22 - 4. bVII7 - I Maj7
11:08 - 5. iv7 - bVII7 - I Maj7
14:15 - 6. bVII7 - VII13b9 - I Maj7
15:41 - 7. #iv7b9 - iv7 - I add2/ III - bIII dim7 - ii7 - bII Maj7 - I Maj7
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Happy practicing!
Jonny May

Пікірлер: 61

  • @PianoWithJonny
    @PianoWithJonny2 жыл бұрын

    00:00 - Intro 00:47 - 1. bII Maj7 - I Maj7 05:25 - 2. bVI Maj7 - bII Maj7 - I Maj7 07:21 - 3. bIII Maj7 - bII Maj7 - I Maj7 09:22 - 4. bVII7 - I Maj7 11:08 - 5. iv7 - bVII7 - I Maj7 14:15 - 6. bVII7 - VII13b9 - I Maj7 15:41 - 7. #iv7b9 - iv7 - I add2/ III - bIII dim7 - ii7 - bII Maj7 - I Maj7

  • @DonVal86
    @DonVal862 жыл бұрын

    This man was a music professor at my university. Great taste and a great singing voice too.

  • @TDuncPiano

    @TDuncPiano

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol thats cool

  • @rebanelson607
    @rebanelson607 Жыл бұрын

    After all those years of listening to jazz piano I finally know that one of the wonderful sounds at the end of those songs is just a 5-b2-1. Thanks for an excellent lesson!

  • @vincentmorello754
    @vincentmorello7542 ай бұрын

    The content is fabulous; the instructional skill is even better.

  • @PianoWithJonny

    @PianoWithJonny

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Empirism
    @Empirism2 жыл бұрын

    Incredible knowledge... no matter the endings, this was really cool lesson to listen.

  • @PianoWithJonny

    @PianoWithJonny

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @ctlairdjr
    @ctlairdjr2 жыл бұрын

    You need a Db on beat 3 1st bar to complete C7 b9. I see no way to get there without writting in the b. Thanks very nice

  • @silviomp
    @silviomp2 жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy KZread recommend this video. Just subbed with bell on. Thank you so much!!

  • @dej60
    @dej60 Жыл бұрын

    nice job, John! Beautiful, and well explained! Great to see you bringing your taste and experience to a whole BUNCH of folks! Congrats....

  • @annalubarova4933
    @annalubarova49332 жыл бұрын

    Wow!!! Perfectly!!! Amazing!

  • @tedfrench-doyle9636
    @tedfrench-doyle96362 жыл бұрын

    Thank you thank you this is what I have being waiting for beautiful big love to you♥️

  • @klidepiano8540
    @klidepiano85402 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the Video 🎶

  • @royhe2277
    @royhe2277 Жыл бұрын

    I'm working on an essay about my love for jazz and how it has benefitted my physical & mental well-being in unbelievable ways, having this video playing in the background puts my mind to a state of serenity and helps a great deal in coming up with new creative ideas!

  • @stephendecostanzo3533
    @stephendecostanzo35332 жыл бұрын

    Nice changes, thanks for sharing them!

  • @absolventenservice
    @absolventenservice2 жыл бұрын

    Great job. Thank you very much!!

  • @philippemalo9860
    @philippemalo9860 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting and instructive. Thank you.

  • @fernandoduran5367
    @fernandoduran53672 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful...

  • @yc0nyo
    @yc0nyo2 жыл бұрын

    Clean and Clear, Thank you

  • @ginaooi6522
    @ginaooi65222 жыл бұрын

    Love this lesson! Thanks.

  • @Macsylvester84
    @Macsylvester842 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful. Thanks!!

  • @jesserenderos9130
    @jesserenderos91302 жыл бұрын

    Great lesson!

  • @MohammedIsmail-ed6gx
    @MohammedIsmail-ed6gx2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks شكرا

  • @sorenwebermusic3056
    @sorenwebermusic30562 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @matthias3262
    @matthias32622 жыл бұрын

    Great material John! i m following your detailed subscriber write-ups in piano with jonny. really inspiring! thanks!

  • @kyleraftery3268
    @kyleraftery32682 жыл бұрын

    That was just fantastic. What a great lesson.

  • @BethanyLowe8773
    @BethanyLowe87732 жыл бұрын

    Astounding compendium of expressivity techniques! Great how you describe the scale degrees as well as giving full notation we can read from.

  • @effdee71
    @effdee712 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this and could listen to it for hours! But when I tried it on my keyboard, I realized for the second chord in bar 1 that it is written with a "D", not "D flat" like you play it. The ending chords are gorgeous, though!

  • @igorlukac2621
    @igorlukac26212 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot, if I'm not mistaken the fifth example is often called Backdoor

  • @marcelolinhares8233
    @marcelolinhares82332 жыл бұрын

    Beautifull!!

  • @brendaboykin3281
    @brendaboykin32812 жыл бұрын

    Thanx, John and Jonny. Good work, John. 🌹🌹🌹

  • @ryanthepianoman27

    @ryanthepianoman27

    2 жыл бұрын

    Brenda thanks for commenting!

  • @rogerioesposito2170
    @rogerioesposito21702 жыл бұрын

    Very useful as always. You may sound impressive on your gigs doing that.

  • @dreamsounds7981
    @dreamsounds79812 жыл бұрын

    amazing 😘

  • @bsharpmajorscale
    @bsharpmajorscale Жыл бұрын

    Very cool. I like how I could play all these as fancy versions of The Licc. That last one is definitely easier done than said. :P

  • @rebanelson607
    @rebanelson6072 жыл бұрын

    Love the sound of those chords!!

  • @PianoWithJonny

    @PianoWithJonny

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too!

  • @ShenSang
    @ShenSang2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent lesson! 👍 I like your teaching style . The way how you illustrated these complex chords suits me who is a beginner student for Jazz theory 😊 Thank you for your instructions!🙏🌹

  • @PianoWithJonny

    @PianoWithJonny

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @allanjeong
    @allanjeong2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for showing and explaining the various ways to delay the final chord! To help me remember and understand the endings in its simplest form, is the first ending demonstrated in the video played by playing the left hand root note of the second to last chord at a half tone above the root note of the final one chord? The second ending is the application of the first ending, but preceded with a chord with the root note at a 5th interval above the root note of the next to last chord (where we are progressing down the circle of fifths to work towards the final one chord)?

  • @ranelputra3957
    @ranelputra39572 жыл бұрын

    I like it

  • @davivify
    @davivify2 жыл бұрын

    That last ending is really sweet, with that sequence of seven chords. Be nice, though, if you didn't drop that E on the last chord. Because then it would serve as a 'top pedal tone'; which I think is a really nice effect.

  • @restorationconcrete
    @restorationconcrete2 жыл бұрын

    Try the flat 7 major seven (Dflat maj7 up a 4th to Gflat maj7 up another 4th to B up a 4th to Emaj7 to the one!

  • @timbattig6713
    @timbattig67132 жыл бұрын

    Excellent lesson, John! Thank you so much for this! There are a couple of small editing errors on the music sheet as displayed in the video and the 2nd one might be slightly confusing. On Example 7, in the penultimate measure, 4th chord - Gbdim7 ... the C in the left hand should have a natural sign in front of it, otherwise it essentially becomes a 2nd inversion B7 chord, which sounds interesting in context, but isn't the chord you intended. :)

  • @MrJproulx76

    @MrJproulx76

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the correction, Tim

  • @france4me117
    @france4me1172 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a million, Jonny, I always find that the left hand is too bold and sounds too much. I would love to know how to play this on a keyboard like the Yamaha Genos ... How would you play such beautiful chord progressions on keyboards that have music styles?

  • @NNYYLL
    @NNYYLL2 жыл бұрын

    now i just need a piano with a perfect reverb settings!

  • @andreas6470
    @andreas64702 жыл бұрын

    ❤️

  • @cristiandone5749
    @cristiandone57492 жыл бұрын

    Hi Johnny, Dou you ear the piano with native its speakers or use the monitors at side? thanks

  • @musicforeventssg
    @musicforeventssg2 жыл бұрын

    anyone knows what is the brand of the chair he's using? its perfect for guitarist/bassist as well.

  • @sampjs
    @sampjs2 жыл бұрын

    The intro sounded like "the lick"

  • @petergonzales6567
    @petergonzales65672 жыл бұрын

    could you spell out the voicing you played for the bIImaj7 at 0:41s in the video please? thanks!!

  • @lostmusician
    @lostmusician2 жыл бұрын

    Started with the licc 👀

  • @DanielaTocan
    @DanielaTocan2 жыл бұрын

    What happens with Jonny? Sincer months he did not appear.

  • @areolaman
    @areolaman2 жыл бұрын

    John Proulx would be a good priest or missionary who plays during mass in a feature film.

  • @VadimShinnik
    @VadimShinnik2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, thank you for the experience. So the last Ending from your video is approximately similar to the ending from this audio kzread.info/dash/bejne/p6CFt5qphK6Wn5M.html

  • @jenniferflynn736
    @jenniferflynn7362 жыл бұрын

    Goals

  • @reggie4694
    @reggie46942 жыл бұрын

    swag

  • @gabrieleugenew
    @gabrieleugenew2 жыл бұрын

    I need classical

  • @feg9417
    @feg94172 жыл бұрын

    Pauvre type …