Rest in Peace, Barry Harris. Fortunately, he lived long enough that his teachings live through individuals like Bill Graham.
@graysonconverse9856
2 жыл бұрын
man you're really a genius for explaining all this stuff so clearly. Been searching for years for someone to explain it all like this
@redvine1105
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been a professional musician for years, but only recently have I been diving deeply into the Harris method. And honestly, my mind hasn’t been open to so many new possibilities since my grad school years. Three cheers to Barry for his marvelous insights and method, and bravo to you for explaining and demonstrating it so clearly and effectively. You’ve given me lots to think about, and I really look forward to seeing how my playing will evolve now. Very exciting.
@theoryman2
7 ай бұрын
Thanks, so much. I watched this video a number of times. Each time I gather more insights! This material should be required viewing for all aspiring musicians. I really appreciate the geniuses of Barry Harris now...
@notthatguy2753
5 жыл бұрын
23:50 terrifying
@Dakotanoxon
4 жыл бұрын
lmao yep especially with headphones. deep fried audio
@dako2117
4 жыл бұрын
a little t w o f i v e
@Labaski
3 жыл бұрын
hahahahahaha this comment killed, I wondered if it was just me. Excellent vid though.
@karvarousk
5 ай бұрын
33:35
@rtsensabon5438
4 жыл бұрын
Can tell he really enjoys this. Every time he plays something tasty its "and that's nice"
@benjamindavid4479
4 жыл бұрын
Man i’m a big fan of barry harris your video just changed my life
@jansestak954
3 жыл бұрын
Those earrapes create perfect funny interludes😂😂😂
@cocheese805
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video thank you! The worked example of how to apply the Barry Harris sound to an actual tune is priceless.
@fulcrum821
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Bill! I was already diving into the Barry stuff but was still struggling on how to actually apply it. This series makes so much sense 👌
@donbox710
Жыл бұрын
Great video - probably the best treatment of the 6/dim concepts I’ve ever seen. We’ll done!
@billgrahammusic
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Don!
@kentcrawley
5 жыл бұрын
We can think... E FLAT SIXTH!!! honestly some of the best info thats out on the internet right now!
@Owenkelleberger
4 жыл бұрын
So much to explore with this technique! Can’t express enough how grateful I am for your clear explanations. Thanks so much 🙏🏻
@dreunik6356
5 жыл бұрын
A beginner on piano here, and this is a really great explanation! Nice exercises and examples to practice. Thanks!
@pianobyscott2342
5 жыл бұрын
I've played for decades and heard these sounds, yet not had them explained in a useful way. This is going to take a little while to get under my fingers, but will be worth it. Thanks for the info.
@billgrahammusic
5 жыл бұрын
pianobyscott Happy to help!
@ValveSpecial
4 жыл бұрын
2:42 for intro to borrowing diminished notes. 4:30 major 6 chord borrowing dim notes up the scale. 6:50 same with minor 6 chord borrowing dim notes. 10:05 using over different chords, starting with I. 14:00 the ii. 16:00 the V.
@alarageref2481
5 жыл бұрын
Even if you don't use Barry's ideas all the time, thinking about Maj cords as unresolved M6 chords has really been impactful. "Traditional" theory says Maj7 is consonant but his considers them dissonant. An interesting perspective!
@alarageref2481
5 жыл бұрын
I would be interested in trying to make this system less "old timey" by putting current sounds in the Barry Harris perspective and seeing if there is more to be learned. I would bet that you could get a lot of insight from thinking of Bill Evans through the Barry Harris lens. Not that bill Evans is a super new sound...
@billgrahammusic
5 жыл бұрын
I find that you get a lot of very Bill Evans-y sounds by simply converting these close voicings to drop-2. I'll make sure to do a video on that in the future. Thanks!
@yadoux
5 жыл бұрын
Traditional theory doesn't consider a Maj7 as a consonance but truly as a dissonance. Even in classical theory they telll us that the leading tone wants to resolve up a half step to the tonic in such a chord, in a jazz context they prefer to resolve it down to the 6th. btw thank you very much for this video it is very usefull.
@garyleemusic
3 жыл бұрын
@@yadoux this isn’t always true... many many many songs resolve to the Maj7. Maj 7 has definitely become a more acceptable consonance and “home” sound.
@georgechristiansen6785
Жыл бұрын
@@garyleemusic I think it depends on the era. I believe most, if not all prebop stuff resolves to Maj6.
@pauloTARSO-sb3gl
Жыл бұрын
I can't stop smiling!! Great video. Amazing I can't believe!! I was studying C diminished scale, after see this video!! Then I was thinking about the whole scale.. you just make me understand all the things man!! I can't put in words!! You a blessed man
@billgrahammusic
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Paulo!
@toneyam3643
4 жыл бұрын
Yours is the best breakdown of Barry's 6 dim scale I have checked out. Thanks for sharing the knowledge. Keep Jazz alive.
@erhanmusician
5 жыл бұрын
I have watched two tutorials about this before but didn't understand the concept but you have taught me in the first 02:34 min. Thank you!
@thegonnah260
22 күн бұрын
You are great! Thanks for explainng this in such a creative and didactic way
@jhwilly3098
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, you made this make more sense to me than other explanations.
@billgrahammusic
5 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
@eternalrainbow-cj3iu
5 жыл бұрын
Those Lessons are not hasty and really great to follow(2years busy wit 6th diminished, my best result to do this lesson of Yours!!)
@alejandrososa2310
2 жыл бұрын
You have given me work for the rest of my life! thank you! excellent explanation, very clear, those audio explosions are great! Thank you!
@skimanization
Жыл бұрын
Wow, you've just explained this Barry Harris concept crystal clear. I've heard about it but I couldn't understand it because it's been explained by a guitarist and I have no clue about jazz guitar. Thanks.
@thingsivelearnedfrombarryh2616
5 жыл бұрын
Nice explanation and nice examples.
@billgrahammusic
5 жыл бұрын
Things I've Learned From Barry Harris Thanks so much, man. I love your videos.
@andrewdeez_
2 жыл бұрын
This was by far the best video on the subject Ive seen. Truly elegantly explanation of what I had previously felt was too complicated. Bonus jumpscare at 14:48 made the video even better. E FLAT 6!!! 10/10
@paulhalm4288
3 жыл бұрын
38:25 your smile made me happy !
@taylorfusion
5 жыл бұрын
Love the freedom to really make beautiful movement, beautiful music, Thanks Bill
@billgrahammusic
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeff! It really is freeing to be able to play all of this movement instead of being stuck on static chord voicings.
@silencedphill2252
4 жыл бұрын
This is the best explanation I've seen for the Sixth Diminished System on video so far. So glad i clicked and subsequently subbed. Really glad you demonstrated how to apply this method to a tune. Most videos I've seen just stop after explaining the scale and the theory behind it.
@flavioferreira3495
5 жыл бұрын
Christmas came early this year! Thank you so much for this video! I've spent so many hours watching other youtubers explain this concept but none of them explained as well as you. Thank you so much once again and I hope you have great time this holiday season 🎉🎆
@billgrahammusic
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Flavio! I’m glad you found it helpful.
@irateindividual8086
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video - you are an amazing teacher!
@mellodc
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for patiently laying it out in your videos, Bill. I've been playing a long time, guitar, and these are so inspiring for practice. Just what I needed! Thanks again.
@socks1012
8 ай бұрын
This video is amazing. I’m learning a lot, especially with the usage in shown on White Christmas. Thanks so much.
@anilec333
5 жыл бұрын
Most clear harry tutorial in KZitem
@phyllisdorminynappier4560
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your deliberate way of teaching.
@danamartinmayo9529
4 ай бұрын
Great analysis. Thank You.
@fieldfullofthistles
Жыл бұрын
i keep coming back to this. its great for guitar too. brilliant explanations.
@brendanfay5021
3 жыл бұрын
A whole new world and more simple way to think about piano - thank you for great explanation
@georgehiggins1320
2 жыл бұрын
WOAH Mind blow moment #1 was when you said that the entire G6 diminished scale can be used over C! Mind blow moment #2 was when you said that the diminished notes you get from using G6 diminished can be called C dim! Mind blow moment #3 was when you said that two of those diminished notes can be moved, and you get back to a C6 shape! I had never even thought of the first two, but the cool part is that I've used an F6 shape (thought about as a D-7 sound) and the C dim shape in conjunction with a normal C6 shape to make really nice voice-leading as an intro to Sunny Side of The Street (in C). I have something to relate both of those concepts to which is really exciting and they were right under my nose!
@fearless.humility
2 жыл бұрын
struggled with how to improvise runs over chords for years. traditional music theory and modes seemed to difficult to integrate. of course, a lack of consistent practice time of scales and learning all chords is helpful but also useless without applying it to musical songs. now to see 2 chords, major 6th and diminished families, plus their related family of dominants (altering diminished) and a few rules with half notes opens up musicality so harmoniously. linking these runs and chord types to songs seems so infinitely intuitive than modes or traditional music theory could ever hope to explain with such integrated simplicity. now the reason barry insists great music is built on small chords or movements (borrowing 1-3 notes) within those block chords is abundantly clear and true beyond words without debate through this system. to break these chords in open style extends musicality too. thanks for sharing this truly insightful and high value lesson for viewers at every level to benefit from.
@MrRelax3737
5 жыл бұрын
Really clear explaining........thanks very much! Keep up the good work!
@rebanelson607
11 ай бұрын
This is very helpful! I watched the video of Barry teaching the group of students but I didn't quite get it. This makes sense. Thanks!
@KarlHenriksen1936
Жыл бұрын
So good! Thank you so much, you are a great teacher!
@nils8584
4 ай бұрын
Seconded
@fednercherelus5586
4 жыл бұрын
Bill you deserve respect cause you're good teacher
@luciooqui9458
3 ай бұрын
thaks u for explain that kind of thing. I really love your chanel and your way to play. its remaindme lennie's tristano sound.
@Rubinger1
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your amazing lessons, I learnt a lot from you and thanks to you I'm able to keep learning new thing. you are some sort of an angel. one of the best teachers I've seen. Thank you!
@kwixotic
4 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate to have discovered this scale through "The Jazz Harmony Book" as well as videos like this. Now I'm studying it with a teacher who's been with Barry for eight years.
@jazzsecrets
3 жыл бұрын
Hi which book is it and which teacher ?
@jeffb587
3 жыл бұрын
@@jazzsecrets "The Jazz Harmony Book" by David Berkman, chapter 9. I'd be interested in know who the teacher is as well :)
@IvanRx76
5 ай бұрын
Your channel is the best jazz resource out there man!!!
@billgrahammusic
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Ivan!
@evennorthug2585
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Bill, for a most inspiring video. Some thoughts on the chord pair C6 - Bdim7. Bdim7 contains 3 actively resolving notes plus the d, moving by whole tone. Move the d to C6, and you get C6/9 - Fdim. Moreover, as ab is not part of the C diatonic scale, but a chromatic (jazzy) note, the dim reduces further, to the tritone f - b, or b - f. That tritone is at the core of tonal harmony, as it resolves by counter motion to the major third c - e. So Harris' practicable approach is quite on the spot, and to me, it points towards a pentatonic harmonic scale, and the tritone - or - as the basic dissonance, underpinning the dom7 ao.
@raidkyu
8 ай бұрын
Amazing man! Thanks
@marcobertani4130
5 жыл бұрын
Best teaching video about barry i have seen so far. Thank u very much for sharing.
@getoutofmyinternet
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Excellent applied concise explanation. Your talent as a teacher is admirable
@eydiguttason1961
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Bill you do it well that I understand greeting from here in Aalborg Denmark
@romainbertrand253
3 жыл бұрын
Really explained indeed from A to Z.
@jansestak954
3 жыл бұрын
Man, that opened my eyes. Thanks for doing this
@heartbreaktimemachine
3 жыл бұрын
This is a good summary. Barry .... teaches to a different level, let's just say
@ADOLFROBB
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
@a2zpiano
4 жыл бұрын
Great explanations! It doesn’t matter the video quality .. the message is clear and well delivered .. keep up the good job! I will teach these to my piano students thru my channel ...by the way , you got my sub long ago!
@guitarguy4372
5 жыл бұрын
Way underrated tutorial channel
@billgrahammusic
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@brucefrancis5746
3 жыл бұрын
Great lessons in spite ear splitting distortions!
@antonellomascarello4698
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this😀. You are a great teacher !!! Cheers from Italy 🇮🇹
@strat791
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this material. This is by far the clearest demonstration of Barry's system i have seen. Thanks again and glad i found your channel!
@johnrothfield6126
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Best video I've seen on Dim6th!
@semyonboyk0
3 жыл бұрын
I finally got it, and it's bloody brilliant
@kwixotic
4 жыл бұрын
At around 28:00, where you begin with the D note and descend in whole notes, you could also flatten the A so that you have a G suspended flat minor chord. The Sixth Diminished wouldn't work for that; it would be based on some alteration of the Locrian Scale or similar but it deviates a bit from the melody as you go downward. You start with this G suspended flat minor, then it's a C minor for the C note, then a G major for the G note, followed by an F minor for an Ab instead of the A which is actually the melody note. Call it a "Black Xmas" alteration :)
@m.vonhollen6673
11 ай бұрын
Smart musician!
@mianfeng4406
2 жыл бұрын
This is so Cool!!!!! They didn't teach this at the Jazz university.
@juliocesarvasquezgramajo7597
4 жыл бұрын
Bro ur videos are so sick that they need to go to the hospital jaja your channel is one of the best to learn jazz! Keep it up! Greetings from Guatemala
@chriselven8806
4 жыл бұрын
I found this video very helpful. Thanks very much Bill.
@matzvi
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bill! Your work is really important. Great teacher! Greetings from Italy :)
@patriciodasilva7902
4 жыл бұрын
If we are in the key of C , The diminished chord is essentially the upper structure of a G7 flat 9 so basically it's one five one five one five, which is the trick used for locked hands technique on a major scale. This is how I would look at it in order for it to make sense to me.
@billgrahammusic
4 жыл бұрын
Patricio Da Silva Yep, that’s exactly right
@ollehaggberg
3 жыл бұрын
He said it in the video aswell 👍🏻
@Datanditto
4 жыл бұрын
Great lesson. Beautiful arrangement at the end. Thanks
@andreschapapote
3 жыл бұрын
You’re like a god!! Thank you hard!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
@Mrwhale4
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks bill ... You get my subs
@guitariste47
Жыл бұрын
Amazing. I'll to try on me guitar !!!
@uhoh007
5 жыл бұрын
I'm in. Thank you Bill.
@mikelaperribay1102
4 жыл бұрын
thank you for your clear explanations.. I lear a lot from you... keep sharing Love..
@gracenotemusicinstitute5470
2 жыл бұрын
Crystal clear!
@bird5119
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great explanation and examples!! Also didnt see the **Eb SIXTH** (14:46) coming 🤣
@georgehiggins1320
2 жыл бұрын
Ok. After some mapping out of concepts in my notebook. I've decided I like to think about it this way. Let's think in the key of C Major for the sake of example. F, Ab, B, and D are notes from the "V7b9 diminished" of C. Another way to think about this is that these notes are from the C dim 6 scale. The diminished part of it to be more precise. C, Eb, Gb, and A are notes from the "Tonic Diminished" of C. They can also be thought of as the "V7b9 diminished" notes of the 5th of C (G) E, G, Bb, and Db are notes from the "diminished on the 5th" Edit: Another way to think about the V7b9 is as the diminished on the 5 of 5.
@joeddy8269
4 жыл бұрын
Nice explanation, I have been practising....thx Bro
@ohadcohen2
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing lesson.
@hassanmafi2379
5 жыл бұрын
Now i understand it ... Thank you so much. I subscribed and i continue to watch your channel
@bobblehead67
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this; so clarifying. How is it possible in decades of blues guitar that I've never thought of the tonic dominant 7 as the five of the IV chord that follows?!
@m.vonhollen6673
2 жыл бұрын
Check out a Robben Ford video wherein he explains IV being V of I. He then teaches about using the Symmetrical Dominant (mode of Diminished scale) to move to I.
@erikolson8994
4 жыл бұрын
You are a beast 💪🔥. Excellent video and excellent info.
@MontyWilloughby-yp8kd
8 ай бұрын
Is this a comedy channel?? those mic peaks had me creasing
@thegeeprime
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@billgrahammusic
5 жыл бұрын
No problem. Thanks for watching!
@robertgloverjr
5 жыл бұрын
You are an exceptionally gifted teacher at the start of a brilliant career. I like the way you think about and approach Barry Harris' system. Hopefully you will improve your microphone to be more like Tony Winston's setup. I just now bought your book on Amazon published Oct 2018: "Chord Tone Improvisation: A Practical Method For Playing On Jazz Standards - Volume 1: Approaching Major And Minor Triads: Volume 1: Approaching Major And Minor Triads.".
@billgrahammusic
5 жыл бұрын
RdgJr619 Thanks so much. That really means a lot. Sorry for the audio issues, this was my first instructional video, I’ve improved the audio quality substantially on the newer videos, and I’m going to keep working on making it better for future videos.
@SamyDaussat
3 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup c'est très intéressant
@garyleemusic
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful concepts. The hardest part for me to get used to is basically treating every m7 chord as if it has a Tonic Function.
@TerresEndormies
3 жыл бұрын
After a bit of unraveling, I've found (many of) the choices are the same you come up with by respecting the chord function. In a major key, a minor7 can be a ii, iii, or vi. In a vi, the tonic is the 3rd of the chord (or, the root of the respelled Maj6) In a ii, the tonic is the 7th of the chord (the fifth of the respelled Maj6) The choices are the same: we're playing the 6th dim of the prevailing tonic. The remaining choice should then be the much less common iii: the tonic is a non-chord tone, a minor 6th above the root (the 4th of the respelled Maj6). Experimenting with both, I find Barry's approach simpler and freeing.
@garyleemusic
2 жыл бұрын
@@TerresEndormies I haven’t found that to be the case. In most of the explanations the root note of every chord is paired with a 6dim scale with the same name as the root note. Essentially what happens is EVERY chord is treated more or less like the tonic. For example: Dm7 G7 to C6 The Dm7 chord is often treated a tonic one chord and is paired with the Dm6dim scale. As opposed to thinking of it being the ii of C Maj and thinking Dorian.
@jazzsoda
Жыл бұрын
this is excellent jazz education, thank you
@billgrahammusic
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@hakeemfayomi7776
3 жыл бұрын
Nice concepts. Am Masterfillz from Nigeria
@kenaestheticfm
5 жыл бұрын
Top class. Thank you 🙏
@kwixotic
4 жыл бұрын
Where you use C# Diminished 7 at 25:22, you could also instead play a B major over the C bass note, this based on the C Whole Tone scale.
@kwixotic
5 жыл бұрын
I think certain songs iike "White Christmas" lend themselves to this more than others. But it's hard when you tackle(as did I) a more sophisticated melody like "Stella by Starlight."
@pjbpiano
4 жыл бұрын
I don't think the point is to play every song in block chords fashion.
@TerresEndormies
3 жыл бұрын
This is a starting example. Barry Harris treats every note as a separate line, free to move along the diminished scale and between diminished scales. movement in melody, inner voices, bass, in any arrangement. Parallel, contrary motion. Like this: 1. Barry applying and explaining the Diminished6 scale in complex harmonic and melodic settings: kzitem.info/news/bejne/qGepz3iOimtjgaw 2. Barry talking through Stella by Starlight, with his characteristic moves through diminished relationships: kzitem.info/news/bejne/qIdrqaNnr4KDlKw
@daniel67797
5 жыл бұрын
23:53 some serious ear rape right there
@billgrahammusic
5 жыл бұрын
Aerial J Terribly sorry about that. I fixed the audio issues for all videos after this one.
@theoryman2
7 ай бұрын
Hi, a question for you. Is the Melodic Minor Scale different for classical music as opposed to jazz?
@Malcolm.Y
3 жыл бұрын
Barry says he plays "movements." Isn't that what music is? V-I is a movement. They could also be called cadences. BTW, you are doing an excellent job of showing how to use the Harris contributions.
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