Kay Benyarko
Jazz piano lessons by Kay Benyarko, mostly on applying Barry Harris’s major and minor 6th diminished scale of chords (block chords, drop 2, borrowed notes) to standards. Two short two-part series cover chromatic diminished motion and moving dominant 7th chords.
31 videos in order. The coloured numbers are the ideas of Barry’s method each one covers.A second opinion, not Barry
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“There Is No Greater Love” with 6th diminished block chords
Applies George Shearing and Milt Buckner block chords and spread voicings to There Is No Greater Love.
9 minno transcript yetYouTube
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Drop 2 block 6th diminished chords simplified: “How High the Moon”
A simplified look at drop 2 block chords based on the bebop major chord, applied to How High the Moon.
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The 6th diminished scale approach explained for beginners
Explains the 6th diminished scale approach for chordal movement, how to apply and transpose it, and drop 2 variations.
11 minno transcript yetYouTube
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6th diminished block chords on “Have You Met Miss Jones”
An arrangement of Have You Met Miss Jones using 6th diminished scale block chords.
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A simple 6th diminished block chord exercise on a 2-5-1
A simple 6th diminished block chord exercise over a 2-5-1, transposed and with alternative voicings, for movement.
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Borrowed notes versus the locked-hands approach
Contrasts locked-hands block chords with borrowing notes from the diminished scale to make harmony, worked in E.
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African block chords: an African version of the 6th diminished scale
His own block chord sequence in C (C7, Dm7, diminished and G7 inversions) for African music, applied to highlife.
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Which diminished chord to borrow in a 2-5-1
An easy way to work out which 6th diminished scale to borrow from over a 2-5-1, shown in several keys and a standard.
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9
Spicing up the blues with 6th diminished block chords
Two favourite devices for blues piano: chromatic chord movement and 6th diminished block chords in the blues form.
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10
“Stella by Starlight” with diminished scale movements
An arrangement and tutorial of Stella by Starlight that uses Barry Harris diminished scale movements.
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“It Could Happen to You” with 6th diminished chords and open voicings
How he harmonises It Could Happen to You with the 6th diminished scale of chords and open voicings.
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12
Different ways to practise the 6th diminished scale chords
Various ways to play and practise the 6th diminished scale of chords so you can use it more creatively.
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13
Playing the 6th diminished scale of chords in a minor key
Uses Autumn Leaves and The Way You Look Tonight to show the 6th diminished scale of chords in minor keys.
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14
Introducing the minor 6th diminished scale
An introduction to the minor 6th diminished scale and how to use it to add movement to standards.
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15
“Misty” with open voicings and 6th diminished movements
Teaches Misty with open voicings and 6th diminished voicings for movement: a performance, then chord analysis.
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16
Drop 2 major and minor 6th diminished chords
Harmonises the major and minor 6th diminished scales of chords in drop 2 voicings and plays them.
7 minno transcript yetYouTube
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An easy “Body and Soul” with the 6th diminished scale
An easy arrangement of Body and Soul using earlier techniques, including the 6th diminished scale of chords.
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“The Way You Look Tonight” with locked-hands 6th diminished chords
Uses Barry Harris and George Shearing style locked-hands 6th diminished chords on The Way You Look Tonight.
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“All the Things You Are” with major 6th diminished chords
A demonstration of how he applies major 6th diminished chords to All the Things You Are.
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20
Beginner 6th diminished application: “There Is No Greater Love”
Easy ways to apply the 6th diminished scale to There Is No Greater Love, with locked hands, drop 2 and variations.
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21
Barry Harris method lesson 1: the 6th diminished scale of chords
An in-depth beginning lesson on making movement with the 6th diminished scale of chords.
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22
Moving with the major and minor 6th diminished scales
Applying the major and minor 6th diminished concept to create movement within a standard’s harmony and vary voicings.
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23
“Fly Me to the Moon” with 6th diminished block chords
A full tutorial applying 6th diminished scale block chords to Fly Me to the Moon.
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24
Drop 2 6th diminished scale chords
Explains the drop 2 variation of the 6th diminished scale, how to apply it, and exercises.
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25
“Like Someone in Love” using the 6th diminished scale
Like Someone in Love on piano using the Barry Harris 6th diminished scale.
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“Like Someone in Love” tutorial with 6th diminished harmony
How to harmonise Like Someone in Love with the 6th diminished scale of chords.
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27
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” with 6th diminished harmony
The hymn played with the 6th diminished concept and contemporary voicings full of altered extensions.
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Part 1: chromatic diminished motion (advanced)
Lowering a note of a diminished chord, combining diminished notes, chromatic diminished chords, the diminished on 2.
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Part 2: chromatic diminished motion, examples
Part two of the advanced tutorial: examples using various diminished concepts Barry Harris used.
7 minno transcript yetYouTube
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Part 1: an exercise for moving dominant 7th chords
An exercise for voicing and moving dominant 7th chords, starting from shell voicings, and how to practise it.
12 minno transcript yetYouTube
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Part 2: moving dominant 7th chords with enclosures and two hands
Continues the dominant 7th voicing exercise with chord enclosures and two-handed piano techniques, then applies it.
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