Single Note, Endless Chords: The Ultimate Harmonization Tutorial for Piano

Learn to harmonise one note with every possible chord, scale, and exotic voicing. In this advanced tutorial, we explore the art of harmonizing a single note (F#/Gb) with countless chord possibilities. Starting with an Ab major framework, Jason Zac demonstrates how to create harmonies using triads, seventh chords, extensions, slash chords, relative major-minor relationships, and exotic voicings. You'll learn how to make any note sound good with every other note in music, including challenging intervals like minor seconds (F to F#) and tritones. Discover techniques for using dominant seventh chords with alterations, augmented chords, diminished voicings, and modal interchange to create mysterious, calm, tense, or cinematic sounds. Topics covered include chord trees, voice leading, inversions, relative chord relationships, altered extensions (b9, #5, b5, #11), and how to think beyond traditional scales for composition and reharmonization. Perfect for composers, arrangers, pianists, and anyone looking to expand their harmonic vocabulary beyond basic progressions. Join our doubt clearing portal and explore categorised lessons at https://nathanielschool.com/ ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses — Everything for Life Bundle A complete library of structured lessons across Piano, Theory, Ear Training and more - https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com 🏡 Explore Our YouTube Channel Watch detailed tutorials, performances and guided practice sessions - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ============================= ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists 🤘🏽 Riff Reference - https://youtu.be/8VRItCkN1bc 🎹 COMPOSE a Piano Melody - https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com/video/how-to-compose-a-better-piano-melody-part-1 🎼 Basic Reharmonization - https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com/video/chord-melody-in-one-hand-improvise-reharmonize-on-piano-beginner-friendly ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music Join our lessons, workshops and guided programs across instruments and levels - https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 📚 All Our YouTube Lessons in One Place Browse 1000+ tutorials arranged by level, topic and genre for easy learning - https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com ⏳ 00:00 - Performance 00:46 - How to Harmonize a Single Note Overview 01:25 - Triads in A♭ Major (Diatonic Options) 01:58 - Targeting One Note: F# (G♭) for Entire Lesson 03:11 - The Challenge: Making F# Sound Good with Everything 03:37 - What Does “Good” Even Mean? (Subjective Goals) 04:44 - The Recurring Melody & Emphasizing F# 05:34 - Starting with A♭7 (F# as ♭7) 05:58 - Why A♭ Dominant 7 Works Best 06:36 - Harmonizing F# as the Root 07:25 - F# Major vs F# Minor (Mixolydian vs Cinematic) 08:04 - F# Minor over A♭ (Spanish Flavor) 08:28 - F# Major with Different Bass Notes 08:53 - Slash Chords: F#/A# (Third in Bass) 09:12 - F#/D♭ - More Chaotic Voice Leading 09:52 - Applying to F# Minor with Different Bass 10:03 - Extensions: F# Dominant, F#maj7 10:40 - Relative Chord Relationships 11:11 - F#maj6 = E♭m7 (Inversions) 11:28 - F# Minor 6 & Its Relative Major 12:10 - F# with Other Triads (Not as Root) 12:26 - B Major & B Minor (F# as Fifth) 12:56 - D Major & E♭ Minor (F# as Third) 13:45 - 7th Chord Options 14:01 - F# as Major 7th: G Major 7 14:16 - Gmaj7♭5 (Lydian Flavor) 15:16 - G Augmented Major 7 15:26 - F# as ♭7: A♭7 (Already Covered) 15:45 - F# as Diminished 7th: A Diminished 7 16:20 - Making F Natural Work with F# 16:55 - F7♭9♯5 (Altered Dominant) 17:54 - Making E Work with F# (Major 2nd) 18:51 - Making the Tritone Work: C with F# 19:16 - Not Confined to One Scale 19:59 - Reharmonization Example: Landing on E 21:05 - Thanks & Final Thoughts 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB #Reharmonization #PianoHarmony #MusicTheory