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@klaxoncow

11 ай бұрын

You do know that the Marvin Gaye family is totally taking notes furiously, while you were showing other examples of that chord progression, right? I reckon Pythagoras should just sue absolutely everyone simultaneously, for using "his" mathematics in their choice of musical scale, and be done with it.

@1218Draco

9 ай бұрын

6:56 Adam, Prince of Eternia, approves

@wyattstevens8574

7 ай бұрын

I think I have an idea of *why* the "What's Up" progression has a "closed loop" sound: the voice-leading! I-ii has the whole chord rise, ii-IV moves the bass back down to the root of the scale, and IV-I has the rest of the chord follow suit. Besides, there's 2 bars of the I chord when you get there.

"Isn't she lovely?" chord progression always makes me CRAVE to listen to the chromatic descending melody, well accentuated, throughout the harmony. I actually really love these 'semitone effects' in every chord progression.

@origineo

11 ай бұрын

BTW, "Isn't she lovely" chord progression is also applied in most of the Final Fantasy victory fanfare themes, but I - bVI - bVII - I.

@lynnturman8157

11 ай бұрын

yeah, that's really what our ear is drawn to. The descending chromatic melody that this progression creates. Starting with the 7th of the the vi chord & finally resolving on the Maj. 3rd of the I chord.

@isaacmalik3714

10 ай бұрын

2 5 1 is the most common chord progression in jazz

@fleurpayne3620

7 ай бұрын

i love how he makes it almost a plagal cadence, which has a soulful, gospel sound

@testowykana1763

6 ай бұрын

I also love such chord progressions!

I was actually just wondering how you find so many examples of these chord progressions! Seems like a useful tool! I especially like the Super Mario cadence. Very triumphant and uplifting 👍

@rome8180

11 ай бұрын

Reddit is a great source too.

@toddhouchin3252

11 ай бұрын

Ride the flagpole! I always figured you just had an awesome set of fake books.

@kane6529

11 ай бұрын

Hook theory is the Shit 🤘

@jopvos9242

11 ай бұрын

The Stevie Wonder progression in also used in Bach’s Prelude in C

@pulykamell

10 ай бұрын

If you just google the chord progression in question, you'll come up with a slew of examples.

One major error: "Isn't She Lovely" is not in the key of E major... it is in the key of LIFE

@aisforapple2494

25 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@kakahtukat

5 күн бұрын

it is in the key of *harmonica solo*

You do such a good job of speaking in detail without being either condescending or presumptuous in your explanations. It does wonders in including every level of audience member and learner

@DavidBennettPiano

11 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

The "Kiss from a Rose" cadence has a much different association for me. I associate with a dramatic build to the end of a song. Specifically, I've heard it from the end of various Disney movies and marching band shows. Very triumphant. Crazy how different it can sound depending on the context. Edit: I didn't watch long enough before I made this comment - the connection to mario is exactly the same idea.

The last few years has seen a rise in the use of the "Just the Two of Us" chord progression in jpop. Sometimes called the Shiina Ringo progression there because she was using it over 20 years ago, and it's likely that's where many current artists picked it up. I see Hook Theory labels the chords for it based on it being in Fminor, but the Japanese music theory channel I follow typically does it in the relative major (IVΔ7-III7-vi7-v7-I7). As expected, Hook Theory is talking about one song with a fixed mode, but when talking about many, they could be in any mode.

@everickrincones9175

11 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmGNpqeypafeh7g.html Ckay Love Nwantiti uses the same progression.

@ReinhartCoetsee

10 ай бұрын

What’s the name of the Japanese Music Theory channel?

@vib80

10 ай бұрын

@@ReinhartCoetsee だっとさん音楽理論チャンネル

@TyboAudio

5 ай бұрын

that chord progession is popular in gospel music as well. its a great example of using the circle of fifths to get to certain chords

The bvi, bvii I chord sequence is amazing. Some other cool examples are Dire Dire Docks from Super Mario 64, and part of Z's theme from Antz.

@peik5569

11 ай бұрын

It being used in the Mario soundtrack has even given it the nickname ”the Mario Cadence”!

@DrSpaceman69

11 ай бұрын

Antz' score is crazy good

@ILoveMagic15

10 ай бұрын

Not to be pedantic, but it's actually bVI bVII and I. Written in lowercase letters would mean the chords are minor.

@thecopster100

10 ай бұрын

@@ILoveMagic15 Good point!

@guidop.4919

9 ай бұрын

Also Dragon Ball GT opening, that's what comes first to mmy mind.

The bVI-bVII-I progression is often used by Elton John when he comes out of a chorus. Check Burn Down The Mission and Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me as a couple of examples

@lynnturman8157

11 ай бұрын

The Beatles used it a lot too. I was surprised David didn't mention it. You can hear it at the end of With a Little Help from my Friends, Hello Goodbye, P.S. I Love You & I'm sure others. Billy Joel also used it a lot also.

@bimbettocavallo

11 ай бұрын

@@lynnturman8157 good point. To me this chord progression sounds triumphant and "conclusive", not sure David said it. Therefore it lends itself to situations like these.

@zacksguitarhacks6390

11 ай бұрын

Got me wrong - alice in chains

@pulykamell

10 ай бұрын

@@lynnturman8157 Shoot--you beat me to the PS I Love You I mentioned on another comment here. An even earlier one not by the Beatles is the very end of Paul Anka's "Summer's Gone." (1960)

the first chord progression is also used a lot in the soundtrack for the video game series Touhou. it's one of the creator's favorite chord progressions.

Absolutely brilliant. The clarity of your explanations still amazes me. The way you organize the topics, your examples, the time spent on each subtopic, totally spot on. You are a natural teacher.

I'm from Brazil, David! I love your explanations and dedication to talk about music theory in different levels of understanding.

Brian Wilson sound like Mama Cass, when he's pitch shifted! Thanks for the vid, these ones are always fun

More videos on chord progressions for certain moods please. All of them. Also dark etc would be nice.

A beautiful but also maddening thing about chord progressions is how the order and inversions can change the entire make-up of the emotional feel. For example, I do semi-improvised theater music and this so far this Summer, I often find myself scrambling to remember what order of I IV V vi will evoke that over-the-top, triumphant, noble himbo trope ( vi - IV - I -V) I'm looking for. at least 25% of the time I end up reminding the audience of Tom Petty instead (IV - I - vi - V)

@tactlacker

9 ай бұрын

Fuck yes!

Some friends and I Did a barbershop arrangement of Isn't She Lovely this year. The harmonies were just so fun!

The first progression is used in I Am The Walrus as well, both forwards and backwards.

Another day, another great David Bennett Piano video to watch and learn something new!

@DavidBennettPiano

11 ай бұрын

😄😄😄😄

Thank you for including the live piano preview. As as amateur I always found it hard to visualize which notes are actually getting played when you only showed the chords themselves on screen in previous videos. This makes it much easier for me to follow you, as well as the emergent line cliches that happen during the chord progressions. On the same note, transposing everything into C helps a great deal, too. It relieves me of the burden of guessing if a black key is just a ‘regular’ one in the current key, or added flavor.

Very, very well done 👍 Please continue to show the keyboard graphic at the bottom of the screen. So useful to see the voicings, etc.

Oh my gosh I love every song in the Kiss From A Rose progression. Now I have to go experiment with it 😂

I actually have used this chord prog before but had no idea about it until now. This is why i like these videos, they help explain what im doing and make me a better musician. Great video, keep it up!

Awesome stuff, David! Your playing and teaching keep getting even better, love your work 🙏

I love your lessons, so knowledgable! I was playing a Depeche Mode song and in the chorus they have the last chord of the progression the first time a Maj chord and the final time through a minor chord. It's very effective for their style of music.

The iii chord is soooo underused, it’s one of my favorite chords to use because it sounds amazing using both major and minor versions of it while in a major key.

@btkenobi2

10 ай бұрын

Shhhhhh!!! 😂 Stop giving away the gems 💎

@maps2605

10 ай бұрын

@@btkenobi2 ITS TOOO GOOODDD

@numsig

10 ай бұрын

Alex Turner knows...😅

I’ve always noticed that isnt she lovely progression and thought it always sounds wonderful. But I wasn’t musically knowledgeable enough to figure out what the chord progression was and what was so incredible about it. Thank you!

from someone who just took a music copyright class last semester, let me just say here for everybody, you can't copyright a chord progression. The two things musically you can copyright are lyrics and melody. The third is the sound recording itself. outside of that, anything concerning vibe, taste, feel, mood, are all things that are non copyrightable.

@althealligator1467

11 ай бұрын

As much as I'd agree, this is still an arbitrary choice. You theoretically _can_ copyright a chord progression because plenty of lawsuits like this one have been won. It just shouldn't be that way.

@salty_3k506

11 ай бұрын

@@althealligator1467 "every time i touch the piano, i'm afraid i'm touching someone's note"

@althealligator1467

11 ай бұрын

@@salty_3k506 Exactly

@Reaper20000000

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for that information!

@Reaper20000000

11 ай бұрын

@@althealligator1467 I wish our society wasn’t like that. It’s my opinion-we have become too law-suit happy - music should be more free

As a guitar player I am learning so much off you! You keep it simple. Love it. Keep it up!

I really love your videos and i also use that same trend tool on hooktheory for a while now!! It helps me see chord progressions of certain songs im thinking about using as inspiration for my songs!!!

David, this is a truly wonderful explanation of those 4 Chord Progressions. It is so well explained even I can understand it!

I love your channel and the videos you make so much! Thank you for the hard work and all of the great content 😀

@DavidBennettPiano

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Anna!

It all just shows that making great music isn't always about doing something unique; it can also be about doing something familiar in a unique way.

@james_james_james

8 ай бұрын

preach 🤝

Great video, thanks

@polibix

11 ай бұрын

the video is only a minute old how could you have watched it?

@davidgoode7416

11 ай бұрын

​@Polibix Got lucky I guess, I submitted compliment as I was watching...

Such a great source of inspiration ! Amazing clarity comes with knowledge. Thanks mate

@DavidBennettPiano

11 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Thank you for covering the Thinking Out Loud lawsuit again, and for covering it well/right again. Here's to hoping the ruling in that lawsuit causes everything to revert back to how it was before the awful ruling of the Blurred Lines lawsuit.

First progression is also used in digimon theme song butterflys ending. Wonderful progression!

I really like your videos on chords progression :) it's very useful for me. Thank you.

Great Job! I like how you introduce "old moldy" techniques, such as the Piccardy third, into popular tunes. Thank you!

This Channel is a fantastic resource. I just stumbled upon it yesterday and I'm in. Great stuff

Loved all the examples and the explanation. Not overly detailed but just enough to get someone on their way using these progressions. Earned a sub from me!

Stepping Out is such a great Joe Jackson song

David, I'd love a video about The Sim 1 soundtrack from you. I think there's gold there to dig plus the nostalgia factor. Keep up the good work!

Bro thank you so much for your lessons, you're doing a great job 👍🏻 🎉❤!

It needs to be said that in the vi - II - V - I progression the major 2 is also a "secondary dominant" because D dominant is the V chord of G major. Also happens to be doing a circle of 5ths movement, that chord progression is just nasty. 🔥

You explain progression and theory in simple language ,you taught me so much, Thank You Man .

Always the best David. Thanks for sharing from Miami🌴

the first chord progression (bVI, bVII and I/i) often used in other songs like Astronomia and Linkin Park's unreleased song "Healing Foot". including their intro song "Wake" on their album Minutes to Midnight.

🎉❤ I find your videos very interesting!!! Thank you for sharing in a very patient and relaxed way!!!!

Spectacular… As usual. Love it.💪👍🥃🎸

Your tutorials are really helpful. Clear and concise, thanks.

@DavidBennettPiano

10 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

LOVE your chord progression videos

Best 12.11 minutes on KZread in a long time.

Love your channel and analysis

Bro, may God bless you more and more every day. Thanks for teaching us in such a fantastic and clear way

Man, I am learning so much from your channel, and I’ve got a tear in my eye. KFaR was played at me ma’s funeral cuz she played it over and over again for the few months she had left before she died. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

Thanks so much, this is exactly what I needed today

great video, love the content man. also i recently discovered that thre martin gaye progression is also used in holiday by weezer

I absolutely adore the irony that Make Your Own Kind Of Music contains the chord progression that contributed to an artist being sued for using that progression to make their own music. And the fact that it came out BEFORE Let's Get It On as well is just *chefs kiss* beautiful.

For the Kiss From A Rose chord progression; can we think of this progression as a progression in 6b mixolydian, instead of referring to it as a Picardy third? That it is an intermodal key that kind of mixes the minor and major scale into one beautiful chord progression. Anyway, thanks for the lovely video, David!!

@kylemacdougall8355

10 ай бұрын

The bVI chord has a flattened third scale degree in it, so unfortunately it wouldn't count. (If you're in C, the bVI chord would be Ab, and the fifth of the Ab chord is Eb, which doesn't belong in Mixolydian b6.) Mixolydian b6 is great, though.

Great video! Just to the point, no time wasted.

Kiss from a rose. 2021 chords bVI bVII I , are also used in A Little Help From My Friends 1967. The 3 chords used as a Theme , "One with the other" to quote Sir George Martin. If you think about it, we are held hostage for the entire duration of the song to finally complete the balance of these 3 characteristic sounding chords, They are used once on the intro, and once on the outro ( but with lots of contrast on everything else! ) Putting your memory to a super test. Did anyone make the connection? Your subconscious did.

It took me four of your videos to realize you had an accent! Love your work, man. Very accessible approach to teaching!

@DavidBennettPiano

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

First progression also reminds me of “something special” by usher

David, you are so much fun. Thanks.

Very useful in David ~ thanks for piano illustrations in there!

I like the variation of the "What's Up?" chord progression that uses the major II. So it goes I-II-IV. The Beatles used it a lot. I'm not sure if you've talked about it on this channel before, but knowing your Beatles love you might have. One reason it sounds great is because it has a descending line cliche inside the chords. Let's say you're in C. You'd have a G-F#-F-E movement hidden inside the chords.

@TheWeightedKey

11 ай бұрын

He made a video about that chord progression but I don’t think he used what’s up as an example lol, I believe it was called the, “Eight Days a Week,” chord progression because it was originally used in that song by the Beatles.

@rome8180

9 ай бұрын

@@TheWeightedKey well, that's because like I said "What's Up" isn't the same progression. It has the minor ii chord, so it's more diatonic.

@solomonmillermusic

9 ай бұрын

@@rome8180 I kind of forgot that they used the minor ii lol. It just sounds so much more satisfying and joyful to me when I envision it jumping to the Lydian mode with that major II chord.

Very interesting, thank you, David.

1:51

Have you considered a book or course? You do a great job on these videos. Always enjoyable.

God, I love this format with the chords progressions... love the ending too.

Fantastic job. Congratulations. Very clear. Very useful. One suggestion. It be great to see a video in which you compose a whole song, using those progressions. Regards, best wishes and again, thank you.

Fantastic! Love your videos. More chord progression videos please!

@DavidBennettPiano

11 ай бұрын

😊😊😊

Thank you for another great 📹 video sir, informative and interesting!

The first chord progression is also used in the opening of with a little help from my friends by the Beatles

Always love your videos!

@DavidBennettPiano

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Excellent teacher!!!

6:30 My Lovely Horse. Brilliant :D

The Kiss from a Rose progression is also used in She's Electric by Oasis, and in a song that She's Electric was probably inspired by, which is With a Little Help from My Friends by The Beatles.

@ZackC

11 ай бұрын

“She’s Electric” is almost entirely I-V/vi-vi-IV, and “…Help From My Friends” is I-V-ii-V-I with I and IV for the chorus. Progression-wise, neither really compares to “Kiss From A Rose” or even each other. Edit: The “Billy Shears” bit from the end of the title track on Sgt. Pepper does sort of use the progression, though.

@tzoreehandler9163

11 ай бұрын

@@ZackC She's Electric uses it at the end of each verse and ofc at the outro. With a Little Help from My Friends uses it at the intro and the outro, which inspired the She's Electric one.

@ZackC

11 ай бұрын

I stand corrected! My apologies.

@Oligodendrocyte139

11 ай бұрын

Hey, stop it. You’re being too polite for YT and may be banned.

@lynnturman8157

11 ай бұрын

@@ZackC With a Little Help ends with the bIV--bVII--I progression, when Ringo goes up high & sustains the word "friends" & John sings "ahs" underneath him. It's probably the most iconic use of this particular cadence.

I love the first chord progression ! the song '' When summer's gone ''' by the british boys band Blue uses that progression. It really gives a different vibe

I know one song that's in I ii IV I. "Narcotic" by Liquido. They had that one hit in mid 90's. Its a really catchy song and the synth melody in it is kinda fun. That's the only song of theirs that I know and I haven't heard it in years, but the chord progression is so catchy, I immediately thought of that song. Sure, before coming back to the I chord, they sometimes play the V shortly. But the principle is the same.

Thank you. These are indeed useful.

The seal one is so fucking good bro, i now realise why i love so many of those songs that use it lol

Brilliant channel. Thanks

Had to come give the thumb, subscribe, leave a comment, tell a few friends that this was the fastest to-the-point video I've ever seen. Outstanding display picture, I got the whole video right from the video browsing page.

thx for sharing.

These videos have taught me so much

Thanks. Nice playout.

I just all these episodes regarding chord progressions, because it is one of my favourite subjects when it comes to the music theory☺☺

Thanks so much for what you do,

this video is sooo well made and easy to follow, i know itll blow up!

As a guitar player I’m dumbfounded as to how I was never taught this or never worked it out but I think i get it now 👏👏👏 it’s in the numbers ? The intervals 🤔

Loved the video. thanks for sharing...

@DavidBennettPiano

11 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

8:08 I like how two examples he cites are, as Todd would call them, "canonically annoying songs".

Dude your jam over the Marvin Gaye progression was incredible

great video!!

I am eagerly waiting for a new video in the orchestral series

*AW, THAT ‘I CAN HEAR MUSIC’ PITCH-SHIFTED UP SOUNDS SO GOOD*

Great channel, thanks.

Actually, in the case of the Marvin Gaye progression, the I and the iii both belong to the 'Tonic' chord family and are therefore interchangeable. That makes that chord progression, for all practical intents and purposes a I-IV-V progression with a quick substitution of a iii. It also works as a I-vi-IV-V as well because the vi is also part of that chord family.

Let’s get it on progression always reminds me of the Grandstand theme tune from Saturday afternoons in the UK back in the 80s!