What next?!

@sailor6842

4 жыл бұрын

YES

@Priisca

4 жыл бұрын

more wurtz! preferably and the day goes on

@tylermccaw8092

4 жыл бұрын

Music Theory on the soundtrack of the game Cuphead

@trevinsnow6713

4 жыл бұрын

history of japan 🙏

@ankylopea

4 жыл бұрын

How about Faster and his music?

Most musicians: regular, time-tested chord progressions. Bill Wurtz: "Oh, nothing, I was just *shaving my pianoooo* "

@tofuu8713

3 жыл бұрын

i literally sung that last part internally in his voice

@business_axolotl2342

3 жыл бұрын

Its been growin hair he gotta shave it

@DarukaEon

3 жыл бұрын

This made me laugh harder than it should have. Ha ha ha ha!

@ragnaroksangel

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha omg. I love Bill's work so fucking much.

@ImaPizzaK

3 жыл бұрын

Bill: I was just killing time, I was just partying in the flowerrrr

I think Charles is literally making a religion out of this

@mancillamarie

4 жыл бұрын

you could make a religion out of this

@sofiat541

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, do

@Natalie-101

4 жыл бұрын

*Yes do*

@Caleb-jq5mj

4 жыл бұрын

Chadivich no... actually yes

@oaster2000

4 жыл бұрын

You could make a religion out of this.. No don't

"People expertly explaining weird music" is the favorite youtube genre I didn't know existed.

@duncangilpatric987

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I don't even know what he's talking about half the time and it's still great to watch someone love something as much as he does

@AeonAxisProductions

3 жыл бұрын

You could make a religion out of this

@bamahornplayer

3 жыл бұрын

@@AeonAxisProductions No, don’t

@dr.whippersnatch7200

3 жыл бұрын

I have truly no idea what any of this means, but man it's fun to hear people get excited and compliment others!

@afipdjh

3 жыл бұрын

@@dr.whippersnatch7200 So wholesome, I love it :)

Bill either knows music theory so intricately that he can break rules at will or he knows nothing and just does what sounds good

@ems7623

2 жыл бұрын

I could see this stuff as intuituvely made ... But by someone who has conventional harmonies stuck in his mind very firmly

@nikolasscheeks

2 жыл бұрын

Bill is a very talented, trained musician who knows the rules so well he can break them.

@RusNad

Жыл бұрын

There's a whole page on his website with jazz standard improv so he certainly knows what he's doing

@SeaSerpentLevi

Жыл бұрын

@@RusNad :0

@baTonkaTruck

Жыл бұрын

Yeah he’s a music theory expert but there are hundreds of thousands of those in the world. What makes him brilliant are the magnificent things he uses that theory to help him say.

I feel like Bill doesn’t get enough credit for the crazy intricate ways he composes these pieces, people just sort of see it as “meme music” but I’m glad Charles is showing how cool and complex it is!

@sahilssk4244

3 жыл бұрын

He is a true artist ...and a legend like nikola tesla And Legends never need credit They just leave wonderful peice behind them...

@Taizunx

3 жыл бұрын

@@sahilssk4244 it ok

@sahilssk4244

3 жыл бұрын

@@Taizunx thanks

@isahamilton01

3 жыл бұрын

I had never realized just how good Bill is at writing music. I definitely noticed his writing was great and creative and flowed well, but holy cow. I had no clue.

@codyi5232

3 жыл бұрын

Giving people credit based on what mindless masses do is like looking through the wrong end of a telescope.

Seeing someone who understands music theory randomly pause a song and go "woah" for reasons entirely beyond me, is what fascinates me about the subject.

@TheB0sss

2 жыл бұрын

I think you perfectly worded my feeling through this video lol. It does make the song more interesting to me

@thoop6795

7 ай бұрын

Understanding some music theory and hearing him go woah at the same time is similarly surreal

@JetJockey87

7 ай бұрын

There are moments like this all over the world through many fields. I had the pleasure of experiencing it for myself when I started looking into visual astronomy. I went to an Observatory for a Valentine's Day evening and it wasn't like the Atacama observatory or Mauna Loa or anything fancy, a large scope and a few professional amateurs with their own super expensive hobby scopes. So I was looking into the eyepieces of several observations, galaxies, nebulae, etc. but it's all quite plain - not like a hubble picture or anything, which is what most people expect to see and are quite disappointed when they see otherwise. But I looked into one that was pointed at the Jewelbox Globular Cluster and I gasped audibly and the hobbyist went "Yesss!!! Hahah! That's it. That's what we like to hear!" And my enthusiasm was matched by hers. And I was saying "there's so many stars! Are they all actually close together or is that just how we see them from this perspective?" And my date at this point is quite miffed but I am just vibing at the amazing work this person has done. I was pointing out to other people like "hey come look at this one, you see how it looks like..." And the hobbyist and myself were just... Ahhh man

musicians in his genre: tried and tested progressions bill wurtz: we are now in the key of :)

@SmaMan

3 жыл бұрын

musicians in his genre: "Stop no you can't do that one of the rules is that you have to stick with tried and tested progressions. bill wurtz: "How bout I do, anyway?"

@hatred9427

2 жыл бұрын

Musicians: "This is the most common one and sounds nice." Bill Wurtz: *Writing it on his 'what NOT to do list'* "Oh, alright."

@Rex-golf_player810

2 жыл бұрын

@@SmaMan i dont think musicians in his genre say that shit lol

@theharmonizer2670

Жыл бұрын

the key of smile

@TotallyDapper

Жыл бұрын

The key of :D

Me: *ANGRY AT STUFF* Bill: I'm riding a pony, into the sunset, everything's green and gold, so I'm not in Hell yet Me: *now happier for some stupid ass reason*

@obductedalien

3 жыл бұрын

Because yoymu see something peaceful and you be happpy

@applicableapple3991

3 жыл бұрын

We can make a religion out of this

@faithful2025

3 жыл бұрын

@@applicableapple3991 No, don’t.

@justarandomperson345

3 жыл бұрын

@@faithful2025 how bout I do, anyway~

@sektorispiar2988

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, I read this comment just as he got to that part in the song!

Jazz musicians are like an invasive species to other genres. They've got no natural predators or competition.

@b0unce805

4 жыл бұрын

Classical musicians: *scoffing*

@jackaguirre8576

3 жыл бұрын

Hate to burst your bubble but hasn't jazz been a dying genre for a while now?

@im2groovy

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackaguirre8576 not really, it's just become more niche

@bassetts1899

3 жыл бұрын

Oh shit, by liking Bill wurtz did I accidentally start liking jazz?? Fuck!

@a-10warthog23

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackaguirre8576 Quite the opposite. Jazz influences are popping up everywhere now, it just depends on the subgenre of Jazz.

Bill Wurtz’s chords are basically like: “Yeah this sounds normal and honestly pretty good and WOAH THERE BUCKO why does this work?”

@waytoobiased

4 ай бұрын

as someone who's transcribed some of his chord progressions, this is correct

11:27 “We find ourselves a half-step away from where we want to be” sounds like it would fit perfectly as a Bill Wurtz lyric.

@CriminallyUnderatted

7 ай бұрын

That does sound like something Bill Wurtz would write

This Bill Wurtz/Charles Cornell series is what i neeeeeed

@jonathanl9069

4 жыл бұрын

Oscar Cervarich !!!^^^

@dymeezeey

4 жыл бұрын

THISSS

@kikodums5561

4 жыл бұрын

I completely agree

@swuz35

4 жыл бұрын

Bill hasn't posted since March of last year :(

@Qsie

3 жыл бұрын

YESSSS

Most people: Look at those edits! Charles: LOOK AT THAT CHORD PROGRESSION

@sylvicalias

4 жыл бұрын

*listen to

@createnewhandle_

4 жыл бұрын

Luigi_125 *View with your ears

@kenjiroumiyamoto1432

4 жыл бұрын

@@createnewhandle_ bruh

@Bainbob282

4 жыл бұрын

Look at those mounds

@theshyguy1580

4 жыл бұрын

You could say it's *EVEN CRAAAZIER SPACE DUST*

It's interesting how Bill uses modulation to highlight the surreal comedy - where there's a tonal whiplash in the lyrics, it's accompanied by a *literal* tonal whiplash in the harmony.

@gettingkilt

Жыл бұрын

Yes. This is the comment that I needed to see.

@turnleftaticeland

5 ай бұрын

It’s probably bc he writes his lyrics at the exact same time as he’s writing the music, which he said he does. They’re inextricable from each other

Super cool!

@Spectrum16

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for bringing me here

@ReubenFuma

3 жыл бұрын

Just watched the St. Helens vid, glad that you found this

@lolom8772

3 жыл бұрын

Hey it’s the drummer guy, cool

@beaniebag

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't think I'd see you here

@mrpersonz708

3 жыл бұрын

Ello

I’d love it if you did La De Da De Da De Da De Day-oh. I’ve always considered it his most functional “pop” song but it’s still full of crazy weird shit.

@zenith8417

4 жыл бұрын

"When did all the windmills start to turn so slow?" is such a Bill Wurtz lyric, right on the verge of sounding deep but still sounds weird.

@najrenchelf2751

4 жыл бұрын

I can’t go home.

@Baby_boodle

4 жыл бұрын

That one's my favorite, I'd really like that to be the next one!!!

@isabelle843

4 жыл бұрын

Please do it!!

@spanzotab

4 жыл бұрын

The part at the end where he goes "la dee-da da-dee dum dee-da diddly dway-ah diddy dum dwee-ay" always sticks with me

Bill's music goes on tangents just like his lyrics.

@sodacity6609

3 жыл бұрын

Oh boy you should check out his questions page on his website

Bill Wirtz is the type of guy that would write a song about a hurricane then change the subject to vanilla ice cream

@cactiman6593

3 жыл бұрын

And then giraffes

@ariannaseguin5929

3 жыл бұрын

That is a perfect way to explain his songs.

@ariannaseguin5929

3 жыл бұрын

@@cactiman6593 And then cacti

@ariannaseguin5929

3 жыл бұрын

@@cactiman6593 and then kitties

@JeepnHeel

3 жыл бұрын

To Bill Wurtz, they are the same

Bill's music is just an entire new genre called "Bill". I can recognize any of his music anywhere, it is so unique.

bill wurtz is my favorite musician and I’ve always wanted to write like him, but I’d simultaneously have to know everything about music and also forget everything about music to do so

@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx

3 жыл бұрын

i dont think he consciously does all this crazy music theory stuff when he writes the music, i get the impression he just has an idea and is like "oh this would sound cool" and then does that

@kaibarrera9911

3 жыл бұрын

@Theanonymous memester wants to do it but not that bad

@martinpaddle

3 жыл бұрын

@@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx oh, he certainly knows what he's doing. He might not consciously use theory to create the music, just like highly original writers don't consciously think about how they construct their sentences. But they have a vast vocabulary to draw from, as well as a very well developed sense of how things work together. There's evidence that he is highly educated in music.

@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx

3 жыл бұрын

@@martinpaddle fax he definitely understands some intricacies he's doing

@KnockManJo

3 жыл бұрын

@@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx Kinda, he's definitely a master of theory but he bends it according to what he thinks sounds cool.

Them: Jacob Collier Me, an intellectual: *Bill Wurtz*

@nickmendlik5788

4 жыл бұрын

Why not both?

@finesse5820

4 жыл бұрын

they're both amazing, they'd probably be friends

@PentameronSV

4 жыл бұрын

@@finesse5820 Remember when Jacob Collier had a public Liked Videos lists and they include Bill Wurtz's videos?

@PicturePencil

4 жыл бұрын

@@PentameronSV his subscriptions are still public and he's subscribed to bill

@greddoch95

4 жыл бұрын

Me, a musician who lives under a rock: wait, Charles, who are these Jacob Collier and Bill Wurtz's which you speak of? 🙆‍♂️.

Bill wanted to express himself and decided to create a new genre of music to do it, respect

my mom said bill wurtz "isn't music" so im showing her this

@justsomecheddarcheese8545

3 жыл бұрын

Now that's where she's wrong

@sylviajensen252

3 жыл бұрын

Disown her.

@breakingglass27

3 жыл бұрын

Why would she even say that? He's basically Steely Dan but funnier

@lobitor86

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I listened to Slipknot and Meshuggah to shock my parents...now it is Bill Wurtz. Interesting! What will be my kids shocking me with?

@whale_inc9646

3 жыл бұрын

does she even know what the definition of music is?

Im literally only 3 minutes in, and I've just got to say; This is how music theory and music classes should be taught at uni. Hearing how excited you are about what's happening in the music makes us (the student in this situation) so much more excited to learn why what's happening is so cool. Its a really engaging method and Charles does this so well. Bravo bravo, I really love these break downs.

@dylanbussell3745

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, thats what separates a teacher from like, a mentor. My favorite moment with my favorite teacher, my English Teacher, was a moment where he was vulnerable and comfortable enough with us to share some very personal and close to the heart poetry with us, and he cried because the emotions he put into them were that powerful, and that he was willing to share such passionate works with us made me feel like I was with someone who really cared about not only subject we were in but also us as people. He was just so happy and passionate when we did any kind of creative writing and he always shared his writing with us as well and he just felt so, human, and it made me want to do nothing more than learn more. I’ve never had that feeling with a teacher before that and never have since.

The Five-Poem by C. Cornell (9:37): "Putting a five in front a modulation just helps it flow to that new key. And you see that we're only a half step away from where we wanna be. And we end on this five but it's a five in the key of A flat, we wanna be in G. So what does Bill do? He just drops it."

@ariehchrem3067

4 жыл бұрын

This comment deserves more upvotes

@endershr000m3

4 жыл бұрын

@@ariehchrem3067 Reddit much?

@olc7222

4 жыл бұрын

@@endershr000m3 shut up

@lemonlunges44

3 жыл бұрын

Alexnader Hamiltoon lmao

@aidenwinter1117

3 жыл бұрын

He just dropped that D

Id imagine that if a person with synesthesia listened to Bill Wurtzs music without seeing the video they would imagine the same type of imagery

@kylezo

3 жыл бұрын

Can confirm. You can also try mushrooms + low dose dxm which is basically the same thing with good headphones xD

@Mdsde

3 жыл бұрын

@@kylezo hmm yes i will encourage drug usage

@cy-bernet-ix

3 жыл бұрын

TheGraveAccent i mean his name IS kyle stoner

@alexwohlgemuth4099

3 жыл бұрын

@@kylezo his videos are what it’s like when I’m falling asleep

@allisin9743

3 жыл бұрын

Not really like the picture of it, but the colors are very right! In "at the airport terminal" is a great example of the colors and the way they blend and mold together is perfect with the video imagery (I have synesthesia)

Charles throughout this entire video: "Yeah this is pretty standard" *listens to 2 more seconds of the song* "What did i just hear"

I wish they taught his music in schools. Music would expand so much if children were exposed to it at a young age.

@caleb2050

4 жыл бұрын

it might be a little too complex to teach to young children, probably a basic understanding of jazz harmony is necessary first.

@althealligator1467

4 жыл бұрын

@@caleb2050 I have no problem understanding this and I've never taken a lesson, they'll be fine. You just need to know basic chords and the idea of a key lol

@caleb2050

4 жыл бұрын

Al the Alligator nah you also need to know how to build chords and chord functionality if you wanna understand what bill wurtz is doing. It’s a big jump from knowing scales to understanding chord movements.

@caleb2050

4 жыл бұрын

Deep Moticons the way schools curriculums are design are to be inclusive. Not all kids move at the same pace. You are overestimating how much music classes are able to cover especially for kids without backgrounds in music. This type of harmony composition isn’t something I would teach kids without first going over basic harmony and then basic jazz harmony, which might be a semester class if I wanted my students to get a firm grasp of the concepts. It is impressive composition and most high school students - unless self motivated and learning on their own time - are not ready for these concepts just from school curriculum music.

@remubruh8896

4 жыл бұрын

I started learning jazz at 12, 2 years later still learning

Me: Does not know anything about music theory or music in general Also me during this video: oh yes yes Bill music big brain

@Methis170

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah definitely he drops it he drops it

@lukasthedark8478

3 жыл бұрын

Yes yes he drops it and modulates A and he does the bridge, for sure, indubitably.

Bill: I'm avoiding the IRS for evading taxation Me: *Straight vibing*

Me, who knows literally nothing about piano: *Interesting*

@miko3573

3 жыл бұрын

Lol same

@robadobflob3405

3 жыл бұрын

Just purely from a musical perspective is how he is looking at it, not specifically in a piano frame of mind. He just happens to know piano and so uses it to demonstrate

@misspinkrainbow5856

2 жыл бұрын

Me, knowing stuff about piano and still lost: Interesting…

Charles: “so this progression has [effect] because [complex music theory stuff]” B. Wurtz: ”i don't know, just tryin' to be reasonable”

@drakeisacake

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@chimkim

4 жыл бұрын

Idk man, I probably dropped a cheese stick on the piano and thought it sounded okay enough

@MostLikelyMortal

3 жыл бұрын

From the little I’ve looked up from him, he’s pretty intentional about his sound and theoretical approach to stuff. Hard to make complex harmonic structures sound like pop without the know how lol

@prppedro

3 жыл бұрын

@@MostLikelyMortal, indeed. Wurtz must be very aware of what he's doing. But the man got quite a character.

@JonahNelson7

3 жыл бұрын

@@MostLikelyMortal he is but when he explains his own work, he downplays it immensely

bill wurtz has successfully created the most complex coordinated chaos

"I'm a princess" is legit my mew favorite song on earth. Might be a fun one for a breakdown, especially with all the modulation near the end.

@Knutorius

3 жыл бұрын

it's a gem, truly

@stellophiliac

3 жыл бұрын

it's amazing!

This makes me want to hear a full piano version of some of Bill Wurtz's songs

@focusstudios1296

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! He needs to do a jazz cover version of mt St. Helens

@olwenn

3 жыл бұрын

Piano version of Here comes the sun kzread.info/dash/bejne/iG2M2bB7p5aTk9o.html I dunno if there are also his others songs

Charles: now I want you to listen for the inner voicings. KZread ad: Pizza or salad?

@williamnjagi2388

4 жыл бұрын

Pizza

@filipecalixto6569

4 жыл бұрын

Vshred add? 😂

@andrew5687

4 жыл бұрын

Which do you think I'm eating for dinner tonight. I'll tell you one thing for sure, it's not this rabbit food. Why? Because this *points to salad* will just leave me craving this *points to pizza*

@lifeontheledgerlines8394

4 жыл бұрын

Salad or fries, the two most different foods in the universe.

@toomdog

4 жыл бұрын

Also, "inner voicings" played on the top of the chords... So not really inner at all.

Bill Wurtz x Jacob Collier collab The world needs it I need it

@Natalie-101

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Wurtz x Jacob Collier × Charles Cornell I would cryyyyy

@aloysiussd

4 жыл бұрын

i would die happy

@randaljr.8581

4 жыл бұрын

I’m honestly not ready

@victoriabell9546

4 жыл бұрын

That would be *EPIC!*

@i4i4productions

4 жыл бұрын

bill has openly stated he hates jacob collier and would never work with him

6:00 “What’s happening?” It’s really actually quite simple! He’s riding a pony into the sunset!

When he explained the lyrics in a Genius video, he said "That's the theory about bridges. Just get lost and find your way back." It's so cool knowing that he's both referring to the lyrics and the music when he said that!

Bill said his favourite genre of music is "normal" so that's probably what his genre is

6:15 it’s actually quite simple Ladies and gentlemen we have the Mumbo of piano

@sebastiannielson1952

3 жыл бұрын

yoooo a fellow mumbo jumbo fan!

@TheGangstaEnte

3 жыл бұрын

chuffed to bits with this

@ylerian8878

3 жыл бұрын

Ayyyy

@gosta4282

3 жыл бұрын

I have a friend who loves Jumbo and music. Going to recommend this channel to him👍

Bill Wurtz's style is like a mixture of lofi, jazz and musical music

@oliviergagnon8719

3 жыл бұрын

Musical music yes

@jbrem

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliviergagnon8719 like showtunes

See. No one takes him seriously and discounts him as just a meme writer, but he has an amazing understanding of music theory and applies it in a way that is unique to his style. He doesn't fall under any musical style enough to call it said styles. His music needs a style name of its own.

@felixthecat0371

Жыл бұрын

what makes you think people don't appreciate his music properly?

Charles: *explains complicated musical jargon* Me: hmm yes the music here is made out of music

@sheridan5175

3 жыл бұрын

"That b flat minor 7 is functioning like a 2 in a 251" Um...

@JeepnHeel

3 жыл бұрын

@@sheridan5175 I recognize all of these words, but not in this order

@sheridan5175

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeepnHeel I made it up I think

I have no idea what anything he's saying means, but his excitement is extremely contagious

I feel like Bill Wurtz learn the 'rules' of musicology, then just decided 'no one tells me what to do'

@dominikweber4305

2 жыл бұрын

You need to know how the rules work in order to break them in a good way. Otherwise it's just erratic.

Bill is walking the line between total jazz mastering and complete chaos and i love it

Charles: See you'd expect this to go to a II V I. Me: No, no I didn't.

@SakuraMoonflower

3 жыл бұрын

You would as a music student or some who frequently listens to music- though you wouldn't have the language to describe what you're expecting, the way a music student would.

@rainwilson4036

3 жыл бұрын

@@SakuraMoonflower I wanna be a music student but I have not found any way to learn to play my keyboard

Seeing his upload is honestly the most exciting thing in quarantine

@acatwith2headsart

4 жыл бұрын

Right?

@AH_Ah_51

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@EmgyAngelo

4 жыл бұрын

IKR

@domvyvlecka3129

4 жыл бұрын

Ur still in quarantine?

@thederpynarwhal4027

4 жыл бұрын

How is this 3 hrs ago when it says this was uploaded 2 hrs ago 😳

Me, watching this knowing literally no music theory: *nods along thoughtfully* Yes I definitely also see these things I absolutely know what’s going on

@zucchini3857

3 жыл бұрын

Lowkey i wished i understood what was going on but music stuffs is so hard for me to understand

"So, let's take a look at Mt. St Helens and see how it's put together." Did Bill write that line?

3:16 "Listen again" I suddenly get an ad with trump and I was extremely confused. Lol.

@duckie_pluckie4369

4 жыл бұрын

I got a KZread premium ad 😂😂

@rosestrohm7986

4 жыл бұрын

Same!!

@i_cam

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a bruh

@giovanniporter1416

4 жыл бұрын

Same dude, except it was this guy with long hair wanting to teach you guitar,,, you know him

@williamnjagi2388

4 жыл бұрын

It's like hes aaying listen to trump lol

I've loved Bill Wurtz for ages and discovered Charles fairly recently. I thought "Hey I wonder if Charles knows about Bill, it seems like he'd have a lot to say about his musical style" and Hey presto as if the stars themselves have aligned here are two Charles x Bill videos and I've never been so satisfied.

bill is either a sleeper genius or he has never taken a music theory class and i cant tell which it is

@magic8ball331

3 жыл бұрын

Both is good

@Eisofice

3 жыл бұрын

I believe he studied Jazz at university

@timsarai

3 жыл бұрын

He is absolutely a genius. He knows exactly what he is doing theory wise.

@lazinator8285

2 жыл бұрын

He learned theory, mastered it, then proceeded to spam chords and figure out how to perfect it.

@alchemicmercury

Жыл бұрын

Why not both?

I’ve always thought that Bill Wurtz’s ability to genre-bend as well as the eccentricity he has in his lyrics and writing is very evocative of the music from Phineas and Ferb? If that makes sense. Same energy

@polic72andDrD3ath

3 жыл бұрын

Oh totally, if there was another PnF-universe series coming out, and Bill composed for it, I would have 0 complaints.

I really want to see "when the day goes on" but it's like very, very complex especially with the breakdown

@Caleb-jq5mj

4 жыл бұрын

“Woke up in the morning traveling straight into the sun”

@trogers763

4 жыл бұрын

@@Caleb-jq5mj This is my alarm every morning

@Oberkobold

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think it would be that complex. For the most part it sounds pretty functional to me

@isaacthecorncob

4 жыл бұрын

@@Oberkobold Most of it seems really quite simple to me. But, I know very little about music theory tbh

@Nairrrrrrr

3 жыл бұрын

@@isaacthecorncob OK?

i think the phrase, “that is super cool, and i’ll explain why-“ would work great on merch. just sayin’.

@victorym744

4 жыл бұрын

YES!

@JeremyForTheWin

3 жыл бұрын

mansplain but for good

@lolom8772

3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Meyers wait how?How do you have that with 200 subs?

@JeremyForTheWin

3 жыл бұрын

@@lolom8772 why does it matter

@lolom8772

3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Meyers just wondering, also kinda weird how all of your top videos have 10s of thousands of views yet can barely get 20 comments.

15:04 it's a D9sus (or C/D) chord.

@BookooZenny

4 жыл бұрын

I also noticed that!

@trinalps

3 жыл бұрын

thanks, chord man

@jacobshort2468

3 жыл бұрын

I can hear an 11 in there, but good ear, dude. It makes sense, too, because the chord before it and the chord after it are both 4ths away. A->D->G

@agaveboy

3 жыл бұрын

Sus what

@jwaj

3 жыл бұрын

Fitting name

7:58 I dont know music that much but I recognise that chord progression anywhere. It's a very common progression used in Chinese/Taiwanese music; so common that it basically defines the "genre".

@arf101088

3 жыл бұрын

typical western music uses 12 notes total, and most scales have 7 notes, spaced in different ways to create the scale's identity. you can use the notes of the scale as guidance to creating chords. certain chords, called 'triads', take one of the scales notes, another note two scale-notes higher, and a third thats another two scale-notes higher. the triad is named based on the beginning note you used in relation to the scale's starting note, scaling from 1-7, often displayed in Roman numerals (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII). the chord progression at 7:58 cycles through the second, fifth, and first chords ( ii, V, I ) of the E-flat major scale. this type of progression is very common in all kinds of music, more in western and classical. the resolution from a fifth chord to a first chord has a feeling of resonance and wholeness, and a strong sense of tension, into release. its called a 'perfect cadence'.

you should do some of bills older songs, particularly “the road” is one of the most amazing and harmonically quirky jazz compositions ever imo

@flamingspinach

4 жыл бұрын

Seconding this, please consider doing a video in this style on The Road! It is super extra when it comes to the kind of stuff you discussed in this video, lol. Here's the song: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i45r2smTiNfHaLA.html

realizing you just watched a guy fangirling about music for 18 and a half minutes and that it was amazing

@seeseefok7659

4 жыл бұрын

cringy sans fangirl.

@Chidchiejoon

4 жыл бұрын

A guy fanboying maybe dhhdhd

Bill: *(maybe I could eat blades of grass)* Charles: *I felt dat*

I love how you have fun with the song at 8:04. You were straight vibing there.

It's always a fine swell day when Charles Cornell posts something

"Listen again" * coffee ad *

I never really gave bill the credit for being such a masterful composer. His randomness really hides his talent in a way (not really, as a whole package he’s brilliant, but when you mostly notice that he’s “so random and silly” it’s easy to not notice just how musically adventurous he is)

please continue doing bill wurtz videos! I love that guy and his music I really like "new canaan" and "la de da de da de da de day oh"

Bill Wurtz: *makes a specific noise out of a specific instrument Charles Cornell: We can make a religion out of this

Please please do "at the airport terminal"! The verses have such a straightforward melody that when the craziness is introduced later, the contrast is very pronounced, and then little bits of harmonic weirdness get inserted back into the harmony during the verse. It's like, airport terminals should be this simple thing, but they're always stressful and weird, and you never get to have the simple experience you feel like you should have.

"The people who work in my office are going on vacAtion", that F f*cked my brain up so bad I couldn't even accept it was F. My left hand just literally refused to play that note

just sayin, i feel like charles is the only person i'd ever trust to do a decent job at covering one of bill wurtz's songs. just sayin.

@andrewscott95

4 жыл бұрын

Josh Turner did an amazing job. You also should go down that rabbit hole. Josh is my favorite

@helenatoro

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewscott95 ooh I'll be sure to check it out!

@bluetrane65

4 жыл бұрын

I'd also recommend June Lee and Leon Waves channels if you're interested in transcriptionist channels

@brienelwoodwashburn2839

3 жыл бұрын

I think Adam Neely could do a great job of it

The three dislikes are from Bill's underpaid employees.

@seblat1086

4 жыл бұрын

Chava Lampert is this a joke?

@jaredellison326

4 жыл бұрын

Hope they're enjoying their vacation!

@Nat_the_Chicken

4 жыл бұрын

@@seblat1086 "And the people who work in my office went on vacation, 'Cause they say I haven't been paying them very much anymore." It's in the bridge, after the pony bit.

loved this!! Bill is a master, and you explained he mastery quite well. Thanks Charles!

@perfect.morning.007

3 жыл бұрын

hey look it's chops let me thing of an interesting thing to say... um... "yeah I agree with you, total youtube stranger"

@vanedXD

3 жыл бұрын

🎶is loving bill wurtz legal yet🎶

Please talk about his new song he just released less than an hour ago.

PLEASE DO “Still a piece of garbage” ik its short but its extraordinary

@ofexistence267

3 жыл бұрын

hey thanks for checking in, i’m

@thebrayns

3 жыл бұрын

@@ofexistence267 still a piece of ✨garbage✨🤪

@lilmao4482

3 жыл бұрын

What about the first part he-llo, I’m ✨ *a piece of garbage* ✨

Who watches Charles's videos upside down to see what he's doing on the piano 😂

@tedtooley9636

4 жыл бұрын

you are my hero what the heck how didnt i notice this

@manuellagracia191

4 жыл бұрын

Wow why i never thought of this

Charles is the type of person to look at a bill wurtz song and ask “ is anyone going to figure out the cord progressions” and not wait for an answer

@waytoobiased

4 ай бұрын

is it bad I know what this references?

„so we‘re in the key of G again...“ *serious analysis* bill: IM RIDING A PONY🥰

That was an inner voice movement Charles: I want you to listen for the inner voice movement YES!!

“When I get older“ is one of my favorites! Would be cool to see that taken apart. Just the way it transitions into the bridge is so UGHH... _pleasant_

I really don't understand any of this, or barely, but it's just entertaining somehow. It makes sense, or feels like it does, without me actually understanding. So cool.

@pinkajou656

2 жыл бұрын

And seeing him get so excited is amazing

When he said "🎹" I felt that

Oh Bill Wurtz, how I miss thee

@reubenshiflet1952

4 жыл бұрын

What? Did he quit?

@franciscobaltazarlabranago6248

4 жыл бұрын

@@reubenshiflet1952 Nah, he just hasn't uploaded in a while. A long, long while

@417Owsy

4 жыл бұрын

@@franciscobaltazarlabranago6248 he said in an h3h3 interview that he's planning on planning a concert tour

Charles: *Passionately explaining what’s happening* Me: *Have no idea what he’s talking about* Also me: *Pretending to understand what he’s talking about* Oh yeah that is fascinating, that explains a lot

@MrDrumStikz

4 жыл бұрын

This is something I've noticed about theory channels: The human ear has an incredible capacity to understand what they hear in spite of your knowledge. Kinda like how it is easier to run than to play QWOP, it is easier for your ear to understand the music than it is for your brain to understand it.

@SoniCraft98

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Fitzsimmons If by “understand” you mean “enjoy”, then yeah your ear can understand faster than your brain can. But if you by “understand” you mean “able to identify and comprehend the intricacies”, then you need your brain for that.

@beepbeepeddie8010

3 жыл бұрын

@@SoniCraft98 nah i understand it even through ive never learned about music

@andersonjukebox8315

3 жыл бұрын

I also don't know shit, but having listened to music since forever and him making analogies like "home base" and such make it easy to follow along with his enthusiasm.

@unknowablerootvegetable

3 жыл бұрын

Yea uh I have no clue wtf he's talking about but I love Bill Wurtz. He's saying it's a G buts it's a 4? Then he says the next is a Emj or something but also a 6? I'm lost but I don't care

Charles your voice is literally so beautiful. I’m amazed every time you sing. Like when you sang the mr Rogers song. And now😍😍😍

I’ve been struggling to learn Bill Wurtz’s songs by ear and by just looking at the chords, this video is what made it really click for me and I played along the whole time!!!

Someone needs to write a jukebox musical out of Bill's songs. Some of them are incredibly catchy and you can easily picture choreography. Not to mention the music is just fantastic and criminally unknown.

I can't be the only person who watches this, having no idea what is going on, but loving it anyway- right?

@KnockManJo

3 жыл бұрын

You should check out Josh Turner's cover of that one, he's the only one I've seen nail Bill's chords in a cover

Fantastic explanation. Musical notation is something I can never quite wrap my head around, for some reason, but the way you explain the meaning of the chords and demonstrate them on your piano makes it clear as water.

I have a feeling that if I, a non-musician with basically no knowledge of music theory, were to make music with sudden key shifts like this, I would be called everything else than a talented musician.

@itsdanielhere4311

2 жыл бұрын

You should try!! the more music in the world the better :))

@FrankFurther

Жыл бұрын

That's the thing, he makes them not sudden

Ok I can't be the only one who wants a Cornell jazz version of this song 😤

@frozennbutter6425

4 жыл бұрын

It’s already too jazzy

@therino9695

4 жыл бұрын

@@frozennbutter6425 it'd be nice to see a Cornell version tho! Jazz varies it's really a reflection of the composer

Nobody: Charles after every chord: *OMG THIS IS SOOO COOL, THIS IS INSANE* charles, i luv u man

“So now what we’re doing here is briefly changing the key” was probably said in about every minute of this video😂

10:40 “You can do whatever you want as long as you throw a five” YOU JUST BLEW MY FREAKING MIND!!!

the only dislike is from mount st helens cuz it was exposed by bill

Yes! The visualization at 11:59 is great and something you’ve been building towards for a while!! Keep it up! I think there are even other ways to show what’s happening!

Wow, I’m absolutely blown away! This was one of the most engaging and helpful “chord theory lessons” I’ve ever experienced! Not only was your passion palpable, everything you said and played was easily digestible and I was able to follow it all! That’s something I can’t say for a lot of videos I’ve seen where I *hypothetically* understand, but have no idea how I’d even begin to put it into practice. I’m super grateful, thank you for the amazing content and I’ll be on the lookout for everything you post in the future (along with catching up on your previous videos I’ve missed 🙏). Godspeed~

I love how you explain complicated musical theory in a way that doesn’t belittle people for struggling to understand. Keep it up!

Music: exists Charles: *claps and laughs* omygawd this is sooo good