Check out the full version of my one chord song here on my 2nd channel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q2qgxq9rYre3gNo.html 🎹

@nidannicigov8263

2 жыл бұрын

Also “Song for Sonny Liston” by Knopfler uses one chord (check out the live Roadrunning version)

@vanfamily44

2 жыл бұрын

#playwithskooveandkorg interesting video. Congrats on your channel! I find all your music theory videos interesting and engaging. Best of luck with your channel!

@hfghguuh

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid and give away. Just might make a monochord song. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

@titanicsinclair

2 жыл бұрын

So you’re telling me if I comment #PlaywithSkooveandKorg I’ll also be able to play piano just like David? Awesome video as always!

@nickelabdellaoui6912

2 жыл бұрын

I need that piano #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

“One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.” --Lou Reed (You weren't going to get away without someone mentioning this in the comments.)

@EmiPianoMX

2 жыл бұрын

Velvet Underground had some one chord songs, if I remember correctly... and the famous "ostrich guitar"

@kevincowart362

2 жыл бұрын

Who could argue with the genius responsible for Lulu

@joecordingley7071

2 жыл бұрын

It's strange that he should say that. Lou Reed chord progressions rock, but they're not always simple. Perfect Day stands out. Sweet Jane must be one of the most recognisable chord progressions in rock music, it's not jazz but it's not two chords either.

@aestheticaltwat

2 жыл бұрын

@@joecordingley7071, it shouldn’t be taken literal.

@KurtGAndersen

2 жыл бұрын

@@joecordingley7071 True! Perfect Day has a whole bunch of chords.

I love how you use examples from a variety of genres and don't judge any kind of music as inherently inferior or unworthy of analysis. And how you show that music doesn't have to be complicated to be compelling

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

😃😃😃

@carlybun231

Жыл бұрын

this person gets it (:

@cleangamer220

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano 😃😃😃

@sieteocho

11 ай бұрын

Yes and no. David Bennett is only ever going to use classical music analysis on all types of music, and there are many times when you'd miss the point ... ever notice that many of these songs which "only use one chord" are from African or Indian music traditions. Using only one chord would almost never pass muster in classical music - even "Bolero" is pushing boundaries. And am a little surprised that nobody's picked anything from techno or jungle to analyse over here. Many - not all, but many - elements from R&B and Jazz will use concepts that are entirely foreign to classical music and using classical music analysis is a bit like forcing a square peg into a round hole. Also isn't the changes to "Tomorrow Never Knows" modal?

@sieteocho

11 ай бұрын

The central insight of pop music is: "is this catchy? Will somebody like it, will people latch on to it?" Classical music theory will tell you which chords are being played, it will teach you how to communicate some (not all) of the features of the music to somebody else. But it will not answer any of those questions at all.

The thing with those funk examples is that the base lines can often hint at other chords even if they aren't fully realized.

@zackglickert4495

11 ай бұрын

i’d say a lot of this is up for interpretation. in my opinion a lot of these songs do have more chords

@supremelordoftheuniverse5449

11 ай бұрын

This.

@ElSantoLuchador

10 ай бұрын

That's the way they did it in delta blues too. Variations on the same chord. The thumb acting as bass with fingers playing the melody. It sounds intricate but then again playing a one chord isn't synonymous with easy (necessarily). In fact it's really hard to pull off, especially if it's not a ballad. What do you do when you come to the chorus? I agree with you.

@toddfarkman2177

10 ай бұрын

you can play infinite bass lines using a single chord. You can also play a chord several ways as well. A single chord doesn't limit you as much as you'd think. But it's hard to write a symphony with 1 chord versus a 3 minute radio song. Or a song a DJ spins.

@bsykesbeats4013

17 күн бұрын

Same thing with the pop examples.

I've just noticed why I've always liked David Bennet's videos... I get the feeling that he actually is here to teach us something instead of trying desperately to call our attention, unlike many other youtubers who rely heavily on annoying video transitions, gimmicks and unfunny lines

@gabe_s_videos

4 ай бұрын

I find those kinds of videos to be really antisocial in nature, if not just tacky and immature. They don't feel like edutainment so much as one-sided conversations talking about some passionate opinion without the burden of letting someone else talk (they remind me of that line in The Producers, "SHUT UP! I'm having a rhetorical conversation with you!!"), or even standup comedy where you don't have to respond to the audience. I don't think of David's videos as edutainment, they're just really, really good educational videos. He said something in one of his more recent videos about how professionals "practice until they can't get it wrong," and he's clearly someone with enough personal experience as a professional musician that he doesn't need to be overly passionate or make jokes to prove his point. He proves his point just by demonstrating what he knows.

@michellemonet4358

23 күн бұрын

Yes

@dasid

15 күн бұрын

Best 3 rules for making KZread vids, 1 no long movie style intros 2 get to the point 3 don’t try being funny! This is a great example of doing it right

@dnisbet71

13 күн бұрын

Yes, great stuff with excellent examples

"A song doesnt have to have chord progression" I really felt that. I just love to sit on a chord and play it over and over, varying as little as one note from time to time...

@georgeantonioandrei8570

2 жыл бұрын

Oh are you a funk musician?

@Srynan

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgeantonioandrei8570 I dont think I qualify for Funk, I am just not very good at playing with the keyboard/not very versatile with my guitar yet and I like to sing along, so probably that is why I gravitate towards that. That said, I really just feel like some Chords have an almost hypnotic quality to them if played with little variations for a while, which I really enjoy.

@donalmckenna3065

2 жыл бұрын

@@Srynan this is the exact mentality that even some technically fantastic musicians take years to figure out. Never lose it

@pattyayers

2 жыл бұрын

And a house doesn’t have to have a roof, or a car wheels. But it sure helps!

@donalmckenna3065

2 жыл бұрын

@@pattyayers lmao music is not a car

This sorta stuff really makes you realize that a song is more of a feeling than anything else

@johndrowe5281

2 жыл бұрын

Paul McCartney was quoted in the mid-1960s as having said that he believed one could “hear an entire song in one note if [we] listened carefully enough…” If only I had that clarity ha ha ha! It does give a glimpse of how he views music as it comes through him. I think I would have to become a few shades more clever than I am ha ha. You are right - I believe it is a feeling more than anything else… Merry Christmas.

@Ioganstone

Жыл бұрын

@@johndrowe5281 Hahaha what a concept!

@johndrowe5281

Жыл бұрын

@@Ioganstone he may have been a wee “under the influence” when he said that🤷🏼‍♂️… Slainte!Cheers!😉😎🎸👨🏼‍⚕️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@dimlightbulb10

10 ай бұрын

@@johndrowe5281 Sounds like some acid trip gobbledygook to me.

@johndrowe5281

10 ай бұрын

@@dimlightbulb10 he said it prior to LSD, but one never knows what else was being inhaled or ingested. Perhaps, in his defence, he may have been using a wee hyperbole 😊🫶✌️♾️. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

John Lee Hooker: He did more one chord songs than multiple chord songs.

@unwavery

2 жыл бұрын

JLH was the GOAT when it comes to just boogyin' down on one tonal center.

@lyleswann6296

2 жыл бұрын

Let that child boogie woogie!

@billybigtime2808

2 жыл бұрын

@@lyleswann6296 it’s in him and it’s got to come out

@billybigtime2808

2 жыл бұрын

I love how the first comment is a John Lee hooker based comments as that’s who I Thought of straight away regarding one chord

@chrisgardiner5952

2 жыл бұрын

Oh he was the man.

A lack of chords isn't necessarily a lack of harmony too. Harmony can be implied by melodies or basslines. The beautiful thing about that is that it leaves more to the interpretation of the listener, and therefor the song is in a sense a collaboration occurring in the minds of any listener.

@stitchgrimly6167

11 ай бұрын

I thought that was a weird way to explain it too. A chord itself is a harmony just by virtue of being a chord.

One of my favorite songs does this too, Parquet Courts’ “Wide Awake.” It stays in G the whole time, with every riff centered around the G dorian scale.

@xiugazer532

2 жыл бұрын

Dawg I love your Instagram page

@matthewkuechler8342

2 жыл бұрын

You have the best music meme page

@deftfkaubgup4669

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that, I thought the melody was the chord progression

@dorsey7832

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, that's cos their brain never pushes the brakes

@evanpeterson4010

2 жыл бұрын

Great song and album.

You know I always said that Wap by Cardi and Meghan is a song that doesn't have any chords, but I always said that as a joke. I didn't know that was factually true.

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@kevincowart362

2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe its modulating between an inversion of a 9th and a min9th chord. Cardi B is a next level music theorist in the post-post-harmony paradigm and we all haven't caught up yet.

@gergoretvari6373

2 жыл бұрын

well maybe because that song sucks

@charmelink

Жыл бұрын

Not only it has no chords... it actually has NO MUSIC whatsoever

@Ioganstone

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I can "chime in" on this no chord discussion. I remember when Rihanna submitted that "work work work" song and everyone said it was smart, that was the beginning of the end. Yes it has 3 chords at least in that song, but it was basically a psy op until each time it happened.

I love how you don't exclude certain genres from these videos. Instea you include so many different types of music and aknowledging them for being music, not judging them.

@TheRealSandleford

19 күн бұрын

I did not catch a reference to any country/bluegrass which has one chord songs

Ben Shapiro: but my dad said.....

Okay, I definitely wasn’t expecting you ever to cover WAP on your channel, David 😅

@Ioganstone

Жыл бұрын

Oh, that's what you had to do WAP, didn't you. You had to go that far. Look where you are.

A lot of Swans' music is based on one chord. One of my all time favorites is Screen Shot from To Be Kind.

@jiggy57

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting Great and unique band, very loud live!

@dfkdb6249

2 жыл бұрын

To Be Kind is just so good

@bennigh4323

Жыл бұрын

So true!

Another great example of a one chord song is "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. It is basically a one power chord guitar riff that never changes but still holds you on the very edge off your seat till the end.

@jayrussell3796

11 ай бұрын

No ...maybe the vocal line but the bass walk weaves through chord progression

@ElSantoLuchador

10 ай бұрын

@@jayrussell3796 You've got it backwards. Neither one is completely pure but it's the guitar that changes and the bass mostly keeps the same riff. Don't let the bass runs fool you. A bass run isn't a chord, it's a series of notes played in sequence. Stay in the same key and you'll be just fine. You can make a chord on a bass, but that isn't the case here. And there is no such thing as a chord in a vocal line.

@jayrussell3796

10 ай бұрын

@@ElSantoLuchador as a guitarist and a piano player, if I can play over the song and change chords without it sounding like crap, there's a chord change there. My opinion. It sounds like a chord change, so it is a chord change, whether music theory says so or not.

@andybrice2711

25 күн бұрын

Yeah I was thinking of that. It's a weird one. I feel like there are some "implied" chord changes by the interactions of a melody and two drones. But they're kind-of ambiguous.

“If you play more than two chords, you’re showing off” ~Woody Guthrie

"Old Wine, New Bottles" by The Hard Times is a good example of a garage rock band writing a great one chord song.

Thank you David, for the most high quality music channel on KZread! :-)

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@danielkoschalka3955

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano which are your favourite music channels on KZread, David?

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielkoschalka3955 Adam Neely is king. But I also love Rick Beato, Charles Cornell, Andrew Huang, Rob Scallon, Listening In and David Bruce to just name a few!

@danielkoschalka3955

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano I'm pretty sure you'll find this channel interesting - kzread.info/dash/bejne/hX570ZeooJDQeco.html - this video is a musical analysis of All is Full of Love by Bjork, and she has done something along those lines for the new Radiohead release too.

"Electric Avenue" by Eddie Grant was the first song I noticed staying in one chord.

@TheRealSnowCat

2 жыл бұрын

Technically it's a two-chord song, but with the 2nd chord only appearing at the end of each line (more pronounced in the chorus than in the verses), it does SOUND like one chord.

I love how there’s a bit of reverb after every song so it doesn’t cut off abruptly

I've played "Tomorrow Never Knows" with my band and that's when I realized it only had one chord. Never realized it all the years I had listened to it before playing it! As always, very instructive video, David. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

@Lemanic89

2 жыл бұрын

TNK is an early example of what the Germans later called "krautrock", which is basically the link between rock and electronic music, as the latter took the krautrock sound and transposed it to drum machines and synthesizers and made synthpop all of a sudden.

@inmundo6927

2 жыл бұрын

so you dont do the Bb in the chorus?

@inmundo6927

2 жыл бұрын

you know, when Lennon goes: it is shi - ning... is it shi (Bb) ning (C). Bb - C. Fundamental chord change in the song, though short lived. There is no "question answer" if you play C all the way!

I really like the limitations that playing just one chord can bring, it makes you think at tones, instrumentations, melody and dynamics in a different way #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

For sure! 😃😃

No bag pipes as an example?

Björk’s Undo is also a 5:37 one-chord song without getting boring at any point

@iethergy

10 ай бұрын

Additionally Family from her Vulnicura album is an F chord i believe

I feel like a lot of these one chord minor progressions have quick little implied V chords scattered throughout, that's just what my brain is telling me haha.

@redhorsereincarnated5040

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely. Some of the notes in the vocals are implying quick chord changes. I think it's a stretch to say some of these songs have only one chord.

@johndrowe5281

2 жыл бұрын

@@redhorsereincarnated5040 whilst I don’t know if it is a “stretch” or not, I certainly understand what you’re saying and I agree…

@tommj4365

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, most of these examples are not just one chord, just very focused on one chord

@Gnurklesquimp

2 жыл бұрын

I stopped asking myself ''Is this a chord?'' long ago

@lamper2

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

“One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.” - Lou Reed. I know he was being metaphorical, but there is so much scope for experimentation and creativity when you force yourself into certain limits!

George and Bob on a thumbnail together? I'm clicking!

I think one song worth mentioning is "Sossego" by the Brazilian artist Tim Maia. It is entirely based on the chord of C7.

Halfway through I was about to joke that “next David is going to talk about zero chord songs.” And then you did. Thanks David for the high quality, in depth videos. It’s taken my original zero interest in theory and expanded my music so much. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

As a British Indian person who hasn't ever been particularly interested in her culture's music, that section with the Indian classical music has made me look way more into myself and my culture. Thanks so much David! #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

@olliefoxx7165

2 жыл бұрын

If you're British..isn't THAT your culture? Does your race mean more than your country?

@lexdraws1729

2 жыл бұрын

@@olliefoxx7165 Race is actually one of the big parts of identity to a lot of people. Also if they don’t live in India, of course finding something to connect them to that part of their culture is going to be big. If they live in Britain, than they already know about that aspects of their culture. Also it makes sense that their race would mean more to them than nationality, because they have a long line of Indian ancestry.

@lexdraws1729

2 жыл бұрын

@@olliefoxx7165 Also....with your logic, both them being British and Indian should both be important, because they are both British and Indian.

@olliefoxx7165

2 жыл бұрын

@@lexdraws1729 So you're saying their nationality and culture isn't as important as their race. Your logic is race trumps nationality and culture even if you never had any or very little to do with the region where your race originated. India is a country not a race it is a country and a sub continent. British isnr a race itst a country. What you're saying is a very racist mind set. Personally I don't care but it's normally people like you that deny the same logic to white people. You are using your racial identity as the most important thing about a person. There are tens of millions of blacks in America that have never seen Africa which is a continent. Even the black people in Africa have their allegiance and identity to their tribe then their nation. Australia is predominantly white. Are they Australian or European or white?

@lexdraws1729

2 жыл бұрын

@@olliefoxx7165 I never claimed that. I said their race can be important to them because that’s where their ancestry and family culture lays in. Also said that if they don’t live in India, finding out and connecting more to their Indian side can be huge. Since race is a large part of identity. Also Indian people are Asian......Hence why I brought up race, “British is a race” Lol British is a nationality, not a race. How is me saying I understand why someone not living in a country many family members came from, and learning aspects of that part of themselves and it being important, racist? I never said anything about hating or disliking white people. “People like you”....you’re acting like I said we should harm whit people. All I said is it’s understandable why people want to connect to all aspects of their culture they don’t know much about. Didn’t claim racial identity is the most important thing about somehow, I said race is a large part of identity to a lot of people. Look it up. Also you’re Australian example, they are Australian because that’s a nationality, they can’t be European because they aren’t in Europe, and if their racial ancestry is white they’re white.. I feel like you took unnecessary offense to what I originally said.

Really enjoyed this. I’m an amateur. Songwriting is a hobby. Its fun. I’m self taught both playing the keys and theory. I’m not good or anything, but moderately competent. I get stuck in chord progressions all the time, because 90% of the time, it is where I start. Once I get that feeling that I like it, I start playing the bass or melody over the top. Sometimes I’ll drop the chords entirely, but it is still the backbone of the song. Even when its gone, I still hear it and feel it. This has challenged me to do something else....just to mix it up, and feel inspired in a new way. Thank you.

I like how you always play an original song at end using the concept you’re describing.

What? You don't need to use covers anymore for the Beatles' songs! Awesome!

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

I can use the original versions of Beatles songs if I keep them below 5 seconds long (hence the really short clips in this video!). I would have used covers but there isn't really good cover versions out there of Within You Without You and the other Indian-inspired Beatles tracks 🙂

@sschmidtevalue

2 жыл бұрын

Cheap Trick had an exquisite cover of Within You Without You on their Sgt. Pepper full album live disc. They had some guest musicians perform it, so it wasn't actually Cheap Trick.

@Myrtone

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano This makes me wonder why you don't use covers of the Bob Dylan songs mentioned. As you can hear, his voice had become harsh and croaking by the time he wrote the songs you included in this video.

I always thought that Within You Without You was the perfect blend of Western and Eastern music - it was a good way to introduce Eastern music into popular music via the Beatles. The song has that droning C#, but also has a Western verse/chorus structure. Just like The Inner Light, it's a beautiful song. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

@belalaloca

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of my favorite Beatles songs. I know a lot of people that hate it for some reason though!

@carlneoh5843

2 жыл бұрын

Love You To is a great eastern song by The Beatles too

@belalaloca

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlneoh5843 2nd best Indian-inspired Beatles song

@RoyalSkateCrew

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Popol Vuh - Hosiannah mantra

@TheJayson8899

11 ай бұрын

My fourth favourite Beatles song.

I think Southbound Pachyderm by Primus is a great one chord song. Les Claypool keeps pedaling on an A note throughout the whole song. But the dynamics and the dissonance of the guitar and bass make this song a masterpiece. And if you either like them or not, you have to admit, Primus are musical geniuses

I really appreciate you just going for topics like this, it's helping me conceptualise how to bring the actual music to lyrics and ideas I want to tackle but can't quite get because I'm still quite new to this.

This is like a more in depth version of the video you did with Roomie a while back. Love it :) Didn't even realize some of these songs are one chord songs. When passively listening to them, the melody and the rhythm are often just enough for the song to work, not to mention lyrics and production tricks. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

I think Hyper Music by Muse is also a great example, as the chorus holds onto a D/F polychord (also labelled as a D7#9 (aka a Hendrix chord) with some chromatic movements on the bass.

Great video, my personal favourite one chorder is Angel by Massive Attack, took me years to realise as it has so many different colours and phrases going on. Wonderful.

kzread.info/dash/bejne/nItkvMyHnJC3h5M.html One base chord, bit extended here and there

"Crosseyed & Painless" by Talking Heads is an amazing example of funky, polyrhythmic one-chord vamp kind of composition. Incredibly dynamic. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

@punkillo

2 жыл бұрын

Also The great Curve

@roycegrubic2620

2 жыл бұрын

@@punkillo All hail Fela Kuti, the inspiration for much of Remain in Light.

@zachary963

2 жыл бұрын

That whole album

@roycegrubic2620

2 жыл бұрын

@@zachary963 In spirit maybe, but not really..."Born Under Punches" has chord changes (think of the "All I want is to breathe" part), "Once in a Lifetime" goes back and forth between two chords, etc.

@Hammerbruder99

2 жыл бұрын

@Royce Grubic Awesome, thanks for the recommendation!

Another great example of a one-chord Bob Dylan song is "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" from the album "The Times They Are A-changin.'" All of your examples were much more recent and feature a full band backing, but Hollis Brown is a great example using just one guitar outlining one chord with vocals, yet the vocal melody almost suggests a I-IV-V blues progression. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

@bjhellstream

2 жыл бұрын

Nazareth did an amazing full band version of Hollis Brown...

I love how your videos are useful for a broad audencie of instrument-players, singers, composers etc. - without diverting into sociology and other stuff. Just advice for people who want to write good songs and play well. My favorite general music channel so far and by far.

A majority of Psytrance also usually uses one chord throughout the entire song in a similar fashion, pretty cool!

@fersolesurvivor

10 күн бұрын

That doesnt deserve a mention, technically it isnt music

With "Tomorrow Never Knows," I do think it counts as a chord change since there is a palpable shift in feel (I'm tempted to call it "direction") when that B-flat chord happens. The listener has a sense of being pulled down or up by it. It's slightly more than just the addition of a harmonic element into the overall "rhythmic bed" that is there with the C chord drone/raga. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

@mr.mysteriousspyman4016

2 жыл бұрын

In "Tomorrow Never Knows", I am pretty sure the B-flat major chord occurs over the C bass note (not really over the C chord, which doesn't sound good). So, the full chord is BbDF/C. That's a slash chord I suppose. The Bb is the minor-seventh of C major; the D is the major ninth (second) and the F is the perfect eleventh (fourth). I've tried playing this song with the melody + chords together on the piano, and CEG+BbDF sounds abhorrent at this point in the song (for reasons that should be obvious), whereas C+BbDF sounds perfectly fine. (I mean, this is basically shown in the David Bennett video anyway; he has the C bass note tied underneath the Bb major chord.)

@mr.mysteriousspyman4016

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't previously know this song was originally written by the Beatles, but I've heard it before from the movie "Sucker Punch", which featured a very highly-produced arrangement/cover of the song. In the Sucker Punch version, you can hear that they've accentuated some of the subtle chord changes that occurred in the original song. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qayp2dWBf7LAqJM.html

@inmundo6927

2 жыл бұрын

its the 7th.. so definitely a second note, or chord change, like you say. "It is not dying

@inmundo6927

2 жыл бұрын

they do something very similar in "Love you to". It revolves around the same base chord, stuck on the root note.. then the "chorus" comes and they swiftly change to the minor 7th to add some weight to it, quickly coming back to the root note. (in that bit "Make love all day long, Make love singing songs")

@chematornero

2 жыл бұрын

I would think of Bb/C as a C9sus4. Definitely a 2-chord song from my point of view, although only from modal interchange, so to say.

"T.V. Eye" by the Stooges is also a great one chord song.

@steveritt

2 жыл бұрын

although it does change from A to A7 for the "Brother" lyric

One of my favorites is "Silver" by Jesu. I've been working with a lot of drone myself lately; my last album had three songs with actual chord changes, shooting for more post-rock style dynamic building within a darkwave/goth context

@Hellscrap3r

10 ай бұрын

Jesu is such a great band

I have been interested in drone-style music ever since I heard my first classical Indian sitar song. It was like a revelation.

Simplicity is such a powerful tool when thoughtfully orchestrated. Feeds creativity like nothing else could. Another amazing video! #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

I'm so glad you covered WAP. Truly a modern masterpiece.

I found your channel during my covid 'vacation'. You make very good vids will excellent content and production. Keep it up!

I've always considered "Tomorrow Never Knows" as having two chords, because I've heard a cover that leaves out the overlaid Bb chord and it sounds very wrong. It's totally missing the resolution feeling you get when the song cadences and the Bb chord goes away. It maybe doesn't qualify as a real chord change, but it totally feels like one. Also, props for mentioning Indian classical music, a genre I've always found fascinating. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

@inmundo6927

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Its based on a root note, being C, and then in the "chorus" they take it down to Bb (it is shining.... is it?) to then come back to the root, as to confirm the first sentence (it is! shining..). C...c. c c c .. C.. ..... Bb ... C...

@inmundo6927

2 жыл бұрын

not doing the overlaid Bb sounds "wrong" because this would leave out this "question and answer" mechanism which is a common way of expression in music, and instead it would simply sound "flat" and truly monotonous.

@inmundo6927

2 жыл бұрын

the only reason it would not qualify as a real chord change is because by it being only one note apart from the root, it doesn't feel as tense as a dominant 5th or a 4th or even a 3rd would feel like. But as you point out, if that change weren't there the song suddenly feels pointless and unappealing. The fact you can feel the tension and the release, and how you definitely notice it when it isn't there is more than proof that there is a "real" chord change going on. And that change pretty much "makes" the song.

Thank you for this 💎🇬🇧

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😃

I'm always learning something on this channel!!! love it

Fascinating video as usual David! Also, a great reminder that constantly trying to change cords and come up with new progressions is not always necessary, try to come up with good melodies over one chord.. I'm going to take that challange!! #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

I've always loved playing around with looper pedals and adding layers on top of a single chord drone and seeing how cool the textures can get as I add more and more instruments and melodic lines. Excellent video as always! #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

Using a variation of one chord can make a world of difference. One thing I wish I learned sooner in my music journey was more music theory and an understanding of how chords were formed. Thanks for the video!! #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

Thanks for the thoughtful video, this was liberating.

I was in a band and the signer wrote a awesome song just playing the E chord... I came up with a riff that carried it, and the verse was no music, just a rhythmic thing... A masterclass in minimalism, but no one will ever hear it, lost forever.... There you go.

It just goes to show, you can make an awesome song with just one chord :) #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

very interesting - do you compile these lists just based on recognising the music theory behind the songs which you listen to? or do you get some of your info from other places?

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Good question! It’s a bit of both. When I notice something interesting whilst casually listening I will take note of it, and then later when I want to make it into a video topic I search for other examples 😃

@MostlyLoveOfMusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano thank you for replying!

Here's another two-chord song: Saints, by The Breeders kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZG14rc2mirC6nM4.html

Thank you. Love the insight!

The description of having movement over one chord is interesting. Some of the songs and styles you discussed I had interpreted as having chord changes even if the underlying vamp remained constant. (You can drone a single bass note and still have chord changes over top, after all.) And the zero chord song concept is fascinating. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

Whenever I'm stuck on a song, I've always found it freeing to just play away at one chord and slowly change it or riff on it and see what happens. This is a great video and really inspiring to see how much can be done with what seems, on the surface, to be so little. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

I’m a year late but I loved your one chord song at the end. 💐 Bravo! Gianni ❤

I just wanna say thank you for doing these KZread clips, I am a Music teacher and there is always more to learn, your videos are really informative, well designed and nicely presented at a easy to follow pace, so keep it up and well done #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

I really appreciate that you don't equate elaborate harmony with good songwriting. Complex harmony can be wonderful, and so can simple or non-existent harmony. Love your videos. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

Such a great lesson! These days I've been struggling with a song that a friend made, trying to guess the chord progression to harmonize it. Pretty much everything I tried didn't fit, except for a constant A minor chord. and I was putting myself down for no being capable of harmonize the song properly. This video opened my eyes in many ways!!! Thanks for the content. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

I learn a lot from you , you are a sea of knowledge , i always take a pen and notebook when i watch your videos.

Thanks David very interesting and informative. You put it over in an entertaining way. Make's me feel OK about writing mainly three chord songs.

There's also a 20th century classical cantata with a movement with only one chord. The fifth movement of Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff: Ecce Gratum, contains only the F chord throughout.

@Myrtone

Жыл бұрын

There has got to be movement in other elements of that, well, movement of that cantata.

I'm so glad I found your channel! I love all the Bealtes analysis mixed with all different bands and styles, and I'm glad I found a fellow Indian-inspired Beatles music enthusiast. I have shared Within You Without You with many people and a lot of them hate it. I think that it is really unique and awesome sounding. I will definitely subscribe and watch more of your high quality videos! #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

I love every track mentioned here❤❤❤

Thank you for this brilliant compilation! I am a new subscriber who recently started writing her own songs. One thing I like about single chord is that it gives you the freedom to create the melody however you want around it like there are no rules but only rythm #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

It's nice to know harmony can exist in a one chord reality. Supports my theory that harmony is actually everwhere. We simply need to look. Love it.

Harry Nilsson had at least three great songs with only one chord: “Coconut”, “Jump Into The Fire” and “Who Done It”

@Mikino1976

2 жыл бұрын

Beat me to it!

@anyway96

2 жыл бұрын

Jump Into the Fire is an all time great song.

@KevyNova

2 жыл бұрын

@@anyway96 Harry had dozens of great songs that are hardly known. Anyone who likes The Beatles would LOVE Harry’s albums.

@anyway96

2 жыл бұрын

@@KevyNova I even prefer him to the Beatles.

Thank you for a very informative and inspiring video. I can't wait to try to write a one chord song.

I just found your channel. I've always loved listening to music even if I'm not much of a player. Understanding more about what elements make up the music we listen to is truly fascinating. Thank you for your content. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

Your "one chord song" at the end could be analyzed as a melody with implied harmonic changes, over a tonic-dominant double pedal. 😀

@MIGUEL-1984

2 жыл бұрын

What’s a double pedal

@hunkymunky1704

2 жыл бұрын

@@MIGUEL-1984 ur mom

@konstkaras

2 жыл бұрын

@@MIGUEL-1984 1st and 5th notes playing constantly.

Another fantastic video! This fit perfectly with my current explorations as a guitarist. I’ve gotten very interested with drone music after analyzing the mode changes in the soloing of The Doors “The End.” That combined with my general interest in shoegaze-esque noise scapes has been feeding many drone chord creative drives. Combining a drone with loads of oscillating pedals and a gliding whammy has been hours of fun for my writing that I would like to apply to more areas of music :) #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

your own music at the end demonstrating the technique elevates the whole video!

I have a background in music composition and theory, and I will confirm, this was a highly accurate video, with many astute musical observations. Well done.

#PlaywithScooveandKorg can't wait to start writing drone and one chord music, love this channel. Very informative and also entertaining. Thanks David :)

I always wanted to write a one cord song. I just couldn't figure out which one I liked the best.

This was a very liberating video for me. I had the idea the other day when writing a song to see how far I could go with a single chord. It's surprised me how far I reached-I was able to focus on so many other things when not worrying about a chord progression.

Starting the video with 3 of the best Y2K pop music got me hooked!!

I know it’s not really a one chord song, but I really love how Blue Jay Way by the Beatles stays on just variations of a C chord throughout, and would love to see a video about other songs that use that neat sort of chord progression if there are any.

@auldthymer

2 жыл бұрын

I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady. Am7, A7, A6, A...

I wish I could program my car horn to be an Fmaj7 chord

This video is super useful! Thanks!

Thanks for your time you've spent making all quality videos. Really appreciate it 🙏🙏 #PlaywithSkooveandKorg.

Dylan's "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" is also one chord. And "High Water (For Charley Patton)" does one quick change at the end of the verse, and the rest is all one chord.

@Joanna-il2ur

10 ай бұрын

I’m not sure about Political World. I can play it with two. But it’s close.

One or two chord vamps all day! Jamming tonight and we often play alot of funk. Really opened my eyes to how rhythm can really flesh out a tune that has less going on harmonically. #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

Thanks for this wonderful overview -waiting for your next video #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

When I first heard that song you wrote playing in the intro I genuinely thought that was an Satie song that I'd never heard of before.

I find it amazing how music can be either really harmonically complex (like lots of Jazz) orr really simple and still be just as good! #PlaywithSkooveandKorg

Even though I’m not a musician, I absolutely love your explanations on music theory. Specially when you talk about Radiohead and Beatles, those George Harrison examples are amazing. #playwithskooveandkorg Thank you, keep making great videos

Oh wow, this is mind blowingly liberating!!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!....gotta go boot up my Music PC!

I’m new to learning music theory! Your videos are amazing at giving insight into how music I’ve grown up with is constructed. Inspiring to know that one chord can give so much creative scope! #PlaywithSkooveandKorg