Songs that use the Harmonic Minor scale

The harmonic minor scale is one of the three main minor scales. Its greatest quality is that it allows us to write functional harmony, even though we're not in the major key anymore! The harmonic minor may only be one note different than the natural minor (also known as the 'aeolian mode') but that raised 7th note makes all the difference to how this scale sounds and how it can be used in practice.
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  • @DavidBennettPiano
    @DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын

    📍NOTE: Many people have commented that at 1:15 I call the interval between the 6th and 7th degree of Harmonic minor a “minor third” rather than an “Aug 2nd”. I understand why strictly speaking “Aug 2nd” is the correct name for that interval however, I thought using that name would unnecessarily add confusion for people who aren’t familiar with the difference between a ‘minor 3rd’ and a ‘aug 2nd’. That said, perhaps I should have put an on-screen annotation acknowledging the ‘aug 2nd’ at 1:15.

  • @PlanetoftheDeaf

    @PlanetoftheDeaf

    4 жыл бұрын

    When I first read this comment I got really confused, why is an interval named after August 2nd? Why not November 23rd :-)

  • @chrisofnottingham

    @chrisofnottingham

    4 жыл бұрын

    As someone with only a smattering of theory I immediately understood that adjacent notes are not usually any kind of third

  • @polyrhythmia

    @polyrhythmia

    4 жыл бұрын

    What I would call the diatonic rule. Second interval between notes with adjacent letters. Like B flat to C sharp in the harmonic scale, hence an augmented second.

  • @gamplie

    @gamplie

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think calling augmented would better illustrate that fact that it is wide

  • @mike-ue4wy

    @mike-ue4wy

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@PlanetoftheDeaf that was the day the jfk was assassinated nov 23 1963....ok, jfk just fkng kidding

  • @sopmach
    @sopmach4 жыл бұрын

    I love how every video has a Radiohead example

  • @Assasyr

    @Assasyr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah Beatles too

  • @moscowguitarman

    @moscowguitarman

    4 жыл бұрын

    I get the feeling David might be a fan :)

  • @Telsion

    @Telsion

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was about to say the same XD it's amazing just how often they pop up here

  • @sampacker6547

    @sampacker6547

    4 жыл бұрын

    It really helps me since I love all their songs and can hear the parts.

  • @runninglyrics

    @runninglyrics

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully I'll be in a list like his just as often some day.

  • @Psianth
    @Psianth4 жыл бұрын

    Is Billie Eilish still a harmonic minor now that she's 18?

  • @sinane.y

    @sinane.y

    4 жыл бұрын

    harmonic barely legal

  • @jolene2084

    @jolene2084

    4 жыл бұрын

    nice one dad

  • @bcbitchkkv

    @bcbitchkkv

    4 жыл бұрын

    Definitely not a natural minor, with that hair.

  • @goodsoup7477

    @goodsoup7477

    4 жыл бұрын

    👏.This.👏.is.👏.perfection.👏.

  • @natashat.2963

    @natashat.2963

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bravo maestro! 🙏👌

  • @fylomusic
    @fylomusic4 жыл бұрын

    This video: very educational KZread: DEMONITIZED

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tell me about it! I'd be better off doing make up tutorials!

  • @alexandraperola

    @alexandraperola

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidBennettPiano keep it up man! This kind of content is great.

  • @actuallyjade

    @actuallyjade

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidBennettPiano how about singing your make up routine? That was a small trend

  • @minacheyo6242

    @minacheyo6242

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why? How does it work?

  • @erikperhs_

    @erikperhs_

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@minacheyo6242 maybe it's because he used music from another person

  • @JLSTibu
    @JLSTibu4 жыл бұрын

    Muse, Radiohead, The Beatles and Billie Eilish in a single video. This guy gets it.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏🎶🎶🎶

  • @ProwessRayna

    @ProwessRayna

    4 жыл бұрын

    Don’t forget he used Bach too!! Awesome!

  • @SCHTRAM

    @SCHTRAM

    4 жыл бұрын

    Muse and three terrible bands/artists?

  • @hickorymccay2994

    @hickorymccay2994

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SCHTRAM What? I personally enjoy all these artists. I've heard people dislike Billie Elish and the Beatles, but I've never met anyone who hates Radiohead.

  • @connora5752

    @connora5752

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SCHTRAM muse and billie eillish are trash. The rest are GREAT

  • @minashai7718
    @minashai77184 жыл бұрын

    It really isnt David´s Bennett video without Beatles in it.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @brendanmccabe8373

    @brendanmccabe8373

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mia Nai and Radiohead

  • @ceedee3480

    @ceedee3480

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidBennettPiano agreed

  • @loganwilbur5131

    @loganwilbur5131

    4 жыл бұрын

    ...and Radiohead... and Muse. That's why he's one of my favorites.

  • @mamymimma

    @mamymimma

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank God ;)

  • @bkdavebk
    @bkdavebk4 жыл бұрын

    The main riff to Eminems "The Real Slim Shady" is in harmonic minor

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good example!

  • @marktyler3381

    @marktyler3381

    4 жыл бұрын

    Batman vibes

  • @lloydhinshelwood

    @lloydhinshelwood

    4 жыл бұрын

    In Stan he uses it at the chord change to sound darker

  • @shadybeashooketh1911

    @shadybeashooketh1911

    4 жыл бұрын

    omg

  • @poke-champ4256

    @poke-champ4256

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ehh...No?İt uses the Tonic,the 5th,the Minor 6th and the Minor 3rd.Thats it could be just as Natural Minor.İm not sure,but i think there is a V Chord in the Chorus,but that recognizable Riff is not Harmonic Minor,cause there is no 7th played.

  • @ruiyorevamped7929
    @ruiyorevamped79294 жыл бұрын

    David Bennett: Uses a cover version of a Muse song to avoid copyright Also David Bennett: Plays the original version of a Beatles song

  • @TheBlackQueen
    @TheBlackQueen4 жыл бұрын

    You should make a video about songs that end with tension. Things like ending with a harmonic minor, 7th major chord, tritone, or any other chord that supposedly needs resolution.

  • @MiguelRodrigues-nw4eh

    @MiguelRodrigues-nw4eh

    Жыл бұрын

    The leading-tone seventh chords... :)

  • @sygyl

    @sygyl

    Жыл бұрын

    rain song by led zeppelin is a cool one that has a flat 5 chord in the outro.

  • @emmbeesea
    @emmbeesea4 жыл бұрын

    I thought for sure you were playing "Bad Guy" when you were actually playing "Bury a Friend". Shows how much a functional chord progression can do to our ears.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    They are really similar songs! Just different enough though to make it hard to notice on first listening.

  • @crobinso2010

    @crobinso2010

    4 жыл бұрын

    When You're Strange by the Doors

  • @UnitedFeodor

    @UnitedFeodor

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's actually a part borrowed from People Are Strange by The Doors

  • @ShirubaGin

    @ShirubaGin

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is why unfunctional harmony is better.

  • @jackbernhardt218

    @jackbernhardt218

    4 жыл бұрын

    Stuart Moss ya i iv V progressions are really complex huh

  • @alexpennington8325
    @alexpennington83254 жыл бұрын

    I know absolutely nothing about music but i still love these videos

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    thanks!

  • @girlgeniusnyc272

    @girlgeniusnyc272

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well if you knew "nothing" you now know "something"!!! :)

  • @michailshatkus9250
    @michailshatkus92504 жыл бұрын

    Damn, i still have no clue what you were talking about, but I feel like I appreciate those songs even better now. More power to you,sir.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @xristiannak2730
    @xristiannak27304 жыл бұрын

    I love so much this scale. I mean, I dont care what genre might a song be, if it is written in harmonic IS MY FAVORITE.

  • @mtchllBarrett
    @mtchllBarrett4 жыл бұрын

    me halfway through the vid: That's weird, he hasn't mentioned the Beatles yet David Bennet Piano: A good example of this is Girl by the Beatles

  • @mcfly4959

    @mcfly4959

    4 жыл бұрын

    lmao fr

  • @arunak6783

    @arunak6783

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is patrick

  • @mcmusic33
    @mcmusic334 жыл бұрын

    Can’t forget about Sultans of Swing. Classic song in harmonic minor

  • @SaintLewisMusic

    @SaintLewisMusic

    4 жыл бұрын

    What a perfect song. So good!

  • @cheirinhodepacoca

    @cheirinhodepacoca

    4 жыл бұрын

    did u know that they copy the riff of smoke on the water from an old brazilian song?

  • @GMacAttack5

    @GMacAttack5

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cheirinhodepacoca oh, cool, what song?

  • @guiwo

    @guiwo

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@GMacAttack5 Carlos Lyra - Maria moita (1964)

  • @GMacAttack5

    @GMacAttack5

    4 жыл бұрын

    zeus thanks, I’ll take a look. It’s fascinating how many classic artists stole things wholesale, like led zeppelin and a number of blues artists, and Elvis and a few black rock and rollers.

  • @willemvdk4886
    @willemvdk48864 жыл бұрын

    Now I know why Bury a Friends sounds so, brilliant. I knew there was some kind of tension in the chord progression and harmonics but I couldn't figure out why.

  • @MVboys2
    @MVboys22 жыл бұрын

    A new example- If i'm not mistaken, much of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto uses the C harmonic minor scale. It uses G major chords instead of G minor. The melody uses both B-flats and B naturals.

  • @brndgtl
    @brndgtl4 жыл бұрын

    Who downvotes this?! This channel is a goldmine

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    😊😊😊😊😊

  • @vertiboi8225

    @vertiboi8225

    4 жыл бұрын

    R/IhaveRedditToo

  • @spamsingles5948

    @spamsingles5948

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@vertiboi8225 r/foundthemobileuser

  • @charlieleffler7388

    @charlieleffler7388

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bro this is stuff I learned in my first month of my high school music theory elective class. He ain’t some master music theorist

  • @ieuanphillips4963

    @ieuanphillips4963

    4 жыл бұрын

    R/whyamievenusingaredditlinkoutsideofreddit

  • @AlexRamirez-fj4dj
    @AlexRamirez-fj4dj3 ай бұрын

    This channel helps me so much in my own songwriting and explain why some songs sound so great.

  • @MisterGoose
    @MisterGoose4 жыл бұрын

    all this time I've been writing music in a Harmonic Minor scale without know that it's not the default version of minor. Thank you for enlightening me

  • @countingmyphrases1346
    @countingmyphrases13464 жыл бұрын

    Alternative Rock loves harmonic minor (PatD, Fratellis, Franz Ferdinand, Muse, etc.) Great video!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good examples. Cheers!

  • @evanreza4712

    @evanreza4712

    4 жыл бұрын

    When I think of harmonic minor I immediately think of Hysteria by Muse. It practically hits you with a 2x4

  • @orgamina4416

    @orgamina4416

    4 жыл бұрын

    a lot of them also cite classical musicians as inspirations, for example Matt Bellamy the singer of muse always talks being inspirited by Rachmaninoff and Bach

  • @telminhacarvalho

    @telminhacarvalho

    4 жыл бұрын

    "People are strange"-Doors, that,s what i it seeems here.

  • @lucashebberd353

    @lucashebberd353

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Conner Stewart I mean the first two chords are Am to E, sounds fairly harmonic minor to me.

  • @stefanlewszuk5359
    @stefanlewszuk53594 жыл бұрын

    You should do a video on how the Beatles used really complicated musical techniques without realising it. Edit: Not that that takes anything away from them, they were still geniuses and probably the best band ever.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is actually a video that I've already half written! It will be coming out in the next few months.

  • @stefanlewszuk5359

    @stefanlewszuk5359

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidBennettPiano Ooh yay, thank you!

  • @oldbird4601

    @oldbird4601

    4 жыл бұрын

    David Bennett Piano which one?

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@oldbird4601 Not a video that is out, a video that is yet to be made 😉

  • @happyron

    @happyron

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think they key to understanding how The Beatles used "Modes" without understanding what modes were is that they simply used chords that were outside of the actual Major/Minor keys and they used notes in those chords. I actually find it easier to think of "modes" in this way myself, I just experiment with different chords and if the melody in those chords work I use them

  • @musachi5999
    @musachi59993 жыл бұрын

    Wow, just wow. I’m a complete novice when it comes to music theory, but you have just helped me reach a critical understanding of how some music is written. I’ve never had the functions of Tonic, sub-dominant & dominant chords in a scale explained to me in such a digestible way. I honestly just play guitar for a hobby but I’m amazed how suddenly, years of trying to understand music theory has just clicked. Thank you so much for your videos. They are an endless source of music knowledge I am slowly piecing together. Honestly, just had a eureka moment 💡

  • @laurencekitsch3290
    @laurencekitsch32904 жыл бұрын

    Deep Purple's Jon Lord almost always uses the harmonic minor scale in his organ solos. It gives it a Arabic sound to it and they're very emotional and beautiful. He was such a great keyboard player>

  • @morpho2316

    @morpho2316

    7 ай бұрын

    Fellow bandmate Ritchie Blackmore also used it many many times (Stargazer, Gates of Babylon, Eyes of Fire).

  • @AssortedBits
    @AssortedBits4 жыл бұрын

    Unless I missed something, it's interesting that most of the examples (safe for the final guitar note in Plug-in Baby) tend to approach the harmonic minor as a semitone "dip" from the root, instead of approaching the root from below to accentuate the three semitone jump.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    'Girl' approaches it from below, but I do see what you mean. Resolving up from the 7th note to the 8th note is so satisfying a resolution that I guess that is why it appears in melodies so often

  • @LoganAlbright73

    @LoganAlbright73

    4 жыл бұрын

    When approached from below, the sixth degree of the scale is traditionally raised as well to prevent the awkward leap of an augmented second. I think the distinction between harmonic, melodic, and natural minor is somewhat misleading. Classical composers would have regarded it as simply “minor” with alterations added to the sixth and seventh degrees as needed to produce a dominant cadence.

  • @jyotektosgaimur

    @jyotektosgaimur

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like how the intro in Plug in baby (the main riff) breaks the harmonic minor scale when it bends on that G# note to an A natural, which both aren't in harmonic minor, but are in Dorian.

  • @christianknuchel

    @christianknuchel

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LoganAlbright73 Could always approach it from as far below as the dominant. At least to me, that's one of the most beautiful scale constellations I've ever heard, and that augmented second is its fundamental pillar.

  • @Raikaska

    @Raikaska

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LoganAlbright73 this. There is only one minor mode.

  • @epicanova
    @epicanova4 жыл бұрын

    For Muse, it’s easier to list their songs which *don’t* use harmonic minor. Most of the songs on Simulation Theory feature it in one form or another. Break It to Me and The Dark Side both use Phrygian dominant, the fifth mode of the harmonic minor scale.

  • @likaism
    @likaism4 жыл бұрын

    there’s always a radiohead example and i absolutely love you for this

  • @defryingpan4290

    @defryingpan4290

    3 жыл бұрын

    every one of his videos have got one... i mostly just come for the radiohead examples too

  • @carlosfernandez3565
    @carlosfernandez35652 жыл бұрын

    The feel you get when letting the chords ring on Bury a Friend. Excellent

  • @lblb3
    @lblb34 жыл бұрын

    I discovered your channel two weeks ago and I can't tell how much I'm learning just by watching your videos. Thank you so much, David!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @jasminejackson3485
    @jasminejackson34854 жыл бұрын

    i love how much effort and detail you put into your videos! you always end up making the most informative and well edited videos and i really appreciate it! 😁

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I really appreciate that 😊

  • @imanafdar

    @imanafdar

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidBennettPiano i dont know why i still watching your videos, i dont even understand how note works

  • @toastje9733
    @toastje97334 жыл бұрын

    I just want to give you the credit you deserve to get. It's amazing how you make the video's and explain it so good. Also the things I learn from this channel are amazing! Keep it going my friend!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    That really means a lot! Thank you. 🙂🙂

  • @its_arisely
    @its_arisely4 жыл бұрын

    My piano teacher made me start out with harmonic minor chords when learning the minor scales... but now I’m glad she did because these are so cool!!

  • @urvashibhushan8089
    @urvashibhushan80894 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate your efforts, thanks for visually representing everything you say, it makes everything simpler and more understandable.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    thanks! It takes a long time to put together so I'm glad that it is worth it!

  • @ScoutXdude
    @ScoutXdude4 жыл бұрын

    It ain’t a David Bennett video without either Radiohead or the Beatles! I still don’t understand most of this stuff cause I know absolutely nothing about music theory, but it’s interesting nonetheless.

  • @Ohgreatcj.

    @Ohgreatcj.

    4 жыл бұрын

    Scout ²³ I’ve got a music degree. Music theory came easy to me in college but was always boring. David does a great job making it relevant.

  • @SaiyaraLBS

    @SaiyaraLBS

    4 жыл бұрын

    Samee

  • @gammergames3322

    @gammergames3322

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ohgreatcj. so what jobs does a music degree get? Do you just sell music?

  • @Ohgreatcj.

    @Ohgreatcj.

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gammer Games I’m a music teacher at a public school. Most people around me either teach and/or play gigs on the weekends. Honestly, you don’t even need the degree to play gigs. Just experience will do. The music degree is practically worthless unless all you want to do is teach.

  • @gammergames3322

    @gammergames3322

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ohgreatcj. ok

  • @maggied.metalhead7804
    @maggied.metalhead78044 жыл бұрын

    I must say that music theory is so interesting to see in action, is complex to understand and yet so simple, I miss chorus classes sometimes. I'm in to this content because I love music so much.

  • @erro314
    @erro3143 жыл бұрын

    The blend between harmonic and natural minor always sounds amazing in my opinion. I've always loved it in songs or just piano, guitar/bass and violin solos

  • @garyking27
    @garyking274 жыл бұрын

    First time, long time. Each example supports your teaching objective enhancing understanding. I look forward to future posts. Thank you.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @albertomenegazzo1072
    @albertomenegazzo10724 жыл бұрын

    It’s always a pleasure to listen to your informative videos, sir. Always straight to the point and interesting, with clever examples. Bravo!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    🙏 thank you

  • @mohgamalmoh1
    @mohgamalmoh14 жыл бұрын

    what your introducing to us in this beautiful visual way is huge, you deserve to be the best

  • @_Bachi_
    @_Bachi_3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks David, as always very informative and understandable. Using the different minor keys over the years by ear and now I understand why it works

  • @ipsurvivor
    @ipsurvivor4 жыл бұрын

    The Billie Eilish song sounds like/resembles part of “People Are Strange” by The Doors...

  • @odyss1393

    @odyss1393

    4 жыл бұрын

    true

  • @ipsurvivor

    @ipsurvivor

    4 жыл бұрын

    Odysseas Dano 👍

  • @xenontesla122

    @xenontesla122

    4 жыл бұрын

    The rhythm is pretty similar.

  • @carbonmonoxide5052

    @carbonmonoxide5052

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same rhythm, both using the i, iv, and V of they’re respective keys.

  • @rykertomanek8186

    @rykertomanek8186

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was about to say you were wrong and then the instrumental played and I was like, shit is that Ray Manzerek's keyboard?

  • @AShortDarkStranger
    @AShortDarkStranger4 жыл бұрын

    Good old harmonic minor. Always the most fun to play when practising scales 🙂 Also, "It's A Sin" by the Pet Shop Boys is another example of a song that toggles between the natural & harmonic minor (the verse is predominantly in C (natural) minor, but has a G major borrowed from the harmonic minor to lead into the chorus) 🙂

  • @pawa303

    @pawa303

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are you by chance a saxophonist?

  • @AShortDarkStranger

    @AShortDarkStranger

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@pawa303 - no, not at all! I've only ever attempted to play one a few times & every time I've tried it was distinctly more flatulent than melodic! Vocals, keyboards & guitar (and some blues stylophone) are more my thing : )

  • @sokamori28
    @sokamori283 жыл бұрын

    Glad I found this channel! Impressed with the way you explained things and the music genres used in the example is 👌👍❤️

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 😄😄

  • @jrhoadley
    @jrhoadley4 жыл бұрын

    I think if I had had a teacher for music theory like you, I might have stuck with it. Great stuff! Might start playing the piano again after several decades away.

  • @saviourself676
    @saviourself6764 жыл бұрын

    I did this recently and I thought oooh I wonder what scale this is, I bet David Bennett would know and then POW, you do a video on it. Cheers amigo!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    I read your mind like piece of sheet music

  • @saviourself676

    @saviourself676

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidBennettPiano hahahaha. Get out of my head, bro!

  • @888neptuune
    @888neptuune4 жыл бұрын

    always a joy to see a new video from you!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @The0neWomanShow
    @The0neWomanShow2 жыл бұрын

    maaaaaannnnnn, I love you're videos. music theory has been helping with a lot and I come back cause you explain it so well

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @magdalenaojeda3315
    @magdalenaojeda33154 жыл бұрын

    I found your video extremely useful, well done! Keep doing the great job!

  • @earthcitizen57
    @earthcitizen573 жыл бұрын

    Thanks David. Excellent video. Lots of useful info.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Nelson 🙂

  • @JesusJuenger
    @JesusJuenger4 жыл бұрын

    Not watched the video yet but just commenting to say I'm looking forward to watching it tonight

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    classic meme

  • @APH1991

    @APH1991

    4 жыл бұрын

    Speaking of memes, I know it's not music related but what about a little video on OK Boomer?

  • @freemindas
    @freemindas3 жыл бұрын

    I love harmonic minor. Definitely my favourite!

  • @MoveOverMozart

    @MoveOverMozart

    3 жыл бұрын

    Still, confused about the difference between the minor scales? Here is a different perspective on the same topic: kzread.info/dash/bejne/on15sNixoprPYaQ.html

  • @simoneandronico4921
    @simoneandronico49212 жыл бұрын

    Loved that mate!! Stay strong

  • @JamoboBorg
    @JamoboBorg4 жыл бұрын

    Maybe leave this for your next Q&A: Are there any topics that you want to do but can't for one reason or another? Maybe you don't think it'll be popular, or maybe it'd be too hard to properly research or explain it etc.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good question. Generally, when I think of a topic I want to cover, I will find a way to do it! However, the two most common setbacks are (a) lack of research and (b) copyright strikes! As for research... some topics I find hard to explain (like the recent 'Polyrhythm' video). It can takes me weeks and weeks to research and write a script that I'm happy with... often because that particular topic is pushing the limits of my own knowledge! As for copyright... if I want to talk about a song, I need to find a way to recreate it in a way that can get past the copyright content ID system. You may have noticed that all of the songs in this video were either isolated vocals set to my own piano playing or a live version. If I can't think of a good way to recreate a song that I want to talk about, I can't really talk about it!

  • @Sileithel

    @Sileithel

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidBennettPiano Well you did great on that polyrhythm video! (omg that word is a nightmare to spell as a non-native speaker).

  • @tubebydefault
    @tubebydefault4 жыл бұрын

    Another great video, David. Thanks, and keep up the good work. 😊

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @ericcarlson3004
    @ericcarlson30042 жыл бұрын

    This is so well done. Thank you.

  • @eduardotrillo3519
    @eduardotrillo35192 жыл бұрын

    so helpful! thanks David!

  • @naomitiefenbrunn2857
    @naomitiefenbrunn28574 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos! Always very informational. Thanks!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @FrictionFive
    @FrictionFive4 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent video! I always love the “but this is what it would sound like if...” segments - so cool! But that ain’t no minor third! That’s an augmented second! A technical point which admittedly doesn’t typically matter much in the real world, but I think it’s worth at least a mention in any discussion of the harmonic minor scale. And speaking of that interval, it occurs in the very last line of Elton John’s “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word”, another good example of a mixture of minor scales.

  • @rosiefay7283

    @rosiefay7283

    4 жыл бұрын

    Believe you me, it does matter in the real world, as soon as we start talking about the notes, rather than just playing them and hearing them.

  • @hasadi5494

    @hasadi5494

    3 жыл бұрын

    سلام من

  • @composer7325
    @composer73254 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on passing 160,000 subscribers. Your site has excellent content and 4 inventive keys continue to grow. Well done.

  • @cletusburst4188
    @cletusburst41883 жыл бұрын

    all your work is brilliant and well composed

  • @pauld2810
    @pauld28104 жыл бұрын

    I learn a lot from your channel. Thank you.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you !

  • @BOBLAF88
    @BOBLAF883 жыл бұрын

    Just the best elaboration I have ever seen! Inspires confidence about the subject😁

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Rob!

  • @manuel_ao
    @manuel_ao Жыл бұрын

    Now I know why I love all of the songs that you gave here as examples of using the Harmonic Minor.

  • @DWinters
    @DWinters2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video and explanation again, thank you!

  • @mikethomas3231
    @mikethomas32314 жыл бұрын

    bringing heat as usual. I'm glad this channel exists.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    thanks!!

  • @davidhughes7174
    @davidhughes71744 жыл бұрын

    Great work, interesting and informative. I really enjoyed the analysis.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @awsomekiller3159
    @awsomekiller31594 жыл бұрын

    Thank god I found this, and thank you for making this video. This is what I really needed!

  • @stuckonthepuzzle
    @stuckonthepuzzle3 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe I really understand this. Thank you so much.

  • @JohnnyCameo
    @JohnnyCameo4 жыл бұрын

    Happened to be holding a guitar as I watched this and I can’t stop playing the changes in that Amy song. Love it! Er... and loved the whole video of course 😁

  • @wizardofoz6811
    @wizardofoz68114 жыл бұрын

    Excellent explanation. Thanks.

  • @henryspragge
    @henryspragge4 жыл бұрын

    You’re channel is brilliant!

  • @KARIBIKunderwater
    @KARIBIKunderwater4 жыл бұрын

    Astonishing superb job dawgggg!!!

  • @ffggddss
    @ffggddss4 жыл бұрын

    The part of "Bury a Friend" you played, sounds a lot like "People Are Strange" by the Doors. They both use i, iv, V chords, with i being a harmonic minor. Hey, here's another thought - in "Girl" (Beatles), that first G7 could just as well have been a Gm; and the 2nd measure could be split in half, with Cm followed by C7, suggested by that Bb, and forming a perfect cadence to the following chord, Fm. This would be an alternative way to cover the song, don't you think? Fred

  • @ale14zoppi

    @ale14zoppi

    4 жыл бұрын

    They also share the fact that they are both in 12/8

  • @urwholefamilydied

    @urwholefamilydied

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ale14zoppi People are Strange isn't 12/8. The first verse is exactly 8 bars of 4/4... doesn't get more basic time signature People are strange when you're a stranger Faces look ugly when you're alone Women seem wicked when you're unwanted Streets are uneven when you're down

  • @ale14zoppi

    @ale14zoppi

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@urwholefamilydied you can think of it in 4/4 too, but you'd have to use triplets, same with Bury a friend I was just saying that they're both ternary (is that the right word?) rhythms

  • @tonybates7870

    @tonybates7870

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ale14zoppi In the case of People Are Strange I can't hear the difference between 4/4 in triplets and 12/8 time. Not sure there is one, in practice.

  • @tonybates7870

    @tonybates7870

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've often thought the Cm in Girl could go to a C7 in places, too. Maybe Lennon considered it to be old fashioned, or maybe he didn't consider it at all. It would have worked nicely, though.

  • @BVNmusic
    @BVNmusic4 жыл бұрын

    You're a brilliant man and teach me a lot! I have a lot to learn! thanks for sharing your wisdom!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😃😃

  • @fidelogos7098
    @fidelogos70983 жыл бұрын

    I began my study of music late in life and only now am I able to appreciate the music of the Beatles. It's fun to pick a song apart, looking for the music theory behind the chord changes, the use of modes, scales, etc. They probably weren't even aware of what they were doing...just writing down the noises they heard in their heads!

  • @gabrielegambacorta8053
    @gabrielegambacorta80533 жыл бұрын

    thank you very much, perfectly structured and made video!!

  • @freddiehandley278
    @freddiehandley2784 жыл бұрын

    thanks!!! this helped me so much with my BTEC music course :)

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome Freddie!

  • @sunguy08
    @sunguy084 жыл бұрын

    Beautifully done 💛

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @anzatzi
    @anzatzi3 жыл бұрын

    Always great!

  • @mattbown
    @mattbown2 жыл бұрын

    subscribed :) loved the way you explained things from the ground up and defined concepts such as functional harmony :) Thanks for good content and i'm looking forward to seeing more of your content :)

  • @Nuoska
    @Nuoska4 жыл бұрын

    When Johnny Comes Marching Home is another well known song that switches between natural and harmonic minor

  • @SamuelCape
    @SamuelCape4 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed the video. This is inspiring me to try Harmonic Minor in a new composition. Thanks for the great, hard work on this!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! You're welcome

  • @JohnnyWeixler
    @JohnnyWeixler Жыл бұрын

    Great explanation! Thank you!

  • @YoBitchv
    @YoBitchv3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @louispacetime1576
    @louispacetime15764 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always!! I always learn something new

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    😊😊😊

  • @jeffreydeeds9225
    @jeffreydeeds92254 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding video, mate!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @FriendlyIndex
    @FriendlyIndex4 жыл бұрын

    Great work David! I always learn a ton from your videos

  • @hrmatsui
    @hrmatsui3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! Way to go

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION4 жыл бұрын

    I see Radiohead, I click.

  • @hickorymccay2994

    @hickorymccay2994

    4 жыл бұрын

    That explains a lot.

  • @dagingayam8305

    @dagingayam8305

    3 жыл бұрын

    what's radiohead? isnt that from katy perry?

  • @bonfacemisango1772
    @bonfacemisango17724 жыл бұрын

    I love your explanation.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 🙏

  • @ipken9464
    @ipken94644 жыл бұрын

    love your teaching. truly thank you!

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ip Ken thanks! 🙂🙂

  • @jonascederlof7450
    @jonascederlof74504 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video!

  • @mistermaster____
    @mistermaster____4 жыл бұрын

    Ah, yes. Radiohead and Beatles examples.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    What else did you come for?!

  • @mcfly4959

    @mcfly4959

    4 жыл бұрын

    nice pfp

  • @mistermaster____

    @mistermaster____

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mcfly4959 The Absolute Madman

  • @Windupchronic
    @Windupchronic4 жыл бұрын

    That Eilish chord progression reminds me of the middle-8 from "Here, There and Everywhere." I mean the notes used, not the progression itself. "Here, There and Everywhere" quickly goes from D to Eb to Bb, but then goes from Gm to Cm to D, back to Gm.

  • @portcullis5622

    @portcullis5622

    4 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me so much of 'People Are Strange' by The Doors.

  • @lonelycrona2388

    @lonelycrona2388

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@portcullis5622 It is such a basic chord progression. A lot of songs use it.

  • @gross8901
    @gross89014 жыл бұрын

    I just love the chord journeys you take us on. Thanks man👍👍

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome!

  • @Kasstles69
    @Kasstles694 жыл бұрын

    Ive always wondered what was that sound all the songs I like have in common. Thanks a lot for this info.

  • @DavidBennettPiano

    @DavidBennettPiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @MikeRichy
    @MikeRichy4 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are seriously so helpful. Thank you for putting so much time into the analysis for us!!

  • @memowilliam9889
    @memowilliam98894 жыл бұрын

    When he played the natural minor scale I immediately thought of The Rolling Stones “She’s a rainbow.”

  • @stratos8

    @stratos8

    4 жыл бұрын

    exactly

  • @andrewh9005

    @andrewh9005

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @Rachelle660

    @Rachelle660

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too!

  • @nadiainthesun4521
    @nadiainthesun45214 жыл бұрын

    Great content! Thank you

  • @spuddytrash441
    @spuddytrash441 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all you videos... I love that you talk of flavour or emotion and not rant about a double sharp is not the same as a double flat. Brilliant for my middle school students to wrap their heads around scales as an emotional or flavourful 😉 concept rather than a theoretical construct.