The key change plays a fundamentally important part in the perspective of the writer moving from past heartbreak to cautious optimism.

@theyrekrnations8990

4 жыл бұрын

Good one , which illustrates the depth of Lennons compositional skills

@andy_182

4 жыл бұрын

Chris M or it just sounded good on the chords when they wrote it. Beatles were mediocre at best!

@stepans2167

4 жыл бұрын

@@andy_182 does it make the compositional complexity of the key change fade away though? Absolutely not.

@LeVezz

4 жыл бұрын

Chris M Great analysis

@fredneecher1746

4 жыл бұрын

@@andy_182 Compared to whom?

Or, as John Lennon would've said: "Sounds good to me. Nice tune."

@embracethemystery

4 жыл бұрын

I think that's exactly right. Not learning musical notation or theory, Lennon and McCartney worked out what sounded good with the chords they knew. If they watched this video, they'd be like, "if you say so. we certainly didn't know or use any of that to write the song".

@prschuster

4 жыл бұрын

@@embracethemystery Exactly

@Bronco541

4 жыл бұрын

@@embracethemystery they might not have understood the notation or language of it they way it's described here, but they certainty understood what was going on in an experiential way. You cannot write music without that. Saying "they didn't understand what they were doing" is imo; not a good way of saying it. Not saying you said that, but I've seen a lot of people say exactly that.

@Mike-zf4xg

4 жыл бұрын

I am sure you don't understand douche theory, but you've seemed to nail it naturally too.

@regimiro4888

4 жыл бұрын

John M Yeah, it’s almost like music theory is descriptive or something...

Wouldn't it be nice if there were a song that changed key even sooner

@kelprofitt

4 жыл бұрын

'I Wanna Prove to You' by The Lemon Twigs modulates key after just 3 bars.

@funkyjemima

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha nice one Mr. Wilson

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

pause at 8:31

@dannyfratina3901

4 жыл бұрын

The Beach Boys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice" has a 4-bar intro that modulates into the first verse. So baller.

@alejandrocorona1766

4 жыл бұрын

I think Yesterday does just that

this song is such a perfect example of genius

@louispacetime1576

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

it only takes 8 bars of a Beatles song to make a 10 minute analysis video

@marendenison3550

4 жыл бұрын

They have more interest in one note than the entirety of many songs made nowadays 😅

@suzyflorida1193

4 жыл бұрын

@@marendenison3550 You can say that again.

@marianoherreroa

4 жыл бұрын

@Pedro Takahashi Gunderson both Lennon and McCartney were immensely talented in their own way

I’m amazed how much I learn about songwriting when I learn to play a Beatles song.

@mrfester42

4 жыл бұрын

Sure, but like everyone else, it won't help you to write music like they did. There's always a certain undefinable element with all the greats that you'll never be able to duplicate.

@andrewbarrett1537

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrfester42 This is true, but by learning from others' techniques, you can figure out what you personally like and don't like as a composer, and use it to make your own distinctive music.

@jacobmillen751

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrfester42 you shouldnt try to write like their music anyways. People should have their own musical voices, not just copy one band

@johnmc3862

11 ай бұрын

A bottomless pit of talent!

1964: I want to hold your hand also 1964: love was more than just holding hands.

@gerrycoogan6544

4 жыл бұрын

I Want To Hold Your Hand was released in 1963.

@danoshannon340

4 жыл бұрын

@@gerrycoogan6544 also 1964: i don't want to kiss or hold your hand...

@ReeseTVMusic

4 жыл бұрын

@Evi1M4chine r/iamverysmart

@tonys4396

4 жыл бұрын

You idiots have nothing better to do. If Paul or Ringo saw this crap, they'd laugh their asses off along with John and George if they came back to life.

@fuckamericanidiot

4 жыл бұрын

When did he say "I wanna hold your haaaaand......and that's all there is to loooooove"?

Thank you for the video. People were so harsh on John for not being as melody inclined as Paul. I think he was every bit as creative and original, but in a different way. Love his rhythm guitar work to death.

@tjcint

Жыл бұрын

Every bit as creative and original ? I would say more so .. much more so ...

I feel like you could make a whole video about strawberry fields forever

@ich2928

4 жыл бұрын

Dessert Storm yes, that would be great!

@Carlos-ln8fd

4 жыл бұрын

Plenty of weird chords in that one

@page9982

4 жыл бұрын

He must use the antology albums the SFF Previous version were so nice

@dessertstorm7476

4 жыл бұрын

@@page9982 but the studio version is perhaps the most interesting. Recorded in two keys and then merged together (almost) seamlessly. Might be more of a music production topic than a music theory topic though

@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504

4 жыл бұрын

That changes key by the second chord too, as does Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds I would imagine.

The last time I was this early, If I Fell was still in Db Major.

@itgetter9

4 жыл бұрын

Good one!

John and Paul always knew how to throw us curveballs. So much to dissect and ruminate on.

@mason4882

4 жыл бұрын

I see you are a person of culture ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@gbeachy2010

4 жыл бұрын

Their music is not so easy to improvise on as a result of these unexpected harmonies. Got to give respect to Billy Preston when he played with them.

@AtomicLobotomy

4 жыл бұрын

It's a John Lennon composition. Despite what Paul McCartney has said on occasion, each wrote their own songs and each usually sang lead vocal on their own compositions. Paul McCartney wrote some great songs, but John Lennon -- founder of the Beatles -- was the musical genius and visionary that made the Beatles into the supreme rock/pop band of all time. (John Lennon continued to write great music after the break up. McCartney's post-Beatles composing efforts a bit on the spotty side.)

@pgroove163

4 жыл бұрын

i tend to think it was not thought out..just came natural in the songwriting process

@d-wing6171

4 жыл бұрын

Ok now I'm starting to see you everywhere

Having been raised during Beatlemainia, 50 years later that same "Beatles magic" remains. Beautiful music, harmonies and lyrics coupled with wonderful voices. Beatles forever 😎

@Myrtone

Жыл бұрын

If only John Lennon had lived and especially if the Beatles did not split so soon.

I would kill for David to make a video about "Happiness is a Warm Gun": key changes, unusual time signatures, wide arrange of instruments and voices, a very interesting piece of composition.

@kelprofitt

4 жыл бұрын

Same! Ringo's drumming is phenomenal on that one considering the amount of measure changes that occur.

@barakbalestrery4138

4 жыл бұрын

This 100%.

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

So many songs to analyse! This is certainly an interesting one though

@talblumberg

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Clapton - Layla

@kcuhc84

4 жыл бұрын

It would be a long video that!

You clever little sod. I've been listening to this song for a long, long time, and while I was vaguely aware that something clever was going on, I couldn't nail it down. But you explain it really well.

I love how you can just talk about music theory and I actually understand it. I’ve never been good at it and can barely read music but it all makes absolute sense when you put it into words! Thanks for that! I think it’s really interesting!

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jeffreygranger6913

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he uses unfamiliar words and concepts and breaks them down. He's a good teacher.

Do a video about I Am The Walrus. It only has mayor chords

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Walrus certainly has some interesting harmony! It's on my radar

@clownpocket

4 жыл бұрын

Permanently descending chord progression in the end.

@jasonsnusberry3654

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow I love mayor chords

@MICKEYISLOWD

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano Love the Shepard tones from 3:25 mark in that song. I was just learning about Shepard tones when I was listening to that song and noticed them immediately by coincidence.

@ramirod8269

3 жыл бұрын

Uy yo veía mucho tus videos, que raro encontrarte acá, saludooss de Arg

"If I fell" is one of my very favorite songs by the Beatles for the very reason that this intro and modulation to D sound so wonderful. I first noticed how unusual these bars are when I was learning this song on the piano. It is simply beautiful! And your clear and thorough study of the song is brilliant.

@transformationgeneration

Жыл бұрын

My wife is 8 years younger than me. 1958/1966 but of course a sixties baby knew/knows the Beatles normal radio songs. "Nowhere Man, Hey Jude, " e.g. I was obviously A maj fan. At some point I began introducing her to various songs. "Oh, listen to this one. It is a beautiful love song". Although totally agreeing the melody the harmony and all was absolutely that, beautiful, she went on to show how the lyric is dastardly. A man is asking a girl (he has obviously been cheating with) to sign a verbal contract that she will remain by his side, satisfying all those "please, please me" needs he desires if he in turn promise to kick the current and unknowing love interest to the curb. Because if she won't promise, he'll hang on to the cum dump a while longer. Until someone else who will, comes along. Knowing and saying in the lyric, all along., she will be hurt. No need to do that to the ol' gal until I'm completely sure my ass is covered. 🤔 Okay, fine. " Oh! listen to this one. It rocks. Called, Run for Your Life! 😳

So much fun to sing this! I always marvel at how the Beatles just instinctively knew where to take their melodies and chords and key changes!

@darensweeney5925

4 жыл бұрын

..and they always have a bluesy, "tough" sound that belies people's "cute mop top" image.

@kevin94109

4 жыл бұрын

Practice. They spent hours and hours pretending to be the Everly Brothers.

It's marvellous to have this classic Beatles tune break down for us.

The lyrics actually mirror the uncertainty of the melody. Going from the hypothetical (' if I fell ' ) to the possible ('If i give' ) and this continues throughout the song, 2nd to 1st conditional. Magic!! Resolves in doubt , though while the music suggests the opposite ('if I fell love with you')

@indigotulip11

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Machin “if I give”, as printed, indicating possible - although he actually sang “if I gave”, which Is the almost-dead subjunctive - making it even more tenuous, cautious, not resolved - more subtle, emotional and - as you said - magic.

@robertmcgovern8850

4 жыл бұрын

@@indigotulip11 "Were I to give ...no no, sounds fancy. Should you be given? Passive voice, John -- avoid it. If I gave! That's the stuff: Conditional, simple past tense, subject/verb/object, bit of dative case in the predicate to spice things up."

@screwaccountnames

4 жыл бұрын

@@indigotulip11 I'm pretty sure the actual recording uses "If I give"

@timothysullysullivan2571

3 жыл бұрын

@@indigotulip11 the guy here kept singing 'gave' but john sang 'give'.

@mikecole1633

3 жыл бұрын

I "found" that love was more than just holding hands. It's like a new door opening. So what was in its old context the "achy" chord now becomes the actual key. Wonderful. And proof that the Beatles' greatness didn't begin with Rubber Soul.

One of the greatest and most inspired intros ever

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Certainly is!

I was ten years old when this song came out & I remember being thunderstruck by its magical introduction - it was so rich & exciting! Thank you so much for your insight as to what made this so special!

@timothysullysullivan2571

3 жыл бұрын

and john loved those octave jumps in the melody line

Some delicious Beatles content, thank you. Seriously you could make a thousand videos on their composing

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

I certainly could and I certainly might!

@EpifanesEuergetes

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano You just keep on making them and I'll keep on watching them.

@duffman18

4 жыл бұрын

I've got this big expensive book I bought years ago for my kindle that's just analysing the songwriting of the Beatles. It's one of the best books I've ever bought, it's taught me so much and helped me with my writing. It's very much in the style of this video. It's amazing how they could make something so incredibly complex and yet it sounds perfect, it sounds so simple. Like you said in the video, "hidden in plain sight". They're doing complex things but it never sounds like complex jazz (not that there's anything wrong with jazz, I love jazz, but yeah it's so hard to make something so complex sound so natural)

@cpanda2336

4 жыл бұрын

I think the funny thing is The Beatles didn't even read sheet music or have any great depth in knowledge of musical theory. They seemed to rely on influence and instinct, as well as a trained producer/composer to guide them.

@gerrycoogan6544

4 жыл бұрын

@duffman18 What was the book? Was it "Revolution in the Head" ?

wow brother! i'm not even a musician, nor do i play one on tv, but i love the way you explain the creation and details of songs. big beatles fan since early 60s and nothing has changed. thanks!

D Major, I TRUSTED you and you betrayed me! Great clip 👍

John wrote ‘If I Fell’...... and Paul’s answer was ‘And I Love Her’ lol.... I think their competition is what really drove them! Unbelievable song writers!!

@grantharrismusic

4 жыл бұрын

Lady Seashell Bikini she did after hearing his version.

@charlieconlon4476

4 жыл бұрын

That's interesting: thanks.

@dabreu

4 жыл бұрын

That was the most positive competition ever in music. Because it also had...admiration.

@tonyd7342

4 жыл бұрын

I love her has that key change as well, but much later. George, soft solo fit the bill and was the cherry to that song. George had an early affinity for jazz chords and understood the importance of a diminished cord. When you look back at it, these guys were actually each other's best teachers

@dabreu

4 жыл бұрын

@@tonyd7342 Great comment. I agree totally.

In my recording of "Girls Talk", I started the intro in Bb for 8 bars and changed up to C as the first vocal line begins. I took it back down to Bb for the solo, then taking back into C as the vocal comes back in. NB. I also vary-speeded the entire record a 1/4 tone up to give it a bit more 'pep'. I also discovered John's 'trick' when doodling with 'If I Fell' a few months ago. Well spotted!

@christophermerrill9443

4 жыл бұрын

Girls Talk is a classic example of a cover being better than the original: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hWiI3MyLdsnZetY.html

@MFisher7346

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I always thought that change down into the solo was brilliant, because it didn't *sound* like a change down! And then at the end of the solo you get F to G to A minor, which is definitely moving up. Wonderful stuff!

@daveedmunds4609

4 жыл бұрын

@@christophermerrill9443 My version of Girls Talk IS the original, first recorded and released version of the song. Costello gave me the song to record. He recorded and released his version sometime much later.

@christophermerrill9443

4 жыл бұрын

@@daveedmunds4609 Elvis said he gave you the song "in a moment of drunken bravado." ...is this true? The lyrics are awesome, really clever -- he just couldn't nail the performance. You'd already knocked it out of the park by then.

@daveedmunds4609

4 жыл бұрын

@@christophermerrill9443 "in a moment of drunken bravado." He should know better than to say that. Not true!

The introduction really sets the table for the mesmerizing Paul and John blend that comes next. I've listened to John's isolated vocal over 25 times and I still haven't mastered it yet. When I sing Paul's vocal along with John's, there are moments of feeling a glorious harmonic resonance, where the two voices become one. Thank you, David, for your engaging videos.

Another great video! I always love when those big, sparkly letters come on screen to indicate a key change 😂

Complex song - excellent demonstration!

Wonderful video! I also had never heard that key change until you shared!

It's so well done I never even noticed a key change

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

David, your videos are the perfect combination of deep, thorough, advanced analysis and crystal clear explanation that a non-expert in music theory can still follow. I used to have a high school teacher who said "you've never mastered a topic until you can explain it to someone who knows nothing about it." I wholeheartedly agree. I'm so happy I ran into you.

I'm really volatile when it comes to music. I've been a Beatles fan for years, and I get hooked by a different song every now and then. But no matter what song or album I'm hooked by in any given moment, "If I Fell" will never stop being one of my absolute favorite songs by them.

@Korn1holio

4 жыл бұрын

Same

Will always watch a Beatles analysis. Keep up the great work!

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😃

I've been playing this on piano and struggeld to figure out how the opening works from a harmonic pov. This video explains it perfectly. Genius on the part of the Beatlers and an excellent analysis and description by Mr. Bettett. Well done sir! Love the John Lennon demo too. Amazing.

"The D major chord betrays our trust."

@SpareChangeTV

3 жыл бұрын

I read this before I heard it and came back to like it

Studying music theory at university would have been so much easier if they presented us with real examples like this. It's a perfect demonstration of ii-V-I movement and tritone substitution being used to modulate up half a step. Genius.

@paulgordon6949

Жыл бұрын

They don't present you with examples like this? That seems like an oversight.

Thanks for shouting out Andrew Gray! I play bass for his band, The Colors! Also, great theory analysis man, really enjoyed this vid. Good enough to grab a sub from me 🤘

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Andrew's music is great 😊

Great video as always! Usually that key change of rising a half-step can be quite cheesy in pop music of that era. In this song, that is the last way I would think to describe it. It’s so smooth.

That was quite a mouthful, sir :)... Thank you for your insightful break down... (Love The Beatles)

That darn D major chord betrays our trust-- the nerve! Great video on a delightful song!

Wow, always amazing videos. Going to patreon you, thank you

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

thanks! that means a lot 😃

@diegozuliani3655

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano done right now!

Great video. I've just been learning about these changes from a jazz pianist. You explain it so much better because your using a song that's familiar.

Bro, I had to do a double take at the start! Thank you for giving my friend Andrew Gray a shoutout!

What a brilliant video. Thank you for such an interesting theory commentary.

I knew it was “if I fell” before I even punched up the video. But hearing your detailed analysis was enriching and insightful. Keep up the good work!

I just loooooove your analysis. Well done. I really like the parts where you let us hear how it would sound without a key change. So interesting and refreshing. Tnx!

@DavidBennettPiano

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is excellent , please do more. Thank you.

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Dunphy thank you Peter! And you’ll be happy to know that I plan to release my Bacharach video before the end of the year!

@composer7325

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano That is great news, David. It's great to see the 4 inventive keys continuing to grow. Regards Peter.

I was sure this would be about the intro to I am the Walrus! great analysis as always

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Walrus is another example of Lennon's amazing sense of harmony!

These Beatles analysis videos are great I hope you do the whole catalogue

You are the most eloquent, and gifted teacher I have ever had. I wish all my past teachers were as phenomenal as you. I have just recently found you, and am trying to watch one of your videos every day, so it will be a while for me to get caught up. Thank you, again.

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! I’m really glad you like my videos 🙂🙂

this is another wonderful analysis

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

cheers 🎶

Very interesting discussion on harmony. Thank you.

Informative analysis. Thanks!

This channel is great. Amazing how I can be fascinated by someone talking about something I absolutely do not understand.

@DavidBennettPiano

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Philip 😃

omg Brian popping his head in at the end was hilarious

Just been analysing tritone substitutions as part of my music degree... and then this video comes out, featuring a brilliant use of a tritone substitution😍

@codetech5598

4 жыл бұрын

But it's not really a tritone substitution, because they are not two dominant seventh chords.

My favorite Beatles ballad. I loved playing, singing and listening to it ever since I first saw it in the film "A Hard Days Night". Thanks for the breakdown of the intro.

@shad6644

4 жыл бұрын

Third bit more bang!

@menloveave

2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way, Charlie. In fact, this is my favorite song of all time and the very first time I heard it I could tell it was different musically. Lennon forever!

Great work David !

McCartney's Maybe I'm amazed intro is in A while the verses are in A#. It's less drastic than If I fell, but still an intro in another key than the rest of the song.

@pedrotaq

4 жыл бұрын

But you can clearly hear the key change there. After he arpeggiates(? Arpeggioes(? The last A, you can hear him change to A#

@MikeB3542

4 жыл бұрын

Probably my favorite version of "Maybe I'm Amazed" is by The Faces...to manage the key change, they switch vocals from Ronnie Lane to Rod Stewart. (Which shows the kind of vocal range McCartney flashed in the early Wings days).

@gerrycoogan6544

4 жыл бұрын

@Patrice Sirios Good call!

@gurrrn1102

4 жыл бұрын

10 sharps?

@lylecampbell9036

4 жыл бұрын

@@gurrrn1102 or notate with two flats...

It's My Party by Lesley Gore...that came out before If I Fell...I haven't done a complete study of the song, but it sounds like it has some pretty bold chord changes before leading to decided tonic.

@annesaffer629

4 жыл бұрын

LG also did a cool key change in «You don´t own me» The verses are in a minor key where she complains - «you don´t own me etc». In the Bridge where she asserts herself «I don´t tell you what to do...etc» she switches to a major key.

@mikecole1633

3 жыл бұрын

The chords of the verse of It's My Party compliment the bewilderment of the lyrics perfectly, though the key of A major remains intact. A-C-A-D-F-A-B-E7. The C and the F being the "bewildered" chords.

What a great video David. There's lots of tritone substitutions in the early Beatles albums: Do You Want To Know A Secret, Yes It Is, Things We Said Today, You're Gonna Lose That Girl, etc.

Thank you so much for the clarity of your explanation of the theory. Beautifully done!

Good explanation, thanks!

The if I "gave" my heart is driving me crazy hahaha great video though

@scottb828

3 жыл бұрын

Diego González Yeah, what's with that guy trying to correct the Beatles!

Excellent observation and presentation. I stumbled upon this years ago while I was analyzing and writing out a skeletal chart of this song. Lots of harmonic theory can be found learning and dissecting Beatles songs. 🎧❤️

I like how you don't just do the technical analysis, but always relate it to the way we actually hear and react to things musically.

@DavidBennettPiano

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent analysis. I had to keep listening till you explained the key changed, and played the song without it, till I was convinced that it is in D flat to begin with! Learning new things at the age of “stairway to heaven”

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@narrowgateministries9938

4 жыл бұрын

But....it's not in Db. The intro has a Gb Lydian tonal center. Just because you see 5 flats doesn't make it pitch centered on Db. Does the the Db chord sound like a I chord? No, it sounds (or functions) as a V chord. Try this...play the first three chords: Ebm7 > D > Db then pause .....and play a Gb chord. There's your pitch center... Gb. Interestingly, the tune and progression never resolves to this Gb Lydian tonal center; that would be too plain jane. It sets up the ear to hear Gb as the resolution pitch/chord, BUT THEN NEVER GIVES IT TO YOU!!! Pure Genius.....

@blaxlandpianopathways

4 жыл бұрын

@@narrowgateministries9938 I think David's analysis, combined with hearing the chords, especially his version where it doesn't go up a semitone, shows convincingly that it is in D flat.

"If I Fell" is one of Lennon's loveliest melodies, veering into McCartney territory, and along with "In My Life" & "Any Time At All", is one of the few times he came close to writing a true love song in the romantic sense (most of the time he either describes failure, such as "I'm a Loser", fear of loss like in "No Reply", the difficulty of sustaining a relationship, like "It's Only Love", and even hinted violence "Run For Your Life"), but even with "If I Fell", the lyrics are about the anxiety he has at the prospect of commitment. Still, with the exception of the three just mentioned of Lennon & Harrison's memorable outlier "Something", a full album of Beatle love songs can be assembled using only McCartney compositions: “All My Loving”, "Here, There & Everywhere", "And I Love Her", "I Will", "Michelle", "Love Me Do", “I’ve Just Seen a Face”, "Things We Said Today", “P.S. I Love You”, and “'Good Day Sunshine' come to mind.

Excellent description of theory & harmony using the number system. Job well done sir.

Thank you so much for covering this. I have been trying to understand what happens which sounds so unusual in the "If I Fell" intro for (scary to say) 50 years! Thanks, again!

thanks for your analysis, i never noticed it was a key changed either if you ever need any other Beatles songs covered for your videos please let me know - knowing all their lyrics is not a problem!

I really love this I would love to see videos on odd tuplets or microtones or just intonation.

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking about making a video about microtonal music for a while...

Excellent stuff. Keep it up!

Your videos are just a bit over my head but they are fascinating. I can’t stop watching.

“The d major chord betrays our trust” ok what

@BallofBase

4 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't be the first time someone's been let down by the D.

@alexpedigo576

4 жыл бұрын

If we're viewing it as a tritone substitution then it's essentially an altered dominant chord, which creates a load of tension. But instead of going back to the tonic for a nice resolution we get a ii V I that establishes the D chord as our new tonic.

@jonksmodels

4 жыл бұрын

Yes the Dmaj chord is Amoral and untrustworthy and also wanted in five country's by Interpol.

@ramirofonseca9815

4 жыл бұрын

"treachery is everywhere, Michael Corleone"

@vintagestrings6

4 жыл бұрын

Beware of a Maj7 chord. It may put you in a blissful state but then you may get blindsided without seeing it coming.

great video, thanks!

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

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Great job! Fascinating observation. Love your intelligence and enthusiasm.

Beautiful song & brilliant analysis

The Doors "Crystal Ship" I love that song, and the key change is a major reason why

@jeffreygranger6913

4 жыл бұрын

It hasn't got a key change.

God I love your channel!

Thanks for exploring this one. I’ve played and sung it many times and learning the “John” harmony was a vocal milestone in my musical progression.

EXCELLENT video, Sir !!! Thank you !!!

There’s some really interesting key changes in “we’ve only just begun “ by the carpenters

John Lennon would say he just thought it sounded cool haha. Genius!

@darensweeney5925

4 жыл бұрын

The most accurate analysis I've read!

@codetech5598

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he most likely just moved the chord shape up and down the neck (of the guitar) until he liked the way it sounded.

@epipick

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, much of this stuff was unplanned.

@codetech5598

4 жыл бұрын

@@epipick They planned it but did it by ear. On a guitar, trying different chords is easy if you just slide the chord shape up and down the neck until you find the sound you want. Lennon used moveable chords on the highest 4 strings.

@epipick

4 жыл бұрын

@@codetech5598 Thanks for the tip but I've been playing guitar for over 50 years so I'm well aware of moveable chord shapes, etc.

Yes! You hit the nail on the head of the tri tone sub’ with is song; I sing this in my repertoire! Love this....

Very well presented! Well done!! 👍👍

8:29 I see you Brian Wilson

I mean, who would even think to do that? It's brilliant.

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

That's why it's so cool!

@MrSahansdal

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano You are the best teacher on music I have encountered on the net. Thanks! Have you browsed Galeazzo Frudua's 'Beatles Vocal Harmonies'? You two together would be a formidable pair.

Excellent presentation!

I'm going to modulate within the first 18 seconds in my next song. The gauntlet has been laid down. I wasn't planning on a modulation, but I'll put one there, damn it. Great video. This is an early song. They were writing classic hits at an extraordinary rate. They wrote I Want to Hold Your Hand and She Loves You a month apart, maybe days apart. The Beatles remain amazing after 50 years

I think the first of the (many) modulations in Johnny Cash's "I walk the line" is after just eight bars, too.

Man this is some fantastic stuff. You could do a video on every Beatles song and I would watch them all

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

I'll bear that in mind!

@Myrtone

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano Except the problem is you have to use recreations/covers to avoid copyright strikes.

I found this fun and informative in an area I’ve visited many many times.

Interesting observation and a good one. I tried the first few bars on the piano and you're absolutely right. It is very subtle and that D does sidestep discordance and promotes itself as the next key.

John starting in Eb Minor and going straight up the D Major has always fascinated me-while also great boggling my mind! I find it to be one of the most beautiful intros ever written. What boggles me is that a rock guitarist began in Eb!!!! However did that happen? Ringo wouldn't know, and I am sure that Paul wouldn't either-so this bit of beautiful mystery will have to go unanswered.

@philmoore71

4 жыл бұрын

yes, this makes me suspicious if it was Martin's influence. Also Db on a guitar - yuk

I had no clue there was a key change in here in the first place. Crazy.

@DavidBennettPiano

4 жыл бұрын

It's very subtle!

@darensweeney5925

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano Yeah, theory teachers at the time would've been horrified! :)

I always loved the interesting chord changes in If I Fell, elevates the song into something quite special and unique for a lovey dovey pop tune. A personal Beatles favorite from first hearing. Good ear, David.

You know...I’m a drummer (from that era) and you made this brilliantly interesting! Kudos!

Simply remarkable .. Genius ..