These are absolutely my favourite kind of Aimee videos - where she just sits at the piano and thinks her way through the chord progressions of song tunes.
When I started playing the guitar I I always felt that your videos were too big for me and I was kinda sad. Now, after 10 years, I feel like I've earned them 😌. Thank you, Aimee. An old new subscriber.
I feel the same way, fivetimesyo. That I have earned an Aimee video, and I have been playing guitar for 35 years (and am a good player). Still, I think it is because there is an appreciation - for the music, for the teacher, for the student. And, for the guitar, because you will never learn everything you need to know about that instrument, and that means there is a lifetime of adventure - and (l)earning - for those who choose to appreciate music.
Same. So much of your content is still a little over my head, but you communicate ideas very well and I can pick up concepts. I can revisit some of your videos and get a little more. Thanks.
I can't tell you enough how valuable videos like this are! Just having you go through these pieces and talk us through changes as you play/provide the examples is literally gold. It reminds me of being in school/lessons and talking through pieces with teachers/friends. Thank you so much for the content!!!
Played Just Friends on a gig yesterday. I love playing quotes. Summer Samba and Four get quoted over the first two chords, way too often. I drive my bandmates nuts. Can't wait to break out my new When It's Sleepy Time Down South quote. Great video, Amy!
Wow. Truly extraordinary. I am going to watch this twelve times. Maybe twenty-three times. There is so much to learn, and you do such a great job of explaining things. Mostly, though, what comes through is your love of music. Thank you so much.
Thankyou Aimee for this very enjoyable video! It certainly inspires me to have a greater understanding about how songs are structured and different ways you can stucture them chord wise and other ways.
I used to hang around songwriter a lot on the past and they called this "trying to make the IV sound like I" . That Just Friends you said when from IV to IVmi7 to bVII7 to I that's the classic Backdoor 2-5-1 that's in a lot of Jazz tunes. Fun with Chords!
Aimee, great video. Aside from the technical analysis, which is great, this video shows your emotional intelligence for music. You feel the music the same way I experience it. Nice to see that there are people like you for whom these musical "little things" are a big thing. Machines will never be capable of feeling these feelings. Please keep it up! Greetings from Germany.👍👍👍
No way i was just playing cant stop lovin earlier today! its not one i play often at all, like its been years. the way he sings time has been stilll kills me every time
Never heard the Paul McCartney song. I'll have to check it out. We had to play Bright Size Life when I was going to Atlanta institute of music years ago. Great tune!
She said ‘and now we’re gonna “tonicise” the tonic even more’. That made me smile. More than a little wonky, but a good time. I’ll look into her other videos for more ideas.
Beautifully and didactically explained. So the fourth is excellent for a startup. Paul isn't a jazz musician but it seems that he has the soul and the ears of one.
Love this channel, which I have been watching, and learning from for about 5 years. Still waiting however for the video on "how to do post ironic eyebrow raising" ... Damn !
I always love how you have the ability to explain how music actually works while making us feel even deeper the feelings that made us fall in love with music in the first place. You not only keep the magic in the music while showing us behind the curtain, you deepen our love for it. That is a gift! Thank you for sharing that gift.
This video is fantastic! And Wichita Lineman is one of my all-time favorite songs. A Jimmy Webb masterpiece. Not only the tune, which is unique and fantastic, but the words which tell a story in just a few brief phrases. Thank you!
So very cool Aimee, I send links to your videos to my musical friends... especially the one about the tunes the Beatles goofed off with on the "Let it Be" sessions. "Just Friends" is one of my favorite tunes!
also the IIm7 : "rock with you " michael jackson, "thank god its friday" r. kelly and "whatcha gonna do for me" chaka khan. .. (to name pop songs) the IIm7 as first chord is always magic
Hey Aimee! I was just listening to a song called Only You by Mac Demarco, and it just so happens to start on that 4th chord and it gets me exactly how you say it does
The instant I read the title of this video, the first song that came to mind was Ambrosia's "How Much I Feel", written by David Pack. When I play guitar and sing this song in the key of E major, it grabs the attention by starting off with the IV chord (Amaj7) and then goes to the I chord (Emaj7). I noticed the intro, the verse, and the chorus all start with the IV chord in this song. The the first half of the bridge switches to the minor chords (vi, iii, ii) which sounds great too. Nice video here! Thanks!
12:06 anyone who takes the reverence to explore one of the greatest, most existential songs of all time, is a winner in my book. And it’s only appropriate for Jimmy Webb to write such abstract yet palpable lyrics with an undefined key. Is it in F? Is it in D? Is it in G? All we know is that it’s the key to the soul.
Your video introduced me to something I had never thought of before! Sure, I know about the minor four and the plagal cadence, but starting on the IV never occurred to me. :)
So glad you have taken the effort to place such wonderful videos on You tube. Have watched a number of your clips. You do so well in conveying these principles of music. How user friendly! You are a huge benefit to true music lovers, Aimee... Subscribed!
The intro to Wichita Lineman starts on F, with a progression that goes between I and V a couple of times before the verse comes in with the Bb. This establishes F as the tonic (and the Bb at the top of the verse as the IV), even though it never resolves to F again, not even at the end of the song. It's so brilliant the way it moves seamlessly through different tonal centers. But no question, the verse is heard as starting on the IV chord. Great video!
What an interesting concept to think about! Here are some fantastic Beatles songs that start with the IV chord: P.S. I Love You Paperback Writer (the vocal intro a cappella is quite intricate, but I think it starts on a IV chord) Something
A great presentation, thank you Aimee. I started thinking of other songs starting with IV and found one. Hello Goodbye (Beatles)!! I will keep thinking of more and may throw them in here. Thank you again Aimee.
Another McCartney song starting with IV, No More Lonely Night. This is a little tricky because the first chord is B flat (4) but the bass plays F (1) over it. The key here is it still works because F is 5 relative to B flat.
In Western music, the first work that started on a chord other than the tonic raised the ire of the critics who said it was wrong! The work: the opening chord of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1. From a linguistic perspective (familiar music is largely processed in the speech centers of the brain), starting on the tonic is effectively creating a grammatical subject; harmonic movement followed by the return to the tonic constitutes the predicate. "You go to the store" is a verbal equivalent to the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle," the two phrases constituting a subject and predicate. However, it is possible to imply the subject: "Go to the store," the "you" being understood. This is the verbal equivalent to what Beethoven did, and to what you're documenting, the implied tonic (resolution) that is musically created.
You are amazing Aimee...Thank you for all the knowledge you are sharing with such enthusiasm... My Love is a great example. Close To You is one of my favourite songs starting on IV.
Hey Aimee! LOVE your content. Thanks for sharing your passion with us - even tho’ so much of this is lost on me! 😅. One of my all time fave love songs is George Michael’s version of Kissing a Fool… I’d love to see you break that one apart and comment on it… Why do I love it so much?? Take care and HappyNee Year, 2023!
Hi Aimee! Your vids are great and I learn a bunch from them. Beginning a song with the IV chord is really very compelling. It sounds like the Vsus4(9) chord.
Don't forget Autumn Leaves, also with a pickup, and it exploits the lovely diatonic harmonic sequence giving us a long harmonic hang before arriving home.
When I saw the title, the first song that came to mind was Bridge Over Troubled Water, which also has that minor plagal cadence at the end of the form. This video taught me a variation on that! Whereas Bridge Over Troubled Water goes [IV iv I], the Louis Armstrong tune goes [IV, bVII7, I]... so the minor iv becomes the upper structure of the bVII7!
In the pop/rock realm I'm pretty sure Gin Blossoms' "Hey Jealousy" starts on the IV (with a pickup). You actually don't here the I chord until the prechorus; the verse loops IV-V-vi-V. So when the prechorus comes in with that I chord it is this huge relief because you've been building tension the whole time and that tension and release is echoed in the lyrics. Really great pop composition!
I liked this video. It gave me an idea that seems to work well, which is if the melody begins on the third degree of the scale (a major seventh of the 4 chord), instead of starting it with the one chord, I start it on the 4 chord, then use the 1 the second time around (not the second chorus, but like the second A in an AABA form), so you’re deferring the establishment of the tonic. So instead of going, say, 1 6 2 5… (and repeating that, or maybe 3 6 2 5 the second time) go 4 2 5sus 5 … then 1 6 2 5 (or maybe 3 6 2 5, and defer the tonic even more). At any rate, it gave me an idea to play with, to reharmonize a tune to start on the 4 chord, and I’ve liked the sound, an idea I wouldn’t have thought of without this video.
Aimee I'm sure what you're saying is super prodigious and everything but if I'm being honest I just really like listening to you talk. Just kidding I was totally paying attention. Let's go with that.
The perfect 4th I was listening to a music show on bbc4 radio about this. Alot of elvis songs begin like this. The theme from the good bad and the ugly was another song that was discussed
I understand that Paul McCartney as well as the Beatles didn't really know music theory but maybe Paul heard a melody that started out like "My Love". His wife at the time was the keyboard player maybe knew theory in their band or one of band members. He could have probably starting to sing that melody impromptu and just came out that way. A lot of bands that don't know music theory that well, including me but learning, have come up with some amazing music not knowing theory but just good ole' hearing and sense of melody is all it takes. Just stumbled on your channel and subscribed. There's a many music channels I watch one is Rick Beato. He's great and analyzes bands on his channel and explains music theory too! Take care! 🎼🎵🎶🎹 🎸< That's what I play.
A while ago I told my music buddy exactly the same, with examples Stevie's 'Pastime Paradise', The Police's 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', chorus of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'. Lydian is magic! Thanks for confirming Aimee.
I m teaching myself to play the jazz piano. I ve no idea of jazz theory and I can't read music. I watch the entrance exam playing on Tube at a slow speed and copy which keys player press. I also asked for advice from a jazz piano professor. The professor said it is not easy to copy the piano without knowing the theory. Can I learn jazz piano in yhis state faster than others if I study theory??
I really like the way you explain things. Understandable and relatable. There's a country song called "Don't Close Your Eyes" that technically starts in it's key of G, but the lyrics are all set up with those pick up notes to start on the 4th. This is amazing. I play guitar and learned by ear 40 years ago and naturally learned theory out of curiosity. Anyway back to songs. I like the way "And I Love Her" starts on the 2nd to the 6th for a while before landing on the F. And "Sultans Of Swing" uses the relative minor as the key then changes to it's Major mid verse, if that makes any sense. Thank you for your time and talent. You're awesome!
Guitar player here. Love your delivery and conveyance! So natural and a great player. TOTO also uses this a lot. Big fan of them as well as Metheny. Awesome!
Yeah, reworking established motifs to work over IV is the easiest way to write a clean, punchy bridge. So it makes sense that front-loading that shot of cinnamon is going to make things zing from the first bar. I guess it's kind of a meme, but I could even compare it to starting a story with "you might be wondering how I got here." I'm not sure I would want to do this all the time, but it does sound like a mood.
These are absolutely my favourite kind of Aimee videos - where she just sits at the piano and thinks her way through the chord progressions of song tunes.
Thank you. Always good to know.
When I started playing the guitar I I always felt that your videos were too big for me and I was kinda sad. Now, after 10 years, I feel like I've earned them 😌. Thank you, Aimee. An old new subscriber.
I feel the same way, fivetimesyo. That I have earned an Aimee video, and I have been playing guitar for 35 years (and am a good player). Still, I think it is because there is an appreciation - for the music, for the teacher, for the student. And, for the guitar, because you will never learn everything you need to know about that instrument, and that means there is a lifetime of adventure - and (l)earning - for those who choose to appreciate music.
Same!
I am the same it was like I dont get it. But now I get it more like talking about 4ths and 5ths minor 3rds and all that kinda stuff
Same. So much of your content is still a little over my head, but you communicate ideas very well and I can pick up concepts. I can revisit some of your videos and get a little more. Thanks.
It’s all about the journey, glad people are enjoying it with me. Congrats everyone for having the bravery to take the road less traveled
Anybody appreciating Paul's music makes me happy
To be so brilliant as a musician also be a great communicator--you have it all!
Thank you 😊😊
@@AimeeNolte you're also an amazing singer. FYI. 😎
So impressive. Your passion and joy are infectious. Love the British TV too. Thanks
I can't tell you enough how valuable videos like this are! Just having you go through these pieces and talk us through changes as you play/provide the examples is literally gold. It reminds me of being in school/lessons and talking through pieces with teachers/friends. Thank you so much for the content!!!
I'm so glad!
Played Just Friends on a gig yesterday. I love playing quotes. Summer Samba and Four get quoted over the first two chords, way too often. I drive my bandmates nuts. Can't wait to break out my new When It's Sleepy Time Down South quote. Great video, Amy!
Wow. Truly extraordinary. I am going to watch this twelve times. Maybe twenty-three times. There is so much to learn, and you do such a great job of explaining things. Mostly, though, what comes through is your love of music. Thank you so much.
So nice!! Thanks Doug!
There's something in watching you enjoy the music. UA-cam brought me somehow to this video, and I'm very glad it happened. :)
Thankyou Aimee for this very enjoyable video! It certainly inspires me to have a greater understanding about how songs are structured and different ways you can stucture them chord wise and other ways.
I think this is first UA-cam music video that made me want to cry.
Wonderful. Merry Christmas !🇨🇦
I used to hang around songwriter a lot on the past and they called this "trying to make the IV sound like I" . That Just Friends you said when from IV to IVmi7 to bVII7 to I that's the classic Backdoor 2-5-1 that's in a lot of Jazz tunes. Fun with Chords!
Gorgeous Voice
Awesome topic!! Always felt this. Never even thought to ask why.
Your Insta grabbed me so much! This is marvellous thank you ❤
Aimee, great video. Aside from the technical analysis, which is great, this video shows your emotional intelligence for music. You feel the music the same way I experience it. Nice to see that there are people like you for whom these musical "little things" are a big thing. Machines will never be capable of feeling these feelings. Please keep it up!
Greetings from Germany.👍👍👍
Yes a new idea, a new tool ! So cool that you like sir Paul. great songs to learn! you are so inspiring Aimee thank you ❤
Hmm, a of the songs you o played are among my favorites…and I never knew why--until now… thank you Aimee..
You covered the first tune that came to my mind “just friends”, another standard starting on the IV is “moon glow”
No way i was just playing cant stop lovin earlier today! its not one i play often at all, like its been years. the way he sings time has been stilll kills me every time
what a specific and precise topic.. its a joya we'd say in argentina... lol, love it! Thanks
I'm impressed by the breadth of your knowledge of songs and how you love the changes - your videos are like spending time with a friend.
1:00 lol!!! Love you Aimee!! Hope you have a great new year :) Then those chord - the greatest love of all!!!! dang!!
I love that painting you've got hanging there Aimee
My mother in law painted it. Much thx
so cool! I agree that the effect is definitely that "you want more"..
Very inspiring Aimée. Thank you so much.
"I'm gonna tonicize this this tonic even more..." that's such a cool expression!
Never heard the Paul McCartney song. I'll have to check it out. We had to play Bright Size Life when I was going to Atlanta institute of music years ago. Great tune!
She said ‘and now we’re gonna “tonicise” the tonic even more’. That made me smile. More than a little wonky, but a good time. I’ll look into her other videos for more ideas.
Beautifully and didactically explained. So the fourth is excellent for a startup. Paul isn't a jazz musician but it seems that he has the soul and the ears of one.
Glad he didn’t play jazz
This was great! Nice werk!!!!
Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to you Aimee, and your family and loved ones! Thank You for your wonderful videos, Fran
Well done Aimee! Ty.
Fantastic concept for song analysis. Please do more of it
Love this channel, which I have been watching, and learning from for about 5 years. Still waiting however for the video on "how to do post ironic eyebrow raising" ... Damn !
I always love how you have the ability to explain how music actually works while making us feel even deeper the feelings that made us fall in love with music in the first place. You not only keep the magic in the music while showing us behind the curtain, you deepen our love for it. That is a gift! Thank you for sharing that gift.
Reminiscing by Little River Band
This video is fantastic! And Wichita Lineman is one of my all-time favorite songs. A Jimmy Webb masterpiece. Not only the tune, which is unique and fantastic, but the words which tell a story in just a few brief phrases. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing these gems. Love "Wichita Lineman"---one of my faves. Jimmy Webb is a genius!
Starting on IV means it's going to be something between Lawrence Welk and classic country.
So very cool Aimee, I send links to your videos to my musical friends... especially the one about the tunes the Beatles goofed off with on the "Let it Be" sessions. "Just Friends" is one of my favorite tunes!
also the IIm7 : "rock with you " michael jackson, "thank god its friday" r. kelly and "whatcha gonna do for me" chaka khan. .. (to name pop songs) the IIm7 as first chord is always magic
Hey Aimee! I was just listening to a song called Only You by Mac Demarco, and it just so happens to start on that 4th chord and it gets me exactly how you say it does
The instant I read the title of this video, the first song that came to mind was Ambrosia's "How Much I Feel", written by David Pack. When I play guitar and sing this song in the key of E major, it grabs the attention by starting off with the IV chord (Amaj7) and then goes to the I chord (Emaj7). I noticed the intro, the verse, and the chorus all start with the IV chord in this song. The the first half of the bridge switches to the minor chords (vi, iii, ii) which sounds great too. Nice video here! Thanks!
One of my favorite examples of this is Chopin’s Op. 69 No. 1 Waltz. Starts on a first inversion IV chord.
12:06 anyone who takes the reverence to explore one of the greatest, most existential songs of all time, is a winner in my book. And it’s only appropriate for Jimmy Webb to write such abstract yet palpable lyrics with an undefined key. Is it in F? Is it in D? Is it in G? All we know is that it’s the key to the soul.
Your video introduced me to something I had never thought of before! Sure, I know about the minor four and the plagal cadence, but starting on the IV never occurred to me. :)
Love this!!!! Thanks Amy.
So glad you have taken the effort to place such wonderful videos on You tube. Have watched a number of your clips. You do so well in conveying these principles of music. How user friendly! You are a huge benefit to true music lovers, Aimee... Subscribed!
I’m gonna do it! 🎸🎸🎸
I immediately thought about Usher's confession interlude lol and yep, the interlude starts on the 4th.
The intro to Wichita Lineman starts on F, with a progression that goes between I and V a couple of times before the verse comes in with the Bb. This establishes F as the tonic (and the Bb at the top of the verse as the IV), even though it never resolves to F again, not even at the end of the song. It's so brilliant the way it moves seamlessly through different tonal centers. But no question, the verse is heard as starting on the IV chord. Great video!
Loved the in-depth analysis on My Love
What an interesting concept to think about! Here are some fantastic Beatles songs that start with the IV chord:
P.S. I Love You
Paperback Writer (the vocal intro a cappella is quite intricate, but I think it starts on a IV chord)
Something
A great presentation, thank you Aimee. I started thinking of other songs starting with IV and found one. Hello Goodbye (Beatles)!! I will keep thinking of more and may throw them in here. Thank you again Aimee.
Another McCartney song starting with IV, No More Lonely Night. This is a little tricky because the first chord is B flat (4) but the bass plays F (1) over it. The key here is it still works because F is 5 relative to B flat.
In Western music, the first work that started on a chord other than the tonic raised the ire of the critics who said it was wrong! The work: the opening chord of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1.
From a linguistic perspective (familiar music is largely processed in the speech centers of the brain), starting on the tonic is effectively creating a grammatical subject; harmonic movement followed by the return to the tonic constitutes the predicate.
"You go to the store" is a verbal equivalent to the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle," the two phrases constituting a subject and predicate. However, it is possible to imply the subject: "Go to the store," the "you" being understood. This is the verbal equivalent to what Beethoven did, and to what you're documenting, the implied tonic (resolution) that is musically created.
That's a good way to think about it.
"Songs are written in keys." Schoenberg: "LOL!"
You are amazing Aimee...Thank you for all the knowledge you are sharing with such enthusiasm... My Love is a great example. Close To You is one of my favourite songs starting on IV.
The IV chord! Yes! Aimee, you are a treasure! And I love your digressions! This is one of the reasons why Just Friends is my favorite tune.
Hey Aimee! LOVE your content. Thanks for sharing your passion with us - even tho’ so much of this is lost on me! 😅.
One of my all time fave love songs is George Michael’s version of Kissing a Fool… I’d love to see you break that one apart and comment on it… Why do I love it so much??
Take care and HappyNee Year, 2023!
It’s a great song. Goes from the I to the sharp I dim to the ii at the start. 🙌🏼
Loved listening to you. My favorite start.
Hi Aimee! Your vids are great and I learn a bunch from them. Beginning a song with the IV chord is really very compelling. It sounds like the Vsus4(9) chord.
This video needs a part 2
Don't forget Autumn Leaves, also with a pickup, and it exploits the lovely diatonic harmonic sequence giving us a long harmonic hang before arriving home.
Autumn leaves starts on a minor chord. I’m just talking about IV chords (the capital letter denotes major) ;)
When I saw the title, the first song that came to mind was Bridge Over Troubled Water, which also has that minor plagal cadence at the end of the form.
This video taught me a variation on that! Whereas Bridge Over Troubled Water goes [IV iv I], the Louis Armstrong tune goes [IV, bVII7, I]... so the minor iv becomes the upper structure of the bVII7!
New subscriber here! You’re awesome thank you for this ,I am going to use this in my humble song craftworks❤
In the pop/rock realm I'm pretty sure Gin Blossoms' "Hey Jealousy" starts on the IV (with a pickup). You actually don't here the I chord until the prechorus; the verse loops IV-V-vi-V. So when the prechorus comes in with that I chord it is this huge relief because you've been building tension the whole time and that tension and release is echoed in the lyrics. Really great pop composition!
I love that song. Good call
Ok I have to go try it right now..
I liked this video. It gave me an idea that seems to work well, which is if the melody begins on the third degree of the scale (a major seventh of the 4 chord), instead of starting it with the one chord, I start it on the 4 chord, then use the 1 the second time around (not the second chorus, but like the second A in an AABA form), so you’re deferring the establishment of the tonic. So instead of going, say, 1 6 2 5… (and repeating that, or maybe 3 6 2 5 the second time) go 4 2 5sus 5 … then 1 6 2 5 (or maybe 3 6 2 5, and defer the tonic even more).
At any rate, it gave me an idea to play with, to reharmonize a tune to start on the 4 chord, and I’ve liked the sound, an idea I wouldn’t have thought of without this video.
Was just playing "After you've gone", and thought about your cool video. It begins similarly to "My Love"
You are amazing :)
Aimee I'm sure what you're saying is super prodigious and everything but if I'm being honest I just really like listening to you talk.
Just kidding I was totally paying attention. Let's go with that.
Madonna's "Holiday" starts in IV, and NEVER resolves to One (!)
(IV - V - vi, IV - V - iii - IV, repeat)
I would give a double like if I could. One for the “just friends” and another for the Metheny references
The perfect 4th I was listening to a music show on bbc4 radio about this. Alot of elvis songs begin like this. The theme from the good bad and the ugly was another song that was discussed
Your videos are always very informative. Kudos. Love Pat Metheny by the way.
Thanks that was beautiful, I only wish I could hear 1% of what you can and maybe understood 10% of what you said.
I understand that Paul McCartney as well as the Beatles didn't really know music theory but maybe Paul heard a melody that started out like "My Love". His wife at the time was the keyboard player maybe knew theory in their band or one of band members. He could have probably starting to sing that melody impromptu and just came out that way. A lot of bands that don't know music theory that well, including me but learning, have come up with some amazing music not knowing theory but just good ole' hearing and sense of melody is all it takes.
Just stumbled on your channel and subscribed. There's a many music channels I watch one is Rick Beato. He's great and analyzes bands on his channel and explains music theory too!
Take care! 🎼🎵🎶🎹 🎸< That's what I play.
Great vid
The song that came to mind immediately was “The Spy Who Loved Me (Nobody does it Better)” by Carly Simon. It also has a memorable pickup.
Really enjoyed this. Off topic and with all due respect, your visage is very appealing.
A while ago I told my music buddy exactly the same, with examples Stevie's 'Pastime Paradise', The Police's 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', chorus of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'. Lydian is magic! Thanks for confirming Aimee.
I heard something the other day: "Reminiscing," by the Little River Band.
Love your voice ..mmm and your lesson of course ...
Keep on loving you by REO Speedwagon comes to mind
That F IV chord is what Stevie Wonder’s song “You And I” starts with, no?
I m teaching myself to play the jazz piano. I ve no idea of jazz theory and I can't read music. I watch the entrance exam playing on Tube at a slow speed and copy which keys player press. I also asked for advice from a jazz piano professor. The professor said it is not easy to copy the piano without knowing the theory. Can I learn jazz piano in yhis state faster than others if I study theory??
Some of these tunes you mentioned I need to shed to
Aimee awsome channel,,awsome lesson on the 4 chord.I love your voice 😊
I really like the way you explain things. Understandable and relatable. There's a country song called "Don't Close Your Eyes" that technically starts in it's key of G, but the lyrics are all set up with those pick up notes to start on the 4th. This is amazing. I play guitar and learned by ear 40 years ago and naturally learned theory out of curiosity. Anyway back to songs. I like the way "And I Love Her" starts on the 2nd to the 6th for a while before landing on the F. And "Sultans Of Swing" uses the relative minor as the key then changes to it's Major mid verse, if that makes any sense. Thank you for your time and talent. You're awesome!
Guitar player here. Love your delivery and conveyance! So natural and a great player. TOTO also uses this a lot. Big fan of them as well as Metheny. Awesome!
Yeah, reworking established motifs to work over IV is the easiest way to write a clean, punchy bridge. So it makes sense that front-loading that shot of cinnamon is going to make things zing from the first bar. I guess it's kind of a meme, but I could even compare it to starting a story with "you might be wondering how I got here." I'm not sure I would want to do this all the time, but it does sound like a mood.
Loved that whole exploration of IV. I love that you are brave enough to sing back-to-back with Paul McCartney! You slay it all.
First time I’ve seen your stuff. Cool video. I’ll check out more.
This Guy in love with you, is an Awesome song
Aimee, I play guitar but I still learn so much from you. Thank you!
Hello Aimee what about Learning to fly Tom Petty?
I love how you explain and talk about music theory.
Amazing at explaining, not many with your talent. Awsome
OMG jeez I migjht just be kinda in love rigght now
This video opens so many dimensions in an otherwise predictable universe