the greatest barbershop chord of all time?

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  • Опубліковано 17 сер 2023
  • "Bye Bye Blues" arranged by Greg Volk performed by PLATINUM
    Original videos:
    • Bye Bye Blues - Platinum
    • Platinum - Bye Bye Blu...
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  • @trx90vito29
    @trx90vito29 10 місяців тому +193

    In the first recording, it almost sounds like there’s both a really low bass tone *and* a Tim Waurick level squeaker note in the top end

    • @natheniel
      @natheniel 9 місяців тому +8

      Perfect subharmonic!

    • @dalejarvis2126
      @dalejarvis2126 8 місяців тому +2

      Kevin could hit the A flat two octaves below the body he posted.

  • @LeadBariBass
    @LeadBariBass 9 місяців тому +98

    As others have pointed out, it's a Db 7th chord. What sets it apart is the inversion, vowel match, but especially the balance. Many foursomes can hit those notes, but never really lock it that tight for those reasons. AWESOME ring.

  • @thatelectropig8678
    @thatelectropig8678 9 місяців тому +65

    Usually you hear a chord with that much overtone or undertone at the end of a song, but just throwing it out like that is crazy

  • @themainframe1651
    @themainframe1651 Місяць тому +4

    The chord in question being a justly tuned Db7. It’s crazy how flat that Cb is.

  • @inkkles
    @inkkles 9 місяців тому +11

    jason's new favorite soundwaves

  • @jmbmusic1
    @jmbmusic1 9 місяців тому +43

    That truly is an amazing barbershop chord! Holy moly!

  • @pansirawit
    @pansirawit 7 місяців тому +5

    Those byes don’t only sound good but also look good in the transcription

  • @ABarbershopBarber
    @ABarbershopBarber 9 місяців тому +7

    Exactly what the supporting the harmonic series is supposed to sound like!

  • @keithpennington8259
    @keithpennington8259 9 місяців тому +19

    My all time favorite along with Ringmasters. They have been none better.

  • @JPurvis10
    @JPurvis10 9 місяців тому +12

    I’m pissed that wasn’t born sooner. Wishing to watch greats such as Boston Common, BSU, Platinum, GHG, and others.

  • @michaelpetry842
    @michaelpetry842 9 місяців тому +6

    The foundation of that Db 7th is the wicked lock of the root and 5th (bass and bari), also, the 7th is tuned almost a third of a semitone low.

  • @oscargill423
    @oscargill423 6 місяців тому +2

    Their bright, rich vocal tone helps immensely, I must say.

  • @erichbrough6097
    @erichbrough6097 9 місяців тому +4

    Freaking AWESOME - Tony missed a great chance tho for the bari tiddly: 'tell 'em goo - - - -d bye!' That would have been LIT! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @Will_Bryan
    @Will_Bryan 9 місяців тому +20

    Hopefully they sing this for their 25th(!) anniversary in a couple years

  • @adamstillwagon83
    @adamstillwagon83 6 місяців тому +3

    Definitely the performers getting that perfectly in tune, but ALSO matching timbre in their voices that makes it sound so special, since all those chords are really simple. The walk up into a dominant 7 chord on "tell em' goodbye" instead of the expected major chord is like a gentle slap in the face. Since it's all stepwise motion and our ears hear it for a split second like a resolution.
    Also one little thing, I feel like right at the end it could have used 1 more chord right before the resolution to Db, is that just me?

  • @r1p2m32
    @r1p2m32 9 місяців тому +4

    A really good tenor-baritone group.

  • @hayleynhassan
    @hayleynhassan 3 місяці тому +1

    I love how you include the sheet music!

  • @4partharmony208
    @4partharmony208 10 місяців тому +47

    Platinum was an absolute supernova. So good, and burned so bright for such a short time.
    They're really in the same category as Dealer's Choice and Acoustix in that they represented the apex of the current form and sowed the seeds for what came next. Tricky thing to do both.
    Edit: Yes, I'm aware of what sets those other two apart,, and there's a credible argument Platinum should share that honor. The point remains.

    • @jesusthroughmary
      @jesusthroughmary 9 місяців тому +3

      My guy, you don't have to defend your position that a quartet that includes Joe Connelly, Tony DeRosa and Gary Lewis is among the all time greats.

  • @KB-dd9xr
    @KB-dd9xr 9 місяців тому +3

    Look up some old southern gospel for quartets - classic finishing chord there. (The Stamps were one of the groups, I believe from 40-55 years ago along with many others)

  • @BarbershopArchive
    @BarbershopArchive 9 місяців тому +10

    Oh hey, this video is really cool.

    • @homerles
      @homerles 9 місяців тому +1

      Oh hey, this video is really cool

  • @bishopreactions
    @bishopreactions 2 місяці тому +1

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @CatholicQuartet
    @CatholicQuartet 8 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful! I love that kind of stretchy harmony that works but nobody ever uses.

  • @jonathan12349111
    @jonathan12349111 8 місяців тому +2

    The answer to the title question: YES!!
    The greatest of all time.

  • @corazonbeso
    @corazonbeso 9 місяців тому +2

    C#/Db7. Pretty standard haha. Anyone can sing those notes together but their intonation is flawless throughout this part of the piece.

  • @jaylordlobaton1030
    @jaylordlobaton1030 10 місяців тому +8

    damn i feel early af

  • @mrMankx
    @mrMankx 8 місяців тому +1

    most epic!

  • @carloszambrano1217
    @carloszambrano1217 8 місяців тому +1

    Hello friend, the transcriptions you are doing are spectacular. I would love for you to make a transcription of the song Here s to the losers of the max Q quartet … Greetnings from Colombia South America, i loved Barbershop Chords

  • @knickknack4338
    @knickknack4338 8 місяців тому +1

    Greta stuff! Would you consider transcribing Lunch Break's 99 Bottles of Beer parody at some point?

  • @crabstuf1469
    @crabstuf1469 7 місяців тому +1

    Hey Jason! Have you heard "good morning" by take four? its amazing! Have a great day, hope you're doing well.

  • @tomearly111
    @tomearly111 7 місяців тому +2

    It's good but you might want to listen to The Ringmasters The Bells of Notre Dam

  • @oldguydoesstuff120
    @oldguydoesstuff120 8 місяців тому +1

    Is it just me, or in the first clip does the Bass adjust the tuning on his post (just after "The Chord") in preparation for the next chord? Seems like it drops a few cents flat from where it was.

  • @TomCee53
    @TomCee53 9 місяців тому +7

    Thats known as barbershop. Tim is hardly the only good tenor.

  • @ppheard1254
    @ppheard1254 9 місяців тому +3

    Db7 chord

  • @nicholasgonzalez5269
    @nicholasgonzalez5269 5 місяців тому +2

    I have to know Jason, when you did this transcription, was it all by ear or did you have the sheet music reference. I’ve been trying to find the sheet music for this particular arrangement for YEARS!!

    • @jasonfieler
      @jasonfieler  5 місяців тому +3

      it was by ear, I do not have access to the sheet music

    • @jeffthechristian3010
      @jeffthechristian3010 2 місяці тому

      @@jasonfielerWell-done! Transcribing any music is not easy.

  • @taylorthemetalhead306
    @taylorthemetalhead306 6 днів тому

    Where can I find the sheet music for the whole song? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

  • @mrnnhnz
    @mrnnhnz 9 місяців тому +3

    It's a nice chord, for sure, but not all that new/challenging/out-of-the-blue. It's just a regular 7th chord after all. Barbershop has got some incredibly crunchy chords and chord progressions in it. Those are what I came here for. Again, I enjoyed this. Nice performance and the chord is perfectly enjoyable and apropos for the piece. But, other than its high pitch, it's not that special.

    • @homerles
      @homerles 9 місяців тому +1

      👍

    • @jasonfieler
      @jasonfieler  9 місяців тому +8

      I totally get that, it's just that for some reason when I heard it I had this viceral reaction that made me start laughing, I think because of how amazingly in tune it was and how perfect the vowels were to make it ring so much. Also, On the original video, there are multiple comments referencing that chord as potentially the best barbershop chord they've heard, so I figured it would be cool to use as a title

  • @ryanluedtke7103
    @ryanluedtke7103 7 місяців тому +1

    its just a dominant 7th chord, it sounds awesome but saying its the best ever is wild

  • @Dustin1047
    @Dustin1047 8 місяців тому

    No. But it’s not bad. Ringmasters, BGSU or TNT climbed higher.