As a pianist I realized while watching this that I've just been subconsciously doing this type of stuff every time I figure out a song by ear, just naturally playing the chords or the notes of the chords in whatever way sounds "right" to me. It's cool to see it actually broken down like this.
Just want to say, I really appreciate your totally smooth transitions between songs and your ability to speak and teach while making them. Really great stuff David.
@@clamclam3 you can do the same patterns on guitar. for example solos that use tapping are just different arpeggios, and most rhythm guitar parts can be played as held chords or quarter notes.
I remember learning classical piano in the seventies and eighties when curiosity and fun were not welcome when learning "serious" music. And I remember experimenting with altering the arpeggios of Bach's preludium. I played them upside down, as rock n' roll, syncopated or in triplets and that was the moment something clicked and I discovered that I was not tied to the will of some long-dead composers but that i could alter and recreate music or invent some of my own. And I also found out what a genius Bach was, but that is another story...
You keep making videos that fit perfectly into the gaps of what other music YTers think constitutes a rounded explanation of music composition. I wonder how you can see those gaps so clearly when so many experts are completely blind to them.
Man, I love all your videos, but more of this, please. You teaching piano would be great. The way you break it down and build it back up is just great. You're the best at breaking things down to their simplest elements. Hearing you break down these patterns has improved my piano playing a hundred percent without even going to the piano.
Wow!! This is a crazy valuable resource any songwriter can refer to!! I’ve been writing songs for 25 years but… I think I’m gonna check this next time I write a song, and really think about which technique to use. Thanks David!!
My high school music teacher said when he said the “pass the goddamn butter” mnemonic in a band, one of the band members got very mad and he had to change it to “pass the goshdang butter”
It’s wild how your videos come out when I’m studying these topics. I’ve been studying scores to figure out what to do with piano accompaniment and this video is just what I needed.
Didn't really learn anything new but I'm glad a new generation of musicians will have that videos. I learned these over years of just picking up small things every now and then.
Thank you so much for making polyrhythms more accessible, it really helps to think of the composite rather than trying to split your brain in half. You're a great teacher.
I came in to this expecting the same 4 chords in 17 different songs. I was confused for a moment but when I realized this was actually an educational video I was presently surprised! Learned a lot from this one, thank you
Your final comments about fitting in were really helpful as I'm wanting to do a bit of playing with bands (been playing just solo so far.) I'd heard it's really easy for a pianist to annoy the guitarist and bass player but without giving any advice on how to not do so. Nice to get some practical ideas with an explanation, thanks!
This is one of the best videos that I have ever seen for pianists, especially beginners. It mirrors exactly how I have to approach playing with two hands, condensing the rhythm of each measure into a complete beat played with both hands, similar to a drummer.
And that is pretty much it folks! this lesson combined with some small amount of chordal tension and release theory (the chord scale), and you have 99% of pop music ever made. Plus some emotive melodic inspiration of course (which could be seen as inherent potential in the chords). It is almost a reflection of Wolframs 'automata theory' - from a small number of simple building blocks we get a seemingly infinite number of variations and structures.
@@maxgregorycompositions6216 Apparently Tomorrow Never Knows by the Beatles only uses the C maj chord, with minor changes to Bb maj caused by vocal modulations
This guy’s teaching is astounding; he’s so good at it, I’m always impressed. My contribution is: mnemonics can also help us learn rhythms that aren’t necessarily polyrhythms; they might just be a relatively complicated pattern. For example, when learning a cascara rhythm commonly used on timbales in salsa, one might remember “I don’t like cabbage I like potatoes”.
please make a video on all levels of harmony explained, reharmonisation,voice leading. complete from zero to advance. And all left hand piano patterns List of topics to cover: 1)Chords Chord Tones Guide Tones Available Tensions Avoid Notes Chord Ambiguity Chord Substitution Polychords Slash Chords Suspended Chords Voice Leading ii)Chord Voicings Block [Close] Spread [Open] Shell Three Note Drop 2 Rootless Quartal/So What Tone Clusters Powell Monk Upper Structures iii)Left Hand Techniques Strumming ‘Comping Walking Bassline Tenths & Tenth Triads Stride Vamping Side-slipping Passing Chords Three Handed Technique Locked Hands iv)Progressions Diatonicism Circle of Fifths ii-V7-I Modulation Functionality Chromaticism Disguised Chords Passing Chords Borrowed Chords Secondary Chords Harmonic Rhythm V)Improvisation Tension & Resolution Inside vs Outside Horizontal vs Vertical Target vs Passing Notes Guide Tone Lines Phrasing Chord Mapping Common Base Scale Mistake Recovery Licks
SO VERY USEFUL! This is the best lesson I've seen, for the beginning piano player who's learned basic chords, and is now wondering what they can do with them to PLAY ACTUAL MUSIC! Thanks for this one ... for a LOT of players, this will be The Lesson We Needed Most, and didn't even know we needed it! It'll certainly be on my Most Shared list.
You had me dying with Dembow as someone who grew up in the Caribbean lol. It's really "Them Bow” with bow as to bow to someone. It's just that in Jamaican Patios that translates to "Dem Bow" Actually the proper English translation would be "They Bow”
An accompaniment pattern I like to use in my own composing is going every beat where the melody isn't. Another one I enjoy using is a divisi over two identical instruments (like violin or viola) where 1 plays the top 2 notes of the triad and the other the bottom 2 alternating between those notes.
I'm grateful for this exposition of 17 chord progressions/rhythms - very useful and quite generous of you. Your skill and ease are very encouraging. Thank you.
@@JamesBond-zd5jx I am a music teacher and there won't be 1 day either of these two bands not mentioned. They are to me equal of importance to their time and to what is considered popular music. Both have had similar effect to my musical interest.
I thought the video was going to be about I V VI III, but it turned out to be about piano hand patterns. Had I known that I would have clicked on it sooner.
personally I always love creating one rhythm by going between my two hands, similar to 'Take Five'. and something that I found crucial to learn as a pianist in a band was to not play a bass line. when playing solo I tend to do octaves in my left hand but that doesn't work in a band with a bassist, so once I figured out I could play chords in both hands and pass the rhythm between them, or even play chords in my left hand and do a little melody in my right, it was an absolute game changer
I used to only watch your videos to play along with your Beatles games. I'm so glad I started watching videos like these b/c they've been so helpful for understanding music better!
After watching the section on the 'nice cup of tea' rhythm, I immediately had to check what it sounded like in comparison to the syncopated rhythm in 2/4. Those two always had me confused back in music school because we were never played them back to back. Now that I have them laid out in my daw I think I'll write a piece using both of them!
They are certainly close! The tresillo rhythm is almost like a “lazy triplet”, and tresillo is literally the Spanish word for triplet. (Which can be confusing!)
David, I am a huge fan of your channel. You teach music theory in a simple, easy to understand way and you also make it so much fun to watch. Keep up the great work!
"Thank you so much, David, for your incredible content! Your videos are not only educational but also truly inspiring. You've made learning piano and music theory both accessible and enjoyable. Keep up the amazing work!" Pooria from IRAN
Church organists do this on hymns. Particularly ones with lots of verses---use a different technique on each verse, with the root in the pedal, the melody on one manual, and the chords on another.
Most educational channel on YT for music. He teaches us crucial things that people don't realize need to be taught.
And if you're in a rush in the morning and you need something to spread on your toast and someone is hogging it
Very true
8 bit music theory is great too
Signals Music Studio is also worth checking out. He doesn't upload as frequently these days, but his back catalogue is an absolute treasure trove.
by far
As a pianist I realized while watching this that I've just been subconsciously doing this type of stuff every time I figure out a song by ear, just naturally playing the chords or the notes of the chords in whatever way sounds "right" to me. It's cool to see it actually broken down like this.
Just want to say, I really appreciate your totally smooth transitions between songs and your ability to speak and teach while making them. Really great stuff David.
Thanks 😊
As a guitarist, this is the best explanation of how piano is used in popular music I've ever seen, Kudos!
😊😊😊 fantastic!
@@DavidBennettPiano could you make a version of this for guitar?
@@tyler361t2I second this! Understanding how to implement guitar chords into music is something I’ve struggled with.
@@clamclam3 you can do the same patterns on guitar. for example solos that use tapping are just different arpeggios, and most rhythm guitar parts can be played as held chords or quarter notes.
I remember learning classical piano in the seventies and eighties when curiosity and fun were not welcome when learning "serious" music. And I remember experimenting with altering the arpeggios of Bach's preludium. I played them upside down, as rock n' roll, syncopated or in triplets and that was the moment something clicked and I discovered that I was not tied to the will of some long-dead composers but that i could alter and recreate music or invent some of my own. And I also found out what a genius Bach was, but that is another story...
The most impressive part of this video is not just the examples given but how each one seamlessly leads in to the next
You keep making videos that fit perfectly into the gaps of what other music YTers think constitutes a rounded explanation of music composition. I wonder how you can see those gaps so clearly when so many experts are completely blind to them.
Man, I love all your videos, but more of this, please. You teaching piano would be great. The way you break it down and build it back up is just great. You're the best at breaking things down to their simplest elements. Hearing you break down these patterns has improved my piano playing a hundred percent without even going to the piano.
Wow!! This is a crazy valuable resource any songwriter can refer to!! I’ve been writing songs for 25 years but… I think I’m gonna check this next time I write a song, and really think about which technique to use.
Thanks David!!
Ukulele player here and I'm still here to learn. 2 minutes in and already learned something I can do on the uke better!
Believe it or not, I did pick up a few strumming patterns from this video. Thank you David!
As someone who was never actually taught piano and taught myself this is so helpful!!
Great!
“Nice cup of tea” and “Pass the Goddamn butter” is a game changer! Always tried too hard to wrap my head around polyrhythms to play them well 😂
I've heard it as "not difficult" for 3:2 and "not very difficult" for 3:4.
imagine it being replaced to a brainrot term 💀
@@equolizer I MUCH PREFER this to the profane mnemonic. Thank you.
My high school music teacher said when he said the “pass the goddamn butter” mnemonic in a band, one of the band members got very mad and he had to change it to “pass the goshdang butter”
@@equolizer”not very difficult” seems to accent the quarter notes instead of the triplets to me
One of my favourite arpeggios is the “turning tables” one, by Adele ❤
More videos on how to play chord progressions. Chord connectors are amazing and these videos are like songwriting GOLD
That staccato at 18:12 made me appreciate the beaty of the female hand
bruh did i just see the note's names on the sheet music?? for someone who cant read, thank you david
Agreed!
Great!!!
@@DavidBennettPiano YUP! Keep doing exactly that!
Just learn to read it's not hard
@@unknownkingdomalmost as hard as not being an absolute asshat, eh? 😉😉
It’s wild how your videos come out when I’m studying these topics. I’ve been studying scores to figure out what to do with piano accompaniment and this video is just what I needed.
Didn't really learn anything new but I'm glad a new generation of musicians will have that videos. I learned these over years of just picking up small things every now and then.
Thank you so much for making polyrhythms more accessible, it really helps to think of the composite rather than trying to split your brain in half. You're a great teacher.
Glad it was helpful! 😊
I aim for an hour per day of practise. On day when that is too much to ask, a David Bennett video is my go-to inspiration.
Must have been hard to not play 'still dre' during that staccato section. You're a better man than me
Missed opportunity
PPS: Thank you also so much for not only sparking my interest in music theory, but also teaching it in a very intuitive way.
Thanks!😊😊😊
Your lessons are always fantastic, but this is particularly good. So much practical knowledge packed into 20 mins.
Me, 23 mins ago: No way will I watch this whole video.
Me now: Well, pass the goddamn butter.
❤️❤️❤️
“I’m probably not gonna watch the whole video…. Wait. What? It’s over?”
The best teacher ever. Thanks so much.
I came in to this expecting the same 4 chords in 17 different songs. I was confused for a moment but when I realized this was actually an educational video I was presently surprised! Learned a lot from this one, thank you
When you showed staccato triplets, immediately the song "Hold The Line" by Toto came to mind 😎
I have such a hard time playing different rhythms with each hand. This is very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Your final comments about fitting in were really helpful as I'm wanting to do a bit of playing with bands (been playing just solo so far.) I'd heard it's really easy for a pianist to annoy the guitarist and bass player but without giving any advice on how to not do so. Nice to get some practical ideas with an explanation, thanks!
0:40 It's cool how Hosier is SO recognisable that I immediately thought of it when David played the held chords in that specific way.
Same!
4:33 too. Even before the chord changed, I knew exactly what song was coming up.
Excellent video as always, and you've convinced me that I should invest in 88 notes to fill out the top and bottom parts with my group
it's such a joy to receive knowledge i know i've always been searching for, scrambling about in the dark; but never been able to find, until now.
Brilliant! So clear and accessible a n d helpful. Fantastic the rhythmn part. Thank you so much. A case of the right video at the right time❤😊😊😊
This is one of the best videos that I have ever seen for pianists, especially beginners. It mirrors exactly how I have to approach playing with two hands, condensing the rhythm of each measure into a complete beat played with both hands, similar to a drummer.
i've always wanted a video explaining this exactly, i just couldn't find anything until now, tysm :3
And that is pretty much it folks! this lesson combined with some small amount of chordal tension and release theory (the chord scale), and you have 99% of pop music ever made. Plus some emotive melodic inspiration of course (which could be seen as inherent potential in the chords).
It is almost a reflection of Wolframs 'automata theory' - from a small number of simple building blocks we get a seemingly infinite number of variations and structures.
I absolutely love this channel and I recommend it to every musician I know!
❤❤
I’m composing for a college assignment and I struggle with creating rhythms on the piano thanks so much for this video David 😊
Big David! I love the way you show the concepts and its work on basicly every musical instruments. Great content!
Thanks 😊
I love chord progressions
Most do. I imagine a song using just one chord would be very dull lol.
@@maxgregorycompositions6216 Apparently Tomorrow Never Knows by the Beatles only uses the C maj chord, with minor changes to Bb maj caused by vocal modulations
Thank God for videos like this!!! Patterns for rhythm sections are one of my biggest struggles when composing
This guy’s teaching is astounding; he’s so good at it, I’m always impressed.
My contribution is: mnemonics can also help us learn rhythms that aren’t necessarily polyrhythms; they might just be a relatively complicated pattern. For example, when learning a cascara rhythm commonly used on timbales in salsa, one might remember “I don’t like cabbage I like potatoes”.
Thank you!!!
please make a video on all levels of harmony explained, reharmonisation,voice leading. complete from zero to advance. And all left hand piano patterns
List of topics to cover:
1)Chords
Chord Tones
Guide Tones
Available Tensions
Avoid Notes
Chord Ambiguity
Chord Substitution
Polychords
Slash Chords
Suspended Chords
Voice Leading
ii)Chord Voicings
Block [Close]
Spread [Open]
Shell
Three Note
Drop 2
Rootless
Quartal/So What
Tone Clusters
Powell
Monk
Upper Structures
iii)Left Hand Techniques
Strumming
‘Comping
Walking Bassline
Tenths & Tenth Triads
Stride
Vamping
Side-slipping
Passing Chords
Three Handed Technique
Locked Hands
iv)Progressions
Diatonicism
Circle of Fifths
ii-V7-I
Modulation
Functionality
Chromaticism
Disguised Chords
Passing Chords
Borrowed Chords
Secondary Chords
Harmonic Rhythm
V)Improvisation
Tension & Resolution
Inside vs Outside
Horizontal vs Vertical
Target vs Passing Notes
Guide Tone Lines
Phrasing
Chord Mapping
Common Base Scale
Mistake Recovery
Licks
The section at the end about fitting your piano part into a band setting was interesting, I'd love to see a video from you dedicated to that topic.
I love this channel. I finally got an A in music class because of it!
😊😊😊😊
SO VERY USEFUL! This is the best lesson I've seen, for the beginning piano player who's learned basic chords, and is now wondering what they can do with them to PLAY ACTUAL MUSIC!
Thanks for this one ... for a LOT of players, this will be The Lesson We Needed Most, and didn't even know we needed it!
It'll certainly be on my Most Shared list.
You had me dying with Dembow as someone who grew up in the Caribbean lol. It's really "Them Bow” with bow as to bow to someone. It's just that in Jamaican Patios that translates to "Dem Bow"
Actually the proper English translation would be "They Bow”
Very clear instruction and naming of the chords..
An accompaniment pattern I like to use in my own composing is going every beat where the melody isn't. Another one I enjoy using is a divisi over two identical instruments (like violin or viola) where 1 plays the top 2 notes of the triad and the other the bottom 2 alternating between those notes.
I'm grateful for this exposition of 17 chord progressions/rhythms - very useful and quite generous of you. Your skill and ease are very encouraging. Thank you.
Many of us need this.
Videos without David mentioning Radiohead: 0
And the Beatles
@@JamesBond-zd5jx I am a music teacher and there won't be 1 day either of these two bands not mentioned. They are to me equal of importance to their time and to what is considered popular music. Both have had similar effect to my musical interest.
I really enjoyed this lesson! Mahalo from Maui
Awesome! How about a session on how to use the 3 piano pedals effectively- una corda, sostenuto, and damper pedals?
This was such a great video, very informative and useful.
Thank you!!
I thought the video was going to be about I V VI III, but it turned out to be about piano hand patterns. Had I known that I would have clicked on it sooner.
I thought it would be about inverted chords 😭
Fantastic video as always David! "The scientist" was the first song I could ever play when I learned the piano at 22. It's so simple but so beautiful.
Thanks 😊
One of your best yet, David. Great - relaxed - presentation :-)
Thanks!
The 'Nice Cup of Tea' and 'Pass the God Damn Butter' were amazing. The pure British-ness of them 😂
I don't think Liam or Noel G would say 'God Damn' !
gosh darn
i’m looking for a house to buy
Brilliant
Thanks 😊
I love these sentences for the polyrhythm, because I really struggle to ceep them upright
personally I always love creating one rhythm by going between my two hands, similar to 'Take Five'. and something that I found crucial to learn as a pianist in a band was to not play a bass line. when playing solo I tend to do octaves in my left hand but that doesn't work in a band with a bassist, so once I figured out I could play chords in both hands and pass the rhythm between them, or even play chords in my left hand and do a little melody in my right, it was an absolute game changer
Thank you for gracing us with this much needed information. Very helpful for upcoming artists. ❤❤🔥
You’re welcome ☺️
I'm surprised you didn't include Bohemian Rhapsody in the staccato part, truly would've been magnifico
Please make more ways to play chord progression and make videos on piano accompaniment for songwriter s and singers . The techniques
I have played all these, but thanks a ton for theorizing and categorizing this! Gives great perspective! You are a fantastic Pedagogue!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks 😊
I used to only watch your videos to play along with your Beatles games. I'm so glad I started watching videos like these b/c they've been so helpful for understanding music better!
Glad you like them!
Literally the best tutorial I’ve ever watched ! Thank you so much
This is exactly the topic I've been wondering about recently. Thank you!
😊😊😊😊
I’ve watched almost all your videos and this is one of the best. Great job David
Thank you so much! This is the video I needed when I started playing the piano 3 years ago. Now the information is available to new piano players :)
I always enjoy all your videos so full of great knowledge.
Thanks 😊
Superb work David. Such a pleasure to learn from you. Thanks. Alan.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you David!
Thanks 😊
Thank you so much. Rhythmic patterns are just not discussed as often as chord progressions and scales are.
''One of your best ever tutorials! Just fits in perfectly with my piano lessons at the moment.
Great to hear! 😀
BRILLIANT VIDEO DAVID
Thanks 😊
Thanks again. A lot of ideas a guitarist can adopt, too. ;-)
I’ve been looking forward to this one since the pole
😊😊
There's so much good stuff in your videos I take 5x time to watch your videos than any other piano channels! Love your content, keep it up David!
After watching the section on the 'nice cup of tea' rhythm, I immediately had to check what it sounded like in comparison to the syncopated rhythm in 2/4. Those two always had me confused back in music school because we were never played them back to back. Now that I have them laid out in my daw I think I'll write a piece using both of them!
They are certainly close! The tresillo rhythm is almost like a “lazy triplet”, and tresillo is literally the Spanish word for triplet. (Which can be confusing!)
David, I am a huge fan of your channel. You teach music theory in a simple, easy to understand way and you also make it so much fun to watch. Keep up the great work!
My pleasure!
Always an excellent choice of topics and fine presentations.
I've been looking for a good video on piano patterns for ages. Thank you!
"Thank you so much, David, for your incredible content! Your videos are not only educational but also truly inspiring. You've made learning piano and music theory both accessible and enjoyable. Keep up the amazing work!"
Pooria from IRAN
One of the most relevant channels around... 👍
i really enjoyed this lesson. thank you
Great 😊
This one of your best I have to say.. the choices for the examples are just absolutely spot on.. like you couldn’t have chosen better examples
😊😊😊😊
This is one of your best videos!
Thanks!!
You're a great teacher David ❤
Thank you! 😃
This is exactly what I needed. Great works thanks!
Thanks 😊
Church organists do this on hymns. Particularly ones with lots of verses---use a different technique on each verse, with the root in the pedal, the melody on one manual, and the chords on another.
The graphics/visualization is so helpful, makes it much easier for me to remember the things I learn on your channel.
Glad to hear that!
I wish the guitar was your main instrument. Ive learned a ton from you anyway so I will just keep on keepin on.
Thanks for this super helpful lesson.
You're very welcome!
An incredible lesson, thank you!
Thank you!
Awesome, thank you!
No worries!
The "Miss Sloane Solo" by Max Richter makes a very nice use of 4-3 notes upwards arpeggios over a 7/4 tempo
That was brilliant, thanks!
Thanks!
16:50 instantly reminded me of Playschool, a kids show in Australia.