Altered Chords | What, Why, How.
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2024
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At the request of a few people here's my take on altered chords and altered chord harmony. I hope it answers some questions you might have.
Thank you for watching and being part of this community.
MK
#musictheory #alteredchords #harmony
Chapters:
00:00-00:17 Intro
00:17-00:52 What did you call me?
00:52-01:17 It's a Dominant 7
01:17-01:45 Tension & Release
01:45-03:23 Dominant 7 Tension
03:23-04:30 Tension in different styles
04:30-09:27 Altered Chords (finally)
09:27-11:52 Using these chords
11:52 Over of vamp
This is lowkey an underrated channel. Going to enjoy watching it blow up
Agree! Im so happy i joined the ride🤟
Yup!!!
Ah man, thanks for the kind words, I hope you guys are right!! 😂🤞🏼
Same, i was here!😁
Agreed. The quality and conciseness of his content is professional!! When I first started watching his videos I was surprised at how he only had a few hundred followers
You're definitely one of those "UA-camrs" that actually communicate theory better than teachers in a university setting. Great video sir!
Thanks, that’s nice you to say so.
I’ve definitely experience the reality that you can be an amazing musician but not a very good teacher. Equally, possibly in my case, you can be a good teacher and not necessarily a great musician!
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏
At Oberlin College, they expected the students already to know the stuff you now can find in YT videos (this was before UA-cam, though)... even though almost all of the students had holes in theory knowledge, because they'd been focusing on specific styles (classical vs jazz was one of those dividing lines).
OTOH, music theory at UNCW (North Carolina at Wilmington) was a high school band director who was mispromoted (IMO) to a university environment. I went from being not knowledgeable enough for the intro course at Oberlin, to placing out of the entire intro year, at UNCW (after having failed a semester at Oberlin). So, my opinion of university music professors varies widely.
I’m never in comment sections but this channel is everything I’ve been looking for
I appreciate you being here. Really nice to hear you've found some value in my channel, thanks for your comment 🙏
Best channel about music theory in UA-cam these days
🙏 You’re too kind. Not sure you’re right but I appreciate it anyway!
You don't just explain the theory but also show us how to put it into practice which makes you a great teacher!
🙏 Thank you for the kind words.
Please keep making these videos. It’s been said a lot here, but you are a FANTASTIC teacher. It’s nice to hear someone clearly and patiently explain everything you talk about. Besides the topics of the videos, there are countless nuggets being dropped along the way that are connecting the dots of everything else I’ve learned.
Your channel is going to take off. And the humor is a nice bonus!
🙏 Thank you for your kind words. I really do appreciate your comment and I'm glad you're finding some value in the videos. Cheers.
thank you Michael I finally understand how to actually use alt chords in a more flexible and aesthetic manner
I've been a guitarist and bassist since the 90's but the piano seems the instrument that makes the most sense to me for learning theory. Thank you
Along with your superb teaching style, your dry sense of humour really keeps me wanting to watch until the end. I'm learning a lot from your videos. Thank you.
Ah, thanks Trefor! Really good to hear you're getting some value from the videos. Thanks for leaving a comment, much appreciated! 🙏
consistently incredible videos, hooked from beginning to end as always ❤️
Cheers Sam! Appreciate your comment 🙏
Amazing
Bloody hell, thank you!
You are welcome!
Straight to the point thanks mate
You. Are. Welcome! 👍🏼
Amazing video as always !!
Thanks man, appreciate it 👍🏼
Great video, thank you so much
You are very welcome! Thanks for leaving a comment 🙏
Love your style. Really enjoying the explanations.
Cheers! I appreciate you watching and leaving a comment 🙏
Good stuff to know 👍🎹🎶
You and Open Studio are the best channels on UA-cam.
Thanks Jonny, that’s very generous. Those guys know a lot more stuff than I do but I’m grateful you’d consider me alongside them. 😳 🙏
@@michaelkeithson In my opinion, you and Open Studio present music theory in the most relatable, comprehensible & useful way to all of us curious musicians who know a bit, played a lot & wish to keep on learning. You've helped me immensely with my journey. Please carry on; you're brilliant, Mate.
@@jonnyroxx7172 Thanks Jonny, really appreciate it 🙏
Beautiful. Thank you again, I’ve been confused about these for a long time.
Great! Really pleased it was useful. 👍🏼
Thank you.
You. Are. Very. Welcome!
Thanks for watching 👍🏼
Great sir! Thnx a million🙏
Thanks Bjorn, hope it was helpful!
Thanks for this interesting and clear explanation!
You are very welcome! Thanks for the comment 🙏
Dude, I love you. Amazing tutorial ❤
Ah thanks man 😳, I’m sure you’re really nice too😂😘
Amazing job here!
Cheers Eugene!
You may be an average musician but you are a staggeringly magnificent communicator.
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Really excellent 🎹
Thank you! And thanks for making your way through the other videos too, glad you're liking the content and appreciate the comments and support 🙏
really, really helpful
Great to hear Sean, thanks for the comment 🙏
Very helpful information! Thank you!
Hey Steve, glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, much appreciated! 👍🏼
I've finally and clearly understood what altered chords are: the whole spiced up with your usual relaxed ambiance and pleasant sense of humour. Thank you very much, Michael!
Cheers man, I really appreciate your kind comments! 🙏
@@michaelkeithson You are very welcome, Michael, I truly love your videos.
And yet another masterclass. thank you for sharing all this knowledge in an easy fun way, maestro.
Ah, thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers for watching and leaving a comment 🙏
Michael you explain this beautifully, thanks a lot!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, much appreciated 🙏
finally I get a hang on this ... thank you
You are very welcome! 👍🏼
Crystal clear explanations right here !
I subscribe, thanks for the amazing content
Thank you Tristan! I appreciate your comment 🙏
Another serious video mate, this channel is on the onwards and upwards. Seriously good content.
Cheers man, hope it was useful! 👍🏼
grrrrrrrreat work! Really useful, didactically conceptualized especially for my actual playing abilities. Really appreciated! Greetings from germany.
Thank you! Great to hear that it was useful for you. Thanks for the comment 🙏
Hello my new favourite music/jazz teacher on the internet.
Hello Kwame! Thanks for you kind comment, I'm glad you're here!
Got to love this guy
Cheers Jorge! 👍🏼
Thank you Michael! You have given me a real light bulb moment! I’m a guitarist not a pianist (I wish I’d had time to learn when I was younger) but I bought a key board to help me understand scales and chords in my retirement (all a bit late now ). Your explanations of the chromatic extensions and how they relate to those posh scales like ‘superlocrian’ etc. was a real eye opener! Subscribed, saved and liked!
Thanks JB, really pleased that you're finding my videos helpful, thanks for the kind comment! 👍
Thank you for a fantastic explanation of “Steely Dan” chords!😊
Great structured explanation with practical examples.
Many thanks!
You are very welcome Taras, I appreciate your comment 🙏
Awesome dude. !!!! thank YOU. SO. much. a lot cleare now.....thanks. to. YOU. !!!
You are very welcome! Thanks for the great comment. Really glad you found it useful 👍🏼
Great video sir 🎶🎹
Cheers Lewis, glad you enjoyed it, hope it was useful!
Perfect formula for teaching harmony. Thanks!!!
Cheers Kevin, appreciate the support 🙏
Very well done! You're going to be full-time music before you know it. Great mix of professional, chill and quirky. Keep it up!
Cheers Eli, really appreciate the support and encouragement. Good to hear you're enjoying the content.
Thanks for another great video. Off to the piano to experiment now...
You are very welcome, thanks for watching! Happy experimenting!! 🎹🎵
Thanks!
🙏 Thank you Miguel!
Only bad thing about being around near the beginning of a channel getting popular is there isnt nearly enough content for me to devour! I just binged the whole channel over the past 2 days and I need more!!!!
Ha! Thanks for the generous comment. Fear not, I have no intention of stopping anytime soon. I'm doing my best to get a video out every two weeks so you'll have to hold tight and keep coming back! Thanks for watching and the support, much appreciated. Cheers. MK
@michaelkeithson very high quality stuff my friend, on par with the UA-cam greats like Adam Neely, David Bruce, and the like! Looking forward what the future brings!
@@amaterasu86 Ah, thanks! It's really nice to hear you think that. Would be great to grow the channel to a similar size, hopefully I can continue to find things to talk about!
Brilliant teacher. Thank you :-)
Thanks Michael, I appreciate your kind words. Hope the video was useful!
Great teaching
Thank you 🙏 I appreciate the kind comment!
This is like a perfect mix betweeen ASMR and the most pedagogical music theory explanations imaginable. So good! Thanks!
Ha! Thanks Mattias, I might have to put that quote on my website! Thanks for the comment, really good to hear you enjoyed the video. Cheers. 👍
Once again, I'm in over my head but I like it. I know I'll understand eventually because your explanations are very clear. Maybe it'll just take me a few more plays. Thanks, Michael.
Thanks for watching Laura! 🙏
Another top rated video. I get so much info and inspiration of out of these. (Might have to watch this one a few times to let all of the points sink in 🤔).
Made me laugh as well!
Hey Ryan, thanks man. Appreciate you coming back to watch. 👍🏼
Once again every thing you thought you knew brilliantly set out to help refresh & deepen the understanding. Bought you a posh cappucino as I hope everyone does...Cos it takes time and skill to share quality knowledge ...keep it up with thanks !
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Smooth and informative. Great education here. Subscribed brother glad to have found you! Cheers 🎹
I'm glad you found me too! Thanks for the sub, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
I really like listening to you pondering and thinking about these topics ... because it helps me in my own struggling to understand ... and even more I enjoy your examples how to use the theoretic concepts in real playing (I often miss this part in other tutorials/educational clips) ... a heartfelt thank you from germany ;-)) ... no I have to get back to my piano to experiment on altered scales and chords ...
Hey Manfred! Hi from the UK 👋
Thanks for your nice comment, I’m really pleased my videos are helpful. Happy experimenting!! 🎹🎵
Good video!
Thank you 🙏
I'm primarily a guitar player and I love these videos--great atmosphere, information, editing, and energy
Awesome! Really pleased to hear you’re enjoying the vids, thanks for the nice comment 🙏
Michael, love the way you explain music. You've opened my eyes ro a lot of stuff and believe it or not, I'm a guitarist.
Ah, thanks James, it's great to hear the videos have been helpful. I've had a few comments from guitarists saying that they're liking the videos, I guess because the piano is such a visual instrument with everything lined out in front of you it's quite accessible. I also usually try to teach things around C major because it's much easier to process if you're not an experienced pianist. Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind comment. It's much appreciated 👍
The playing at 7.04 😍
I am deep in this stuff but i like this guy 😊. Good stuff
Cheers Koen, glad you’re enjoying the content! 👍🏼
I think I just became your 10,000th subscriber. Although I play guitar, I'm starting piano again after so many decades of not playing. Anyway, thanks a lot, keep up the good work.
Tracy!! Yay, thanks for being the special subscriber!! Best of luck with piano, have you checked out the couple of piano specific videos I’ve made?
Thanks for leaving a comment! 🎹🎵
Modern music theory is like modern monetary theory. Just keep printing chords
Super lesson
Ciao dall'Italia
Ciao!! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it. 👍🏼
These chords just came about for me, in composition
When you stack counterpoint, and every line has its melody
And you want to voice lead, and you start becoming aware of their hypothetical chords on every beat or syncopation,
These chords simply appear in your composition
And when you finally analyze why
You see peculiar inversions of dominant “cadences”
And the line that hits on the #11 may just have chromatic voice leading
You will know you have mastered diatonic voice leading, when you can consciously use these chords in practice
Your music will begin to nearly demand you for such harmony, and you submit to what you hear ahead
Insane you’re giving these away for free
Love your channel. As a guitarist may I request you to consider showing the tab of chords when you talk about in different videos about how the content applies to guitar? (I love that you do that btw). Congratulations on a great channel.
Thanks for your comment Dieter, I'm not really a very good guitarist so I don't feel very comfortable talking about guitar with any sort of authority but if in future there is something similar I'll do my best to include it! Cheers!
😅😅😅great teacher always
Thank you 🙏
Really appreciate your kind comment
First, thanks for your response. I love your style of explanation. I was a songwriter who used all of these “color” chords in my songs and charts. They just sounded better.,,,more interesting. I only learned the technical stuff later (I used your description of a #9 as a “Jimi Hendrix” chorus…E7 Hendrix). I am recently retired from the corporate workplace and looking forward to getting back to writing and playing, and I’ve found your videos to be absolutely fantastic! So thank you for that.
Hey David, thanks for the great comment. Good luck with your journey of rediscovery, I’m pleased my videos are a part of it! 🎹🎵
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Welcome!
I really liked this video and how you present the information in an understandable manner.
I like how you point out that people sometimes call different things with the same name, or the same thing with different names.
Ive actually been trying to explain to people why im confused with the major 7th chord being called that. I understand the theory behind it. It is a major chord that also has a major 7th. But I always call these chords minor 6th chords, because they always sound minor to me.
Here's an example a c major 7th chord is c, e, g, b.
An e minor 6th chord is e, g, b, c.
They are literally the same chord.
I've managed to get a few people to see this, and they all tell me "what ever is the lowest note is what you name the chord". But that's not true. If it were the idea of inversions inversions wouldn't exist. To me the major seven chord always sounds like a minor 6 with the sixth in the bass. Just a different inversion of that chord. Not a major chord at all.
Thanks for the comment.
You make a good point, I guess at the end of the day it comes down to the listener, if you’re hearing a major 7 chord as a minor 6 chord in 3rd inversion then that’s true for you. I think I’m in the typical camp of hearing it as a major 7. 👍🏼
What I understand is that the altered scale essentially alters every single note that is not essential in a dominant scale (mixolydian mode) Therefore we maintain the rooot 3rd and seventh but we add the Common chromatic alteration of dominant chords. Thus why it is usted over dominant altered chords to lead lines
Nailed it! 👍🏼
For this vid, sir, you're getting a sub and a comment.
Thanks man, appreciate the comment and the sub 🙏
As a horn player it's the scale that's of particular interest to me. Instead of thinking of it as a major scale in which 6 notes are flattened it's quicker to think of it as a major scale in which the tonic is raised - C# altered scale is a C scale with a raised tonic. This can be very useful in playing over a cycle of 5ths ..... but there is the danger of it becoming a cliche.
😮 I've never thought about it like that before! Cheers Joe, thanks for sharing 👍
Hey @Michael Keithson You mentioned you haven't delved into classical music yet when you listed which genres you play. I recommend getting on that. Because you think certain musical ideas come from the wrong places when they were really discovered in classical periods. I was the same as you and didn't really do classical but it was the best decision I ever made. Though, not everybody is the same.
Thanks for the comment. Any recommendations of where I should start?!
Hi thanks for this brilliant tutorial. At the beginning of the video you played a sequence of chords. Can you please share the notes?
I'll place a bet : This channel will cross over 30K in 3 months.
Hey David! Thanks for coming back for more! You’re very kind, but I also hope you’re right!! 😂🤣🤞🏼
Love yours vids, can you please do a video about negative harmony 🫨
Cheers man, glad you're enjoying the content. Negative harmony is somewhere on my list I think! Thanks for watching 👍
b9 in response to an altered symbol? MY take has always been #4, #5, a whole-tone scale. This has never let me down (though my performance may have done...)😎
Thanks for your comment David. I feel like the altered scale/diminished whole-tone/superlocrian is possibly the most common choice but there are plenty of options of these kinds of dominants. I can't say I'm a big fan of the whole-tone sound in general and if we're including a b9 and #9 like I'm tending to use in these examples then the whole tone isn't particularly suitable, although I think you could potentially get away with anything over these altered chords (depending on the context).
On G, it is G Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F.
Don't lose sight of the 7 and proper chord spellings. Music is a system of 7 juxtaposed with 12 and even 17 in a larger sense, possibly further than that at some point.
The G alt chord doesn't seem to be #5 and #9, but rather b6 and b3. Is it not just some way of creating an anticipation of the chord tones in the following chord? It is strange to think of an altered chord as a chord itself.
I love this channel. and have for awhile now. wondering if you had a discord or planning on starting one?
Hey Dre! Thanks for the comment, really pleased you’re enjoying the content. I’m not very familiar with Discord, I thought it was something for gamers (which I’m not), but would definitely be up trying it if it might help build the community. Maybe I should look into it.
@@michaelkeithson I thought the same, but it’s just a way for one to have a forum, for whatever the medium
Another brilliant video! Here's one thing I might say though Michael, not to be mean or rude or nasty or critical, but to point out the rather gaunt elephant in the room:
It's probably time to euthanize the quiff. Let's just say the quiff is no longer a B♯7♯9♯11, but a mere F major triad. It's trying it's best up there, but it seems to lack some support. Although you do you of course!
PS. I'm subscribing because I think this channel is 10/10
Ouch! Possibly my favourite comment ever 🤣😂 I’ve always struggled find haircut that’s suits and is manageable - any suggestion for the next barnet?!
Probably gonna take more than one comment to do something about it though - maybe start a petition, if you gets enough signatures I’ll change it!! 😂
@@michaelkeithson I think an 8 mm buzz would do the trick. It's the look that says "I'm a 36, married, have two kids and a border collie, and I'm working as a professional musician". It's a solid grown-up handsome dad look! 😂♥
@@niamhoconnor8986 😂🤣👍🏼
AHA !! Super Locrian eh ? Useful.
Great video one thing to note though is that rock is a black genre it’s derived from blues and while a lot of the more famous bands are white it was made by black musicians
One weird thing about about altered universes are that the major third is the FOURTH tone of the altered scale.
Yeah, I think ‘properly’ it’s a flatenned fourth but doesn’t make sense to call it that for modern uses IMO.
interesting...as far as I know, it's the core of dominant chord (1 3 b7) with some messing around, but honoring the melody. Also in your superlocrian scale, the 5 disappear :/ What do you think?
By the way, still the best channel to follow today :)
I double checked your Galt during the playing and you also don't play the 5 😁
Yeah, you’re right, I never include the 5th in an altered chord. I guess I should have pointed that out. It’s really a shell voicing of a dom7 chord (1,3,7) with chromatic extensions.
Cheers for the comment mate and thanks for watching. 👍🏼
Based on what I understand from a certain group, an altered chord is any chord that identifies as an altered chord.
Well how can you argue with that!!
Your explanation are clear.amazing teacher.but Im must translate a few words on google.😅
Hey Djoko, thanks for your comment. If you can understand more than one language then you've already impressed me! Feels so cool to me that there might be people watching from faraway lands! Where are you located?
Indonesia.i can read and speak english just simple thing.its ok...thanks Keith
@@djokowitjaksono3371 Awesome! Hello from the UK!
Don't stop to explain theory music please. Could you help me to understand well the funtion chord scale ? 😊
Can you talk a bit more about how to apply these in an example song.
When they do/don’t work.
Hey Daniel, thanks of the comment. I think I touched on it a bit in the video, it kind of depends on the style of music you're playing and how much of that tension you want to add. Theoretically I reckon you could get away with turning every dominant 7 chord into an Altered chord in some settings but I think it's best used every now and again. Using it on the V chord of a minor ii-V-i is really common (which is a really common progression in standard jazz repertoire).
There are probably a couple of times to maybe avoid it, which is when the V chord is a tritone sub or a backdoor dominant.
I know that's a bit vague but I suggest throwing a few in next time you're playing and see if you like or not - experiment!
Hope that helps a bit.
thankyou for the information. very helpfull. butyou could be a tad less sad in the nextvideo
bravo
Hey man, thanks for another comment, appreciate it!
This video was using the Felt piano preset from Pianoteq8 plug-in although I think most of the previous videos have been the sound direct from the Nord Stage.
Jazz is a slow build, I think there’s also slow transition from the brain to the fingers, sometimes you can know it well in your head but getting comfortable under your takes a little more time. It’s worth persisting but try to enjoy the process. Really valuable to start playing with other musicians if you get the chance, find a jam night or a bass player and drummer to get together with regularly, it’ll definitely speed up the process.
Thanks for the comment buddy 👍🏼
My English is bad.
Please make more information about possible chords and their relationships when composing and reharmonizing outside of diatonic.
Have you seen my videos on Modal Interchange/Borrowed chords? That might be the sort of thing you're looking for. Also take a look at my videos on Secondary Dominants and Chromatic Mediants they are also tools to use non-diatonic chords. Happy exploring!!
What do we do with the 5? I thought a +5 or -5 were in place of the 5 but a +11 or -13 were in addition to it.
Do you realise you are now responsible for all the homework I have to do watching ALL your videos?!? Wish there was some sort of "league table" of music theory gurus.
I'm sure someone out there would be able to analyse the wheat from the chaff. (you be pure wheat.... obvs!)
😂 Ha! I appreciate the compliment! Hopefully you'll continue to find some useful bits in my other videos too! Thanks for watching.
I just discovered that an altered chord share the same note of a sus flat 9 chord. If take the root note, pitch It down a tone, and u built the sus flat 9 chord from there, and but the 5 of the Key on the bass u get and altered. Am I wrong?
Yeah totally, but there’s more! If you take the rootless Galt voicing I play in the video (F Bb B Eb) - with a G in the bass it’s a G alt, with a Bb in the bass it’s a Bb7sus b9 (as you mentioned - also known as a Phrygian chord) but also if you put a Db in the bass it’s a Db13 voicing AND… put an F in the bass and you have a voicing for a Fm7b5 (with a sus4). So one voicing shape can give you four cool chords depending on the bass note!! Love it!
😅😅😅more tutorial about jazz bebop piano please
Curious what instrument (piano VST) you’re playing?
Hey Brian I think it was the Felt piano setting on the Pianoteq 8 plug-in.
@@michaelkeithson ah, I suspected a felt, but thought maybe NI Noire. Very nice and smooth, cheers.
Awesome video as always. Now it is time for me to drum the concept into my numbskull. 😅
Cheers man, thanks for coming back! 🙏
Billy Joel’s song ‘and so it goes’ uses dissonance, altered chords.
Such a great song!
Are Majb5 chord also an altered chord?
It depends on what if there’s a seven and what kind of seven it is.
If it has a b7 with a b5 (or #11) it could be classed as an altered.
If it’s a major 7 with a #11 I don’t think it wouldn’t be called an altered.
@@michaelkeithson ohh, thanks for the answer sir 👍🏻 maybe i'll ask an another question again in the future, if i get few problems 😁