Although I’m a perfectly affable gent,.. im basically kinda snobby about how music is sometimes analyzed : ) These insights were absolute music to my ears! I trust this source.. the dude is *on it* !
hay man, that's for this... i've listened to the album at least a couple thousand times.. but i never bothered to play/learn it... and this is just such a beautiful view, and to hear what attracted me to rick/yes in the first place. the open sus & dim with the B3 distorted harmonics filling in the harmony was iconic.
Awesome video Thanx for sharing your profound knowledge !!! The first time I ever heard Close to the edge was at a YES show , Madison Square Garden 1977 Going For The One Tour and it blew my mind (was 13) !!!
Great explanation from a theory POV, please continue with the CTTE tutorials. Looking forward to an "Awaken" analysis or anything from "Tales". Due to the internet I have played the accurate Wakeman parts from Fragile and CTTE and am amazed at how little in plays in many songs, no wonder he put so much effort into his solo career. Thanks again for a job well done.
In the title, I saw: Awaken Deep Dive Now I *NEED* an _Awaken_ (the song ;-) deepest dive!!! That "Shepard tone" like part starting at ~5:10 is fascinating.
Ive listened to this for years. This is an excellent tutorial.one! thing though, I recall Wakeman claiming that the single note beep, beep bit (organ ) he's playing Morse code for the word, "Yes", any thoughts ?
Excellent breakdown, thanks! Looking forward to the rest. Oh, next section not Am, since there is a Bm chord in there which contains an F# note, so I’ll say A Dorian.
Thank you soo much for this! One question, what is chord/harmony of the ambience that opens and closes the song? I think the root note of the chord is A#, but there’s seems to be so much going on above it that it’s hard for me to decipher. I assume you just sample the original track for that part when you perform it live, but have you ever tried to recreate or breakdown the mysterious so called “glitter” tape? Synths play a big part in how that opening/closing ambience sounds, I was wondering if you had any thoughts on this. Cheers and can’t wait for part 3!
I have never even tried to break it down or recreate it. There's no practical reason to do so. From a production or historical perspective it might be a nice excercise, but for simply performing it onstage you can't beat sampling the original. When you figure it all out let us know!!! :)
@@awakentheband9479 I accepted your challenge yesterday, and really dove deep into listening to the intro. I think I’ve figured it out, the chord is actually every single note in the Bb Lydian scale played at once, in the same octave. Then, like two or three octaves higher, there’s a ridiculously fast starry arpeggio line going on, which moves up and down through the notes C, E, F and A (with A being at the top.) I’m pretty sure this is all the harmony going on, except for the very end part of the song where the ambience plays again. There, Rick plays that same starry arpeggio but on piano, and it’s a few octaves lower with the E note in the arpeggio replaced with a D. I guess there’s no point in recreating it live but I figured it would be worthwhile to talk about since the ambience part is usually ignored, and some keyboard people might be interested. Cheers!
@@awakentheband9479 Thank you! Found it! I will see you guys at the Sellersville Theater, Sellersville PA in August. :) I had tickets for Awaken at the Keswick Theater in Glen Side PA, a few years ago. But the pandemic hit! I was so disappointed. Looking forward to finally seeing you.
This is so sick man there’s not a lot of prog keyboard tutorials out there. I deeply appreciate you sharing your amazing ear and knowledge
Although I’m a perfectly affable gent,.. im basically kinda snobby about how music is sometimes analyzed : ) These insights were absolute music to my ears! I trust this source.. the dude is *on it* !
hay man, that's for this... i've listened to the album at least a couple thousand times.. but i never bothered to play/learn it... and this is just such a beautiful view, and to hear what attracted me to rick/yes in the first place. the open sus & dim with the B3 distorted harmonics filling in the harmony was iconic.
Awesome video Thanx for sharing your profound knowledge !!! The first time I ever heard Close to the edge was at a YES show , Madison Square Garden 1977 Going For The One Tour and it blew my mind (was 13) !!!
To me and many others-CTTE is the greatest recorded song of ANY genre.
I agree, it’s a masterpiece
So is Tales from topographic oceans😊@EyesackWorley
This is great, thank you for sharing ;)
So nce
This is great. I was hoping you would share the part 'i get up, I get down' where Mr Wakeman goes JS Bach/ cathedral all the way 😊
Just discovered this. is there a part 2, 3, etc,? thank you for a great video.
Extremely well done--thanks for this!!
What a nice, well-assembled and thought video. Great job!
Great explanation from a theory POV, please continue with the CTTE tutorials. Looking forward to an "Awaken" analysis or anything from "Tales". Due to the internet I have played the accurate Wakeman parts from Fragile and CTTE and am amazed at how little in plays in many songs, no wonder he put so much effort into his solo career. Thanks again for a job well done.
Excellent. Your ear is amazing. Thank you so much. I'm looking forward to more.
Great tutorial. Many thanks, and congratulations!
Fascinating. I love it even more ❤
Please do a similar analysis of every classic Yes song in existence.
This is SO good, thank you! It explains so much of the detail in the music. What did you use to create the sound(s)?
I use Gig Perfromer as a VST host, along with a bunch of various plugins. The organ is the original version of VB3.
I always wanted to learn the keys for this song but i only knew the fast intro, thanks man
In the title, I saw:
Awaken
Deep Dive
Now I *NEED* an _Awaken_ (the song ;-) deepest dive!!!
That "Shepard tone" like part starting at ~5:10 is fascinating.
Ive listened to this for years. This is an excellent tutorial.one! thing though, I recall Wakeman claiming that the single note beep, beep bit (organ ) he's playing Morse code for the word, "Yes", any thoughts ?
Excellent breakdown, thanks! Looking forward to the rest. Oh, next section not Am, since there is a Bm chord in there which contains an F# note, so I’ll say A Dorian.
Are you going to post your performance of "To Be Over"?
4:10 closeup shot of Wakeman's Hammond
Thank you soo much for this! One question, what is chord/harmony of the ambience that opens and closes the song? I think the root note of the chord is A#, but there’s seems to be so much going on above it that it’s hard for me to decipher. I assume you just sample the original track for that part when you perform it live, but have you ever tried to recreate or breakdown the mysterious so called “glitter” tape? Synths play a big part in how that opening/closing ambience sounds, I was wondering if you had any thoughts on this. Cheers and can’t wait for part 3!
I have never even tried to break it down or recreate it. There's no practical reason to do so. From a production or historical perspective it might be a nice excercise, but for simply performing it onstage you can't beat sampling the original. When you figure it all out let us know!!! :)
@@awakentheband9479 I accepted your challenge yesterday, and really dove deep into listening to the intro. I think I’ve figured it out, the chord is actually every single note in the Bb Lydian scale played at once, in the same octave. Then, like two or three octaves higher, there’s a ridiculously fast starry arpeggio line going on, which moves up and down through the notes C, E, F and A (with A being at the top.)
I’m pretty sure this is all the harmony going on, except for the very end part of the song where the ambience plays again. There, Rick plays that same starry arpeggio but on piano, and it’s a few octaves lower with the E note in the arpeggio replaced with a D.
I guess there’s no point in recreating it live but I figured it would be worthwhile to talk about since the ambience part is usually ignored, and some keyboard people might be interested. Cheers!
EXCELLENT! Thanks for contributing :)
Amazing video man, thank you!
This was great, thanks.
How do I find the Keyboard Deep Dive you did for Roundabout? I'm searching and can't seem to find it.
It wasn't a Deep Dive...it was a short tutorial on a specific part...you can find it on our Facebook page ;)
@@awakentheband9479 Thank you! Found it! I will see you guys at the Sellersville Theater, Sellersville PA in August. :) I had tickets for Awaken at the Keswick Theater in Glen Side PA, a few years ago. But the pandemic hit! I was so disappointed. Looking forward to finally seeing you.
I'm not a music theory student , but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night ....
This is absolutely brilliant thank you so so so much for making this video!!
A Dorian
A minor? I think not. More like Asia Minor.