Great video, and that chord from "Green Book" is one of my favorites. On the other hand (the left 😄), I've just pull my tendons playing the Aja chord on the guitar. Thank you!
Out of the blue one day, a friend mentioned how much he HATED Steely Dan. I'd never thought about them, but I knew Rickie Don't Lose That Number. So I popped on Aja and the greatest hits and such... and now I'm a fan. I'd never thought much about that chord from Aja, and that's one reason I love your channel so much. You're always pointing things out in music I'd never think about. Thanks!
I was introduced to that chord by guitarist/pianist Ralph Towner via his piece "Yellow Bell" on Oregon's album "Out of the Woods." Then I started hearing it everywhere in the "ECM jazz" of the 1970s (which we know both Fagen and Becker listened to thanks to their little legal dispute with Keith Jarrett over the song "Gaucho").
I think if you put a person in a room with 3 Steely Dan Albums, had them analyse them and study them till they could play them… The person emerging from that room would be a fully competent jazz/pop/rock/blues/fusion musician ………
Maybe next do ‘What A Fool Believes’ by Michael McDonald. There’s this chord: G-A-C#-D# that comes at the end of each two bar verse. Wicked leading tension that resolves to the G#-A#-C#-F that starts the verse.
@@agsantana the Snarky Puppy chord is a G/C spelled C-G-D-G-B. A much brighter sound but I bet they were doing an homage to Aja. Thanks for the recommend!
I usually play that chord like X20220 on the guitar which kind of works I guess, but is a lot easier than that cluster chord. Amazing music though, in the UK there's a SD tribute band called Nearly Dan who are great, would recommend!
Great video, and that chord from "Green Book" is one of my favorites. On the other hand (the left 😄), I've just pull my tendons playing the Aja chord on the guitar. Thank you!
Thanks! Be careful playing that on guitar!
Out of the blue one day, a friend mentioned how much he HATED Steely Dan. I'd never thought about them, but I knew Rickie Don't Lose That Number. So I popped on Aja and the greatest hits and such... and now I'm a fan. I'd never thought much about that chord from Aja, and that's one reason I love your channel so much. You're always pointing things out in music I'd never think about. Thanks!
Thank you! I didn't discover them until my mid twenties and I've been a huge fan ever since.
I was introduced to that chord by guitarist/pianist Ralph Towner via his piece "Yellow Bell" on Oregon's album "Out of the Woods." Then I started hearing it everywhere in the "ECM jazz" of the 1970s (which we know both Fagen and Becker listened to thanks to their little legal dispute with Keith Jarrett over the song "Gaucho").
I didn't know that story about Gaucho - just listened and holy cow that was a blatent rip!
HE'S BACK WITH A FULL VIDEO!
Aja WAS on late night FM radio back in the day...
Love your sly comments, too. Keep posting, please!
Was it? I must have been in bed. I was 1 when the record came out! Thanks for watching, as always.
@@Keith_Horn Definitely🤓Ah, the days of late night/early morning/full-album-playing FM radio...
Another world, another time...😉
I think if you put a person in a room with 3 Steely Dan Albums, had them analyse them and study them till they could play them…
The person emerging from that room would be a fully competent jazz/pop/rock/blues/fusion musician ………
Totally! The question is…which three albums?
Maybe next do ‘What A Fool Believes’ by Michael McDonald. There’s this chord: G-A-C#-D# that comes at the end of each two bar verse. Wicked leading tension that resolves to the G#-A#-C#-F that starts the verse.
That's a good one. I do love me some Mike McD!
This reminds me of the ending to Snarky Puppy's Native Sons. Definitely need to check Steely Dan out.
Listening now. It’s the same vibe!
@@Keith_Horn Yeah, not sure if the chords are close but definitely the combination of crazy drum solo with repeating one chord pattern.
@@agsantana the Snarky Puppy chord is a G/C spelled C-G-D-G-B. A much brighter sound but I bet they were doing an homage to Aja. Thanks for the recommend!
@@Keith_Horn Glad you enjoyed it!
I usually play that chord like X20220 on the guitar which kind of works I guess, but is a lot easier than that cluster chord. Amazing music though, in the UK there's a SD tribute band called Nearly Dan who are great, would recommend!
I like that voicing! Maybe Holdsworth could play the cluster voicing. Nearly Dan is a perfect name for a SD cover band!
I thought it would have been the Major7 flat 5 that you hear played in chromatic sequence, C to B, and just hangs.
You mean the lyric "I run to you"? That's also a good chord!