"If your are writing pop music however I think you should stick to these 4 chords or it may sound to interesting" My man, that is such a truthful statement
as a music teacher I am finding these Music Theory videos fascinating because it highlights all of the things my students find the most difficult to understand. please keep making them... they are pure gold.
YES! I like to show them at the beginning of a unit and half of the material goes over the students' heads and then by the end of the unit, I play them again and the students finally understand all of the humor and concepts. Thank you!!
0:23 - 0:27 Key of C Major Key of A Minor Key of F Lydian Key of G Mixolydian Key of Natural Notes Key of Hope Key of Dreams Key of B-Sharp but with no sharps Key of Honor Key of Easy Key of Kiev Key of Love
This is brilliant....."You cab basically do whatever you want and there's probably a name for it"...I just finished my music degree the other day and, having studied theory for 3 years of 4 (ran out of cash to take it for a fourth year), I can say this seems to be true. I laughed so hard. This is great!
"Aang, do you know about keys?" "Of course! There's the major key when you're happy, and the minor key when you're sad!" "And dorian key, when you're right in between!" "Wait, there are three keys?" "Well, technically there are 84." This has been an Avatar: The Last Airbender parody by Isaac Weston.
technically, Dorian isn't perfectly between Ionian and Aeolian, but is a brighter minor mode, just as Mixolydian (which is between Ionian and Aeolian as well) is a darker major mode. Technically the same, but different.
Haha, glad you got the reference! Yes, I realize that Mixolydian is another mode between Ionian and Aeolian, but for the purposes of the joke, I wanted to keep the joke short. If you can figure out a better phrasing, I'd love to hear it!
Actually, there’s like 120 He didn’t include the blues scales or the octatonic scales or the whole step scales. Those 3 I never see talked about. And this doesn’t include the harmonic/melodic minors, which would add up to probably around 144 types of scales out there…
@@iamabearofficial7904 Those aren't keys, in the strict sense of the word (and neither are any of the modes other than ionian and aeolian, technically). They're scales.
@@lamberekmate1539 Any “scale” has as many modes as notes in that scale. Some scales we call scales are actually modes of other scales (like natural minor, dorian, and minor pentatonic). Some aren’t and are true “parent” scales. Examples of “parent” scales include major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, harmonic major, major pentatonic, whole tone, diminished, augmented, gypsy minor, and enigmatic.
I've got my music theory exam next week and after watching this I have hope Edit- it was delayed until the 11th of November eeeeek Edit 2- I just did it and hopefully it went well I'll tell u guys when I get my results they said it would take up to 4 weeks Edit 3- I JUST GOT A ✨DISTINCTION✨ Y'ALL THIS VIDEO IS A LIFE SAVER OMG OMG OMG TYSM FOR ALL THE SUPPORT! 💛💛💛 (I got 66/75, 65 is a distinction)
@@logman6561 it got delayed until the 11th of November but I did a mock exam and got 58 out of 75 which is a pass but I'm still super nervous for the actual one
Been a professional musician and composer for over 45 years... just laughed my socks off. This was brilliant and more truth here then you can believe...
your videos are the funniest i've ever seen. like puppy fails are great and all but you have an approach to humor that just makes me weak and being a music student makes it even more relatable
I definitely liked that opening with the echo. I'm not sure why, but the UA-camrs that I watch that use the echo effect seem really funny when they use it right. These videos are pretty darn good, and I don't even study music. Keep up the good work!
My piano *and* violin fingers cramped while watching this. Thank you for making this almost 40y.o. lady have a great morning. I found you through a handbell colleague of mine.
I'm a music ed student, and when our department found your first video it was the only thing we talked about for a week. I'm really sad that we won't have time to talk about it next week over break, but rest assured everyone will see this wonderfulness.
i mean yeah when i hear "hopes and dreams" the only thing i can think of is the asriel fight like i cant think of anything else because apparently hopes and dreams has no other meaning
If you are wondering what scales an empty staff with no accidental marks means then here is the list: Key of C major Key of A Minor Key of F Lydian Key of G Mixolydian Key of Natural notes key of Hope Key of Dreams Key of B-Sharp but with no sharps Key of Honor Key of easy Key of Kieu key of Love
We’re actually doing a composition project in band, and the special focus this year is pop. I just going to make my song those 4 chords over and over again
Wait- this video was uploaded three years ago and I just wanted to watch it, like, I actually searched for this but- WHY ARE THERE SO MANY RECENT COMMENTS
Not true, they sound the same but in notation a Maj6th from C is A and a Dim7 is Bbb and that makes a difference when you take the harmony of the piece into account.
As someone who's about to wrap up his degree in composition and has studied under 4 different doctorates in this, all of them would advise against using B double flat, as it's just a really good way to confuse musicians, when A would have sufficed. It literally makes no difference in the sound, and the difference is just pedantic.
Fair enough. However in that case the usage of all double flats or double sharps becomes unnecessary so a question comes up: why do they even exist? If previously in the bar theres an A used (or Ab, A# for that matter) then reusing it right away with a natural would be confusing, so Bbb would be fine. If the melody would be i.e. C Ab Bbb C, and the Bbb being in the Cdim7 chord, then writing it as A makes even less sense. And also we should not forget about the way we build chords with 3rds, a minor third from Gb as you know is Bbb not A, and even though it is kinda pedantic I think this rule should be preserved because it makes logical sense. This whole problem is basically insignificant when it comes to actually writing music, but I guess it's a fun topic anyway. Cheers!
doing so would result with improper spelling, and voice leading would look awkward as well. Bbb should lead to Ab if vii°7-I in key of Db, as the 7th should fall. Writing in A natural would imply the rising direction.
My band director showed us your previous video just 11 hours ago, I went back to watch it again because it was so good. Weird to think that this video was not out yet when he showed us that.
Earned a subscriber for „however if you‘re writing pop music I advise you to stick to these chords or else it might sound a bit too interesting“ 😂 finally someone said it
Especially the demisemihemidemisemi quaver
Quasi.
Amazing
We found that information very useful.
Wrong vid for this bud
Every time I watch that video I say it with him.
"If your are writing pop music however I think you should stick to these 4 chords or it may sound to interesting"
My man, that is such a truthful statement
I died :,D
I V vi IV
The sheer number of songs I can play with C, G, Am, F at different capo placements and tempos is terrifying
I laughed so hard
@@sniclops15 or maybe Am, F, C, G
The Bill Wurtz of music theory
so accurate it hurts
Either that or really watered down exurb1a
That was exactly my first thought
except this guy is actually funny
Your opinion is incorrect.
I have an AP physics exam tomorrow and i haven't touched my piano in 7 years. Why am i here.
How did your exam go ?
Touch the piano.
How was the exam!? We need to know!
I'm literally in the same boat XD
stress
Your videos are my only official music theory lessons in class, no joke
So like ur teacher plays his videos in class?
Davado David
ye
MLGKITTEN OFDOOM you should check out bill wurtz's vids
missingno9 I have they are 👌wish there were more history vids though
MLGKITTEN OFDOOM - wish granted
"Key of B-Sharp but with no sharps". When I get called out for playing in the wrong key.
Except they're the same key...
I'm playing all the right notes, just not necessarily in the right order
as a music teacher I am finding these Music Theory videos fascinating because it highlights all of the things my students find the most difficult to understand.
please keep making them... they are pure gold.
YES! I like to show them at the beginning of a unit and half of the material goes over the students' heads and then by the end of the unit, I play them again and the students finally understand all of the humor and concepts. Thank you!!
Yuss
Tributary House Ltd. woah there hot shot.
Aw i want to be a music teacher when i grow up
0:23 - 0:27
Key of C Major
Key of A Minor
Key of F Lydian
Key of G Mixolydian
Key of Natural Notes
Key of Hope
Key of Dreams
Key of B-Sharp but with no sharps
Key of Honor
Key of Easy
Key of Kiev
Key of Love
I'm Very Angry It's Not Butter!! Thanks for the lyrics mate.
Key of B sharp with no sharps is good.
KEY OF B SHARP BUT WITH NO SHARPS LMAO IM CHOKING😂😂😂😂😂
The last 8 keys 😂😂😂
Sasharodri03 Rivas Same 😂😂😂
Exam: make an 8 bar song
me: I IV ii V, I iib V7 I
me: nailed it
There are exams where you literally just make songs?
part of the exam yeah
its only 8 bars its not a full 3 minute pop song with a chorus or whatever
AP Music Theory
How would you justify iib to V7?
iib is a Neapolitan chord. If in first inversion, it's totally normal.
This is brilliant....."You cab basically do whatever you want and there's probably a name for it"...I just finished my music degree the other day and, having studied theory for 3 years of 4 (ran out of cash to take it for a fourth year), I can say this seems to be true. I laughed so hard. This is great!
To make a long story short: good for you.
My brain at midnight: "Let's watch a short video before bed."
Algorithym: "Here you go."
My brain:
"Aang, do you know about keys?"
"Of course! There's the major key when you're happy, and the minor key when you're sad!"
"And dorian key, when you're right in between!"
"Wait, there are three keys?"
"Well, technically there are 84."
This has been an Avatar: The Last Airbender parody by Isaac Weston.
Isaac Weston real life king Bumi
technically, Dorian isn't perfectly between Ionian and Aeolian, but is a brighter minor mode, just as Mixolydian (which is between Ionian and Aeolian as well) is a darker major mode. Technically the same, but different.
Haha, glad you got the reference!
Yes, I realize that Mixolydian is another mode between Ionian and Aeolian, but for the purposes of the joke, I wanted to keep the joke short. If you can figure out a better phrasing, I'd love to hear it!
Isaac Weston It's only my favourite animated show ever.
I think you mean the best tv show ever ;)
The bit at the end always gets me😅😂😂
I was actually impressed when he talked about the fact there are 84 keys, most people don't know that.
Actually, there’s like 120
He didn’t include the blues scales or the octatonic scales or the whole step scales.
Those 3 I never see talked about.
And this doesn’t include the harmonic/melodic minors, which would add up to probably around 144 types of scales out there…
@@iamabearofficial7904 Those aren't keys, in the strict sense of the word (and neither are any of the modes other than ionian and aeolian, technically). They're scales.
dude an articulations one would be lit lmao
hey there's my comment! did i really say 'lit'...
TinyMinuet wow omg
Wow, I just saw your year-old comment and you rewatched it just 8 hours ago lol
and 'lmao'
The Return Of The King
Sorry it's been so long, but here's a video about music theory. Stay tuned, though, I've got some non-theory things coming soon.
Julian Cianciolo Your videos are fantastic, thank you! :3
Julian Cianciolo Your videos are fantastic, thank you! :3
Julian Cianciolo is there a name of the piece playing in the background?
+Fry God 16 it's a piece I wrote specifically for these videos.
Please keep making videos like these. They're educational and funso fun to watch
Jazz musicians: cute, only mentionening the modes of major scale.
Up and coming jazz musician here! Can you please tell me all kinds of modes there are.
@@lamberekmate1539 Any “scale” has as many modes as notes in that scale. Some scales we call scales are actually modes of other scales (like natural minor, dorian, and minor pentatonic). Some aren’t and are true “parent” scales. Examples of “parent” scales include major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, harmonic major, major pentatonic, whole tone, diminished, augmented, gypsy minor, and enigmatic.
0:30 “you probably won’t use any of these modes”
Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, crying in jazz: “am I a joke to you??”
Pop music is four notes played in front of hundreds.
Jazz is hundreds of notes played in front of four.
@@Bartonovich52 i think you mean chords lol
i think i used dorian in my 2nd or 3rd year of orchestra/band
0:02 into the video and I've had a spiritual experience and flashbacks to Bill Wurtz
*Gasp* The forbidden knowledge! Shhhh
I've got my music theory exam next week and after watching this I have hope
Edit- it was delayed until the 11th of November eeeeek
Edit 2- I just did it and hopefully it went well I'll tell u guys when I get my results they said it would take up to 4 weeks
Edit 3- I JUST GOT A ✨DISTINCTION✨ Y'ALL THIS VIDEO IS A LIFE SAVER OMG OMG OMG TYSM FOR ALL THE SUPPORT! 💛💛💛
(I got 66/75, 65 is a distinction)
Welp how you did in your exam xd
@@logman6561 it got delayed until the 11th of November but I did a mock exam and got 58 out of 75 which is a pass but I'm still super nervous for the actual one
good luck on your exam tomorrow, i'm sure you'll do well! i'm taking music theory right now and i love it :)
@@keriannbassett66 how do you *love* music theory-
Wish ya luck tomorrow
I just got tested on this 2 hours ago
eyyyyyy
this will be me tomorrow lmao
Tested in this yesterday
0:31 cries in classical church organ.
Send help guys. My theoretical courses are killing me
Ew classical theory
I'm so glad. I'm so glad. I'm so glad. I'm s
Me too, trust me.
He died from happiness before he could finish his sentence.
*hesitantly* ok
Blackie Sootfur ok hi I found you here
I'm glad that you're glad
I love these videos that teach you music, my band class dies over this video and the last one, "how to read sheet music". Thank you
Yes! please make this a series my director loves this
Oh my gawt...
Throwing shade towards pop music
Edit from one year in the future-ish: yeahhh... so... pop music... I haven’t heard any since 2016
"With all these chords, how do I choose which ones to use? ........Just use these ones, it'll save you time."
Facts
Pop music deserves every piece of the shade it's getting, don't worry about it
oH mY GAWT
Frection Well there are some good pop music
Soul pop is pretty good
This guys is the Technoblade of music
I was kinda thinking this as well lol
facts.
Truly the best way to describe the man lol
And Botmobot is the equivalent event to the Red Festival vid or the recent switch to complete anarchy
Holy shit that's the best description I've ever seen
True
"You'll only ever use 2 of these 7 modes"
*laughs in jazz*
Been a professional musician and composer for over 45 years... just laughed my socks off. This was brilliant and more truth here then you can believe...
your videos are the funniest i've ever seen. like puppy fails are great and all but you have an approach to humor that just makes me weak and being a music student makes it even more relatable
I definitely liked that opening with the echo. I'm not sure why, but the UA-camrs that I watch that use the echo effect seem really funny when they use it right. These videos are pretty darn good, and I don't even study music. Keep up the good work!
My piano *and* violin fingers cramped while watching this. Thank you for making this almost 40y.o. lady have a great morning. I found you through a handbell colleague of mine.
I am genuinely sad that I cant share these videos with my friends because they don’t understand music and wont understand the jokes. It hurts man
If your friends don't understand this type of intellectual humor then those aren't the friends you need XD
I love these videos, they're comedic and significantly educational for me personally, musically.
The first three seconds perfectly encapsulate how I felt about chords before learning music theory.
I hope you make more videos like these!!! XD They're hilarious and basically summed up everything my teacher taught in 2 weeks to 2 minutes
Oh, it's back. Cool.
i remember my band directors showing my class these videos years ago, i’m so glad they’re blowing up again
The SHADE thrown at pop music lmao
Dude, your videos literally like saved everyone's life in my orchestra
Why are the comments messed up
they really do be sorting by newest first
@@yeomangold9042 i sort by top comment
all the comments got deleted or smthng
Yeah idk it’s weird
UA-cam fucks everything up part 9001
As someone who has been studying music theory the past 12 years. I can say your music theory videos are just about the best thing I've ever watched.
"Now, you're probably thinking: 'With all these chords, how do I choose which ones to use?'
I IV vi V
Just use these ones, it'll save you time"
These are great! They're actually educational, but also hilarious! Keep up the good work!
Key of Hope
Key of Dreams
Me, an Undertale fan: HOPES AND DREAMS
So far I haven't needed the music theory that I've learned on my own so this is the best perk I've got👏
Will you be making more of these?
Yea
Julian Cianciolo
Lovely!
Subscribed
when hl3 comes out
Our music theory teacher found this and showed it to us. I got more from this than I ever did in his class.
Man, learning guitar just got so depressing.
Ted Shif lol if u feel uninspired listen to Rush and Allan Holdsworth
Stop fretting about it!
Fr tho
It always has been.
How come I am just finding this channel?!??
You never know what you need until you have it
Why is everyone talking about the comments I'm confused
Apparently they were sorted by newest first
"If you're writing pop music, however, I advise you to stay with these chords or else it might sound a bit too interesting" SAVAGE :'D
MAKE MORE OF THESE!!! I NEED TO LEARN MORE
On it.
I am an experienced music teacher and your videos make me bust out laughing and not stop for a while 😂🤣😂🤣
From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!!! 😂
Lmao they are really funny right
as someone who is about to do their Royal Conservatory of Music Examination for Grade 8 Piano, lemme just say, FUCK MODES
TheMenasaur only locrian mode should be ignored. I have yet to find a piece that uses it that sounds good. All others are needed
buddy i get it, but they were a real bitch to learn and i did not have a fun time with it so please just let my hate fire burn in peace
The King of all Awesomeness were you the cause of doot doot?
oh jesus, probably. that's hilarious
MY DUDE WAS THE CAUSE OF DOOT DOOT!!! just assuming here
There it is in a nutshell. Now, if only whipping though it that fast could make me good at music theory, this video would be amazing.
Key of love eh?
I'm a music ed student, and when our department found your first video it was the only thing we talked about for a week. I'm really sad that we won't have time to talk about it next week over break, but rest assured everyone will see this wonderfulness.
Make a lot more of these it has become a dank meme at my school
why did I learn more theory in the 2 minutes of this video than I do in 5 theory classes
This guy is like the Bill wurtz of music theory vids
Damn. I never would have thought that this whole time I was actually playing music in the key of "B-Sharp but with no sharps"
Is this the original loss meme
When I learn more from your videos than from my Theory professor...
0:20 ish
Key of hopes and dreams???
UNDERTA-
Key of b sharp without any sharps kills me
YES
i mean yeah when i hear "hopes and dreams" the only thing i can think of is the asriel fight
like i cant think of anything else because apparently hopes and dreams has no other meaning
dude you need to keep making these hahaha i was watching it in class and i can't stop laughing and i love the other video man! sooooo funny!
0:55 has to be the best bit
I swear to god, This man taught me theory when theory class didn't.
If you are wondering what scales an empty staff with no accidental marks means then here is the list:
Key of C major
Key of A Minor
Key of F Lydian
Key of G Mixolydian
Key of Natural notes
key of Hope
Key of Dreams
Key of B-Sharp but with no sharps
Key of Honor
Key of easy
Key of Kieu
key of Love
I wrote a pop song that used jazz chords. Worked amazingly well.
me: good at music theory
also me watching this video: *iNtErEsTiNg*
I wasted an entire year in college music theory classes when I could've just watched this video and saved time and money.
1:22 when the cord is sus! 😳
I love your music theory videos please make more! Maybe one on minor keys like harmonic and melodic cause those kill me all the time.
"I suggest staying with these 4 chords or it may sound too intresting"... LMAO!
Oddly enough, I actually learned something about chords from this video
"if you're writing pop music however, i advise you to stick with these chords or else it might sound a bit too interesting."
We’re actually doing a composition project in band, and the special focus this year is pop. I just going to make my song those 4 chords over and over again
'Key of B-Sharp but with no sharps' is best key!
this video taught me more than 11 years of piano did
Wait- this video was uploaded three years ago and I just wanted to watch it, like, I actually searched for this but- WHY ARE THERE SO MANY RECENT COMMENTS
Deja vu lol
1.3 million views. Lots of people want to learn music theory and this is a popular series.
Hey can you gimme a link to ur profile pic if it's SFW? @Akira Dawis
"If you're writing pop music however I advise you to stick with these chords or else it might sound a bit too interesting" LMFAO
1:32 thats wrong 4 real tho
Not exactly. A Major 6th and a dim 7 are the same interval.
Not true, they sound the same but in notation a Maj6th from C is A and a Dim7 is Bbb and that makes a difference when you take the harmony of the piece into account.
As someone who's about to wrap up his degree in composition and has studied under 4 different doctorates in this, all of them would advise against using B double flat, as it's just a really good way to confuse musicians, when A would have sufficed. It literally makes no difference in the sound, and the difference is just pedantic.
Fair enough. However in that case the usage of all double flats or double sharps becomes unnecessary so a question comes up: why do they even exist? If previously in the bar theres an A used (or Ab, A# for that matter) then reusing it right away with a natural would be confusing, so Bbb would be fine. If the melody would be i.e. C Ab Bbb C, and the Bbb being in the Cdim7 chord, then writing it as A makes even less sense. And also we should not forget about the way we build chords with 3rds, a minor third from Gb as you know is Bbb not A, and even though it is kinda pedantic I think this rule should be preserved because it makes logical sense. This whole problem is basically insignificant when it comes to actually writing music, but I guess it's a fun topic anyway. Cheers!
doing so would result with improper spelling, and voice leading would look awkward as well. Bbb should lead to Ab if vii°7-I in key of Db, as the 7th should fall. Writing in A natural would imply the rising direction.
Gonna be perfectly honest your videos explaining music became my favorite things on youtube in the last fifteen minutes way to go :D
Definitely not watching this a 12:00am because i have a music exam tomorrow that I just found out about T-T
Thanks! After watching this video I almost feel like an accomplished jazz-musician! XD
thanks this made me smart
u are literally my favorite channel ever
Is there a name for the background music? It sound really nice.
"The Serenade of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-of-*CRASH*"
My band director showed us your previous video just 11 hours ago, I went back to watch it again because it was so good. Weird to think that this video was not out yet when he showed us that.
Key of B-sharp but with no sharps
I have learned everything and nothing at the same time, bravo.
Help i'm on a binge
1:00 I have absolutely no idea why, but this part made me grin like a maniac. I wish it was longer. I could jam out to that all day.
*slaps top of piano*
this bad boy can fit so many *_CHORDS_*
0:02
"Just use these ones it'll save you time" lmao, you're great.
IIVViV is my fav pop song
I love this series, fantastic!
and witty
"Just use these ones it'll save you time" made me choke on my apple
Earned a subscriber for „however if you‘re writing pop music I advise you to stick to these chords or else it might sound a bit too interesting“ 😂 finally someone said it