Dominant Chords - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #50
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- The Dominant Chord (V) is the second most important chord in a key. Today we look at two chords (V, vii) that have the specific function of being Dominant Chords
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Now we know why music theory classes aren’t 2 minutes long lol
I can see this explanation isn't for everyone, but I got a good bit out of it, and it has really helped me understand the role of dominant chords. I will rewatch, thanks.
Just going to put this at half speed and watch a few more times 😂😂
It's terribly fast . I learned Zero...
Lmao
Same here
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You're not alone there 😂
Thank you for using “do-re-mi” in your lesson, as well as “I ii iii”. As a self-taught musician, that’s where I started. If I’d just heard “Lydian is the white keys starting at fa,” earlier... At this stage in my learning, you collection is a nifty set of reference cards. Rock on!
I agree but next time, could u explain the functional chord symbols for the dominant 7s for the other 3 inversions like the 5 7 chord symbol? Thx for the info.
Had a guitar lesson today and he said same thing you just said. I am going to watch this video several times as it's above my level. Cheers
I could be wrong but in A minor, the v chord is E minor, not major as the 0.30 second mark suggests. Unless you raise the 7th interval of A minor which would then make the V chord a major chord, which in turn would be harmonic minor. Please correct me if I am wrong.
The V chord in a minor scale it's a minor chord. I'm not a pro and I'm now scratching my head if I'm wrong or if the video is misleading
I’m new to this but I think the video said there is a leading tone in a major triad and I’m pretty sure that is not right.
Well, when it is implied as harmonic minor. Western music looks at natural minor as a derivative of harmonic minor. This was because baroque period used a lot of harmonic minor then aeolian
So it's like :
"The leading tone of minor (harmonic minor) is flattened to get Aeolian/natural minor"
Very clear thank you ! Did you read in key of fa (F) the notes written on 🔑 of sol (G) ? 🎼
As someone with a degree in music theory, this is incredibly confusing for anyone who doesn’t already know exactly what you’re talking about. I wouldn’t share this with a student for clarity.
Finally, the clear explanation I've been looking for. Thanks
Great job!
Lots of info packed in...well done. Why are the E7 pitches a half tone flat?
Yeah that was bothering me the entire time TvT
Pluto has already been taken from me... Don’t let them take the vii chord from me too!!
The true vii chord is the friends we made along the way.
@@twominutemusictheory hahahahah Nice video!
Thank you! Just what I was looking for and straight to the point.
Um, under 3 min? This is amazing.
Wow, so clear and concise. It was very helpful, thank you so much.
So in turn, you can play a dominant chord for the 5th and 7th chords in any given scale? Correct me if I’m wrong
pretty much
Very nice! Quit useful.
Uhhhhhh.... I'm so confused...
I have even seen this taken further, some say that the full vii dim7 is just a V7b9 without the root. This I would vastly disagree with. Sure, there are some areas where it’s ambiguous which seventh chord it is, but in most cases, it’s very obvious as V7 has some tension but vii dim7 has a lot of tension. And I typically hear a slightly different function to the 2 chords.
V7 -> I typically only hear this in cadences
vii dim7 -> I hear multiple functions to this chord, in Major I typically hear it as a dominant extension, in other words, it comes after V or V7, in Minor I still hear this sometimes, but I more often hear it as a dominant substitute, in other words the only dominant function chord in a phrase. Also in Minor, I hear this chord being used as a climax to the development section of symphonies.
I found this very helpful thank you
Thank you this helped me A lot
can you resolve to the tonic by going through a series of dominant 7th chords?
say for example
D#7 G#7 C#7 F#7 Bm
Go play it and figure it out dumbass
I hate you
i find your videos very useful
Wonderful, thank you so much for your videos !!
People want clarity more than brevity.
Well done, Sir!
why did I just watch a video naming the vi chord sub-dominant and in this video it is called a tonic? What am I missing?
thank you bro
Super easy to understand and helpful, your a crack. Thanks :)
"The missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn't"
I'm wondering, is it possible to use the Neapolitan chord as a dominant function chord, resolving it directly to tonic? Such as Db -> Cm with no G7 in between?
I think it would work. I mean Db is half a step above C just as B is a half step below C. I know the Neapolitan is most often subdominant but would it work as a dominant function chord?
I think it's probably in how it is prepared. Out of context, if you just play a Db to a Cm, to me at least, it feels like it wants to resolve to Fm (which would be VI-v-i)...which would still mean that the Neapolitan is acting as a Subdominant. That being said, If it was prepared in such a way that C would feel like home when you got there, I don't see why the Neapolitan couldn't be used to lead us there. It's just like a chromatic neighbor chord.
Nice like it
This video is so good. So concise and jam-packed. Great work.
I am taking music theory and I was so confused on what this chord is and why I was never taught it.
I learned about Major minor 7th but never dominant 7. I was like "why is such an important chord left ou... it's the same as one I already learned 😐"
Over my head. Left me wanting to go to the gin & tonic.
I imagine the 5 chord being angry at the 1 chord lmao
Helped me so much with my assignment, thanks! Got a sub from me:)
mmmm. It is a clear as muddy water!!
Commenting for more visibility :D !
You're the real MVP!
you said there's a tritone between the four and 7, you mean 3 and 7 right?
From scale degree 3 to 7 (mi to ti) is a perfect 5th in a major key (E to B in C Major). Scale degrees 4 to 7 is a Tritone (Fa to Ti, or F to B in C Major).
it's the 4 relative to the root of the key, not the chord :) i was confused for a moment too
So, when is a 5th or 7th NOT dominant? I guess that would be called something else than dominant. How does that work?
So, within this context, it's the chords built on the 5th or the 7th scale degree that are considered to have "dominant function". If we're in C major, the two dominant function chords would be G major and B diminished. But, if we change keys, all of the scale degrees change to match the key - let's say E major - this means we will have different dominant function chords than we did in C major. The 5th and 7th scale degrees of E major are B and D#, so now the dominant function chords are B major and D# diminished. So, the pitches that dominant function chords are built on change based on the key, but it will always be built on the 5th and 7th scale degrees of that key.
@@twominutemusictheory I guess I didn’t state my question very well. My confusion is regarding the term “dominant.” What would be a non-dominant 5th or 7th? (I guess it would be called a “submissive” 5th or 7th?) Wouldn’t a dominant 7th be made sharp instead of flat? I hope that explains my confusion.
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Great explanation but can you speak a little faster please 😊
pog champ
As a newbie, this was no help at all!!!!! Where do I start? This was too much.
anyone here after twosets latest tiktok? XD
Making a tutorial for beginners using doremi terms and classical notation instead of a visual representation is kind of strange.
I flatout don't understand these visuals, and there's no need to learn them just to understand this video
I was in the same boat but i learned how to read music and i came back to this video and i understood it fully now so maybe it is better
@@epyonsystem1869 Sounds like you took a longer route for no specific reason, idk if that's better
...uh huh.
Wait…what?
what
What
Ughhhh
Bass clef isnt it
Yikes!
what you said made no sense.
How about slowing the presentation down. Too much to absorb with your fast presentation.
bad explanation
This video is terrible