What is the largest chord possible in music theory? I don't know, but maybe this is. Personal Harmony and Music Theory Lessons: www.leonwaves.com/contact Instagram/Twitter: @leon_waves
Ah, yes, the Cmaj21x47#45x43#41x39#37#35#33#31#29#27#25#23#19#15#11 chord. Such a common chord that everyone knows, yes, quite. I remember the first time I grew 20 extra arms and played it. When my parents finally knew I should study music instead.
THE SUPER DUPER MEGA MULTI ULTRA PHI OMEGA MEGA ULTIMATE BETA GAMMA DELTA ALPHA TRUE TARTARUS TUSUEGRA DEMONIC MEGA LYDIAN LARGEST CHORD: C21 x9999....#11
I always called this the "motherchord". There are all 48 triads. I used to set up a string patch on an electric keyboard, play this exact chord (rooted from C3), and leave the piano bench on the sustain pedal . . . Whoever walked into the practice room the next day would hear our lovely motherchord at a nice soft (eerie) volume.
Happens when you start programming as well... words just don’t look like words anymore, or they look like they should be spelled differently; even though they are spelled correctly
I was going to comment that this chord has some serious Zelda vibes when I got to 4:55 lol. I’m not sure if that was intentional but it made me smile! Awesome video
If you didn't know, a good chunk of (if not all) Legend of Zelda music is written in the lydian mode, likely c lydian or close to it. That's probably why!
I came here for the thumbnail and ended up getting a music theory lesson. Kinda amazing how much more I learn from TH-cam than 11 years of piano lessons without even trying.
This comment was like a dark cloud for me. I am a college music major and i have to sight sing tomorrow. I also play piano and NOT jazz, so this chord is a nightmare to me
I’m always fascinated when the fact that music is just math perks up a little, when you said it can only be played 7 different places that blew my mind, since there’s typically 7 degrees in a scale and a chord that plays all 12 notes only working 7 ways is like poetic
This is fabulous! You've explained something I've always wondered about and you've put it all together in a way coherent to anyone with a basic understanding of music.
I tought this was a textbook curiosity only, then at the end of the video it showed this actually sung! Thanks for the last bit, it calidated previous content enormouusly!
Imagine jammin' with your band when you turn to the piano player and you're like: "Yo, gimme a C major 21 double sharp 47 sharp 45 double sharp 43 sharp 41 double sharp 39 sharp 37 sharp 35 sharp 33 sharp 31 sharp 29 sharp 27 sharp 25 sharp 23 sharp 19 shar 15 sharp 11" And he's like: "Bruh... ಠ_ಠ "
When I read this i laughed so hard that I was crying while im otp with my friend and she asked am I alright? And im like let me tell this comment my church pianoist and see what he says
I haven’t played an instrument or read sheet music since elementary school, but you managed to explain this concept in a interesting and easily accessible way that had me captivated through the whole video. Props to you sir
I whatch this every few years when it pops back up in my recommended, and each time Ive learned more about music thorey but this still scares the hell out of me
JamesAndGames this is all really simple once you break it down. it’s just “the 4th, the 5th. the minor fall and the major lift” no so sure why everyone’s confused
Kudos to the video that taught me *chord science.* Well done! You are amazing. I can tell this chord was made with pure experiments. And I like it. Keep doing creative stuff like this and maybe you'll get recommended by the algorithm. (The algorithm is in favor of creative videos!)
Those poorly drawn emojis are the best! 😂
t h o n k
t h o n k
t h o n k
@@UCgx7OseCrundqkE8oEVeobg thonk emoji
@@unniFI Really? Good to know and thanks allot!
“Hey that sounded pretty neat what chord was that”
“all”
"Yes"
"what song do u play?"
" *all* "
*NEW ALL*
"what do you mean"
*says a link to a youtube video out loud*
HAHA that’s hilarious
the real chord was the friends we made along the way
Deep
omedetou
the REAL chord is a segment that endpoints lie on a circle
.......
we were the largest chord all along
Ah, yes, the Cmaj21x47#45x43#41x39#37#35#33#31#29#27#25#23#19#15#11 chord. Such a common chord that everyone knows, yes, quite.
I remember the first time I grew 20 extra arms and played it. When my parents finally knew I should study music instead.
Ah yes
Who doesn’t like the Cmaj21𝄪47♯45𝄪43♯41𝄪39♯37♯35♯33♯31♯29♯27♯25♯23♯19♯15♯11 chord? Definitely not me
Severly autistic man attempts to tell a joke - fails in multiple pathetic ways!
Cmaj21x47#45x43#41x39#37#35#29#27#25#23#19#15#11
THE SUPER DUPER MEGA MULTI ULTRA PHI OMEGA MEGA ULTIMATE BETA GAMMA DELTA ALPHA TRUE TARTARUS TUSUEGRA DEMONIC MEGA LYDIAN LARGEST CHORD: C21 x9999....#11
1:48
"Let's yet again bring it down another octave."
*Buhp*
I can say that that was what it accurately sounded like.
LMAOO* (old comment: MAPPK
Kinda has the same energy as "there are 12 notes in music, here they all are" BWIUAAAH
Windows XP
1:50
“Let’s yet again bring this down another octave”
- windows error sound
i noticed that too lol
Chord 98 sound
Omg yes
That’s hilarious actually
It sounds like the AH *dissapears* meme
"What's the password"
"It's at the back of the router"
back of the router: 2:11
lol this is funny 😆
That weird flexing kid: tHaT's eAsY
@@yukoyukoo goes on AGT playing dance of the bumblebee x10 speed
*still gets hacked*
UNDERRATED comment
2:27 is just pure jazz. And finishing it with the licc just doubles it.
Lmao the licc
Gotta love that licc
I always called this the "motherchord". There are all 48 triads. I used to set up a string patch on an electric keyboard, play this exact chord (rooted from C3), and leave the piano bench on the sustain pedal . . . Whoever walked into the practice room the next day would hear our lovely motherchord at a nice soft (eerie) volume.
it's not the motherchord...
it's the mother, father, and children chord...
Music professor: “The ear training test isn’t that hard”
Jajajajaja ja
LITERALLY HAHAHAHAHAHA
I feel the pain
AP Music Theory's ear training test be like:
Plays this then asks a pitch perfect person what they heard. I wonder if they could get it right.
The word “Sharp” doesn’t sound like a word anymore.
@Higor Ghunter • 64 years ago Semantic satiation
@@kmki or jamais vu
Karol Stach thank you i just learned a new thint
Happens when you start programming as well... words just don’t look like words anymore, or they look like they should be spelled differently; even though they are spelled correctly
😂🤣
I was going to comment that this chord has some serious Zelda vibes when I got to 4:55 lol. I’m not sure if that was intentional but it made me smile! Awesome video
If you didn't know, a good chunk of (if not all) Legend of Zelda music is written in the lydian mode, likely c lydian or close to it. That's probably why!
I came here for the thumbnail and ended up getting a music theory lesson. Kinda amazing how much more I learn from TH-cam than 11 years of piano lessons without even trying.
“Chords will be easy” they said.
“It will be fun” they said.
Imagine sight reading this.
Imagine being able to play this
Brandon Cabrera Check Igudesman and Joo on TH-cam. Joo has small hands to play rachmaninoff but he found a solution
@@fredvirtuelle cool
This comment was like a dark cloud for me. I am a college music major and i have to sight sing tomorrow. I also play piano and NOT jazz, so this chord is a nightmare to me
There is no one instrument you could play this on alone.
at 5:26, those first 3 notes sounded so good!
Well yeah, those first three notes spell a D major chord.
they call that a triad, lol
@@jukeboxfandango that they do. I forgot about this comment lmao.
@@TornaitSuperBird lmao yeah
This video has honestly made me understand chords a lot more better than almost every video I’ve seen
If you play keyboards chord theory becomes easy. I play bass but learning keyboards taught me all about music theory.
There's actually three ways to make that chord. The third way is to get a running start and jump on the keyboard.
The fourth way is to implant artificial additional limbs
Running the piano down with a Honda Accord would sound better. 😊
Open D Studio if u want more octaves drop an upside piano onto a piano and boom thicqcqcqccqcqcqcq chord
A3Kr0n happy 600 likes my dude
1k like 🙂
You know a musician's getting freaky when you see × strolling in
That's not so freaky. Fx can occur as the leading note in G# minor, and as a chromatic neighbour note to G# in (say) E major.
@@rosiefay7283 it
was a joke
@@rosiefay7283 r/woosh
Rosie Fay U stupid
kinky
I’m always fascinated when the fact that music is just math perks up a little, when you said it can only be played 7 different places that blew my mind, since there’s typically 7 degrees in a scale and a chord that plays all 12 notes only working 7 ways is like poetic
Math describes things, it isn’t the thing itself
Another huge chord: the Alien chord by Jerry Goldsmith. It’s the whole tone scale harmonised as ascending minor 7ths. It spans 6 octaves.
Friends: Starts slapping the piano randomly.
Me: No, No Hes got a point.
I used to hate that but after watching this I understand
Kronk rules
Jazz
“Ya like jazz?” - the bee movie
Me: Only slaps the B A S S
"To obtain this special chord, mash the keyboard with your palm now."
phaseblade with your whole body
Do it with ur mom
or forehead
@OminousYT so edgy kid, so edgy
Simpsons! “The fingers you have used to dial...are too fat. To obtain a special dialing wand, please mash the keypad with your palm...now.”
Tell me why the little “lets bring this down an octave *bang*” at 1:50 made me laugh so goddamned hard
4:40: so this is how i die
Biology majors: "Ah yes, a strand of DNA."
Nah man DNA double stranded this guy here is RNA
Wow.
That sounds very clever, sir.
I thought biology were minors
@@ahmed38247 no, a biology^min chord is just a physics^maj21 ×47#45×43#41×39#37#35#33#31#29#27#25#23#19#15#11 chord.
Me: "Yo man you got the password for the wifi"
Him: "Yea bro it's on the back of the router"
*The back of the router*: 2:11
_I should totally do that..._
mood
2:49
*BINGO*
This is the most relatable comment I have ever seen
This is fabulous! You've explained something I've always wondered about and you've put it all together in a way coherent to anyone with a basic understanding of music.
I tought this was a textbook curiosity only, then at the end of the video it showed this actually sung! Thanks for the last bit, it calidated previous content enormouusly!
This video really says:
“I bought the whole piano I’m gonna use the whole piano”
Lmao!!!! This made my day!!!😂😂😂
no, that's Liszt
That's great
Yes!
DonChiShotto yeah that’s about right
4:16
Top ten rappers that Eminem fear
I guess you could say he dropped some bars
@@patrickanderson62 some?
He dropped every bar in existance
@@patrickanderson62 LMAO
@däne ur welcome
It sounded like something someone would force Siri to pronounce 😂
1:47 lets yet again bring it down another octave *bonk*
The smug whispering tone of voice evokes anger within me. I can't explain it but it do be like it is. I'mma watch something else
I feel like I learned a lot and nothing at all at the same time.
Agree
that's jazz theory ma friend
Stop copying that from the other video
@@thesoundisdead3752 link?
That’s literally high school
guy: **falls asleep on piano**
other musicians: YES. THATS THE C47FHAJ7X4 CHORD!! AHAHAHHA!!!!!!
jazz musicians****
Ha. Ha
Cappuccino - freeform jazz musicians*
drive.google.com/file/d/1OzjCOvvyeppzGjlnHHce6zEu1K5NiXAd/view?usp=drivesdk
haha there's no such thing as a H, J, or X note in the musical alphabet haha.
"Let's bring it down yet another octave." *DUN.*
5:38 is a legit good sound effect
1:50 the staccato kills me every time
It went. --------- 😳
LOL
Windows XP has encountered a fatal error
Me too😭
@@coefficientkiller8896 LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOO XAXAXAXAXAXAXAXAXAXA
Imagine jammin' with your band when you turn to the piano player and you're like:
"Yo, gimme a C major 21 double sharp 47 sharp 45 double sharp 43 sharp 41 double sharp 39 sharp 37 sharp 35 sharp 33 sharp 31 sharp 29 sharp 27 sharp 25 sharp 23 sharp 19 shar 15 sharp 11"
And he's like: "Bruh... ಠ_ಠ "
When I read this i laughed so hard that I was crying while im otp with my friend and she asked am I alright? And im like let me tell this comment my church pianoist and see what he says
The word "sharp" looks weird now....
What I sound like ordering from the menu at macdonalds
*pianist proceeds to jump through the fucking piano*
"and keep it bouncin'"
Love that riff under the uLrTa MeGa HyPeR bit!
Someone has got to make this a genre, it would probably be called Jazz Infinityum
Intercom: "Can I take your order please ?"
Big smoke : " I'll have 2:11"
i completely forgot about big smoke until now thank you for blessing me with this nostalgic comment
Jesus smokes eats the notes
69th like
underrated comment
Witch extra dip
"And somebody already sang it:" [biblically accurate angel noises]
LMAO I completely lost it at your comment! 😂😂😂
HOLIEST OF HOLY SQWAUKS
You mean those wheel-eye monsters?
@@proximityclockworkx1572 It sure gives "looking like an angel" a whole other meaning, doesn't it?
The 666 likes make it better
Came back after learning theory, everything made sense now.
I haven’t played an instrument or read sheet music since elementary school, but you managed to explain this concept in a interesting and easily accessible way that had me captivated through the whole video. Props to you sir
No one
Jazz Pianists:
I paid for the whole piano, so i'm gonna use the whole piano
🤣
Literally
lmao
Rachmaninoff and Liszt:
1:50
“Let’s yet again bring this down another octave”
*BWAAP*
Lmao
_windows error sound_
I wheezed
@@aitusai LMAO PLEASEEE 😭
*B0p-*
That lick was the most beautiful thing ever
Me watching this video but not knowing anything about music:
Yes.
Playing Minecraft on Legendary All Skulls On
@@Firefox-Udon wait, that's not how you're supposed to play the game
Me trying to play this on guitar.
Yes.
Me too 😂
696 likes,nice
This feels like a BIll Wurtz video but for chords.
Edit: Bill Wurtz is back.
2:30 feels like super ultra mega Wurtz
Johannes Brahms i wanna like ur comment but ur at 69 likes
I feel he has covered music theory in a video before
Yes! I'm not the only one who thought that
I do think that was intentional
I whatch this every few years when it pops back up in my recommended, and each time Ive learned more about music thorey but this still scares the hell out of me
"I bought the entire piano! so I'm gonna use the entire piano!!!"
Ah, so this must be that secret chord that David played to please the Lord
YO THATS IT!!
But I don't really care for music so idk why I'm watching this ;)
JamesAndGames this is all really simple once you break it down. it’s just “the 4th, the 5th. the minor fall and the major lift” no so sure why everyone’s confused
StalinWasBallin I mean it was also a baffled king who was composing “Hallelujah”
StalinWasBallin you try figuring out anything when she’s tied you to a kitchen chair.
Me: "what chord did you play there?"
Jazz musician: 2:10
Improvise
Adapt
Overcome
I just improvised adapted and overcame this situation with editing my comment, truly inspiring
I made it to @1:55, and realized I was going to fall asleep to "Up a third" "up a third", and decided life was too short.
im so proud of myself for being able to understand what hes talking about
me sitting here pretending i know what he’s talking about: hmm yes...i see... 🤔🧐
Mellun oh ok guess you're here too
Best comment
Mellun fr bruh im a guitar player idk what im doing what im doing watching a video about piano chords
Big brain uwu
This is why AI will make the best music.
4:54 when you level up in a game
I thought it was legend of zelda item gain theme lmaoo
@@irenezs5992 same lol
@@irenezs5992 Same, it was weird...
I’m the 1000 like
sounds like something out of breath of the wild
This is a well-made video. Subscribed.
Me at 0:25 "oh nice, I love jazz chords! This will be a fun little lesson"
Me at 2:03: "you are a madman"
1:51 it sounded like a windows error sound
tru lmao
or a wii sports sound
It does
*ERROR*
Omg it did lmao😂
Finally, a use for my 24 string guitar!
Imagine having a 24 string guitar then your younger cousin/sibling suddenly untuned it💀
Is that actually a thing? I have a 12 string one
I can’t imagine how mentally and physically painful it must be to change those strings..
@@venyeoo imagine if it had a Floyd rose...
No. No it is not. A use for your 24 string guitar is a gardening shovel.
Kudos to the video that taught me *chord science.* Well done! You are amazing. I can tell this chord was made with pure experiments. And I like it. Keep doing creative stuff like this and maybe you'll get recommended by the algorithm. (The algorithm is in favor of creative videos!)
This video is so well done I had to subscribe and like.
2:30 That's the history of the entire chord, I guess
XD Great reference!
I got lickrolled.
Btw where the hell are we?
Excellent
Don't like this chord? You can try it at a different _time_
4:53 *You've Leveled up!*
I THOUGHT THAT LOL
Haha
Lolllll
CoinWolfy lol
sounds like a slowed down mario power up
this helped me understand music theory
So that’s how the PS2 start up sound was created.
1:50 sounds like a windows XP error
I was looking for this comment (bis). God bless you.
Lol
Never sounded that good ;)
tom the “chord” sound
Windows username checks out
“Alright class so the music isn’t that hard”
The music:
This has made my day, completely brilliant, funny and genuinely interesting
Now I finally understand the final arpeggio in Colour My World by Chicago. It is Fmaj13#15#11 - Fmaj7 with Gmaj7 above it. Thank you.
Perfect pitch dudes be like “Yeah I know that chord”
Alguien que hable español?
ya gotta practice 40 hrs every day
We had a guy who could identify this..
It is well known that Freddie Mercury effortlessly snored that chord while he slept!
This comment at the moment is so underrated!
King of jazz lmao
Fellow Queenie ❤️
nah
@@Taco_Burrito39 shut up
Cheers for the video! Amazing!
That deep breath while explaining the name of the chord is sending me
4:07 _"So, remember how the C Lydian scale is the compressed version of Cmaj13#11?"_
Me: "No. 😐"
...yea? 😅
that reminded me of when marcy asked anne about insect migration in amphibia
i dont think anyone will get this reference but just wanted to share
The video: "so let's bring it down an octave again"
Me: "please don't"
this was my exact reaction followed by "why?"
Me: tries this
My piano: *EXPLODES*
You have changed my approach to creating music
Play 4:53 at 2x speed and it sounds like Mario getting a power up
underrated comment lool
It kinda does
sounds exactly like the mega mushroom from nsmb
lool wtf :'D
It's TRUE!!!
“I don’t have that many fingers”- A confused pianist
Use your body!
Grow an extra set.
well, you have feet
there is another
Toes
Coming back to this video because TH-cam decided it was time for a rewatch, and it's still just as good.
Me, a brass player: *sweating profusely*
It's so big it's no longer a chord, that's a circle.
You mean, a diameter?
@@PrashantBatule But Earth is flat so the chord does.
𓂸
ℛ𝒶𝒷𝒾ℯ𝓈 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽'𝓵𝓵 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝔂𝓪 𝓹𝓾𝓼𝓼𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓫
4:16 me when reading out loud the enchantments on my Minecraft sword in the discord vc
5:38 the enchanting table when you put your sword on it
😅😂😂😂
How high is that sharpness enchant?
@@9ish660 i got smite 4 :(
Nobody:
Game: S h a r p 1
Now that I think about it music is the most complex thing in the world.
Psychiatrist: The super ultra hyper mega meta Lydian isn’t real, it won’t hurt you.
The super ultra hyper mega meta Lydian:
First line of the video: “so you know the c major chord”
Me who has never touched a piano: Yes 👁👄👁
Kigu crimson no norioku
its crazy that some people unironically never touched or see a piano
Me
HAHAHAHH
@@voicelessuvularplosive not really, i guess the seeing a piano part but in some places they are less common
2:30 *a sneaky licc in there*
I genuinely laughed out loud when I heard it and I'm a little ashamed of myself...
that part remind me of Bill Wurtz
Tom _ same 😂😂
@@tom_4615 Nonsense comrade, you should be proud you can laugh at haha funny arrangement of notes that is played in every single jazz improv
bruh this isn't sneaky, this is *face on, straight up* licc
3:07 sounds like "Take On Me - a-ha"
Best video on TH-cam! Thanks!
"I heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord."
the lord: hmm yess Cmaj7 x47#45x4323t5387954vqv5v67,o789,4647nw46bw46
That should totally be lyrics to some song
"But you should see Him jam out to the Bee Gees…"
I heard the secret chord that David played was G sus.
Best comment
2:30 licc
noone missed that one
*_t e h l i c c_*
this is the most blatantly offensive comment I've ever read. you should feel ashamed.
Micheal It’s obviously lick. I’m ashamed by BIDIBIDIBIDIBIDIBIDIBIDIBIDI...
Wait.. How did I not notice? I have been desensitized.
Thanks for the great song writing tips.
This is extremely educational! Very interesting video.
I have no clue of music, but this looks insane, while sounding surprisingly pleasant.
*mom hears me singing in the shower
Mom: Everything ok sweetie?
Me: Yes I’m singing the biggest chord
I loled
Somehow I can feel his contemplations during the long breath...
That lick was dubious well done
Jazz musicians when my 5 year old brother starts slamming the keys:
Write that down write that down!!
Your 5 year old brother has six hands?
latt.qcd92 yours doesn’t?
Mine has eight
mine has 12
No Charles the French fans I the replies?