this Beatles song changes key in the first 8 bars
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ย. 2019
- A modulation and two tritone substitutions within just the first 18 seconds of the song. I analyse just the first eight bars of one of John Lennon's most deceptively clever tunes, 'If I Fell'.
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Wouldn't it be nice if there were a song that changed key even sooner
Or, as John Lennon would've said: "Sounds good to me. Nice tune."
Guess what? The Beatles probably discussed NONE of this theory.
this song is such a perfect example of genius
The key change plays a fundamentally important part in the perspective of the writer moving from past heartbreak to cautious optimism.
Giant Steps.
Thank you for the video. People were so harsh on John for not being as melody inclined as Paul. I think he was every bit as creative and original, but in a different way. Love his rhythm guitar work to death.
Today is John Lennon's 81st birthday. A true musical genius, whose life was taken far too soon. RIP.
The last time I was this early, If I Fell was still in Db Major.
They were on a mission from God. I got to see it through the eyes of a child. One day, I'll tell my great-grandkids I was there when Jesus walked on the water, or should I say, the modern, truthful equivalent.
I’m amazed how much I learn about songwriting when I learn to play a Beatles song.
1964: I want to hold your hand
I feel like you could make a whole video about strawberry fields forever
John and Paul always knew how to throw us curveballs.
Having been raised during Beatlemainia, 50 years later that same "Beatles magic" remains. Beautiful music, harmonies and lyrics coupled with wonderful voices. Beatles forever 😎
I would kill for David to make a video about "Happiness is a Warm Gun": key changes, unusual time signatures, wide arrange of instruments and voices, a very interesting piece of composition.
You clever little sod. I've been listening to this song for a long, long time, and while I was vaguely aware that something clever was going on, I couldn't nail it down. But you explain it really well.
"If I fell" is one of my very favorite songs by the Beatles for the very reason that this intro and modulation to D sound so wonderful. I first noticed how unusual these bars are when I was learning this song on the piano. It is simply beautiful!
I love how you can just talk about music theory and I actually understand it. I’ve never been good at it and can barely read music but it all makes absolute sense when you put it into words! Thanks for that! I think it’s really interesting!
So much fun to sing this! I always marvel at how the Beatles just instinctively knew where to take their melodies and chords and key changes!