AS a harmony professor at Berklee, I bow to the excellence of these videos. Not just great information given clearly, but awesome music examples as well. I have all my students watch these videos.
That's way too long :/ but these are quality videos and I'm sure you're busy teaching people one-on-one anyway...Great Stuff! You made me a fan because of your modal interchange video and had been wanting more since
Oh my god I think I need to switch out my underwear. Your Modal Interchange video has continued to be the *absolute* gold standard for me to measure music theory videos against. Thankie for the content.
Here’s what I came up with: th-cam.com/video/nP628ZYSETM/w-d-xo.html The main riff (which uses an ascending dim. 7) has a bittersweet emotional tonality that I really like. It was challenging to retain that tone while using descending and auxiliary dim. 7s because they often came out sounding “too happy”, but I’m pleased with it for the most part.
After your "Modal Interchange" video, I knew you were the one. I dunno how you do it, but these videos are so interesting and fun to watch honestly. LOVE THESE!!!!
These videos are so well made and informative, I love them. I made this with it :D D7 - G - G#dim7 - A7 - Adim7 - A7 - A#dim 7 - A7 - G#dim7 - G6 or em7 - D7
Am - Am/G - Faug7 - Edim7 - Eb - Bb7 - Bdim7 - E7 - Fmaj7#11 - F#dim7 - Bb/F - E7 - ( Am ) I love your video and they really help me as a music student - cheers from Israel!
Thank you for these videos! Another concept I read on the internet is as that each chord tone of a fully diminished can resolve up a half step to the next note. So rather than a diminished resolving to one chord, it could lead to 4. BDFAb for example could lead up to a: C, Eb, F#, or A (and minor or major).
Yes! It’s nice to see this answer on here, you are absolutely right. The reason for this is that a diminished chord is also a dominant7b9 chord without a rootnote. So in your example it can act like a Bb7b9, Db7b9 etc. The most common chord change is V-I, like Bb7b9 - Eb. A whole new meaning and use of dim chords opened up once I realized this
I just want you to know, in case that you're still there, that your instructional videos are pure GOLD. Only a few, but every second of them save you hours diggin onto TH-cam junk. So much quality...thank you man, i'm very grateful
EDIT (May 2023): I've closed the Patreon page. I'm now working with a new model that is better aligned with my personal values and hopefully will help enable me to spend more of my time making useful stuff for everyone: Everything I make from now on will be freely offered. No more paywalled content. I'm trying to make this work with nothing but a tip jar and a dream: Ko-fi.com/MusicWithMyles If you find my content valuable, please consider donating. Even just a dollar is super helpful if a lot of people are pitching in. Also, feel free to ask me any music question along with your donation and I'll be sure to reply! And if you're broke, just sharing my stuff around helps a ton too :D And thank you so much for watching, everyone 💙🙏 -Myles P.S. If there are any particular types of content you'd like to see from me in the future, let me know in the comments!
This is an absolutely revolutionary approach to teaching music theory. Playing examples in real time with a visual and audible explanation is extremely helpful. More, Myles, MORE!!! Cheers!
As someone who loves music theory but also has a short attention span, your videos really help me retain what I learn. The commentary style and text animations make it fun and easy to watch. Can't wait for more
Damn this was really informative! I was litteraly just trying to do this in a beat i was making with a vocal sample i recorded but i couldn’t figure it out but now that makes more sense using a formula until i can memorize it! Im going to print that sheet out
The first video I saw of you I knew I had to instantly subscribe. And even though I don't at all know how these work haha, I still watch these videos cause you explain them in a fun way.
hahah I love the fulidity of your video. Everything FITS. It adds so much to the 'power' of your video. The constant drum, and sound effects. oh oh oh perfect. Thanks for the clean explination.
make more videos man goddamn. Best musical education videos i came across, and now i find out you only made a few vids. Would really love to see more of your stuff
1:17 At first I thought this sounded a lot like the progression from Breathe by Pink Floyd but that is actually a D7#9 to D7b9 to E-. It's in the same key though and the D#dim7 has a lot of the same notes as a D7b9 (it has the b9, 3rd, 5th and 7th)
Let's see what we've learnt so far. Imaj7 bVII°7 | VI-7 bVImaj7 | V-7 | bVmaj7 IV-7 | VI°7 | subV/VI VI7(V/II) | II7 subV7 | Imaj7 I°7 Imaj7 Thanks for the videos Myles, really enjoyable and easy to digest, glad to see that modal interchange video I loved so much has turned into a series. Edit: If you want a specific key, I love it in G.
In the style of bossanova i made this: In the key of C major: 4/4 (1 chord for each compass, nothing difficult) bpm: 120 C6add9 - B#dim7 - Amin7 - C/G - Fmaj7 - F#dim7 - C/G - Gdim7 - Dmin7 - GAug7 - and gets back to C
Very enjoyable and informative videos! I just started working on learning more about theory after I grew tired of the rock and blues genres and wanted to learn theory, as well as widen my interest with jazz and American standards. At my guitar lesson yesterday the instructor mentioned tritone substitution. I then found your lesson on tritones and followed it up with intermodal relationships and now this one. You are doing great work! Thank you!!
There are only 3 different diminished 7 chords. By that I mean there are only 3 different note combinations to make a diminished 7 chord. For instance, Myles lead the D#dim7 into E, because E is a half step about the root D#. But D#dim7 (D#, F#, A, C) are the same notes in F#dim7 (F#, A, C, D#) , Adim7 (A, C, D#, F#), and Cdim7 (C, D#, F#, A). So you could by the same logic resolve to G, Bb, or Db.
Man, how cool your videos are ! Please keep on doing them, I've never seen anything that clear about music theory... Subbed just in case the come back happens !
I think in the Db dim7th chord to Cm6 chord to G progression, that the Db chord is a misspelled E chord. It is an Edim7 to Cm6 to G progression a 6 to 4 to 1. I say this because Dbo7 is Db Fb Abb Cbb, and while you get diatonic semitones resolving to the Cm6 chord, the Abb has to go up a comma to G and the Cbb would seemingly go down to A. The Cbb to A movement is smaller than a diatonic semitone and may sound potentially interesting, but it is functionally not sound, not coherent, too distantly related to G in context, it is very far outside the vicinity of G major. Whereas if the Db chord if spelt G Bb Db E (which is an E diminished 7th chord) you could resolve to G A C Eb then to G G B D, very easily having all the notes exist within G major's 17 note vicinity. Functionally that "Db dim chord" is not a flat 5 but it is a diminished chord on vi. When you tune it in just intonation, aka Pythagorean tuning, you can hear how important the spelling is in how it relates to harmonic function. The E dim chord keeps everything pointing at G major, whereas the Db dim would be coming from a different harmonic area or what I call vicinity with the Abb and Cbb. I enjoyed the video though. Also more importantly, if you are to live, you are going to need to look these up in a King James Bible and heed the words written: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 KJV Romans 10:2-13 KJV Proverbs 30:4-6 KJV John 14:6 KJV John 14:22-24 KJV John 17:17 KJV Psalms 12:6-7 KJV
tus videos son excelentes, con el primero que hiciste, pensé que no ibas a hacer mas, pero la forma en como los haces; son muy buenos y queda claro su contenido.
I like to finish off a guitar solo with an octotonic scale lick, followed by a diminished seventh chord which leads into chord I. It gives me a good reason to use a scale that I really like ☺
Really wish these had continued... most approachable music theory I've found
"They're extremely dark and unstable, this makes them extremely useful" well... it's my time to shine
My butthole is unstable, it is proven to be useful
@TheAstronomyNoob logic, my dear friend
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underrated comment
DUDE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL
At 2:24 the little “beeps” you hear listing each prompt are actually a diminished chord, just arpeggiated!!
AS a harmony professor at Berklee, I bow to the excellence of these videos. Not just great information given clearly, but awesome music examples as well. I have all my students watch these videos.
Thank you, professor! You can probably tell I was a Berklee kid myself 😁
Hope you can consider to restart producing music content in 2024, Myles.
0:00 what?
0:03 ok
0:06 subbed
2 videos in one month? We must be lucky. Thank you Miles!
Music with Myles You are a godsend, I love for this stuff lmao
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@@MusicWithMyles Mylessss please upload againnn
@@MusicWithMyles you hearted my reply... is that a hint ")
Is this going to be semi-regular?? I'm absolutely loving it. We've truly been blessed.
Glad to hear it! Yeah, 2 new videos each month from now on!
That's great! Will post my exercise here in the next few days, by the way. Excited to watch more!
That's way too long :/ but these are quality videos and I'm sure you're busy teaching people one-on-one anyway...Great Stuff! You made me a fan because of your modal interchange video and had been wanting more since
Man this is the best music teaching ever seen! Really inspiring!
That modal interchange video is a masterpiece!
Thanks for the videos!
@@MusicWithMyles :(
Oh my god I think I need to switch out my underwear. Your Modal Interchange video has continued to be the *absolute* gold standard for me to measure music theory videos against. Thankie for the content.
I'm gonna go get set on that chord progression!
Here’s what I came up with:
th-cam.com/video/nP628ZYSETM/w-d-xo.html
The main riff (which uses an ascending dim. 7) has a bittersweet emotional tonality that I really like. It was challenging to retain that tone while using descending and auxiliary dim. 7s because they often came out sounding “too happy”, but I’m pleased with it for the most part.
After your "Modal Interchange" video, I knew you were the one. I dunno how you do it, but these videos are so interesting and fun to watch honestly. LOVE THESE!!!!
These videos are so well made and informative, I love them. I made this with it :D
D7 - G - G#dim7 - A7 - Adim7 - A7 - A#dim 7 - A7 - G#dim7 - G6 or em7 - D7
very cool to use the dim7 chords as part of a dominant chain!
Too much tensiiiion!! I liked it :D all we need is sone crazy melody on top of it.
Change the last D7 to simplest possible G major and you arrive at the station.
Am - Am/G - Faug7 - Edim7 - Eb - Bb7 - Bdim7 - E7 - Fmaj7#11 - F#dim7 - Bb/F - E7 - ( Am )
I love your video and they really help me as a music student - cheers from Israel!
Love these, perfect mix of theory explanation and actual contextual examples without getting bogged down by trying to sound too smart.
Hands down best short form music theory channel on the site, Incredible!
Thank you for these videos!
Another concept I read on the internet is as that each chord tone of a fully diminished can resolve up a half step to the next note. So rather than a diminished resolving to one chord, it could lead to 4. BDFAb for example could lead up to a: C, Eb, F#, or A (and minor or major).
Yes! It’s nice to see this answer on here, you are absolutely right. The reason for this is that a diminished chord is also a dominant7b9 chord without a rootnote. So in your example it can act like a Bb7b9, Db7b9 etc. The most common chord change is V-I, like Bb7b9 - Eb. A whole new meaning and use of dim chords opened up once I realized this
I just want you to know, in case that you're still there, that your instructional videos are pure GOLD. Only a few, but every second of them save you hours diggin onto TH-cam junk. So much quality...thank you man, i'm very grateful
EDIT (May 2023): I've closed the Patreon page. I'm now working with a new model that is better aligned with my personal values and hopefully will help enable me to spend more of my time making useful stuff for everyone:
Everything I make from now on will be freely offered. No more paywalled content. I'm trying to make this work with nothing but a tip jar and a dream: Ko-fi.com/MusicWithMyles
If you find my content valuable, please consider donating. Even just a dollar is super helpful if a lot of people are pitching in. Also, feel free to ask me any music question along with your donation and I'll be sure to reply! And if you're broke, just sharing my stuff around helps a ton too :D
And thank you so much for watching, everyone 💙🙏
-Myles
P.S. If there are any particular types of content you'd like to see from me in the future, let me know in the comments!
This is an absolutely revolutionary approach to teaching music theory. Playing examples in real time with a visual and audible explanation is extremely helpful. More, Myles, MORE!!! Cheers!
As someone who loves music theory but also has a short attention span, your videos really help me retain what I learn. The commentary style and text animations make it fun and easy to watch. Can't wait for more
Damn this was really informative! I was litteraly just trying to do this in a beat i was making with a vocal sample i recorded but i couldn’t figure it out but now that makes more sense using a formula until i can memorize it! Im going to print that sheet out
Music with Miles will take you... MILES
Still SUCH a big fan of these videos! Please keep em coming!
The first video I saw of you I knew I had to instantly subscribe. And even though I don't at all know how these work haha, I still watch these videos cause you explain them in a fun way.
Please keep making these - Incredible.
You're saving lives from falling into depression with these brilliant videos Myles, I hope you know that. :)
God, these videos are so well made. The aesthetic is the best.
hahah I love the fulidity of your video. Everything FITS. It adds so much to the 'power' of your video. The constant drum, and sound effects. oh oh oh perfect. Thanks for the clean explination.
I really like the little writing prompt bit at the end
May God Bless You Miles
Resolving to a major tonic from a diminished chord is so satisfying 😂
Great explanation, thank you
Awesome video. I always try to implement diminished chords into my progressions and this has just widened my perspective! Thank you!
Omg yes! I love your work! And the intro! Love it!
make more videos man goddamn. Best musical education videos i came across, and now i find out you only made a few vids. Would really love to see more of your stuff
Music with passing diminished 7th has been and will be always my cup of tea.
Your video is really informative and I believe you put a lot of time to create one, thanks for the video Myles
This video is quick and easy to understand. Thank you so much!
1:17 At first I thought this sounded a lot like the progression from Breathe by Pink Floyd but that is actually a D7#9 to D7b9 to E-. It's in the same key though and the D#dim7 has a lot of the same notes as a D7b9 (it has the b9, 3rd, 5th and 7th)
Your videos have impeccable style. Love how the entire video has one continuous drum beat and how the demonstrations use that beat.
This is very informative. I study music on my own and I keep coming back to this, all the time! Thank you for this! Please make more of these videos!
man this video is amazing. very helpful, you’re a savior
These are absolutely incredible
Incredibly helpful video ! Thank you for sharing !
This is a great video to watch before delving into stuff like the 6th Diminished scale. Thanks!
PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS ,THIS IS AMAZING! :D
Wonderful explanation! Thank you!
Thanks for keeping this series up :)
Let's see what we've learnt so far.
Imaj7 bVII°7 | VI-7 bVImaj7 | V-7 | bVmaj7 IV-7 | VI°7 | subV/VI VI7(V/II) | II7 subV7 | Imaj7 I°7 Imaj7
Thanks for the videos Myles, really enjoyable and easy to digest, glad to see that modal interchange video I loved so much has turned into a series.
Edit: If you want a specific key, I love it in G.
Dude, keep these videos coming. They're among the best ones I've ever seen around here, thank you so much!
You are sooooo good at teaching!
HOLY SHIT YOUR VIDEOS ARE GOLD DUDE
loved the inclusion of the writing prompt at the end, really encourages me to go write something with this haha
Your videos are amazing! Congrats
i usually used them just resolving up because thats how it made sense to me but knowing other ways is pretty nice, thanks!
These videos are the best out there. Keep up the good work man!
In the style of bossanova i made this:
In the key of C major:
4/4 (1 chord for each compass, nothing difficult)
bpm: 120
C6add9 - B#dim7 - Amin7 - C/G - Fmaj7 - F#dim7 - C/G - Gdim7 - Dmin7 - GAug7 - and gets back to C
Yay! You decided to keep up the good work!
already a new video?? cooooolll I'm loving it :)
truly amazing, thank you very much myles! keep it up
Awesome style! I could listen your lessons as tunes!
Love your videos! I'll be sure to play around with these ideas!
i always wondered what that sound was and i finally found it thank you so much!!!
I reaally like your video making style!
You're the fucking king my man. These videos are amazing.
Only thing that is missing is the fact they are symmetrical, which can open up some great key changes.
Tus vídeos han sido de mucha ayuda para mi, gracias por compartir tus conocimientos con nosotros 😎
Brilliant!
Very enjoyable and informative videos! I just started working on learning more about theory after I grew tired of the rock and blues genres and wanted to learn theory, as well as widen my interest with jazz and American standards. At my guitar lesson yesterday the instructor mentioned tritone substitution. I then found your lesson on tritones and followed it up with intermodal relationships and now this one. You are doing great work! Thank you!!
There are only 3 different diminished 7 chords. By that I mean there are only 3 different note combinations to make a diminished 7 chord. For instance, Myles lead the D#dim7 into E, because E is a half step about the root D#. But D#dim7 (D#, F#, A, C) are the same notes in F#dim7 (F#, A, C, D#) , Adim7 (A, C, D#, F#), and Cdim7 (C, D#, F#, A). So you could by the same logic resolve to G, Bb, or Db.
Love how you make these videos. Keep it up!
-fan of diminished chords
I love this groove and how the lesson follows it. Keep going, man!
Love your videos Myles, keep them up :)
amazing concept, keep doing that.
my favorite chord!
Man, how cool your videos are ! Please keep on doing them, I've never seen anything that clear about music theory... Subbed just in case the come back happens !
oh my gosh descending dim7 sounds so goofy i love it
I loved that video, mate!
I think in the Db dim7th chord to Cm6 chord to G progression, that the Db chord is a misspelled E chord. It is an Edim7 to Cm6 to G progression a 6 to 4 to 1. I say this because Dbo7 is Db Fb Abb Cbb, and while you get diatonic semitones resolving to the Cm6 chord, the Abb has to go up a comma to G and the Cbb would seemingly go down to A. The Cbb to A movement is smaller than a diatonic semitone and may sound potentially interesting, but it is functionally not sound, not coherent, too distantly related to G in context, it is very far outside the vicinity of G major. Whereas if the Db chord if spelt G Bb Db E (which is an E diminished 7th chord) you could resolve to G A C Eb then to G G B D, very easily having all the notes exist within G major's 17 note vicinity. Functionally that "Db dim chord" is not a flat 5 but it is a diminished chord on vi.
When you tune it in just intonation, aka Pythagorean tuning, you can hear how important the spelling is in how it relates to harmonic function. The E dim chord keeps everything pointing at G major, whereas the Db dim would be coming from a different harmonic area or what I call vicinity with the Abb and Cbb.
I enjoyed the video though. Also more importantly, if you are to live, you are going to need to look these up in a King James Bible and heed the words written:
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 KJV
Romans 10:2-13 KJV
Proverbs 30:4-6 KJV
John 14:6 KJV
John 14:22-24 KJV
John 17:17 KJV
Psalms 12:6-7 KJV
Nice touch making the bullet points after 2:25 a rolled diminished chord :p
Love this channel!
neat. would love to watch a bit more into the thing, as this is a great introduction even tho it barely scratches the surface
Another cool video, thanks ^^
Thank you man
tus videos son excelentes, con el primero que hiciste, pensé que no ibas a hacer mas, pero la forma en como los haces; son muy buenos y queda claro su contenido.
☀🗄☑🔵Thank you !
This very helpful thank you
I like to finish off a guitar solo with an octotonic scale lick, followed by a diminished seventh chord which leads into chord I. It gives me a good reason to use a scale that I really like ☺
*octatonic
Thanks!!!!
Thank you sooooooo much ❤
please make more videos... this is amazing..
great vid - thanks
Awesome!
Thank you so much for your videos
You really help my stressed out brain warm back into music studies
Really interesting thank you so much !
Might be cool if you use the technique you're talking about in the generic and explain how you created it at the end of the video 😉
Incorporating rythm to your videos was the best guess you could have, I think that if someday I become a music teacher I'm gonna do it as well
Thank you
These vids are really well done,, wish i found this in school
Please make more of these vids bro. Chief said this is IT ;-;
AWESOME
thankss for share,
Your videos are great:)