Jeez, back in the day the Beatles have to travel through the whole of Liverpool just to learn the chord that they never heard before, the B7. Now I can learn the whole new world of chords progression in less than 14 mins. What a wonderful world to live in! thank you Sir "Paul"
Really interesting to hear what people heard in this. I immediately hear “Aux Champs Elysees, da-da da-da-da” and “nobody knows you when you’re down and out” But it just goes to show what a well-used technique this is. Thanks Paul, for explaining how/why tee hear this progression so much.
Daniel Hoskins absolutely nailed it. My first reaction was Champs Elysées and it’s a song I hardly ever listen to. I guess the secret to an evergreen hit is just go with a powerful classic chord progression!
I finally know enough guitar theory to follow a 13 minute lesson from you. Feeling very pleased with myself! Thank you Paul, you are an excellent teacher.
That color grading though... Skin tone, guitar color, light from the lamp in the background, video lights... You put so much efforts in those videos, it really shows. I love it
Here's the chord progression in some other playable keys: C E7 Am C7 F C D7 G7 D F#7 Bm D7 G D E7 A7 E G#7 C#m E7 A E F#7 B7 F A7 Dm F7 Bb F G7 C7 G B7 Em G7 C G A7 D7 A C#7 F#m A7 D A B7 E7 Bb D7 Gm Bb7 Eb Bb C7 F7
Paul, this is excellent. I think three H's make you an excellent guitar instructor with this video and many of your other vids: 1. Humility 2. Honesty 3. Humour. Please keep up your awesomeness, Thanks!
This video hits pretty much right where I need to be. My fingers still won't do what I want them to, but understanding the structure of the music I want to play helps motivate me to find the things I want my fingers to learn.
Thank you for finally putting a name on "Play the 3 chord, but make it a 7th chord with a major third and it will pull towards the 6 chord" Secondary Dominant. This was very helpful. I've been playing and sometimes even writing these kind of progressions for years, but I never knew the associated terminology nor the full logic behind it beyond "you can make the 2, 3 and 6 chords major sometimes and it will pull you harder towards a chord in the key."
Been playing guitar for 12 years now. Thanks for finally unlocking that most frustrating part of my brain when trying to write songs without vast music theory knowledge ✌️✌️✌️
I love how from the beginning of your videos years ago until now, you have kept the blue/orange contrast colors in your videos. It’s just another thing that adds to the peaceful and aesthetically pleasing learning environment you provide. Thanks for the consistent high quality, Paul.
This has to be one of the greatest videos of yours that I have ever watched. I am trying to learn more about music theory and I have never seen a video like this explaining how to utilize the theory of chords to compose a chord progression. This is amazing and a great help to conceptualize how to utilize musical keys and to put together a chord progression! Thank you for continuing to break me out of my ruts and keep me motivated to improve my guitar playing!
It's so good learning theory on the guitar as opposed to learning it from a keyboard perspective when you are a guitarist. Learning idiomatically is so good.
Every french guy like me have the joe dassin’s song in head.... I learned guitar with that kind of song and now, because of you, i UNDERSTAND why this song was such a success. Waou. Awesome lesson from one of my favourite youtube channel. Thank you Paul, you really make great videos !!
I cannot believe I watched exactly 13 seconds of this instruction and actually got fed! Tritone plus one, minus one.. I love you brother, and your presence and efforts are appreciated and effective and cool!
I spent a lot of money to learn this stuff in a songwriting course at the conservatorium of music and you did it better and easier to understand. Thanks Paul, you are a great teacher.
The Grateful Dead song Mississippi Half Step has many of the same chords from this video. This is a nice example of how the chords were used in the songwriting process.
I love this. I learned about secondary dominants in my college theory classes, but this was an amazing way to explain it to someone who isn't as big a theory nerd. Such a good communicator.
You should do passing chords. Like tritone subs, secondary diminisheds, related 2s, tensions and altered chords. Other than that, great video and great lesson. Cheers !
I was reading the comments to see if someone would reference that as well (the original song is Waterloo road but I'm French, I learned that later). That's one of first songs I played on guitar. It also reminds me of a Clapton song but I can't remember which one.
I watch so many of your videos I didn’t realise I wasn’t subscribed. As a beginner I appreciate the advice, but mostly dude, have to say I could listen to you play that guitar all day. Awesome.
Wow! I'm a bit ashamed to say it, but through my almost 30 years of playing I've never really grasped the theory behind these chord buildups until you explained it so elegantly. Thank you Paul!
Wow! I wish you and your channel had been available 20 years ago when I was actively playing all the time. Just picked my guitars up again because my 17 year old son wants to learn. Excited to start learning again and with all this free help available at a click. Thanks for all the great content.
So since C7 “backs up” F, B7 backs up E, so it’s like the order of flats BEADGCF. The entire sequence is B7 E7 A7 D7 G7 C7 F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Db7 Gb7 and then B7.
I really do love Paul David's explanations, for someone who doesn't understand music to his extent I still understood what he was on about and he has helped me improve at guitar. Brilliant teacher
Paul Davids is a genius his explanations are clear and every bit of information is there for the right reason. Other youtube vids can be self indulgent on the part of the teacher but not Paul.
At first dominant chords are difficult to use and sound like very old music or hoaky stuff but you can use them in all types of music and make them sound modern or whatever.
Logic flow for whoever is interested: - Paul proposes a nice chord progression: C, Am, F, G7, C. - To spice that up, you can add the secondary dominants to every chord, so that they act as bridge that leads to each of the "baseline" progression. The secondary dominant is the V7 degree of each chord: --> C, E7, Am, C7, F, D7, G7, C Thanks Paul!
Paul I've been playing since 2001 on feel and ear alone, with no formal training. This 13.5 minute video finally opened my eyes to what's really going on behind the curtain. Thanks a ton for being an excellent teacher.
Yes. Also Bell Bottom Blues. I've noticed Clapton play the start of Nobody Knows You live, quietly, just before a performance, and I suspect it's so his fingers know what song his brain is playing.
Great video paul! But my only gripe is that “WHAT!! yOu’Re pLaYiNg gUitAr?!! WhEn dId tHis hApPen???” “I fOunD tHiS aPp sImplY gUitAr aNd iT’s tEEchinG mE to PlaY”
You are such a giving person, a great musician. I've played a lot of years to learn these moves and you are so kind as to give them away. I am glad to see that a lot of people like yourself are sharing their knowledge. Its a wonderful thing. thanks too all the guys that are doing this. Back in my day it was not so.
I realize I'm not helping your viewer numbers, but I will, over time. I 'go to' the latest video you offer and I quickly Save it to my TH-cam 'Pluckin' folder. Many of your videos are now in my 'Pluckin' folder. I have indeed watched several of your videos all the way through, but not nearly as many as I will. You get extra points for caring about image, sound, etc. Stay safe, please.
The 100% safe how to: Any V will resolve to its lead (thanks to the guitar structure, you can 'see' it on the fretboard). As a basis, play flat when leading to major, or altered when leading to minor and your good to go with 90% of classic jazz, blues and pop music.
As opposed to seeing it as a secondary dominant, I always viewed this as using the harmonic minor variant of the scale, which gives the same chord (E7 in the key of C)
Paul, I really want to thank you for this one. I’m a lifelong musician, but guitar novice. Secondary dominants aren’t new to me, but putting them on guitar seemed like a dreadful exercise in self abuse. I saw this vid and thought, hey I get this, I think I could try it. Boom. You just took my understanding of guitar playing to a whole new level. Thank you _so_ much
Jeez, back in the day the Beatles have to travel through the whole of Liverpool just to learn the chord that they never heard before, the B7. Now I can learn the whole new world of chords progression in less than 14 mins. What a wonderful world to live in! thank you Sir "Paul"
did you learn that from the interview or do you watch david bennett's piano?
@@riteshjena6001 Paul told this story on the Beatles Anthology
Isn't Paul's story a joke?
@@ivancaballero4479 I've heard that story in a couple of his interviews & it didn't seem to me like he was joking, crazy as it sounds to us today
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It never stop to amazes me that this level of music education and explanation is free. I cherish every single video
This was a complex topic but explained very elegantly and easily. Everyone deserves a guitar teacher like Paul Davids!
He is not the one who we deserve, but the one we need.
And thanks to the internet, we do.
You should listen to any jazz
Its not that complicated, its fairly simple
Man, I love y'all.
Really interesting to hear what people heard in this.
I immediately hear “Aux Champs Elysees, da-da da-da-da” and “nobody knows you when you’re down and out”
But it just goes to show what a well-used technique this is.
Thanks Paul, for explaining how/why tee hear this progression so much.
I heard "Les Champs-Élysées" too. He even plays the melody from it at the end.
my man! i knew it was eric clapton... derek in the dominos
bell bottom blues is basically that chord progression (at less it sounds pretty much the same)
Daniel Hoskins absolutely nailed it. My first reaction was Champs Elysées and it’s a song I hardly ever listen to. I guess the secret to an evergreen hit is just go with a powerful classic chord progression!
I was a punk kid growing up in the US, so I definitely heard Champs Elysees... but the NOFX version :D
I finally know enough guitar theory to follow a 13 minute lesson from you. Feeling very pleased with myself! Thank you Paul, you are an excellent teacher.
That color grading though... Skin tone, guitar color, light from the lamp in the background, video lights... You put so much efforts in those videos, it really shows. I love it
Here's the chord progression in some other playable keys:
C E7 Am C7 F C D7 G7
D F#7 Bm D7 G D E7 A7
E G#7 C#m E7 A E F#7 B7
F A7 Dm F7 Bb F G7 C7
G B7 Em G7 C G A7 D7
A C#7 F#m A7 D A B7 E7
Bb D7 Gm Bb7 Eb Bb C7 F7
Thank you!
Thanks. That was helpful-
definitely les champs elysees chords!
gracias
Thanks
I love u
Paul, this is excellent. I think three H's make you an excellent guitar instructor with this video and many of your other vids: 1. Humility 2. Honesty 3. Humour. Please keep up your awesomeness, Thanks!
This video hits pretty much right where I need to be. My fingers still won't do what I want them to, but understanding the structure of the music I want to play helps motivate me to find the things I want my fingers to learn.
dawangai eloquently put
Thank you for finally putting a name on "Play the 3 chord, but make it a 7th chord with a major third and it will pull towards the 6 chord" Secondary Dominant. This was very helpful. I've been playing and sometimes even writing these kind of progressions for years, but I never knew the associated terminology nor the full logic behind it beyond "you can make the 2, 3 and 6 chords major sometimes and it will pull you harder towards a chord in the key."
Been playing guitar for 12 years now. Thanks for finally unlocking that most frustrating part of my brain when trying to write songs without vast music theory knowledge ✌️✌️✌️
Can not recommend Mr Davids highly enough.
Pure joy in a laid back delivery
Beautiful!
That reminds me of the second part of "You never give me your money" by the Beatles
I love how from the beginning of your videos years ago until now, you have kept the blue/orange contrast colors in your videos. It’s just another thing that adds to the peaceful and aesthetically pleasing learning environment you provide. Thanks for the consistent high quality, Paul.
This has to be one of the greatest videos of yours that I have ever watched. I am trying to learn more about music theory and I have never seen a video like this explaining how to utilize the theory of chords to compose a chord progression. This is amazing and a great help to conceptualize how to utilize musical keys and to put together a chord progression! Thank you for continuing to break me out of my ruts and keep me motivated to improve my guitar playing!
Where was this guy when I was learning? He has the most soothing sounding voice, and really knows how to explain things perfectly.
Me : Trying to peacefully watch Paul Davids guitar video.
TH-cam : hAvE YOu EVeR WanTED tO LEaRN HOw TO plAY GUItar?!
I lEaRnEd My FiRsT sOnG oN tHe FiRsT dAy!
Before a Paul Davids video:
"iT's LiTeRaLlY iMpOsSiBlE tO lEaRn AnYtHiNg FrOm A yOuTuBe GuItAr ViDeO"
@@EgyptianSpaceDog HeY GUYs aRE you FRusTRAtEd EVERtIME YOU piCk uP your gUITAr?!
Use the brave browser
I have played for decades and still never thought about it that way Wonderful. That is the perfect chord progression.
Out of college (C Maj)
Money spent (E7)
See no future (Amin)
Pay no rent (C7)
All the money’s (FMaj)
Gone, Nowhere to (G7)
Go (CMaj)
nice, but the G7 you have is where Paul would have played the Cmaj, then D7, THEN the G7. Up until then it was spot on
What song is this?
@@lolobuggah2670 You never give me your money
One of the best, most useful lessons I've seen. It needs to be viewed over and over again. This concept can change your guitar playing.
+ 💯 on this !
It's so good learning theory on the guitar as opposed to learning it from a keyboard perspective when you are a guitarist. Learning idiomatically is so good.
Every french guy like me have the joe dassin’s song in head....
I learned guitar with that kind of song and now, because of you, i UNDERSTAND why this song was such a success.
Waou. Awesome lesson from one of my favourite youtube channel.
Thank you Paul, you really make great videos !!
Never heard such a beautiful Toy story Cover.
You got a friend in me!
haha my thought exactly :)
Thats what my 27 year old childish ass captured as well
Except to my ear the d7 should be dm
I was wondering what that song I had in my mind was...
I cannot believe I watched exactly 13 seconds of this instruction and actually got fed! Tritone plus one, minus one.. I love you brother, and your presence and efforts are appreciated and effective and cool!
Best guitar theory Teacher ever , he makes every theory lesson so easy to understand.
this has gotta be the best and most concise YT guitar lesson ever; exactly what I needed for new inspiration and practice!
Everyone is saying it’s You’ve Got a Friend in Me, but I think his melody suggests Les Champs-Elysées
Man you explain with the wisdom of elegant simplicity, it all makes sense. You are not just trying to look clever like so many others.
"You've got a friend in me! YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN MEE!"
These Randy Newman songs are finally starting to make sense.
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" by the Billy Taylor Trio - th-cam.com/video/OUSdyZ4P26c/w-d-xo.html
@@lesselp Nina Simone wrote it.
Thanks man your videos have helped me to read up the neck
One of your best lessons I've seen.
I spent a lot of money to learn this stuff in a songwriting course at the conservatorium of music and you did it better and easier to understand. Thanks Paul, you are a great teacher.
4:20 “Bell bottom blues, you made me cry!”
I agreed. Explained AS simple AS possible. Beautiful.
The Grateful Dead song Mississippi Half Step has many of the same chords from this video. This is a nice example of how the chords were used in the songwriting process.
I love this. I learned about secondary dominants in my college theory classes, but this was an amazing way to explain it to someone who isn't as big a theory nerd. Such a good communicator.
Just learned secondary dominants from another channel but had to hear it from paul too
yea signals music studio has an incredibly useful video on secondary dominants
Everyone of these videos inspires me to keep progressing on the guitar, even after 20+ years and helps me get out of the occasional creative rut.
7:00 it kinda sounds like a melancholic scene from toy story or something that makes you smile and cry at the same time
I like the way they came with the idea of making every note of a scale a new tonic.
You should do passing chords. Like tritone subs, secondary diminisheds, related 2s, tensions and altered chords. Other than that, great video and great lesson.
Cheers !
he was trying to keep it simple.
@@bleromafia I get that, but it would help people spice up their compositions and teach them more theory they maybe did not know at first.
That Gibson and Matchless combination is hard to beat. Sounds fantastic!
This is what TH-camrs need to teach.... they as well as a beautiful chord progression🤯🥰❤️
Watch Rick Beato
Surprisingly logical and easy to follow. Because the explanation is on point. Thank you for the elegance of this lesson.
The sounds like au champs elyse.
Beware the algorithm!!!
Yup haha wondered if anyone else heard it
*aux
I was reading the comments to see if someone would reference that as well (the original song is Waterloo road but I'm French, I learned that later). That's one of first songs I played on guitar. It also reminds me of a Clapton song but I can't remember which one.
@@carsandguitars116 Bell bottom blues?
I watch so many of your videos I didn’t realise I wasn’t subscribed.
As a beginner I appreciate the advice, but mostly dude, have to say I could listen to you play that guitar all day. Awesome.
You know you know your theory when you can explain it so clearly.
thanks paul i like how you choose topics and simplify it so you make sure anyone can undestand it ..
the sound is super rich and full! You're already using that matchless arent you?
I'm a long time player - relative noob with theory; this was so helpful man! You're a great teacher!
Wow! I'm a bit ashamed to say it, but through my almost 30 years of playing I've never really grasped the theory behind these chord buildups until you explained it so elegantly. Thank you Paul!
Wow! I wish you and your channel had been available 20 years ago when I was actively playing all the time. Just picked my guitars up again because my 17 year old son wants to learn. Excited to start learning again and with all this free help available at a click. Thanks for all the great content.
Thoroughly enjoyed Paul. I'ma write some cool shit with this
This application towards a common and simple progression was EXCELLENT.
The way Paul says "chord" is the most satisfying thing in the world
Lol 😂
Your guitar playing, your guitar tone, the vibrato and the bending always soothes my mood 💕💕
So since C7 “backs up” F, B7 backs up E, so it’s like the order of flats BEADGCF. The entire sequence is B7 E7 A7 D7 G7 C7 F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Db7 Gb7 and then B7.
Yes, it's the Circle of Fifths.
SRHmusic Yeah 👍👍
I really do love Paul David's explanations, for someone who doesn't understand music to his extent I still understood what he was on about and he has helped me improve at guitar. Brilliant teacher
sounds also a lot like "Nothing from nothing" by billy preston
Paul Davids is a genius his explanations are clear and every bit of information is there for the right reason. Other youtube vids can be self indulgent on the part of the teacher but not Paul.
this progression sounds like you never give me your money
Out of college money spent see no future pay no rent
Paolo Mulè All the money’s gone nowhere to go
Luke Mitchell Guitar oh that magic feeling
My favorite Paul song 👍
Came here to say that
This video is perfect evidence of why Paul is my fav TH-camr. Always filling in gaps my high school music theory classes missed.
Not even sure that this chord will make me play good
At first dominant chords are difficult to use and sound like very old music or hoaky stuff but you can use them in all types of music and make them sound modern or whatever.
Its not, maybe buying a New guitar will
Don't be afraid, dissonance never caused any harm.
@@david-pi8ft jajajjaja
Logic flow for whoever is interested:
- Paul proposes a nice chord progression: C, Am, F, G7, C.
- To spice that up, you can add the secondary dominants to every chord, so that they act as bridge that leads to each of the "baseline" progression. The secondary dominant is the V7 degree of each chord:
--> C, E7, Am, C7, F, D7, G7, C
Thanks Paul!
Also the song you played is "Les champs elysées" from French singer Joe Dassin, it's a tune from the 60's (or 70's) I think
it's amazing how well Paul explains these concepts and how much he enjoys doing it. Hats off, just beautiful!
I just played the same chord progression two days ago in the key of D
Paul I've been playing since 2001 on feel and ear alone, with no formal training. This 13.5 minute video finally opened my eyes to what's really going on behind the curtain. Thanks a ton for being an excellent teacher.
Too funny, that the ad in your video wants to convince me to switch to another guitar channel. No, TH-cam, not gonna happen. I'm staying with Paul.
The last few videos I've watched of yours inspired me to buy an LL-TA and learn about 5ths and dom7's. Thank you so much!
Today i realized its time to start studying music theory 👀
11 months later, how is it going?
Gorgeous 335. Great clean tone. They have a reputation for being variable, that one sounds beautiful.
Half an hour thinking of a song that this reminded me it was Bell Bottom Blues
God I love that song.
Check out the Larkin Poe version on YT. Those gals are mighty!
@@davidburne9477 i will!
WOW now I understand the pop songs chords . Thank you
The 5 of 5 is "Inception levels now..." LOL!!!
Had me lol too
You are the greatest teacher , thanks for your all support ...
Little intro 100% reminds me of "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"
Yes. Also Bell Bottom Blues. I've noticed Clapton play the start of Nobody Knows You live, quietly, just before a performance, and I suspect it's so his fingers know what song his brain is playing.
@ Paul Davids : man, you are a gem as a guitar teacher. Your enthusiasm and joy are infectious 👍👏
Great video paul! But my only gripe is that “WHAT!! yOu’Re pLaYiNg gUitAr?!! WhEn dId tHis hApPen???” “I fOunD tHiS aPp sImplY gUitAr aNd iT’s tEEchinG mE to PlaY”
You are such a giving person, a great musician. I've played a lot of years to learn these moves and you are so kind as to give them away. I am glad to see that a lot of people like yourself are sharing their knowledge. Its a wonderful thing. thanks too all the guys that are doing this. Back in my day it was not so.
Everyone saying this sounds like You've Got a Friend in Me needs to check out the super-ultra-classic french song Aux Champs Elysees
This is wonderful. Hitting the minor plagal cadence, with the F-Fm-C, is quite satisfying in this progression as well.
Instantly recognized that from "It's You" from Meredith Willson's "The Music Man." The blues via barbershop. If you're not familiar, check it out.
You never give me your money, Mississippi half step todeloo, nobody knows you when youre down and out
Love secondary dominants in chord progressions, and love that you touched on the minor 4 at the end. Such a beautiful lesson! Thank you, Paul!
I realize I'm not helping your viewer numbers, but I will, over time.
I 'go to' the latest video you offer and I quickly Save it to my TH-cam 'Pluckin' folder.
Many of your videos are now in my 'Pluckin' folder.
I have indeed watched several of your videos all the way through, but not nearly as many as I will.
You get extra points for caring about image, sound, etc.
Stay safe, please.
WAIT FOR THE MOMENT - Vulfpeck, omg now I know why it sounds so soothing!. Beautifuly explained as always
Omg u used G7 and C as an example those are also inside of Bohemian rhapsody!!! Copyright strike!! Obviously joking mate, great content!
Fanstastic video! More like this, please! I recently switched to ukulele and I’m already bored with basic tutorial “how to videos.” This is next level
The 100% safe how to: Any V will resolve to its lead (thanks to the guitar structure, you can 'see' it on the fretboard). As a basis, play flat when leading to major, or altered when leading to minor and your good to go with 90% of classic jazz, blues and pop music.
Omg! This lesson was great. Ive been noticing this kind of "trick" in many songs, but never knew what was going on.
''We're reaching inception levels right now'' hahah dead
You Never Give Me Your Money by the Beatles uses this technique and it’s so obvious now but it sounds so good. The joy of learning!
As opposed to seeing it as a secondary dominant, I always viewed this as using the harmonic minor variant of the scale, which gives the same chord (E7 in the key of C)
When you say harmonic minor variant, do you mean the parallel minor (Am)? Because in C harmonic minor you wouldn't find an E7
Ultima503 yes that is indeed what I mean
Yes, nice to see it can be more than just that.
Paul, I really want to thank you for this one. I’m a lifelong musician, but guitar novice. Secondary dominants aren’t new to me, but putting them on guitar seemed like a dreadful exercise in self abuse. I saw this vid and thought, hey I get this, I think I could try it. Boom. You just took my understanding of guitar playing to a whole new level. Thank you _so_ much
"Aaaayy" sounds and looks like The Fonz with the thumbs up.
Outstanding Paul Davids! 🎸
I learn so much through your
Lessons!
“Honor your mistake as a hidden intention.” - ENO
You know, I always knew it felt right in songs but was never sure how to access this in different keys. SO satisfying.
but can you play wonderwall?
The sign of a great teacher is making the complex easy to understand and that is exactly what you have done in this video! GREAT JOB! 🙏💯😀