It pains me to hear you say things like "stay with me for a bit" or like "I promise this is the last bit" (can't remember your exact words), as if your content has no merit and is boring. On the contrary, it's a gold mine which I imagine takes to of effort to make! I love your videos for the content and presentation. They inspire me to enjoy music more and make better music. Thank you!
JeiShian Music Ahh that's so great to hear! I'm just trying to keep the dialogue engaging, but sounds like the content itself is already keeping your attention.
@@gavinleepermusic yes! The knowledge you're imparting is engaging along the clarity of your chord transcriptions. I particularly like the brackets around the chords. I suppose we're not the typical kids who are attending music class because our parents told us to haha. We all have experienced teaching those types of students before
@@gavinleepermusic honestly, it helps me. because even though I find it super interesting, it is sometimes hard to keep focus with these things and they require a lot of brain power.
You're absolutely right! This dude is cooking! I never had the chance to have a private music teacher (music class) and had to learn everything with TH-cam. Now all my music teachers in school are trying to help me and teach me and give me as much opportunities as possible because they know that I strive to become a music Teacher in the future. Anyways, your videos are soo helpful, since I wanna try to make an Anime Opening (j-rock) in FL Studio. I learned a lot of music theory thanks to this channel!
Legit I really didn't understand the chord progressions i was hearing or how to write anything more complicated than a 4 chord loop before i saw this, It just made something click in me and now i feel like i can have a good crack at analyzing and writing chords similar to my favorite songs instead of just assuming they picked chords from thin air Holy crap thank you man
As an amateur producer and aspiring composer currently working on a full soundtrack for a JRPG this is all really overwhelming and makes me think I’m in over my head
Your goal as a musican is to always find that feeling of being overwhelmed by learning, you'll grow much more than sticking to the cliche stuff. It takes alot of work but it's satisfying
I agree with all of the comments, just keep on working, it's actually refreshing to get introduced to concepts to which we are not really familiar, but once the seed is planted and if we are persistent there is no way that seed won't start blooming.
I’ve never learned formal music theory, so my knowledge of it has always been patchy to say the least. Because of that I find hardcore music theory channels hard to digest because of all that missing formal context. But with you it’s so SO simple to comprehend! Your examples and labeling of the notes and their relationships are instantly clear and I really appreciate all the effort you put into that communication man. Thanks so much :>
I'm so happy to see another video from you! I'm a late beginner guitarist, but I've been feeling a little frustrated and unmotivated the last few months because I can't find the tools I need to play the Japanese rock and indie music I like. I really love how Japanese music is more experimental with progressions, extended chords, and timing, but finding the tools, theory or lessons needed to mimic that is near impossible. I'm a super logical learner, so learning blindly or just copying and rearranging riffs wouldn't get me far, especially since I want to improv and create original stuff. I truly hope that in a year's time, I could be creating beautiful and exciting music like the bands I love. TH-cam channels like yours would be a big part of why I was able to do that ^_^
Dude, you always make my day with these videos. There's not many channels that tackle this kind of topic, and yours is always really accesible and thorough. Cheers from Argentina!
@@gavinleepermusic Made me laugh with that 'boludo', hahaha, spot on! One thing that comes to my mind with each video is that a lot of the songs you use remind me of one or another Sheena Ringo one. Are you familiar with her work? Have you ever considered using her songs for analysis? Either way, keep up the good work!
@@gavinleepermusic well, that's a tricky question, haha. She has ~20 albums out there, and she is quite a musical chameleon; her style really evolves and shifts from record to record, and the Ringo-ness only appears as an overarching thing, if that makes any sense. That being said, and not being too fond of singles collections, I'd start with Tokyo Jihen's "Adult". It's the second album from her "proper rock band formation" project, and it's somewhat less adventurous in the production side. I think that one is the sweet spot for starters. And if you ever want to listen to more jazzy arrangements of her work, there's a Live DVD that covers a lot of ground. It's called Night Parade of Demons and Ghosts, and some of the songs can be found here in TH-cam. For example, this one that was originally a banger produced by Yasutaka Nakata of Perfume and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu fame, but it's rendered as an intimate bossa nova: th-cam.com/video/H_nCw1WMFs4/w-d-xo.html Hope you find her interesting!
I have been looking for this kind of explanation for so long. I'm learning guitar and this kind of songs have been my inspiration, but building harmony can be really difficult when you're on your own. Thank you for your explanation, it means a lot.
Just discovered you and this is amazing, I love how you constantly use examples with easy-to-follow chord chart animations, please please please continue to make these kinds of videos!
As others said this is a bit overwhelming for my current knowledge but your channel is helping me so much! Thank you very much for this great channel Gavin!
This is the best music theory channel! It’s easy to keep up with your relaxing voice tone and the examples are best! Im going to explore more of your amazing channel!
Was listening to some Japanese City Pop on youtube and thinking that I would create some videos on it, then the youtube algorhythm read my mind and showed me this on my feed. Great stuff man, keep it up 👍. (Subbed)
A diminished 7th chord is a rootless dominant b9 chord. Plus, any inversion of a diminished 7th chord is an other diminished 7th chord. Therefore, any note of a diminished chord can be considered as the leading tone of a rootless dominant b9 chord, and may resolve up a semi-tone on the root of an other chord. This other chord can then be major, minor, suspended, dominant, diminished, and so on...
man, I really like your videos, and you're an excellent teacher. always wanted to learn more about modern japanese music and you absolutely nailed it!!
Just discovered this channel and I'm already a HUGE fan! You referenced so many songs I love and even fit in some memes lol. Also I've been using many of these devices for a while but they still seem clearer to me after this video!
Thank you sooo much for your work, it gives me a lot of answers about the magic behind that kind of music I love. Moreover I am getting really interessed in all the concepts that you approach, thanks to your way of presenting things with a bit of humour and those wondeful examples you pick and you illustrated in a limpid way. Have a nice day, cheers from France !
Hi Gavin, I've been loving your videos recently, they've been really helping me develop my song writing in general, but particularly in getting that Japanese sound. I would love to see you break down/teach how to write Japanese math rock riffs within these chords and ideas as bridging the gap between the more complex chord progressions and getting catchy/sick riffs within them is something I struggle with. Regardless, keep it up man!
Good sir, thank you for making this video! I was just beginning to get into theory this week when I stumbled upon this video. This answered some unanswered questions I've had for awhile now. I had written down a progression I just liked to call my "favorite progression" as select chords just seemed to resolve and flow from one to the other so satisfactorily. I didn't realize I was making use of a bunch of secondary dominants, and now I want to practice and understand music theory more. I'll definitely be checking your past and future videos!
Wow I've just been binging your channel when it was reccomended to me. You're like Adam Neely meets Jeff Schneider meets Japanese media. I absolutely love everything that your channel is. I employ Japanese sounding music into my own electronic music, but wow your channel has added so much more depth and understanding for the music I grew up appreciating in video games and anime. Keep up your AMAZING work 💪
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I've been looking for something like this for a while to understand the artcore genre. Secondary dominants are like a whole other dimension of music :O
It's gonna be hard applying this consciously to my future compositions, but this is a gem of video to have! I think i'll let my subconscious mind manage these concepts that I can manage to understand half-bakedly hahaha. Thanks for the video!
This was so informative and interesting. I can't thank you enough for making these videos. They really inspire me and make me want to try out all these concepts and implement them in my own compositions. Hontou ni arigatou!
I watched tons of music analysis video on TH-cam. I must say this video is one of the best I have seen. I am surprised this doesn't have more view. Thanks for the incredibly insightful analysis!
okay, I found your channel again after nerding out on some of your anime theory vids long ago. First, thank you for nerding hardcore on this stuff for people like us that love making music that sounds like badass anime OPs. Second, I didn't know you were in a band. I checked it out and it's badass and I love it. Cheers big dawg!
5:25, 7:45 those are some Great Examples Man!!!! this video is Pure Gold!!! Thank you for showing me how this Nice beatiful songs work, and the use of secondary dominant on them, amazing work, i send you a "Big Virtual Hug" man!!! Cheers!!! and 12:44 Beautiful!!!
I had never heard of Kashiwa Marumochi before but I'm so glad this was the song you used to break down the theory of it all. Not only that, you were thorough and even mentioned the european variants! I will play around with these patterns in my own music to see what I come up with. 😊
Gavin, your way of explaining theory and making it easy and funny to understand it's really really amazing. Thank you so much for making this videos, you're making me grow as a musician, and I'm having a lot a fun while at it. 👏👏👏👏
i love how much research and effort youve put into every video regardless of the size of your channel. It makes people like me always looking forward to new uploads. Keep up the amazing work! p/s: After watching ive noticed that most of your videos are about chords, chords progressions and keys. But i want you to touch more on the melody that makes japanese music sounds Japanese. Topics such as scales, melody lines and rhythm would be really interesting (excuse me for the poor english)
I've just spent almost 90 minutes watching this and taking notes (which I do for all your vids). I can't believe you managed to stuff so much useful info into one video and I'm so excited for your future videos about the social background of the music we love. It will certainly help me get rid of the impostor syndrome I feel whenever I try to use this stuff haha. I would also love to see you talk about the choice of melody notes played over these devices.
Youssef Rbahi Glad these are so useful for you, Youssef! It’s basically me presenting notes from my research. I may start cutting each section of a video like this up into smaller ones so you guys don’t have to wait so long in between them, and the information is more searchable. Mysterious mechanisms of contemporary Japanese melodies, yes this would be good if I could figure out good analysis frameworks for it.
Dude, I've watched like 2 or 3 of youre videos I've sat with glazed eyes doing music theory during music lessons. But you explain things really well and I like the examples or references to help display it in a real world application. The keyboard showing the chords is very useful.
Thank you for finally explaining dominants in a way that I can actually understand and apply them. I'm so happy I found this channel you opened up and entirely new genre to me man. And I'm kind of a nerd so it's great to be able to really hear anime music. Thank you for making these
I just want to thank you for explaining secondary dominants in the most accessible way I've ever heard. I've watched so many videos that mention them and the explanation never made sense, but you explained it in such a clear, easy-to-understand way. Much love!
I can't tell you how grateful I am for this video. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning finally understanding how some of my favorite songs come together. I'll probably have to play around with these concepts for a while to truly embody them. But in the meantime thank you so much for the work that you do. Wishing you all the best as you continue on your journey. x
The first time this popped up in my recommendations, much of the theory went over my head, but I came back to it after getting a bit more knowledge on harmonic function, and is this a goldmine! Thank you so much for making this video. It's exactly videos like this that people like me need at points in their musical journeys where they need this type of theory knowledge, wonderfully illustrated with the use of examples from some of our favorite tunes.
Idk, when people explained "modes of limited transposition" and whatnot, it didn't click for me, but after realizing, "oh yeah, Tritone subbed dominant" it just kinda clicked. It's a much better way of intuitively understanding progressions like this, in a way. Also, i watched this video before I knew much else about the voicings of the augmented chords, and was under the impression that there were 5, and did end up getting into an argument with a musician with a masters degree, who said there were only 3 voicings, although at that time I really had no idea what I was talking about.
This has helped me so much to finally understand what were those notes that I was hearing in my head but couldn't figure out how to put it out there or use them efficiently 😅
I know this video is two years old, but I hope after all this time you’ve made music into more of a career than before. Amazing information, thanks so much!
I've been checking out your videos recently, I got here from Ryan Leach's channel Harmony is something I've been trying to wrap my head around. I feel very stuck in my ways in both improvisation and composition. I love music a lot, but it's hard to know what I don't know that I don't know yet (it's confusing for me too!) Just checking these topics you cover, and why these secondary dominants and substitutions work is really exciting!! A lot of these concepts aren't intuitive yet, but the way you explain them and show them is helping a lot with my morale! Thank you so much for the delivery!
That interview with Kashiwa-san embodies Japanese modesty perfectly. lol I found your channel only days ago and I'm hooked to your analyses. Excellent work!
For those looking for the song referenced talking about the blackadder chord, I did some digging and it's the Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume Opening (around the end). Gavin is right, it's sick. This specific one is like spicy as hell.
It pains me to hear you say things like "stay with me for a bit" or like "I promise this is the last bit" (can't remember your exact words), as if your content has no merit and is boring. On the contrary, it's a gold mine which I imagine takes to of effort to make!
I love your videos for the content and presentation. They inspire me to enjoy music more and make better music. Thank you!
JeiShian Music Ahh that's so great to hear! I'm just trying to keep the dialogue engaging, but sounds like the content itself is already keeping your attention.
@@gavinleepermusic yes! The knowledge you're imparting is engaging along the clarity of your chord transcriptions. I particularly like the brackets around the chords. I suppose we're not the typical kids who are attending music class because our parents told us to haha. We all have experienced teaching those types of students before
@@gavinleepermusic honestly, it helps me. because even though I find it super interesting, it is sometimes hard to keep focus with these things and they require a lot of brain power.
You're absolutely right! This dude is cooking! I never had the chance to have a private music teacher (music class) and had to learn everything with TH-cam. Now all my music teachers in school are trying to help me and teach me and give me as much opportunities as possible because they know that I strive to become a music Teacher in the future.
Anyways, your videos are soo helpful, since I wanna try to make an Anime Opening (j-rock) in FL Studio. I learned a lot of music theory thanks to this channel!
these videos are gems
Literally gold
💎💎💎
Yes , yes they are
This video alone taught me more than 5 years of music theory in music school
I'm so glad to hear that it was that helpful for you!
Legit I really didn't understand the chord progressions i was hearing or how to write anything more complicated than a 4 chord loop before i saw this, It just made something click in me and now i feel like i can have a good crack at analyzing and writing chords similar to my favorite songs instead of just assuming they picked chords from thin air
Holy crap thank you man
Glad to hear it helped that much!
As an amateur producer and aspiring composer currently working on a full soundtrack for a JRPG this is all really overwhelming and makes me think I’m in over my head
It just means you are learning! Keep at it! 😀
Your goal as a musican is to always find that feeling of being overwhelmed by learning, you'll grow much more than sticking to the cliche stuff. It takes alot of work but it's satisfying
I agree with all of the comments, just keep on working, it's actually refreshing to get introduced to concepts to which we are not really familiar, but once the seed is planted and if we are persistent there is no way that seed won't start blooming.
keep going this is how you get better
The fact that you're seeking out new knowledge is a sign you're trying to become better. Keep on pushing, your stuff sounds great so far!
I’ve never learned formal music theory, so my knowledge of it has always been patchy to say the least. Because of that I find hardcore music theory channels hard to digest because of all that missing formal context. But with you it’s so SO simple to comprehend! Your examples and labeling of the notes and their relationships are instantly clear and I really appreciate all the effort you put into that communication man. Thanks so much :>
Zucchini Glad to hear my work serves you 🙏ガンバ！
thank you mr beast. this is better than any amount of money i could ever get! you saved my music carreer in only 30 minutes!
I'm so happy to see another video from you! I'm a late beginner guitarist, but I've been feeling a little frustrated and unmotivated the last few months because I can't find the tools I need to play the Japanese rock and indie music I like. I really love how Japanese music is more experimental with progressions, extended chords, and timing, but finding the tools, theory or lessons needed to mimic that is near impossible. I'm a super logical learner, so learning blindly or just copying and rearranging riffs wouldn't get me far, especially since I want to improv and create original stuff. I truly hope that in a year's time, I could be creating beautiful and exciting music like the bands I love. TH-cam channels like yours would be a big part of why I was able to do that ^_^
K M Glad I can help you on your quest :) Good luck!
That Shakunetsu Switch bit of 19:24 had me in tears.
I love this!
Thank you so much this videos was so good!
your videos are really fantastic! thank you so much for the content
Love your content
Omg thank you so much for this video, it was a blessing
Very well made, mate. As per usual.
Loved it
Thanks for doing this! I'm a huge fan of this series! I've been putting the info to good use
Always love these videos, please never stop doing these ❤️
This is insanely good content. Thank you!
This is amazing! You make learning about chords in Japanese music fun and approachable, so thank you!
Thanks a lot for the videos you make, your awesome!!!
I'm so glad you make this kind of video again. Keep up the good work!
Love how in depth into music theory you go, great for intermediate musicians looking to improve, keep in doing what you doing man
This is a mind-blowing way to view chord progressions to me Thank you for your amazing video
learned a lot in this video, thanks!!
I think this is an awesome channel. Really appreciate the Eastern harmonic approaches you bring - this is absolutely amazing. Thank you!
Wow I love you man!
Nice video thank u for sharing your skills☺️
Thank you for making this video! you deserve more likes and subscribers
Oh this sounds so exciting but hard. So nice content!
This is the video I’ve been looking for for like half a year now
I like the gentle tone of these vids
that iv to V/V is soo nice in the intro
keep the vids comin
Dude, you always make my day with these videos. There's not many channels that tackle this kind of topic, and yours is always really accesible and thorough. Cheers from Argentina!
acid So glad to hear you enjoy them! Salud boludo!
@@gavinleepermusic Made me laugh with that 'boludo', hahaha, spot on!
One thing that comes to my mind with each video is that a lot of the songs you use remind me of one or another Sheena Ringo one. Are you familiar with her work? Have you ever considered using her songs for analysis?
Either way, keep up the good work!
acid I’m not very familiar with Shina Ringo. If I were to start with one album, which would you recommend?
@@gavinleepermusic well, that's a tricky question, haha. She has ~20 albums out there, and she is quite a musical chameleon; her style really evolves and shifts from record to record, and the Ringo-ness only appears as an overarching thing, if that makes any sense.
That being said, and not being too fond of singles collections, I'd start with Tokyo Jihen's "Adult". It's the second album from her "proper rock band formation" project, and it's somewhat less adventurous in the production side. I think that one is the sweet spot for starters.
And if you ever want to listen to more jazzy arrangements of her work, there's a Live DVD that covers a lot of ground. It's called Night Parade of Demons and Ghosts, and some of the songs can be found here in TH-cam. For example, this one that was originally a banger produced by Yasutaka Nakata of Perfume and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu fame, but it's rendered as an intimate bossa nova: th-cam.com/video/H_nCw1WMFs4/w-d-xo.html
Hope you find her interesting!
The best!
this is gold! gonna watch it a few times to fully understand
these videos are amazing! i just picked up the guitar because i wanted to learn about japanese theory. your videos are a god send!
Excellent video
Thanks! I've watched this video, all of it! many time tytytytyty❤❤❤❤
Great video! Subscribed! :)
I'm really grateful for your videos. Thank you!
Speaking through Music I'm glad to hear they're helpful!
cant wait for this! loved your earlier videos covering ocarina of time + music theory
Arman Bambo Yay! This is kind of the finale of that series. See you tomorrow :)
Wow! Thanks so much for this video. Really enjoyed the music selection, performance, and analysis.
Glad you can dig it!
So glad I found your channel man, I'm able to appreciate music so much more after watching your videos. keep it up and thank u!
Dylan Rawanduzi Hooray! Glad to hear the videos are helpful for you. Welcome to the channel :)
Wow I love your video as a late beginner pianist who begins to grap a slice of analysis theory ! It just made my day !
Man those videos are a golden mine, just found out your channel today and I really hope you will continue to deliver such amazing content
Bruno Mend Glad you found it useful! Welcome to the channel
I have been looking for this kind of explanation for so long. I'm learning guitar and this kind of songs have been my inspiration, but building harmony can be really difficult when you're on your own. Thank you for your explanation, it means a lot.
Just discovered you and this is amazing, I love how you constantly use examples with easy-to-follow chord chart animations, please please please continue to make these kinds of videos!
Thank you and welcome to the channel! 🙂
As others said this is a bit overwhelming for my current knowledge but your channel is helping me so much! Thank you very much for this great channel Gavin!
I can't believe I just discovered this channel. This is great and exactly what I've been looking for, thank you so much!
Glad it helps! Welcome to the channel!
I've searched lots of music analysis vids to learn and this is the best! Subbed!
Thank you and welcome :)
This is the best music theory channel! It’s easy to keep up with your relaxing voice tone and the examples are best! Im going to explore more of your amazing channel!
Thank you so much muro! I'm so glad you find this channel useful
Was listening to some Japanese City Pop on youtube and thinking that I would create some videos on it, then the youtube algorhythm read my mind and showed me this on my feed. Great stuff man, keep it up 👍. (Subbed)
Dylan Torrance Awesome! Welcome Dylan!
Does City Pop uses similar chord progressions? Sorry, I'm not musician.
A diminished 7th chord is a rootless dominant b9 chord.
Plus, any inversion of a diminished 7th chord is an other diminished 7th chord.
Therefore, any note of a diminished chord can be considered as the leading tone of a rootless dominant b9 chord, and may resolve up a semi-tone on the root of an other chord. This other chord can then be major, minor, suspended, dominant, diminished, and so on...
Hello once again and thanks for uploading:)
lowlight you are very welcome!
man, I really like your videos, and you're an excellent teacher. always wanted to learn more about modern japanese music and you absolutely nailed it!!
Glad these videos are working for you, Kaio!
This is such a great n informational video!!
Glad you think so!
Thank you very much. I learned so much in this video. Keep doing the good work.
Glad you found it helpful! New big theory video like this coming soon!
Just discovered this channel and I'm already a HUGE fan! You referenced so many songs I love and even fit in some memes lol. Also I've been using many of these devices for a while but they still seem clearer to me after this video!
So glad you enjoy the videos! Welcome to my channel :)
i love how much effort you put into your content; half of it was going over my head but it's displayed in such a friendly manner
Glad you enjoy it!
🤯🤯 barely knew my diatonic chords now will prolly have to watch this video everyday for the next week to get everything into my head 😂
Thank you sooo much for your work, it gives me a lot of answers about the magic behind that kind of music I love. Moreover I am getting really interessed in all the concepts that you approach, thanks to your way of presenting things with a bit of humour and those wondeful examples you pick and you illustrated in a limpid way.
Have a nice day, cheers from France !
So glad it’s helpful for you! Santé 🥂
You have no idea how much I love your series! You've helped me unlock that anime sound that I've been dying to learn. So thank you and please do more!
Happy to help!
boutta steal all these chord progressions >:D
Hi Gavin, I've been loving your videos recently, they've been really helping me develop my song writing in general, but particularly in getting that Japanese sound.
I would love to see you break down/teach how to write Japanese math rock riffs within these chords and ideas as bridging the gap between the more complex chord progressions and getting catchy/sick riffs within them is something I struggle with.
Regardless, keep it up man!
immediately subscribed. this is astonishingly well-made.
Thank you!
Haha great video!
Good sir, thank you for making this video! I was just beginning to get into theory this week when I stumbled upon this video. This answered some unanswered questions I've had for awhile now. I had written down a progression I just liked to call my "favorite progression" as select chords just seemed to resolve and flow from one to the other so satisfactorily. I didn't realize I was making use of a bunch of secondary dominants, and now I want to practice and understand music theory more. I'll definitely be checking your past and future videos!
Whoohoo! Welcome to theory land!
I love your content
Wow I've just been binging your channel when it was reccomended to me. You're like Adam Neely meets Jeff Schneider meets Japanese media. I absolutely love everything that your channel is. I employ Japanese sounding music into my own electronic music, but wow your channel has added so much more depth and understanding for the music I grew up appreciating in video games and anime. Keep up your AMAZING work 💪
This was really useful and informative. Thank you!
Glad to hear it!
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I've been looking for something like this for a while to understand the artcore genre. Secondary dominants are like a whole other dimension of music :O
Glad you found it helpful! Consider joining us on the Discord if you want to talk with other nerd about this stuff more!
It's gonna be hard applying this consciously to my future compositions, but this is a gem of video to have! I think i'll let my subconscious mind manage these concepts that I can manage to understand half-bakedly hahaha. Thanks for the video!
This was so informative and interesting. I can't thank you enough for making these videos. They really inspire me and make me want to try out all these concepts and implement them in my own compositions. Hontou ni arigatou!
Alaslayon I'm glad it was helpful for you!
Man, you have some awesome content, how is this not getting hundreds of thousands of likes? Cool takes on Harmony!
Thank you!!!
I watched tons of music analysis video on TH-cam. I must say this video is one of the best I have seen. I am surprised this doesn't have more view. Thanks for the incredibly insightful analysis!
Thanks for watching!!!
okay, I found your channel again after nerding out on some of your anime theory vids long ago. First, thank you for nerding hardcore on this stuff for people like us that love making music that sounds like badass anime OPs. Second, I didn't know you were in a band. I checked it out and it's badass and I love it. Cheers big dawg!
Ryan Lackey Glad you like the videos and the music!
Thank you man, crystal clear explanation. I'mma go make some japanese prog jazz anime metal with this new knowledge
5:25, 7:45 those are some Great Examples Man!!!! this video is Pure Gold!!! Thank you for showing me how this Nice beatiful songs work, and the use of secondary dominant on them, amazing work, i send you a "Big Virtual Hug" man!!! Cheers!!! and 12:44 Beautiful!!!
I had never heard of Kashiwa Marumochi before but I'm so glad this was the song you used to break down the theory of it all. Not only that, you were thorough and even mentioned the european variants! I will play around with these patterns in my own music to see what I come up with. 😊
Gavin, your way of explaining theory and making it easy and funny to understand it's really really amazing.
Thank you so much for making this videos, you're making me grow as a musician, and I'm having a lot a fun while at it.
👏👏👏👏
Aww I'm so glad to hear that!
Maaan, this channel is a goldmine
Glad you enjoy it!
i love how much research and effort youve put into every video regardless of the size of your channel. It makes people like me always looking forward to new uploads. Keep up the amazing work!
p/s: After watching ive noticed that most of your videos are about chords, chords progressions and keys. But i want you to touch more on the melody that makes japanese music sounds Japanese. Topics such as scales, melody lines and rhythm would be really interesting
(excuse me for the poor english)
I've just spent almost 90 minutes watching this and taking notes (which I do for all your vids). I can't believe you managed to stuff so much useful info into one video and I'm so excited for your future videos about the social background of the music we love. It will certainly help me get rid of the impostor syndrome I feel whenever I try to use this stuff haha.
I would also love to see you talk about the choice of melody notes played over these devices.
Youssef Rbahi Glad these are so useful for you, Youssef! It’s basically me presenting notes from my research. I may start cutting each section of a video like this up into smaller ones so you guys don’t have to wait so long in between them, and the information is more searchable. Mysterious mechanisms of contemporary Japanese melodies, yes this would be good if I could figure out good analysis frameworks for it.
This is so enlightening and makes so much sense of a lot of Japanese composing that seemed to perplex me.
Glad it helped!
best theory video ive ever seen i literrally rewatched the entire video 6 times
So glad you found it helpful!
Dude, I've watched like 2 or 3 of youre videos I've sat with glazed eyes doing music theory during music lessons. But you explain things really well and I like the examples or references to help display it in a real world application. The keyboard showing the chords is very useful.
Glad I could be of service!
Thank you for finally explaining dominants in a way that I can actually understand and apply them. I'm so happy I found this channel you opened up and entirely new genre to me man. And I'm kind of a nerd so it's great to be able to really hear anime music. Thank you for making these
So happy to hear I helped :)
I just want to thank you for explaining secondary dominants in the most accessible way I've ever heard. I've watched so many videos that mention them and the explanation never made sense, but you explained it in such a clear, easy-to-understand way. Much love!
ZF12 Ahh so glad to hear my explanation worked for you! Love back to ya!
Muchas gracias por compartir tu conocimiento y tus esfuerzos analizando toda esa música maravillosa 🙏 Saludos desde Chile! 🇨🇱
Me alegro que te sirve!
you're a pure madman
I never realized that little Grow Island reference at 1:49 until now, lol. Brought back some memories! ;D
I can't tell you how grateful I am for this video. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning finally understanding how some of my favorite songs come together. I'll probably have to play around with these concepts for a while to truly embody them. But in the meantime thank you so much for the work that you do. Wishing you all the best as you continue on your journey. x
So honored to help you on your musical journey 🙏 Consider joining us on Discord if you’d like to interact more!
@@gavinleepermusic I just joined, thank you
The first time this popped up in my recommendations, much of the theory went over my head, but I came back to it after getting a bit more knowledge on harmonic function, and is this a goldmine!
Thank you so much for making this video. It's exactly videos like this that people like me need at points in their musical journeys where they need this type of theory knowledge, wonderfully illustrated with the use of examples from some of our favorite tunes.
Idk, when people explained "modes of limited transposition" and whatnot, it didn't click for me, but after realizing, "oh yeah, Tritone subbed dominant" it just kinda clicked. It's a much better way of intuitively understanding progressions like this, in a way.
Also, i watched this video before I knew much else about the voicings of the augmented chords, and was under the impression that there were 5, and did end up getting into an argument with a musician with a masters degree, who said there were only 3 voicings, although at that time I really had no idea what I was talking about.
So glad you’ve found this video helpful!
WE GO AGANE
This has helped me so much to finally understand what were those notes that I was hearing in my head but couldn't figure out how to put it out there or use them efficiently 😅
Hooray! I'm glad I could connect some dots for you 🙂
I know this video is two years old, but I hope after all this time you’ve made music into more of a career than before. Amazing information, thanks so much!
Thank you! I have :)
I've been checking out your videos recently, I got here from Ryan Leach's channel
Harmony is something I've been trying to wrap my head around. I feel very stuck in my ways in both improvisation and composition. I love music a lot, but it's hard to know what I don't know that I don't know yet (it's confusing for me too!)
Just checking these topics you cover, and why these secondary dominants and substitutions work is really exciting!! A lot of these concepts aren't intuitive yet, but the way you explain them and show them is helping a lot with my morale! Thank you so much for the delivery!
Glad I could be a help to your writing!!
That interview with Kashiwa-san embodies Japanese modesty perfectly. lol
I found your channel only days ago and I'm hooked to your analyses. Excellent work!
Glad you find the analysis helpful!
For those looking for the song referenced talking about the blackadder chord, I did some digging and it's the Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume Opening (around the end).
Gavin is right, it's sick. This specific one is like spicy as hell.
Nice catch! Great chords in that one :)