I'm not sure I worded the question clearly, by "what resolves best" I meant what sounds Predictable / home / final/ finished, not what is most interesting or makes the best loop Regardless, I hope the concept made sense for you all 👊❤ FYI the chord options were 1 = chord7 2 = chord3 3 = chord4 4 = chord1
I liked 2 and 4, they was similar, 1 and 3 sounded unpleasant. But I felt that in both cases ending missed one more chord, we have 2 in beginning, but only 1 in the end. Feels incomplete.
I liked number 2 the most, but not necessarily as the landing chord, more like the next logical chord in order. Btw. that little Garage Song you put together sounded awesome ❤️
A2 is the only one that actually worked at all. The others all answered part of the question but in turn raised another one, to keep it in your terms. I'm going to watch the rest of the video now, and might check back later.
BINGING your videos at the moment mate! so nice to have music theory explained to the tracks and genres i actually listen to. you speak clearly and eloquently but the sprinkles of wry humour really tie it all together 🤜🤛
chords have been one of those things that've eluded me as to how they work, mostly due to the (personally) confusing language, but you made it so much more intuitive and understandable. thinking about a 7th as just a combo of the different chord "home" relations actually blew my mind. Thank you, this rocks
Similar to books, your videos only get better with another rewatch. Thanks again for the amazing work you put into these videos. It's well appreciated.
Oh man, it's insanely how you build up the music theory, it feels like 2Year nonstop tutorial😊...... And this is going EXACTLY in my direction in terms of chordvoicing and so on! Symply the best on TH-cam, and i look on many...... It help a lot again for my music (more soulful house) Thanksss!
I love the fact that the examples just casually thrown in at the end are the best recreations of sammy virji tunes I have ever seen on youtube (trust me, I've searched for a long time for them...)
Defo fancied number two and number four, with number two being my favourite. Stunning tutorial, as per usual, your teaching, explanations and knowledge are impeccable, Sir! 👍
Chord 4 definitely resolved the best despite the other options all being serviceable for the progression, I think the interplay between scale degrees and how well we can traverse them is what brings out the best chord progressions.
A whole new world of (explained) possibilities opens since I found your channel. I’ve watched quite a few of them in a short time so not sure if it all sticks in one time. But the fun part, what I learned most is, besides all theory, if it sounds good it sounds good, no need to make it more complex than just that. Really enjoying all your videos, besides well explained theory it’s quite amusing and with enough humor. As usual many thanks ❤
Once in a while I have the privilege to stumble upon a video that provides 100x more value than most other ones and this is one of them. Thank you for putting this together in such an eloquent and sophisticated manner - Makes me curious as to what else your channel has to offer.
#4 for me felt a bit safe, although add elements would complement the chord more, #2 or #3 are my pick. i think of alternating between them every 16 bars
I picked two, but I also don’t tend to feel three chord sequences as resolved, which is probably baggage from genres like ‘progressive’ (mainstage) house. I guess that’s why I’m watching a video about Garage production, always good to pull ideas from other genres.
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Your question chords are suggestive of a VI-V progression in the key of Am, and with chord #4, you get a VI-V-I progression. So since you asked which one "lands on home", rather than "which one do you enjoy the most", the objectively correct answer is chord #4. Though that doesn't necessarily make it the most musical or tasteful choice, that's in the ear of the composer.
Exactly, that's the idea and why asked like that. So I could explain harmony functions. I shouldn't have used 7ths I think , as it's pretty hard to feel a Vmaj into III without the dom 7 imo. Triads would have been more convincing but I got wrapped up in the garage vibe. And yes many seem to be commenting what their favorite is as opposed to that resolved but all good it was a fun experiment and the engagement has been tremendous thanks for lending your thoughts. 👊
i cannot begin to tell you how many times ive used the VI-V-i progression, its just like, TOO GOOD (also i just remember lonyo - garage girls uses the same progression)
Gonna have to try this progression. Makes sense because the vi and ii are so similar but the ii-V-I has been used over and over so it’s a little refreshing.
Thank you for this video! I've been searching for good tutorial that explains behind the chord theory and I found your good explanation about chords in UK Garage
i felt like number 3 resolved the best. especially in the framing of "question and answer". with the other choices the first two chords didn't really feel like a "question" to me to begin with.
I don't use Roman numerals, for the same reason I don't use old Greek, German or Italian terms. I find it old fashioned and completely unnecessary for the description of simple musical principles , especially as they pertain to modern electronic music. Communication is most effective in the same language as the culture it's being made to, and I know most djs or producers don't want to feel like they are back in music class!
Picked #4 but the best next pick was #1 and then maybe #2 better than #3, though for the tail it would depend on the context considerably. Like #1 is the “canonical choice” which can be in need of subverting, depending on what we have. I like weird progressions, though I can’t write out which ones go for me and which still aren’t. Maybe I mixed #2 and #1 and #2 should be the second best pick. Lazy to relisten... 😅
If there's one thing I have to spend my time doing, it's watching every new upload. Always practical information that gives me insight into things I can feel is different between tracks but can't quite put my finger on. Love it
I chose 2 as well as it brings the most interest with a Jazzy style to the progression and itself resolves well to the first chord. I am not sure any are fully resolved and are only the middle of a longer progression.
Yeah, I think it was a mistake to use 7th chords, I got a bit lost on the garage vibes, but it kind of softened the example in retrospect. Either way, hopefully I got across the functional harmony concept? Or did the wrong prediction make you click off the vid?
im blessed to have been taught by gifted people and love your vids cause i dissect chords in a similar manner. you're doing the lord's work teaching this.
This covered music theory that I already pretty much knew and used plenty. But I love these sounds! I guess garage is a thing I never knew I liked until now. The explanations were also really solid and entertaining. Will come back for inspiration and information. Subbed.
so im an idiot and when I started producing i never really bothered to learn every key. I figured, I can learn one key and the functional intuition 12x faster than 1 key and then pitch it up or down into whatever key i want lol. before ableton’s scale thing id just click in all of cmaj move it behind beat 1 and duplicate a few octaves and freeze. then id use the midi pitch plugin if i wanted to change the key of the track. anyway since im lazy i used cthulhu chord packs to help w song writing at one point and after making some cool tracks id never have made without cthulhu i decided to study the chords. i pitched them down to cmaj/amin and…. well i couldnt. I could get reallyyyy close to cmaj but i always had that pesky G#. the thing was the g# sounded great. I ended up using it a lot in my song writing. Basically any chord that had a g or an a I could replace the A or G with a G# and it always sounded interesting. 3 years later i had no clue i was just using one of the 3 main minor scales 😅
I thought Chord 4 was a good second option, but my mind immediately thought of Chord 2 the first time around, and I was surprised by chord 1 when I heard it because I was thinking of chord 2 (if that makes sense -Lol) However I was also thinking Chord 2 would resolve to another chord, like it would be a transition chord (also unclear if I'm writing this in a way that makes sense -Lol)
"So I found a couple drum loops, and a keys loop, and a bass loop, and a vocal loop." Well of course you can write a song in 15 minutes if you don't actually do any writing, playing, or sound design.
4 but 2 worked pretty well too. Before you finish I'm going to write that my guess is that it's the closest chord in that scale to the chord you played, before you move up to the next higher root note in that scale.
I was Like Looking at it. not hearing... and said 2... and 2 had a nice vibe to it. but 4 fits too. but liked 2 more just because it went up again. But you could have Q Chrod as section A 2 Chord sewction B Following by A and the 4th as section C to have variation
I picked number 3. It resolves the minor into a major, then restarts the loop. I personally feel like none of these are the best, and a lower chord would have been better.
I'm not sure I worded the question clearly, by "what resolves best" I meant what sounds Predictable / home / final/ finished, not what is most interesting or makes the best loop
Regardless, I hope the concept made sense for you all 👊❤
FYI the chord options were
1 = chord7
2 = chord3
3 = chord4
4 = chord1
I liked 2 and 4, they was similar, 1 and 3 sounded unpleasant. But I felt that in both cases ending missed one more chord, we have 2 in beginning, but only 1 in the end. Feels incomplete.
Then its totally acceptable 😌
They have the same felling in relative scales, Not to mention that 7M makes the sensation even stronger
I picked #2. I’m always drawn to those chords at the end of a chord progression.
#2 was what I heard in my head
2&4 both worked for me
Same
🎼#2 for sure - Maybe for half the bar and then resolving down to #4?
The same thought crossed my mind.
I liked number 2 the most, but not necessarily as the landing chord, more like the next logical chord in order.
Btw. that little Garage Song you put together sounded awesome ❤️
Agreed, then resolve after
same here
me too
me too
Chord 4 resolves the best for me, 2 & 3 could be used for different sections as a variation on the theme.
I picked option 3, it was the most similar to the chord I envisioned in my mind.
Same
Same, more stable than 4 imo. 4th chord sounds well, but I have a feeling like there shold be one more descending chord, for example at the fourth bar
Yes, I was thinking in the same direction.
@@edorian442 My thoughts exactly. I was hearing #3 in my head like the op said
same but it still wasn't very satisfying
Number 3 for me even if it doesn't resolve as strongly as nr 4 it sounds more interesting
I'm with you on this one 100%
I also like number 2 the best. It felt interesting and less predictable. Although it felt unresolved, that’s what made it the most interesting.
This is true, feel the same👍
Same. The other options sound boring compared to number 2
+1
Man you are a real teacher, you dont mess around, just straight up this that and that is this, good luck.
I owe you a coffee.
None of the 'answer chords' resolved fully
IMO number 2 sounds much better than 4. 4 musically yet I found 2 to be a better emotional fit.
A2 is the only one that actually worked at all. The others all answered part of the question but in turn raised another one, to keep it in your terms.
I'm going to watch the rest of the video now, and might check back later.
BINGING your videos at the moment mate! so nice to have music theory explained to the tracks and genres i actually listen to. you speak clearly and eloquently but the sprinkles of wry humour really tie it all together 🤜🤛
Aw cheers fellow Ben you're welcome 👊
I like chord 3 the best the yellow one
thanks, this will definitely improved my Progressive Alien Deathcore chord progressions
Super helpful! Its great hearing you explain the things that you feel when you listen but didn't know how to articulate. Thank you
chords have been one of those things that've eluded me as to how they work, mostly due to the (personally) confusing language, but you made it so much more intuitive and understandable. thinking about a 7th as just a combo of the different chord "home" relations actually blew my mind. Thank you, this rocks
Check out my learn from the best video too that should cement the basics
Nice ,you explained why the 2,5,1 works so well.
Similar to books, your videos only get better with another rewatch. Thanks again for the amazing work you put into these videos. It's well appreciated.
Oh man, it's insanely how you build up the music theory, it feels like 2Year nonstop tutorial😊...... And this is going EXACTLY in my direction in terms of chordvoicing and so on! Symply the best on TH-cam, and i look on many...... It help a lot again for my music (more soulful house) Thanksss!
Loved this theory explanation. I've heard it before but something about this presentation really clicked for me
Number 2 is spicing things up for me! I believe its a borrowed chord I'm not sure. But it vibes!
I love the fact that the examples just casually thrown in at the end are the best recreations of sammy virji tunes I have ever seen on youtube (trust me, I've searched for a long time for them...)
Defo fancied number two and number four, with number two being my favourite.
Stunning tutorial, as per usual, your teaching, explanations and knowledge are impeccable, Sir! 👍
I love the groove for garage. I definitely picked number two though
Number 3 all the way B!
Chord 4 definitely resolved the best despite the other options all being serviceable for the progression, I think the interplay between scale degrees and how well we can traverse them is what brings out the best chord progressions.
I'm not sure if you are aware. But you're like the Bob Ross of electronic music production. In every possible good way.
I picked #2. Obviously it feels less settled than #4, but it keeps things vibing 🔥😁
A whole new world of (explained) possibilities opens since I found your channel. I’ve watched quite a few of them in a short time so not sure if it all sticks in one time. But the fun part, what I learned most is, besides all theory, if it sounds good it sounds good, no need to make it more complex than just that.
Really enjoying all your videos, besides well explained theory it’s quite amusing and with enough humor. As usual many thanks ❤
Once in a while I have the privilege to stumble upon a video that provides 100x more value than most other ones and this is one of them. Thank you for putting this together in such an eloquent and sophisticated manner - Makes me curious as to what else your channel has to offer.
#4 for me felt a bit safe, although add elements would complement the chord more, #2 or #3 are my pick. i think of alternating between them every 16 bars
yessss please more garage videos
14:49 Hahahahaha I was dead!
#4 gave me shivers, m8! But honestly, #1 was the only one that didn’t sound “in the place” to me.
I picked two, but I also don’t tend to feel three chord sequences as resolved, which is probably baggage from genres like ‘progressive’ (mainstage) house. I guess that’s why I’m watching a video about Garage production, always good to pull ideas from other genres.
You just make the best tutorials. Unbelievable.
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Your question chords are suggestive of a VI-V progression in the key of Am, and with chord #4, you get a VI-V-I progression. So since you asked which one "lands on home", rather than "which one do you enjoy the most", the objectively correct answer is chord #4. Though that doesn't necessarily make it the most musical or tasteful choice, that's in the ear of the composer.
Exactly, that's the idea and why asked like that. So I could explain harmony functions.
I shouldn't have used 7ths I think , as it's pretty hard to feel a Vmaj into III without the dom 7 imo. Triads would have been more convincing but I got wrapped up in the garage vibe.
And yes many seem to be commenting what their favorite is as opposed to that resolved but all good it was a fun experiment and the engagement has been tremendous thanks for lending your thoughts. 👊
I like 3, but I think if you did two repetitions with 3 first and then 4 it’d work well
This one got to me at the right time. Feeling stuck and a dose of straightforward insight like this has me ready to jump back in. Thanks!
2 or 3 stood out for me. What an excellent video, thankyou. Definitely like some more applied music theory. Very useful.
I was expecting the same as the first chord from the progeession but with the bass rolling around root instead
I picked #3 it just sounded more smooth in melody transition.
1 or 4 for me 2 and 3 didnt feel right wonderful video and subscribed
Your videos honestly inspire more than anything else on youtube to just get in my daw and start making stuff!
i cannot begin to tell you how many times ive used the VI-V-i progression, its just like, TOO GOOD (also i just remember lonyo - garage girls uses the same progression)
Gonna have to try this progression. Makes sense because the vi and ii are so similar but the ii-V-I has been used over and over so it’s a little refreshing.
Got to say number 2 also, more interesting and less predictable
Legend, feel like you've demystified a bit of that garage magic
#2 caught my ear out of the first three but i liked #4 as well
Fantastic tutorial, i now have a new way of looking at chords
Thank you for this video! I've been searching for good tutorial that explains behind the chord theory and I found your good explanation about chords in UK Garage
Great video! 4 felt more like home but 3 was the most interesting to me. It's nice to feel just a bit more competent in minor keys
I feel the third one is better in this particular case, but I understand your underlying question and agree with it.
i felt like number 3 resolved the best. especially in the framing of "question and answer". with the other choices the first two chords didn't really feel like a "question" to me to begin with.
for your example, even with the "commercial vocals" I like the first more
Yep second one is the best. 4th is ok, but second is just perfect
I picked #2 also, why sometimes our brain is expecting a thing rather another expected by other ppl is rocket science 😂
wanted to cut #2 in half and throw the end of #4 on it
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#2 feels the best. I would be happy walking away after that chord.
The table of “Name of scale degree - Roman numeral” is for Major scale!
In the minor first will be “i” and second is diminished chord
I don't use Roman numerals, for the same reason I don't use old Greek, German or Italian terms. I find it old fashioned and completely unnecessary for the description of simple musical principles , especially as they pertain to modern electronic music.
Communication is most effective in the same language as the culture it's being made to, and I know most djs or producers don't want to feel like they are back in music class!
@@Bthelick i just say that, if someone doesn’t know ;)
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I keep comming back to this video until I know the content by heart.
Picked #4 but the best next pick was #1 and then maybe #2 better than #3, though for the tail it would depend on the context considerably. Like #1 is the “canonical choice” which can be in need of subverting, depending on what we have. I like weird progressions, though I can’t write out which ones go for me and which still aren’t.
Maybe I mixed #2 and #1 and #2 should be the second best pick. Lazy to relisten... 😅
maan, this was so helpfull, I'm going to binge watch your other videos. Thanks
I'd definitely pick number 2, also really like that concept you got. Nice groove bro
If there's one thing I have to spend my time doing, it's watching every new upload. Always practical information that gives me insight into things I can feel is different between tracks but can't quite put my finger on. Love it
#2 ..makes the bass playing more attractive to my ears 😊 ..gives it a vibe i like.
This is the best explanation I’ve ever heard 🙌🌞 thank you 🙏
Correct 4th gave me a nice feel.
I tried to anticipate before listening to the response options and it turned out to be option 2. 🤷♀️
1 all da way bby
Just started video and chord 1 was my pick
I chose 2 as well as it brings the most interest with a Jazzy style to the progression and itself resolves well to the first chord. I am not sure any are fully resolved and are only the middle of a longer progression.
Yeah, I think it was a mistake to use 7th chords, I got a bit lost on the garage vibes, but it kind of softened the example in retrospect.
Either way, hopefully I got across the functional harmony concept?
Or did the wrong prediction make you click off the vid?
Finest music theory video ive watched in years
tbh split missing chord time in half, first half for 2nd, other half for 4th and there you go, 4 chord progression :))
Wonderful. Great tips and great choice of tune examples!
Definitely chord 1
Cool vid. Learned new things. Also on the vocal part, I preferred it without the switch-up of chords at the end.
This is great. I needed this tutorial. 👍
4 & 2 for me. Man, your videos are pure art 🔥
4 for me, 4 all day 😊 another great video!
im blessed to have been taught by gifted people and love your vids cause i dissect chords in a similar manner. you're doing the lord's work teaching this.
This covered music theory that I already pretty much knew and used plenty.
But I love these sounds! I guess garage is a thing I never knew I liked until now. The explanations were also really solid and entertaining.
Will come back for inspiration and information. Subbed.
i really like the option 2! sound so good
so im an idiot and when I started producing i never really bothered to learn every key. I figured, I can learn one key and the functional intuition 12x faster than 1 key and then pitch it up or down into whatever key i want lol.
before ableton’s scale thing id just click in all of cmaj move it behind beat 1 and duplicate a few octaves and freeze. then id use the midi pitch plugin if i wanted to change the key of the track.
anyway since im lazy i used cthulhu chord packs to help w song writing at one point and after making some cool tracks id never have made without cthulhu i decided to study the chords. i pitched them down to cmaj/amin and…. well i couldnt. I could get reallyyyy close to cmaj but i always had that pesky G#. the thing was the g# sounded great. I ended up using it a lot in my song writing. Basically any chord that had a g or an a I could replace the A or G with a G# and it always sounded interesting.
3 years later i had no clue i was just using one of the 3 main minor scales 😅
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I thought Chord 4 was a good second option, but my mind immediately thought of Chord 2 the first time around, and I was surprised by chord 1 when I heard it because I was thinking of chord 2 (if that makes sense -Lol) However I was also thinking Chord 2 would resolve to another chord, like it would be a transition chord (also unclear if I'm writing this in a way that makes sense -Lol)
"So I found a couple drum loops, and a keys loop, and a bass loop, and a vocal loop." Well of course you can write a song in 15 minutes if you don't actually do any writing, playing, or sound design.
Great in depth video with examples as well.
You almost need the first answer, question again, answer 2 and so on and then you get a whole tune
i really liked option 3, but not as a resolve, but as the next step in the progression.
Thank you for the perfect tutorials. They are the perfect inspiration for experimentation 🙏
4 but 2 worked pretty well too. Before you finish I'm going to write that my guess is that it's the closest chord in that scale to the chord you played, before you move up to the next higher root note in that scale.
I was wrong, but you also mentioned what I was trying to say.
Hey there's no right or wrong here!, we feel what we feel, and it's why your music will sound different to mine and that's essential to life! 👊
I was Like Looking at it. not hearing... and said 2... and 2 had a nice vibe to it. but 4 fits too. but liked 2 more just because it went up again. But you could have Q Chrod as section A 2 Chord sewction B Following by A and the 4th as section C to have variation
I liked the yellow one best.
4 for sure
I picked number 3. It resolves the minor into a major, then restarts the loop. I personally feel like none of these are the best, and a lower chord would have been better.
Yeah I'm regretting using 7th chords too, I think it would be less ambiguous with just triads
the 4th chord makes the most sense, 2nd sounds also great, but I would add another chord in the end to it
I was thinking 3, then 2 the second time round, then 3, then 4.
Love your content.Thanks for sharing your knowledges.