1:14 - Don't need to start on the root note (Harmonic notes A minor - D or F) 3:10 - Shift when chords hit to add rhythm 6:10 - Minor to Major change or vice versa 7:41 - Focus on the bottom notes of Chord Progression (bass notes) 11:10 - Learn a new scale 12:09 - Add a top note to create tension all the way through 17:04 - Avoid the root note for until the end of a long Chord Progression (8 bars) 21:02 - Utilize Sus 2 and Sus 4 chords (suspended chords - middle note 1 up for Sus4, middle 1 down for Sus2) 24:49 - Utilize Inversions (A minor - move the top/middle note down/up 1 octave), useful for jumps to different chords 28:16 - Seventh Chords (instead of 3 notes, you'll have 4)
Two things. 1) You can make (other) inversions by moving the root notes up one octave. 2) sus2 and to a lesser extent sus4 chords will sound more dissonant when played at low pitches. If you like the sound of it go ahead and do it anyway but it can sound awful. Thanks for the tips Zen.
After 4 years I still always fall back to similar chord progressions with the exact same root notes (some times in different octaves) But this helped me a lot! Thank you
Love your channel Zen, I'm binge watching and totally hooked. You're making music less stressful for me, giving some of the answers and shortcuts, thus allowing me to enjoy and use creativity to quickly create ideas/songs. Thanks so much
Start a progression in the 4th or 6th degree of the scale to add drama ...sounds epic ..and experiment with the length of the progression for example shorten it to 7 bars ..creates an unexpected skip and keeps the listener on their toes ...
This is gonna help me a lot in my production. I can make Sexy drum pattern, can do decent mixing and mastering but this is melody and chord thing really pushes me back. Thanks for the tutorial man, I learnt too many good things from it.
Best tutorials on youtube. I can understand everything because you talk in a way normal people can understand. I have no formal music training and everything you talk about makes sense to me. Keep making them fam. They're helping me learn alot. I've got your vids on a seperate playlist from other channels vids called 'top tier music tutorials' lmao
Love your videos always, and I mean always learn something when I watch your videos. I also get super inspired to open my DAW and work on some of the techniques you discuss. Thanks for Sharing your knowledge.
this is useful, i recently got xfer's cthulhu plugin but im still having trouble with chord progressions, the only thing i can do is like simple minor sad progressions and i do a trap song with them
First and last tip. Listen and study to A LOT of CLASSICAL music, observe and analyze it. The best way to find your own character and evolve deeply and create something unique is to listen to a lot of different genre and especially classical music which includes everything. Everyone can start pressing keys install serum and start making beats. Making music is a whole different thing.
john van der molen no first inversion is when you use the 3 of the chord as the lowesr note. If you wanted to play an A minor (a-c-e) in first inversion you would start on the c, so it would be (c-e-a)
@@camfre4k Thats what i'm saying? A-C-E, A one octave op and you get C-E-A (1st), E-A-C (2nd), A-E-C (3rd). Zen said that th-cam.com/video/UbaAi80TCoQ/w-d-xo.html C-A-E is the first inversion... I think thats incorrect....
Hey, guys, I hope you enjoyed this video. Believe I have provided some timestamps if you guys want to skip around a bit. I encourage you to look into the things I mention this video more if you find them COOL like Inversions and Suspended Chords. I don't go entirely into them, and they have more history and depth behind them. Follow me on Instagram
There is definitely a good lesson if you are new to the music production and want to know more, but then.. this houldn't be complicated or made a certain way, I think this is too much theoretical lesson and also follows a "pattern" of just generic EDM. Plus I still think you can't teach music.. well you CAN teach theory but not "how to make chords" or "how to make melody", you can't teach that. I always say, if you got it in you, you will know when its good. Knowing all theory takes all the fun out of it I think / you feel limited, because you think that's how everyone does it. Then you just obsess yourself with theoretical stuff too much rather than listen and make something different.
Just learn music theory mate.. it may take 10 years, but after 10 years you'll make more progress in a month than you would in 5 years without learning music theory
What ever notes you stack in the song those makes up the chord, its not that a chord progression is what chords you are writing down on a specific instrument, its what all instruments are playing together that defines the chord. ´ Peace
Intello True, but it is a good practice to create the harmony first with a simple sound, like the piano he uses, and split the notes among other instruments afterwards. Anyway, I found it funny how he "discovers" the dominant 7th at the end. The day he finds the secondary dominants it will blow his mind.
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1:14 - Don't need to start on the root note (Harmonic notes A minor - D or F)
3:10 - Shift when chords hit to add rhythm
6:10 - Minor to Major change or vice versa
7:41 - Focus on the bottom notes of Chord Progression (bass notes)
11:10 - Learn a new scale
12:09 - Add a top note to create tension all the way through
17:04 - Avoid the root note for until the end of a long Chord Progression (8 bars)
21:02 - Utilize Sus 2 and Sus 4 chords (suspended chords - middle note 1 up for Sus4, middle 1 down for Sus2)
24:49 - Utilize Inversions (A minor - move the top/middle note down/up 1 octave), useful for jumps to different chords
28:16 - Seventh Chords (instead of 3 notes, you'll have 4)
NOICE TIPS my MAN! Happy New Year!
don't distort the words please
I always come back to this video if i don’t remember certain tips
This man has given out
Mad respect
Two things.
1) You can make (other) inversions by moving the root notes up one octave.
2) sus2 and to a lesser extent sus4 chords will sound more dissonant when played at low pitches. If you like the sound of it go ahead and do it anyway but it can sound awful.
Thanks for the tips Zen.
After 4 years I still always fall back to similar chord progressions with the exact same root notes (some times in different octaves)
But this helped me a lot! Thank you
I'm glad it helped my dude. Look into these techniques more for more cool tricks that you can do with them
So happy that there are people like you, explaining music theory for people that don't know all the terms and shit
The note that constantly plays that you used to add tension is called a pedal note.
I produce hip hop but I really enjoy this channel!
fuckin solid and straight to the point, half an hour of straight banger tips
9:11 Geometry dash
DVJI - xStep
no idea how that got in my head knowing that I haven't heard that song for atleast 3 years
I watched tip number 6 and now I stay stable,stable and stable. Need to put my horses inside a stable. Stay stable!
That background song is too dope. I want to hear the full thing
yes just looking for this comment actually lol.but unfortunatelly no answers
Love your channel Zen, I'm binge watching and totally hooked. You're making music less stressful for me, giving some of the answers and shortcuts, thus allowing me to enjoy and use creativity to quickly create ideas/songs. Thanks so much
Start a progression in the 4th or 6th degree of the scale to add drama ...sounds epic ..and experiment with the length of the progression for example shorten it to 7 bars ..creates an unexpected skip and keeps the listener on their toes ...
Why is this the best channel on TH-cam tho?
This is gonna help me a lot in my production. I can make Sexy drum pattern, can do decent mixing and mastering but this is melody and chord thing really pushes me back.
Thanks for the tutorial man, I learnt too many good things from it.
Best tutorials on youtube. I can understand everything because you talk in a way normal people can understand. I have no formal music training and everything you talk about makes sense to me. Keep making them fam. They're helping me learn alot.
I've got your vids on a seperate playlist from other channels vids called 'top tier music tutorials' lmao
Absolutely nailed that bud, answered 99% of questions I had about chords, appricate it
This was a really informative video! Thanks for this!
This has been one of the most useful videos you have made so far! You gave me so many good ideas for future chord progressions.
very usefull stuff. i like how u explain in ya tutos! big up!^^
Great video, been stuck on 1/4 note chords just cus i feel like the whole bar chords get boring but this definitely changes my opinion🙏🙏🙏
thanks man, I've been watching loads of chord progression videos, and this is the only one that explain it easy, so thank you again!
One of your best. Could you do one where you show how create a verse with a different set of chords for the chorus? Thanks.
Eyyyyy You gotta start on the D every time ;)
Nice tip, thanks!
Awesome video!
You're an amazing teacher, Zen. Thanks for the video!
Think you are wrong! These are good tips for rock, pop or any kind of music! 😎😎😉 Thanks for all your hard work on this.
Super helpful video, thx
Love your videos always, and I mean always learn something when I watch your videos. I also get super inspired to open my DAW and work on some of the techniques you discuss. Thanks for Sharing your knowledge.
You've inspired me to start making YT stuff on my own, wish to become like u one day
we appreciate your time sir!
Great video, very helpful. Thank you Zen !
love your tutorials bro! keep it up
Great video once again
love the longer vids! Zen deserves a YEET!
my master
thanks for the bread you bring on the table !
woow so you made trance tracks in the past? what a surprise for me man!
Enjoyed this Zen. Thank you, this is really heloful
thank you zen
Thank you man for this amazing video!
Great tips!! Thanks you!! ❤️
this is useful, i recently got xfer's cthulhu plugin but im still having trouble with chord progressions, the only thing i can do is like simple minor sad progressions and i do a trap song with them
lol 15:40
Always happens to me, trying to edit the notes during playback, then sometimes I'm not quick enough
could you please do a video on how to paint, move, copy the notes and chords of the piano roll so quickly?
So Damn useful as always, great video Zen
what a video. thanks !
Man I was just thinking about watching your vids
Thanks for that! Great comparative example with the McDonalds Diner ;-)
Thank you Zen ✨ Always coming back to these tips and it works Sausage 🌭🌭🌭
I focking love you!
bro, can you please make Brazilian bass in your channel? this genre is still a thing in Brazil, make something lie cat dealers -wanting you
First and last tip. Listen and study to A LOT of CLASSICAL music, observe and analyze it. The best way to find your own character and evolve deeply and create something unique is to listen to a lot of different genre and especially classical music which includes everything. Everyone can start pressing keys install serum and start making beats. Making music is a whole different thing.
Insane pinsheeee Zen LOVE n PACE
How do you manage so much awesomeness!?
Have i told you that i love you! Also check scaler if you need help with chords and scales :)
First inversion is the root note one octave up instead of the top note one octave down?
john van der molen no first inversion is when you use the 3 of the chord as the lowesr note. If you wanted to play an A minor (a-c-e) in first inversion you would start on the c, so it would be (c-e-a)
@@camfre4k Thats what i'm saying? A-C-E, A one octave op and you get C-E-A (1st), E-A-C (2nd), A-E-C (3rd). Zen said that th-cam.com/video/UbaAi80TCoQ/w-d-xo.html C-A-E is the first inversion... I think thats incorrect....
*Click on video* Zen's Majestic latino voice "Bup Bup" "THAT's THE SOUND OF THE POLICE!". That was such a nice intro song.
Haha. Steam notifications pop up. Music and games. Gamers making music. Music makers playing games
Please make a video of how to make kygo vibe ..
23:35 it's called a brown note.
Can you make Anjunadeep style house tutorials
PAPI ZEN DALE DURO AQUI UNO DE LOS PRIEMROS SIEMPRE ZEN
SOY JOSE DAVID GRANDA GONGORA SOLO QUE Me CAMBIE DE NOMBRE PORQUE EN TUS VIDEOS DE DIRECTO OCUPA MUCHO ES PACIO XD
whats the background song? ['o']
¿Que paso con los tutoriales en español? Eran muy buenos :c
10:10 wow
Can you make a video when you give feedback to subs tracks?
7:30 What are these track names? Can't tell exactly what he's saying and I wanna search em up.
Brooks - LYNX
Hans Zimmer - Interstellar
Ah thanks man!
🔥🔥❣️
What plugins do you recommend for piano melody. Do you like native instruments: komplete for this sort of stuff?
I think he was just using the core library Grand Piano from Ableton. Always good to start sketching chords in piano and then evolving into pads/leads
Hey, guys, I hope you enjoyed this video. Believe I have provided some timestamps if you guys want to skip around a bit. I encourage you to look into the things I mention this video more if you find them COOL like Inversions and Suspended Chords. I don't go entirely into them, and they have more history and depth behind them.
Follow me on Instagram
thx dude, great content.
song at 8:30??
NICEOOOO 30m
Lel always love your analogies zen 🤣🤣🤣
11:41 Just for me
Finely I'm going to be of tht fucking same chore
noice
There is definitely a good lesson if you are new to the music production and want to know more, but then.. this houldn't be complicated or made a certain way, I think this is too much theoretical lesson and also follows a "pattern" of just generic EDM. Plus I still think you can't teach music.. well you CAN teach theory but not "how to make chords" or "how to make melody", you can't teach that. I always say, if you got it in you, you will know when its good. Knowing all theory takes all the fun out of it I think / you feel limited, because you think that's how everyone does it. Then you just obsess yourself with theoretical stuff too much rather than listen and make something different.
Yo awesome , hit me up foreal
51st (congrat me)
Why your project is named "LIL PUMP" ?
Collab incoming?
Nah haha one of my students sent me a project awhile go of a remix they did of it and i just saved shit into that folder X_X
My second favorite Mexican 🤷🏽♂️
Who's the first one?
why have u named the project fucking *chords[LIL PUMP]*
Just learn music theory mate.. it may take 10 years, but after 10 years you'll make more progress in a month than you would in 5 years without learning music theory
9:16 geometry dash song lol
The background song is irritating
First papi
For simplicities sake
What ever notes you stack in the song those makes up the chord, its not that a chord progression is what chords you are writing down on a specific instrument, its what all instruments are playing together that defines the chord.
´
Peace
Intello True, but it is a good practice to create the harmony first with a simple sound, like the piano he uses, and split the notes among other instruments afterwards. Anyway, I found it funny how he "discovers" the dominant 7th at the end. The day he finds the secondary dominants it will blow his mind.
Xfer cthullu can help too 😂
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tip #1 learn music theory if u can
Scaler is only $36 right now lol like what are we talking about? Use ur tools
Pinnn me!
Pin me for a better life Zen!
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Yes u r right 🤣🤣🤣
@@NomitNegi Zen pinned Bro!😭🔥
say "A note" over and over really fast lol
Anal
who listens to edm lol