There's no way in hell today's top hits can compete with this song. This song is so interesting. If all I knew was music from the 2000s I might be able to stomach modern music, but when we have classics to listen to, why would I choose today's songs? They're all cookie cutter and autotuned to death. It lacks any personality. Thank you Olivia. Love you forever.
Hi Dave! Thanks for the very accurate detail on Olivia Newton-John's "Magic". I find the guitar arrangement really cool because of the use of b5 dom 7's and the very very cool Maj7 Min7. Also this Farrar guy is one primo arranger/writer - that's for sure. I admire that writing/arranging so much my head almost exploded. It was probably the simplest thing in the world to him but impressed the heck out of me. The whole song is like a short anthology of her. There was one last chord of the chorus that wasn't quite audible but I don't think it is a dim.
Olivia's music has always been in my life. I never got to understand why I liked it so much, now I see that those unusual and complete harmonies around that great voice were the key to it all. Today I understand language, the lyrics and play that song to my 13 yo ME, who used to get joy from that girl's voice and her music☺️🎼🎶🎸✨ Thanks for the video!🖖🏼🍀
Wow! Fantastic breakdown of the song. It's sooo complex. The construction of the song is like the name of the song itself - Magic. What is really needed is a complete music theory breakdown and why the melody over those chords does what it does and makes you feel like you do. This isn't some I-vi-IV-V progression with a simple melody over it - it's MUCH more and deserves a complete analysis. Thanks. You've earned another "sub"
RIP Olivia. My favorite song from her. An alluring song. Thanks for the lesson. (I hope you don't mind, but I changed the C/Bb. I barred my index finger over the C chord in A form, 5th fret on D, G, and B strings, and then playing the 6th note on the E string. That kind of chord change is easy for me)
I just love this song so much. have thought about trying to learn it on guitar for years but the times I've sought out tutorials for it the chords used by others felt...wrong. Not "magical" enough. (see what I did there?) The whole time watching this through, as I followed along with you on my guitar, I just kept laughing with glee as you moved to the next insane yet perfect choice. I even found myself saying something "kids" say--me never. "That is just so SICK!" Fantastic tutorial. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your help.
Dave, just found you -You have a FANTASTIC ear! I’ve always loved the harmonic motion of this song, but to figure it out as closely as you have has always eluded me. I like your feel as a guitarist as well, which makes listening to you enjoyable. Thanks for the lesson and several new chord shapes and voicing to add to my bag of licks & tricks. ✌🏼
Thank you very much for your guitar lesson.I really love this song.I subscribed your channel.I kindly greet you from Italy,the country where I was born.Cheers!
I can play guitar but I’m not a guitar player like this fella. The chord progression is next level and could only be written by someone who knows what they are doing, I believe the writer was John Farrar or something like that. Brilliant 🙏
Bravo... Great ear man. I got most of the song already but yeah you gave me a couple new chords in there where I was faking my way through. lol. Thank you for the video!
I added hello its me to my set list (thanks to you). I'm gonna add this one too, but I'm gonna simplify the chorus. I can fill in those notes with my voice and make the chord changes easier. Thanks for your interesting song choices.
Wow. This was great. Got everything. Need to go through it a few times to remember everything. How in the world have I missed this channel? Fricking amazing stuff on here. Thanks!!!
OOhhhh amigo.. Es perfecto... Perfect.. Thanks. Gracias por tu explicacion. Nadie toca este tema en guitarra acustica. Tus arreglos son perfectos. Aqui voy a aprender. Eres tremendo musico. Like y me suscribo a tu canal.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for showing so clearly and patiently how this song goes. I've always loved it, but I was sure it was a special musically and I was RIGHT! Loving those chords to death! Thanks again from Melbourne, Australia.
This song is so cool! I am a big fan of your channel for introducing a lot of us to these songs with these very obscure chord progressions. I am learning a lot of new stuff from your tutorials. On that note, it would be really awesome if you did a lesson on Todd Rundgren's 'Hurting for you now'. Thank you!
nice one Dave..other than the beat to the ground Grease cuts or the classic beat to death physical there's some good stuff that she put out back in those early 80s.. make a move on me another really good one.. underrated for me and her early years of course is fly Away with John Denver she just really makes that special within angelic voice back at 75 back in 75
The complexity of the chords, the lack of barre chords (for the most part) of a pop tune like this lead me to believe that this was assembled in the recording studio and involved trained musicians, not garage band, boy-toys like those shown in ONJ's MTV video for this track. They were faking it my guess and this was probably Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco, Louie Shelton or others of that era laying down the backing track. Dave, as always, you do justice to the chord signatures and voicings. They all sound authentic and attest to what it takes to write a beautiful song.....Beatles and others were on to it, it being the need to use alternative chord grips and mix them up between chorus, verse, intro/outro. When you master some of these augmented, slash, flatted, 5th-ed, kind of grips, you can start to mimic a record a bit more realistically with just a good acoustic guitar. Dave, you do a lot to keep we music nostalgia and guitar folks alive and involved in our instruments...all good, my friend.
@@DavesGuitarChannel Give you my take......It was a new one, term, on me too....but in many guitar lessons on YT, the host/channel-owner refer to the chord shapes, where on the neck, etc. as chord "grips". One I would cite for illustration is the Tone Doctor. For me, I might think of it more as chord finger positions.....voicings: many ways to play the same basic chord. Choosing which one to use often gets one a more authentic to the recording sound.
@@DavesGuitarChannel Hi Dave , give any tonedr lesson a watch and you’ll find he refers to chord shapes as grips ,it was a new one on me and being from the uk I just thought it was an American thing . Don’t know if you have ever heard of the Lexington lab band of which Dale that’s his real name is a member ,if you get chance just listen to some of their Boston or Journey covers they are excellent just like yourself 👍
Dave, you mentioned an AM Station band/group name....and incorporating this tune into your live sets with Emily. When/where do you perform? I guess you are on the West Coast? I will tune in to your live streaming duo's on the weekends I guess, a virtual act-watching event.
how do you generate those chords? Do they exist in the chord charts? great work Dave! By the way, would you mind doing a tutorial on James Taylor's If I Keep my Heart Out of Sight? Thanks in advance!
I know in your streaming interviews or interactions, you discuss artists and albums and offer comparative thoughts. Another artist that possibly lends himself to your covers.....depending on whether you dig the guy of course......but for me, Al Stewart was a consummate folk-rock composer, guitar players and had some wonderfully produced albums. I assume you know of his recordings back from that magical decade starting with a 7.
Dave, did you upload a video incorporating Emily on vocal for this wonderful O-N-J recording? If so, have a link to it? I love your lesson.....but Emily would have given it a bit more authenticity (no fault of yours of course). Your lessons featuring all the neat chord voicings are always appreciated, even with your voice-over work.
@@DavesGuitarChannel ty never heard his name before now. th-cam.com/video/NsZczrqHgQk/w-d-xo.html how to compose music would be nice for our children to learn early. I say parts the out parts together using circle of fifths. But when writing parts inspiration is needed and plagiarizing when needed. I bet you once I learned this song it will spawn new parts.
You are an outstanding guitar teacher!
These chord voicings are right on the money, and also fit the melody of the song.
Well done indeed.
Dave always has great accurate lessons on forgotten classics. Something that no other youtube channel has.
There's no way in hell today's top hits can compete with this song. This song is so interesting. If all I knew was music from the 2000s I might be able to stomach modern music, but when we have classics to listen to, why would I choose today's songs? They're all cookie cutter and autotuned to death. It lacks any personality. Thank you Olivia. Love you forever.
She didn’t write this. This song is so strong that it didn’t need her; she needed this song…
Hi Dave! Thanks for the very accurate detail on Olivia Newton-John's "Magic". I find the guitar arrangement really cool because of the use of b5 dom 7's and the very very cool Maj7 Min7. Also this Farrar guy is one primo arranger/writer - that's for sure. I admire that writing/arranging so much my head almost exploded. It was probably the simplest thing in the world to him but impressed the heck out of me. The whole song is like a short anthology of her. There was one last chord of the chorus that wasn't quite audible but I don't think it is a dim.
Olivia's music has always been in my life. I never got to understand why I liked it so much, now I see that those unusual and complete harmonies around that great voice were the key to it all.
Today I understand language, the lyrics and play that song to my 13 yo ME, who used to get joy from that girl's voice and her music☺️🎼🎶🎸✨
Thanks for the video!🖖🏼🍀
All these comments but not one mention of the genius that actually wrote the song - John Farrar.
Wow! Fantastic breakdown of the song. It's sooo complex. The construction of the song is like the name of the song itself - Magic. What is really needed is a complete music theory breakdown and why the melody over those chords does what it does and makes you feel like you do. This isn't some I-vi-IV-V progression with a simple melody over it - it's MUCH more and deserves a complete analysis. Thanks. You've earned another "sub"
RIP Olivia. My favorite song from her. An alluring song. Thanks for the lesson. (I hope you don't mind, but I changed the C/Bb. I barred my index finger over the C chord in A form, 5th fret on D, G, and B strings, and then playing the 6th note on the E string. That kind of chord change is easy for me)
Rest in paradise Olivia ❤️
YES! Thank you for that B minor-major 7! That one chord’s been driving me slightly crazy!
I just love this song so much. have thought about trying to learn it on guitar for years but the times I've sought out tutorials for it the chords used by others felt...wrong.
Not "magical" enough.
(see what I did there?)
The whole time watching this through, as I followed along with you on my guitar, I just kept laughing with glee as you moved to the next insane yet perfect choice.
I even found myself saying something "kids" say--me never.
"That is just so SICK!"
Fantastic tutorial.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your help.
Dave, just found you -You have a FANTASTIC ear!
I’ve always loved the harmonic motion of this song, but to figure it out as closely as you have has always eluded me.
I like your feel as a guitarist as well, which makes listening to you enjoyable.
Thanks for the lesson and several new chord shapes and voicing to add to my bag of licks & tricks.
✌🏼
Good teacher Dave sound very good, !
Great lesson, cool changes 👍
Thanks for doing all the hard work! Great song.
Excellent..and great instructional lesson! Thank you!
ONJ and producer John Farrar definitely had 'magic' in a bottle for a few years with a string of hits.
Back when songs had great chord melody's, I'm going to enjoy learning this one. Cheers Dave
Thank you. Lots of new chords to learn
Excelent ..master
Outstanding! Thanks for the breakdown Dave!
No wonder I couldn't figure out the chords!! I don't know how you heard all that but thanks. The song has always intrigued me.
Very helpful, Thank you!
Thank you very much for your guitar lesson.I really love this song.I subscribed your channel.I kindly greet you from Italy,the country where I was born.Cheers!
Great Lesson..You always seem to cover the great songs of the mid to late 70s which are my favorites..Thanks again!!
Thank you Dave! Love this song .
Very knowledgeable great channel subbed.
So well done! Thank you so much for your time!
Finally....my fav.....thanks Dave!
Fantástico!!!!! Muchas gracias
"The planets align so rare
there's promise in the air" ... nice man 😊
You are the acoustic wizard....you are so on point, it’s ridiculous!!! Thank you
Great lesson. Thanks.
I can play guitar but I’m not a guitar player like this fella. The chord progression is next level and could only be written by someone who knows what they are doing, I believe the writer was John Farrar or something like that. Brilliant 🙏
Always loved that song. Thank you
Bravo... Great ear man. I got most of the song already but yeah you gave me a couple new chords in there where I was faking my way through. lol. Thank you for the video!
Love watching your show by the way
Plenty of beautiful chords! Thanks, Dave. Love the song and your tutorial.
Thanks man! Made it easy to learn for sure!
Really enjoying your lessons Sir Dave..Keep it up!
Thank you Sir !!!🥰
I added hello its me to my set list (thanks to you). I'm gonna add this one too, but I'm gonna simplify the chorus. I can fill in those notes with my voice and make the chord changes easier. Thanks for your interesting song choices.
Wow. This was great. Got everything. Need to go through it a few times to remember everything.
How in the world have I missed this channel?
Fricking amazing stuff on here.
Thanks!!!
OOhhhh amigo.. Es perfecto... Perfect.. Thanks. Gracias por tu explicacion. Nadie toca este tema en guitarra acustica. Tus arreglos son perfectos. Aqui voy a aprender. Eres tremendo musico. Like y me suscribo a tu canal.
Thanks for showing all those unusual chords. Sounds very accurate. Special props for fearlessly attacking the falsetto. 👍
Thank you it will help me a lot on the piano!
Nice job dave.heard this song as a kid.boy i never would have thought of all those neat chords.thanks again.keep up the good work👍
Thanks Dave! You nailed it! Great chords!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for showing so clearly and patiently how this song goes. I've always loved it, but I was sure it was a special musically and I was RIGHT! Loving those chords to death!
Thanks again from Melbourne, Australia.
Goddamn it man! What a great video. Thank you for all the time you have invested into your craft. Fantastic.
Such a great chord progression. Thanks for these Dave I am learning all of them and I think it's opening up my own songwriting.
That D to D7b5 is a really slick move.
I bought that book you suggested “chord chemistry “. Overwhelming!
Awesome !!!
thank you so much for a great tutorial !
This song is so cool! I am a big fan of your channel for introducing a lot of us to these songs with these very obscure chord progressions. I am learning a lot of new stuff from your tutorials. On that note, it would be really awesome if you did a lesson on Todd Rundgren's 'Hurting for you now'. Thank you!
I enjoyed spending time at your cyberstudio.
Great lessons Dave. Hope you are feeling well??
Great tutorial, thanks!
Awesome lesson man
This was VERY HELPFUL! How about a vid for the chords to "Hopelessly Devoted To You"? You are the man. thx!
nice one Dave..other than the beat to the ground Grease cuts or the classic beat to death physical there's some good stuff that she put out back in those early 80s.. make a move on me another really good one..
underrated for me and her early years of course is fly Away with John Denver she just really makes that special within angelic voice back at 75 back in 75
I always liked a little more Love by her
@@DavesGuitarChannel Yes another good one indeed
Nice . Thanks
Wowser!!!
Thank you for this.
Oh my wawa. That’s more intense than Dan!
BRAVO
The complexity of the chords, the lack of barre chords (for the most part) of a pop tune like this lead me to believe that this was assembled in the recording studio and involved trained musicians, not garage band, boy-toys like those shown in ONJ's MTV video for this track. They were faking it my guess and this was probably Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco, Louie Shelton or others of that era laying down the backing track. Dave, as always, you do justice to the chord signatures and voicings. They all sound authentic and attest to what it takes to write a beautiful song.....Beatles and others were on to it, it being the need to use alternative chord grips and mix them up between chorus, verse, intro/outro. When you master some of these augmented, slash, flatted, 5th-ed, kind of grips, you can start to mimic a record a bit more realistically with just a good acoustic guitar. Dave, you do a lot to keep we music nostalgia and guitar folks alive and involved in our instruments...all good, my friend.
LOL I had to read this a few times as I had never heard the expression Chord Grips. I assume now that it means different chord voicings. :)
@@DavesGuitarChannel Give you my take......It was a new one, term, on me too....but in many guitar lessons on YT, the host/channel-owner refer to the chord shapes, where on the neck, etc. as chord "grips". One I would cite for illustration is the Tone Doctor. For me, I might think of it more as chord finger positions.....voicings: many ways to play the same basic chord. Choosing which one to use often gets one a more authentic to the recording sound.
@@DavesGuitarChannel Hi Dave , give any tonedr lesson a watch and you’ll find he refers to chord shapes as grips ,it was a new one on me and being from the uk I just thought it was an American thing . Don’t know if you have ever heard of the Lexington lab band of which Dale that’s his real name is a member ,if you get chance just listen to some of their Boston or Journey covers they are excellent just like yourself 👍
Good ear Dave. One minor adjustment. Try D7 instead of D at 5:24. Thanks!
simply brilliant! Andy Timmons, please comment :)
Dave, you mentioned an AM Station band/group name....and incorporating this tune into your live sets with Emily. When/where do you perform? I guess you are on the West Coast? I will tune in to your live streaming duo's on the weekends I guess, a virtual act-watching event.
I am currently in Boston, West Coast soon again, but Emily and I did some live events on my channel if you search.
how do you generate those chords? Do they exist in the chord charts? great work Dave! By the way, would you mind doing a tutorial on James Taylor's If I Keep my Heart Out of Sight? Thanks in advance!
But what are the harmonics?
I know in your streaming interviews or interactions, you discuss artists and albums and offer comparative thoughts. Another artist that possibly lends himself to your covers.....depending on whether you dig the guy of course......but for me, Al Stewart was a consummate folk-rock composer, guitar players and had some wonderfully produced albums. I assume you know of his recordings back from that magical decade starting with a 7.
I'll be doing Year of the Cat soon.
Dave, did you upload a video incorporating Emily on vocal for this wonderful O-N-J recording? If so, have a link to it? I love your lesson.....but Emily would have given it a bit more authenticity (no fault of yours of course). Your lessons featuring all the neat chord voicings are always appreciated, even with your voice-over work.
I'm sure the intro is harmonics but how???
Going to get it down thanks to Dave. So not quite 2 years later since this tutorial the angel Olivia has succumbed to cancer.
These are great, but you would be doing us a great favor by throwing up the tab for these songs
Por fin mostró el acorde, chau
Porque hablan tanto y no tocan?
Sir it's better for you to stop singing while playing becoz your ruining it lmao 🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣
I'm pretty sure ELO wrote this. I think they are aliens
John Farrar wrote it
@@DavesGuitarChannel ty never heard his name before now. th-cam.com/video/NsZczrqHgQk/w-d-xo.html how to compose music would be nice for our children to learn early. I say parts the out parts together using circle of fifths. But when writing parts inspiration is needed and plagiarizing when needed. I bet you once I learned this song it will spawn new parts.