4 Useful Chord Progressions You Should Know
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0:00 Introduction
0:28 "Kiss From A Rose" progression
3:05 "Isn't She Lovely" progression
6:12 Hook Theory
6:55 "What's Up?" progression
9:25 "Marvin Gaye" progression
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You do know that the Marvin Gaye family is totally taking notes furiously, while you were showing other examples of that chord progression, right?
I reckon Pythagoras should just sue absolutely everyone simultaneously, for using "his" mathematics in their choice of musical scale, and be done with it.
6:56 Adam, Prince of Eternia, approves
I think I have an idea of *why* the "What's Up" progression has a "closed loop" sound: the voice-leading!
I-ii has the whole chord rise, ii-IV moves the bass back down to the root of the scale, and IV-I has the rest of the chord follow suit. Besides, there's 2 bars of the I chord when you get there.
One major error: "Isn't She Lovely" is not in the key of E major... it is in the key of LIFE
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it is in the key of *harmonica solo*
"Isn't she lovely?" chord progression always makes me CRAVE to listen to the chromatic descending melody, well accentuated, throughout the harmony.
I actually really love these 'semitone effects' in every chord progression.
BTW, "Isn't she lovely" chord progression is also applied in most of the Final Fantasy victory fanfare themes, but I - bVI - bVII - I.
yeah, that's really what our ear is drawn to. The descending chromatic melody that this progression creates. Starting with the 7th of the the vi chord & finally resolving on the Maj. 3rd of the I chord.
2 5 1 is the most common chord progression in jazz
i love how he makes it almost a plagal cadence, which has a soulful, gospel sound
I also love such chord progressions!
I was actually just wondering how you find so many examples of these chord progressions! Seems like a useful tool! I especially like the Super Mario cadence. Very triumphant and uplifting 👍
Reddit is a great source too.
Ride the flagpole! I always figured you just had an awesome set of fake books.
Hook theory is the Shit 🤘
The Stevie Wonder progression in also used in Bach’s Prelude in C
If you just google the chord progression in question, you'll come up with a slew of examples.
You do such a good job of speaking in detail without being either condescending or presumptuous in your explanations. It does wonders in including every level of audience member and learner
Thank you 😊
The "Kiss from a Rose" cadence has a much different association for me. I associate with a dramatic build to the end of a song. Specifically, I've heard it from the end of various Disney movies and marching band shows. Very triumphant. Crazy how different it can sound depending on the context.
Edit: I didn't watch long enough before I made this comment - the connection to mario is exactly the same idea.
The last few years has seen a rise in the use of the "Just the Two of Us" chord progression in jpop. Sometimes called the Shiina Ringo progression there because she was using it over 20 years ago, and it's likely that's where many current artists picked it up. I see Hook Theory labels the chords for it based on it being in Fminor, but the Japanese music theory channel I follow typically does it in the relative major (IVΔ7-III7-vi7-v7-I7). As expected, Hook Theory is talking about one song with a fixed mode, but when talking about many, they could be in any mode.
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Ckay Love Nwantiti uses the same progression.
What’s the name of the Japanese Music Theory channel?
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that chord progession is popular in gospel music as well. its a great example of using the circle of fifths to get to certain chords
The bvi, bvii I chord sequence is amazing. Some other cool examples are Dire Dire Docks from Super Mario 64, and part of Z's theme from Antz.
It being used in the Mario soundtrack has even given it the nickname ”the Mario Cadence”!
Antz' score is crazy good
Not to be pedantic, but it's actually bVI bVII and I. Written in lowercase letters would mean the chords are minor.
@@ILoveMagic15 Good point!
Also Dragon Ball GT opening, that's what comes first to mmy mind.
the first chord progression is also used a lot in the soundtrack for the video game series Touhou. it's one of the creator's favorite chord progressions.
Absolutely brilliant. The clarity of your explanations still amazes me. The way you organize the topics, your examples, the time spent on each subtopic, totally spot on. You are a natural teacher.
The bVI-bVII-I progression is often used by Elton John when he comes out of a chorus. Check Burn Down The Mission and Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me as a couple of examples
The Beatles used it a lot too. I was surprised David didn't mention it. You can hear it at the end of With a Little Help from my Friends, Hello Goodbye, P.S. I Love You & I'm sure others. Billy Joel also used it a lot also.
@@lynnturman8157 good point. To me this chord progression sounds triumphant and "conclusive", not sure David said it. Therefore it lends itself to situations like these.
Got me wrong - alice in chains
@@lynnturman8157 Shoot--you beat me to the PS I Love You I mentioned on another comment here. An even earlier one not by the Beatles is the very end of Paul Anka's "Summer's Gone." (1960)
A beautiful but also maddening thing about chord progressions is how the order and inversions can change the entire make-up of the emotional feel. For example, I do semi-improvised theater music and this so far this Summer, I often find myself scrambling to remember what order of I IV V vi will evoke that over-the-top, triumphant, noble himbo trope ( vi - IV - I -V) I'm looking for. at least 25% of the time I end up reminding the audience of Tom Petty instead (IV - I - vi - V)
Fuck yes!
Some friends and I Did a barbershop arrangement of Isn't She Lovely this year. The harmonies were just so fun!
Brian Wilson sound like Mama Cass, when he's pitch shifted!
Thanks for the vid, these ones are always fun
I'm from Brazil, David! I love your explanations and dedication to talk about music theory in different levels of understanding.
Awesome stuff, David! Your playing and teaching keep getting even better, love your work 🙏
Thank you for including the live piano preview. As as amateur I always found it hard to visualize which notes are actually getting played when you only showed the chords themselves on screen in previous videos. This makes it much easier for me to follow you, as well as the emergent line cliches that happen during the chord progressions.
On the same note, transposing everything into C helps a great deal, too. It relieves me of the burden of guessing if a black key is just a ‘regular’ one in the current key, or added flavor.
I actually have used this chord prog before but had no idea about it until now. This is why i like these videos, they help explain what im doing and make me a better musician. Great video, keep it up!
The first progression is used in I Am The Walrus as well, both forwards and backwards.
I’ve always noticed that isnt she lovely progression and thought it always sounds wonderful. But I wasn’t musically knowledgeable enough to figure out what the chord progression was and what was so incredible about it. Thank you!
I love your lessons, so knowledgable! I was playing a Depeche Mode song and in the chorus they have the last chord of the progression the first time a Maj chord and the final time through a minor chord. It's very effective for their style of music.
Another day, another great David Bennett Piano video to watch and learn something new!
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from someone who just took a music copyright class last semester, let me just say here for everybody, you can't copyright a chord progression.
The two things musically you can copyright are lyrics and melody.
The third is the sound recording itself.
outside of that, anything concerning vibe, taste, feel, mood, are all things that are non copyrightable.
As much as I'd agree, this is still an arbitrary choice. You theoretically _can_ copyright a chord progression because plenty of lawsuits like this one have been won. It just shouldn't be that way.
@@althealligator1467 "every time i touch the piano, i'm afraid i'm touching someone's note"
@@salty_3k506 Exactly
Thank you for that information!
@@althealligator1467 I wish our society wasn’t like that. It’s my opinion-we have become too law-suit happy - music should be more free
It needs to be said that in the vi - II - V - I progression the major 2 is also a "secondary dominant" because D dominant is the V chord of G major. Also happens to be doing a circle of 5ths movement, that chord progression is just nasty. 🔥
More videos on chord progressions for certain moods please. All of them. Also dark etc would be nice.
It all just shows that making great music isn't always about doing something unique; it can also be about doing something familiar in a unique way.
preach 🤝
Very, very well done 👍 Please continue to show the keyboard graphic at the bottom of the screen. So useful to see the voicings, etc.
As a guitar player I am learning so much off you! You keep it simple. Love it. Keep it up!
I love your channel and the videos you make so much! Thank you for the hard work and all of the great content 😀
Thanks Anna!
the first chord progression (bVI, bVII and I/i) often used in other songs like Astronomia and Linkin Park's unreleased song "Healing Foot". including their intro song "Wake" on their album Minutes to Midnight.
David, this is a truly wonderful explanation of those 4 Chord Progressions. It is so well explained even I can understand it!
Thank you for covering the Thinking Out Loud lawsuit again, and for covering it well/right again. Here's to hoping the ruling in that lawsuit causes everything to revert back to how it was before the awful ruling of the Blurred Lines lawsuit.
I really love your videos and i also use that same trend tool on hooktheory for a while now!! It helps me see chord progressions of certain songs im thinking about using as inspiration for my songs!!!
Such a great source of inspiration ! Amazing clarity comes with knowledge. Thanks mate
Thank you 😊
Loved all the examples and the explanation. Not overly detailed but just enough to get someone on their way using these progressions. Earned a sub from me!
I absolutely adore the irony that Make Your Own Kind Of Music contains the chord progression that contributed to an artist being sued for using that progression to make their own music. And the fact that it came out BEFORE Let's Get It On as well is just *chefs kiss* beautiful.
You explain progression and theory in simple language ,you taught me so much, Thank You Man .
This Channel is a fantastic resource. I just stumbled upon it yesterday and I'm in. Great stuff
The iii chord is soooo underused, it’s one of my favorite chords to use because it sounds amazing using both major and minor versions of it while in a major key.
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Alex Turner knows...😅
Great video, thanks
the video is only a minute old how could you have watched it?
@Polibix Got lucky I guess, I submitted compliment as I was watching...
Always the best David. Thanks for sharing from Miami🌴
First progression is also used in digimon theme song butterflys ending. Wonderful progression!
David, I'd love a video about The Sim 1 soundtrack from you. I think there's gold there to dig plus the nostalgia factor. Keep up the good work!
Great Job! I like how you introduce "old moldy" techniques, such as the Piccardy third, into popular tunes. Thank you!
Love your channel and analysis
Man, I am learning so much from your channel, and I’ve got a tear in my eye. KFaR was played at me ma’s funeral cuz she played it over and over again for the few months she had left before she died. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
I really like your videos on chords progression :) it's very useful for me. Thank you.
Very useful in David ~ thanks for piano illustrations in there!
LOVE your chord progression videos
Your tutorials are really helpful. Clear and concise, thanks.
Thank you 😊
great video, love the content man. also i recently discovered that thre martin gaye progression is also used in holiday by weezer
Stepping Out is such a great Joe Jackson song
A suggestion for the next video:
i-bIII-IV-bVI
Used In:
“The House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals
“Call Me” by Blondie
“The Ecstasy of Gold” by Ennio Morricone (Used in the good the bad and the ugly)
“One” by Harry Nilsson (covered by Three Dog Night)
It took me four of your videos to realize you had an accent! Love your work, man. Very accessible approach to teaching!
Thank you 😊
Always love your videos!
Thanks 😊
Bro thank you so much for your lessons, you're doing a great job 👍🏻 🎉❤!
The first chord progression is also used in the opening of with a little help from my friends by the Beatles
6:30 My Lovely Horse. Brilliant :D
🎉❤ I find your videos very interesting!!! Thank you for sharing in a very patient and relaxed way!!!!
I like the variation of the "What's Up?" chord progression that uses the major II. So it goes I-II-IV. The Beatles used it a lot. I'm not sure if you've talked about it on this channel before, but knowing your Beatles love you might have.
One reason it sounds great is because it has a descending line cliche inside the chords. Let's say you're in C. You'd have a G-F#-F-E movement hidden inside the chords.
He made a video about that chord progression but I don’t think he used what’s up as an example lol, I believe it was called the, “Eight Days a Week,” chord progression because it was originally used in that song by the Beatles.
@@TheWeightedKey well, that's because like I said "What's Up" isn't the same progression. It has the minor ii chord, so it's more diatonic.
@@rome8180 I kind of forgot that they used the minor ii lol. It just sounds so much more satisfying and joyful to me when I envision it jumping to the Lydian mode with that major II chord.
I love the first chord progression ! the song '' When summer's gone ''' by the british boys band Blue uses that progression. It really gives a different vibe
For the Kiss From A Rose chord progression; can we think of this progression as a progression in 6b mixolydian, instead of referring to it as a Picardy third? That it is an intermodal key that kind of mixes the minor and major scale into one beautiful chord progression. Anyway, thanks for the lovely video, David!!
The bVI chord has a flattened third scale degree in it, so unfortunately it wouldn't count. (If you're in C, the bVI chord would be Ab, and the fifth of the Ab chord is Eb, which doesn't belong in Mixolydian b6.) Mixolydian b6 is great, though.
David, you are so much fun. Thanks.
As a guitar player I’m dumbfounded as to how I was never taught this or never worked it out but I think i get it now 👏👏👏 it’s in the numbers ? The intervals 🤔
Oh my gosh I love every song in the Kiss From A Rose progression. Now I have to go experiment with it 😂
Fantastic! Love your videos. More chord progression videos please!
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Actually, in the case of the Marvin Gaye progression, the I and the iii both belong to the 'Tonic' chord family and are therefore interchangeable. That makes that chord progression, for all practical intents and purposes a I-IV-V progression with a quick substitution of a iii. It also works as a I-vi-IV-V as well because the vi is also part of that chord family.
Have you considered a book or course? You do a great job on these videos. Always enjoyable.
Thanks so much, this is exactly what I needed today
Spectacular…
As usual.
Love it.💪👍🥃🎸
I know one song that's in I ii IV I. "Narcotic" by Liquido. They had that one hit in mid 90's. Its a really catchy song and the synth melody in it is kinda fun. That's the only song of theirs that I know and I haven't heard it in years, but the chord progression is so catchy, I immediately thought of that song. Sure, before coming back to the I chord, they sometimes play the V shortly. But the principle is the same.
Very interesting, thank you, David.
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God, I love this format with the chords progressions... love the ending too.
Brilliant channel. Thanks
Excellent teacher!!!
Fantastic job. Congratulations. Very clear. Very useful.
One suggestion. It be great to see a video in which you compose a whole song, using those progressions.
Regards, best wishes and again, thank you.
These videos have taught me so much
Kiss from a rose. 2021 chords bVI bVII I , are also used in A Little Help From My Friends 1967. The 3 chords used as a Theme , "One with the other" to quote Sir George Martin. If you think about it, we are held hostage for the entire duration of the song to finally complete the balance of these 3 characteristic sounding chords,
They are used once on the intro, and once on the outro ( but with lots of contrast on everything else! ) Putting your memory to a super test. Did anyone make the connection? Your subconscious did.
The Kiss from a Rose progression is also used in She's Electric by Oasis, and in a song that She's Electric was probably inspired by, which is With a Little Help from My Friends by The Beatles.
“She’s Electric” is almost entirely I-V/vi-vi-IV, and “…Help From My Friends” is I-V-ii-V-I with I and IV for the chorus. Progression-wise, neither really compares to “Kiss From A Rose” or even each other.
Edit: The “Billy Shears” bit from the end of the title track on Sgt. Pepper does sort of use the progression, though.
@@ZackC She's Electric uses it at the end of each verse and ofc at the outro.
With a Little Help from My Friends uses it at the intro and the outro, which inspired the She's Electric one.
I stand corrected! My apologies.
Hey, stop it. You’re being too polite for YT and may be banned.
@@ZackC With a Little Help ends with the bIV--bVII--I progression, when Ringo goes up high & sustains the word "friends" & John sings "ahs" underneath him. It's probably the most iconic use of this particular cadence.
Had to come give the thumb, subscribe, leave a comment, tell a few friends that this was the fastest to-the-point video I've ever seen. Outstanding display picture, I got the whole video right from the video browsing page.
Great video! Just to the point, no time wasted.
I've been recently listening to anastacia, I've noticed very interesting chord progressions and melodies
I just all these episodes regarding chord progressions, because it is one of my favourite subjects when it comes to the music theory☺☺
Thanks. Nice playout.
Thanks so much for what you do,
Loved the video. thanks for sharing...
Thank you 😊
Thank you for another great 📹 video sir, informative and interesting!
great video!!
Dude your jam over the Marvin Gaye progression was incredible
I have to say the "Isn't she lovely" automatically sparked both Saturday in the Park and Back on the Road, I'm so glad you included them. Is Bobby Caldwell's "Can't Say Goodbye" in the same progression?
Thank you. These are indeed useful.
Let’s get it on progression always reminds me of the Grandstand theme tune from Saturday afternoons in the UK back in the 80s!
10:32 The elephant in the room is that Sheeran replicated the rhythm section, including the bass riff that is the only real hook of the Gaye's song, so thoroughly it may as well be sampled.
Bro, may God bless you more and more every day. Thanks for teaching us in such a fantastic and clear way
First progression also reminds me of “something special” by usher
Hey man, love your vids. Was wondering if you would be into talking about the band Cardiacs. Especially songs like Odd, Even. Uncle Pip and Tarred and Feathered, they are known for their wacky and unique melodies, rhythms and chord progressions, thought it may be of interest.
Great channel, thanks.
I am eagerly waiting for a new video in the orchestral series
Great and instructional as always. For clarity sake, it was the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Let's Get It On with Marvin Gaye, that sued Ed Sheeran.