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@@devarshikb1449 That's what music theory is for.To make sense of what others feel instinctively, or via their own influences.Not many start off with theory and say ' Right, I'm only gonna do theory with this song '
@@devarshikb1449 Producer George Martin was a trained classical musician and I’m sure his knowledge and experience played a part in the Beatles song writing. He wasn’t called the 5th Beatle for nothing 😉
@@fretboardmaster70 True.Plus, if you are writing a song and need some direction, then you can look to theory and see the options.Which I'm sure producers do all the time.
@@StratsRUs Facts. I feel like the Beatles are that one band with the most amount of intuitive 'feel' for music in general: from their tendency to experiment with different styles and flavours of music, to them incorporating non-conventional techniques of recording and producing music, everything rings in with this idea of them having a 'feel' for all of these concepts of Musical jargon without actually knowing a thing about them.
As soon as I read the title, I knew that Something and While My Guitar Gently Weeps would have been included. George Harrison truly was an amazing songwriter.
He was very good for a short period of time but no where near L & M. What songs of his would have been hits if he were not a Beatle/ex-Beatle? Few and same for Ringo. Not to take away from the really good songs he did do, but because they were Beatles/ex-Beatles they were given more credit than a lesser known artist would have if they did the same songs.
@@howie9751 John and Paul came from far more musical families than George. John and Paul picked up a lot from their parents. Ultimately your argument says that John's and Paul's music should be ignored or trashed because they were inspired and taught to some extent by their parents' example.
PIVOT!!! PIVAAT!!! But in all seriousness, George's song writing genius is massively underrated so it's fantastic to see some light being shed on this.
@@tutortle1820 I love playing it in A on guitar (so that I can actually sing it). modulates to F#. Tried It cause of their something demos during the get back sessions
I get George's songs being cool.But those other guys in The Beatles should be praised too They were pretty good songwriters inventing other musical routes.
@Roy Tranter You know the obsession with the Beatles, and the music theory behind their songs is amazing, but to tell you the truth, any good musical composer uses or has used those same tools and then some, and the Beatles are not unique in that regard; so any attempt to elevate them to some kind of godly status of being different than everybody else in their songwriting prowess is just not exactly true. They just happened to capture the most popularity for various reasons, another big topic of discussion. Just because one artist is less prolific than another doesn’t necessarily diminish their intellect, just their creative output.
One of my favorite key changes by George is the one in My Sweet Lord, it's a perfect use of diminished and dominant chords to go one tone up in key, it's so subtle, I just love it !
David - please do "You Never Give Me Your Money"! The key & mode changes are amazing. Overall motion is Am - C - A, but with many odd departures. It's a microcosm & setup for the Side 2 Medley (The Long One) whose motion is similar. With "The End," the medley seems to have resolved to a bluesy-mixolydian A - but then it gives a final, "surprise" resolution to C. Well worth analyzing!
I always thought the key change in that was a mistake as in the guitar solo till the end was an edit from a different take that was accidentally sped up a half step
"seems almost expected and self-evident" BAM. A big part of the beauty of the Beatles is in how much of their music feels like that. Just seems so natural and so right, so it's comfortable and likable right away. Excellent phrase, gyno.
@@rman52 I do not think comparing Mozart to George Harrison is particularly expedient. Undeniably, he was extraordinary! Nevertheless, something as this could be remarkable as well. Especially by considering the Beatles influences on society and music culture in general. And studying at university taught me one thing: We should appreciate all works and could learn from one another. Above all, these types of comparison are not constructive.
@@rman52 Achieving the ability to value other people’s work - unbiased by their genre? I believe that is crucial. It is a pleasure to include influences from different musical eras and genres into your own way of understanding and playing music. You should evolve a certain willingness to learn, even from “rockers” or musicians you can’t identify with.
@@melanieschonert1629 I love your name. It reminds me of Shoenberg the great composer. I think you are missing my point. I love George's music. I appreciate all genres. I just don't like the G word thrown out inappropriately. George was not a musical genius. No rocker was except Brian May. And it is in astrophysics. Not music. Peace.
The way he did the changes are sublime..not comparación, its a natural way a genius like him only can do. Very impossible to imitate! Not even Eric or Paul can reproduce it with the same swift.
If you think about it, the lyrics to help map pretty well to the friends theme song. The notes as well. I’d imagine it in my head as going, When I was younger, so much younger than today CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP I never needed anybody’s help in any way CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP And so on
@@jacksondavies1451 goddammit now that's all I can hear 😆 well, they're AROUND the same tempo, and definitely both in the same key (A major), so that helps a bunch.
David, I have to tell you that your videos are absolutely amazing! You clearly put a lot of work into your videos and it definitely pays off. You teach us a lot of musical concepts, but most importantly teach us their nature and how to use them. The way you present songs that use these concepts and then show what they would sound like if they used a more common concept is brilliant. Your teaching and knowledge is on Rick Beato-level. Thank you for what you do! Thank God for music!
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In some songs George also plays his guitar solo in a new key, only to come back to the original key by the end of the solo. For instance, Ringo’s “Octopus’s Garden” and John’s “Free as a Bird.”
Octopus's Garden is one of my favorite Beatles songs because of that key change and how perfectly it leads into the following verse by tracing the E Major scale 10 steps downward from C# to A.
Excellent and instructive video for any composer, beginner, advanced or anything in-between. I was impressed how well David broke it all down into the songs' basic components, and keeping it musical rather than academic.
The medley from Abbey Road (same album as Something) also has a TON of similar modulations between C major, A minor, and A major. You Never Give Me Your Money - A minor (intro) - C major (out of college...) - C mixolydian (oh that magic feeling...) - A major (one sweet dream...) She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - A major - C major (very brief modulation in the chorus) Golden Slumbers - A minor (verse) - C major (chorus) Carry That Weight - C major - A minor (YNGMYM bridge) - C major The End - A major - C major (equal to the love...) Makes me wonder if they talked about this sort of thing on the album. These ones were all Paul songs, and he seemed to use it just like George did: modulating to A major to increase the energy and then back to C major / A minor to bring it back down (C for a peaceful feeling, A minor for a sadder one).
That is fascinating. I guess it contributes to the whole album sounding a little like a unified song cycle. HCTS is also in A - while John's big contributions, CT and IWY, are rooted on D modal - which is at least closely related to A. Octopus's Garden deviates to E but there again, that's going the other way from an A i.e a 4th down not a 4th up to the D songs. What would clash is a departure to Eb, Ab or Bb. But there isn't one. By all this logic the 'furthest out' one is Because which is based around C#m like its Beethoven inspiration.
David Bennett, you are such a fantastic content creator, and I am so happy to have discovered your channel. Your videos are super informative, and interesting. And your subtle approach to humour is really wonderful. Talking about pivot chords with the Friends video in the background, that was hilarious. So many youtubers try too hard to make their content funny and entertaining. You are great at what you do!
I really like that kind of modulation in While My Guitar Gently Weeps, going from minor to the parallel major. It's like the clouds lifting and the sun shining after a rainstorm
As someone who earnestly strove after the spiritual for so much of his life, it seems to me George often also went after such spiritually uplifting musical devices. I guess that's a natural connection. Less about purely how it sounds than how that sound makes me feel. Quite an interesting approach to music-making - and certainly part of the relentless experimentation that was such a unique hallmark of the Beatles' ouvre.
Mr Bennett, I really like what you do on your channel. I have been watching you for a few years now and I really value your walkthroughs of song structure and showing how the music works. Few people give key modulations the attention that you do (it’s always been a mystery to me how that works). I especially like the modal videos where you show how, say, a Lydian progression would have sounded if it had been an Ionian progression. It’s fascinating. Appreciate you.
You are the biggest help to my musical theory education and I'm so hooked on your channel. No one else on youtube Is half as good at teaching theory. Im a young writter and you have given me so many tools that all I do is write. I love the weekly upoads, please keep it up! I was wondering if you could cover Picking key and tempo in a vid. also Idk if you need ideas but a comrehensive vedeo on synthwork would be uper interesting.
Interesting and inspiring . It is very interesting when modulations that take some explanation actually allow the song to proceed very naturally and smoothly . George , not to diminish him at all , was most likely simply trying things and allowing his ear to confirm it . I think the Beatles who worked in a different era from this one actually gave themselves the time required to be musically creative . In addition , for all the talk about the conflicts , they collaborated quite wonderfully . Funny , I always thought there was something a little different right away in the opening line of this song .
And the modulations feel so natural, they unfurl without any resistance. They sound like modulations not just done for the sake of showing off a modulation.
YES - I think that's part of the main point here. Those who insist on dissing George saying these are chord transitions that have been done since time immemorial are missing something (pun not intended). The thing is these chord changes sound so smooth because they're a damn near perfect blend of melody and harmony. THAT is what makes them so great - the melodic sense is very, very important too. Macca had the greatest gift there, but George had not only the chance to play the songs the others wrote, but to see how they were crafted from the inside. His problem was how to NOT just write stuff that sounded like second-rate Lennon.McCartney cast-offs. To his credit I think he succeeded - he found his own sound and his own sources of inspiration. As a result he also found his own long-term fans who really appreciate the individual musician and writer that he eventually became. Vale GH.
@@ianbartle456 though in the melody department I feel McCartney has a huge lead over the other Beatles just by sheer quantity. Some Lennon(this boy, oh my love)and George songs(long,long,long) are just too good in quality and they come real close to overturning Macca's position for me. I'll probably die thinking about this stuff.
As a songwriter from ear and taught myself guitar by watching... this explanation is in a language that I inherently understand but I don't read or write notation, yet everything makes perfect sense.
That was awesome that you could use musiversal to create those covers of Harrison's songs. Growing up listening to the Beatles, I never realized that I loved George Harrison's songs the best. Not sure what that means.
My son and I love all of David's videos but what I particularly love here is his subtle inclusion of Ross Geller shouting "Pivot" in an episode of Friends when he discusses Pivot Chords. Brilliant!
while my guitar gently weeps is a gr8 song, but to me it got old, i prolly listened to it so many times that i dont want to listen to it anymore. Something and here comes the sun, on the other hand, never gets old to me
@@olivarionline exactly! This "instrumental part"! Imagine or just play the song without it, or My Sweet Lord intro - eh? Thanks for attention, good luck!
That was awesome. Thanks for talking about the key signatures! I always learn a lot from your videos - you’re very good at explaining things simply and effectively. Well done!
Elliott Smith was a genuine fan of George Harrison(his Beatles/GeoBeatles/Solo covers are numerous, and one of the things he talked about regarding the more intimate "Whats he really interested in as a musician sonically speaking" musical pov. ..but anyway, Elliott would talk about how deeply fascinated by the nature of the chords as they changed from this into that,etc.. Looking at his choosing something like "Isn't it a Pity?" & how beautiful his essentially full-track length transitional chord sequence-- the dynamics take over & you begin to recognize where the artist found his magical places in the art they were making.. Lolol, i guess the mark of the truly gifted and memorable is their ability to have an Artistic Quirk where ppl who were listening closely knew the sounds--they could see it coming & the music retained the voice of GH but still sounding fresh & unique as art.. Anyway..🥴🤪
It's really interesting! In Russian classic music education we call parallel major the tonality with the same key signatures - for example Am and C, Fis moll and A dur. So a-moll and A-dur we call eponimous tonalities.
Dear David, I think you and Rick Beato is fighting the same game of blocking and demonotizing. You both are teaching music... hope in the future you will be able to play the original track without being harassed by 60's and 70's composer. Great video! I have learned a lot from you in musical theory. Suddenly I understand things that no one told me before. Thanks!
George's songs have always been my favorite Beatles tracks, since even before I knew he was the common thread. While he may not have been as openly experimental as John and Paul, I just always appreciated the style of the songs he wrote. John and Paul do it for most people, but George is my "spirit beatle"
Soooo.... interesting. As I watched this there was a nice thumbnail on my screen of George drinking a cup of tea or coffee, looking relaxed and satisfied. That seems fitting.
The shift from Minor verse to Major chorus that George did on. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" became a very popular technique in pop music in the 80s. Perhaps that's why "Gently Weeps" feels ahead of it's time
Yes - I'm quickly recalling the use of a similar effect in some of Sting's early work. Can't Stand Losing You does something similar as does Roxanne. Sting went further: he gained eve greater contrast between sections by playing them in two totally different musical styles as emphasised by the drum feels.Reggae plus minor key for verse, back to punky rock in a major key for the Chorus to hammer it home. It sounds so very obvious in a way - but the fact is no-one had thought of doing it in quite the way the Police did before they crafted their signature sound. Of course being able to create such great little stories or vignettes in the lyrics is also a vital part of the success of Sting as a writer. When he realised he'd wrung what he could from these combinations, like all great creatives, he changed it up - in his case, going back to jazz.
Perfect Day by Lou Reed does something similar to the first two examples. It starts in Am and the choruses are in A. He also uses E chords just before the choruses.
DAVID BENNETT PIANO, you should make a bunch of lessons on how the Beatles used Slash chords as well as lessons on the beatles using Modulations key changes.
Incredible video David! IDK how I am just now seeing your videos, but this is of the upmost quality and clarity explaining a pretty complex subject! You got a new fan and subscriber today! Thank you!!
Thanks. I had no musical training, I was the kid that singing teachers would tell to move my lips and not make a sound. But I feel as if I should have had a teacher like you.
back in the days of The Beatles musicians used modulations, key changes to keep the songs interesting, now days production and effects do that job. Note: I like today's pop music, but I really enjoy listening to the old stuff.
Tecnica De Voz, Nowadays ''Production & Effects'' do that for you, listen to Zager and Zager's In The Year 2525 it sums it up! The talented past performers ie the Old Stuff and today's modern crop of Tone Deaf Untalented women singing through their nasal and men with their balls in a vice. I'm surprised that you listen to The Beatles one day and Crap the next. Please don't take it personally
I love his change in ' while my guitar gently weeps ' it's so fluid which is the sign of an accomplished song writer...your ear just follows it after the E7 and it has a lifting affect ...it sounds simple but it's not ...to do it without it even sounds like a modulation
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Man it's time to relax with the beatles jeez. You know there's a bunch of new music that most people like better? thumbs down get creative
@@ElmoRitter you are an idiot. But I agree, he should do a review of some of Yeasayer's music.
@@ElmoRitter there are millions of other channels... it's a free world
The Beatles' catalogue is a treasure trove for exploring and learning about so many music theory concepts and hearing them in practice.
Kinda ironic then that the Beatles were never formally trained in Music Theory.
@@devarshikb1449 That's what music theory is for.To make sense of what others feel instinctively, or via their own influences.Not many start off with theory and say ' Right, I'm only gonna do theory with this song '
@@devarshikb1449 Producer George Martin was a trained classical musician and I’m sure his knowledge and experience played a part in the Beatles song writing. He wasn’t called the 5th Beatle for nothing 😉
@@fretboardmaster70 True.Plus, if you are writing a song and need some direction, then you can look to theory and see the options.Which I'm sure producers do all the time.
@@StratsRUs Facts. I feel like the Beatles are that one band with the most amount of intuitive 'feel' for music in general: from their tendency to experiment with different styles and flavours of music, to them incorporating non-conventional techniques of recording and producing music, everything rings in with this idea of them having a 'feel' for all of these concepts of Musical jargon without actually knowing a thing about them.
As soon as I read the title, I knew that Something and While My Guitar Gently Weeps would have been included. George Harrison truly was an amazing songwriter.
He was very good for a short period of time but no where near L & M. What songs of his would have been hits if he were not a Beatle/ex-Beatle? Few and same for Ringo. Not to take away from the really good songs he did do, but because they were Beatles/ex-Beatles they were given more credit than a lesser known artist would have if they did the same songs.
@@howie9751 John and Paul came from far more musical families than George. John and Paul picked up a lot from their parents. Ultimately your argument says that John's and Paul's music should be ignored or trashed because they were inspired and taught to some extent by their parents' example.
@@jeromehattkronen2305 I never said anything of the sort.
PIVOT!!! PIVAAT!!! But in all seriousness, George's song writing genius is massively underrated so it's fantastic to see some light being shed on this.
That "Something" key change is the default key change archetype for me.
Well when they're just starting to make Something, the original key was key of A
I like f minor sus 6 ii
to G7 to c minor
@@tutortle1820 I love playing it in A on guitar (so that I can actually sing it). modulates to F#.
Tried It cause of their something demos during the get back sessions
@@TharenCandi same, I played it in A when I just want to make fun of the song. I even sang the original melody in their session
George is unique. He uses key changes as sort of a back door to other musical possibilities most others do not see. Thanks David-
Composers have been writing parallel key changes, and key changes by one accidental for a long, long, long time.
I get George's songs being cool.But those other guys in The Beatles should be praised too They were pretty good songwriters inventing other musical routes.
@@StratsRUs They're already praised enough. George is actually underrated.
@Roy Tranter You know the obsession with the Beatles, and the music theory behind their songs is amazing, but to tell you the truth, any good musical composer uses or has used those same tools and then some, and the Beatles are not unique in that regard; so any attempt to elevate them to some kind of godly status of being different than everybody else in their songwriting prowess is just not exactly true. They just happened to capture the most popularity for various reasons, another big topic of discussion. Just because one artist is less prolific than another doesn’t necessarily diminish their intellect, just their creative output.
@Roy Tranter Because you seem to ignore his solo career and his career with the Traveling Wilburys.
One of my favorite key changes by George is the one in My Sweet Lord, it's a perfect use of diminished and dominant chords to go one tone up in key, it's so subtle, I just love it !
wow I wanted a george episode, thanks david for putting in the work to share the late legend's musical genius!
Another great keychange by George is in "Photograph". It's a Ringo-Song, but it's co-written by George and it has very George-like keychanges.
Yeah, I love that song
..No No Song!!
These songs by George Harrison are so dear to me.
David - please do "You Never Give Me Your Money"! The key & mode changes are amazing. Overall motion is Am - C - A, but with many odd departures. It's a microcosm & setup for the Side 2 Medley (The Long One) whose motion is similar. With "The End," the medley seems to have resolved to a bluesy-mixolydian A - but then it gives a final, "surprise" resolution to C. Well worth analyzing!
Amazing how seamless these key changes are!
Once you know the secret! I have a feeling George did by instinct, without worrying about the musical technicalities.
My favorite Beatles key change: And I Love Her. So natural and subtle, seems almost expected and self-evident.
It is beautiful
I always thought the key change in that was a mistake as in the guitar solo till the end was an edit from a different take that was accidentally sped up a half step
"seems almost expected and self-evident" BAM. A big part of the beauty of the Beatles is in how much of their music feels like that. Just seems so natural and so right, so it's comfortable and likable right away.
Excellent phrase, gyno.
Oct 18th, 2081: David Bennett releases the last of his Beatles music analysis videos. I'm betting it will take him that long to get through them all 😁
and then starts doing the solo careers analysis!!
@@camiloflores1592 Maybe not Paul's solo/Wings career. 😉
@@awilliams4018 some of Paul’s best work was his solo work. Though there is a lot of Wings that can be skipped I can agree on that.
Another wonderful video like so many others that could have been titled “How the Beatles were pure genius and far away the best pop group of all time”
It's nice to hear George getting some individual praise, though, since he was rather overshadowed and a bit late to the songwriting game
These are genius! Never actually realised it, they sounded just quite interesting and nevertheless pretty smooth.
Genius? No. Mozart writing a symphony at 8 was genius. Using relative keys, mixing modes. Year one in a college music program.
@@rman52 I do not think comparing Mozart to George Harrison is particularly expedient. Undeniably, he was extraordinary! Nevertheless, something as this could be remarkable as well. Especially by considering the Beatles influences on society and music culture in general. And studying at university taught me one thing: We should appreciate all works and could learn from one another. Above all, these types of comparison are not constructive.
@@melanieschonert1629 If you're university taught you that rockers are musical geniuses, you should ask for your money back.
@@rman52 Achieving the ability to value other people’s work - unbiased by their genre? I believe that is crucial. It is a pleasure to include influences from different musical eras and genres into your own way of understanding and playing music. You should evolve a certain willingness to learn, even from “rockers” or musicians you can’t identify with.
@@melanieschonert1629 I love your name. It reminds me of Shoenberg the great composer. I think you are missing my point. I love George's music. I appreciate all genres. I just don't like the G word thrown out inappropriately. George was not a musical genius. No rocker was except Brian May. And it is in astrophysics. Not music. Peace.
Let's be honest, David Bennett is OG.
The way he did the changes are sublime..not comparación, its a natural way a genius like him only can do. Very impossible to imitate! Not even Eric or Paul can reproduce it with the same swift.
Its Ringo's birthday. Can't wait for the video about his songs.
All both of them. 😅
@@awilliams4018 don’t forget the shared credit in “What Goes On” 😆
Oof
@@ManuelGonzalez-pz6zq You mean the whole five words he wrote for that? 😅
Octopus`s Garden is easily my favourite Beatles song, and definitely their most underrated
Best music theory channel in the game
8:24 ahhhhhhhhhhh this Friends reference got me rolling LOLOLOL 😆😆😆😆😆😆
If you think about it, the lyrics to help map pretty well to the friends theme song. The notes as well. I’d imagine it in my head as going,
When I was younger, so much younger than today
CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
I never needed anybody’s help in any way
CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
And so on
@@jacksondavies1451 goddammit now that's all I can hear 😆 well, they're AROUND the same tempo, and definitely both in the same key (A major), so that helps a bunch.
Just shows how ahead of their time they were,or maybe a wizard sent the Beatles that Help song on a flying flaming pie from the future.
David, I have to tell you that your videos are absolutely amazing! You clearly put a lot of work into your videos and it definitely pays off. You teach us a lot of musical concepts, but most importantly teach us their nature and how to use them. The way you present songs that use these concepts and then show what they would sound like if they used a more common concept is brilliant. Your teaching and knowledge is on Rick Beato-level. Thank you for what you do!
Thank God for music!
As much as I like Rick, I think David is far more thorough and efficient with his analysis of each topic and more articulate.
The chord changes on You Like Me Too Much are incredible. One of my favorite Beatles songs from their early days.
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Love how these songs don’t just use the 1, 4, 5 and 6 chords!
The lost art of using original chord progressions!
Naughty chords make every progression better
That's what Dylan said. He called the Beatles chords outrageous.
They only had 1 or 2 in I-vi-IV-V.
In some songs George also plays his guitar solo in a new key, only to come back to the original key by the end of the solo. For instance, Ringo’s “Octopus’s Garden” and John’s “Free as a Bird.”
Octopus's Garden is one of my favorite Beatles songs because of that key change and how perfectly it leads into the following verse by tracing the E Major scale 10 steps downward from C# to A.
'And I love her' has one too a semitone up.
Or Leave A Light On, although that's written by Nowels/Shipley.
Excellent and instructive video for any composer, beginner, advanced or anything in-between. I was impressed how well David broke it all down into the songs' basic components, and keeping it musical rather than academic.
It subverted my expectations.
Very cool. I clapped.
I clapped when I saw it!
Very cool.
The medley from Abbey Road (same album as Something) also has a TON of similar modulations between C major, A minor, and A major.
You Never Give Me Your Money
- A minor (intro)
- C major (out of college...)
- C mixolydian (oh that magic feeling...)
- A major (one sweet dream...)
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
- A major
- C major (very brief modulation in the chorus)
Golden Slumbers
- A minor (verse)
- C major (chorus)
Carry That Weight
- C major
- A minor (YNGMYM bridge)
- C major
The End
- A major
- C major (equal to the love...)
Makes me wonder if they talked about this sort of thing on the album. These ones were all Paul songs, and he seemed to use it just like George did: modulating to A major to increase the energy and then back to C major / A minor to bring it back down (C for a peaceful feeling, A minor for a sadder one).
That is fascinating. I guess it contributes to the whole album sounding a little like a unified song cycle. HCTS is also in A - while John's big contributions, CT and IWY, are rooted on D modal - which is at least closely related to A. Octopus's Garden deviates to E but there again, that's going the other way from an A i.e a 4th down not a 4th up to the D songs. What would clash is a departure to Eb, Ab or Bb. But there isn't one. By all this logic the 'furthest out' one is Because which is based around C#m like its Beethoven inspiration.
I love you dude. Great video!
Crafted and simplistically executed, as all of George’s contribution’s. This reminds me of our harmony and theory classes all those years ago.
Thank you so much David. Your videos are so informative and allow me to learn a lot!
Today is Ringo's birthday
Yep!
Happy birthday Bongo!
Peace & love to everyone
I HEARED HE SHIDDED AND FARDED
They say it's your birthday. Well it's my birthday too yeah.
They say it's your birthday. Happy birthday to you!
David Bennett, you are such a fantastic content creator, and I am so happy to have discovered your channel. Your videos are super informative, and interesting. And your subtle approach to humour is really wonderful. Talking about pivot chords with the Friends video in the background, that was hilarious. So many youtubers try too hard to make their content funny and entertaining. You are great at what you do!
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I really like that kind of modulation in While My Guitar Gently Weeps, going from minor to the parallel major. It's like the clouds lifting and the sun shining after a rainstorm
As someone who earnestly strove after the spiritual for so much of his life, it seems to me George often also went after such spiritually uplifting musical devices. I guess that's a natural connection. Less about purely how it sounds than how that sound makes me feel. Quite an interesting approach to music-making - and certainly part of the relentless experimentation that was such a unique hallmark of the Beatles' ouvre.
Mr Bennett, I really like what you do on your channel. I have been watching you for a few years now and I really value your walkthroughs of song structure and showing how the music works. Few people give key modulations the attention that you do (it’s always been a mystery to me how that works). I especially like the modal videos where you show how, say, a Lydian progression would have sounded if it had been an Ionian progression. It’s fascinating. Appreciate you.
I've been writing songs since 1985 and I've been learning a lot of valuable stuffs, thanks to your outstanding videos, Dave.
You are the biggest help to my musical theory education and I'm so hooked on your channel. No one else on youtube Is half as good at teaching theory. Im a young writter and you have given me so many tools that all I do is write. I love the weekly upoads, please keep it up!
I was wondering if you could cover Picking key and tempo in a vid. also Idk if you need ideas but a comrehensive vedeo on synthwork would be uper interesting.
Interesting and inspiring . It is very interesting when modulations that take some explanation actually allow the song to proceed very naturally and smoothly . George , not to diminish him at all , was most likely simply trying things and allowing his ear to confirm it . I think the Beatles who worked in a different era from this one actually gave themselves the time required to be musically creative . In addition , for all the talk about the conflicts , they collaborated quite wonderfully . Funny , I always thought there was something a little different right away in the opening line of this song .
This just continues to show how genius of a songwriter George was
So very underrated, but if you know, you know 😉.
And the modulations feel so natural, they unfurl without any resistance. They sound like modulations not just done for the sake of showing off a modulation.
YES - I think that's part of the main point here. Those who insist on dissing George saying these are chord transitions that have been done since time immemorial are missing something (pun not intended). The thing is these chord changes sound so smooth because they're a damn near perfect blend of melody and harmony. THAT is what makes them so great - the melodic sense is very, very important too. Macca had the greatest gift there, but George had not only the chance to play the songs the others wrote, but to see how they were crafted from the inside. His problem was how to NOT just write stuff that sounded like second-rate Lennon.McCartney cast-offs. To his credit I think he succeeded - he found his own sound and his own sources of inspiration.
As a result he also found his own long-term fans who really appreciate the individual musician and writer that he eventually became. Vale GH.
@@ianbartle456 though in the melody department I feel McCartney has a huge lead over the other Beatles just by sheer quantity. Some Lennon(this boy, oh my love)and George songs(long,long,long) are just too good in quality and they come real close to overturning Macca's position for me.
I'll probably die thinking about this stuff.
As a songwriter from ear and taught myself guitar by watching... this explanation is in a language that I inherently understand but I don't read or write notation, yet everything makes perfect sense.
Key change in "Real Love" in solo is amazing
Excellent insight once more, thank you. I note the recreations in the examples. Very impressive.
I just discovered this channel, I have never subscribed and looked through older videos faster
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That was awesome that you could use musiversal to create those covers of Harrison's songs. Growing up listening to the Beatles, I never realized that I loved George Harrison's songs the best. Not sure what that means.
My son and I love all of David's videos but what I particularly love here is his subtle inclusion of Ross Geller shouting "Pivot" in an episode of Friends when he discusses Pivot Chords. Brilliant!
PIVOT!!
Great friends reference. George would be proud.
In my guitar gently sweeps the melody outlines the modulation perfectly
What's your favourite Harrison Beatles song? For me it's between While My Guitar Gently Weeps, It's All Too Much or Something
while my guitar gently weeps is a gr8 song, but to me it got old, i prolly listened to it so many times that i dont want to listen to it anymore. Something and here comes the sun, on the other hand, never gets old to me
Long long long
I Want To Tell You. Great vocal melody, and Paul’s piano part is killer.
Taxman
Here Comes The Sun
Peace and love everybody
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Amazing video that proves George Harrison was a brilliantly gifted composer, differently from what many McLennon-focused people think.
My Sweet Lord's key change is forever the best Harrison key change imo.
Yea and it's a 1 1/2 step modulation which is unusual.
"I Me Mine" would have been interesting as well if it was included as it changes style completely apart from the key.
Yeah! And, imho - the unique Here Comes the Sun - genuine simplicity or holisticallity - right word? Thanks Antonio...
@@vovzburau7142 True but I don't think "Here Comes the Sun" changes the key though (thinking about it I'm not sure about the middle instrumental part)
@@olivarionline exactly! This "instrumental part"! Imagine or just play the song without it, or My Sweet Lord intro - eh? Thanks for attention, good luck!
I. Am. In. Love. With. Your. Voice. And. Content. It is literally so relaxing!
The Harmony Wheel is an excellent resource for determining pivot chords. Most of my favorite songs have some form of modulation in them.
That was awesome. Thanks for talking about the key signatures! I always learn a lot from your videos - you’re very good at explaining things simply and effectively. Well done!
Got no idea about music theory but find these videos clear and easy to follow and quite fascinating.
Brilliant work as usual, David. And loved the Friends reference!
2:30 - Another interesting part of "Something" is the ending--it changes key twice! (C -> A -> C)
Elliott Smith was a genuine fan of George Harrison(his Beatles/GeoBeatles/Solo covers are numerous, and one of the things he talked about regarding the more intimate "Whats he really interested in as a musician sonically speaking" musical pov.
..but anyway, Elliott would talk about how deeply fascinated by the nature of the chords as they changed from this into that,etc..
Looking at his choosing something like "Isn't it a Pity?" & how beautiful his essentially full-track length transitional chord sequence-- the dynamics take over & you begin to recognize where the artist found his magical places in the art they were making..
Lolol, i guess the mark of the truly gifted and memorable is their ability to have an Artistic Quirk where ppl who were listening closely knew the sounds--they could see it coming & the music retained the voice of GH but still sounding fresh & unique as art..
Anyway..🥴🤪
Love George Harrison. Probably my favourite beatle. Despite the fact that he looked almost exactly like a kid who used to give me crap back in school.
Nice video, David. Thak you. Well explained as always. By the way, that was beautiful harp music under the Musiversal section at the end.
george harrison is my favorite beatle and one of my favorite guitarists his songs are great
Excellent, David, thank you.
It's really interesting! In Russian classic music education we call parallel major the tonality with the same key signatures - for example Am and C, Fis moll and A dur. So a-moll and A-dur we call eponimous tonalities.
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And I realized that this is a pun
Please do a video like this for “Beware of darkness” or “Try some buy some” by George, you are so great at teaching!
or isn’t it a pity
This video really felt like a lesson in practical uses for keychanges. I learnt a lot!
Dear David, I think you and Rick Beato is fighting the same game of blocking and demonotizing. You both are teaching music... hope in the future you will be able to play the original track without being harassed by 60's and 70's composer.
Great video! I have learned a lot from you in musical theory. Suddenly I understand things that no one told me before.
Thanks!
George's songs have always been my favorite Beatles tracks, since even before I knew he was the common thread. While he may not have been as openly experimental as John and Paul, I just always appreciated the style of the songs he wrote. John and Paul do it for most people, but George is my "spirit beatle"
He did 'subconsciously' plagiarise too.
So spiritually a bit of a shortfall.
if i needed someone just sounds genius
George “borrowed” the riff from The Byrds’ “The Bells Of Rhymeney”.
Soooo.... interesting. As I watched this there was a nice thumbnail on my screen of George drinking a cup of tea or coffee, looking relaxed and satisfied. That seems fitting.
Thanks, for helping me with such great visualisation, touching ...
Lol the Friends scene when you said pivot.
Great video.
The ii V I cadence at the end of the chorus of If I Needed Someone is so clever.
Brilliant. Can’t wait to employ those techniques
What a soul. he's my favourite Beatle.!
Thanks man, your lessons are always really interesting
The shift from Minor verse to Major chorus that George did on. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" became a very popular technique in pop music in the 80s. Perhaps that's why "Gently Weeps" feels ahead of it's time
Yes - I'm quickly recalling the use of a similar effect in some of Sting's early work. Can't Stand Losing You does something similar as does Roxanne. Sting went further: he gained eve greater contrast between sections by playing them in two totally different musical styles as emphasised by the drum feels.Reggae plus minor key for verse, back to punky rock in a major key for the Chorus to hammer it home. It sounds so very obvious in a way - but the fact is no-one had thought of doing it in quite the way the Police did before they crafted their signature sound. Of course being able to create such great little stories or vignettes in the lyrics is also a vital part of the success of Sting as a writer. When he realised he'd wrung what he could from these combinations, like all great creatives, he changed it up - in his case, going back to jazz.
Perfect Day by Lou Reed does something similar to the first two examples. It starts in Am and the choruses are in A. He also uses E chords just before the choruses.
Yeah! New video!
I always learn so much from you. Thanks! 💕
Thanks 😀
Great video as always! Especially about George Harrison, who is my favourite Beatle.
I'm about to graduate as a music teacher as a spanish speaker, so i'm Also learning technical English with You!
Great work btw! Subscribed!
DAVID BENNETT PIANO, you should make a bunch of lessons on how the Beatles used Slash chords as well as lessons on the beatles using Modulations key changes.
Incredible video David! IDK how I am just now seeing your videos, but this is of the upmost quality and clarity explaining a pretty complex subject! You got a new fan and subscriber today! Thank you!!
I really love this video ☺️thanks for sharing your knowledge.
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Thanks. I had no musical training, I was the kid that singing teachers would tell to move my lips and not make a sound. But I feel as if I should have had a teacher like you.
This video was massively intense tets
I seem to be a music nerd too. I like this.
Excellent video!!! Thank you 🙏
"A"... i didn't understand but now I "C".
I "Am" glad you explained this.
In "You Like Me Too Much" there's a very interesting key change too.
back in the days of The Beatles musicians used modulations, key changes to keep the songs interesting, now days production and effects do that job. Note: I like today's pop music, but I really enjoy listening to the old stuff.
I still listen to many 1960s music. The death of Lennon made me very 😔.
Tecnica De Voz, Nowadays ''Production & Effects'' do that for you, listen to Zager and Zager's In The Year 2525 it sums it up! The talented past performers ie the Old Stuff and today's modern crop of Tone Deaf Untalented women singing through their nasal and men with their balls in a vice. I'm surprised that you listen to The Beatles one day and Crap the next. Please don't take it personally
this comment is... not accurate
"musicians used modulations, key changes to keep the songs interesting, now days production and effects do that job"
Are you nuts?
Pop music today is a joke, completely copy and pasted soulless "music"
I love his change in ' while my guitar gently weeps ' it's so fluid which is the sign of an accomplished song writer...your ear just follows it after the E7 and it has a lifting affect ...it sounds simple but it's not ...to do it without it even sounds like a modulation
Wonderful video. I love the way you very concisely sprinkled music theory into this presentation of some musical masterpieces.
This video was so interesting that I even enjoyed the advertisement 😎