80s Chord Voicing Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ย. 2018
- Thought it might be of use to do a video showing how to voice your everyday vanilla chords in an 80s way. It’s actually very simple, so hopefully it’s easy to grasp.
Here’s some emulations of the Juno-6, although it now seems the most popular one (the TAL-UNO-X) is no longer free and costs around £45. But that’s still very cheap for what it is.
blog.wavosaur.com/6-free-vst-...
All the featured chords if you want them written down (commence debate about whether 11 chords exist):
Fmaj7sus2 (LH = F C / RH = F G C E)
Dm11 (LH = D A / RH = F G A C)
Bbadd2 (LH = Bb F / RH = C D F)
Gm7sus2/4 (LH = G D / A C F)
Cadd4 (LH = C G / RH = C E F G)
Dm11 (LH = D A / C E F G)
F/C (LH = C F A / RH = C F A)
F/A (LH = A F / RH = A C F)
Ab6 (LH = Ab Eb / RH = C Eb F)
Gm7sus4 (LH = G D / C D F)
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Hello,
Thanks for watching my video and for the comments and feedback.
I get the same question sent to me a lot which is "can I use these chords / can I sample the audio and use it in my track?"
Well, the point of the video is that I show you the principles of chord voicing so that you can write your own music. These are my chords and my composition using the concept, so using them as-is would mean we'd get into co-writing / interpolation etc and it just gets messy.
If you're remixing it for a bit of fun and not selling it or monetising it, then I don't mind. But if you're putting out an album or wanting to make money from a track, I'd encourage you to write your own progression because then it's yours to use as you please.
Many thanks
I respect your opinion but I don’t think you can really own a chord progression. Like how many people would be in trouble if the I V vi IV or the I IV V was copyrighted? And how would one copyright a simple root position triad chord voicing, or any of its myriad of variations?
I don’t know all of the answers but the fact is that music shares a language, and while you can copyright a book or slogan, you can’t copyright the phrase, “I love you”. At least in America!
@@chromaticswing9199 My chords are performed in a specific order, with specific voicings, with a melody entwined and with specific rhythmic values. That's what I was referring too.
That's totally copyrightable and mine. Especially as people are actually sampling the recording from the video and not even replaying.
If someone wants to compose something with the same relative chord numbers then that's different. Absolutely.
Yeah fair enough, agreed
You should turn this into a proper track and release it. That would put it all to rest. And I'd be able to listen to it more often! Seriously I've come to this video a dozen times in the last year to hear the song in the intro. Please do something with it - it's great.
Can chords be sustained with "voice lead" or some other synth string/choir?
Trying to play a few 80s songs and it sounds like there is no empty space. The treble clef is played by piano and the bass clef by the bass, and the strings seem to not follow the melody. An example is Chicago's Look Away. Please let me know.
The chords in the intro make my knees weak.
Hey.
You know stuff.
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You deserve more people to see your stuff.
Thanks. I have more stuff planned with stuff in it, and stuff.
@@AlexBallMusic and you got interesting Humor Stuff LOL
I'm into stuff and you're into stuff.
What the hell this is amazing
Oh he does know stuff, Andrea, and he's freakin pleasant to listen to
80’s Chord Voicing Chord Tutorial: just play any chord with a Juno-6. Done
Or you can go with the patrician's choice, the stale cracker of synths, the mighty DX7!
Basically... Yea that's it
Step 1: Buy a Juno6 or a DX7
Step 2: Prophet?
Agreed with both. However broken chords are what's on deck.
@@TayTayMakesBeats I hate the DX7's and their sounds with a passion of a thousand exploding suns. Sorry, just had to throw that out there.
Killer voicings. That's a great patch for demonstrating, too.
Thanks. I think it's nearly impossible to get a bad patch on a Juno, which always helps!
@@AlexBallMusic Am I missing something? I got the TAL U-No-62 and I have copied the settings to the best I can and it sounds significantly different than the patch you are using, namely way crappier.. lol. What am I doing wrong?
I've never used TAL, so I don't really know without sitting in front of it. Demos I've heard of it sound very close to the real Juno.
Theoretically it should be a case of matching the settings and possibly tweaking very slightly.
@@AlexBallMusic That's what I figured, but I noticed several of the settings off to the left are not there on the VST. :/
@@AlexBallMusic im having the same problem
You could do soundtracks for all these nostalgia games and movies they make now. Just hit a few keys and you're good.
It’s you
6:15 "Ooh, that's sounds nice, iinit" is the most British expression of chordal joy possible.
Think I said "dunnit" but in a mumbled way. Possibly makes it even more British.
Love videos like this, every time you come back to them you learn a little bit more. Great work Alex
"some people say there is no such thing as an 11 chord" I don't want to talk to those people
Cooper Francis I don’t think anyone is out there saying that there’s no such thing as a minor-11 chord. It’s when people write D11 that it starts to get nonsensical.
@@ericwinter4513 How is that? I mean how D11 does not make sense?
Jesse Tervo Well, what would the notes of a D11 chord be?
@@ericwinter4513 D, F#, A, C and G and an option to use E if they like
Jesse Tervo D F# A C E G? Notice that you end up with the interval of a minor 9th between the F#, the third, and G, the 11. What you have is neither a D7 nor a D7sus, so the quality of the chord becomes kind of confused. Can you have the 3rd and the 4th (11) in a dominant chord? Simply put, yes, but it requires a lot of skill for it to work and not just sound messy. I think the tendency is to voice it with third above the 4th, so that you end up with a major 7 instead of a minor 9, and the symbol is written as D7sus (add 3) My main point is that you see this chord symbol often written in Beatles books and such in error when they don’t intend the series of notes mentioned above.
For real thanks for writing out the chords in a simple manor in the description, really do appreciate that, i can practice now :)
Great job Alex...keep these tutorial coming especially from that magical 80s era💯👌🏾
That was brilliant, really great to have every note explained, showing how a subtle voicing change can make a huge difference. Please do a few more..!
This is awesome man. Loving the sound of the juno and the chords. Cheers
Cheers. Love the sound of the Juno too!
Such an eye opening tutorial. Its cool how the limitations in synth voices contributed to the voicing style of the 80s (and using synths in general).
So glad the algorithm made me stumble into this video! Changed the course of my piano practice today. It quickly became playing with synth patches in Logic and playing these awesome voicings!
Great stuff Alex, thanks for doing these videos. Please do more, they're so informative!
Im 2 mins and 30 secs into this video and you've already taught me 2 critical pieces I've been missing out on. Thank you
Very helpful that, besides the video, you've included a synopsis of the chords in the description. Thanks for this post!
This was amazing!
Would absolutely love similar types of videos for different eras. Chord voicings for 50's/60's Vocal Jazz (Sinatra), 60's R&B/Soul (Al Green, Wurlis + Rhodes), 70's funk, so on and so forth.
This is the type of learning that works best for me by far, so thank you so much!
Really like how clear you make the chords visually . You actually list the notes most times. thanks for the good work . @Zodiac Traxx
Mr Ball is legit. Quite possibly the best 80’s chord video on TH-cam. Bravo sir. Subscribed.
That was so incredibly beautiful and evocative!
Now i have got a Juno-6 myself i am appreciating the sound of 6/60 more. never really wanted them but the sound is so lovely and warm. so pleasant to listen to and play with.
this vid inspires to try the chords
Love these chord descriptions mate. ♥️❤️Awesome work
3 years later I thank you for explaining this, I am studying the whole synthwave thing and you helped me very well.
What other resources do you use? I also want to make some synth wave tracks in future.
Yo, super helpful! I've been amassing a YTubs playlist of vids discussing Pop music styles during my time in college. Really helps fill in the gaps classical training leaves behind. Luv your stuff ya saucy devil! Rock on!
I enjoyed that very much. I've always been partial to the 1-5 voicing in the left hand. The added clusters in the right hand really coax out some interesting voicings.
Thank you so much for this. These chords put me on a whole new level with my piano playing.
Thanks for posting this, it was very helpful to learn some new flavorful voicings!
Alex, you make excellent content. Keep on making great vids, bro!
Thanks Dave.
11th if 7th is present, 4th if no 7. "Add" if 3rd is present, "sus" if no 3rd.
Yes, absolutely. I said that about the 11th chord because I've seen various debates about how the 4th and 11th are enharmonically equivalent (especially if the harmony is voiced in such a way that it's within the same octave as the third).
But then a 13th could also be a 6th, so I don't follow the argument. I think there are 11th chords if there's a 7th exactly as you say.
Sus4*
instructions unclear, solved calculus
@@officialnovadrome u could call it an add 11 if there's no 7th whether dominant or major 7
He's speaking the language of gods
That last part where the echo was added...it melted my heart.
This is a great video Alex, we have just bought our family a Akai mini to start the musical journey for our children. Being in a band myself previously, I was more of a guitar person, but we are now looking at the synth/80's synth style. This video has been a great help.
Beautiful patch, and beautiful voicings
Loved it ! Can’t get enough 80s ...Yes more of these please :)
Wonderful channel Alex, subscribed! Frickin love the sound of the 80s haha
Trip down the memory lane, Alex, pure nostalgia, nearly shed a tear :)
I love these kind of chords too, dripping with nostalgia.
God bless you. This is just the kind of inspiration I needed this weekend.
Cheers Nils.
so interesting! and love that Juno sound
That was Hella Cool! Really appreciate your work on this vid & for the tut. 😎 Cheers!
Such an amazing description thank you. Definitely going to use those chords for a song! Super inspired!
Thanks you Alex.
I’m not a musician but I do dabble in electronic music. this has totally inspired me so much to be more creative with what I’m writing.
Good, clear, straight forward video. Thanks, Alex!
More 80’s please! I learnt so much from this!
That's actually a good hint with 6 voices. Thank you, awesome channel mate. Even clicked the bell.
Yep, a small but crucial thing!
Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks a lot mate! Love the synth tracks poping up around the world nowadays.
Thank you so much for this. I have a minilogue korg synth and I’ve been trying to learn more chords/progressions like this. Your awesome!!! This video was very helpful. Especially with understanding how polyphonic chords works. I’m stoked to apply this teaching 🤘🏼
Glad you found it useful Andrew. Hope you have fun with it.
Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing the left and right hand voicings. They sound good on my DX7.
Discovered you channel last week. I'm hypnotized since then. And I don't even do music. :D
That opening piece mate. Just bloody lovely.
I love that synth patch! So rich and lush.
This was inspiring! need more of this please!!!
So rare to find someone able to speak this language in such a casual manner... I like to think I can understand part of it at least!! Sounds great!! Will have a go in my next soundtrack. Thank you for this! 😅💙
Your videos are so good dude.
Nice work Alex !
you are amazing, man, sounds like heaven! Thanks!!!!
That was great Alex! you always make a great video.
Thanks Bill!
beautiful voicings, really inspiring.
thanks for the video! this tips are pure gold!
The best keyboard tutorial on TH-cam.I was ready to give up until i found your channel
This video is great, thanks for sharing! I’d love to see more of this type of thing. Something on slash chords would be great and in keeping with the retro vibe :)
This has to be of my favorite 80s chord tutorial
This makes me desirous of a synth...like on the show Humans
That's a great show! It sucks that they cancelled it.
That was beautiful, my friend. Thx!
Absolutely yes to all of this. Great video! I'd like to amplify your mention of that 1st inversion F chord towards the end of the progression. So 80's! I hope that sticking the bass on the 3rds of our chords will come back into mainstream fashion soon.
Yes totally, they're even in the Back to the Future theme. First inversion I to IV to V sus4. Screams 80s.
Reckon it's come full circle now, I use it all the time.
Ah this is great, dude. Really enjoyable edutainment
God this was useful. I would take a voicing lesson on every decade from you. Glorious.
Thanks Oliver. A 70s one would be quite doable and is distinctly different. Thinking of that kind of Chicago, Elton John, Supertramp, 10cc kind of area.
Will have to think up a little progression.
@@AlexBallMusic Awesome! Fingers crossed.
Had a quick noodle and have a good 70s one. Will make a quick video in the next week or so.
Alex Ball Whoop!
Oliver Kember i would too, I hope he does a series on that
GOLD! man thank you! u just made my night.
love this video, also love how you did the video;)
Man, what a beautiful sequence
Spandau round and round, china chrisis black man ray.....you nailed it man. Gives me goosebumps. Thank you sir, you keep that flame alive
That first melody made my heart melt.
very the midnight alex, killer chords, thx for the upload
Thanks Woody!
Hey, you are both awesome! ;)
Awesome video. I love your channel mate
Clear and to the point. Very good !
Awesome! Love your channel
Reminds me of journey faithfully, great job Alex!
Awesome stuff! Thanks!
sounds just like the 80-s. very cool! thank you for the lesson!
Great and easy info to digest, many thanks!
I guess I'm just an eighties chap because I've been making chord voicings like this since, well, the eighties... Wonderful to see and hear this. And the envelope on this patch is great - it sounds like a sweet, soft and loving kitty cat meowing and rubbing its face against yours.
Best comment. Came to see what problem people could possibly have with 11 chords, turns out that's all silliness and I was gettting kinda frustrated until I came across this bit of loveliness :)
Really useful tutorials. Many thanks.
It doesn 't matter what you are playing on a Juno 6. A Juno 6 is pure music. Thank you for your video and have a lot of fun with your Juno.
That tip with the muddy intervals at the lower notes was very very interesting to hear! Thanks a lot..I noticed it but had no rule :)
I couldn't have learned without the VHS effect. Thanks so much!
Looked more like a film effect to me. Legit felt like I was watching an '80s music video!
Great video! Would love to see more.
Excellent video. I would love to see a video showing the settings for your 20 favorite Juno 6 patches with brief demonstrations so that I can steal them for my Juno 60.
Very informative, thanks for sharing this knowledge.
Thank you Alex.. Amazing as usual !!!
Thanks Amir.
OMG, this is amazing, thank you so much!!
Just.. Awesome.
Would love to watch more videos like these
Love ❤️
Thanks, that's good to know. Will have to do some more here and there.
@@AlexBallMusic I'll have the bell ready to whenever you upload
Excellent video!
It sounds beautiful
Miss my Juno 6. Wicked. Thanks. More please!
2 yrs ago and I finally bought another Juno 6. Worth every penny to get "that" sound. There really is nothing like "that" sound". A poly six really does not have the same character.
Just... gorgeous👌
great video thanks mate. have a nice day
Awesome video!! Cheers!
I find it a lot clearer than the guide to light music because it's less hasty; you take the time to explicit each chord transition: it's A-class education. Learnt a lot from it. Thanks! (These chords are a bit Aaron Copland-like, which is very interesting.)
Fantastic! I learnt a lot thank you :)
Real nice chords thanks for the share 👌🏻