David Bennett Piano
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Major isn't happy, Minor isn't sad
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Major vs minor is often treated as the great dichotomy of harmony, but in reality major and minor are just two points on our tonal spectrum. Simplifying the two down to apparent opposite emotions, happy and sad, really doesn't do justice to how these sounds operate and contrast against each other. So today we are going to look at a different way to consider these two tonalities and we will also discuss what really makes a song sound happy or sad.
My video on the Modal Spectrum: ruclips.net/video/jNY_ZCUBmcA/видео.htmlsi=qWalJsS3QTPmNCdi
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15 Songs you didn't know are based on samples
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For a limited time, get 20% off select Hooktheory products when you use this link: www.hooktheory.com/davidbennett 🎼 📌 I decided to cut out the section of this video about "When The Levee Breaks". It seems that it's not 100% confirmed whether "Army of Me" actually used the original Led Zeppelin beat or instead used a sound-alike, so I decided to cut out the section to avoid the risk of spreadin...
97% of pop is in 4/4... let’s look at the 3% that's not
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Sign up for HDpiano: hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 Most pop music is in 4/4 time, but not all of it. I've listened to each of the 40 best selling songs (on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart) from each year of the 21st century and taken note of which time signature(s) they use. So that's a sample size of 933 songs (it would be 960 but sometimes the same song is in the top 40 best selling two years in ...
What time signature is Radiohead's "Myxomatosis" in?
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Sign up for HDpiano: hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 Thanks again to Joe for allowing me to use his amazing cover of the song: ruclips.net/video/pDT1hwx8zZI/видео.html And here is my video analysing "Sail To The Moon" by Radiohead: ruclips.net/video/s7yDKE_ZvI0/видео.html 🌙 Myxomatosis was not only the first Radiohead song I ever heard but it is also one of my absolute favourite tracks of all time. ...
10 Oasis songs that 'Rip Off' other songs
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For a limited time get up to 45% off VSL's SYNCHRON-ized libraries and GPU Audio's Vienna Power House: vsl.co.at/davidbennett Oasis co-frontman Noel Gallagher never made a secret of his use of other classic songs as building blocks in his new tunes. Of course, all songwriters are inspired by the work that came before them, but sometimes this recycling of older songs has got Noel and Oasis into ...
18 Rhythms you should know
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Sign up for HDpiano: hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 Not every rhythm has a widely recognised name, but for those that do it will be because that rhythm has a particular cultural significance. So today we are going to look at 18 of these "named" rhythms so you can be familar with how they sound and where they come from. The outro music to this video is my track "Clap" which you can hear in full on S...
How King Gizzard use Odd Time Signatures, Polyrhythm & Polymeter
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Download Moises for FREE: moises.app/davidbennett Available on iOS and Android, with a seamless experience across Web App, Desktop App, Mobile, and iPad! #PianoLesson #MoisesApp #TheMusiciansApp King Gizzard are well known for their use of odd time signatures, polyrhythms and polymeters so today we are going to take a closer look at how these techniques are put to work in their 2017 album "Poly...
4 Songs with Confusing Intros
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For a limited time, get 20% off select Hooktheory products when you use this link: www.hooktheory.com/davidbennett 🎼 Check out my previous video on songs with confusing intros: ruclips.net/video/ltvAG9GZWrQ/видео.html The outro music to this video is my track "Clap" which you can hear in full on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0wKKJoOZd8JQJDgGU8sb8V?si=dcs5zn4JRDO7oVCEkfK6YQ 🎶 This is the cove...
I made an album using EVERY mode
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I made an album using EVERY mode
6 Songs with Confusing Intros
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6 Songs with Confusing Intros
Every type of Song Structure EXPLAINED
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Every type of Song Structure EXPLAINED
the craziest pop song of the 21st century
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the craziest pop song of the 21st century
15 legendary London locations for Music history
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15 legendary London locations for Music history
2 Super Satisfying Chord Progressions And How To Write Your Own
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2 Super Satisfying Chord Progressions And How To Write Your Own
Blur's unique chord progression
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Blur's unique chord progression
Music Theory Expert Answers Most Searched Questions
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Music Theory Expert Answers Most Searched Questions
6 PIANISTS IMPROVISE OVER THE SAME TRACK!
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6 PIANISTS IMPROVISE OVER THE SAME TRACK!
13 Songs that Interpolate other songs
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13 Songs that Interpolate other songs
1 Chord Progression, 5 Levels of Complexity
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1 Chord Progression, 5 Levels of Complexity
Can you guess the Beatles song from the keyboard part?
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Can you guess the Beatles song from the keyboard part?
The first chord isn’t always the key of a song
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The first chord isn’t always the key of a song
4 Songs you didn't notice change key
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4 Songs you didn't notice change key
Why are the white notes C major not A major?
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Why are the white notes C major not A major?
Reviewing bad music notation tattoos and products
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Reviewing bad music notation tattoos and products
Wonderwall in all 7 modes
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Wonderwall in all 7 modes
Can you guess the Beatles song from the guitar part?
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Can you guess the Beatles song from the guitar part?
Kate Bush's unique chord progression
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Kate Bush's unique chord progression
9 Songs that sample songs that sample other songs
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9 Songs that sample songs that sample other songs
How The Beatles used Middle 8s
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How The Beatles used Middle 8s

Комментарии

  • @russc.9618
    @russc.9618 Минуту назад

    It reminds me of the beginning of “Why can’t we be friends” by War. There’s a glitchy piano part in the beginning of it as well.

  • @vincentfreddoyle7555
    @vincentfreddoyle7555 2 минуты назад

    Minor keys can be upbeat and uplifting, and major keys can be somber and gentle

  • @solifa1
    @solifa1 12 минут назад

    You didn’t have to bring When Somebody Loved Me up 😭

  • @Abeezer_53
    @Abeezer_53 14 минут назад

    thats the reason why i can only as a beginner am good with sad sounds 'cuz i'm not professional enough to fasten up my notes XD

  • @deanc.5984
    @deanc.5984 15 минут назад

    Frustrating to see all this theft, unoriginality, Oasis stole everything. Hacks.🤬

  • @alejandro.garciaperdomo
    @alejandro.garciaperdomo 18 минут назад

    Congratulations David. From Colombia 🇨🇴

  • @user-se8wi8fl9n
    @user-se8wi8fl9n 27 минут назад

    readed it as "Mojang isnt happy, Minor isnt sad" like minecraft😂😂😂

  • @user-se8wi8fl9n
    @user-se8wi8fl9n 27 минут назад

    readed it as "Mojang isnt happy, Minor isnt sad" like minecraft😂😂😂

  • @TheLurkingDerm
    @TheLurkingDerm 29 минут назад

    I'd be curious to see what the percentage is for foreign pop music in different countries or languages.

  • @garyarnold3141
    @garyarnold3141 31 минуту назад

    I learnt guitar quite a while ago. I was basically told this and believed it. It's fascinating to learn about the modes, you've explained them better than anyone.

  • @H-kq1yx
    @H-kq1yx 38 минут назад

    what about Fall Out Boys "Uma Thurman" using one of the riffs from "The Munsters" theme song

  • @kylevinzentmancilla9648
    @kylevinzentmancilla9648 40 минут назад

    Minor isn't bad 💀

  • @richardkarakozian3800
    @richardkarakozian3800 44 минуты назад

    Falling Down by Muse sounds sad but is in A Major

  • @10acious_D
    @10acious_D 58 минут назад

    Happy by Pharrell Williams is in F minor.

  • @ethanhuang8314
    @ethanhuang8314 59 минут назад

    To be fair, “move on up” is a piece with chords written not in minor triads but minor 7ths, which have an aspect of a major chord if you discount the root. Since in jazz most of the melody occurs outside the root with different substitutions with like 9ths or something and most of the roots being played with lower tones, the song loses its minor identity which makes its sound more happy, which kinda defeats your argument.

  • @tjohnson1354
    @tjohnson1354 Час назад

    If you have listened to the temptations it’s also minor but happy

  • @reppepper
    @reppepper Час назад

    Tetris theme song = Korobeiniki, a Russian folk song.

  • @ronan1686
    @ronan1686 Час назад

    Easy by Commodores is a good example of a major song that isn't super happy

  • @notreallydavid
    @notreallydavid Час назад

    Write yer own bloody themes and riffs!

  • @wetsocks970
    @wetsocks970 Час назад

    I think the second JJBA opening Bloody Stream by Coda is a really good example of a happy song in a minor key

  • @utryping
    @utryping Час назад

    ok sultans of swing definitely has a melancholic undercurrent tho

  • @M1Miketro
    @M1Miketro Час назад

    Minor song that doesn't sound sad: Dua Lipa - Levitating

  • @-N-R-
    @-N-R- Час назад

    Hey you look like Miles Teller

  • @laguitarradepablo
    @laguitarradepablo 2 часа назад

    I will us the super locrian. Wow

  • @ashfatherz2157
    @ashfatherz2157 2 часа назад

    Yellow by Coldplay - in B major but sad as heck 🥺

  • @jacobw4612
    @jacobw4612 2 часа назад

    Barbie Girl, which sounds pretty happy to me, is in a minor key!

  • @andykins118118
    @andykins118118 2 часа назад

    A favorite of mine is Strangers by The Kinks. It's a slow 5 and sounds really natural

  • @kingoftherevolution4855
    @kingoftherevolution4855 2 часа назад

    So this channel is like sideways but with less history and less leitmotif

  • @jackbird482
    @jackbird482 2 часа назад

    I really thought you were going to use take 5 for the 5/4 clave, missed opportunity

  • @Silbee12
    @Silbee12 2 часа назад

    This is excellent, thank you for your hard work.

  • @MeanBeanComedy
    @MeanBeanComedy 2 часа назад

    But seriously, why are they named after the Ancient Anatolian Greek Kingdoms?

  • @Spthomas47
    @Spthomas47 2 часа назад

    I never really play, or count, I'm time- I either wrote it or someone else did and I just play it or around it. Yeah maths!

  • @MeanBeanComedy
    @MeanBeanComedy 3 часа назад

    Why are these scales named after Ancient Anatolian Greek Kingdoms?

  • @rangermpcp
    @rangermpcp 3 часа назад

    Yeah she ate with that time signature

  • @Maurice-Navel
    @Maurice-Navel 3 часа назад

    I think that the Tetris theme's character fits quite a few other Russian themes, such as the song Katyusha, which is also in a minor key but uptempo.

  • @VAVS7414
    @VAVS7414 3 часа назад

    I played around with the locrian mode in a soundtrack I made called "Pathmaker" a while back, and I can say that it's pretty dark. I still love it tho, it brings a strong structure for the darkness it conveys. (pathmaker does go off the locrian mode at some parts tho)

  • @yektacifteler
    @yektacifteler 3 часа назад

    Major chords with a sad tune is like a teardrop with a smile, absorbing the things are happing when you have no control

  • @buildermonkey2229
    @buildermonkey2229 3 часа назад

    Minor key is epic as shown by plentiful mario galaxy songs. (I like melty molten galaxy theme)

  • @ETBX1
    @ETBX1 3 часа назад

    Since Money is swung, then the eights in that song are really the triplets, and it's technically 21/8. MAybe that's what the person who claimed it was 7/8 was thinking. Another common 7/8 song was one of the old Sesame Street numbers pieces, a midestern influenced style, and singing the numbers 1 through 10 over a 7 beat measure (and then choosing one of the numbers to focus on).

  • @ElenaTheMenace
    @ElenaTheMenace 3 часа назад

    One of the finest examples of strophic form in rock is Alice Cooper's Poison.

  • @maclayyc
    @maclayyc 3 часа назад

    Second movement of Shostakovich Piano Concerto #2

  • @weiliangyu0617
    @weiliangyu0617 4 часа назад

    Fun fact: Level 3 kinda sounds like the chord progression for “Piano Man”.

  • @bhpinball
    @bhpinball 4 часа назад

    Nice video, now can you apply this to heavy metal? Seriously, I'd like to see a real video on major keys in metal. Every video I've seen so far for "major key metal" has minor key songs transposed to major like it's a joke.

  • @jan_Travis
    @jan_Travis 4 часа назад

    Ceremony by Joy Division is a major song that's just sad. Today marks 44 years since Ian Curtis has died, R.I.P.

  • @ohersh23
    @ohersh23 4 часа назад

    Why wouldn’t it be considered alternating bars of 4/4 and 3/4?

  • @lonecolamarine
    @lonecolamarine 4 часа назад

    1:43 AHHH but you see- -there’s a part of the song where Stevie says “if you know what I’m saying, Sad is the song.” lol

  • @golfecho7240
    @golfecho7240 4 часа назад

    Easy lover by Ellie Goulding is a good example of a happy minor somg

  • @truthseeker1797
    @truthseeker1797 4 часа назад

    Melodic minor. Hands down. I wish I could hear the whole song in that mode. It gave me chills

  • @skimanization
    @skimanization 4 часа назад

    Wow, I like this because iit's a good resource to teach rhythm to students. Thanks.

  • @jefecker1
    @jefecker1 5 часов назад

    Eurobeat and JPop music use this technique too much that it's mostly impossible to not notice it