@@TheUnderscore_ Right, they seem to abuse the IV-V-iii-vi and then just add secondary dominants for variety. I still love it, but it is quite repetitive
@@monkeymoose4877 My older sister made a joke about it a while ago saying that it makes sense for Japan to do something like get the most effective procedure and do it over and over again.
What i like about these videos is that as a self taught beginner in music, these videos always are like "remember that one thing you did you were never able to replicate? Thats what it was"
Not just in jazz/popular music- in Baroque and Renaissance music you can find the “Lament” bassline, which is a form of the descending bassline line cliche; a mostly chromatic descending baseline with different chords harmonized above it. My favorite example would be the air “When I Am Laid In Earth” or “Dido’s Lament” from Henry Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aeneas! Really cool lament bassline with very interesting harmonization choices.
Something I found interesting is that if you use a line cliché, or lower the root note of a diminished seventh chord, you get a dominant chord. I use diminished sevenths this way a lot to build perfect cadences. There’s my two cents.
I smash my head against a keyboard until I find a good sound and then I recreate it and work off of it until I give up and scrap it. Sometimes it works. I think. I can’t rember
I'm probably one of the few who understands what you're talking about, and, just to amplify & clarify, flatting *any* note in a Dim7 chord yields a Dom7. Guitar players (me) learn that fact because a certain dim7 grip can produce four dominant seventh chords out of the diminished seventh fingering, each a flatting of a single note in the chord.
Oh my gosh, I've HEARD the line cliche before and it was so beautiful and I wanted to replicate it SO badly but I didn't know what it was called and it was driving me CRAZY but thanks to you, I FINALLY know what it's called and how to play it and oh my goodness, thank you so much for this video!!!
YES!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CHROMATIC DESCENT FROM THE ROOT OF THE vi YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude, you get it. Lines cliche + secondary dominants + mario cadencemario cadence + throw in a iv minor == most goated harmonic vocabulary
this video is an absolute life saver; i have heard this kind of chord progression so many times in so many different songs and i have tried so hard to find some kind of musical term for it thank you
Gonna be honest, every time I see one of your uploads I forget why I subscribed (I don't play piano). Then by the end my jaw is on the floor from the melodies you construct and I am very glad that I subscribed
I am composer so i can agree that this chords are really usefull (actually most in classical music). And try play this kind of chord progresion in minor, it sounds beautifull.
I see why Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) is one of the most iconic songs in the world, the first C chord descending notes inversions make this excellent technique very clear.
A great example of a progression that does this is Always by Daniel Caesar. I’ve wondered for a while why that song sounded so beautiful, I guess this is why
I already knew this. It's uncanny... every time a lesson says "cheesy" or "cliché", that seems to happen. Weirdest f'n coincidence ever. I can't explain it...
Listening to the section @ 0:47... The progression, and how you highlighted the minor 4 chord... Reminds me of the Knuckles version of Mirage Saloon Zone in Sonic Mania. :)
i literally started the last year with a literally 120$ yamaha keyboard and i could probably do this, is not about being that "talented child". I personally hate the term "talented " because it nullyfies the absolute work of the person. What i recommend you is to study theory like crazy and play around with every single New concept that you can learn, like if you learn how to do a chord, stick to a scale that has that chord and play, it all is just about learning and playing, and obviously, liking it.
@@mrbencker1074 really good points mate. an important skill is 'learning how to learn' which you seem to have. A lot of people who aren't good at learning yet will mistake that for innate gifts
If I’m trying to teach someone guitar that’s the first concept I try to get out of their head. I think mostly everyone that hasn’t tried it believes that creating music comes from some innate talented place, and having some sort of natural skill or aptitude can definitely help, but in my experience it’s about 95% muscle memory, repetition, theory, exposure to music you want to emulate, jamming experience, composition experience, and overall just a willingness to put in the necessary time and effort to get good at something you want to get good at. I tell everyone I failed out of lessons as a kid and ignored music for almost the first two decades of my life and I made it work, so you can too
See, I don't play piano, but this man makes me want to spend every day practicing it
Same
I do and have been for three whole years and still arnt half of what this guy is.
@@choose_8731 i play saxophone but this guy makes me consider piano lol
@@Garouriel I play sax too! And I’ve been trying to learn piano on a 2 octave midi keyboard.
@@thecenterist lool same
This feels exactly like Japanese video game music. Absolutely love it
super mario bros underwater theme!!
tbh I thought it was; he just sampled it
Just Japanese pop music in general tbf. It's very copy-paste for a lot of their chord progressions.
@@TheUnderscore_ Right, they seem to abuse the IV-V-iii-vi and then just add secondary dominants for variety. I still love it, but it is quite repetitive
@@monkeymoose4877 My older sister made a joke about it a while ago saying that it makes sense for Japan to do something like get the most effective procedure and do it over and over again.
After every one of your videos I look at my piano and say "See?! Why can't we be like THEM?!"
You are in a toxic relationship
Your piano knows about the synth. You'll need to have a talk.
Me just now looking at my piano “we’ll get there 👍🏻😎👍🏻”
My piano be like: I feel like we need to break up *breaks*
@@madster01 lol
What i like about these videos is that as a self taught beginner in music, these videos always are like "remember that one thing you did you were never able to replicate? Thats what it was"
Not just in jazz/popular music- in Baroque and Renaissance music you can find the “Lament” bassline, which is a form of the descending bassline line cliche; a mostly chromatic descending baseline with different chords harmonized above it. My favorite example would be the air “When I Am Laid In Earth” or “Dido’s Lament” from Henry Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aeneas! Really cool lament bassline with very interesting harmonization choices.
Something I found interesting is that if you use a line cliché, or lower the root note of a diminished seventh chord, you get a dominant chord. I use diminished sevenths this way a lot to build perfect cadences.
There’s my two cents.
Galaxy brain
I smash my head against a keyboard until I find a good sound and then I recreate it and work off of it until I give up and scrap it. Sometimes it works. I think. I can’t rember
I'm probably one of the few who understands what you're talking about, and, just to amplify & clarify, flatting *any* note in a Dim7 chord yields a Dom7.
Guitar players (me) learn that fact because a certain dim7 grip can produce four dominant seventh chords out of the diminished seventh fingering, each a flatting of a single note in the chord.
Google Barry Harris
🪙🪙
Oh my gosh, I've HEARD the line cliche before and it was so beautiful and I wanted to replicate it SO badly but I didn't know what it was called and it was driving me CRAZY but thanks to you, I FINALLY know what it's called and how to play it and oh my goodness, thank you so much for this video!!!
i really love your videos, man. wish i had someone like you to watch back in middle school, might not have quit playing if that was the case lol.
It's never too late man! Do the things you love
After 12 years of piano playing experience and as a pianist myself, I love this method. It helps every time and is totally worth practicing.
Anytime a line cliche is added somewhere in a song, it just feels more soulful.
YES!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CHROMATIC DESCENT FROM THE ROOT OF THE vi YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude, you get it. Lines cliche + secondary dominants + mario cadencemario cadence + throw in a iv minor == most goated harmonic vocabulary
Piano noob here, can you explain what he's doing?
@@craxelle He's playing piano.
@@E0O2X314FT omg so clever
Wow, this definitely sounds like something I'd hear from super mario
It reminds the underwater theme at the beginning
true
@@santalfredos17 same
@@santalfredos17 it reminded me of the castle theme, actually
@@mariam8275 for me smbu credits
this video is an absolute life saver; i have heard this kind of chord progression so many times in so many different songs and i have tried so hard to find some kind of musical term for it
thank you
The amount of confused joy I received from this is unreal
Gonna be honest, every time I see one of your uploads I forget why I subscribed (I don't play piano). Then by the end my jaw is on the floor from the melodies you construct and I am very glad that I subscribed
I keep coming back to this video to appreciate how satisfying the melody you wrote is. It's just so good. I really want to analyze this
really useful stuff for the music illiterate pianist such as myself. i do everything by heart so having a basis on a tip like this helps a lot
This is probably my new favourite video. You can just feel the happiness come through the screen.
I love that jazzy synth coming on sort of mid-way into the vid. you got some agile hands and skillful improv, man.
Alternate title: How to save princess peach
Your solo is just beautiful 😎
I am composer so i can agree that this chords are really usefull (actually most in classical music). And try play this kind of chord progresion in minor, it sounds beautifull.
Ever since I’ve touched the keyboard I’ve been addicted to playing this progression in every scale I’ve learned lol
I need a full version of this
Its literally “For once in my life”
Should be illegal to be this good at something
OH MY GOD, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS EXACT VIDEO BUT DIDNT KNOW THE NAME OF THE CHORD PROGRESSION I LOVE YOU
i’m learning a lot from these videos but they also just sound really cool.
0:08 to 0:19 is literally the 2nd part of the underwater theme of Super Mario Bros 😭
I am not alone !!! We have the same ear my guy
Also Eels' That look you give that guy and Rochard Cocciante "Coup de soleil" and so many more !
“That’s fine” *shakes finger violently*
I’m getting mixed messages, and I’m also getting nervous
i have been watching ur vids for about 2 years and they are always so funny and awesome! congrats on 100k!
I see why Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) is one of the most iconic songs in the world, the first C chord descending notes inversions make this excellent technique very clear.
In the best possible way-- this sounds like a youtube video from 15 years ago. Thank you for the inspiration.
Damn dude! Really glad I clicked on this video! That groove was smooth as hell! Great work 😎🎵
You taught me 5 years of piano in one minute
this is definitely my favorite chord progression especially in strawberry fields
my man just invented jazz
Man, you're so skilled that you can play piano, drums, and violin on the same piano!
Damn you're so close to 100k. Love your videos, please keep it up
These videos never disappoint!
Your keyboard rocking makes my anxiety skyrocket. Just like my amount of respect for that melody
A great example of a progression that does this is Always by Daniel Caesar. I’ve wondered for a while why that song sounded so beautiful, I guess this is why
As always, you never cease to impress me brother.
I have determined that you are the most important channel I need to subscribe to as I begin my journey as a piano player
Congrats to your 100k subs Foe! You deserved it!
This makes me want to put all my energy into creating a Pilotwings⁶⁴-esque game and get you to do the soundtrack.
Would be incredible
That’d be insane! Throwback haha
You make it look so easy !!
I was wondering why this sounded so fire and then realised it was a hello foe video
I already knew this. It's uncanny... every time a lesson says "cheesy" or "cliché", that seems to happen. Weirdest f'n coincidence ever. I can't explain it...
Discovered I'm a master of cheese, but not nearly as cheesy as this man
Man, I sure am glad I decided to waste my life doing absolutely nothing instead of becoming awesome at piano like this
Love your stuff! Makes me happy :)
sounds like a future soundtrack for the amazing digital circus. you did well.
Goosebumps my man thank you!
A chromatically descending line has no business being so dang emotional to me given how simple it is
this sounds so dreamy, i love it
Listening to the section @ 0:47... The progression, and how you highlighted the minor 4 chord... Reminds me of the Knuckles version of Mirage Saloon Zone in Sonic Mania. :)
Can you PLEASE put out an album, I just want to listen to you vibing for longer than a minute
Love your vids Foe. Great great stuff.
Smooth as butter on a frying pan man!
This guy's melodies are the best
Nice, I really enjoy your channel. I was here since you had under 10k subscribers, hard work pays off :)
This sound of constantly descending tones remind me of the water level music for smb1, title screen of smb2, and the title screen of SMWA or sma2
It's 6:30 AM and I wake up with this instrument part. Then it's nice.
Sometimes I just need a tutorial like this, enough with the theory show me how these songs are actually composed lol
Keep it up man im learning piano and your keeping my spirits up.
Bro I NEED entire version of that song
Wowwww! This chords sounds sooo amazing! Thank You for your nice video and your contribution! Kind regards from Luxembourg, Marc
I need more of this! Can your please bring out an album or something of your music?
Gives me christmas vibes
I have literally watched the solo in this video like 30 times ❤❤❤absolute perfection
Only 30 i did like 1000000000000000000 times
@@Cpyousef so true lol 😂
my brain shut off to this song,, i got nothing out of this video other than tears in my eyes that song was amazing
it sounded like the super mario bros underwater theme for a moment
This is a technique I've been using for years but never knew there was a name for
Sounds just like the underwater theme from super mario bros
My god how did you become this good man
piano is just a giant code where if you press the right notes it unlocks different songs if you think about it🤔
Time in a bottle is one of my favorite songs
U do the best improvs bro hahahah
I'm glad you brought up mario, because I immediately heard it when you brought it out
Congrats on 100K subscribers man :) Here’s to another 100k 🎉🎉❤
OMG MAKE THIS A FULL SONG IM BEGGING YOUU
Play on 1.25 speed, and you got an instant Sonic game song
The first part sounds just like the underwater music in Super Mario
Having played a lot of Mario as a child, this gives me an overwhelming sense of nostalgia.
That one Sega soundfont instrument being used as the melody, is kinda nice
this kind of sounds like Be Our Guest especially when he starts the right hand improvisation
Nice! Now I only have to study hard and pray for a chance to be gifted to be able to move my fingers as agile as you do! What a surprise!
OMG THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE one OST THE RESEMBLANCE IS UNCANNY
I'm literally on my 5th piano lesson, and this guy is making me jealous.
This music sounds like it’s from a nostalgic game
If only I listened to my mom and actually practiced at a young age, I'd be half as talented as you😭
If you practised the last 20yrs you would be as good now, but if you practise the next 20yrs you can be as good one day too
i literally started the last year with a literally 120$ yamaha keyboard and i could probably do this, is not about being that "talented child". I personally hate the term "talented " because it nullyfies the absolute work of the person. What i recommend you is to study theory like crazy and play around with every single New concept that you can learn, like if you learn how to do a chord, stick to a scale that has that chord and play, it all is just about learning and playing, and obviously, liking it.
@@mrbencker1074 really good points mate. an important skill is 'learning how to learn' which you seem to have. A lot of people who aren't good at learning yet will mistake that for innate gifts
If I’m trying to teach someone guitar that’s the first concept I try to get out of their head. I think mostly everyone that hasn’t tried it believes that creating music comes from some innate talented place, and having some sort of natural skill or aptitude can definitely help, but in my experience it’s about 95% muscle memory, repetition, theory, exposure to music you want to emulate, jamming experience, composition experience, and overall just a willingness to put in the necessary time and effort to get good at something you want to get good at.
I tell everyone I failed out of lessons as a kid and ignored music for almost the first two decades of my life and I made it work, so you can too
that ending really just 😩👌
Ok this is a literal lifesaver! And the song is really smooth too! Say, what model is that keyboard on top?
This gives me some insane Boneworks vibes, and I love it
Snuck the cry me a river in there so smoothhhh
this song sounds like something they would use for like a one-off rhythm mini game for a Mario game lol
except with leitmotifs of that one slightly emotional song (completely forgot its name)
At 0:12 Yiu can hear a bit of the Mario Underwater theme
What a great solo! New sub, cheers from Spain
I figured this out so long ago and im glad to see that im not the only one
Ive always loved doing this
Someone get this man 100k plz