Jazz Pianist Reacts to Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

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  • @CharlesCornellStudios
    @CharlesCornellStudios  Před 4 lety +4788

    Piano nerd boy says music nerd stuff for 14 minutes. What should we say music nerd stuff about next??

  • @justing4724
    @justing4724 Před 4 lety +4695

    Charles: *kindly explains relative minors for 3 minutes*
    Also Charles: "It lands on the 9th of this Em11 chord but the 4 could clash with the 1 chord"

  • @prodby-beri
    @prodby-beri Před 4 lety +3702

    I am a meme fan but actually like those kinds of videos that you are making recently. Very educative, do more of those !

    • @CharlesCornellStudios
      @CharlesCornellStudios  Před 4 lety +486

      I'm a meme fan too. But thanks for being cool with different types of content!

    • @bgoumas
      @bgoumas Před 4 lety +44

      Charles Cornell keep doing these videos. I don’t have money for music school and you’re a way cooler teacher than anyone I’ve ever had

    • @mpettymusic
      @mpettymusic Před 4 lety +30

      @Victor Seraya yo stop spamming your terrible half cooked content in the comment section of a good video

    • @briannugroho9259
      @briannugroho9259 Před 4 lety +7

      I'm a classical musician and fan, but still appreciate jazz and music, i'm also an f1 fan and I know Charles is one too because he commented on the f1 channel a couple times

    • @JoshuaWagan
      @JoshuaWagan Před 4 lety +4

      Ahh. Your a meme fan. Name every meme :)

  • @classicaltrombone
    @classicaltrombone Před 4 lety +844

    Awe thanks for the shout! Just for that I'm going to buy 20 sets of Raycon earbuds.

  • @anthonyugljesa9037
    @anthonyugljesa9037 Před 3 lety +454

    I laughed out loud when you said “recovering jazz elitist”

    • @last808
      @last808 Před 3 lety +3

      I wonder if he knows Howard Moon?

    • @derek.invyckb
      @derek.invyckb Před 3 lety +8

      as a recovering internet metal nerd... I understand elitism and youre doing great.

    • @nautifella
      @nautifella Před 3 lety

      In proper pronunciation the _"recovering"_ is silent.

    • @cumshotsucker6184
      @cumshotsucker6184 Před 3 lety

      He was a heroin addict

  • @oliverseddon7950
    @oliverseddon7950 Před 4 lety +1118

    Honestly with a bass line that good, the rest of the song barely even matters. You got the song there.

  • @JasonCathcart
    @JasonCathcart Před 4 lety +6238

    My sister's 17, call that a relative minor

    • @equaius893
      @equaius893 Před 4 lety +121

      *AGE IS JUST A NUMBER*

    • @dasclef
      @dasclef Před 4 lety +369

      @@equaius893 kind of uncalled for

    • @adamramirez3866
      @adamramirez3866 Před 4 lety +33

      You deserve an award

    • @zapper4945
      @zapper4945 Před 4 lety +75

      Jason Cathcart if you come to the UK she’s A major

    • @kidsok98
      @kidsok98 Před 4 lety +2

      lol

  • @rome8180
    @rome8180 Před 3 lety +322

    I'm not a big fan of pop music, but from a production standpoint this song is really impressive. It's hard to make the bass sound that loud and full without the mix being total mud. It still feels like there's plenty of "space" in this mix.

    • @effsixteenblock50
      @effsixteenblock50 Před 3 lety +40

      A lot of work went into that bass sound. 9 of the 140+ tracks were devoted to layering that bass.

    • @derek.invyckb
      @derek.invyckb Před 3 lety +31

      the mix on this is fucking incredible. and the mix on the SNL live performance was incredible as well. maybe they were playing into the same VST or amps that they mic'd but its phenomenal

    • @edgarcastaneda9280
      @edgarcastaneda9280 Před 3 lety +20

      Dua lipa and her team really did a great job on Future Nostalgia.

    • @thirdhemisphere
      @thirdhemisphere Před 3 lety +8

      @@stickird915 it's 1 multitrack ;) with about 100 tracks in it. www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-dua-lipa-dont-start-now

    • @TiqueO6
      @TiqueO6 Před 3 lety +5

      Check out their tiny-desk home concert!

  • @SpaceMountain
    @SpaceMountain Před 3 lety +232

    As an ethnomusicologist, even I admit this song is a damn bop

    • @jwaj
      @jwaj Před 3 lety +8

      What is that and how would you become one

    • @SpaceMountain
      @SpaceMountain Před 3 lety +37

      @@jwaj The study of the relationship between music and cultures and how they affect, inform, and influence one another. You go to school for it. There are very few undergrad programs at universities and more masters programs. You must first be a musician to get into any of the programs. We focus heavily on observer-participant research.

    • @jwaj
      @jwaj Před 3 lety +3

      @@SpaceMountain Cool 😎

    • @SpaceMountain
      @SpaceMountain Před 3 lety +6

      @Catarina Vergueiro Barely. We primarily focused on Batucada for Brazil in my program. I didn't specialize in it though.

    • @nsnz
      @nsnz Před 2 lety +1

      I don't see the point of your comment but congrats we need more ethnomusicologists and musicologists with knowledge in social sciences, the world would be better 😎

  • @sarahhiland2680
    @sarahhiland2680 Před 4 lety +1303

    I'm just waiting to hear you play that trombone that's been sitting in the corner for the last few vids

    • @CharlesCornellStudios
      @CharlesCornellStudios  Před 4 lety +477

      lmao gotta learn how to first

    • @sarahhiland2680
      @sarahhiland2680 Před 4 lety +33

      @@CharlesCornellStudios can't wait!

    • @madhavraghu
      @madhavraghu Před 4 lety +11

      @@CharlesCornellStudios all you gotta do is learn the positions though right?

    • @enogimka7185
      @enogimka7185 Před 4 lety +6

      @@madhavraghu did you started a teombone joke but didn't finish it?
      Back in high school music teacher made joke of each others instrument and one of them went along those lines. XD

    • @katiekawaii
      @katiekawaii Před 4 lety +1

      Ahahaha

  • @tomweale9763
    @tomweale9763 Před 4 lety +1643

    Charles has been building an audience with memes so he could secretly change to teaching music theory 😂
    Love all of these videos

    • @auskath8267
      @auskath8267 Před 4 lety +32

      Not sure if it's intentional but that is what's happened! I actually found this channel via the non-meme content. Took me a while to warm to the meme stuff!

    • @benropelewski8657
      @benropelewski8657 Před 4 lety +8

      Sort of like Doja Cat's career

    • @mikrokosmos9290
      @mikrokosmos9290 Před 4 lety

      Fully okay with that! He's great at it

    • @mjicang_music
      @mjicang_music Před 3 lety +2

      I've noticed it too men🤣 But it's not bad after all, he's like your close friend teaching you to solve a hard calculus equation😂

    • @5hyguy42
      @5hyguy42 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah I loved how he just mid video decided to explain what a relative major and minor was

  • @ughwhydoidothisendme8477
    @ughwhydoidothisendme8477 Před 3 lety +67

    I love dua lipa’s music I appreciate that her tracks have a summery vibe without fully leaning in to the stereotypical summer sound-
    The problem is when the radio won’t stop playing the damn song every 5 minutes

  • @SuperLol
    @SuperLol Před 4 lety +87

    As soon as Charles starts to explain relative minor for 2 minutes.
    me: thank god, I'm still somewhat a musician.

    • @nanamacapagal8342
      @nanamacapagal8342 Před 3 lety +1

      He started talking about this as soon as I read your comment

  • @joshuaopriasa7468
    @joshuaopriasa7468 Před 4 lety +686

    Bro your ear is impeccable. The way you just picked up the bassline on the keys got me gassed 🔥🔥🔥

    • @katiec-g3793
      @katiec-g3793 Před 4 lety +1

      Lol could he teach us how to edit like we know how to play by ear THANKS 😂🙏

    • @Gamez4eveR
      @Gamez4eveR Před 4 lety +22

      I am not educated in music (but I used to be a classical musician but that's not important) and that bassline isn't very difficult to pick up. I'd be disappointed if Charles couldn't pick it up first time - it's very basic.

    • @seanwilliams5916
      @seanwilliams5916 Před 4 lety +6

      Cool thing about that though is the more you do it, the better you get! you could definitely do it with a little time practicing!

    • @Overcrow03
      @Overcrow03 Před 4 lety

      @@katiec-g3793 you ok?

    • @joshuaopriasa7468
      @joshuaopriasa7468 Před 4 lety +20

      @@Gamez4eveR LOL love your username my guy. And yeah maybe it's not difficult for you or more experienced musicians, but for some such as myself I believe that's quite a skill, and I wish to obtain that kind of ear with more practise

  • @jasonderan7628
    @jasonderan7628 Před 4 lety +1968

    I really appreciate your mentality to shed the whole, "I'm a jazz musician I shouldn't like pop music, because it's garbage no substance." As a jazz school grad, I went through my college life looking around at the people around me shaming pop music..while I kept saying, "It's just different than what you're currently studying. It's complexity and real meaning just isn't based in it's 4 chord progression. Could be lyricism, could be groove, could be production, could even be a little tag or hook that you can't get out of your head.. It's meant to make people feel good, not break the bounds of harmonic language at every moment." Long comment short, I appreciate you and the work/art you do.

    • @lifeontheledgerlines8394
      @lifeontheledgerlines8394 Před 4 lety +6

      @lola holic Dream Theater, jazz and classical music? Nice, same here lol

    • @lifeontheledgerlines8394
      @lifeontheledgerlines8394 Před 4 lety +48

      As our Lord and Savior said,
      "The more chords you know, the more courage it takes to not play them."
      - Jacob Collier
      (Obviously context matters though lol)

    • @BassByTheBay
      @BassByTheBay Před 4 lety +2

      Well said!

    • @benjamingodwin8522
      @benjamingodwin8522 Před 4 lety +3

      wow jason, there needs to be more level headed and genuine people like you out there. thanks for your contribution to making the world a little bit better :)

    • @karlpoppins
      @karlpoppins Před 4 lety +12

      What's up with the trend of highly educated musicians trying to "pay their respects" to pop music? Adam Neely does it all the time, even David Bruce, a Contemporary Classical composer, did it. Realising that Jazz - or what have you - isn't the only music does not have to entail glorifying other music that perhaps isn't that interesting in the first place. A "recovering Jazz elitist" should probably check out things like Contemporary Classical music and Art Rock, and perhaps look to a different musical culture like Arabic or Chinese. While there is truly a craft to making pop music, this fascination with it is in my opinion unwarranted. To me it seems like a somewhat dishonest and overly apologetic appeasement towards musical laymen who cannot stand the fact that other people might enjoy more complex music than they do.
      A chef does not have to apologise for being an "elitist" if they tell us that McDonalds is culinarily uninteresting but addictively tasty. Remember that.

  • @freedomjudge
    @freedomjudge Před 4 lety +8

    These types of warm chords do something magical to me. They always have ever since I was a child. Beautiful.

  • @sauke3260
    @sauke3260 Před 4 lety +55

    this whole video is what i feel like when i explain to my cousins how to play marry had a little lamb on the piano

  • @jazziegreens9453
    @jazziegreens9453 Před 4 lety +554

    I love how Charles can replay these songs by ear.
    I mean, it is simple but it is just cool to me.

    • @someonesnobody2222
      @someonesnobody2222 Před 4 lety +6

      I love it too!! He is so awesome!!

    • @csnoot
      @csnoot Před 4 lety +78

      you’re saying it’s simple but it’s not it’s really not

    • @kidsok98
      @kidsok98 Před 4 lety +34

      @Victor Seraya Stop Spamming

    • @MidnightHedgehog365
      @MidnightHedgehog365 Před 4 lety +15

      Redoxoful it is rather simple. I used to be mystified that my teacher could do this years ago when I was learning at first but the longer you play instruments, the better you understand your instrument, and the more you really listen the easier it becomes. :)

    • @KINGD0RKtheFIRST
      @KINGD0RKtheFIRST Před 4 lety

      >its simple

  • @davidcasanova1793
    @davidcasanova1793 Před 2 lety +4

    I think everyone loves the fact that Charles just expresses however he wants without worrying too much. This is why he's such a great CZcamsr and even teacher. His way of being is just amazing, and how he explains music theory is just outstanding!!!

  • @LeSnowManMC
    @LeSnowManMC Před 3 lety +2

    I love how your videos arent only a breakdown of songs but also a music theory lesson.

  • @darbymckilkannoncaid3279
    @darbymckilkannoncaid3279 Před 4 lety +421

    Charles: "You're not gonna just pick random notes out of a hat!"
    Also Charles: writes a cool melody anyway without even trying

    • @MiaogisTeas
      @MiaogisTeas Před 4 lety +7

      He practices his scales.

    • @MojaKann
      @MojaKann Před 4 lety +4

      yeah that was sick, I replayed that bit a few times 😅

    • @MaggaraMarine
      @MaggaraMarine Před 4 lety +17

      It's difficult to play truly random stuff with "no purpose" if you have practiced this stuff a lot. Also, a good musician can make pretty much anything sound good.

    • @ClikcerProductions
      @ClikcerProductions Před 4 lety +2

      I love that he clearly was about to finish and realised it resolved too well so played another note

  • @Achilles.3D
    @Achilles.3D Před 4 lety +200

    "an analysis no one asked for"
    Excuse me sir you don't know that

  • @halimills12
    @halimills12 Před 3 lety +26

    When he says,"Ya know?" I'm just here like,"Yeah, definitely, sure" not even knowing what hes saying anymore😂😂

  • @ChristianIce
    @ChristianIce Před 4 lety +357

    They shouldn't be able to monetize your whole video for a few seconds clip.

    • @Hajdew
      @Hajdew Před 3 lety +5

      FACTS.

    • @datutturugang666
      @datutturugang666 Před 3 lety +8

      maestro, anche lei qua.

    • @Aphakiastudies
      @Aphakiastudies Před 3 lety +1

      Why not

    • @Explosive371
      @Explosive371 Před 3 lety +43

      @@Aphakiastudies Because fair use allows anyone to play excerpts of copyrighted media for the purpose of commentary or criticism.

    • @ulasonal
      @ulasonal Před 3 lety +1

      you mean demonetize

  • @liamwnorowski-santos2669
    @liamwnorowski-santos2669 Před 4 lety +538

    As someone who is learning self teaching themselves music theory, your breakdowns recently have been clarifying. It's definitely because you're applying it in real time and with prevalent music! Thank you! Truly!

    • @aixide
      @aixide Před 4 lety +1

      Where would you suggest starting (with self teaching music theory, obviously)?

    • @johnmackey9878
      @johnmackey9878 Před 4 lety +6

      ​@@aixide Honestly wikipedia, I think that watching a video about music and then using wikipedia to understand whatever didn't make sense is useful. If you don't understand something you're better off moving to a different page on wikipedia and then working your way through them. So if you don't understand dorian scales for example you could google it. Then you can learn about modes and if you don't understand them you could move back to scales. If there is something you completely don't understand you could google youtube videos as things are often explained far more simply. As soon as you get a rough idea of how something works you can head back to wikipedia. You'll find yourself moving from idea to idea really quickly. The only disadvantage of this system is that you don't get musical examples of the concept.

    • @dhepth
      @dhepth Před 4 lety +1

      Miha Strajnar Teoria.com and musictheory.net is a pretty good website to start.

    • @oribargil3958
      @oribargil3958 Před 4 lety

      @@aixide there are many awsome channels like 8bit theory 12 tone Rick beato and Adam neely you might want to check them out! And if you do check them outstart with 8bit theory he has a playlist of videos where he is explaining the basics in short vids!

    • @aixide
      @aixide Před 4 lety

      @@oribargil3958 I do happen to actually watch Rick Beato lol

  • @emberdrops3892
    @emberdrops3892 Před 4 lety +2918

    Everyone: ShE aNd HeR vOiCe Are sO pReTtY
    Music dude on the internet: Dang this bassline slaps, can we mute the vocals real quick?

  • @thinkmoxon
    @thinkmoxon Před 3 lety +2

    Love the focus on music theory in these videos - it’s why I watch. Thanks for using pop songs for education! Breaking them down for how they’re written and why they’re written that way is great content for aspiring songwriters and producers.

  • @willskookogey5232
    @willskookogey5232 Před 4 lety +1

    I just love watching him casually explain the chord progression. While playing it. Along with a smooth baseline.

  • @garcia9903
    @garcia9903 Před 4 lety +765

    Charles: *plays a bass line on a piano
    Davie504: _COSA!?_

  • @tinkerstamp3134
    @tinkerstamp3134 Před 4 lety +64

    You know, half the time I don't know what you're saying, but if you're having fun, so am I.

  • @TheCalvinSkinner
    @TheCalvinSkinner Před 2 lety +1

    This is genuinely informative and wholesome. Thumbs UP

  • @woodywoodlstein9519
    @woodywoodlstein9519 Před 2 lety +8

    It’s an amazing. Tight. Funky bass line. And great song from end to end. Only she could pull it off right aswell. It fits her.

  • @Amen_Savle
    @Amen_Savle Před 4 lety +440

    Recovering jazz elitist, what a title to give yourself Charles 😂😂

    • @oli2328
      @oli2328 Před 4 lety +6

      @Victor Seraya stop spamming

    • @OnkelPeters
      @OnkelPeters Před 4 lety +3

      That title sounds a bit ... elitist 😉😆

  • @purpleninja7249
    @purpleninja7249 Před 4 lety +223

    Charles, as if it’s common knowledge: the 4 of this E minor 11 chord could clash but since its just a passing tone it’s ok
    Also Charles: *does a 2 min explanation of relative minor*

  • @ruthacheampong5687
    @ruthacheampong5687 Před 4 lety +177

    8:24
    Charles: *plays random notes* doesn’t make any sense
    Me (a classical singer): sounds like a contemporary art song

    • @oldbird4601
      @oldbird4601 Před 4 lety +2

      Truuu

    • @RadioMarkCroom
      @RadioMarkCroom Před 3 lety +1

      Yup true dat

    • @KnzoVortex
      @KnzoVortex Před 3 lety +4

      Happen till like the middle party of the note, I think he accidentally picked a pretty dang good sequence of notes. Course you could do work to make it make more sense, but I actually think it has good potential

    • @derronmendel9650
      @derronmendel9650 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah, I feel like I would be able to write a melody with lyrics to that.

  • @thatmagicstore
    @thatmagicstore Před 4 lety +90

    Charles: *tells us about Christopher and how they went to college together*
    Me: O NO... There's two of them...

    • @Captaincrab77
      @Captaincrab77 Před 4 lety +4

      “This is getting out of hand! Now there are two of them!”

  • @A_Hey
    @A_Hey Před 4 lety +330

    This could’ve been the best song ever but it played on the speakers at my job so I’m legally obligated to hate it :/

    • @abiyyuharahap
      @abiyyuharahap Před 4 lety +16

      Why do people love one great song then just hate it once everyone love it?

    • @gcavy1
      @gcavy1 Před 4 lety +3

      I find my wife listening to the same things she hears in the grocery store....

    • @Qyver
      @Qyver Před 4 lety +28

      Abiyyu Harahap Repeated exposure. Let it Go played in places I was the year it came out and after initially liking it I hated it.

    • @ajinasawor
      @ajinasawor Před 4 lety +28

      @@abiyyuharahap overplayed. usually pop song getting old very fast, so while people still play the song because they just recently heard it, you already move on from the song and "forced" to heard it again, and again, and making you hate the song.

    • @Udontkno7
      @Udontkno7 Před 4 lety +5

      Somehow music exhaustion from overplayed-ness hasn’t happened to Somebody that I used to Know.

  • @ryderlippman3105
    @ryderlippman3105 Před 4 lety +166

    When you began to talk about the relative minor, I considered skipping ahead, as I already understand the fundamentals of music theory. But your ability to explain even the simplest of musical concepts in a way that is still engaging and exciting is the best I've seen, probably ever. You're a legend, Charles.
    now talk about vulfpeck

    • @Julipoo_
      @Julipoo_ Před 4 lety

      Omg i totally do the same thing

    • @nathanielgomez8350
      @nathanielgomez8350 Před 4 lety +7

      I like how we went from simple musical concepts to VULFPECK.
      That's comparable to the power creep in the DragonBall Z series.

    • @mcbill7352
      @mcbill7352 Před 4 lety

      Pls the vulf

    • @betaplay2914
      @betaplay2914 Před 4 lety

      I dont even know shit about music theory and it is still entertaining for me

  • @tythompson4794
    @tythompson4794 Před 3 lety +11

    I don’t particularly like modern music but I love Dua. She has some great songs and as a bass player, I appreciate the instruments role in her songs especially this one. It got me moving in the 1st 5 seconds. Amazing song!

  • @ethancole6742
    @ethancole6742 Před 3 lety +2

    BRO LITERALLY EVERYTHING YOUVE SAID ABOUT THIS SONG IVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT. So stoked you did this song. From “not liking pop music” to breaking down the song I agree with it all

  • @vraisairs9201
    @vraisairs9201 Před 4 lety +125

    Charles Cornell: Skipping over complex music theory
    Also Charles Cornell: Spends 3 minutes on what relative minor means

  • @MrGrappl
    @MrGrappl Před 4 lety +93

    This comment section is amazing, it’s a mixture of musicians of all levels and people who don’t know anything about music, it’s really amazing to see.
    Also if you have no clue about music, please keep watching music theory. It’s a lot of information to take in but it can really be fun once you start to understand it!

    • @ivarhaugseth7973
      @ivarhaugseth7973 Před 3 lety +2

      Music theory is a rabbit hole. Be careful or you'll never see the sun again

    • @jewell__
      @jewell__ Před 3 lety

      Exactly. Music theory is really fun!

  • @andrewglick6279
    @andrewglick6279 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm sure you've said this in many of your other videos, but it's so comforting to hear a Jazz musician say that it's ok to enjoy an otherwise well crafted song just even if it fits more in the "mainstream pop" genre. Even though I'm not much of a musician, I too have been inherently dismissive of mainstream pop music for a number of years, even if sometimes it's just fun. Always work towards the person you want to be, even though it's hard--good luck friend and thanks for the great video!

  • @aiyanaechols
    @aiyanaechols Před 3 lety +1

    I absolutely love how you broke down and even taught some of the music theory!

  • @simonthomas1122
    @simonthomas1122 Před 4 lety +404

    No one:
    Absolutely nobody:
    Charles: *listens to a bassline once and plays it better than the original*

    • @musicjunkieg
      @musicjunkieg Před 4 lety +27

      bass*line

    • @isiss3659
      @isiss3659 Před 4 lety +11

      @@musicjunkieg OK boomer

    • @SC4RRL3TT
      @SC4RRL3TT Před 4 lety +42

      @@isiss3659 he's right though
      baseline means a starting point
      bassline is the part that the bass instrument is playing

    • @sirsupesafro7637
      @sirsupesafro7637 Před 4 lety +38

      I think this is the first time I've seen an "OK Boomer" comment be the minority. Or even have 0 likes. I don't know who exactly I'm proud of, but I'm proud of some party involved here.

    • @toaster6068
      @toaster6068 Před 4 lety +10

      i wouldnt say its better than the original it was literally exactly what was played in the song just on a different instrument hence a different sound

  • @SoMyungJung
    @SoMyungJung Před 4 lety +351

    Last time I was this early, Wuhan was a cymbal brand.

  • @neildeepghosh8245
    @neildeepghosh8245 Před 4 lety +3

    Damn. Homeboy came off so humble in the intro and within 10 mins demonstrates a boat load of deep and instant knowledge of music theory. Love this 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

  • @dillonlafrance1164
    @dillonlafrance1164 Před 4 lety +1

    Really digging these pop song analysis videos. Can’t wait to see more

  • @sydneydumoit
    @sydneydumoit Před 4 lety +318

    Charles: “Well this is kinda the first time I’ve heard this song”
    Also Charles: *Gets chords almost immediately*

    • @MT-eb2dx
      @MT-eb2dx Před 3 lety +23

      I think some people can do that , it's mindbending

    • @realizacjadzwieku-kacperda8137
      @realizacjadzwieku-kacperda8137 Před 3 lety +24

      @@MT-eb2dx it's actually basic skill for a musician.

    • @deathtrap5556
      @deathtrap5556 Před 3 lety +68

      @@realizacjadzwieku-kacperda8137 it's definitely NOT a basic skill, and it requires quite a lot of practice to get the chords in the same key. People with perfect pitch will have it much easier to get the key right tho

    • @MostLikelyMortal
      @MostLikelyMortal Před 3 lety +11

      @@deathtrap5556 I mean...ear training is a pretty introductory thing they teach you in music school. Being able to determine the color of a chord (with all the extensions and all that) is a skill to be sure, but lots and lots of people have done the work to master it, and with some styles of music, it’s absolutely necessary

    • @deathtrap5556
      @deathtrap5556 Před 3 lety +3

      @@MostLikelyMortal ear training doesn't help with charlie puth is doing. While it is indeed part of one of the basics taught, for people who don't have a knack for it have a difficult time getting it right. Charlie Puth's perfect pitch means he doesn't even have to press any other key get every single note correct. To get to his level of musical ear through only learning requires lot of practice and is generally not focused on.

  • @DeliciousManX
    @DeliciousManX Před 4 lety +489

    "Don't Start Now" is not a guilty pleasure song. It's actually good, and should be celebrated for being so.

    • @katiec-g3793
      @katiec-g3793 Před 4 lety +26

      The whole album is such a guilty pleasure

    • @xebio6
      @xebio6 Před 4 lety +24

      As a "jazz elitist" myself, I wholeheartedly agree. Maybe repeated views of a certain Polish teenage girl covering the tune with her bass helped me a bit to realize how good it is. czcams.com/video/XdBR-SrP6uU/video.html

    • @bondfool
      @bondfool Před 4 lety +37

      There’s nothing guilty about enjoying really well-crafted dance music. We need it to survive this world.

    • @fuumax7969
      @fuumax7969 Před 3 lety +2

      @@xebio6 I KNEW IT WOULD BE JULIA LMAO

    • @Tom-hq2cv
      @Tom-hq2cv Před 3 lety

      It's not that good actually

  • @fionamoore4845
    @fionamoore4845 Před 4 lety

    Your music theory videos always feel really diverse, in that someone who knows nothing about music can grasp parts, and someone who's well versed in music theory can learn something too. Love these videos from you, super interesting

  • @peterjung4163
    @peterjung4163 Před 3 lety

    Great stuff Charles, keep it coming!

  • @iridescent-frog1059
    @iridescent-frog1059 Před 4 lety +40

    I love how in depth his videos are he’s truly a music genius.

    • @CharlesCornellStudios
      @CharlesCornellStudios  Před 4 lety +13

      lol definitely far from it, but I appreciate it!

    • @seanmarciniak744
      @seanmarciniak744 Před 4 lety +3

      Na he just worked his ass off in music school. He's still great tho not a genius tho

    • @Anon8848
      @Anon8848 Před 4 lety +1

      @@seanmarciniak744 The thing is once you actually show up in the music industry you realize you're never gonna be anywhere near the best, and genuinely there is no such thing. My dad is a studio tech in Nashville and he quit "being a guitar player" when he realized there are homeless people on the street there who could kick anyone's ass at [insert any instrument here]. Music is just about being siked by what everyone around you is doing, and throwing your own voice in there sometimes

  • @matthewmegliorino3961
    @matthewmegliorino3961 Před 4 lety +244

    Okay I love all your comments about this song but you didn’t say anything or get to the disco part where it drops and it’s like 20 seconds and a feel good awesome disco style part.

  • @123joseg321
    @123joseg321 Před 4 lety

    This is the kind of channel i want to start, besides the fact that im no where near this knowledgeable yet, but I'm glad you make these videos. Explaining what goes on in any song is what people need to know about music, not just lyrics. Thank You for these videos!!

  • @vimleshgovender8691
    @vimleshgovender8691 Před 4 lety

    You're brilliant! The passion is contagious

  • @rosehirstius
    @rosehirstius Před 4 lety +50

    Charles scatting along with his piano gives me life

    • @oliviasherman8965
      @oliviasherman8965 Před 4 lety +1

      “Scattering along” i love that wording. Couldn’t be more perfect

    • @sulk7080
      @sulk7080 Před 4 lety +1

      Tigran Hamasyan does that all the time, you should check him out if you want more life ^^;

  • @joelprange8082
    @joelprange8082 Před 4 lety +32

    I love how anytime he ever gives the tiniest thing that he would do different, or that is negative he immediately follows with "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT ITS FINE GREAT LOVE IT AMAZING FOR WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO DO"

  • @JayceBarillaro203
    @JayceBarillaro203 Před 4 lety +7

    As a recovering Lindy Hop dance elitist, I love watching other recovering art elitists share their journeys 😂 love these videos just as much as the rants!

  • @zukoHD
    @zukoHD Před 3 lety

    yo, charles if im being honest you are the single best music teacher ive ever had. i learn more in 40 minutes of binge watching you about theory than i did in my 9 years in music theory and band at school. really shows how '"devoted" our education system is to helping us achieve our goals. every time you explain a piece of theory it just sticks permanently for me. you down over complicate things and you explain how you are building your chords and it just helps so much.
    thanks man i appreciate you and ur a fucking beast.

  • @tylerstup9510
    @tylerstup9510 Před 4 lety +40

    Switched on Pop is a podcast that is also from “recovering jazz elitists” who break down pop. If anyone in the comments wants more of this listen to it!

  • @Wasperoo
    @Wasperoo Před 4 lety +108

    Charles, how are you so _cool?_
    I've never heard someone who's so in-depth into music be so _cool._
    It's definitely not a bad thing!

    • @redgit9905
      @redgit9905 Před 4 lety +7

      Tiger might i recommend Adam Neely?

    • @JLindy_
      @JLindy_ Před 4 lety

      Redgit this

    • @maggiem-p9870
      @maggiem-p9870 Před 4 lety +1

      Or twosetviolin?

    • @Wasperoo
      @Wasperoo Před 4 lety +2

      @@redgit9905 Adam Neely is a frickin genius and makes things so easy to understand

    • @artschiloyan9101
      @artschiloyan9101 Před 4 lety +1

      When you're trying to offend all musicians🤣

  • @alvaropradob
    @alvaropradob Před 4 lety

    I love hearing you explaining this kind of concepts. Thank youu. Keep it up

  • @timesize
    @timesize Před 3 lety +13

    Once you realize Pop has its purpose, it’s not a far leap to then getting the intentional simplicity/ opportunity forgone in the repetitious lack of a classical bridge

  • @CameronHero32581
    @CameronHero32581 Před 4 lety +35

    “Recovering Jazz Elitist” is my new nickname for you Charles. Love it.

  • @jeffcarbine7595
    @jeffcarbine7595 Před 4 lety +31

    As a “play by ear” musician, I learn more about music theory from these videos than I did in my college music theory class (that I got a D in) - keep making them!

  • @jedica7779
    @jedica7779 Před 4 lety

    Hey Charles! I just want to thank you, because I started learning piano a few months ago and I recently found your channel while searching for videos on basic music theory. I played viola from 5th-12th grade and even though I could play pieces correctly, deeper music theory kind of went over my head. Learning piano along with music theory has immensely helped my understanding of music and your style of teaching resonates with me. I remember clicking on one of your videos thinking that you looked familiar, then I gasped to myself and thought "THAT'S THE PIANO MEME GUY!" you've become much more than that to me lol! Anyway, I appreciate your brain, you have my subscription 😊

  • @markpepper50
    @markpepper50 Před 3 lety +3

    Love this song as a club track, love the jazz classics and love this video as it bridges that gap making both more accesible. Thank you.

  • @mezimyst1746
    @mezimyst1746 Před 4 lety +33

    As a sort of recovering jazz elitist myself, this actually opened my eyes into mainstream music more and made me actually listen to these songs you've reviewed so far! Thanks dude!

  • @malusim6089
    @malusim6089 Před 4 lety +24

    So funny how in the last video when he said he was going to be complementing a pop song I thought exactly about this bad boy. The baaaasssss though, the intro just already does it for me!! 😭

  • @nnmartin94
    @nnmartin94 Před 3 lety

    I like your channel because I grew up playing the piano without any real instruction and just got an ear for it. I can play almost anything I hear on the spot but I have no idea about 9ths and 10ths and whatnot. But now I can follow along and match my instincts to terminology at my leisure thanks to you. Thanks man.

  • @CA1TE
    @CA1TE Před 3 lety

    Honestly such a good channel my lord this is so great

  • @1FancyFork
    @1FancyFork Před 4 lety +101

    Will Smith (Seeing the sky):
    “Ah haha! Ah that’s hot! That’s haught!”
    Charles (Hearing the lick):
    “Oooh.. That’s nice! Ah, yeah yeah yeah! That’s nice!”

  • @Papatoothwort
    @Papatoothwort Před 4 lety +10

    I love how in the same video, he’ll casually touch on which upper extensions work melodically over which 7th chords or chord functions, but then feel the need to take the time to break down a rudimentary concept like relative minors 😅
    In earnest though, I’m absolutely loving this series. I’ve been getting into so much more pop music in the past year or so, because there’s value in a lot of it if you take the time to listen out for it. They’re earworms for a reason. And I find it really educational listening to someone with a much more developed ear (and theoretical knowledge) than I have dissect such tunes to find what makes them work (or not work).

  • @mantrinbago
    @mantrinbago Před 3 lety

    Great commentary. You nailed how the melody interweaves the chords. I’ve been looking commentary like this. Subbed.

  • @bortu
    @bortu Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you Charles, just as I was desperately trying to write a bassline for a D major song, this information dropped really opened my horizon.

  • @jessewildman1292
    @jessewildman1292 Před 4 lety +110

    “Recovering jazz elitist” 😂👌🏼

  • @thesneakysloth8481
    @thesneakysloth8481 Před 4 lety +26

    I feel like there needs to be a 12 step program for recovering jazz elitists.

  • @LACZ.
    @LACZ. Před 4 lety

    your talent is so underrated!! you're amazing man

  • @ralphmunn1685
    @ralphmunn1685 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for your explanation of the "minor 3rd thing," Charles. It explains why my feeble transcriptions of songs I'm trying to learn are often different (by three half-steps) than the chords others seem to be hearing. I'm an old dog learning a new trick (playing guitar with my paws) and you're helping me A LOT!

  • @TheSomeDrill
    @TheSomeDrill Před 4 lety +98

    0:04 As someone who lives under a rock, guess this isn't for me

  • @itshridi
    @itshridi Před 4 lety +8

    Literally as he was explaining relative major and minor, I was internally screaming because I actually understood what he was talking about before he explained what they were!!!

  • @Jonathan_Doe_
    @Jonathan_Doe_ Před 3 lety +2

    The reason styles like this often use chords that clash is because they’re throwing back to older house and jungle, where people used keyboards with ‘Chord Memory’, you’d hold a chord down and save it, then it would just transpose the chord to whichever key you pressed.
    It paid no regard to key though, it just moved the same intervals up and down to whatever root note you pressed.

    • @youtubestyle293
      @youtubestyle293 Před 2 lety +1

      Finally someone said some thing about house legacy. Those 2 chords FOR ME are actually references. And one of them is Maceo Plex’s “For your love” (Stevie Wonder sample) anyway. Those chords and the cadence of those, the producer most likely winked to older house heads!

  • @yougotcrad1
    @yougotcrad1 Před 3 lety +2

    Great take man. The track slaps as a dance tune. Production is really good. Hope you do more solid pop song vids

  • @danielgarzajr3164
    @danielgarzajr3164 Před 4 lety +76

    I really like these I don’t know about anyone else 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @CharlesCornellStudios
      @CharlesCornellStudios  Před 4 lety +34

      I really like you I don't know about anyone else

    • @danielgarzajr3164
      @danielgarzajr3164 Před 4 lety +2

      I actually learned a lot about the chords and I’m looking forward to the next vids 🤙🏽

    • @user-en7dx1qp3k
      @user-en7dx1qp3k Před 4 lety +1

      @@CharlesCornellStudios nice

    • @kianthompson5522
      @kianthompson5522 Před 4 lety +1

      @@CharlesCornellStudios Hi! I'd love a video critiquing clips of small gigs in bars and such, especially big band style, or those with a soloist and a few rhythm insruments, i.e. sax, bass, trapset etc.

  • @LeJohnOfficial
    @LeJohnOfficial Před 4 lety +175

    can you react to charlie puth's music? His music has a lot of jazz elements.

    • @equaius893
      @equaius893 Před 4 lety +52

      _adds a 9th_
      J A Z Z

    • @disfibulator
      @disfibulator Před 4 lety +51

      Did you know he has perfect pitch?

    • @samschiang
      @samschiang Před 4 lety +51

      disfibulator maybe he should demonstrate his perfect pitch

    • @djswannyswan
      @djswannyswan Před 4 lety +3

      No doubt one of the best currently making music. Voicenotes is NEXT LEVEL

    • @PhilFoal
      @PhilFoal Před 4 lety +1

      Can you give examples? I'm not familiar with his music

  • @Sphynxs
    @Sphynxs Před 3 lety

    the fact you like the track - great. I am surrounded with classical and jazz musicians, and so many of them when they hear any pop track become snobbish, like, that's too easy... and sometimes that's the hardest thing in writing in any style of music today - writing a pop track that has real quality. bravo man!

  • @artemlyubchenko3022
    @artemlyubchenko3022 Před 4 lety +86

    React to "Future Nostalgia", it has some interesting jazz harmonies.

    • @dg0210
      @dg0210 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes especially the end of the song which gives me goosebumps all the time.

    • @sergiohernandez808
      @sergiohernandez808 Před 3 lety +2

      Actually I had some troubles with that bridge. Like they tried to make it sound strange on purpose but they didn't nailed it

    • @ly1.072
      @ly1.072 Před 3 lety +2

      I don’t know music theory but I love that bridge when the melody of the chorus doesn’t change but the Chords progression take another turn, it so Good and I wish I knew what’s happening there.

  • @Wellsie333
    @Wellsie333 Před 4 lety +13

    Honestly love the direction you are taking, in the same way a lot of mainstream music has become repetitive, there is so much talent within there for awesome licks and simply producing feel good music. Seems as though people with expert level music knowledge are so quick to dismiss that music purely for being mainstream so well done to you mate, a role model for others

  • @andresbenedetti9736
    @andresbenedetti9736 Před 4 lety +24

    Damn i didnt even watch it yet and already know its a BANGER

  • @torjelland8128
    @torjelland8128 Před 4 lety +1

    I love this attitude of loving music theory, but still appreciating pop music. I also love listening for more complex instruments and ideas behind the vocal-focused blur!

  • @giuliannamendez7016
    @giuliannamendez7016 Před 3 lety

    Watched this when I came out, I'm studying music theory in school this year and I'm watching now just a few months later and it makes so much more sense

  • @sailor6842
    @sailor6842 Před 4 lety +7

    charles im really happy you uploaded
    i really needed a pick me up after this week

  • @samh3305
    @samh3305 Před 4 lety +56

    It’d be interesting to see Charles take a look at slipknot or something heavy metal!

    • @isaacthecorncob
      @isaacthecorncob Před 4 lety +4

      @Victor Seraya Stop spamming

    • @vetlerradio
      @vetlerradio Před 4 lety +1

      @@isaacthecorncob Just report him, I'm gonna do it.

    • @sirsupesafro7637
      @sirsupesafro7637 Před 4 lety +1

      I recommend Mongolian Rock. Any of the songs by The Hu, more specifically.

  • @TheInfernape88
    @TheInfernape88 Před 4 lety +269

    Charles: *goes into heavy detail about the theory of the song*
    Me, a dumbass: hmmm yes yes I have no idea what he’s talking about.

    • @midhon
      @midhon Před 3 lety

      Imagine me that I don't speak english

  • @donvittoriosierra
    @donvittoriosierra Před 4 lety

    first video of yours that I saw. I love this video format. Nice!

  • @mrnobody0123
    @mrnobody0123 Před 4 lety +73

    do Jacob colliers arrangement of moon river. It’s a hecking masterpiece

    • @jaydenfraser572
      @jaydenfraser572 Před 4 lety +7

      i remember listening to that for the first time, putting in my headphones and just being swept away in his music. masterpiece is almost an understatement.

    • @katiekawaii
      @katiekawaii Před 4 lety +9

      I would love that, but for a completely different reason: because _I don't get it._ To me, it sounds soulless, more like a collection of musical flexes than a song. And I really want to know what I'm missing and, more importantly, how people who love it experience it (subjectively).

    • @BlakeGeometrio
      @BlakeGeometrio Před 4 lety +1

      @@katiekawaii Yes, someone else put it in words!

    • @mrnobody0123
      @mrnobody0123 Před 4 lety

      katie kawaii The best way to put it into words is watching the masterpiece of the Bee Movie for the first time

  • @yosuto
    @yosuto Před 4 lety +196

    Amazing video! And that is a fantastic tune

    • @iscar1327
      @iscar1327 Před 3 lety

      sube video

    • @neojackwastaken
      @neojackwastaken Před 3 lety +2

      HOLY, YOSUTOOO. :D rly diggin your vids man. especially high roller.

  • @allensheng3566
    @allensheng3566 Před 4 lety +6

    Stopped playing piano a few years ago, watching this guy for the first time kinda makes me wanna buy a piano again.

  • @kickbiker7920
    @kickbiker7920 Před 3 lety

    Great breakdown of a great song! A very illuminating clip!