Simple Music Theory Concepts EVERYONE Should Know
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2021
- In this episode I discuss simple music theory concepts everyone should know.
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I just want to say Thank You, Rick, for the outstanding teaching you do in all your videos. You peal back the curtain of mystery around music for all of us amateur musicians.
peel misspelled as peal is a marvelous mistake, since Rick's bells are loud and strong.
Rick I don't played any instruments but I love your channel!! I've always wanted to play the drums, when I was young I was one of those kids that banged on pots and pans with wooden spoons!! Just wanted tell you your totally awesome!! 😊🥁🤘✌️
Go buy yourself a drumset and take some lessons. And if you only have some fun... It was totally worth it.
@Paul A~ I like the way you think, thank you!! 😊🥁🤘✌️
@@laurawatters914 I'd suggest getting a djembe or something like that first. A lot cheaper, takes way less space and is a lot easier to transport.
@a fricken american~ yes I used the pans lids for cymbals, how about that!! I used to play for hours with the records I played. 😊🥁✌️
I learned how to play drums without drums. I didn't necessarily tap on stuff, either. I had been doing it in my head without realizing it from around 4th grade up til I finally got to play on a kit for the first time when I was 17. I could play full songs.
Have to share this:
A musician is walking down the beach, and he sees an old bottle covered in seaweed and muck. Wondering if it might be worth anything, he starts wiping it off, and a Genie with a guitar pops out. The Genie doesn't say a word, just starts playing G and Em, over and over - triads, inversions, open and barre chords, but just G and Em.
Frustrated, the musician complains "When I saw you, I thought you were going to grant me three wishes, but all I got was..."
Who can see it coming?
"...a Djinn and tonics!"
🤦🏽♀️ lmao!!!
Dude, I just love you so much.
I've been fumbling in the dark since 7th grade band class. Self taught on guitar and piano. College music theory was a review of Junior HS with chord inversions added. Useless. Not until CZcams did I start to grasp music theory 101 and not until your videos did I start to feel like I truly have an understanding of what I'm doing now.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for sharing your knowledge. ♥️
I know exactly how you feel.
@@africkinamerican the reason I started playing in the first place... 😁
@@africkinamerican you’re in the light compared to me being on the Autism spectrum and having to be fumbling in the dark for the other person, let alone with them.
This is some of the greatest stuff! So simply laid out, and very practical rather than just dry "Here are the rules, use them. Go home and practice."
Great story about the notes but I'm quite confident that you really got in a fist fight with somebody over Coldplay.
Which side of the Coldplay divide is he on?
@@barbermot He likes Coldplay. And yeah 😂 he prolly got into a fist fight
@@ashwinmartin355 I find it reassuring that even Rick has flaws. 😅
He's not Yellow...
@@gtartrek9453 Those puns - with the right therapy, Rick could fix you, ^oo^
He may not be able to feed his dog unscathed, but he sure nose a lot about music theory.
😂
Ughhh. Angry upvote! 😜
Dad, is it you?
@@WayneKitching No. We don't know where your father is unfortunately. But rest assured he was a good man who was just trying to feed his dog when he tragically perished on that fateful day.
@Ian L12 eye am glad.
I've always been able to play just by hearing the song. I can't read music. But this video makes so much more sense, and now I'll know what notes I'm playing & the chord!! Thank you Rick!
At my age I can distinguish between musical flavours, sweet, savory, rotten, etc. like food, if I can cook I can hear :)
Lol theory is more for other people.... It's so you can explain to them what you just did.
Where can I find an accurate and interesting pitch test? I don't have perfect pitch but I definitely have a strong synesthetic overlap between sound, colors, shapes, textures, etc. It would be interesting to learn more about this.
@@africkinamerican as a kid, yes. I could hear something once & deconstruct it on piano & play it. I took a 30 year break from piano; just started back up during Covid with a weighted 88 key Korg. It takes me longer now & a few more times. But actually, I just figured out "Foolish Games" by Jewel on the piano in about an hour. Lol-complicated answer. Mainly yes. Blessed that my Dad used to spend time with me as a kid & learning cords. But damn I need to practice reading music. Have an awesome day everyone!
@@StratsRUs exactly. Maybe I can't explain music theory like Rick Beato: but his explanation of major & minor keys and "7ths", etc, made me able to understand my way around my piano more & why things sound good together.
I've been working through your book and dinking around on a keyboard to hear stuff. I really need to thank you for the materials you have provided. Your presentation is fun and super clear..
I grew up in a "musical" household too... Except, my older brother was the "gifted" musicial genius while I was too "tone-deaf and stupid" to bother with.
At 60 years old, I am still working on reclaiming my life from the bull-stuff that was shoved on me as a youth. You're (almost) never too old to learn... But sometimes I think I'm too old to bother.
Love your channel.
Cheers!
"I grew up in a "musical" household too... Except, my older brother was the "gifted" musicial genius while I was too "tone-deaf and stupid" to bother with."
- Signed, Ahmet Zappa
You absolutely do not need to be a musical genius to be creative and write amazing things. 😊😊
I like how he keeps it Forrest Gump for self taught dummies like me but with the Beautiful Mind knowledge 😝
He's a good teacher... Not a compliment I often bestow.
never too old. Just started playing piano after a 30 year hiatus. I'm 40 now & getting right back into the groove. You got this!!
I find myself frequently in disbelief that this man just offers all this knowledge for free. Contagious passion man...
God bless you Rick.
Rick, I just wanted you to know you’re a great source of inspiration and breath of fresh air when it comes to the overall analogy of music and it’s compromises at times. Kudos to you and bless you for all your hard work you do.
Just bought your BB bundle - 60% off how could I not buy it? 😂 Great stuff, very complete. Cheers!
I heard a bootleg of a Nirvana show. The way Kurt Cobain sang along with his guitar was amazing. You just unpacked it: he was harmonizing with it, singing thirds. With lots of distortion and a chorus pedal.
It is nice that you mix advanced with beginner theory in the same vid since many people like myself bounce around on CZcams from beginner to advanced not knowing any better. This puts it in context for us and occasionally connects some dots. Thank you for what you do.
I can sit with my eyes closed and listen to your melancholy guitar playing techniques for hours and follow the sound as you move through the notes, simply resonating. I look forward to reading your book now that I have it.
This theory lesson for me has been the most helpful one you done so far.
Thank you.
I would love to see him do a critique on songs like Daily Doug.
thank you Beato. All of your videos are a real Master Class!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hey, Rick! I am a big fan and I am trying to expand my theory knowledge. I purchased your book, and I have to say that even though I went in with a pretty good grasp on basic/intermediate theory, it's a tough thing to just read and grasp. Your videos like this are very easy to wrap your head around... have you considered combining your book with the videos? To me, that would provide the ultimate learning experience... like being in your classroom... that's a course I would pay for...
I missed the live stream, but as I was watching the replay I had to stop the video, get up, walk around and just shake my head, thinking "man, this is f'n great stuff!" Really eye-opening. Love your vids, Rick!! I did purchase the Beato Book.
Rick, I’m a Beginner... I want to be a Bass player. I bought an 88 key Keyboard and I’m signing up for lessons.
I just bought your book to be printed out. Thank you for all your videos. I’m a CZcams subscriber.
We’ll, this was the video that crossed the threshold and got me to buy your book. I have always wanted to be able navigate through this nebula of sound… toyed with guitars and ukuleles… now trying to sing bass in a Byzantine choir… I think it’s time, and I am following your lead Rick. Here’s to your success!
Sold on the Beato Book. Bought the Bundle!
Thank you , Rick , for everything that you put out.
i like these theory classes even though i have a pretty good grasp of the basics its nice to review and come up with better creativity
Exactly why I'm here. It reinforces what I know, reminds me of what I've forgotten, teaches me something new, and answers the "why". Quality content.
Been a fan of your channel for a few years now Rick , you’ve convinced me to try out some of your books 👍🏽
Thank you so much for this Rick. Your videos are very helpful and inspiring ❤️
Thank you Rick...I love it when it all comes together and makes sense. You help me to listen and make sense of what I'm hearing. I wanna cry!!!
16:49 hit the spot... would like to hear the longer version
So useful--thank you!
Your channel taught me so much Rick. Now you give us this? I can't thank you enough Legend! 🙏😭
Too bad, just as I arrived the live video was done. Anyway, can't wait to see the next videos. Thank you for your hard work and sharing your experience with us !!!
You can rewind
@@Decoder2040 I was gonna say
Love your teachings!
I love your latest vids, you got me addicted to your stuff, thx Rick
your ear training course certainly is helping me. I learned a new Aurora single on guitar and am making an extremely heavy cover version of it and I did it in about 45 minutes or so on a song that was released yesterday.
Such a valuable lesson! Usually I translate my base note from Pad chord to Bass line but now I'm going to exclude this note from Pad and give Bass and Pad harmonize each other.
GREAT video, thank you!
Glad you are Rick covering.
Really a great practical lesson that opens things up even for the experienced musician.
Rick commented a little on harmonizing melody lines using the chord tones, avoiding fifth or eighth parallels. I would love to see that expanded in a video, also discussing the use of notes outside of the triad (the seventh, and which one, or droning a note not part of the chord, or walking through non-triad tones in a counterpoint line.
Just love how Rick "randomly" shreds like a demon! Love it
16:48 so beautiful, you gave me goosebumps.
Thank you for the course. Just awesome to listen to and learn
Reminds me of Exist by A7X
Rick, when I become a top selling musician, I will make sure you get a free pass to use any of my music you like without fear of de-monetization etc ; )
I second that all the way from South Africa
Same
Ok, What makes your offer so great?
Same, I'll would be on his podcast too.
@@raystargazer Really bruh?
The spread triad just made my day -- Fantastic!
Really informative lesson Rick, in particular the section on inversions. You hear so much modern music where the bass and guitar route notes are the same. Bands like Journey, Bryan Adam's to name two, are good examples. This can also really make lead lines so much more melodic! Keep up the great teaching Cheers, Stephen. (Scotland)
I think I need to save this video, learn more about the basics of music theory then come back and watch again. I find myself very lost while trying to keep up. It may be that I’m not familiar with some of the definitions, that i need to learn more of the basics first, or both.. Love your content, I’ve been watching a ton of your videos, I find them very informative. Just need to figure out what order to watch them in to get the most out of them..
Been following your channel since 100k subs. The knowledge you teach on here is invaluable. Thank you so much, Rick!
Thank you. Good stuff!
from amusing myself with your material I am actually gaining in hope that I can carry a tune when I sing
Best content on the internet!
Thank you Rick!
Just got the bundle and ready to rock n roll! (Or jazz, classical and all the rest!) Love your stuff!!
Such an amazing teacher. Thank you.
Wishing you a speedy rickovery! 😁
Love the set!
Oh God just hearing his story about singing happy birthday made me crack up. While everyone just kind of awkwardly sing happy birthday he's worried about harmonizing with them
When my family sings happy birthday, it is always in 13 part harmony... Now I know why!
I have a wife, a son, & 3 daughters & our rule for singing Happy Birthday was, you could not sing the same note as anyone else. When it was good, it was occasionally completely excellent, but when it was bad,…
HAHA!
@@jazdumoz Would you describe the harmony as: (1) good (2) bad (3) strange and interesting (4) incomprehensible?
@@simonmultiverse6349 At different times, all of the above.
Rick, you're the best. Thank you for everything you've been doing for us.
Hope your nose heal soon.
Regards from Brazil!
and love from the Bay Area in California
Loving the new series. :) Back to Basics :)
This stuff is so good Rick, wish I had this stuff 10-15 yrs ago when I was young and starting a band. Out of the game now, but still love learning. Would love to sea a breakdown of what makes a sea shanty or a gospel song. ❤️
Yes! More music theory, thank you so much!!!
Really good video. You usually lose me when you get onto melodic minors, but thankfully you steered clear of those. I do need to start playing those spread triads …
(14:15) When I sing Happy Birthday a third above, everyone (except musicians) will follow and go up a third very slowly - and painfully. I've stopped doing that.
Hahaha it's just chromatic modulation
Wow. I never heard about music basics like that ever before.. Great!!
Wonderful exposition of some of the rudiments of music
Made me laugh when talking about you dont want a boring happy birthday song ..it gotta have harmonies maaan 😂 This video might be basic info to some, but this is incredibly helpfull to me, so thank you Rick! Ps. Kurt would not allow this video to get demonitized i think 😉👍
Just ordered the book bundle. THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! I can’t wait to get started. People are gonna say “man this guy nose so much”
Excellent and essential theory. Fundamentals create the vital framework 👍
Perfect start, Rick! Failing at jugeling makes you even more credible at music theory :-)
I love this kind of videos from Rick, but i think that when it comes to melody writing he already spoke a lot about intervals and harmony. Actually, those things are basically fundamental to write good melodies but also rhythm makes half of the other job. To me, writing melodies has always been a challenge and specially my rhythm is not so sharp and i would love to have more of those videos talking about syncopation and rhythm patterns specially from someone like Rick.
Big respect to you Rick!
Hey everyone, just purchased the beato book. Been eyeing it for awhile. finally pulled the trigger and am eager to jump into the material . I like Ricks teaching. here goes. I got my crash helmet and seatbelt on. . ha ha
Great lesson as usual
One of my things when playing bass in an improv situation is hitting a minor third if the guitarist is doing minor pentatonic or blues scale. At the same time a major sixth has some merit. One thing I have used lately is a combination of the "Joe Dart" scale and the blues scale together. One gets 1, 2 ( dom 9, not a b9 or -2) -3(as blue note), 3, 4 (as 11 or leading tone) , b5 (as b11 or leading tone) ) , 5, 6, -7 (or dom 7) as options in blues. Listening for when to use which is gigging and listening.
Nice catch!
I learn more when Rick is fired up!
Best lesson thus far, for my limited knowledge
4:53 damn that sounded so cool when he hit that note
On the topic of dynamic chordal orchestration I would highly recommend you examine the early albums of Nik Kershaw. This was a core of his arranging but being the brilliant pop songsmith he is you didn't always notice it unless you paid attention to it... Then there are some deep cuts where it's obvious but what should be discordant seems to work like a charm.
This is great.
Rick: Parallel 5ths don't sound good.
Iron Man: Nobody wants me...they just turn their heads.
This was supposed to be one of them...what are they called..."jokes"
When you are playing the non chord notes, it would be great if you showed those notes on the keyboard to reinforce the relationships. I know this would require editing or a great musician to mirror you. I already bought your course, I am thankful for your musical insights and expertise. I am a songwriter.
Hawaiian steel guitar music uses a lot of 6ths in the harmony, and it sounds great. Western Swing also.
I’m talking about harmonizing the 6th. Yes it appears in Chords typically from music of the 40s and 50s.
I just wanted to ask you if you would like to do a video about one of my favourite artists, Brendan Perry, maybe in a "what makes this song great" episode. He got famous with the strange but beautiful band DEAD CAN DANCE, but is also a great solo artist. He didn't release that much solo stuff until now because he reunited with his old band, but his three solo albums are each one of the greatest musical efforts for me. He went to country, singer songwriter-ish stuff, then touched synth wave and now released recently an album that presents traditional greek bouzouki songs which he translated into english.
And your videos are fun to watch but also helpfull and full of great facts and interesting things to know!
Great episode, Rick! ;-)
Outstanding.
Love it!
Lydian and Dorian😍 Love your stuff!!! Cheers🇸🇪💙
He said, ''very simple'' re harmonies and what notes to sing/play. I have music theory books that have never mentioned this. The make up of chords is always covered in most books, But little bits of information like the above can make a huge difference to your playing/songwriting.
Hey Rick could you do a Boston lesson
I’d love to hear Higher Power, how it’s played and how to get the tone
Cheers
Scott
I bought your book, not so much because I'm going to intently study it, but more to support you and what you do. :)
What a great music teacher.
This. Is. So. Good. ❤
I'm wondering, have you ever done an analysis of sport intros like the NFL and imsa, to understand why they're so good at hyping up the event during at the beginning? Like musically, what makes them so interesting?
9:10 Tuning with harmonics...didn't realize that was an old school thing. That's how I've always done it. lol
At about 19:40, those non-chord tones you play are straight up Eric Johnson, specifically Cliffs of Dover. Somebody mentioned him a bit earlier in the chat, and then when you were playing it, somebody said it reminded them of Satch, but I think they were thinking of EJ.
Damn that rick did it again! Great content
I grew up on a farm and taught myself guitar, by ear, when I was a kid. I discovered Jazz as a teen and really got stuck into it then. Only, I never disciplined myself to sit down and actually study theory. I do chord inversions, without really knowing what I'm doing, haha. I think some people who develop an ear for playing music are cursed in a way. It's handy when you can jump up and play live, without a chart because you can anticipate where the song is going next but that doesn't always cut it. I think I just need to sit down, discipline myself and learn the theory. Any advice, my man?
I am exactly the same way. It's been 22 years.
Love your channel Rick, am not getting enough sleep on a regular basis because of it. I do want to say that I have heard you say a number of times that Kurt didn't know what he was playing, he just had a good ear, or that he was just intuitive, but I would like to respectfully disagree. I think he knew exactly what he was doing and thought about music alot. It's probably because the image that he created, even though he was like anti-image, influences your opinion on this, which means in a way that he was successful at coming across the way he wanted to. I'm not like a die hard fan of his or anything, but don't you wish that someone would come along again like him who when you hear them for the first time you are like, wow, what was that ? Keep up the good work my friend.
Impressive as ever.
Thank you
I’d love to see you chat with Randy Bachman or Burton Cummings about song writing
Great video, thank you so much for showing the basics. I went to a music school and they didn't teach us that. Greetings from Germany