A Brief Analysis of Bohemian Rhapsody

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  • čas přidán 4. 02. 2019
  • I pick apart the amazing key changes, chords progressions, line clichés, chromaticism and more that make Queen's magnificent Bohemian Rhapsody.
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    Sources:
    Brian May looking at the stems for Bohemian Rhapsody: • Inside The Rhapsody (B...
    INSIDER on Bohemian Rhapsody: • Why 'Bohemian Rhapsody...
    Interview with Freddie: • Video
    Interview with Queen: • Video
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  • @MattCraftDotDerp
    @MattCraftDotDerp Před 5 lety +3335

    19:12 "The last note breaks free."
    But did it _want_ to break free?

  • @ambermullins64
    @ambermullins64 Před 5 lety +3538

    If this is a brief analysis, I can’t even imagine what an in depth one would be

    • @jonnyp1340
      @jonnyp1340 Před 5 lety +119

      The truth is this looks at what happens and mainly in the harmony. Imagine if we looked at what everything they did meant aswell as all the things they did

    • @recordman555
      @recordman555 Před 5 lety +113

      Oh, trust me, even a bachelor's degree-level of music theory, involving the chord analysis of this song, would make you question your love of music.

    • @zGrego
      @zGrego Před 5 lety +43

      I study music at the university, currently passing my master degree and this analysis would give me headache (to be fair, I’m not that good at this). But when we have to analyse a part of a song (could be from middle-age to contemporary music), we usually have 4 hours

    • @seangriffiths8036
      @seangriffiths8036 Před 5 lety +48

      Bricky C what’s amazing is that Freddie Mercury did all of this instinctually without in depth music study.

    • @bartonone2005
      @bartonone2005 Před 5 lety +56

      @@seangriffiths8036 That's because most composers probably do not write music solely from a theoretical standpoint. The analysis comes later. Brian Wilson put it very well this way: "music comes from the heart." He said the music seems to come through him unconsciously. I've been lucky enough to experience that too. It's like the songs are channeled or they write themselves. The theory may come in later when a song is polished but some songs are "born" whole and fully formed.

  • @samrowsell9519
    @samrowsell9519 Před 4 lety +2343

    What key is Bohemian Rhapsody in?
    Freddie Mercury: yes.

    • @perorin615
      @perorin615 Před 4 lety +34

      cringe

    • @bobsmith-ov3kn
      @bobsmith-ov3kn Před 4 lety +50

      1st section: Bb, and then Eb 2nd section: Starts in A, goes back to Eb, goes to F# for a sec, back to Eb, Final Section starts in Eb mixolydian(or Bb), and finally ends definitively in Eb

    • @Musicman1506_
      @Musicman1506_ Před 4 lety +21

      So that would make it Jazz

    • @damsapollo
      @damsapollo Před 4 lety +7

      @@Musicman1506_ Maybe? But this song isn't only a rock song either.

    • @caleblarsen5490
      @caleblarsen5490 Před 4 lety +15

      @@damsapollo the fact that it isn't really a rock or jazz song makes it about as rock and roll as it gets. Subverting expectations, one legend at a time.

  • @patrickahearne8770
    @patrickahearne8770 Před 5 lety +2543

    I truly wish I understood what any of what you said means.

    • @theyellowentity9668
      @theyellowentity9668 Před 5 lety +218

      Lmao my superior basic music theory knowledge grants me access to sort of not really understanding what he said

    • @michaelthem3
      @michaelthem3 Před 5 lety +48

      Start reading about musical theory, and if you're already a musician, play the song a few times and analyze what happens in it. You'll find this analysis pretty accurate.

    • @Managlyph
      @Managlyph Před 5 lety +66

      Me hardly understanding this video really makes me want to learn music theory.

    • @bethanw7729
      @bethanw7729 Před 5 lety +6

      Patrick Ahearne same and I’m supposed to be doing gcse music

    • @spheyuh
      @spheyuh Před 5 lety +3

      @@theyellowentity9668 mood

  • @kingofthenerds7925
    @kingofthenerds7925 Před 4 lety +406

    Freddy Mercury jumping from one key to another in Bohemian Rhapsody: *Parkour!*

    • @melodie-allynbenezra8956
      @melodie-allynbenezra8956 Před 4 lety +10

      This made me giggle!

    • @BigHenFor
      @BigHenFor Před 3 lety +21

      Musical parkour is a brilliant description what this song does. But Freddie put the work in beforehand as he had musical training in voice and piano. He loved opera but, he had pop and rock sensibilities too. Genius.

    • @AngryTaurus007
      @AngryTaurus007 Před 3 lety +2

      @@BigHenFor Good say!

  • @ClearTheRubble7
    @ClearTheRubble7 Před 5 lety +910

    I've always loved this song on a visceral level, but seeing and hearing this analysis now makes me think of it as a jaw-dropping work of genius. ...

    • @brasschick4214
      @brasschick4214 Před 5 lety +1

      Totally agree.

    • @carlgustov7728
      @carlgustov7728 Před 5 lety +34

      This song unlike any other has hit the charts now on 3 occasions, initial release, Wayne's World and now the movie. Factor in Freddie's vocals and this little tidbit of information; artists who have covered this and other Queen tracks cannot produce the same results, they can't hit the notes the way Freddie did. It's time for Stairway to heaven to move aside, there's a new old number 1 song of all time,; Bohemian Rhapsody.

    • @paullogan5240
      @paullogan5240 Před 5 lety

      @@carlgustov7728 sorry Carl as much as I love BR STH isn't going anywhere. It got there first nothing will ever change that!

    • @jamesslick4790
      @jamesslick4790 Před 5 lety +3

      @@carlgustov7728 I am a HUGE Led Zeppelin fan. I'm going to admit 1 thing: "Stairway" is not my favorite Zep tune. (I see the pichforks coming"). "Since I've Been Loving You","Tea For One", "How Many More Times","Ten Years Gone"and more deserved more airplay then they got. "Stairway" was burned out by overplay.

    • @geneticemo
      @geneticemo Před 4 lety

      @@carlgustov7728 naw, sff has to take the cake

  • @FrettieFingers
    @FrettieFingers Před 5 lety +729

    Creative people create. The rest of us try to figure it out.

  • @jhonlawrencebulosan741
    @jhonlawrencebulosan741 Před 5 lety +423

    "We are slowly modulating to Eb..."
    Me: Freddie you clever girl

  • @gpeddino
    @gpeddino Před 5 lety +726

    The part with the final note (“...blows”) breaking free from the motif gave me goosebumps. Awesome analysis.

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  Před 5 lety +62

      That bit has always given me goosebumps! Glad I got my point across 🙂

    • @roverwaters3875
      @roverwaters3875 Před 4 lety +5

      Bohemian Rhapsody guitar solo was written by Brian May

    • @Sileithel
      @Sileithel Před 4 lety +3

      Same!! When he said that the note breaks free I just listened to it and suddenly I had tears in my eyes.

    • @michaelmyersfan1001
      @michaelmyersfan1001 Před 4 lety

      Rover Waters It wasn’t, it was written by Freddie. Brian May has said this himself. Bohemian Rhapsody was done entirely by Freddie Mercury

    • @Ben-el8cr
      @Ben-el8cr Před 4 lety +1

      @@DavidBennettPiano Really awesome analysis. Understanding these songs make them even more enjoyable. How can one access those multitracks you worked with?

  • @hyalinamusic18
    @hyalinamusic18 Před 5 lety +649

    16:11 so even legends have voice cracks lol
    Easily the best voice crack I've ever heard!

    • @pepijndeputter8892
      @pepijndeputter8892 Před 5 lety +28

      How dare he show the flaws of Freddie, doesn't he know he's the one and only god?

    • @russzimmer5263
      @russzimmer5263 Před 5 lety +33

      Yes, but when put back in the mix with the other track(s) on the same note, the 'crack' is hidden - effectively on the cutting room floor.

    • @FernieCanto
      @FernieCanto Před 5 lety +89

      His voice didn't crack. He just invented Björk.

    • @divisix024
      @divisix024 Před 5 lety +18

      @@pepijndeputter8892 It's not just the flaws of Freddie, it's the pain of Freddie.

    • @ZENOBlAmusic
      @ZENOBlAmusic Před 5 lety +44

      He recorded it like that on purpose to give those verses more power. Brian May has discussed it before.

  • @VictorKholod
    @VictorKholod Před 5 lety +136

    Literally shed a tear when that bohemian motif resolved. Thank you.

  • @ThePi314Man
    @ThePi314Man Před 5 lety +158

    20 minutes
    "Brief"
    That's Queen for ya

    • @curotar
      @curotar Před 4 lety

      What about 40 minutes?
      czcams.com/video/77HwUMh13dM/video.html

    • @SalvatoriusMyspace
      @SalvatoriusMyspace Před 4 lety +5

      what did you expect 6 minutes? 1 minute per minute? that s the length of the song alone!

    • @lukeedwardpanganiban7891
      @lukeedwardpanganiban7891 Před 3 lety

      @@SalvatoriusMyspace I expected about 10-15 mins.

  • @shtefozoid1384
    @shtefozoid1384 Před 5 lety +337

    Never stop doing what you're doing

  • @juseg7782
    @juseg7782 Před 5 lety +494

    Man I don't think I've ever seen someone who can mix music theory and musicology better than u do

    • @dawson64iscool
      @dawson64iscool Před 5 lety +2

      Ju Seg music theory and musicology are one in the same

    • @juseg7782
      @juseg7782 Před 5 lety +17

      In this one, yeah, but there's a bunch of videos in which he speaks about the historical side of a song or its influence (what i meant by musicology), and then he gets more into the analysis of tonalities, chords, modes etc... (what i meant by music theory) !

    • @zGrego
      @zGrego Před 5 lety +16

      Dawson Skinner Well, I’m currently passing my master degree in musicology and I can tell you one thing : musicology and music theory are two differents things

    • @sun4502
      @sun4502 Před 5 lety +6

      @@zGrego Whats the difference ?

    • @citizenbxtr883
      @citizenbxtr883 Před 5 lety +22

      @@sun4502 music theory is the math and mechanics of notes, harmony, rhythm etc... Musicology is the historic, cultural and contextual analysis of music making.

  • @kailastnam9793
    @kailastnam9793 Před 3 lety +49

    I just realized that this song loosely matches the 5 stages of grief.

    • @Oakeybloke
      @Oakeybloke Před 7 měsíci +3

      That's a pretty cool observation 🙂

  • @jamesmilton8765
    @jamesmilton8765 Před 4 lety +198

    From the first time I ever heard it, it was obvious that this was a very complicated operatic rock song, but now I have seen it broken down in this way, it seems clear to me that not only was Freddy a great songwriter and a great showman, he was truly a musical GENIUS, and maybe because this song was written and performed by a rock group - Queen, that nobody realized that Freddy Mercury actually belongs up there with all the Masters, such as Beethoven and Brahms. This is really truly amazing stuff! BTW, I am in no way minimizing what the rest of the band did. All of them are brilliant musicians, without which this could not have been created.

    • @davidsands9278
      @davidsands9278 Před 3 lety

      damned right

    • @ZENOBlAmusic
      @ZENOBlAmusic Před 3 lety +6

      You are correct, all of Freddie's song are quite complex, even the songs that sounds simple.

    • @thetman1097
      @thetman1097 Před 2 lety +1

      Queen isn’t a rock band

    • @guyinagame4793
      @guyinagame4793 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, gotta appreciate Brian may, the shit he wrote for guitar was so perfect

  • @LouisSerieusement
    @LouisSerieusement Před 5 lety +525

    I'm pretty sure your analysis totally nailed it, all of this makes perfect sens !!

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  Před 5 lety +71

      Thank you! I spent so long on this video that I was going mad! I'm glad you like it. A true testament to how good Bohemian Rhapsody really is is that, even after listening to it hundreds of times to write and edit this video, I only found myself more and more impressed and amazed at what a wonderful and beautiful song it is!
      Also.... thank GOD this wasn't taken down for copyright!

    • @LouisSerieusement
      @LouisSerieusement Před 5 lety +13

      @@DavidBennettPiano I hope it will stay on the internet indeed ! That's one of the best composition ever, so clever and musical at the same time ! I really like how they used functionnal harmony, usually I hate cadences but here they are put at good use ! Very cool vidéo also, the editing and fades between your voice and the music are just perfect

    • @MattCraftDotDerp
      @MattCraftDotDerp Před 5 lety +19

      @@DavidBennettPiano You were going mad? Perhaps you were going _slightly_ mad?

    • @itsjustmylo7283
      @itsjustmylo7283 Před 5 lety +2

      I lost track at 2:30

    • @dkevans
      @dkevans Před 5 lety +2

      @@DavidBennettPiano where did you get the stems from?

  • @vargapatrik2967
    @vargapatrik2967 Před 5 lety +386

    Man, if you keep on making videos of this high quality, you can expect this channel to blow up in the near future. Came for the Radiohead stuff, but I'm here to stay. Awesome work!

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  Před 5 lety +22

      Thank you so much for the support! I would have burnt out already if it wasn't for all you wonderful subscribers!

    • @99xara99
      @99xara99 Před 5 lety +2

      Agree the quality is top! But can it blow up, I mean how many people know music theory that well and are interested in it? 😂 I just wrote my high school finals in music (year 13 here) and I'm struggling to understand everything with the chords and so on 😁

    • @MartinJohnZ
      @MartinJohnZ Před 5 lety +7

      Not sure if it'll blow up, it's pretty heavy on the music theory which makes it suitable just for a niche market. Nonetheless, it is very high quality content indeed.

    • @goldacunit9464
      @goldacunit9464 Před 5 lety +1

      Omg he has Radiohead stuff!?! I gotta watch that next. This was incredible

  • @hettiesbass1680
    @hettiesbass1680 Před 5 lety +189

    It’s a bloody masterpiece darling

  • @JohnSmith-nz4bn
    @JohnSmith-nz4bn Před 4 lety +36

    All people who understand music: Yes, yes, hmmm, ahhh, agree.
    Me: The f*ck is he talking about?!?
    My favourite song in the world and I love watching things like this.
    Just increases my appreciation for Freddie's brilliance! Even if I know idea what's going on.

  • @SamStormsKBD
    @SamStormsKBD Před 4 lety +53

    17:54 "ending with the most melancholic of chords: the minor version of the fourth chord" guess I've never seen a better definition to my beloved chord ♥️
    Magnific analysis. I admire this song even more now

  • @weronika8963
    @weronika8963 Před 5 lety +283

    is anyone else just here because they like bohemian rhapsody
    like i have no idea what he’s talking about but i still watched it lmao 😂😂

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  Před 4 lety +22

      guccigucci 78 🎹🎹🎹👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

    • @weronika8963
      @weronika8963 Před 4 lety +3

      :)

    • @MegaLol232
      @MegaLol232 Před 4 lety +5

      In music school, these kind of videos are very helpful for me

    • @RipleySawzen
      @RipleySawzen Před 4 lety +16

      Everything he said could have been complete bullshit and we'd have nary a clue

    • @pamplemoo
      @pamplemoo Před 4 lety +2

      I'm here for both lol

  • @Bisqwit
    @Bisqwit Před 5 lety +97

    I love this type of analysis. Was a bit hard to understand at times though, because I don’t have background in theoretical music!

    • @daoyang223
      @daoyang223 Před 2 lety +2

      but I have a theoretical degree in music!

  • @niamhkelly6859
    @niamhkelly6859 Před 2 lety +10

    I know bohemian Rhapsody so well the chord progressions feel so natural, this analysis makes me realise how truly genius it is

  • @bonesmadeofjelly
    @bonesmadeofjelly Před 4 lety +78

    I’ve never really been a music person. I don’t play any instruments and I can’t read sheet music, but I will say I listen to music a lot. I’m really grateful for your channel and content. You explain music in a very digestive manner and I’m able to learn things about songs that give me a greater sense of wonder and amazement. I would’ve never understood the musical crazy genius of Freddy Mercury without seeing this video. Thanks for helping us non-music people out by explaining the musical frameworks and artistic composition of music in an way that’s easy to understand. Love your content and I can’t wait to see what musical greatness is in store for you! You’d be a great musical professor! :)

    • @Archangel_Michaels
      @Archangel_Michaels Před rokem +2

      I think that it's really cool that even though you don't play an instrument or whatever, you still enjoy watching videos like this ! I'm a music teacher/performer and if it wasn't for people such as yourself us musicians and teachers would be out of work. Thank you for your pursuit of your love of music ! I'll be producing some educational videos on my own channel soon, reading what you wrote here is inspiring, thank you ! Archangel
      Michael

  • @Jcp108
    @Jcp108 Před 5 lety +42

    I think that Freddy did the chord progressions not understanding what musically was being created , I think he just played what felt right ,to his genius ear , this song goes through so many keys , I think this is why it does go through so many keys , sometimes you just have to trust in your ear and not music theory when creating a ding , let someone else figure out all the music theory

    • @allanlolly6828
      @allanlolly6828 Před 3 lety +1

      If that were true there would not be sheet music.

    • @misguided_ghost
      @misguided_ghost Před 3 lety +4

      @@allanlolly6828 other people could write the sheet music or freddie mercury could have written it after composing the song

  • @michaelfletcher1151
    @michaelfletcher1151 Před 5 lety +45

    This is the most underrated video ever

  • @daved9665
    @daved9665 Před 5 lety +34

    Just, WOW, is all I can say. The most concise and clear breakdown which really shows why this song stands the test of time. Thanks, really.

  • @scartissue121
    @scartissue121 Před 5 lety +12

    Its equally as impressive that Mercurys lyrics blend perfectly to what is going on in the music. Eg the 'easy come easy go, little high little low' matches the music beautifully. The song is full of it front to back, and it really allows the chords and melodies to sing 100 times louder than they would without the lyrics.
    Thanks again for another great video

  • @hyalinamusic18
    @hyalinamusic18 Před 5 lety +57

    14:38 How dare you interrupt my eminent head banging!
    But on another note, great analysis! Looking forward to learning everything about this song. I've already analyzed the heck out of the lyrics, but great job with this musical analysis!

    • @evank3718
      @evank3718 Před 5 lety +1

      Don’t worry there’s 14:43

    • @emdiar6588
      @emdiar6588 Před 4 lety

      Is your headbanging really eminent? Are you an award winning air guitarist whose headbanging is admired by all, or did you mean 'imminent'?

    • @sourgrapesandparmesaninact2566
      @sourgrapesandparmesaninact2566 Před 4 lety +1

      @@emdiar6588 mine is Eminem

    • @AJEDDY97
      @AJEDDY97 Před 4 lety +1

      Good to know I wasn't the only one that felt it.

    • @themaggattack
      @themaggattack Před 4 lety +1

      @@sourgrapesandparmesaninact2566 mine is remnant.
      From the days of yor.

  • @treasurehollis8040
    @treasurehollis8040 Před 5 lety +7

    I have no idea what any of this means but it’s so beautiful the way he breaks it down so seamlessly, it makes me appreciate this song and music even more.

  • @landokhan
    @landokhan Před 5 lety +25

    I’m so glad I found your channel. You are absolutely brilliant!

  • @jamesdeanhernandez7864
    @jamesdeanhernandez7864 Před 5 lety +6

    Wow i finished the video! eventhough i didnt understand it.

  • @raz7590
    @raz7590 Před 5 lety +28

    I had no idea the song even has a key change its so smooth i never even tried to analyze it. And i agree, the last part is the most amazing especially the little details

  • @altareggo
    @altareggo Před 4 lety +13

    I think you're missing something vitally important here: many of those "functional" chords has at least one extra note in it, transforming it into something special and delightful!! Take for example the "F7" which starts bar 9 (at the middle of 4:12)... it is NOT just a plain old F7 chord - there is an extra note there that i can't pinpoint, which makes it more mystical than just a bargain-basement F7 - YET, it still functions in that role even though technically its something different. I call this GENIUS!!! Freddy Mercury was sooo gifted in so many ways - one of them being that he could take the ordinary and make it special, almost effortlessly.

  • @tomchristie3199
    @tomchristie3199 Před 5 lety +6

    Everyone who hasn't listened to the instrumental tracking session for Bohemian Rhapsody needs to do so. Just Freddie on piano, John on bass and Roger on drums, without the vocals as a reference point for all the weird rhythmic emphases in the operatic section, and all the uneven stopping and starting. Really a credit to John and Roger as players in addition to Freddie as a composer.

  • @sarahkesseler7561
    @sarahkesseler7561 Před 4 lety +7

    I’ve taken multiple music theory college courses and my brain still hurts from this

  • @BrianaLynn7
    @BrianaLynn7 Před 4 lety +143

    Me, an idiot: what is perfect cadence?
    Why am I watching this? lol

    • @JesusMartinez-jj4nz
      @JesusMartinez-jj4nz Před 4 lety +4

      BrianaLynn7 it’s ok. He doesn’t know what a perfect cadence is either.

    • @schaerfentiefe1967
      @schaerfentiefe1967 Před 4 lety +10

      V -> I

    • @pamplemoo
      @pamplemoo Před 4 lety +3

      @@schaerfentiefe1967 exactly!

    • @pinkration
      @pinkration Před 4 lety +1

      v to i

    • @BreakMyViolinHeart
      @BreakMyViolinHeart Před 4 lety +20

      A key contains a collection of notes. Each of those notes have a chord based upon them, and we typically refer to them using roman numerals. So in the key of C for example, C would be I, D would be ii, E would be iii, and so on. Well a perfect cadence is the V chord (known as the dominant) resolving to a I chord (the tonic). I don't know that this explanation will help at all, if you don't know music theory it probably won't, but I tried. xD

  • @bluejaysbaseball
    @bluejaysbaseball Před 4 lety +81

    How about a breakdown of The March Of The Black Queen, it’s lesser known, but I think it’s even more deserving of a breakdown than Bohemian Rhapsody!

    • @Piotr_Szyba
      @Piotr_Szyba Před 4 lety +1

      Yes, this one is nice as well. Did you ever think it's a BDSM song? 😁

    • @realmrjangoon
      @realmrjangoon Před 4 lety +3

      It really has a lot of weird polyrythms going on

    • @lollipop_0987
      @lollipop_0987 Před 3 lety +3

      The Prophet's Song has a really good operatic sectioOOOoN

  • @andresdelgado8863
    @andresdelgado8863 Před 5 lety +2

    I've watched plenty of your videos as they show up on my recommended and i've enjoyed them all, but this one earned you a subscription. Excellent video.

  • @SpenceCo
    @SpenceCo Před 5 lety +37

    Honestly your channel needs so much more attention. Keep up the good work man, this stuff is amazing!

  • @composer7325
    @composer7325 Před 5 lety +3

    David,This is fantastic.Thank you for upload.

  • @larrygoodman453
    @larrygoodman453 Před 3 lety

    Dude, you're videos are brilliant. Thanks so much for sharing them with us!

  • @exaisle
    @exaisle Před 5 lety +3

    I've been playing this for years but your video gave it a completely new dimension for me...thank you!

  • @LouisSerieusement
    @LouisSerieusement Před 5 lety +67

    that was an incredibly interesting analysis !! even if it sounds weird to hear your special examples because we are so used to hear this song, they were in fact very informativ ! Thank you so much for your work, you definitely deserve more suscribers !! cheers from France :) Louis

  • @TheBishopsBane
    @TheBishopsBane Před 5 lety +3

    I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos, especially this one. It has given me an even greater appreciation of the song. Thank you!

  • @Farockt
    @Farockt Před 5 lety +5

    One of the best video I've seen since several month !

  • @edkaempf906
    @edkaempf906 Před 3 lety

    This is such a well-produced and truly thorough and clear video Conceiving, planning, making, and editing this video could not have been easy. I appreciate all of the hard work David put into this video and his others.

  • @jrosas24
    @jrosas24 Před 5 lety +3

    Amazing job David! I've always loved your videos because your explanations are very clear and concise. You've done it again with this complex piece of music. I have a feeling this video will blow up and help your channel grow, which is what it deserves! Cheers and keep it up!

  • @ShiftingDrifter
    @ShiftingDrifter Před 2 lety +7

    In an industry where songs come and go with great rapidity, most people in 1975 saw this as a novelty song that would eventually fizzle out and get buried under the weight of other modern compositions, but here we are in 2020 still talking about Bohemian Rhapsody!

  • @christophermartin7357
    @christophermartin7357 Před 5 lety +9

    Whoa, incredible analysis! This is always a song I wanted to pick apart musically myself, but never had the time. Thanks for all your hard work, keep it up!

  • @tristansmith1618
    @tristansmith1618 Před 5 lety +3

    Your channel is definitely my go-to for analysis of songs and learning theory. Absolutely class. Keep up the good work mate

  • @melodie-allynbenezra8956
    @melodie-allynbenezra8956 Před 4 lety +1

    This was amazing. Thank you for dissecting a song that I've loved for years and continue to love. And now that I know what's going on, I can appreciate it all the more.

  • @AxCYeR
    @AxCYeR Před 5 lety +4

    Masterpiece! Both this song and your video! Thanks a ton for that. It feels great understanding how this musical beauty works. Keep the good stuff comin!

  • @tadeuszfurykiewicz1987
    @tadeuszfurykiewicz1987 Před 5 lety +3

    Wow! It shows the greatness of this song and you did it as well as can be!
    Thanks for this, it helps young composers to find interesting ways of transmitting emotions into music

  • @Keith_Butcher
    @Keith_Butcher Před 4 lety +1

    Love David's videos. This one is tremendous. Giving this song the treatment it deserves. Keep up the good work.

  • @victorialee7191
    @victorialee7191 Před 5 lety +14

    your videos are RIDICULOUSLY good, i've enjoyed every single one of them!! (also the 'perfect cadence' font made me lol)

  • @Wayne_Robinson
    @Wayne_Robinson Před 5 lety +10

    I really appreciate this great analysis! Your "what if" alterations of chords to the common expected resolutions really show the impact of the chords used in the song. There are so many interesting things going on!

  • @kuhniumandreijc8892
    @kuhniumandreijc8892 Před 4 lety

    Never stop doing what you're doing
    I'm pretty sure your analysis totally nailed it, all of this makes perfect sens !!

  • @emcgon
    @emcgon Před 5 lety +4

    What a brilliant analysis. Makes me appreciate a great song even more. Thank you.

  • @crazy1234573
    @crazy1234573 Před 5 lety +3

    My God this is a wonderful break down of my FAVORITE SONG EVER!! I could hear 3 hours of an analysis of this song. Freddie is a Legend.

  • @jahbones1072
    @jahbones1072 Před 5 lety +10

    Yesss, I've been waiting for something Queen-related from you!

  • @DonyaLane
    @DonyaLane Před 4 lety

    Well done, David! You have great content on your channel. You're a wise musician beyond your years, and it restores my faith in the next generation of musicians when I watch your vids.

  • @bobsykes
    @bobsykes Před 3 lety

    I'm catching up on your older videos since I discovered your channel, and this one is amazing!

  • @chinomghi
    @chinomghi Před 5 lety +2

    Bohemian rhapsody it's storytelling at it finest, and your analisys went absolutely great! Cheers from Argentina, keep it up!

  • @jamiefelton11
    @jamiefelton11 Před 5 lety +5

    This was awesome to watch! I've arranged 'Boh Rap' for 12 guitars recently and it's an absolute joy to see Freddie's genius real close up! Great great video! Thank you

  • @ricopetrocelli1939
    @ricopetrocelli1939 Před 3 lety

    David your explanation of the chords and notes in your videos are terrific. I love not only seeing but also hearing the notes and chords. It has helped me become a better musician. You are a gifted young man. Thank you.

  • @_FearNoEvil
    @_FearNoEvil Před 4 lety +3

    You are very intelligent and I enjoyed watching your dissection of one of my favorite songs. You did not let your musical knowledge take away the passion and love that this song is. Good job.

  • @mikew9999
    @mikew9999 Před 3 lety +9

    You've done a wonderful job of opening up this song and showing us into Freddie's brain. I have studied some basic music theory, so I get what you are saying, and it is fascinating.

  • @tim89131
    @tim89131 Před 4 lety +8

    Nice breakdown. Reminds me of chord structures that ELO used a lot. Would love to have you breakdown an ELO song. Thanks again for your thoughtful insight on pop music.

  • @darleenhampson3822
    @darleenhampson3822 Před rokem

    I haven't analyzed anything since college (1976) but you are so clear and precise (and my understanding of chord progressions in Musical Theater scores since then) I was able to airplay your chords as you highlighted them and WOW! Thank you for the work/time you spent on this... Amazing!

  • @bluaska
    @bluaska Před 2 lety +1

    This is absolutely BRILLIANT! Your analysis is superb and I can't believe the amount of time and effort it must have taken to do this "song" justice the way you did. Curiously, the song's chromatic ambiguity and riches seems to be a fitting musical portrait of Freddy as a person, including the mix of styles, genres and meters. Your analysis blew me away. Thank you!

  • @GeoffreyGentryMusic
    @GeoffreyGentryMusic Před 5 lety +3

    Really well done, as always! I can't wait for this video to blow up.

  • @Foodgeek
    @Foodgeek Před 5 lety +3

    An amazing piece of music and a great analysis. Thank you :D

  • @SonnySkye
    @SonnySkye Před 4 lety +1

    Well done. Had to watch this a few times. Loved it so much.

  • @NataliaSturgill
    @NataliaSturgill Před 3 lety

    watched this to help me write an essay about the song, gave me so much information that i needed. thank you!

  • @liamwickins9450
    @liamwickins9450 Před 5 lety +4

    Loved your analysis. Thanks for sharing.

  • @isabelnat1683
    @isabelnat1683 Před 4 lety +3

    I feel like all you where doing was drooling over how amazing this song is
    I loved this video
    always love how passionate you sound when you talk about music

  • @marloc2019
    @marloc2019 Před 5 lety +1

    You (and this video of course) are the reason why youtube makes sense.
    Epic job!
    Thanks a million

  • @enricobocchio5539
    @enricobocchio5539 Před 3 lety

    Wow, grate job David, I loved this analysis!

  • @yufuyoshimura5426
    @yufuyoshimura5426 Před 5 lety +4

    These videos definitly help me to understand music theory. Thanks!

  • @eduardoalvarez404
    @eduardoalvarez404 Před 5 lety +3

    I just love it! You are great, man! Thank you so much!

  • @jonathanbrett-warren2031
    @jonathanbrett-warren2031 Před 5 lety +1

    This is totally awesome! I studied piano to grade 5 and managed to follow along with this. Such a great analysis and really explains why Bohemian Rhapsody is such an incredibly intricate piece of songwriting, that manages to connect to every listener. Well done that man!

  • @MikeyLPSessions
    @MikeyLPSessions Před 2 lety

    dude!! been digging your work lately, this is really amazing stuff and such important analysis. Thankyou. I'm playing bass in a Queen Tribute currently and you really helped to clarify a few ideas that I hadn't thought of such as the Bohemian Motif, Plagal Cadence, Melacholic Minor 4's. Great job!

  • @randigerber1926
    @randigerber1926 Před 4 lety +3

    Your understanding is “off the charts,” but what also impresses me are the video aspects you employ: separating aural sections, showing the written score, etc.
    So impressive. And, I imagine, exhausting for you.
    Greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!
    (This is eye-opening and mind-expanding!)

  • @youi1253
    @youi1253 Před 5 lety +4

    I literally was thinking when will your new upload be last night and saw it this morning!!!... Well done dude, enjoy watching this analysis as usual ❤️

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  Před 5 lety +2

      I've been thinking 'when will I upload a video next' for the last three weeks --- this video took ALOT longer than I thought on every level... research, filming, editing... it's basically two videos duration-wise as well!

  • @gforce08666
    @gforce08666 Před 5 lety +2

    Great stuff, man. Love the videos you make.

  • @rhopsutorius
    @rhopsutorius Před 5 lety +1

    An amazingly well done analysis of one of the greatest songs ever written. Excellent job.

  • @FernieCanto
    @FernieCanto Před 5 lety +36

    16:13 - Freddie Mercury pulling off a Björk.

  • @johancnilson
    @johancnilson Před 4 lety +3

    Spot on. A very impressive analysis. Cheers to your hard work. You are ready to move on.

  • @DamianoIndy
    @DamianoIndy Před 3 lety +1

    Hello David, you are a terrific communicator and are extremely well prepared. Anytime I start a video of yours I cannot stop till the end! Congratulations!!

  • @brianfraneysr.5326
    @brianfraneysr.5326 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for this analysis. You taught me a number of things that I never knew and now those answers have caused me to have more questions. Exactly how I want to learn new things.

  • @plyboard9
    @plyboard9 Před 5 lety +6

    Absolutely excellent analysis! I love that you cite potential points of disagreement like between Bb6 vs. inverted Gm7 voicing.. musical analysis has so much to do with perception, but you build cases for your opinions.. much respect!

  • @ByronGrimlock
    @ByronGrimlock Před 5 lety +3

    Excellent work, sir. Incredible.

  • @smiggy1968
    @smiggy1968 Před 5 lety +2

    Awesome analysis. Simply fascinating. Good job.

  • @vaughan446
    @vaughan446 Před 3 lety +1

    David - this is an extraordinary work of analysis. Thank you.

  • @M66GUS
    @M66GUS Před 5 lety +5

    Love your presentation of this, and now a subscriber.

  • @menemali163
    @menemali163 Před 4 lety +13

    Everyone:
    David Bennet: We need more glitter words

  • @romtom68
    @romtom68 Před 4 lety

    hi!
    it's unbelievable well done! I'm a piano teacher trying often to explain things and searching others who care about well done explanations, but never before I saw a work well done like yours! I have learned a lot! Thank you! next days I'll discover your other videos, yet sure it will be great!
    keep up the great work!

  • @engincigerciogullari
    @engincigerciogullari Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you. That was so educating. Respect to Freddie and your hard work to prepare this great video😊👍🏿