Secondary Dominants- Write Better Chord Progressions! [MUSIC THEORY / SONGWRITING]

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    Secondary Dominant chords are a great addition to the 7 chords we normally see in major keys and their modes, they are outside of the key but will take us to chords in the key. This occurs a LOT in modern music, especially the V7/vi, and learning your secondary dominants will help you write better and more interesting chord progressions.
    These chords introduce non-diatonic notes (notes outside the scale) so it is usually obvious to the ear that there is something unique and interesting about these chords when they appear.
    In this video, we explore all the usable secondary dominants except the V7/iii. The only reason I excluded it is was because the video was getting long and I didn't have any good examples of it, also I don't find it to be very usable but I encourage you to play with it.
    These chords work in ANY MODE but you will find it's fairly difficult to use them outside of major and minor due to the other modes not being as stable. The "mini modulations" within the key cause our tonality to get shifted around and maintaining a modal tonal center can prove tricky.
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    Table of Contents:
    00:00 Intro
    00:32 Dominant Chords
    02:08 Secondary Dominant Chords
    05:22 V7/IV
    06:47 V7/V
    07:49 V7/vi and Resolving Tricks
    09:39 Wrapping Up

Komentáře • 1,4K

  • @jeffschwertfeger3939
    @jeffschwertfeger3939 Před 5 lety +741

    this is fake and also is not true!

    • @Kentucky-ev7bd
      @Kentucky-ev7bd Před 5 lety +41

      How so? Seems to work to my ear. Not trying to call you stupid or something, but what I am missing?

    • @prithviking98
      @prithviking98 Před 5 lety +161

      Why has Jake pinned this ? 🤔

    • @Kentucky-ev7bd
      @Kentucky-ev7bd Před 5 lety +69

      This is real and right. Jazz 101.

    • @yehat17
      @yehat17 Před 5 lety +18

      What isn't true? The V7 of ii in G major isn't E7? Cause it is. Real News!!

    • @BeardStank
      @BeardStank Před 5 lety +197

      Confirmed, this is very not true

  • @strangehandle2146
    @strangehandle2146 Před 5 lety +486

    WHAT IS THIS?? No annoying intro, no clickbait title.. just a straightforward explanation with no tangents, including real world examples to back up the lesson, with well-edited video and no volume issues... you did everything right. Subscribed!

    • @drsteviejasengnsangma8739
      @drsteviejasengnsangma8739 Před 2 lety +4

      very true brother..
      you also notice it!!!

    • @JeffMountainPicker
      @JeffMountainPicker Před rokem +8

      This guy is a musical treasure trove!
      Amazing depth. Simply phrased, & Respectfully simple (no condescending buzzword overkill - matter-of-fact links to background info, for we less educated 😉), and it is fast, but clear; intriguing but relevant; info-packed, yet brilliantly interesting, every second.
      5 Stars 🌟 for this man * his fine channel! 🙂

    • @guidojimenez6855
      @guidojimenez6855 Před rokem +8

      yes! also, no annoying thumbnail with some dude cutout sporting a shocked face with his hands to the sides of his head titled "is this the craziest chord progression trick you've never heard of?!?!" 😄

    • @tallakbertin
      @tallakbertin Před rokem

      There are even hidden 2-5-1s in this video!

    • @danieldemayo6209
      @danieldemayo6209 Před 9 měsíci

      Amazing isn’t it?

  • @calvinlee2377
    @calvinlee2377 Před 5 lety +511

    You are the most ideal person to be in a band with. You have so much to offer. I appreciate all of the hard work to do to offer us information to make us become successful at the art of music. You have helped me with so much at becoming closer and closer to a professional musician each time you create a video, and I’m sure that other people feel this way too. Thank you Jake Lizzio. We all do. 👍🏻

  • @johnmcjohnco.4537
    @johnmcjohnco.4537 Před 3 lety +53

    I took Music theory for a couple years in school and struggled for years afterwards trying to understand why anyone would want to use secondary dominants, and how to use them myself; you sir did that in 20 minutes, and it all clicked for me, a true music hero.

  • @chrisjelley6899
    @chrisjelley6899 Před rokem +5

    As Tom Petty used to say: "dont bore us, get to the chorus." Your vids are always spot on: a highly vauled respite in an ocean of bad intruction. Thanks for helping me navigate!

  • @DesignCourse
    @DesignCourse Před 5 lety +483

    Liking and commenting before watching because I know he kicks ass. I'll be writing better chord progressions in 48 hours.

    • @SignalsMusicStudio
      @SignalsMusicStudio  Před 5 lety +50

      LOL thanks, and I bet you will be - this is a very practical and usable concept that you'll hear all over the place!

    • @LEdERkEPS
      @LEdERkEPS Před 5 lety +3

      Same here 😃

    • @ottolaakso1944
      @ottolaakso1944 Před 5 lety +8

      Best intermediate music teacher on CZcams.

    • @commentfreely5443
      @commentfreely5443 Před 5 lety +2

      i always figured you can make a iii into a III7 like in hotel california. but the way you say a 5th of a minor = Bm in D = F#7, which was the iii to D anyway,.

    • @gbormann71
      @gbormann71 Před 5 lety +1

      @@commentfreely5443 Oh no, don't mention that!! 😱

  • @rageagainstmyhatchet
    @rageagainstmyhatchet Před 5 lety +348

    So, dominants are used to pull the song in a direction - to make the change sound "right" to the listener...
    You are the best teacher on youtube... Basically doing for music theory what Bob Ross did for painting.

    • @ghschaap
      @ghschaap Před 5 lety

      Filmpjes plakken in hou t

    • @iancox7874
      @iancox7874 Před 5 lety +1

      Yes! His hair is even kinda bushy in this vid.. not quite Bob’s hair

    • @xxxrdc
      @xxxrdc Před 5 lety +1

      Ross is kitsch.
      Awful artist paint by numbers..you need to apologize.

    • @rageagainstmyhatchet
      @rageagainstmyhatchet Před 5 lety +11

      @@xxxrdc brilliant tutors bring art to the masses.

    • @castonwebber1716
      @castonwebber1716 Před 5 lety +1

      Jake your no fake .

  • @theRevVA32
    @theRevVA32 Před 4 lety +32

    I've been a musician for 18 years, multiple instruments. You have taught me theory and helped me grow more than any other CZcams teacher. Thank you for everything you do.

  • @RevJ7
    @RevJ7 Před 5 lety +239

    Anyone else take a half hour to watch this 10 minute video? lol

    • @jeremyturner745
      @jeremyturner745 Před 4 lety +6

      7:29 is where the light bulb went off

    • @flutterwind7686
      @flutterwind7686 Před 4 lety +1

      Same. This is a concept you need to take to heart as a foundation

    • @mattthemetalguitarist
      @mattthemetalguitarist Před 3 lety +1

      Yep, I rewatch it multiple times so I can learn the concept

    • @willieboy8798
      @willieboy8798 Před 3 lety +3

      i rewatch all his vids everytime!!!

    • @Necrocidal
      @Necrocidal Před 3 lety +2

      10 watching, 10 rewatching, 10 taking notes

  • @kabasakalis
    @kabasakalis Před 5 lety +157

    Jake I am a drummer and I write my own orchestral-ish prog instrumentals, last month I watched 80% of your music theory tagged videos, I learned a lot! Not only you are a awesome teacher, you are an amazing guitar player. Thanks for this exceptional educational material! PS: Do a favor to yourself and make a demo for the voiceover industry!!

  • @nicolasmoreno7696
    @nicolasmoreno7696 Před 5 lety +216

    Jake, you're the absolute best music teacher on CZcams, I've seen a lot of your videos and learnt a lot... As always, thank you!

    • @gbormann71
      @gbormann71 Před 5 lety +2

      Yes, I second that! Together with fretjam!

    • @madcockney
      @madcockney Před 4 lety

      @@gbormann71 You are right there though Mike Beatham (Fretjam) only shows via graphs etc and audio. What he tries to do is at mainly an intermediate to advanced level. (A lot of Fretjam support comes from the USA whereas he is based in the UK. I only found this out in an email a few years back when I asked why he used USA clearing for donations.) Another good one is Justinguitar who was one of, if not the originator of lessons on YT. There are very few intermediate guitar channels on YT and especially those that don't bore you to tears. It needs to be interesting, keeps your attention and makes you want to try out what you have learnt.

    • @DomagojSkiljan
      @DomagojSkiljan Před 3 lety

      Jeah, Jake is the best!
      He destilles the info into very short and down to earth videos and looks like he loves what he is doing

    • @lordbeebus9842
      @lordbeebus9842 Před 3 lety

      Totally agree but maybe jake can teach English too. Learnt ain’t a word. Lol. I’ll see you in class. Jk. You’re on point.

    • @QuantumPulse20
      @QuantumPulse20 Před 3 lety

      @@lordbeebus9842 just for my own knowledge, why "learnt" isn't a word? I think British people use it a lot, while American people use "learned". Let me know if I'm wrong, English isn't my mother language.

  • @normanbodnar2124
    @normanbodnar2124 Před 5 lety +19

    This single, short video has exceeded any music theory taught to me growing up. I’ve been playing guitar my entire life, now in my 50s, and while I do these things naturally or by trial and error, this brings all of it together for me. Young players you live in a wonderful time where people like Jake put this out there so easy to understand. TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT!

  • @semanticsamuel936
    @semanticsamuel936 Před 5 lety +8

    What I love about these videos is that they aren't prescriptive and feel simple, but really just open up a whole new musical cave to explore. It equips you with the tools and knowledge, but they aren't going to get you writing songs like Hey Jude overnight. The magic really comes from when you combine ideas from multiple videos (and elsewhere from the realms of music theory) to create something new and interesting. I think it's like the video you did on God Chords. By themselves, they sound cheesy and cliché, but in context in a well-written song they can be epic. Here again secondary dominant chords can get old quickly, but there are still plenty of ways we can experiment with them with a well-composed melody.

  • @educostanzo
    @educostanzo Před 5 lety +23

    Seriously, how can you do this? I spend hopeless hours trying to understand some concepts then you make a 11 minute video and sudenly it's clear as water. Thanks again!

  • @drsteviejasengnsangma8739

    No boring intro but only real business with real song application..
    Rare to find a teacher like you
    Hats off to you brother.
    Thanks a lot

  • @wear246
    @wear246 Před 17 hodinami

    Number one teacher,those little notes that pop while you talk are so helpful,that’s a 10/10 buddy,Well done👏👏👏

  • @HankCScorpio
    @HankCScorpio Před 4 lety +9

    The most professional and accessible teacher on the tube. I almost feel guilty watching these without sending him money. Maybe I’ll buy the poster...

    • @sublimetrance
      @sublimetrance Před 3 lety

      Definitely buy the poster. I did and I constantly use it as a reference. I use it so much, the info packed into that poster starts getting burned into your brain.

  • @BM-jy6cb
    @BM-jy6cb Před 5 lety +26

    I'm a programmer who always wanted to write music, but as you've said about yourself, I thought you had to be 'born with it.
    Your videos show the rules of music are just as logical as programming. I never thought I could sit down and PLAN how I wanted a song to sound, yet with your fantastic knowledge and teaching style, I'm getting there after 40 years of thinking I just didn't have it in me.
    Of course, this is not to diminish the genuine musical talent of great musicians - applying the rules is one thing, creating a fantastic and original song is quite another.
    Having said that, now when I have a chord progression in my head, at least I can try and work it out rather than stabbing away at the keyboard until I find it or (much more often than not), forget what I was trying to achieve in the first place.
    THANK YOU!

    • @SignalsMusicStudio
      @SignalsMusicStudio  Před 5 lety +8

      I started learning code about 5 years ago and was astonished at how much i was able to relate to music composition. Abstraction in music theory is as helpful as it is in CS- you don't have to understand every bit of underlying theory, just how to manipulate and use it! Likewise you don't need to know assembly language to write an android app =)

    • @icanfartloud
      @icanfartloud Před 5 lety

      Not to burst a possible bubble, but it's impossible to write original music. You can, however, write some original lyrics...so if by a song you mean your thoughts, just write a daily happenings diary, it'll be easy to use that for lyrics.

    • @BM-jy6cb
      @BM-jy6cb Před 5 lety +1

      @@icanfartloud There some truth in what you say, but every now and again another great song comes along. It may be using well worn chords, but have an interesting rhythm, a great new hook, good vocals etc. What you say is akin to saying is impossible to paint an original picture. That's only true until someone with the right talent comes along and does it.
      As for keeping a diary for lyrics - it wouldn't work for me; I'm a software developer and I don't think people want to hear songs about spending hours debugging some business app!
      Anyway, for me at least, I don't care if I churn out original stuff - it's a hobby and if I ended up with something that sounded like Hey Jude by accident, I'd be well happy.

    • @Zetsuke4
      @Zetsuke4 Před rokem

      Are you 60?

    • @Zetsuke4
      @Zetsuke4 Před rokem +2

      @@icanfartloud LOL only if you are a pop listener. prog metal completely disagrees with you. jazz too

  • @jordanhaliday295
    @jordanhaliday295 Před 5 lety +42

    You are seriously the most underrated theory teacher on all of youtube, I always get excited whenever I see that you have a new upload. Thank you so much for making it fun interesting to learn about music!

  • @themixmusicandmore6280
    @themixmusicandmore6280 Před 2 měsíci

    Jake, im not kidding, bud- you have taught me more about music than any person or source combined times a hundred. Im not over exaggerating. I spent years refusing to play anything other than chromatic metal just because i didnt want to make noob music in another genre. You have given me the tools in a comprehensive fashion and i owe so much to you. I hope nothing but the best for you, my brother.

  • @CaveMonJones
    @CaveMonJones Před 4 lety +41

    You have some of the clearest, most concise videos on music theory that I've seen to date. I'm trying to digest everything that you have offered, and will definitely consider being a patreon member soon. You have my gratitude!

  • @martynspooner5822
    @martynspooner5822 Před 5 lety +17

    I could never understand what secondary dominant chords were until now. Thanks for explaining so clearly. Much appreciated.

  • @love4thetruth
    @love4thetruth Před 5 lety +237

    Beatles songs are peppered with secondary dominants.

    • @SignalsMusicStudio
      @SignalsMusicStudio  Před 5 lety +61

      Yep! I was going to use In My Life as an example for the V7/IV in the verse which is in A Major but uses an A7 to pivot to the IV chord then follows up with a borrowed iv chord to get back home to I. But I already used that song once as an example in my video on the minor plagal cadence, and besides, Hey Jude is a masterpiece IMHO.

    • @jackdawson971
      @jackdawson971 Před 5 lety +57

      Sgt. Peppered with secondary dominants

    • @KieranGiles
      @KieranGiles Před 5 lety +9

      @@SignalsMusicStudio I never really appreciated the Beatles before because I couldn't hear the emotion in the tracks, they felt too old to and far away from my own life and unrelated to me but when you walked me down that IV, IV/Bb, ii, IV 6/4 I nearly cried.
      That dominant led me right into a heart wrenching walk down something that really resonated with me.
      And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain
      Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
      For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
      By making his world a little colder
      When he says that and then walks you down those chords man... I've done that before.
      Could you explain to me how to walk people up and down chords like that so that when I sing about something I can lead into those same feelings?

    • @drummerbrode72
      @drummerbrode72 Před 5 lety +1

      @@SignalsMusicStudio Exactly! And those chords you play at 8:10 are pretty much exactly the chords to "Another Day" by Paul McCartney

    • @discomfort5760
      @discomfort5760 Před 5 lety

      >man with shaking index finger in awe.gif

  • @jivanescalante-garcia8841

    Jake´s videos are all worth the time spent seeing them over and over. Plenty of knowledge presented in very didactic ways, great verbal ability, perfect speed. Thanks!

  • @TurnItOffStudios
    @TurnItOffStudios Před 11 měsíci +2

    I am an educated musician. This is the most articulate and concise introduction to secondary dominants I have ever heard.

  • @WillEhrendreich
    @WillEhrendreich Před 5 lety +52

    Jake I really appreciate this one! You absolutely rock, my friend! I love that you are hitting this sweet spot of intermediate theory that I just really don't know enough about, and it makes a huge difference because I can really see teaching my students better on account of what you do. Very great stuff. Once I can support you I want to, you're really worth it. Thanks again!

  • @monkeybusiness673
    @monkeybusiness673 Před 4 lety +7

    "A 'Jazz-handsy-show-is-over.kind of chord'" I just love that phrase!

  • @CabCallawayMusic
    @CabCallawayMusic Před 4 lety +2

    I know this is an old video but I've played and read cello music for about 8 years, guitar for about 10 years, and music theory has NEVER been clear or tangible to me until this channel. I almost felt like childish joy when realizing how powerful these tools are and how much sense it all makes! Thank you for this incredible content and for being one of the best teachers on this platform. Hell, on any platform!

  • @JohnBaileyDarke
    @JohnBaileyDarke Před 4 měsíci

    I am about 86 listening to Glen C. sing By the time I get to Phoenix and I hear a progression he plays that just lights my ear and I am thinking secondary dominants and chromatic movement and I want to understand and fate places me on this video. Just awesome teaching, young man. Perfect! Many thanks...

  • @MrMetalhorse
    @MrMetalhorse Před 5 lety +153

    All this time learning ways to make better progressions and then I get sad because in reality all people want to hear is l - V - vi -IV.

    • @mrstrypes
      @mrstrypes Před 5 lety +24

      True, but I think that a time is coming soon when more and more people will get worn out on the tires old 4-chord formula. The pendulum always swings the other way eventually. (Here's hoping anyway.)

    • @alsatusmd1A13
      @alsatusmd1A13 Před 5 lety +2

      Steve W The problem with that hope, if one accepts Plato's theory as fundamentally correct (which I do not mean to say by this that I personally do), is that all there may really be to draw potential "philosophers" from is people who would technically be poisoned by "actual philosophy and reason" and therefore want "mere propaganda" although ideally there should be some given person for whom this is false. However, the strange part about the whole matter is that modern critics of Plato are doubtful of how truly he himself believed this (he even goes so far as to admit rather bluntly that he is technically prescribing lying propaganda to be used in his "ideal" Politeia).

    • @MrMikomi
      @MrMikomi Před 5 lety +23

      Rubbish. People want to hear good music. Good music can be made with very simplistic chord progressions or complex chord progressions. The unifying characteristic is that it's good music.

    • @SignalsMusicStudio
      @SignalsMusicStudio  Před 5 lety +33

      Even with all the stuff I've learned, I still just go to I V vi IV if I want something to singable and catchy. It works so well!

    • @TrueGritProductions
      @TrueGritProductions Před 5 lety +14

      Shhh. Just Let It Be, Let It Be.

  • @RecordingStudio9
    @RecordingStudio9 Před 5 lety +49

    Why would anyone give thumbs down??! For a detailed and informative video.

    • @paulturner7172
      @paulturner7172 Před 5 lety +1

      Sometimes the finger misses the target. With only seven thumbs down it’s probably just random error.

    • @andypletch7068
      @andypletch7068 Před 5 lety +2

      "hurdurr I wanted metallica tabs wtf"

    • @alienpyramid
      @alienpyramid Před 5 lety +1

      Because theory is not needed when scratching.

    • @normanbodnar2124
      @normanbodnar2124 Před 5 lety

      User has no opposable thumbs!

    • @vitellonealvapore877
      @vitellonealvapore877 Před 5 lety +3

      because it's wrong. or at least not properly explained.
      the 5th degree of a natural minor ISN'T dominant, it's min7.

  • @andrewfrancis7739
    @andrewfrancis7739 Před 2 lety

    DUDE! I have taken Jazz lessons for months, and this f*kn 11 minute video has taught me MORE than I’ve learned at lessons in months. THANK YOU!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @giligarden
    @giligarden Před 9 měsíci

    I´m a bass palyer since decades and never used secondary dominants because I did not understand what it is. You changed my view. Your teaching is straightforward, very well explained. Thanks.

  • @JorgitoFerreira
    @JorgitoFerreira Před 5 lety +21

    I've been playing guitar for years mostly by heart, putting chords together as they sounded good to me. But without really knowing about music theory until now. Thank you for all these videos!!

    • @bjarnestronstrup9122
      @bjarnestronstrup9122 Před 4 lety

      It's good to know what you like and what you don't, both by heart and the brain!

  • @kamilchosta5526
    @kamilchosta5526 Před 3 lety +4

    This is gold! I was sceptical to watch it since I know the theory behind secondary dominants very well, yet you still managed to suprise me with some intricacies of it and inspired me again to pursue different approaches/concepts to write music. Thanks a lot, your channel is something special!

  • @dannyjackson5356
    @dannyjackson5356 Před 4 lety

    Been self teaching myself for years and couldnt kept finding myself in a rut. Anyone just starting out, i would advise to stop kidding yourself and get a good teacher, otherwise you are gonna waste a lot of time like myself . I could play most of the song i wanted to, but really ignored the most basic lessons, which was imo made it a little more harder in the long run. Watching and practicing 1-2 of your vids a week have expanded my playing to a level i never thought id be. Sounded like another language at first, but really rewatching it over and over again it just sort of clicks. Thank you, truly

  • @estarbtw1405
    @estarbtw1405 Před 4 lety

    Watched a dozen hours of CZcams to try and find a video that would explain this exact concept. Thank you!

  • @treebreathprojects2228
    @treebreathprojects2228 Před 5 lety +3

    I’ve never had any musical training, but the way you explain music theory makes so much more sense than other sources I’ve tried to learn from. I’m already learning a lot and I’ve only been subscribed for like a week. Thanks for posting videos!

  • @MBBGun14
    @MBBGun14 Před 5 lety +9

    Musical vocabulary expanded! Great and useful as always. Im teaching (or at least trying to teach) my friends the basics of basics of music theory and I mostly use knowledge from your videos. Thanks, Jake!

  • @balmon4389
    @balmon4389 Před rokem

    Dude I love this guy. Literaly the single guitarest on youtube that can explain theory without any bullshit... Keep up great work. You helped me a lot

  • @GG256_
    @GG256_ Před 3 lety

    You teach more visually than any of your peers, and for visual people like me that helps a lot.

  • @adityamohan1773
    @adityamohan1773 Před 5 lety +16

    You are the best. I learnt from you in like few minutes what I couldn't learn from others for an year. And also you easily put things that even beginners like me can understand

  • @kkmehta6622
    @kkmehta6622 Před 2 lety +3

    Incredible! Can't get enough of these lessons! Been learning guitar for a while now and never really understood a lot of theory but you help people at least get a direction to go somewhere. Not only that, you also give them a free ride for a while in that direction with these videos! I really like how you edit everything and piece it together. Big fan of your teaching!

  • @adam-yk6yd
    @adam-yk6yd Před 2 lety

    What an absolute gift to guitar players in particular this channel is

  • @jordanaman7317
    @jordanaman7317 Před rokem

    i learned how to follow my intuition when writing chord progression but never learned how they truly worked. your videos have helped me out a lot

  • @philthekiwi5
    @philthekiwi5 Před 3 lety +5

    Great lesson - love how you are concise, yet still thorough and lay out your lessons well. Thanks so much

  • @adityanaskar9094
    @adityanaskar9094 Před 5 lety +20

    Always helpful....I started writing songs seeing these videos

  • @daviddemar8749
    @daviddemar8749 Před 2 lety

    Increasingly, your videos are becoming my default choices for learning more guitar related music theory. I watched a bunch of videos today made by other renowned and well intentioned CZcams teachers on this topic.I became more and more frustrated and confused and full of self deprecation the more I watched .
    I almost gave up entirely until ( Thank God) I found this video. I understood everything that you talked about and unlike the other videos I watched today , i didn't have rewind to rewatch any of this one.
    I can say the same things about your videos regarding modes of the major scale vs . the videos of some of your peers. You're a natural teacher Jake- your videos and concise and understandable and pleasurable, all at the same time.
    Thank you soooooo much 🎼🎵🎶🎵🎶🎸😊

  • @laureanoahmad7495
    @laureanoahmad7495 Před 4 lety

    I just realized that after learning secondary dominant you don't have to think of progression but movements.
    A chord progression is a movement rather than a Formula.
    Excellent video.

  • @s.vidhyardhsingh3881
    @s.vidhyardhsingh3881 Před 5 lety +3

    I’ve learnt that just recently but this video is like adding life to that lesson that I’ve learnt😊

  • @oriaframian1369
    @oriaframian1369 Před 5 lety +8

    Thank you for this, it helps so much

  • @joshuatoomey607
    @joshuatoomey607 Před 10 měsíci

    You are the best music teacher on CZcams and it's not even close

  • @jimmeymcgee2840
    @jimmeymcgee2840 Před 3 lety

    Love your channel man keep up the great work I’m gonna deep dive all you videos soon thanks

  • @Kevin-bw5km
    @Kevin-bw5km Před 5 lety +10

    Love this channel. Thanks to u i can sit down and be given a mode and play it on trombone. And on guitar im learning some serious theory. Thank you

  • @spoddie
    @spoddie Před 5 lety +7

    Thank you! I've always wondered what the theoretical justification for C D7 F in Cee Lo Green's song.

  • @encapsul
    @encapsul Před 4 lety

    Man, your explanations are so clear. Thanks for that !

  • @mitchbet
    @mitchbet Před 5 lety

    Wow, your videos are so good man. I love your teaching style

  • @Rome.Monroe
    @Rome.Monroe Před 4 lety +3

    I just heard Evanescence's new song "Wasted on You" and immediately recognized that V7/VI chord.

  • @iancox7874
    @iancox7874 Před 5 lety +70

    And all the private music teachers in the world went broke..

    • @madcockney
      @madcockney Před 4 lety +2

      There's a place for both. I am the first to say that a good teacher is best but many cannot afford, or have the lifestyle to make that feasible. YT, etc can add to what a teacher provides and vice versa. However choosing the right teacher is essential and then you may not have one close to you. Most of the good on-line YT Guitar Teaching channels are also teachers in their own right and have their own private clients. (Some of the channels started up as a resource for their own students.) Besides the likes of Patreon and donations they rely on the monetising of the channel from advertisement revenue to make the channels possible. That is why it is such a big thing when a video gets demonetised especially if you have a large subscription and viewer base.)
      YT has been good for many channels as it has given them access to people and organisations that they would not normally have as well as in some instances provision of gear. However that does depend on the size of the channel.

    • @Lord_Sunday
      @Lord_Sunday Před 4 lety +1

      The problem is exactly that. Instead of many teachers making a decent amount of money, now there are only a few because of online platforms. There are always two sides to every story.

    • @madcockney
      @madcockney Před 4 lety

      I basically agree with you though there are different levels of teachers on YT. Many of those concentrating on those new or just at a basic level. I actually use Patreon to support some of the teachers not just with regards to music and also buy some of their content as a means of support. Their is also the fact that when they get to a certain level of views and subscribers they can earn on YT. The downside is that they often lose out by others copyright claims. There has even been claims when the musicians own the copyright themselves. Yes there are organisations out there claiming that copyright on everything hoping that it won't be disputed.

  • @zacburr974
    @zacburr974 Před 4 lety +1

    Your videos are the best! I'm learning to play piano, not guitar, but I still get so much from your videos! Thanks man!

  • @giannifrigenti4863
    @giannifrigenti4863 Před 5 lety

    Really good. Professional and to the point. Keep the videos coming we all appreciate them!

  • @sarahsihu
    @sarahsihu Před měsícem +3

    marry me omg i get it now this is revolutionary

  • @calvinlee2377
    @calvinlee2377 Před 5 lety +3

    Reminds me of Waste by Phish

    • @whatwouldhousedo5136
      @whatwouldhousedo5136 Před 5 lety +1

      I thought the same thing- Trey is so great at interesting composition. He's the all-knowing, all-seeing eye of music.

  • @lancelotlink6545
    @lancelotlink6545 Před 4 lety +2

    I suddenly just now understand cycling in jazz thanks to you. These videos are so well laid out! Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

  • @onetouchtwo
    @onetouchtwo Před 5 lety +1

    I love how approachable this video is! Really helping me get into theory.

  • @Atticus837
    @Atticus837 Před 5 lety +6

    Why didn't you do V7/iii? It's bugging me.
    Great video though

    • @gabrielrothley
      @gabrielrothley Před 3 lety +1

      Cause the V7/iii would be the Dominant chord of vii which is a Diminished Triad (with b5 instead of perfect 5th) It probably wouldn't sound good

    •  Před 2 lety +1

      @@gabrielrothley No. V7/iii is the dominant of the iii, not of vii. An example would be B7 moving to Emin in the key of C major. I'm also looking for a real example.

  • @monolithiclight7047
    @monolithiclight7047 Před 5 lety +64

    Poor diminished :(

    • @carltaylor4942
      @carltaylor4942 Před 5 lety +22

      Oh, I don't know. It has it's moments. Listen to "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison.

    • @EversonBernardes
      @EversonBernardes Před 5 lety +27

      Diminished chords are their own little bag of tricks. They do a lot of stuff. They're the weird guy that has few friends but a lot of different skills.

    • @pollardfamily5688
      @pollardfamily5688 Před 5 lety +5

      In fact what Jake is calling a diminished chord is actually the half-diminished or the minor 7th with a flat 5. It's a normal part of harmony - fits in both major and aeolian minor modes and it has a function entirely separate to the diminished. Not sure why he's calling it diminished - but it's simply inaccurate to do so. The half-diminished is beautiful in it's own right - it can act as the ii chord in a minor key - leading to the dominant and then to the minor. This is it's most common function.

    • @giotheproducer2476
      @giotheproducer2476 Před 5 lety

      @@carltaylor4942 listen to Yngwie J Malmsteen,,,,

    • @gbormann71
      @gbormann71 Před 5 lety +3

      @@pollardfamily5688 And yet it is called diminished everywhere you look. Whilst everyone might be wrong, it's probably best to stick to convention (rather than pedantry) so that when people go look it up, they don't get confused. They'll get the fine point once they're at a stage where they can (and want to) dig deeper.

  • @elektriceye
    @elektriceye Před 3 lety

    Dude you explain things very well man. Thanks for making these!

  • @petermcmurray2807
    @petermcmurray2807 Před 2 lety

    Best description I have ever come across THANK YOU

  • @Jabersson
    @Jabersson Před 4 lety +6

    * Hears the G-E7-Am-D7 *
    My brain:
    *ROUND ROUND GET AROUND, I GET AROUND*
    2:56

  • @TrueGritProductions
    @TrueGritProductions Před 5 lety +10

    Little. Tiny. Modulations.

    • @EversonBernardes
      @EversonBernardes Před 5 lety +9

      There are no mistakes, only happy chromaticisms.

    • @TrueGritProductions
      @TrueGritProductions Před 5 lety +5

      @@EversonBernardes as usual, you're a half step ahead of me

    • @EversonBernardes
      @EversonBernardes Před 5 lety +3

      @@TrueGritProductions I'm just trying to set the tone, man.

    • @iancox7874
      @iancox7874 Před 5 lety +2

      Everson Bernardes so punny

  • @adityapadode
    @adityapadode Před 3 lety

    One of the most precise and clear explanation!!

  • @zoemartinez2340
    @zoemartinez2340 Před 4 lety

    Honestly I’m so thankful for your videos, you have no ideal how helpful they can be. Shout out to you ❤️ new subscriber obviously, greetings from Argentina!

  • @wormateio2737
    @wormateio2737 Před 5 lety +4

    Here's the comment for you.

  • @marcoparacone9821
    @marcoparacone9821 Před 3 lety

    I’ve been looking for someone to explain this for ages. THANK YOU

  • @monster20404
    @monster20404 Před 5 lety

    Thank you so much. This is the video I needed. One of the best music channels on CZcams!

  • @rmm8171
    @rmm8171 Před 3 lety

    Maaaan this has been stumping me for the longest time your vid made it super easy to understand thank you!!!

  • @modernman4269
    @modernman4269 Před 4 lety +1

    love your videos, great the way you tie the different aspects of theory together, thank you

  • @IsaacEstrada12
    @IsaacEstrada12 Před 4 lety

    I love you so much. You obviously work so hard. You are so passionate, knowledgeable and articulate and great at communicating your knowledge. thanks so much. I will support your Patreon as soon as financially possible!!

  • @irc1414
    @irc1414 Před 3 lety

    your videos about chord progression is literally the best on youtube, thanks a lot !

  • @ppccmd1
    @ppccmd1 Před 3 lety +1

    Jake, I'm 65yo playing mandolin for just under 2.5 yrs and am just starting improving over CZcams backing tracks. You are an amazing teacher, great voice, presentation and organization, beyond your technical talent. Thank you.

  • @myhandleiscreative
    @myhandleiscreative Před 5 lety

    You teach so clearly, concisely, and competently. Bravo!

  • @majdshaheen8136
    @majdshaheen8136 Před 2 lety

    I can't be more grateful for your amazing information thank you

  • @dickjones9713
    @dickjones9713 Před 4 lety

    This really blows my mind. And your videos are very easy to watch . Thank you.

  • @Poketrainer92
    @Poketrainer92 Před 5 lety

    Thank you Sirminator!! Ive been watching so many videos of yours lately..learning alot..so much knowledge for free..please dont stop. Thank you!!

  • @thebruckners
    @thebruckners Před 2 lety

    This is one of my favorite videos of yours because it uses examples from songs were are all familiar with. Thank you!

  • @PotatoesPotatoPotato
    @PotatoesPotatoPotato Před 5 lety

    Awesome lesson. I’ve learned so much from your channel. Thanks!

  • @xwinglover
    @xwinglover Před 5 lety +1

    Jake this is yet another great lesson, and for me the first lesson in a while where I felt that aha! moment (previously when I finally got what modes were and how to use them). Your channel is a bounty. Awesome work.

  • @timothyclay3668
    @timothyclay3668 Před 4 lety

    Another great theory lesson. I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. No one conveys music concepts as well as you. Very impressed.

  • @Topfirst81
    @Topfirst81 Před 5 lety

    Wow Jake, that’s an amazingly practical lesson. Thank you so much for all the great tips. In my opinion you make some of the most usable lessons on CZcams,, and I’ve been playing for 10 years. Inspirational stuff !

  • @aptelbruno8316
    @aptelbruno8316 Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much Jake - As usual - so clear, detailed, complete, and pleasant. You are doing tremendous job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @johnkelly4237
    @johnkelly4237 Před 3 lety

    Your videos are so helpful, wise and useful! Thank you so much!

  • @kylew706
    @kylew706 Před 3 lety

    I love how quick, to the point, informative, and concise you are. My ocd thanks you!

  • @lloydekins
    @lloydekins Před 3 lety

    Wicked video mate, you’ve taught me loads from the lockdown and onwards, thank you so much. Love the L4D hoodie too 🧟‍♂️

  • @ARZiehm
    @ARZiehm Před 5 lety

    I usually already have a pretty good grasp on the topics you talk about, but there's always a sweet progression or nugget of information I didn't think about before. Great stuff dude!!

  • @AE-eo5ih
    @AE-eo5ih Před 5 lety +1

    this is the kind of theory lesson most regular Joe strummers can use in the real world. easy and great songwriting tool. keep'em coming!

  • @atlucasfc
    @atlucasfc Před 5 lety

    Dude, I'm really impressed about how simple and easy you make to understand these concepts about writing harmony, much in love with your videos

  • @nikocvitanic7701
    @nikocvitanic7701 Před rokem

    Truly the best theory content. You have expanded and my playing more than I ever imagined, and given me the gift of musical expression. I thank you beyond what I can articulate

  • @ektopia
    @ektopia Před 3 lety

    This wa the one I originally wanted to watch. I watched the previous vids that were recommended and it all makes sense. Thanks so much

  • @SuyashPandeyShubh
    @SuyashPandeyShubh Před 5 lety

    Hey man you never let me down with your stuff....I just love how simply you explain all the complex details of the music theory. I'd even love to learn from you as how the band Opeth creates its mysterious chord progressions and writes solos.