Music Theory Behind Lay it Down by Ratt
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- This is a quick dive into looking at what the chords are and how they function in the iconic intro of Lay it Down. Warren is one of my favorite guitarists. I hope you learn something from my ramblings. Cheers
Watch these videos if you want a better source for learning the main riff:
Ben Eller: • The REAL way to play L...
Leon Todd • The WRONG Way to Play ...
Watching it without a guitar
I second your analysis that’s what I heard too
You could easily also call the chord a Gm7
Plus after getting to a piano
There’s a minor 3rd in there so it can’t be an augmented chord in the least
Right 100%. Calling something an augmented 9th is ......not a thing. :) it's sharp 5 & sharp 9 or flat 6 & flat 3rd. That's why I like calling it a first inversion of a triad. That's actually a thing! :)
Nicely played. You getting that tone from the Bogner?
Yeah, I was using my 6L6 Shiva for this one. It would have sounded better at a higher volume. The Shiva likes to be loud. :)
I was just playing through this song a few days ago and wondering about that chord. You seem to be right on about what to name the chord harmonically.
@@ShawnKepner_CZcams thanks! I agree. ;)
Ok
I’m being “that guy”
lol
Not to be “right” but to share my knowledge and thoughts because if you’re here you care about this type stuff
I’m going to make my final answer a Gm7 second inversion or
Gm7/D
~because~ try going back and forth from D to Bflat vs D to Gm7
It has a baroque “classical” sound to it you’ve heard a million times vs the D to Bflat sounding forced into the equation
I mean, you and I are talking relative major/minor here right? They're the same chord to me. :) ....which I know is debatable, but still. I played the gmin7 and you could be right. The B flat ,C, D still sounds right to my ear. .....but tomato tomATo at this point. :) Thanks for being "that guy", I enjoy the topic. Cheers
No such thing as an augmented 9
+100
@@BenBreard
For those reading
An augmented chord is a three note triad the “fourth” in the step ups is the octave
So you can (add) 2-4-6
But no 9s because that implies that there’s a 7
But your 6th step is actually dominant 7 lol
So there’s technically no 7 for an augmented chord
When you start adding notes to an augmented chord start looking for other names to call it
Something common is most of the time an augmented chord is actually a “sharp 5” so it’s a regular 7 chord etc with a sharp 5 not actually an augmented chord at all”
One exception is all whole steps in this case you could call it a poly chord (Daug/Eaug)