@@TheUnderscore_ Right, they seem to abuse the IV-V-iii-vi and then just add secondary dominants for variety. I still love it, but it is quite repetitive
@@monkeymoose4877 My older sister made a joke about it a while ago saying that it makes sense for Japan to do something like get the most effective procedure and do it over and over again.
What i like about these videos is that as a self taught beginner in music, these videos always are like "remember that one thing you did you were never able to replicate? Thats what it was"
This is what plays at the end of a story where it flashes the character's experiences so far, and the ends with them walking into the sunset. It's that beautiful.
Not just in jazz/popular music- in Baroque and Renaissance music you can find the “Lament” bassline, which is a form of the descending bassline line cliche; a mostly chromatic descending baseline with different chords harmonized above it. My favorite example would be the air “When I Am Laid In Earth” or “Dido’s Lament” from Henry Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aeneas! Really cool lament bassline with very interesting harmonization choices.
Something I found interesting is that if you use a line cliché, or lower the root note of a diminished seventh chord, you get a dominant chord. I use diminished sevenths this way a lot to build perfect cadences. There’s my two cents.
I smash my head against a keyboard until I find a good sound and then I recreate it and work off of it until I give up and scrap it. Sometimes it works. I think. I can’t rember
I'm probably one of the few who understands what you're talking about, and, just to amplify & clarify, flatting *any* note in a Dim7 chord yields a Dom7. Guitar players (me) learn that fact because a certain dim7 grip can produce four dominant seventh chords out of the diminished seventh fingering, each a flatting of a single note in the chord.
YES!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CHROMATIC DESCENT FROM THE ROOT OF THE vi YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude, you get it. Lines cliche + secondary dominants + mario cadencemario cadence + throw in a iv minor == most goated harmonic vocabulary
this video is an absolute life saver; i have heard this kind of chord progression so many times in so many different songs and i have tried so hard to find some kind of musical term for it thank you
Gonna be honest, every time I see one of your uploads I forget why I subscribed (I don't play piano). Then by the end my jaw is on the floor from the melodies you construct and I am very glad that I subscribed
As someone who knows nothing about music theory or even all the notes, casually playing the piano I’ve learnt to improvise based on absorbing different compositions. I know that a certain chord will go well together, so I group those notes to create a harmonious melody…
Just using your ear and raw sense of music is often better than trying really hard to think about theory, as long as you know what chords look like and have inspiration from good music you can usually find some fire progressions.
I’m a new learner and I recently bought a new keyboard. It’s videos like these that make me ever so interested in learning, playing and decoding different songs. Some of the tunes I’d like to play are from “Another Love” and then there’s a specific soundtrack from the game Bloodborne.
I am composer so i can agree that this chords are really usefull (actually most in classical music). And try play this kind of chord progresion in minor, it sounds beautifull.
Listening to the section @ 0:47... The progression, and how you highlighted the minor 4 chord... Reminds me of the Knuckles version of Mirage Saloon Zone in Sonic Mania. :)
I see why Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) is one of the most iconic songs in the world, the first C chord descending notes inversions make this excellent technique very clear.
A great example of a progression that does this is Always by Daniel Caesar. I’ve wondered for a while why that song sounded so beautiful, I guess this is why
Oh my gosh, I've HEARD the line cliche before and it was so beautiful and I wanted to replicate it SO badly but I didn't know what it was called and it was driving me CRAZY but thanks to you, I FINALLY know what it's called and how to play it and oh my goodness, thank you so much for this video!!!
0:09 immediately reminded me of smb underwater theme (or was it the smb2 title screen i was thinking about? theyre basically the same song so it doesnt really matter i guess lol)
I already knew this. It's uncanny... every time a lesson says "cheesy" or "cliché", that seems to happen. Weirdest f'n coincidence ever. I can't explain it...
I was about talk crap as I was like, here’s another beginner trying to piano, there’s nothing I’m gonna learn here. And then you made my jaw drop hahaha Awesome video man, so cool
See, I don't play piano, but this man makes me want to spend every day practicing it
Same
I do and have been for three whole years and still arnt half of what this guy is.
@@choose_8731 i play saxophone but this guy makes me consider piano lol
@@Garouriel I play sax too! And I’ve been trying to learn piano on a 2 octave midi keyboard.
@@thecenterist lool same
After every one of your videos I look at my piano and say "See?! Why can't we be like THEM?!"
You are in a toxic relationship
Your piano knows about the synth. You'll need to have a talk.
My piano be like: I feel like we need to break up *breaks*
@@madster01 lol
@embrr2xThat is literly me😭😭, just look at my piano then praying🤌🏻
This feels exactly like Japanese video game music. Absolutely love it
super mario bros underwater theme!!
tbh I thought it was; he just sampled it
Just Japanese pop music in general tbf. It's very copy-paste for a lot of their chord progressions.
@@TheUnderscore_ Right, they seem to abuse the IV-V-iii-vi and then just add secondary dominants for variety. I still love it, but it is quite repetitive
@@monkeymoose4877 My older sister made a joke about it a while ago saying that it makes sense for Japan to do something like get the most effective procedure and do it over and over again.
0:13 "Am I the only one who remembered the soundtrack of the water levels from the old Super Mario games?"
Nope ✊🥺
❤
What i like about these videos is that as a self taught beginner in music, these videos always are like "remember that one thing you did you were never able to replicate? Thats what it was"
Ikr soo true
This is what plays at the end of a story where it flashes the character's experiences so far, and the ends with them walking into the sunset. It's that beautiful.
Not just in jazz/popular music- in Baroque and Renaissance music you can find the “Lament” bassline, which is a form of the descending bassline line cliche; a mostly chromatic descending baseline with different chords harmonized above it. My favorite example would be the air “When I Am Laid In Earth” or “Dido’s Lament” from Henry Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aeneas! Really cool lament bassline with very interesting harmonization choices.
Something I found interesting is that if you use a line cliché, or lower the root note of a diminished seventh chord, you get a dominant chord. I use diminished sevenths this way a lot to build perfect cadences.
There’s my two cents.
Galaxy brain
I smash my head against a keyboard until I find a good sound and then I recreate it and work off of it until I give up and scrap it. Sometimes it works. I think. I can’t rember
I'm probably one of the few who understands what you're talking about, and, just to amplify & clarify, flatting *any* note in a Dim7 chord yields a Dom7.
Guitar players (me) learn that fact because a certain dim7 grip can produce four dominant seventh chords out of the diminished seventh fingering, each a flatting of a single note in the chord.
Google Barry Harris
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YES!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CHROMATIC DESCENT FROM THE ROOT OF THE vi YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude, you get it. Lines cliche + secondary dominants + mario cadencemario cadence + throw in a iv minor == most goated harmonic vocabulary
Piano noob here, can you explain what he's doing?
@@craxelle He's playing piano.
@@E0O2X314FT omg so clever
i really love your videos, man. wish i had someone like you to watch back in middle school, might not have quit playing if that was the case lol.
It's never too late man! Do the things you love
After 12 years of piano playing experience and as a pianist myself, I love this method. It helps every time and is totally worth practicing.
Anytime a line cliche is added somewhere in a song, it just feels more soulful.
Wow, this definitely sounds like something I'd hear from super mario
It reminds the underwater theme at the beginning
true
@@santalfredos17 same
@@santalfredos17 it reminded me of the castle theme, actually
@@mariam8275 for me smbu credits
The amount of confused joy I received from this is unreal
this video is an absolute life saver; i have heard this kind of chord progression so many times in so many different songs and i have tried so hard to find some kind of musical term for it
thank you
Gonna be honest, every time I see one of your uploads I forget why I subscribed (I don't play piano). Then by the end my jaw is on the floor from the melodies you construct and I am very glad that I subscribed
Having played a lot of Mario as a child, this gives me an overwhelming sense of nostalgia.
0:08 to 0:19 is literally the 2nd part of the underwater theme of Super Mario Bros 😭
I am not alone !!! We have the same ear my guy
Also Eels' That look you give that guy and Rochard Cocciante "Coup de soleil" and so many more !
I keep coming back to this video to appreciate how satisfying the melody you wrote is. It's just so good. I really want to analyze this
Came for the playing advice, stayed for the incredibly catchy tunes. I’ll just loop this now.
Ever since I’ve touched the keyboard I’ve been addicted to playing this progression in every scale I’ve learned lol
I was not expecting this to be such a jam. Wow, amazing job, good sir.
really useful stuff for the music illiterate pianist such as myself. i do everything by heart so having a basis on a tip like this helps a lot
sounds like a future soundtrack for the amazing digital circus. you did well.
I need a full version of this
Its literally “For once in my life”
I was wondering why this sounded so fire and then realised it was a hello foe video
Your solo is just beautiful 😎
This is probably my new favourite video. You can just feel the happiness come through the screen.
Bro I NEED entire version of that song
As someone who knows nothing about music theory or even all the notes, casually playing the piano I’ve learnt to improvise based on absorbing different compositions. I know that a certain chord will go well together, so I group those notes to create a harmonious melody…
Just using your ear and raw sense of music is often better than trying really hard to think about theory, as long as you know what chords look like and have inspiration from good music you can usually find some fire progressions.
@@landofbol1098that’s what I do for every chord, all ear:)
OH MY GOD, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS EXACT VIDEO BUT DIDNT KNOW THE NAME OF THE CHORD PROGRESSION I LOVE YOU
I’m a new learner and I recently bought a new keyboard. It’s videos like these that make me ever so interested in learning, playing and decoding different songs. Some of the tunes I’d like to play are from “Another Love” and then there’s a specific soundtrack from the game Bloodborne.
I am composer so i can agree that this chords are really usefull (actually most in classical music). And try play this kind of chord progresion in minor, it sounds beautifull.
“That’s fine” *shakes finger violently*
I’m getting mixed messages, and I’m also getting nervous
this is definitely my favorite chord progression especially in strawberry fields
Your keyboard rocking makes my anxiety skyrocket. Just like my amount of respect for that melody
You taught me 5 years of piano in one minute
Should be illegal to be this good at something
Listening to the section @ 0:47... The progression, and how you highlighted the minor 4 chord... Reminds me of the Knuckles version of Mirage Saloon Zone in Sonic Mania. :)
I love that jazzy synth coming on sort of mid-way into the vid. you got some agile hands and skillful improv, man.
Snuck the cry me a river in there so smoothhhh
my man just invented jazz
This makes me want to put all my energy into creating a Pilotwings⁶⁴-esque game and get you to do the soundtrack.
Would be incredible
That’d be insane! Throwback haha
I see why Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) is one of the most iconic songs in the world, the first C chord descending notes inversions make this excellent technique very clear.
A great example of a progression that does this is Always by Daniel Caesar. I’ve wondered for a while why that song sounded so beautiful, I guess this is why
Damn dude! Really glad I clicked on this video! That groove was smooth as hell! Great work 😎🎵
Oh my gosh, I've HEARD the line cliche before and it was so beautiful and I wanted to replicate it SO badly but I didn't know what it was called and it was driving me CRAZY but thanks to you, I FINALLY know what it's called and how to play it and oh my goodness, thank you so much for this video!!!
OMG THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE one OST THE RESEMBLANCE IS UNCANNY
Man, I sure am glad I decided to waste my life doing absolutely nothing instead of becoming awesome at piano like this
this sounds so dreamy, i love it
that ending really just 😩👌
This is the type of content that I like
Sounds just like the underwater theme from super mario bros
0:11 this sound. Sounded normal but..
MARIO COMES
This sound of constantly descending tones remind me of the water level music for smb1, title screen of smb2, and the title screen of SMWA or sma2
0:09 immediately reminded me of smb underwater theme (or was it the smb2 title screen i was thinking about? theyre basically the same song so it doesnt really matter i guess lol)
Goosebumps my man thank you!
Sometimes I just need a tutorial like this, enough with the theory show me how these songs are actually composed lol
Congrats to your 100k subs Foe! You deserved it!
Damn you're so close to 100k. Love your videos, please keep it up
Discovered I'm a master of cheese, but not nearly as cheesy as this man
piano is just a giant code where if you press the right notes it unlocks different songs if you think about it🤔
i have been watching ur vids for about 2 years and they are always so funny and awesome! congrats on 100k!
this song sounds like something they would use for like a one-off rhythm mini game for a Mario game lol
except with leitmotifs of that one slightly emotional song (completely forgot its name)
At 0:12 Yiu can hear a bit of the Mario Underwater theme
Can you PLEASE put out an album, I just want to listen to you vibing for longer than a minute
A chromatically descending line has no business being so dang emotional to me given how simple it is
Gives me christmas vibes
I have determined that you are the most important channel I need to subscribe to as I begin my journey as a piano player
imagine everyday this man like: "yo let's come up with another masterpiece today for fun lol"
You make it look so easy !!
Time in a bottle is one of my favorite songs
I already knew this. It's uncanny... every time a lesson says "cheesy" or "cliché", that seems to happen. Weirdest f'n coincidence ever. I can't explain it...
Someone get this man 100k plz
this almost turns into the mario 1 underwater time theme so many times oh my god
This music sounds like it’s from a nostalgic game
The first part sounds just like the underwater music in Super Mario
i’m learning a lot from these videos but they also just sound really cool.
it sounded like the super mario bros underwater theme for a moment
Big Super Mario water level vibes
This guy's melodies are the best
As always, you never cease to impress me brother.
I'm glad you brought up mario, because I immediately heard it when you brought it out
dude that sounded like an old donkey kong country song i loved that
Easy rules for chords
1- Obtain piano
2- Get good
3- Cry and accept your fate!
Keep it up man im learning piano and your keeping my spirits up.
Play on 1.25 speed, and you got an instant Sonic game song
I can enjoying some music like this easily
I need more of this! Can your please bring out an album or something of your music?
I figured this out so long ago and im glad to see that im not the only one
This is a technique I've been using for years but never knew there was a name for
this kind of sounds like Be Our Guest especially when he starts the right hand improvisation
You are a true musician..
What a great solo! New sub, cheers from Spain
0:32 even the keyboard is vibin'
I was about talk crap as I was like, here’s another beginner trying to piano, there’s nothing I’m gonna learn here. And then you made my jaw drop hahaha
Awesome video man, so cool
There's a music that i love that uses that trick too, it's called "Since you've been gone".
Sounds like Pokemon. Also sounds like that one Casio keyboard preset song that I used to listen to on repeat.
Cool suggestion. I love Japanese music and I think this is an integral part of what makes Japanese music sound distinctly "Japanese"
Bro it's Stevie wonder 🤣
You could also name this video "how to write an anime opening". Swear, it all comes down to chromatic movement
This dude’s channel is just 4 years of piano classes turned into minute long videos