Marty Friedman - Illumination Deep Dive Part 1: Harmony

Hey everyone! Here is the first episode of my Deep Dive series into the music of Marty Friedman. In the first episode we are exploring the harmony of the song Illumination. Understanding harmony is at the very core of understanding Marty's music!
Hope you like it! If you're not into music theory this will help you fall sleep! Ha!
You can support me on Patreon:
/ erkkimela
My music can be heard here:
open.spotify.com/artist/32V0K...
/ erkki-mela
Instagram:
/ dirty_fingers
For my other projects and links, check here:
lnk.bio/erkki_mela
Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
1:28 Key signature
4:05 Building chords, 1st way
6:19 Hearing chord progressions
8:34 Building chords, 2nd way
9:05 Building chords, 3rd way
11:59 Song analysis begins
16:33 The 4 minor
19:48 The diminished
23:32 A section repeats
24:06 B section
26:58 C section
27:20 Modal interchange
33:10 Slash chord
36:39 Modulating to F# major
38:28 The sound of a key modulation
41:16 D section, modulating to G major
42:34 II-V
45:33 E section, modulating to E major
47:29 Modulating to F# major
49:47 F section
50:29 Modulating to G major
51:16 Another diminished chord
52:55 G section
54:24 Outro
57:45 Final thoughts

[@erpaloinen]

You can support me on Patreon: Patreon.com/ErkkiMela
Thank you for your support!

[@jaymentzer7220]

This was exceptionally good! You're so good at explaining. There were just a few things I didn't understand, but most of it I did. Usually, one would expect to be bored with a ton of music theory, but I was engaged the whole hour and felt that I was actually learning with your analysis. Looking forward to more, you just won a new subscriber. Maybe a series analyzing iconic songs like this one would be awesome.

[@erpaloinen]

Thank you very much! I’m working on part 2 right now!

[@guihena.2]

Lot of work here from you, excellent lesson, will try to take the best of it, appreciated. ♫ ♥🎸♪

[@erpaloinen]

Thanks a lot!

[@JoseJimenez-ob2sf]

Awesome explanation ! Greeting from mexico

[@erpaloinen]

Thank you!

[@davidgillis3626]

This is perfect!

[@erpaloinen]

Thank you so much!

[@kangsante92]

Love the explanation, and the way you added the chords you were explaining as background music made me enjoy watching the whole video.. hope you make more content like this 😁..

[@erpaloinen]

Thanks a lot! 😊

[@patriciohernangonzalez8442]

very good and useful video, keep the good work

[@erpaloinen]

Thank you!

[@TheJonz80]

Awesome, really love it. Looking forward to the next parts

[@erpaloinen]

Thank you!

[@dckakon8309]

good content, keep making

[@erpaloinen]

Thank you!

[@davidgillis3626]

Do you have a patreon account? .pdf of transcription available for download?

[@erpaloinen]

Yes, the link is in description! 😊