@@tonytoy3939 Cheers Tony, I appreciate the encouragement. Feel like it’s still early days for me too, looking forward to seeing how the channel can grow as it continues.
🙏 Thanks Lucy, really appreciate your kind comment. I feel like I'm already winning at 15k, it's just really good to know that people think my little videos have some value and are making a difference to people on their music journey. 😳
This is my new favorite music channel. You have everything right. Your voice and attitude just works for jazz and is really pleasant. The piano roll, pacing and everything… you got it all right. I make videos too (not in music), so I’m kind of blown away by just how right you got it. Love your work - I look forward to seeing more!
great video, clear concise and I really appreciate staying in Cmajor for demonstrations! Already quite familiar with the concept but this video gave me a bunch of ideas I want to try out, thanks!
Micheal, these tutorials of yours are so informative and so useful. As one of those folks who as a young kid learned to play by ear alone, having never learned any formal theory, nor even how to even read properly, I find myself later in life trying to filll in the holes in my musical knowledge. I never stopped playing, so it's been about 55 years as a musician, albeit one with plenty yet to learn, and it's so fun to learn new things about something you do and love. Your lessons are so very clearly expressed, and I've picked up so much from these sessions that I just wanted to give you the most heartfelt thanks. You're a great teacher and help make this knowledge instantly attainable. So cheers! Thank you, so much!
Hey Douglas! Thanks for your nice comment, it's much appreciated 🙏. It's great to hear you're finding some value from my videos. Good luck on your musical journey! Cheers
I agree. I just came across this channel and I’m thinking I can definitely learn from him. Simple and to the point. Everything is structured and explained well and the visuals help
I really like the fact that your examples are often using guitar-friendly chords. You start throwing around some E flat this or F# that and some of us get confused.
You are the best teacher I have ever seen! I don't even play piano, I play guitar, but I have learnt more from you than any body else. Thank you so much!
Ah, thanks so much, I really appreciate your kind words. It seems that a lot of guitarists are finding my videos helpful which is so great to hear. Thanks for sharing the love 🙏
Lovely! If you take a standard Andalusian cadence i bVII bVI V And stick a secondary dominant after each chord we get the familiar Hotel. It's so catchy that you can check out any time you like and you can never leave.
I was bored tonight, and decided to study up some music theory (yes I’m a dork) and man I’m a guitar player, not even a pianist, but you’re videos have gave me so much insight and perspective on ways to improve and spice up my songs so much!! These videos are amazing man keep up the good work I’ll definitely be subscribing
Michael, I'm a recreational saxophonist and (7 years now) and I've always struggled to understand what a secondary dominant chord really is and why I would ever want to use it in my playing. Your video made it very clear and my confusion is now gone! You did a splendid job not only explaining what it is but where it should be placed and why. Given that I outline chords, (plating one note at a time - since I play and in-line instrument), I was a but skeptical that you'd fare well in breaking it down fir me to digest. You did a magnificent job! Fantastic work and THANK YOU.
🙏 Thank you Alistair, I really appreciate you taking the time to leave such a nice comment. I'm really glad the video helped you finally get over that hurdle. Good luck exploring your secondary dominants!!
The more I watch these videos, I realize that chromatic chords in general are just awesome to add to a progression, and add really cool colors to spice things up a bit
My new favorite channel on RUclips. I’m not an experienced piano player but we recently bought a very old 6’ 1” Steinway. Thanks for being my new teacher.
Michael. Hands down the best video in explain secondary dominants. Clear, precise and great visuals make this required viewing for any piano or guitar player. Well done!!!
Wannabe synthwave/synth rock guy here with a lifelong interest in jazz, classical, rock, pop, showtunes, cinematic etc etc music. I enjoy YT videos that explore & explain ways to develop more versatile compositional colors than just the major/minor keys with only diatonic chord progressions. Your videos are an excellent resource! And make great listening while mowing the lawn. Thanks for what you do!
Thanks man, appreciate your comment 🙏 Glad you're enjoying the videos. I never imagined someone would be watching/listening to them whilst mowing the lawn though! 😂
great explanation; i've used them a lot and never knew what i was doing; just going on how harmonies worked and how the melody fit inside certain dominant chord infusions.....good stuff!!!
Thank you again. When I hear this video, and your other one on tritone substitutions, I'm saying to my self "hey, that's used in (fill in the blank) song". So popular and beautiful. Thank you for explaining theory so clearly and with a verve which keeps it interesting!
Superb video, thank you. It has a great mix of background for the concept vs clearly explaining more detail. Helped me to better understand the detail and practical use.
FINALLY, I GET IT!! the use of the yellow lettered illustration along w/the keyboard made referencing his explanations MUCH easier. Now I can listen to a song and deconstruct what the chords and chord progressions are in a given song, and how to make mundane basic lame progressions into beautiful passages. Thank you Mr. Keithson!
Freshening up on my theory. This definitely a standard set in terms of quality, info and ease of understanding. Very great video for beginners to advanced
Great video! I've been recently undertaking the process of analyzing the Bach Chorales, and it's amazing how much he used secondary dominants (also making use of viiº), so understanding them makes analysis a lot easier. What's interesting is similar to your example around 9:00, I typically associate the sound of back-to-back dominant chords moving by 5ths with blues & jazz (where basically every chord is a Dom7) - but just yesterday I was analyzing a Bach chorale and I noticed a chain of secondary dominants a few bars in a row. I thought to myself - wow - Bach could get quite blues-y. Baroque Blues!
Thanks for sharing Jonathan! I'm not very familiar with Bach due to my lack of any classical experience but I get the impression he was the GOAT! Cheers man. 👍
Hi Michael. Thanks to RUclips's algorithm, I found your channel. Your explanation on this subject is the best one I have found. It helped me a lot. You got a new subscriber !
I'm a new fan of your videos, firstly because of the subject matter & content (I'm learning new insights with every viewing). But also because of your presentation. It's brilliantly simple and direct. Your teaching style is spot on (maybe you should also be doing videos on "how to teach"?). Thanks for the channel!
Michael, your video tutorials are on another level!! Pacing, visuals, sound, and the clarity you bring to concepts are a rare find! Definitely subscribed and I hope you keep putting these out. Much appreciated!!!
Hey Joshua! Thanks for watching. Diatonic chords are simply the chords that are made up of the notes in the key of the song. So if a song is in C major all the diatonic chords would be C Dm Em F G Am Bdim. I go into a bit more detail on this in my video ‘How to improvise on the piano’, there might be some useful bits in there. 👍🏼
Fantastic! I finally understand the concept. Your presentation and teaching style is pure gold! Neither too advanced nor too basic. I’m so excited to try this…I’m gonna put a secondary dominant before every single chord of this sheet music 😂
You are my hero Michael. Thanks to you and your videos, I have found answers to some of the questions I have always had. I love how you explain the theory, and then you give us few examples. Writing the chords on the screen is also very very helpful. Thanks for doing all these.
Ah, thanks Behzad! I really appreciate your kind comment. It's great to hear that you're finding the videos to be really useful. Thank you for leaving a comment 🙏
@@michaelkeithson Yes, very much so. Greetings from Germany. Also can you do a few tutorials on different Key modulations and the most common ones in popular music. Best wishes.
@@michaelkeithson Look forward to it. I have such Anxiety over Key changes for 3 reasons 1. what keys should I pick to change key to 2. All the different methods of key changes and 3. how the hell do I then get back to my original key. If your future video can answer these 3 questions then my song writing will dramatically improve. best wishes
I stumbled upon your channel a couple of months back. Your teaching and video technique is exceptional. The ‘Diminished Chords - Why they’re the best!’ hooked me. Now I’m working through the info in this ‘Secondary Dominant chords’ video, translating what you reveal into my bass guitar theory and practice. Perhaps in my next life I will find time to learn the piano. I hope one day you make a video on ‘suspended’ chords and demystify their place in composition.
Ah, thanks for the kind comment! It’s great to hear you’re getting some value from my videos. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, I appreciate it. 👍🏼
😂 Awesome, that’s a great way to think of them. When I’m editing I sometimes think ‘man, that’s a lot of talking/information, a bit of noodling will break this up!’ Thanks for watching. 👍🏼
Thanks for the comment Reanna. Yeah, I think there’s loads of stuff like this that we already use but don’t necessarily know what it’s called or why it works. Happy New Year 🥳
Hi Michael, I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I'm on a safari to try and understand harmony beyond the simple 3 note chord so I can apply it to my beginner acoustic guitar playing. The detailed explanation for each part with examples of everything is brilliant. And as someone else commented, the visual effects are perfect. The pacing of the material is also thoughtful and makes what you're saying very compelling. Thanks for all the hard work you have put into this series. Cheers, Richard.
This was useful...! I have used secondary dominants on my guitar in my songs and also watched many videos to understand, but now i think i understand the concept. Thank you.
Crystal clear as usual esp re practical applications... often overlooked ....so great to hear & see some of your approaches... much appreciated ! Once you get the various voicings embodied these are super versatile so well worth the practice time
You know how you learn something, then don't use it for years (decades?!) and the knowledge just sort of evaporates? I know I spent a semester or year of college music theory on this topic, probably in relation to Bach chorales of course. I had forgotten almost all of it. This was an incredible refresher, and arguably better presented than all that chalkboard/piano stuff I immediately brain-dumped in the late '90s! :D
Stupid question from a rookie. At 8:39 you took a standard diatonic chord progression C-Em7-F-G-C and put in a secondary dominant before each chord, so C-B7-Em7-C7-F-D7-G-G7-C. And it sounded really good. I get it that the 5-2 always sound good, but how come all chords TO the secondary dominants work as well? So C-B7 Em7-C7 F-D7 G-G7 ? I guess that's not by chance, is it? -- Awesome videos by the way. You're the best in explaining music theory for piano players on youtube - by far. Will head over to you patreon page and drop a few Dollars, Euros, Pounds or whatever you prefer ;)
Hey Mario, not a stupid question, a good question in fact and I don't know if I have a great answer for you but my thinking that all music is about some sort of tension and release and so whatever chord we play, wherever it is we've come from, we can add tension and with that tension we can either add more tension or a resolution and our ears are waiting for what's next to give it context in anticipation of some resolution and consonance. So we almost don't mind where it's come from, as long as it takes us somewhere that eventually makes sense. 🤔
All good with introducing the naming conventions for the "dominant" as the name of a particular scale degree. Then you introduce the SEVENTH as the extension of that chord which gives it the dominant quality. Also good. Now you really must stress, just then, that this extension is the b7, not the NATURAL 7 with respect to this V chord. That "MINOR SEVENTH" interval against the root of a chord is why we call out "dominant seventh" not just the seventh of the natural key. The b7 interval on the "dominant V chord" is a WHOLE TONE below the V interval which turns out to be the IV against the root key.. That's an enharmonic note. But it does want to resolve to the root.
I make it a point to watch each of your videos at least thrice. Although I'm nowhere near understanding all the concepts you discuss, I hope to one day be at least 1/4th as good as you are.
Ah Jezreel! Thanks for keeping the watch count climbing! I appreciate your persistence! Are there specific topics that you think would be more suited to where you’re at?
@@michaelkeithson I'm such a novice that I don't even know what to ask for. Circle of fifths is something that I keep hearing about. But I can't quite grasp the concept.
@@jezdan1 Don’t get bogged down with the circle of fifths, I’m not a fan. I think it’s something you should memorise week one of music theory and then never need to talk about again. In my opinion and experience you should appreciate the strong relationships between 5ths, you’ll see them appear a lot in music. And use the circle to memorise the different keys, how many sharps or flats they have and what they are. Im sure that once you have the sequence memorised there’s not much more required from it. Other people might disagree though! 😬
So well explained, even a guitar player can follow it.
Cheers Tony, glad you could follow along, hopefully there was something useful in there too. Thanks for the comment 👍🏼
@@michaelkeithson definitely. I’m new to your channel, but so far it’s really great. Keep it up!
@@tonytoy3939 Cheers Tony, I appreciate the encouragement. Feel like it’s still early days for me too, looking forward to seeing how the channel can grow as it continues.
I concur!
lol
The visual effects are perfect. This is the best video I've seen that makes this complex concept easy to understand. Thanks a million.
Ah thanks for the kind words 🙏 Great to hear you're finding some value from my videos! Thanks watching.
I agree
I have to concur. I have a music degree and never have I understood this concept so clearly. You've changed my music forever, brother! Thanks!
I agree my friend❤
Even when I think I understand a topic I always learn something. Great lesson.
Thanks for your comment Eric! I’m pleased you got something out of it. 👍🏼
Idk how you don’t have a million followers man… you make some of the best music analysis videos out there
🙏 Thanks Lucy, really appreciate your kind comment. I feel like I'm already winning at 15k, it's just really good to know that people think my little videos have some value and are making a difference to people on their music journey. 😳
This is my new favorite music channel. You have everything right. Your voice and attitude just works for jazz and is really pleasant. The piano roll, pacing and everything… you got it all right. I make videos too (not in music), so I’m kind of blown away by just how right you got it. Love your work - I look forward to seeing more!
Ah thanks man, appreciate your kind words 🙏
Thanks for taking the time to comment and really glad you’re enjoying the videos. Cheers!
great video, clear concise and I really appreciate staying in Cmajor for demonstrations! Already quite familiar with the concept but this video gave me a bunch of ideas I want to try out, thanks!
Thanks for comment Hamish, glad you found something in there to inspire you. Cheers!
Micheal, these tutorials of yours are so informative and so useful. As one of those folks who as a young kid learned to play by ear alone, having never learned any formal theory, nor even how to even read properly, I find myself later in life trying to filll in the holes in my musical knowledge.
I never stopped playing, so it's been about 55 years as a musician, albeit one with plenty yet to learn, and it's so fun to learn new things about something you do and love. Your lessons are so very clearly expressed, and I've picked up so much from these sessions that I just wanted to give you the most heartfelt thanks. You're a great teacher and help make this knowledge instantly attainable. So cheers! Thank you, so much!
Hey Douglas! Thanks for your nice comment, it's much appreciated 🙏. It's great to hear you're finding some value from my videos. Good luck on your musical journey! Cheers
You are such an excellent teacher. Thank God you started this online teaching life.
Wow, thanks for the generous comment. It’s still early days really, let’s hope I can keep thinking of things to talk about! Thanks for watching 👍🏼🎹🎵
I agree. I just came across this channel and I’m thinking I can definitely learn from him. Simple and to the point. Everything is structured and explained well and the visuals help
This is the first time someone has explained secondary dominant chords and I feel like I fully grasp it now. Thank you so much for this!
Thanks for your comment Eric 🙏
I’m really glad you found it helpful.
Really good video. Covered so much in a clear and untedious way with real writing applications and not just theory. Thanks for making this
Thanks for the kind comment, glad you enjoyed it 🙏
I really like the fact that your examples are often using guitar-friendly chords. You start throwing around some E flat this or F# that and some of us get confused.
You are the best teacher I have ever seen! I don't even play piano, I play guitar, but I have learnt more from you than any body else. Thank you so much!
Ah, thanks so much, I really appreciate your kind words. It seems that a lot of guitarists are finding my videos helpful which is so great to hear.
Thanks for sharing the love 🙏
Lovely! If you take a standard Andalusian cadence
i bVII bVI V
And stick a secondary dominant after each chord we get the familiar Hotel. It's so catchy that you can check out any time you like and you can never leave.
I was bored tonight, and decided to study up some music theory (yes I’m a dork) and man I’m a guitar player, not even a pianist, but you’re videos have gave me so much insight and perspective on ways to improve and spice up my songs so much!! These videos are amazing man keep up the good work I’ll definitely be subscribing
Let’s all be dorks together! Thanks Logan, I really appreciate your comment and pleased you’ve been finding some value in my videos. 👍🏼
Michael, I'm a recreational saxophonist and (7 years now) and I've always struggled to understand what a secondary dominant chord really is and why I would ever want to use it in my playing. Your video made it very clear and my confusion is now gone!
You did a splendid job not only explaining what it is but where it should be placed and why. Given that I outline chords, (plating one note at a time - since I play and in-line instrument), I was a but skeptical that you'd fare well in breaking it down fir me to digest. You did a magnificent job!
Fantastic work and THANK YOU.
🙏 Thank you Alistair, I really appreciate you taking the time to leave such a nice comment. I'm really glad the video helped you finally get over that hurdle. Good luck exploring your secondary dominants!!
Well that was a perfect explanation in my book. Thx for finally making me understand secondary dominant chords.
Thanks for the nice comment Pablo, glad it was helpful 👍
The more I watch these videos, I realize that chromatic chords in general are just awesome to add to a progression, and add really cool colors to spice things up a bit
My new favorite channel on RUclips. I’m not an experienced piano player but we recently bought a very old 6’ 1” Steinway.
Thanks for being my new teacher.
🙏☺️ Thank you! Really appreciate your kind words.
Nice! A Steinway, I'm jealous! Happy practising! 🎹
Michael. Hands down the best video in explain secondary dominants. Clear, precise and great visuals make this required viewing for any piano or guitar player. Well done!!!
🙏 Thank you for the kind comment. I'm glad you appreciated it!
Glad I came across your channel, certainly one of the best music theory channels out there.
Ah, thanks, that's very kind. I'm glad you're here too!
Wannabe synthwave/synth rock guy here with a lifelong interest in jazz, classical, rock, pop, showtunes, cinematic etc etc music. I enjoy YT videos that explore & explain ways to develop more versatile compositional colors than just the major/minor keys with only diatonic chord progressions. Your videos are an excellent resource! And make great listening while mowing the lawn. Thanks for what you do!
Thanks man, appreciate your comment 🙏 Glad you're enjoying the videos. I never imagined someone would be watching/listening to them whilst mowing the lawn though! 😂
@@michaelkeithson I find going back and forth in straight lines for two hours is very conducive to concentration!
great explanation; i've used them a lot and never knew what i was doing; just going on how harmonies worked and how the melody fit inside certain dominant chord infusions.....good stuff!!!
Thank you again. When I hear this video, and your other one on tritone substitutions, I'm saying to my self "hey, that's used in (fill in the blank) song". So popular and beautiful. Thank you for explaining theory so clearly and with a verve which keeps it interesting!
Thanks Eric! I appreciate the kind comment, glad you're enjoying the content 👍
You are a wonderful teacher. I also love how you edit your videos, they are so simplistic. Thank you, I was tuned in for every second.
Thanks Phi, glad you're enjoying the content. Thanks for the nice comment! 🙏
Absolutely brilliant! Perfect balance between musical examples and expertly explained theory. Thanks for these vids.
Cheers man, appreciate the kind comment. Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Superb video, thank you. It has a great mix of background for the concept vs clearly explaining more detail. Helped me to better understand the detail and practical use.
Cheers for your kind comment Ryan, I really appreciate it. Glad you got something out of it. 👍🏼
First time someone actually made sense while explaining music theory
Ha! Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 👍
Isn't it amazing how this works. That is why the Circle of Fifths is one of my favorite tools. Great video Michael. Thanks for the refresher.
Thanks for the comment Bill and thanks for watching 👍🏼
FINALLY, I GET IT!! the use of the yellow lettered illustration along w/the keyboard made referencing his explanations MUCH easier. Now I can listen to a song and deconstruct what the chords and chord progressions are in a given song, and how to make mundane basic lame progressions into beautiful passages. Thank you Mr. Keithson!
Awesome! Really pleased the video was useful. Thanks for the nice comment, I appreciate it 🙏
Freshening up on my theory. This definitely a standard set in terms of quality, info and ease of understanding. Very great video for beginners to advanced
Thanks James! Really appreciate the nice comment 🙏
Great video! I've been recently undertaking the process of analyzing the Bach Chorales, and it's amazing how much he used secondary dominants (also making use of viiº), so understanding them makes analysis a lot easier. What's interesting is similar to your example around 9:00, I typically associate the sound of back-to-back dominant chords moving by 5ths with blues & jazz (where basically every chord is a Dom7) - but just yesterday I was analyzing a Bach chorale and I noticed a chain of secondary dominants a few bars in a row. I thought to myself - wow - Bach could get quite blues-y. Baroque Blues!
Thanks for sharing Jonathan! I'm not very familiar with Bach due to my lack of any classical experience but I get the impression he was the GOAT! Cheers man. 👍
Loved the james taylor vinyl in the background
was looking for a clear explanation of this theory. exactly what I need. Im so glad to find your channel!
I'm glad you found it too! Thanks for the nice comment and really glad the video was helpful 👍
Thank you! exactly what I needed to understand this concept, which other videos did not explain well enough to permeate my thick skull.
Cheers Ben, glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for the nice comment 🙏
Hi Michael. Thanks to RUclips's algorithm, I found your channel. Your explanation on this subject is the best one I have found. It helped me a lot. You got a new subscriber !
All praise to the algorithm!! Nice to have you here Paul, glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful 👍🏼
I'm a new fan of your videos, firstly because of the subject matter & content (I'm learning new insights with every viewing). But also because of your presentation. It's brilliantly simple and direct. Your teaching style is spot on (maybe you should also be doing videos on "how to teach"?). Thanks for the channel!
🙏 Thanks John, I really appreciate your nice comment and super pleased that you're enjoying the videos and learning too! Thank you
11:30 😊 I like these interludes. Just little things to take away and pkay with.
Michael, your video tutorials are on another level!! Pacing, visuals, sound, and the clarity you bring to concepts are a rare find! Definitely subscribed and I hope you keep putting these out. Much appreciated!!!
Thanks Helmut! I really appreciate your kind comment and I’m super pleased that you’re enjoying what I’m putting out, thanks 🙏
Very clearly articulated. Excellent lesson.
Thanks Colin! Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Please make a video of diatonic chords all of them if possible 🙏 ❤️
Hey Joshua! Thanks for watching.
Diatonic chords are simply the chords that are made up of the notes in the key of the song. So if a song is in C major all the diatonic chords would be C Dm Em F G Am Bdim. I go into a bit more detail on this in my video ‘How to improvise on the piano’, there might be some useful bits in there. 👍🏼
Fantastic demonstration. Cogent and concise, well done sir.
🙏 Thank you kindly! I appreciate your comment. Cheers
Very good job on the use and explanation of secondary dominant chords. I am more confident concerning the role and use of the chords. Thanks.
Awesome, good to hear. Thanks for the nice comment 🙏
Fantastic! I finally understand the concept. Your presentation and teaching style is pure gold! Neither too advanced nor too basic. I’m so excited to try this…I’m gonna put a secondary dominant before every single chord of this sheet music 😂
Awesome! Glad the video was helpful! Happy exploring! 🎹🎵
You are my hero Michael. Thanks to you and your videos, I have found answers to some of the questions I have always had.
I love how you explain the theory, and then you give us few examples. Writing the chords on the screen is also very very helpful.
Thanks for doing all these.
Ah, thanks Behzad! I really appreciate your kind comment. It's great to hear that you're finding the videos to be really useful. Thank you for leaving a comment 🙏
This Keithson guy is a musical genius and a genius communicator. More content please
🙏 Thank you ☺️. I appreciate the kind words, glad you enjoyed the video.
@@michaelkeithson Yes, very much so. Greetings from Germany. Also can you do a few tutorials on different Key modulations and the most common ones in popular music. Best wishes.
@@ajsctech8249 It's on my list so will hopefully get to that eventually. Thanks for the support 👍
@@michaelkeithson Look forward to it. I have such Anxiety over Key changes for 3 reasons 1. what keys should I pick to change key to 2. All the different methods of key changes and 3. how the hell do I then get back to my original key. If your future video can answer these 3 questions then my song writing will dramatically improve. best wishes
I stumbled upon your channel a couple of months back. Your teaching and video technique is exceptional. The ‘Diminished Chords - Why they’re the best!’ hooked me. Now I’m working through the info in this ‘Secondary Dominant chords’ video, translating what you reveal into my bass guitar theory and practice. Perhaps in my next life I will find time to learn the piano. I hope one day you make a video on ‘suspended’ chords and demystify their place in composition.
Ah, thanks for the kind comment! It’s great to hear you’re getting some value from my videos. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, I appreciate it. 👍🏼
To say great video would be an understatement. Content was thoroughly explained
🙏 Ah, thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated.
the interludes work well for refreshing my “tonality” palette. (thanks for those)
😂 Awesome, that’s a great way to think of them. When I’m editing I sometimes think ‘man, that’s a lot of talking/information, a bit of noodling will break this up!’
Thanks for watching. 👍🏼
I play this stuff all the time, but have no clue as to what I’m playing. I just play it. I’m going to have to watch this a bunch!
Thanks for the comment Reanna. Yeah, I think there’s loads of stuff like this that we already use but don’t necessarily know what it’s called or why it works.
Happy New Year 🥳
This is the best secondary dominant lesson I’ve watched. Subscribed!
Ah, cheers Chris, glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate the sub and the kind comment 🙏
So glad your channel popped up in my suggestions. Top notch 🎹👍
Thanks mate. I'm glad you're here too 👍😉
This is actually super well made. Good on ya
Thanks Samuel, glad you enjoyed it. 👍
Thank you. Have been using this to lead to the dominant of the tonic in the A section.
Thanks for the comment. Hope the video's been useful!
Hi Michael, I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I'm on a safari to try and understand harmony beyond the simple 3 note chord so I can apply it to my beginner acoustic guitar playing. The detailed explanation for each part with examples of everything is brilliant. And as someone else commented, the visual effects are perfect. The pacing of the material is also thoughtful and makes what you're saying very compelling. Thanks for all the hard work you have put into this series. Cheers, Richard.
Thank you 🙏
I really appreciate your kind words and really glad you’re finding the videos useful.
Thanks for taking the time to comment 👍🏼
These videos are absolute gold
🙏 Thank you! I appreciate the kind comment. Glad you're enjoying the videos! 👍
This was useful...!
I have used secondary dominants on my guitar in my songs and also watched many videos to understand, but now i think i understand the concept.
Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment 👍🏼
Crystal clear as usual esp re practical applications... often overlooked ....so great to hear & see some of your approaches... much appreciated ! Once you get the various voicings embodied these are super versatile so well worth the practice time
Ah cheers man, I appreciate your comment. Glad you enjoyed it.
Great video!! You demystified secondary dominants for me! Thank you!
Awesome! Glad it was helpful!
¡Muchas gracias!
Tus vídeos me han ayudado a entender conceptos que nunca comprendí. 🙏
Very clear and straight to the point. Your videos are über great. Thank you!
Cheers Remy, really appreciate your kind comment 🙏 Glad you're enjoying the videos! 👍
I just iscovered your channel and you're an awesome teacher! Thanks for sharing your knowledge in such a simple way to understand!
Ah, thank you! I appreciate the kind comment. Glad you’re enjoying the content 👍🏼
Great stuff, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us.
You’re very welcome! Thanks for the comment 👍
You know how you learn something, then don't use it for years (decades?!) and the knowledge just sort of evaporates? I know I spent a semester or year of college music theory on this topic, probably in relation to Bach chorales of course. I had forgotten almost all of it. This was an incredible refresher, and arguably better presented than all that chalkboard/piano stuff I immediately brain-dumped in the late '90s! :D
Ha! Happy to refresh your memory! Thanks for the comment 👍🏼
I don't get why you don't have more subs, this is a million channel.
Ah, cheers 🙏 I appreciate the support. Glad you're enjoying the content! 👍
@@michaelkeithson i sure do! Hope you reach a million subs and above soon. Best of luck and thanks for the great content 🙏
Wonderfully clear explanation. Thank you.
Thanks John! I appreciate the nice comment, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Man perfectly explained🤯 amazing concept i didnt know i needed
Thanks for the comment! Glad you enjoyed it!
So well explained. Thanks a lot!
best channel for music theory
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That’s a method that makes sense. Some throw fancy without practical approach. Not here. Good work mate, loaded.
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Great explanation man, straight to the point and easy to follow. This has been super useful to me, thanks a lot!
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Secondary dominant chord demystified, great explanation, helpful. Thank you
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Brilliant😎 Just enough explanation. Thank you.
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This guy could talk over any subject and I’d watch the whole video. It’s almost meditative…
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Lucky for you I’ve got a few other videos you can binge and plan to keep making more!!
the simpliest explaination! THANKS!
Great teaching! Thanks.
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I really like your teaching style. Thank you
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Your videos are gold.
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Best explanation I have found.
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Very helpful, clarified a lot for me. Thank you!
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Really clearly explained just subbed! Thanks
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Stupid question from a rookie. At 8:39 you took a standard diatonic chord progression C-Em7-F-G-C and put in a secondary dominant before each chord, so C-B7-Em7-C7-F-D7-G-G7-C. And it sounded really good. I get it that the 5-2 always sound good, but how come all chords TO the secondary dominants work as well? So C-B7 Em7-C7 F-D7 G-G7 ? I guess that's not by chance, is it? -- Awesome videos by the way. You're the best in explaining music theory for piano players on youtube - by far. Will head over to you patreon page and drop a few Dollars, Euros, Pounds or whatever you prefer ;)
dunno how true this is but i've noticed you can kinda get away with going anywhere so long as it brings you a pleasant destination
Hey Mario, not a stupid question, a good question in fact and I don't know if I have a great answer for you but my thinking that all music is about some sort of tension and release and so whatever chord we play, wherever it is we've come from, we can add tension and with that tension we can either add more tension or a resolution and our ears are waiting for what's next to give it context in anticipation of some resolution and consonance. So we almost don't mind where it's come from, as long as it takes us somewhere that eventually makes sense. 🤔
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What a great video! Thank you so much.
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Made easy to understand…thanks❤
Wonderful. Explained very clearly. Thanks
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Excellent tutorial, many thanks!
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That was an excellent explanation, thank you!!!
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All good with introducing the naming conventions for the "dominant" as the name of a particular scale degree.
Then you introduce the SEVENTH as the extension of that chord which gives it the dominant quality. Also good.
Now you really must stress, just then, that this extension is the b7, not the NATURAL 7 with respect to this V chord. That "MINOR SEVENTH" interval against the root of a chord is why we call out "dominant seventh" not just the seventh of the natural key.
The b7 interval on the "dominant V chord" is a WHOLE TONE below the V interval which turns out to be the IV against the root key.. That's an enharmonic note. But it does want to resolve to the root.
Such an effective teacher
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This video needs way more views!!!!!!!
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It made me so easy to understand it .. Probably the best explanation..Love From India ❤❤
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Very well explained Thx somuch for sharing.
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Awesome, thank you
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Great video again! Thanks ❤
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Underrated video. Amazing!
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Great video man, thanks for posting
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thank you for the video, it's really helpful!
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Very inspiring and extremely well explained. Thanks.
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This was so helpful!!!
Great to hear Matthew. Happy practising!
I make it a point to watch each of your videos at least thrice. Although I'm nowhere near understanding all the concepts you discuss, I hope to one day be at least 1/4th as good as you are.
Ah Jezreel! Thanks for keeping the watch count climbing! I appreciate your persistence!
Are there specific topics that you think would be more suited to where you’re at?
@@michaelkeithson I'm such a novice that I don't even know what to ask for. Circle of fifths is something that I keep hearing about. But I can't quite grasp the concept.
@@jezdan1 Don’t get bogged down with the circle of fifths, I’m not a fan. I think it’s something you should memorise week one of music theory and then never need to talk about again.
In my opinion and experience you should appreciate the strong relationships between 5ths, you’ll see them appear a lot in music. And use the circle to memorise the different keys, how many sharps or flats they have and what they are. Im sure that once you have the sequence memorised there’s not much more required from it.
Other people might disagree though! 😬