Plini Turns Your Power Chords Into Awesome Prog Riffs!

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @Kelberwitzi
    @Kelberwitzi 5 лет назад +1581

    This dude has moved all his emotion from his face to his hands.

    • @mitchplaysriffs
      @mitchplaysriffs 4 года назад +28

      Alex what an observation. Holy cow

    • @avbhayes
      @avbhayes 4 года назад +14

      Alex I almost spat my drink out! That is the best. I love Plini but you are so on the money with that comment 😄

    • @heroblok6
      @heroblok6 4 года назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😴🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @javiermedina8322
      @javiermedina8322 3 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @adityapai5147
      @adityapai5147 3 года назад

      wah

  • @MrTheguitaristguy
    @MrTheguitaristguy 6 лет назад +2453

    i died a little when he said "everyone in the prog world has the attention span of a bar and a half"

    • @AxxonJaxxon666
      @AxxonJaxxon666 6 лет назад +112

      Lmaooo...its gotts keep changing or its not prog rofl ahahaah

    • @charityhoax
      @charityhoax 6 лет назад +214

      Its what is killing modern prog. Its just wankery.

    • @user-oy7gz5bf2h
      @user-oy7gz5bf2h 6 лет назад +36

      @@charityhoax Kinda agree with you there.

    • @darthvader1515
      @darthvader1515 6 лет назад +101

      Dream theater and Rush did it best. Had all the unique chord progressions and time sigs but knew how to keep it rocking :)

    • @Sid00077
      @Sid00077 6 лет назад +83

      I kinda feel like prog should borrow a bit of compositional structure from classical musicians.

  • @garrettt.3845
    @garrettt.3845 6 лет назад +429

    "You cant argue with a power chord" Want to have this on a t-shirt xD

  • @azhaz578
    @azhaz578 6 лет назад +1069

    Lmao. Dudes emotionless voice could put me to sleep and yet his playing is godlike. Literally all his emotions come pouring through his fingers.

    • @orangetoes223
      @orangetoes223 6 лет назад +38

      I’m honestly the same way. Emotions are too complicated.

    • @TheConvectuoso
      @TheConvectuoso 6 лет назад +28

      That's Australians for you 😂

    • @andrewleone8583
      @andrewleone8583 6 лет назад +37

      poor man lives jet lagged. what a life.

    • @Prog4Prog
      @Prog4Prog 6 лет назад +56

      Nah I think he’s trying not to sound like a patronising prog-douche and doing really well. Love Plini, amazing work.

    • @chrisiorio5278
      @chrisiorio5278 6 лет назад +1

      I disagree

  • @BayouChamps
    @BayouChamps 6 лет назад +1502

    3:55 .... We can... (spaces off/ has horrifying revelation) .... add things.

    • @imissthecomfortinbeingsad5204
      @imissthecomfortinbeingsad5204 6 лет назад +51

      Alex Sosa RIGHT, what WAS that?! LOL

    • @avalerionbass
      @avalerionbass 6 лет назад +40

      Haha, he just wanted to be professional without sounding stupid.

    • @zumokumibonsu4501
      @zumokumibonsu4501 6 лет назад +151

      *Vietnam flashback*

    • @BayouChamps
      @BayouChamps 6 лет назад +25

      Haha well Plini is definitely a pro thats for sure. Sorry for roasting you Plini, i love you and you’re my favorite forever.

    • @collindale834
      @collindale834 6 лет назад +6

      I lol’d so hard at this

  • @greenonionsalad
    @greenonionsalad 6 лет назад +606

    He's tuned down a half step here. The chords are X7577X (Eb min 9) X3543X (B maj 9) XX555X (Ab min 7) and 7X777X (Gb min 7). He's actually tuned the low e string to a dropped Db, but it's easier without that.

    • @thipygames3888
      @thipygames3888 6 лет назад +11

      Aedotox tx for quick fingering

    • @46402
      @46402 6 лет назад +11

      I was so confused and couldn't catch low e was tuned down as well, thanks for the heads up. Im now struggling with the last two notes of figure 5 at 4:09 ...any help please?

    • @greenonionsalad
      @greenonionsalad 6 лет назад +23

      That's XX78810 to XX7888

    • @Juventud2222
      @Juventud2222 6 лет назад +1

      Thanks for the chords man/

    • @musicjunkie8771
      @musicjunkie8771 6 лет назад +5

      Aedotox Buckethead fans know what's up!

  • @winstoncarter2119
    @winstoncarter2119 5 лет назад +120

    I love how just adding the 7th to a power chord adds an incredible amount of feeling and depth to such a simple progression.

    • @mharservice6271
      @mharservice6271 3 года назад +6

      NO KIDDING DUDE! I literally have been stuck in a rut. This really really helped.

    • @devanshtyagi1403
      @devanshtyagi1403 3 года назад +2

      A power chord is ambiguous, it sits in a neutral zone. Prog musicians love adding colours to power chord with these extra notes in the scale and that makes it ambiguous with a feeling, like the majority of people who like prog feel inside 😖

  • @jamestottle3199
    @jamestottle3199 6 лет назад +9

    Love seeing how huge plini is now. I remember banging on about his music to anyone who would listen for years. One special guitarist and super considerate song writer. Legend!

  • @shreddykrueger7641
    @shreddykrueger7641 6 лет назад +181

    Huge Plini fan. Currently my favorite. I so wish I could write like him. I have so much respect for him. I can't believe he is also an architect! What a boss.

    • @rithwiksathyan
      @rithwiksathyan 6 лет назад +20

      He has a masters degree in architecture I think...

    • @thenautilusshell4339
      @thenautilusshell4339 6 лет назад +6

      He just has a masters in Architecture. But he quit Architecture ages ago!

    • @drummondF
      @drummondF 6 лет назад +18

      I don't think it was a matter of quitting. More so a matter of he graduated from Uni and his music career had already started.

    • @thenautilusshell4339
      @thenautilusshell4339 6 лет назад +4

      Drummond Yeah, that's what! :) He quit his part-time job to write Music and his music career started in no time!

    • @cigarettesforbreakfastthef4082
      @cigarettesforbreakfastthef4082 6 лет назад +21

      write like yourself, not like him. ;) his style already exists. greetings!

  • @Kamijin01
    @Kamijin01 6 лет назад +29

    I love how Plini explains things while looking like he just go out of bed. Awesome guitarist x100.

  • @mikemorada6290
    @mikemorada6290 6 лет назад +9

    Dude is a musical genius! Pure pleasure to watch and hear him play.

  • @MofosRealReviews
    @MofosRealReviews 6 лет назад +389

    Plini the Pooh.

  • @mrnelsonius5631
    @mrnelsonius5631 4 года назад +29

    60 seconds in I thought “we’re gonna get the add9, aren’t we?”. Add 9 is the power chord of progressive music haha. I probably love them a little too much, tbh. On guitar they come with the extra bonus points for gnarly looking hand stretches too ;). Every guitarist remembers the first time they saw tabs for “Every Breath You Take” and thought “wtf? Why? It sounded so simple on the recording!!”

  • @mikelopapa8139
    @mikelopapa8139 4 года назад +5

    Wow this was a clear concise and delivered a lot in 5 minutes. I can’t believe I just found this after so long.

  • @sdiabr6792
    @sdiabr6792 6 лет назад +483

    So that's how selenium forest was written?!
    Crazy!!!

    • @RoiJoseARedor
      @RoiJoseARedor 6 лет назад +5

      ali drake guess he weote with a pen

    • @sdiabr6792
      @sdiabr6792 6 лет назад +6

      Roi Jose A. Redor with all the softwares out there, i don't think so... :))

    • @adsensedd
      @adsensedd 4 года назад +4

      Yeah, the whole song is just a Blink 182 riff obviously,

  • @wayneingram4156
    @wayneingram4156 6 лет назад +1

    Awesome. Concise and precise. What an incredible new voice in the prog instrumental world

  • @adam872
    @adam872 6 лет назад +6

    This is what I love about Plini -- his playing and harmonic choices are so tasty.

  • @EplucheYeuk
    @EplucheYeuk 6 лет назад

    You look so calm and serene, as your music. A real pleasure to listen to you man!

  • @NickGranville
    @NickGranville 6 лет назад +91

    Cool ideas. Always interests me when prog guys draw from jazz concepts and tones. Etc.

    • @erlendjulieb1760
      @erlendjulieb1760 6 лет назад +20

      thats mostly where you find the root of all prog hahah

    • @NickGranville
      @NickGranville 6 лет назад +2

      Àyrlen J once upon a time maybe, not so much now I’ve noticed

    • @xxczerxx
      @xxczerxx 6 лет назад +4

      Nick Granville Extended tones aren't really "jazz

    • @erlendjulieb1760
      @erlendjulieb1760 6 лет назад

      Mac very true 👌

    • @nasanka7428
      @nasanka7428 5 лет назад

      @@xxczerxx the application is rather jazz neo soul influenced tho

  • @Lectwar6
    @Lectwar6 6 лет назад +2

    i love this dudes mannerisms. he just looks blown out of this world. 3:52 "we can add things"

  • @nambasaurus
    @nambasaurus 6 лет назад +501

    You mean to tell me you guys were holding on to this video since 2017? Cmon mayn...

    • @tyler_hauser
      @tyler_hauser 6 лет назад +4

      Josh Namba lmao ikr?

    • @guitarworld
      @guitarworld  6 лет назад +84

      Sorry dude! We had too many artists in the queue!

    • @destinos1990
      @destinos1990 6 лет назад +3

      lol I thought the same thing

    • @DennisTeti
      @DennisTeti 6 лет назад +1

      Josh Namba which issue?

    • @davidjenson1570
      @davidjenson1570 6 лет назад +2

      I said the same thing at the end of the video. lol

  • @GraphiteBlimp27
    @GraphiteBlimp27 4 года назад

    I can't believe how useful this was for me. Like, I really appreciate the video. I have been more concerned about channeling my influences which for a long time was primarily classic rock, but writing modern music like I have been listening to more lately. He just lays out the process of how to "modernize" your songwriting in one short video, amazing. Super digestible. Love Plini's music too.

  • @ExtremelyOnlineGuy
    @ExtremelyOnlineGuy 5 лет назад +200

    We can
    *notices insight is too high and can see amygdala everywhere
    Add...things

    • @glennbula
      @glennbula 4 года назад +11

      This guy Bloodornes.

    • @femboycyan
      @femboycyan 3 года назад +1

      gotta play bloodborne again lol

  • @jameswelch658
    @jameswelch658 3 года назад

    Blown away!! His take on the base proggresions and proggresive music is as brilliant as his technique.

  • @triad5766
    @triad5766 5 лет назад +45

    4:18
    *Tool has left the chat.*

    • @Tomahawks360
      @Tomahawks360 4 года назад +4

      @Sthaman Sinha That's the intended joke

  • @gustavosdo
    @gustavosdo 6 лет назад +2

    Ok, the music is indeed very good, but this Chorus sounds like heaven! Great video!

  • @billy1998vn
    @billy1998vn 6 лет назад +356

    0:06 I'm sure this was unintentional but lol.

    • @sebastiancoe4708
      @sebastiancoe4708 6 лет назад +26

      That little noseless face makes me happy

    • @joashbritto
      @joashbritto 5 лет назад +12

      The text reads "WTH PLINI" 😂

    • @Bingus2112
      @Bingus2112 5 лет назад +10

      PLERNER

    • @MoonWalkerTexsRanger
      @MoonWalkerTexsRanger 3 года назад

      That’s why you shouldn’t use present in premier pro or after effect! 😅

  • @nuke97
    @nuke97 6 лет назад

    I appreciate the way he talks. It's very thought-out, articulate, and concise. Like his guitar playing.

  • @JoeEmptySea
    @JoeEmptySea 6 лет назад +5

    Plini seems chill af definitely looking forward to seeing him at a clinic

  • @soutrik27
    @soutrik27 6 лет назад +2

    Holy wow! You seriously cannot figure out what beauty this chords might evolve into.. watching the video in the early parts!! I hope I can strengthen my chords someday

  • @briansigler5412
    @briansigler5412 6 лет назад +7

    For those curious, the intro song is Salt + Charcoal by Plini

  • @smkh2890
    @smkh2890 3 года назад +1

    I like the fact that Plini is sitting down to play, and in the classical position too!
    I find that so comfortable, while standing up the fretboard is just further away!

  • @Juan6Meses
    @Juan6Meses 6 лет назад +21

    Thanks, I expect you put more videos from him.

  • @rookiem8
    @rookiem8 Год назад

    man i relate to what you say so much.. like ive been self taught and i always was capable of writing full songs basically from a improv standpoint.. all metal and progressive at heart but i wanted to be able to expand and build off what i was creating and then start doing leads/solos..so this past year or so i been writing songs and learning all the phyrgians dominants... its litrerally opened my eyes so much.. ive recorded about several hundred full songs in the last year and just being able to listen to them and how almost all of it is different even though im basically playing the same notes but in different order/ speed.. an being able to hear all the little tricks i pick up as i keep practicing an how i incorporate them techniques without even realizing it till after.. idk man guitars so awesome.. it always amazed me how were all playing basically the same 6 strings and 24ish frets but yet day after day new music is created.. such a great thing to be able to express oneself through playing and creating music!!!

  • @lassebendixen7246
    @lassebendixen7246 2 года назад +3

    The song in the intro is 'Salt + charcoal' btw..not that it would take long to figure this out, but there it is

  • @wphill2
    @wphill2 4 года назад

    Beautifully simple and concise explanation with endless possibilities for experimentation.

  • @krky86
    @krky86 6 лет назад +128

    i'm not saying it was aliens.. but it was aliens :)

    • @blacktaxi2d
      @blacktaxi2d 6 лет назад +3

      krky86 looks just like the ancient aliens guy lmao

    • @rodiebobwilliams1330
      @rodiebobwilliams1330 6 лет назад +1

      He said Jazzy, Confirmed Aliens! I agree with his assessment, however it sounds like Andy Sommers on the sound. Further fusing jazz, rock, funk, whatever is prog music..F Labels and Genres. Those are terms that marketing executives apply to yours or anybodys music so they think they can sell it...

  • @subhanbasit2695
    @subhanbasit2695 6 лет назад +1

    Very good pointers in their for those sharp enough to grasp them. Love you Plini. This must be series. It must be!

  • @MrSpacelyy12
    @MrSpacelyy12 6 лет назад +3

    My guy you are flawless with that guitar. The emotion is powerful nd that is your weapon lol

  • @Feverdream7777
    @Feverdream7777 6 лет назад

    ...man...that was just awesome. Easy to understand. Layer in complexity a step at a time. Wow.

  • @deanmacka4975
    @deanmacka4975 6 лет назад +417

    Great stuff mate, thanks for the tip. My biggest problem is that I forget what I've just come up with yes I know I should record it.

    • @artrockfye
      @artrockfye 6 лет назад +25

      I use to dream of melodies ... woke up once found the progression on a guitar and recorded it. Very difficult .. the mind willed to record was stronger than the flesh ... must record !

    • @ptwolf1
      @ptwolf1 6 лет назад +4

      Download a free recorder on your phone

    • @Stumpy801
      @Stumpy801 6 лет назад +11

      I just record a video of the said riff that way you have sound and you can see what you were doing.

    • @adammays3128
      @adammays3128 6 лет назад +12

      I just started learning recording, already have like 12-15 songs/ideas just by jamming for 30 minutes at a time and coming up with a fun riff or something. Never did that in the last 15 years of me playing and would always come up with something i thought sounded cool and it went nowhere.
      Plus its a ton of fun to learn!

    • @WinfriedSitte
      @WinfriedSitte 6 лет назад +1

      Stick a tc electronics wiretap recorder on your pedalboard. Or use the phone app for acoustic stuff. Works a treat and you don't have to fluff around setting up noodle tracks in your daw.

  • @Lol-h1g7o
    @Lol-h1g7o 2 года назад

    Plini makes it sound so simple, such a great teacher. Thank You🙌

  • @mezrahmasada5494
    @mezrahmasada5494 4 года назад +6

    The 7th is like the power chord of jazz

  • @leeg7106
    @leeg7106 6 лет назад +2

    Sweet..Would be cool if he did more videos like this, he is a great facilitator, concise.

  • @jmm09015
    @jmm09015 4 года назад +28

    Plini always looks like he's running on 2 hours of sleep. Poor guy. Dude needs a nap.

  • @V8LC100
    @V8LC100 6 лет назад +2

    Awesome no BS lesson that anyone can really benefit from. Thx Plini.

  • @omomahauzel4997
    @omomahauzel4997 5 лет назад +3

    as steve vai once said, this guy here is the future of guitar.

  • @voxploxx
    @voxploxx 5 лет назад

    I love listening to Plini talk about songwriting. Hes so methodical about it and you can FEEL the passion he has for it when he speaks.

  • @5u7o4o
    @5u7o4o 6 лет назад +10

    I was wondering how long it was going to take Guitar World to get some Plini content. He's such an intellegent and interesting musician. Handmade Cities is the perfect blend of melody, tension, dynamics and groove.

  • @lukeofkeys
    @lukeofkeys 6 лет назад +2

    That was great. Plini is among my favorite players of the young generation.

  • @sweefysnewdad2689
    @sweefysnewdad2689 5 лет назад +28

    When your guitar expresses more emotion than you. 🎸

  • @Tessitura9
    @Tessitura9 6 лет назад

    Fascinating, and yet makes perfect sense. I did my undergrad in music (violin) and jazz utilized the 7th and 9th quite a lot. We first learned about it during the Impressionist period though (ie: Debussy). I remember being super excited hearing those very colorful chords in classical music and then hearing how jazz just built upon them. It's only natural that most of my playlist consists of prog metal/ rock. Really enjoyed this.

  • @nosoycesardiaz
    @nosoycesardiaz 6 лет назад +67

    Selenium Forest.

  • @hannanonato9228
    @hannanonato9228 6 лет назад

    What a great, organized detailed way to teach!

  • @andreisevastre3659
    @andreisevastre3659 6 лет назад +33

    Please make more Plini videos!

  • @apatheticautopsy
    @apatheticautopsy 6 лет назад +2

    Definitely need to start basic and build things. I always try to write a final product right off the rip. Thanks bro

  • @higler.
    @higler. 6 лет назад +76

    I like his hair. A lot.

    • @RudyAyoub
      @RudyAyoub 6 лет назад +22

      MAYBE YOU SHOULD MARRY IT

    • @higler.
      @higler. 6 лет назад +8

      MAYBE I WILL

    • @RudyAyoub
      @RudyAyoub 6 лет назад +6

      higler420 AM I INVITED

    • @higler.
      @higler. 6 лет назад +3

      THAT'S UP TO THE HUBBY, PLINI.

    • @RudyAyoub
      @RudyAyoub 6 лет назад +5

      higler420 ill text him

  • @andreacaloiaro6038
    @andreacaloiaro6038 6 лет назад +1

    Taking a familiar progression and coloring it: me realizing what I like about your music without recognizing the reason offhand.

  • @KimHogeling
    @KimHogeling 6 лет назад +13

    I always listen to Plini naked.. because I've been having Handmade Cities in the bathroom's CD player for over a year now I think

    • @MrLieka
      @MrLieka 6 месяцев назад

      Me too hahaha ! birds / surfers too is nice during the shower

  • @RiskyFishness
    @RiskyFishness 6 лет назад +1

    This is massively useful information. Thank you.

  • @david.cutipa
    @david.cutipa 6 лет назад +54

    Plini is love

  • @chrisjude8794
    @chrisjude8794 Год назад

    This video has absolutely opened my eyes. Can’t thank Plini enough 💯👌😎👍

  • @spotmfd9431
    @spotmfd9431 6 лет назад +5

    Solid lesson

  • @DaveAksteter
    @DaveAksteter 6 лет назад

    You're a wonderful teacher Plini, thank you.

  • @hybernation5449
    @hybernation5449 6 лет назад +215

    I remember when Prog-gnosis was a Tosin Abasi thing...must be gettin' old.

    • @SpeedisH94
      @SpeedisH94 6 лет назад +9

      I just got so excited looking at both 'prog-gnosis' and 'uploaded 23mins ago', It feels so strange it's already been 5 years since I did the same on Tosin's video.

    • @TheAgentAssassin
      @TheAgentAssassin 6 лет назад +8

      I remember when Tobin wasn't born yet I was playing Mediterranean Sundance without a pick.

    • @loopyscooptv
      @loopyscooptv 5 лет назад

      Probably older than Tosin bc he was helped out a lot with writing songs for his albums

    • @Questioneverythingx
      @Questioneverythingx 5 лет назад

      THE DYBBUK Tosin’s older I think

  • @DrJoshGuitar
    @DrJoshGuitar 6 лет назад

    Lovely video and a great approach.

  • @Ghandjaloodah
    @Ghandjaloodah 6 лет назад +5

    Selenium forest is such a good song.

  • @natecrowder4884
    @natecrowder4884 5 лет назад

    Wow what a great philosophy and approach to music.

  • @nerdvananc
    @nerdvananc 5 лет назад +23

    I don't see any comments in appreciation of that awesome spacey-yet-tight guitar tone - so I decided to fix that

    • @steventupling6191
      @steventupling6191 4 года назад +2

      I'm in the comments looking for someone to explain what I need to get to sound similar, that tone is magical

  • @guitarworld
    @guitarworld  6 лет назад

    Guess what? Tabs are here! If you're looking for tabs for this lesson, go to www.guitarworld.com/lessons/stacking-harmony-to-achieve-modern-progressive-sounds

  • @howdydoughty7634
    @howdydoughty7634 5 лет назад +5

    I love this progressive stuff but a simple way to look at it is Jazz Metal fusion.

  • @WinfriedSitte
    @WinfriedSitte 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks Plini that was really nicely explained.

  • @professorchaos9171
    @professorchaos9171 6 лет назад +7

    Plini is the bae

  • @davidencoification
    @davidencoification 4 года назад

    Absolutely beautiful sounding guitar

  • @noodle845
    @noodle845 5 лет назад +6

    These chords sound tasty, Not sure i could mosh to it though 🤔

    • @mwright80
      @mwright80 5 лет назад +2

      I watched a crowd mosh to CHON, so Plini will be no exception.

    • @andrewmayer2443
      @andrewmayer2443 5 лет назад +5

      i moshed to polyphia. great fun

  • @whydonaldwhat
    @whydonaldwhat 6 лет назад +1

    Brilliant. I hope they're doing a series.

  • @fdwcdwwb9557
    @fdwcdwwb9557 4 года назад +3

    Dude his voice sounds exactly like jim halpert from the office.

  • @trance9158
    @trance9158 6 лет назад

    Great video...helps me with some bass stuff myself...and dig the Frampton pic.

  • @LovingGoodContent
    @LovingGoodContent 6 лет назад +25

    In before Ola Englund, he really admires Plini

    • @burroughs334
      @burroughs334 6 лет назад +3

      Cool, well that should win you points somewhere in some syncophant universe where you don't have to do anything but say "me first" on comments threads.

    • @LovingGoodContent
      @LovingGoodContent 6 лет назад +5

      You weren't early, you wouldn't know the feeling and inertia

    • @burroughs334
      @burroughs334 6 лет назад

      LovingGoodContent right...

  • @johnschaffer9379
    @johnschaffer9379 6 лет назад

    Thanks for great explanations! More Plini videos!

  • @OdaKa
    @OdaKa 6 лет назад +34

    "the attention span of about a bar and a half" I love I love this anti-elitist roasting of prog fandom hahaha

  • @dachapple
    @dachapple 6 лет назад +1

    Excellent informative video . All the best . Alan .

  • @marcelobormida
    @marcelobormida 6 лет назад +6

    I never clicked on a video so fast

  • @AliensWanted
    @AliensWanted 7 месяцев назад

    Met Plini years back at Guitar Sanctuary in McKinney TX. Super down to Earth and just an overall funny guy, even though this video doesn't show it. He's very pleasant and very gracious.

  • @Desmolas
    @Desmolas 6 лет назад +64

    "In the progressive world, everyone has the attention span of about a bar and a half..." lol

  • @CannabisKills
    @CannabisKills 6 лет назад

    this guy is real as fuck and smart as hell. the way he speaks, explains things, and what he creates. musical genius.

  • @tramlad2
    @tramlad2 4 года назад

    Lovely playing quite fusion like nice enjoyed the lesson

  • @federicoritacco9942
    @federicoritacco9942 6 лет назад +3

    Does anyone hear “Libertango” in “Selenium Forest”’s main riff??? I’d like to know if he’s inspired by it, perhaps he’s never heard the song but the resemblance is uncanny.

    • @supDED
      @supDED 6 лет назад

      Yeah its basically just a universal chord progression that is used all over the place.

  • @chrismatthews8717
    @chrismatthews8717 2 года назад +1

    Very interesting. Traditional prog bands like Genesis, Yes and Rush tended to use extended chords both to provide texture to specific sections and as a portal to shift key or sequence and back but used basic chords elsewhere. The opening section of Firth of Fifth by Genesis is a prime example. I think if you use extended chords throughout a piece it can start to sound more like jazz than rock.

  • @JUNK_ZONE
    @JUNK_ZONE 6 лет назад +359

    Aw, look at that baby guitar.

    • @ryansadauskis
      @ryansadauskis 6 лет назад +46

      Ectoplasmic36 I want a Strandberg so bad.

    • @smoreshaunted
      @smoreshaunted 6 лет назад +17

      Baby light guitar sounds GIRTHY though.

    • @dclarkmusic
      @dclarkmusic 6 лет назад +2

      Ectoplasmic36 it’s kinda cute, isn’t it?

    • @xxXthekevXxx
      @xxXthekevXxx 6 лет назад +2

      Love Strandbergs

    • @mrdrprfkc
      @mrdrprfkc 6 лет назад +6

      Came here DIRECTLY after watching @jared.dines Djent 2018 video.. so it looks even smaller.

  • @varunshijo24
    @varunshijo24 6 лет назад +2

    NEED MORE PLINI! THERE CAN NEVER BE ENOUGH PLINI

  • @RohannvanRensburg
    @RohannvanRensburg 6 лет назад +50

    "In the progressive world, everyone has the attention span of a bar and a half"
    Certainly true for some bands, but definitely not classical or "roots" prog/prog metal. That said, variation within a progression, melody, etc, tends to be a more classically orchestral way of writing (as well as jazz in some cases), and is probably largely what draws people to progressive music.

    • @Aethrius
      @Aethrius 6 лет назад +5

      Rohann van Rensburg I'd say Dream Theater can have the attention span of a bar and a half sometimes. Some songs sound like they're trying way too hard to be complex instead of making something worthwhile (plus fuck the singer)
      But then you got Porcupine Tree or Tool that don't do that (except the drum parts with Tool), or at least not as much.

    • @RohannvanRensburg
      @RohannvanRensburg 6 лет назад

      Eh that's true. I think there's a time and place though (no reason to box music in to overly simple form) -- what does redeem DT in the end is that they are absolutely capable of writing in simpler structure, and have a vast array of music that fits this bill. The Dance of Eternity is a fun song, but it's largely because of the context it's in. I would agree that I don't like the 30 second attention span bands that define themselves based on this.
      It's sort of like in classical music -- Schoenberg was a master of tonal writing before he delved into atonal music. The contemporary efforts are often irrelevant to the culture of music as a whole because they live purely inside an academic bubble, and I'm convinced a good deal of those composers can't pull often tonal writing like older composers could.

    • @jeffrobey3261
      @jeffrobey3261 6 лет назад +1

      The Yes boys obviously didn't lose their attention span at the end of starship trooper

    • @RohannvanRensburg
      @RohannvanRensburg 6 лет назад

      I.e. Opeth and Edge of Sanity, having technically invented the genre of progressive metal (with harsh vocals), both milk riffs and chord progressions more than most bands.

    • @akalichamp7030
      @akalichamp7030 6 лет назад +1

      Braden Spencer what’s wrong with labrie? He’s my 2nd favorite vocalist of all time tbh. He sounds kinda cheesy in his own right but he’s the perfect fit for DT. And attention span in music isn’t bigger = better, I get the idea a lot of tool songs go for but Jesus Christ they are absolutely the most boring shit I have ever listened to in terms of prog music. A good balance is easily preferable, don’t create a 2 dimensional pop song that has no bigger picture as a whole piece, but also don’t bore me to death with some overly dragged out atmospheric bullshit.

  • @LeoKisomma
    @LeoKisomma 6 лет назад +1

    Really like the creative advice here, learning to expand what you already have rather than completely avoiding what you've acquired through experience is very solid advice that is very easy to miss and I really got a lot out of this one, thanks guys :)
    But seriously, Selenium Forest?
    Selenium in known for being one of the worst smelling elements in the entire period table, in the same group of sulphur which is responsible for the smell of human farts as H2S (hydrogen sulphide) with Selenium being A LOT WORSE, and one University actually had to demolish labs where Selenium has been spilled because no-one will work in them because of the stench, and some selenium chemists were actually paid to live away from campus until the smell went away.
    I know the name sounds cool just as on it's own but when you know the context it is about as attractive a title as "Sewage Sandwich", but the music is still awesome, and I wish this guy the very best in his career. :)

    • @Tom-zc9gs
      @Tom-zc9gs 2 года назад

      I think the Selenium thing is somewhat linked to his moon and old space voyage themes he displays in cover art. If I recall correctly the mythological moon dwellers were called Selenites, and selenium was supposed to be abundant on the moon or something, based on late 19th century folklore.

  • @ThyRenaissance
    @ThyRenaissance 6 лет назад +38

    pause at 0:06 for PwEeniE

  • @SuicidalChocolateSK
    @SuicidalChocolateSK 6 лет назад

    Holy shit dude someone gets it! Grew up playing metal, don't listen to anything else and this resonates so much.

  • @brandonreyes-castellanos9408
    @brandonreyes-castellanos9408 6 лет назад +3

    How do you know what’s the 7th and 9th?

    • @726Twister
      @726Twister 6 лет назад

      So which scale is being used in this video?

    • @Antmanflyjr
      @Antmanflyjr 6 лет назад +1

      Eb minor

    • @726Twister
      @726Twister 6 лет назад +2

      So he uses the same scale to get the 7th and 9th for each of the 4 root notes? Also, how did you find out that it's Eb minor?

    • @AzenBerries
      @AzenBerries 6 лет назад +6

      726Twister learn theory lmao

    • @ecaepevolhturt
      @ecaepevolhturt 6 лет назад +3

      There are two kinds of 7ths (diatonic), a minor-7th of a major-7th. The 9th is the same for a major or a minor scale. I'll show you an example in c-major and c-minor -
      C major = C(1), D(2), E(3), F(4), G(5), A(6), B(7), C(8), D(9), E(10), etc
      You can see clearly that the B note is the 7th note in the C major scale and that the 9th is a D note (the same as the 2nd but one octave higher).
      C minor = C(1), D(2), Eb(3), F(4), G(5), G#(6), Bb(7), C(8), D(9), Eb(10), etc
      Now the 7th is a Bb, what we call the minor-7th but notice that the 9th is still a D.
      So for C the major-7th is a B and the minor-7th is a Bb. I hope you can apply this to whatever key you want. Also the 3rd, 6th and 7th intervals are associated with the differing major/minor diatonic tonalities. It gets more fun when you look into modes, tetra-chords, the melodic minor scale, etc. I love jazz.

  • @sanyo_neezy
    @sanyo_neezy 6 лет назад +1

    Amazing! Awesome video :)

  • @grumpyoats
    @grumpyoats 6 лет назад +11

    Plini.... senpai pls notice me.

  • @_b7090
    @_b7090 4 года назад

    i was looking for pog riffs, but i wasn't disappointed

  • @ardaorhan
    @ardaorhan 6 лет назад +3

    What happened to the top of his guitar?

    • @arrell
      @arrell 6 лет назад

      It's a headless guitar.

    • @mutantkoffee
      @mutantkoffee 6 лет назад +1

      ardaorhan he ate that