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Spell’s ears are on point. I know lots of gospel musicians like this. The idea is, you listen hard to songs and try to figure out what the chords are. You develop a vocabulary over time. There’s shortcuts, like learning about harmony. The Sean Wilson page will get you there fast.
This has been my biggest struggle. Ik how to MAKE all the chords because I've been reading about them for years but it's just not instantaneous at all like this. I guess I should've been playing instead of reading. Watching this is like some kind of X-Men ability.
Ear training will cover all of that up to. The more you ear train the more you will know where intervals is at and the quick you will hit notes/chords. I see alot of people that doesn't ear train guessing around the keys trying to find the right note until they get it right
For anyone struggling with chords, I recommend considering the program DeCoda by zplane. They make the tech behind Abletons time stretching and Audio-Midi function, but DeCoda is made for instrument players who are learning songs by ear. You drop in a file, and it will tell you the chords as you play along. Can help you identify chords much faster. Eventually you'll get to where Spell is
watching this actually improved my music instantly. i went from struggling to make chords that make sense to making music that im impressing myself with. you're method of doing this is so much more fun and it makes a whole lot more sense.
What I think he is doing is knowing the feeling and emotion of each type of chords, so he listens to how the chord feel and he knows what to play without knowing why
This showcases what I think is the main advantages of being self taught which is that you are not initially confined to a rulebook like in classical music theory, you're encouraged to explore without having to understand, which leads you to play chords that just ''make sense'' and then eventually adding onto those chords to get inversions, and then adding those to get fuller chords, and than adding to those chords to get a bit more dissonance, and then you add weird chords that make no sense, just for the purpose of being weird. This is all jargon, but you're understanding music through listening, rather than reading. And as a dude who studied theory in college for less than a year and dropped out, its awesome to watch you make sense of it.
Something that all aspiring creators need to understand is that you don't NEED to know theory to write cohesive music. I am studying music performance in university right now (concentration on horn) and literally the first thing my theory teacher told me is that theory stands as a set of tools to EXPAND your toolbox of music writing, to open that pandora's box of different possibilities in music. If you already have a general understanding on basic music writing techniques, then theory can help, but it's not a requirement. I choose to learn theory because I'm a nerd and I enjoy this stuff (and because I'm a classical musician and I need to know it anyways lol) but Spell here is a great example of how you can still create dope ass tunes without understanding HOW it's done.
Crazy how after your bass video i looked up father stretch my hands yesterday then tried what you taught there to make some chords and failed miserably. And now out of all the songs you chose. you hop on stream and figure out the chords with ease
the biggest thing ive learned about music i think ever is just do something until you can do it. This goes for learning instrument techniques as well as theory stuff like building chord progressions. it sounds so counterintuitive but i think anyone who's taught themselves an instrument knows what i'm talking about; play around until you start to build a library and just like a video game your mind will figure out how to make things work together i make the least progress when i go out and try to learn the why for certain music things. I find it's best to just get a basic idea of what to do and let trial and error carry me to success
I love the approach like he just 'did it'. Rather than fluffing up bullshit to seem more intelligent, no mention of 'inspirations', advanced theory or technique. Just trying shit until it works, that's how it should be the majority of the time.
yeah you gotta practice lol. Many music theory books aren't really "play-a-long-with" books. You'd be better off going to a music store, finding a REALLY simple basic keyboard/piano book (maybe even something for kids!). Working consistently on those basics, pick 5 songs you really like and ear hustling them every week.
How the fuck does this guy not know music theory... His melodies and basslines sound so rich and full... My brain doesn't comprehend. I don't know music theory but my melodies and basslines always sound the same 😂
I learned guitar the exactly same way. you end up building up a vocabulary and work flow to eventually find your way around things albeit it takes some time like years of practice. spell has loads of runs and inversions he has made habit and you can hear it a lot when he freestyles on the keys
Literally scouring this comment section so someone can hopefully give me a more clear explanation on how this man's fingers can just automatically know where to go this way.
I've been practicing piano for the last couple of months and I've gathered that the best thing you can do for your playing, is to learn basic triads (minor and major) in every key. When you're comfortable with triads, you can then move on to learn what bass not corresponds which each triad. When you're able to do that, you'd be playing 7th chords which should get you pretty far with most songs. I can't stress enough how you need to do this every day if possible, over time it'll be stuck in your muscle memory. Additionally you should learn the triads that form dominant chords in every key and later on the bass notes which correspond with every dominant triad. If you can do this, your playing will improve immensely
Best confused piano teacher of our time
hahahaha well put
loved every second of it lol
Spell’s ears are on point. I know lots of gospel musicians like this. The idea is, you listen hard to songs and try to figure out what the chords are. You develop a vocabulary over time. There’s shortcuts, like learning about harmony. The Sean Wilson page will get you there fast.
Yeah this is also what I figured. He’s just got a big vocabulary!
This has been my biggest struggle. Ik how to MAKE all the chords because I've been reading about them for years but it's just not instantaneous at all like this. I guess I should've been playing instead of reading. Watching this is like some kind of X-Men ability.
Ear training will cover all of that up to. The more you ear train the more you will know where intervals is at and the quick you will hit notes/chords. I see alot of people that doesn't ear train guessing around the keys trying to find the right note until they get it right
For anyone struggling with chords, I recommend considering the program DeCoda by zplane. They make the tech behind Abletons time stretching and Audio-Midi function, but DeCoda is made for instrument players who are learning songs by ear. You drop in a file, and it will tell you the chords as you play along. Can help you identify chords much faster. Eventually you'll get to where Spell is
I love how the chat tries to explain the theory terms for Spell’s explanation, but miss 80% of the time😂
This gem from Spell is like no other piano tutorial, straight forward and not much music theory.
right, but it makes sense lets be real haha
id argue its still all music theory just explained differently haha
@@joederbyshire_ explained via sound and adhd, not cords I love it
Except he's a master at music theory even when he doesn't know it yet.
Love the sentence "I just know if I move my fingers around it'll sound nice" now THAT is a musician
Is this @Spell316's channel or mine? Answer the question.
watching this actually improved my music instantly. i went from struggling to make chords that make sense to making music that im impressing myself with. you're method of doing this is so much more fun and it makes a whole lot more sense.
You'll never be good at music, never have been, and never will be. So congrats OJ. You're an amateur.
2:39 its 3 notes: 1,2,3
A,B,C
*Do, Re, Mi*
music theory intensifies
What I think he is doing is knowing the feeling and emotion of each type of chords, so he listens to how the chord feel and he knows what to play without knowing why
He's doing this out if boredom at this point 🤦♂️🔥🔥
ok 👍
You didnt make the cut. Are you bored? Cause I'm not.
5:00 d flat seven b nine 😂😂 i love this guy
4:58
"D .. flat seven bee nine:)"
This showcases what I think is the main advantages of being self taught which is that you are not initially confined to a rulebook like in classical music theory, you're encouraged to explore without having to understand, which leads you to play chords that just ''make sense'' and then eventually adding onto those chords to get inversions, and then adding those to get fuller chords, and than adding to those chords to get a bit more dissonance, and then you add weird chords that make no sense, just for the purpose of being weird. This is all jargon, but you're understanding music through listening, rather than reading. And as a dude who studied theory in college for less than a year and dropped out, its awesome to watch you make sense of it.
so many words
@@spell316 🥴
Finally boys, we got it
Something that all aspiring creators need to understand is that you don't NEED to know theory to write cohesive music. I am studying music performance in university right now (concentration on horn) and literally the first thing my theory teacher told me is that theory stands as a set of tools to EXPAND your toolbox of music writing, to open that pandora's box of different possibilities in music. If you already have a general understanding on basic music writing techniques, then theory can help, but it's not a requirement. I choose to learn theory because I'm a nerd and I enjoy this stuff (and because I'm a classical musician and I need to know it anyways lol) but Spell here is a great example of how you can still create dope ass tunes without understanding HOW it's done.
this actually really helped and i dont know whether to be surprised or not
love u spell
bro you are so legit haha i love how you explained your inner language and how you learn, i totally get you 🤣
Just stumbled across you then, you deserve 1m plus subs my friend, you're crack up, love your energy!
Crazy how after your bass video i looked up father stretch my hands yesterday then tried what you taught there to make some chords and failed miserably. And now out of all the songs you chose. you hop on stream and figure out the chords with ease
Man is ultra talented
Patterns and scales follows base lines and chords to the next octave boomm
the rubix cube at the end blew my mind.
He giving control to the hands. And He Don't even know. Goddayum You are Different AF bro
Excited for this one. Hasn't even premiered and I know its gonna be good.
Spell is a relative genius 🙌🏼
the biggest thing ive learned about music i think ever is just do something until you can do it. This goes for learning instrument techniques as well as theory stuff like building chord progressions.
it sounds so counterintuitive but i think anyone who's taught themselves an instrument knows what i'm talking about; play around until you start to build a library and just like a video game your mind will figure out how to make things work together
i make the least progress when i go out and try to learn the why for certain music things. I find it's best to just get a basic idea of what to do and let trial and error carry me to success
these tutorials are just way too fuckin golden man, love how he doesn't know why but he just does it right every time
Spell was talking about inversion chords, and it was bugging me the whole time that chat wasn't picking up on it XD
I love the approach like he just 'did it'. Rather than fluffing up bullshit to seem more intelligent, no mention of 'inspirations', advanced theory or technique. Just trying shit until it works, that's how it should be the majority of the time.
Talented people are so funny trying to teach because they don't know wtf they're doing specifically it just works
This is like watching an Australian/New Zealand Jack Sparrow explain music theory to his crew mates.
look i alr know all this, but Spell is too fucking entertaining and he makes me rethink how ive been doing all this.
Spell you are frustratingly talented lmao
Teacher Spell hahahaa you should do a segment for this type of videos tho frrfr much love
You are both the worst and best teacher rolled into one LOL!🤣
Truly incredible.
Man is just a genius
This video loops perfectly
This is hilarious g, undeniably talented.
You the goat Fr
i know, PRACTICE
Been waiting for this!! 🔥🔥🔥
1:54 sounds like that interlude on Joey's new album
I love this man
Mans has the gift
FINALLY THE SPELL VOICING
My spirit animal
Thought the bro would know a bit more on the basic theory, however, it just goes to show you don’t necessarily need theory to be god level!
He’s knows the scales
Dude you are the best :)
Music theory teachers must hate this guy😂
I love this video lmao
"Yeah so I just press the keys and it sounds good"
Sick line! 4:25
i love you spell
yeah you gotta practice lol. Many music theory books aren't really "play-a-long-with" books. You'd be better off going to a music store, finding a REALLY simple basic keyboard/piano book (maybe even something for kids!). Working consistently on those basics, pick 5 songs you really like and ear hustling them every week.
Man say some words about your sampling technique, how you choose parts to move around, picking and moving drums.. Your beats are fire!
Spell spell spell
my guy is a master at theory n he dont even mnow it
How the fuck does this guy not know music theory... His melodies and basslines sound so rich and full... My brain doesn't comprehend. I don't know music theory but my melodies and basslines always sound the same 😂
BIG SPELL
first and foremost
Do more of these vids g
spell needs his own network
Coming soon: How I do drums
YESSSSS
Bro is god
minor V-i also tritone substitution
i think the rubix cube point was pretty accurate
play everyday use ur ear everyday
i love the energy its great ahah
what does spell use for his keyboard and synth plugins anyone know?
Education 🎉
How sway 😂
Baller
I learned guitar the exactly same way. you end up building up a vocabulary and work flow to eventually find your way around things albeit it takes some time like years of practice. spell has loads of runs and inversions he has made habit and you can hear it a lot when he freestyles on the keys
hahaha love this guy 🤣
THE WORST TEACHER, TOP NOTCH BEATMAKER
Part 2!!!!! Haha
I feel like spell was either on 10 Red Bulls or coke lol
yoooo anothr tutorial spell?
is there an unedited version of this stream anywhere?
dont think so g
Literally scouring this comment section so someone can hopefully give me a more clear explanation on how this man's fingers can just automatically know where to go this way.
I've been practicing piano for the last couple of months and I've gathered that the best thing you can do for your playing, is to learn basic triads (minor and major) in every key. When you're comfortable with triads, you can then move on to learn what bass not corresponds which each triad. When you're able to do that, you'd be playing 7th chords which should get you pretty far with most songs. I can't stress enough how you need to do this every day if possible, over time it'll be stuck in your muscle memory. Additionally you should learn the triads that form dominant chords in every key and later on the bass notes which correspond with every dominant triad. If you can do this, your playing will improve immensely
Figure out songs you like by ear over and over for 10 years like Spell did
8:28 hey
9:11 haha
Dude smashed cube on stream
Can anyone track ID that little "education" breakbeat at 5:29 ??
It’s probably just called education.mp3
What is the piano vst tho it sounds gorgeous
I DON'T KNOW!!
4:25 anyone know what software/plugin he's using for the fretboard and staff display?
It’s pattern recognition
Not enough comments about how quickly he solved that rubik's cube on top of all that piano wizardry 🔥🔥🔥
yo spell what midi keyboard you rocking on this?
How to do you do chords with a bass everytime I try it’s muddy
Most people are born with an ear for music and others aren't , mostly every Maori learned too jam the gat by ear
3:48
I WOULD PAY A MIL FOR A MIDI KIT🥹
Where do u get that chordie app from?
6 am upload bamn
Wish Spell was my son.
what piano do you use?