Reharmonizing Hello

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  • Опубликовано: 16 янв 2025

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  • @AdamNeely
    @AdamNeely  5 лет назад +760

    It's now up on SPOTIFY! Go stream it if you'd like, it'll be up on iTunes soon

    • @jasperthomas5
      @jasperthomas5 5 лет назад +6

      Oh god bless finally I have been checking every day for this; thank you Adam, very cool!

    • @hisham_hm
      @hisham_hm 5 лет назад +6

      Hey Adam,
      Just curious: how much does it cost to put something like this session + video together?

    • @marksteinemann4063
      @marksteinemann4063 5 лет назад +3

      Is there any chance that I can buy this as an uncompressed HQ Audio file somewhere?

    • @thomasjml82
      @thomasjml82 5 лет назад +1

      Wow you going over composing and then singing I’m sorry really drives your point home. Music school is about meeting that incredible vocalist and making this amazing art together. No school. No contacts. No amazing Adele cover lol

    • @rafikmedhat6767
      @rafikmedhat6767 5 лет назад +1

      Hey adam
      I love reharmonization videos
      Can you do a reharmonization for memories by maroon5?

  • @insaneintherainmusic
    @insaneintherainmusic 5 лет назад +1535

    Arranging is so underrated. The little choices that arrangers make often go unnoticed, so hearing you highlight them and explain them for listeners is so awesome. Love the chart!

    • @joskun
      @joskun 5 лет назад +10

      Yea that's a good video topic. I don't know orchestra and when I hear you talk about the choices and the reasoning for choosing them creates a motion image in my mind. Like I get to see the motion frequencies wave matrix it's so cool haha

    • @yidy1
      @yidy1 5 лет назад +1

      Exactly what I thought while watching. The musicians are what you hear, but who tells them what to play and how?!

    • @mjollner23
      @mjollner23 5 лет назад +4

      Why is it underrated? This is a remix, for cultural people with a degree in music. =)
      Adele would've never had a hit with these chords or instrumentation.

    • @saxophonerman1239
      @saxophonerman1239 3 года назад +1

      @@mjollner23 He literally explained it though? This could be dubbed as "remixing", but there's so much thought and consideration when it comes to arranging like this.

  • @MisterAppleEsq
    @MisterAppleEsq 5 лет назад +3630

    Adam Neely is an anagram of many Adele.

    • @TheSignatureK
      @TheSignatureK 5 лет назад +19

      Holy mind blow 😲

    • @amilkyboi
      @amilkyboi 5 лет назад +189

      You could say he's a ... reharmonization of many Adele.

    • @superduperjoi6800
      @superduperjoi6800 5 лет назад +3

      Omg

    • @milanstevic8424
      @milanstevic8424 5 лет назад +83

      Delay
      name,
      Dame Lyane,
      a maned lye,
      Al-Myadeen.
      Nay, mad eel.

    • @tampol99
      @tampol99 5 лет назад +6

      @@amilkyboi get out

  • @amraldayeh1707
    @amraldayeh1707 5 лет назад +1709

    Adam Neely singing “I’m sorry” is my new favorite thing on the internet
    5:14

    • @lorenzowoodmusic
      @lorenzowoodmusic 5 лет назад +28

      It was amazinggff

    • @dko9247
      @dko9247 5 лет назад +66

      He's actually really good at singing, if you've seen his July 4th livestream

    • @636op
      @636op 5 лет назад +49

      @@dko9247 yes, pretty sure his mother is a vocal coach or something similar.

    • @markopolo2224
      @markopolo2224 5 лет назад +4

      @@dko9247 give link i beg you!

    • @johnnyflamevlogz8203
      @johnnyflamevlogz8203 5 лет назад +12

      Shayne yeah his mom is a classical soprano

  • @matiasc.dillen6205
    @matiasc.dillen6205 5 лет назад +1118

    Dear Adam... 2 things:
    First: please make this re-harmonizing a series or an album.
    2. Do a full he-ramonizing of juice. I mean c'mon you want it, I want it, everyone needs it.

    • @dryseason
      @dryseason 5 лет назад +72

      I watched his "Levels of Jazz Harmony" video before ever hearing the original "Juice." So I was slightly let down that the original work was level 0 whomp whomp.
      Still: Lizzo is great even if greater things can be stacked upon her shoulders.

    • @aLev-s3n3ctus
      @aLev-s3n3ctus 5 лет назад +2

      YES PLEASE.

    • @ASzkrab
      @ASzkrab 5 лет назад +4

      Yes!!! I was so disappointed when I discovered that this track wasn't on spotify :'(

    • @misharamaniuk9367
      @misharamaniuk9367 4 года назад +4

      Juice is badly needed

    • @quocnguyennam2167
      @quocnguyennam2167 4 года назад

      that's what am I dreaming about, pls Neely be mercy

  • @theheavyforgiveness
    @theheavyforgiveness 5 лет назад +578

    13:10 you just HAD to get the offbeat triplet thing in there lol

  • @unflexian
    @unflexian 5 лет назад +1599

    YEET THAT ALTERED DOMINANT IN THERE BOI

  • @aydenwalters7463
    @aydenwalters7463 5 лет назад +283

    Adam: *Carefully explains the creative, emotive and narrative reasons for each decision in a composition. With a focus on explaining how context makes something more than the sum of its parts.*
    Me: "Gib jazz Chords plz"

  • @MattMoney
    @MattMoney 5 лет назад +611

    13:10 OMG YOU USED THE OFFBEAT TRIPLET! WHAT A THROWBACK!

    • @demetrisloukas8586
      @demetrisloukas8586 4 года назад +47

      And he said he couldn't see how it would be useful back then

  • @SorooshMhs
    @SorooshMhs 5 лет назад +805

    “D flat 6/9”
    The chord name is enough to make it climactic

    • @wasabisniffles
      @wasabisniffles 5 лет назад +86

      Not only is the d flat, they're in the middle of something when it flattens

    • @SorooshMhs
      @SorooshMhs 5 лет назад +16

      Wasabi Junior you, sir, just made my day

    • @wmpx34
      @wmpx34 5 лет назад +4

      Gottem

    • @julzcdg4880
      @julzcdg4880 5 лет назад +3

      You sir won the day.

    • @alexig1840
      @alexig1840 5 лет назад +2

      69 likes

  • @colinray171
    @colinray171 5 лет назад +174

    "...without all the boring explanatory stuff..."
    That 'boring explanatory stuff' is awesome and the reason I found your channel!

  • @threnody4955
    @threnody4955 5 лет назад +327

    Adam's a crazy talented musician, yeah, but you gotta admit the dude's editing skills are on point as well.

    • @Karunaaa
      @Karunaaa 5 лет назад

      Yeah that intro was super cool!

    • @Begeru
      @Begeru 5 лет назад

      He did all the editing for this?

  • @bogixl8806
    @bogixl8806 5 лет назад +433

    Admit it Adam, we know you just listened to "Hello" and thought to yourself: "It's good, but there's not enough J A Z Z E L E M E N T S."

    • @lillyhill6093
      @lillyhill6093 5 лет назад +1

      i can hear the synths

    • @ZipplyZane
      @ZipplyZane 5 лет назад +11

      I can't help but read that as jazzlements, as like a new word.

    • @bogixl8806
      @bogixl8806 5 лет назад +2

      @@ZipplyZane bruh that is absolutely now part of my lexicon

    • @figloalds
      @figloalds 5 лет назад

      All pop music can sound good when Jazzified

    • @zachwalgren1694
      @zachwalgren1694 5 лет назад

      Not really seeing any "jazz" elements here but OK

  • @justinclayton42
    @justinclayton42 5 лет назад +83

    The more I learn about music, the less it feels like straight up sorcery, but also the more impressed I am with the effort and craftsmanship. Thank you for this.

  • @matthewquach4552
    @matthewquach4552 5 лет назад +184

    3:48 that bari sound is so heavy, it sounds wayyy to epic to be in a hello cover😂 that man is killing it

  • @NahreSol
    @NahreSol 5 лет назад +166

    Wow wow !!!! This video was so amazing - music, production, presentation 🔥

  • @gadrockduke
    @gadrockduke 5 лет назад +867

    "Okay Adam Neely, you win."
    -Adele 2019

    • @NeivGabay
      @NeivGabay 5 лет назад +7

      @@DVDFRMN whats an adele?

    • @mtbshaman
      @mtbshaman 5 лет назад +6

      Google define Adele

    • @jazzmorgan859
      @jazzmorgan859 5 лет назад +21

      A Dell isn’t that a computer?

    • @BWithey-1
      @BWithey-1 5 лет назад +4

      Me: what's adele?
      Google: did you mean Adobe?

    • @variousthings6470
      @variousthings6470 5 лет назад +5

      Adil was the Albanian foreign exchange student/spy in the Simpsons season 1 episode "The Crepes of Wrath".

  • @WilliamDillner
    @WilliamDillner 5 лет назад +920

    9:36 i’m in caliFUCK!

    • @NathanAMeyers
      @NathanAMeyers 5 лет назад +33

      Read this EXACTLY when it occurred

    • @KVBA
      @KVBA 5 лет назад +9

      mood

    • @OdaKa
      @OdaKa 5 лет назад +26

      DEMONETIZED

    • @scrungly
      @scrungly 5 лет назад +2

      mood

    • @chroni3659
      @chroni3659 5 лет назад +17

      As a Californian, I agree

  • @melonmangaming5338
    @melonmangaming5338 5 лет назад +124

    We need more jazz arrangements of pop songs. This was so good

  • @CK9C
    @CK9C 5 лет назад +112

    Absolutely gorgeous arrangement!
    I'm getting some serious snarky puppy & badbadnotgood vibes from the horns! =u= so wonderful!

  • @RauMichael
    @RauMichael 5 лет назад +494

    this is like postmodern jukebox taken to extremes

    • @sleepwalkerestate
      @sleepwalkerestate 5 лет назад +21

      Michael Rau i agree, they’re great at what they do, that goes without saying, but it never makes me go “W O W” the way this one did

    • @brucedavis191
      @brucedavis191 5 лет назад +15

      don't get me started on how i want adam to work with them

    • @brentlareaux8419
      @brentlareaux8419 5 лет назад +2

      @@brucedavis191 Im the same way XD

    • @3SweppeR4
      @3SweppeR4 5 лет назад +3

      Postmodern jukebox does jazzy stuff as intresting as a plane toast xd

    • @kubli365
      @kubli365 5 лет назад +2

      @@3SweppeR4 that sounds VERY interesting. I wouldn't get a ticket for that flight though.

  • @robnyenhuis3845
    @robnyenhuis3845 5 лет назад +301

    me when I see a 6/9 chord: ".....nice".

  • @The73rdSecret
    @The73rdSecret 5 лет назад +400

    2:45 stereo pretzels really helps the music quality

    • @DarkSideofSynth
      @DarkSideofSynth 5 лет назад +6

      My thoughts exactly. I'd accept either a pretzel or an OB6. Or an OB6 drenched in massive reverb and buried in pretzels... I'm weird, I know ;)

    • @rewindoffical5280
      @rewindoffical5280 5 лет назад +5

      Dark Side of Synth I personally, think Stereo marshmallows are way better. Especially when you double channel them and pan them so that the middle channel is gone. 👌🏽

    • @DarkSideofSynth
      @DarkSideofSynth 5 лет назад +2

      @@rewindoffical5280 DArak chocholate delay and creamy chorus, as well as cinnamon phaser & vanilla-flavoured saturation :)) OK, better hit the sack since it's late and sugar levels should go down ;)

    • @hacerclic1020
      @hacerclic1020 5 лет назад

      I am offering audiophile-quality stereo pretzels for only $1,200 / pair. Well worth it.

    • @DarkSideofSynth
      @DarkSideofSynth 5 лет назад

      @@hacerclic1020 Any 7.1-channel family pack deal?

  • @RedMachineScene
    @RedMachineScene 5 лет назад +123

    1:13 Once I started seeing fractions and demonic symbols, I realized we entered the realm of “Jazz”

  • @zackarykeleher6996
    @zackarykeleher6996 5 лет назад +72

    Adam: takes a moment to explain some side music theory
    Adam: also writes a sweet note, to thankyou for reading it

  • @nathanaelstout
    @nathanaelstout 5 лет назад +264

    This channel never fails to make me go: yOOoOoooo!
    And then look around to see who heard me make that noise

  • @matt23012301
    @matt23012301 5 лет назад +111

    0:18 adam you naughty boy that was smooth

  • @jeremymaldonado3346
    @jeremymaldonado3346 5 лет назад +61

    ive often asked myself "what if hello by adele was a fusion banger?" thanks for clearing this up for me adam, appreciate it.

  • @Peztastic
    @Peztastic 5 лет назад +35

    I like how Adam shows love to all of us who pause his videos to read his lengthy explanations that appear for a moment. Who else pauses to take notes?

  • @themandownstairs4765
    @themandownstairs4765 4 года назад +75

    "Hello, it' me. I've been CaliFUCK-"
    god that's entertaining

  • @minimonkey252
    @minimonkey252 5 лет назад +269

    "F is not as low as a Db on the bass"
    *looks at my 4 string*
    "somethings not adding up.. wait, is he tuning down all the way to a Db.. what is he-"
    *neely shows 5 string bass*
    "I have been made a fool"

    • @lillyhill6093
      @lillyhill6093 5 лет назад +4

      i'm at 69 likes nice

    • @Da_Swifta
      @Da_Swifta 5 лет назад +4

      Same bro, same

    • @eddyguizonde401
      @eddyguizonde401 5 лет назад +5

      ah, bass players and down tuning... why down tune when you can just add a string, am i right?
      *cries in down tuned 6 string guitar*

  • @QuinsonHonQBB123XX
    @QuinsonHonQBB123XX 5 лет назад +2086

    Adam Neely: “the four chords”
    Me: ah yes, vi IV I V
    Adam Neely: Im bVI bIII bVII
    Me: wtf
    Edit 11/11/2019: Changed the VI to vi as it is a minor chord

    • @alexvepsian9488
      @alexvepsian9488 5 лет назад +57

      lol my thoughts exactly

    • @ace-smith
      @ace-smith 5 лет назад +40

      I'm inexperienced but I've always seen it notated as i, not Im, so that was weird to see

    • @QuinsonHonQBB123XX
      @QuinsonHonQBB123XX 5 лет назад +9

      @@ace-smith I think that is how it's usually written

    • @martysmith7038
      @martysmith7038 5 лет назад +30

      I bet 95% of the people ITT paused the video to read the explanation of why it wasn't

    • @dumcap43
      @dumcap43 5 лет назад +39

      Adam said "In the key of F minor we have Im bVI bIII bVII". If the chords were VI IV I V the key would be Ab. But the song doesn't sound like it's in Ab. F minor "sounds" like the home key. So, Fm is the one chord...or i....or Im.

  • @BigJoel
    @BigJoel 5 лет назад +17

    these videos are so dang good

    • @xyzyzx1253
      @xyzyzx1253 4 года назад

      Omg big Joel! Likes Adam Neely! And I already liked your media analysis! ^_^

  • @salvosanta1017
    @salvosanta1017 5 лет назад +163

    Me: Omg it's beautiful
    RUclips subtitles at 12:21:
    *I LOVE BEER*

    • @andrewcarlson4484
      @andrewcarlson4484 4 года назад +6

      Salvo Santa Lmao RUclips was really struggling with this one huh

  • @steverman2312
    @steverman2312 5 лет назад +339

    moral of the story: if you wanna use a copyrighted song, *just rewrite it*

    • @ellepelle2379
      @ellepelle2379 5 лет назад +9

      Well apparently arntly not. Check his second channel. :(

  • @MrSmithees
    @MrSmithees 5 лет назад +516

    The whole process is so interesting and impressive to me, as a person who has the same musical knowledge as a potato. Is this also interesting and impressive to you people who are in the music world as well?

    • @Barde_Jaune
      @Barde_Jaune 5 лет назад +86

      Interesting, yes, impressive, in a way, yes.
      It's always fun and fascinating to see what other artists come up with in terms of ideas, I love how Adam puts a lot of thoughts into the music, beyond just the harmony (for example, the key relative to the present instruments is one I don't think about often enough).
      And impressive in terms of quality, energy, putting everything together + making the video is a lot of work, and even if I don't agree with every choice he made, I still find the overall result very neat and I'm sure, to him, satisfying. :)

    • @mikeshaver-miller745
      @mikeshaver-miller745 5 лет назад +26

      Well, I’m of the mind that when you are dealing with leaving an impression, if it doesn’t fit with your preferences then it’s not going to be as impressive.
      In my opinion, there were portions of this arrangement I would omit to help bring the piece together.
      The original composition was very bland, in that it only had a certain amount of tones and chords it was offering. Just like making a meal though, if you don’t provide the right mix of variety between your “musical flavours” and simplicity to help keep everything coherent, you’re going to have people who plainly don’t enjoy it.
      Looking at it from another perspective, a huge part about what makes music enjoyable is anticipation, and using that anticipation to satisfy the audience or continue to raise their interest. If someone is listening to a chord progression, for example, and you subvert their expectations, it can be immensely satisfying. If all you are doing is subverting those expectations, then the audience can sort of burn out and lose interest.

    • @daveprice5911
      @daveprice5911 5 лет назад +17

      Absolutely. My writing isn't backed very much by theory, although I'm learning more now, and the way he can precisely and clearly get what he wants to actually happen is amazing. I love this shit

    • @tykimkim
      @tykimkim 5 лет назад +15

      Of course. Adam Neely isn't just a talented musician, he's a talented talented musician.

    • @TheresaTV1
      @TheresaTV1 5 лет назад +7

      YES
      I struggle to write arrangements for piano plus a soloist (singer, clarinet, etc.). A multi-instrument arrangement like this, where he’s writing at the level of knowing what certain musicians and instruments are capable of, is incredibly impressive!

  • @slimefudge
    @slimefudge 5 лет назад +8

    I was gonna go and say: I’d never expect to see the drums to be the most moving part of a song, but then the triplet were played an extra bar, and then the clave came in and then the saxophone solo came in, and then the saxophone solo matched the vocals and then everything was just lit from start to end and I’m in awe. Grand.
    Motherjumping grand

    • @igogonzalez
      @igogonzalez 5 лет назад +1

      agree i thought the drums were amazingly expressive

  • @hedgiehogUK
    @hedgiehogUK 5 лет назад +78

    Neely: C7(b13 #9)
    Me: ooooh, who just fondled my emotions 😳 ❤️

  • @johnmillholland6550
    @johnmillholland6550 5 лет назад +11

    Props to the singer I’ve never heard a high c feel so connected to the lower vocal range and blend in so well with the ensemble! Well done - power and moving arrangement Mr Neely!

  • @ChromaJune
    @ChromaJune 5 лет назад +27

    Jae has some absolute bonkers vocal technicity

  • @reecio-exe6324
    @reecio-exe6324 5 лет назад +70

    3:48 that baritone is giving me chills

    • @azerki1167
      @azerki1167 5 лет назад +5

      Yeah I agree I had to keep replaying that part over and over. It’s sooo good

    • @Da_Swifta
      @Da_Swifta 5 лет назад +2

      Sounds almost like a distorted bass

    • @zanaxe2088
      @zanaxe2088 5 лет назад +1

      he’s really blasting 🥵

    • @rolux4853
      @rolux4853 5 лет назад

      Da_Swifta exactly what I’ve thought, I was like: my god, what’s all that fuzz for?

  • @Nicksmix97
    @Nicksmix97 5 лет назад +235

    I’d like to live in Db meditation land. Sounds like a good time

    • @nathanlewiswilliams8985
      @nathanlewiswilliams8985 5 лет назад +3

      Indian Ragas on sitar tune to D flat, a tradition that goes back to ancient times when Vedic wizards worked out that the orbit of the earth around the sun (1 year) multiplies up through 30 odd octaves to a D flat. With A at 432Hz. I kid y'all not. www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/hans-cousto/

    • @CantKillACowboyTX
      @CantKillACowboyTX 5 лет назад +1

      If you wanna go into Db Rage Land, check out Woe Of Tyrants and their album "Kingdom of Might." Db is one of those keys (especially in minor) that goes miles further than people appreciate.

    • @scowell
      @scowell 5 лет назад

      No! C#! Fave heavy metal key... the min3 lies on the guitar open low E.

    • @Sadowsky46
      @Sadowsky46 5 лет назад

      So many flatearthers here 😉

  • @Vackret
    @Vackret 5 лет назад +74

    9:22 We can all agree with Adam on this
    WOW

  • @augustomb238
    @augustomb238 5 лет назад +4

    By the time it got back to the original progression I felt the tension release! It builds up amazingly well with the dynamics of the musicians!!! We almost can feel the story!!! Amazing

  • @FelixSchlegelMusic
    @FelixSchlegelMusic 5 лет назад +20

    Hearing that arrangement for the first time and I had a very weird moment: I was laughing for joy and starting to cry cause of pure beauty.
    Wow... Thanks

  • @shlagin9354
    @shlagin9354 5 лет назад +114

    I'm literally just starting to learn about the different triads, this is like Egyptian hieroglyphics to me lol

    • @ghost79ish
      @ghost79ish 5 лет назад +24

      Don't feel bad. I've been playing music on a relatively serious level for about 17 years and Adam just blows my mind on a regular basis.

    • @russellfroggatt
      @russellfroggatt 5 лет назад +1

      @@ghost79ish Bass-is

  • @nerobius6101
    @nerobius6101 5 лет назад +209

    would love to see Adele's reaction to this

    • @MisterBoy316
      @MisterBoy316 5 лет назад +19

      Bet she'd love it.

    • @steverman2312
      @steverman2312 5 лет назад +53

      her reaction would prob be in the form of a copyright claim tbh

    • @designator7402
      @designator7402 4 года назад +28

      @@steverman2312 that would be her label, not her personally.

    • @davidmiller9485
      @davidmiller9485 4 года назад +3

      @@gabriellopes195 some artists don't. Some are assholes about it because they signed shitty contracts and they are out to get every damn penny they can when it's their fault they are in that position to begin with. Ex... Eagles.

    • @ChefSalad
      @ChefSalad 4 года назад +1

      @@steverman2312 Nope, it's a cover, so Adele (or her label) couldn't do shit, at least in the US. There is a compulsory license for covers. You send a letter to, and then pay royalties to composition artist, and you're good to go. There's no negotiation, and no consent required as long as your rendition is true to the original (ie, not something completely different, or sampling, or remixes, vel cetera). The terms are set by law.

  • @polystyrenepterodactyl345
    @polystyrenepterodactyl345 5 лет назад +177

    5:13 this is gonna be a meme format

    • @Yaunie13
      @Yaunie13 5 лет назад +11

      someone please make it a thing

    • @buck3401
      @buck3401 5 лет назад +8

      Yes please

    • @notnotandrew
      @notnotandrew 5 лет назад +4

      I immediately knew it :)
      May never make it outside of TSoJTC but that's fine

    • @brown9671
      @brown9671 5 лет назад

      No

    • @TornaitSuperBird
      @TornaitSuperBird 5 лет назад +1

      Bill Wurtz did that before it was cool, tho.

  • @Mourderburdger
    @Mourderburdger 2 года назад +2

    I was so startled by how amazing that sounded just as she began the part of the chorus when she said "hello from the other side!" and the effect of the strings during the heartbreak part of the song was insanely good.. just wow

  • @tateradcliffe8575
    @tateradcliffe8575 3 года назад

    I doubt that Adam or really anyone sees this, but I found this video in the middle of quarantine about a year and a half ago at like 2:30 in the morning after an especially rough week. I didn't know that I was watching one of my favorite youtube videos of all time. During the last part of the video that shows the end result, I started sobbing at the "bombastic" second chorus. Partly because of the emotions I was feeling at the time, but mostly because I was witnessing so much sheer greatness. Adam, this video and this arrangement of Hello make me very happy to be alive. Thank you for blessing the world with this.

  • @spritesized6162
    @spritesized6162 5 лет назад +124

    “What about the justification for the other chords” sounds like jazz

  • @ferda7102
    @ferda7102 5 лет назад +155

    0:53 yeah thanks man things been rough lately

    • @edwardjarvis3442
      @edwardjarvis3442 5 лет назад +3

      Ferda did ur girlfriend cheat on u

    • @ferda7102
      @ferda7102 5 лет назад +7

      @@edwardjarvis3442 I don't have one, I just feel restless and regretful somehow

    • @edwardjarvis3442
      @edwardjarvis3442 5 лет назад +17

      Ferda hmmm have you tried cocaine

    • @HighFiveTheHorizon
      @HighFiveTheHorizon 5 лет назад +6

      @@ferda7102 You sound like you need a hot chocolate. Get yourself one. Or treat yourself with something else. You will get through the rough patch. Take care!

    • @erykmoenert9194
      @erykmoenert9194 5 лет назад +1

      @@ferda7102 take it slow and take care of yourself, it will get better

  • @pedroavc
    @pedroavc 5 лет назад +83

    Amazing how the new harmony have intensified the “regret” feeling of the song.
    On the original track I always felt the “regret” aspect but at the end of the song I usually feel “embraced”, probably because the “resolution” the pop intervals give us.
    For the next Q&A... What are your emotional responses on listening to the same song in different harmonies?
    Congrats, Adam.

  • @TomFavellMusic
    @TomFavellMusic 5 лет назад

    That Middle 8/Breakdown section before the sax solo and the vocal line leading up the end of the section...wowzers. I got chills. Love it.

  • @whynotanyting
    @whynotanyting 5 лет назад +128

    Gonna say "I'm in Califuck" anytime someone calls me while I'm there.

  • @michaelmacdonald7748
    @michaelmacdonald7748 5 лет назад +18

    Really glad you've done a studio version of this - I often find myself listening to the live version from a while back. Tremendous arrangement!

  • @fabianvanderelst9643
    @fabianvanderelst9643 5 лет назад +12

    I've never been more excited about someone talking about something which I understand nothing about. Great job, Adam! Sounds amazing!

  • @lilyyy411
    @lilyyy411 5 лет назад +332

    How bout trying to turn "Let the bodies hit the floor" into a chrismas-style song.

    • @yoavshati
      @yoavshati 5 лет назад +10

      Why is your profile picture a double parity case? (techniaclly, it can be solvable on 3x3, but you'd have to hide the fixes in the back)

    • @Da_Swifta
      @Da_Swifta 5 лет назад +2

      Yoav Shati I mean, why not really?

    • @cxmxg
      @cxmxg 5 лет назад +1

      Playin runescape in 2005 be like

    • @lilyyy411
      @lilyyy411 5 лет назад +16

      @@yoavshati because I wanted people to be as mad when they look at me online as they do irl.

    • @nezkeys79
      @nezkeys79 5 лет назад +3

      Let the bodies hit the floor as a classical piece. An aria or string quartet maybe XD

  • @rachelwyen
    @rachelwyen 5 лет назад +13

    Really loved this breakdown, the way you reharmed it is soooooo tasteful and I also loved how you used the unsettling gliss in the strings and really made use of the ranges of the instruments you had.

  • @IraidaNoriega1
    @IraidaNoriega1 2 года назад +1

    i looove this video and the generosity of your sharing the arranging process so often forgotten. Beautiful to see how you relate to the lyrics, the story, and your emotional relationship to the chords and sounds. Reminded me of something I heard Joni Mitchel say in an interview about her no longer looking for chords but for emotional states. Thank you so very much for doing this! praise to everyone involved in this song!

  • @Andrea_Manconi
    @Andrea_Manconi 5 лет назад +47

  • @rambobrite2691
    @rambobrite2691 5 лет назад +7

    This gave me hardcore goosebumps and chills 😮 I love when people can take an already existing story and tell it even better than the original.

  • @nanthilrodriguez
    @nanthilrodriguez 5 лет назад +37

    12:44 Best part
    All the countless hours mankind has dedicated to the study of music, theory, and composition have lead us to all parts culminating in that masterful phrase.

  • @ledruid
    @ledruid 5 лет назад +12

    I usually don't comment at all on RUclips, but here it goes.
    I am a musician as well, not a pro, but I've been doing this for quite some time now. This video seriously gave me the chills. First for the fantastic rendition of a great song. Second for the realization that I can either make peace with the fact that I will never do anything as good as this OR that I can take this as a sign of how much more we can do with music, if we are willing to go farther and explore beyond the common places.
    Thank you, Adam.

    • @ziruini5071
      @ziruini5071 4 года назад

      you pretty much summed up my reaction too

  • @ekx5120
    @ekx5120 5 лет назад +11

    Adele: Hello from the other siiiiii-
    Adam: Actually...
    This is the coolest making of a music video. Also, singer is killing it, as are all the musicians. Very cool ideas behind the changes. I don't know what your career goals are, but you are an incredible arranger and composer. I bought a bass partly thanks to your videos this December. Thanks!

  • @briansherve747
    @briansherve747 5 лет назад +36

    I've always heard that progression as vi IV I V. Originally I analyzed it in minor, but thought it didn't make sense. Once I realized the first chord didn't have to be a I chord, major made so much more sense. 'Oh, that's why the bIII sounds so stable; it's the I!'

    • @MaggaraMarine
      @MaggaraMarine 5 лет назад +6

      I think it depends on the song in question. For example "Still Loving You" by The Scorpions uses that progression in the chorus, but the rest of the song is so clearly in minor that I don't think it sounds like relative major in that song. But in some other songs, it does sound more like vi IV I V than i (b)VI (b)III (b)VII. In this particular song, I think it sounds more minor than major.
      The progression lacks strong resolutions which is why it sounds a bit ambiguous and can be interpreted in different ways (and depending on context may sound different).

    • @MisterAppleEsq
      @MisterAppleEsq 5 лет назад +1

      That's what the text in the top left of the video says, but yeah, I agree with you on that.

  • @OnurYemisen
    @OnurYemisen 5 лет назад +23

    I cant even describe how amazing this was... Daaaamn

  • @nicklittle8399
    @nicklittle8399 5 лет назад +52

    *"Hello from the d flat 5"* You're great xD
    Also I think that 10Tree sweater is psychoactively improving your video editing abilities, lol.

    • @dynext4390
      @dynext4390 5 лет назад +1

      Ah thank you! I was wondering what type of sweater he had on the video. Love the style. Decided that " crtl + F " would help me find out if i search "Sweater" Instead of typing a comment. X3

  • @katiefrisk980
    @katiefrisk980 5 лет назад +46

    5:14 when i knock over mommy’s plant

  • @Vignesh_Subramanian
    @Vignesh_Subramanian 4 года назад

    So good to see the little pieces of explanation of your storytelling with your arrangements come to life in the end. Nicely put Adam!

  • @クロノシル
    @クロノシル 5 лет назад +7

    Chills. Multiple times. Amazing, powerful arrangement!!

  • @lysergicserpent7676
    @lysergicserpent7676 5 лет назад +4

    Damn. There are some gorgeous shots and fantastic editing here. My man Neely really upping his filmmaker game on this one.

  • @fernandoheighes4507
    @fernandoheighes4507 5 лет назад +43

    Yessss! More re-harmonization! You should make a killer live cover band called Re-Harmonization... Please

    • @MisterAppleEsq
      @MisterAppleEsq 5 лет назад

      He actually played this song and I think other reharms live with a band he made called (seriously) J A Z Z S C H O O L.

    • @kirehj_sm
      @kirehj_sm 5 лет назад

      D-harmonization*

  • @CarlHayesMD
    @CarlHayesMD 2 года назад +1

    You are one of the best teachers on RUclips. I learn so much from you.

  • @Aledharris
    @Aledharris 5 лет назад +1

    Oh my Christ. I don't know how many times I got goosebumps during this. The chorus hits so hard. I was just buzzing listening to it. And then that ending. Honestly.

  • @vadym5245
    @vadym5245 5 лет назад +83

    "Music is the space between the notes" 11:14

  • @sullenpuffin
    @sullenpuffin 5 лет назад +4

    Really pleased you’ve recorded this, I’ve listened to the live Jazzschool version dozens of times, I love it!

  • @Ha_Wa_
    @Ha_Wa_ 5 лет назад +151

    So when are we gonna get "zac zinger's solo on hello, but it's jared yee's solo on clarity"

  • @davidg2404
    @davidg2404 4 года назад

    i don't understand a word you explained but this feeling of reward at the end, resolving to the standard chords feels great and overall is like having an emotional jurney behind you with so much more depth. It really represents the lyrics great.

  • @obsidiaomega
    @obsidiaomega 5 лет назад +2

    the fact you even MENTIONED Little Dragon made my day, but SPECIFICALLY TWICE?? god damn, neely

  • @AdamNeely
    @AdamNeely  5 лет назад +998

    Spotify hasn't processed the audio yet...but if you just want to listen to the music video alone check it out here...
    ruclips.net/video/YLIqYiQGSJM/видео.html

  • @OpelPower
    @OpelPower 5 лет назад +28

    Wow! This is how pop music should be. The harmony is amazing.

    • @Tysoreny
      @Tysoreny 5 лет назад +6

      Opel Power there’s actually a whole genre for this called jazz

    • @OpelPower
      @OpelPower 5 лет назад +4

      Interesting/10 I’ve never heard of this jazz and I haven’t been playing it for years either...
      But seriously there aren’t a whole lot of bands that play this pop jazz fusion. Dirty loops, Lucky Chops, and Grace Kelly are the only ones off the top of my head.

    • @RizalBudiLeksono
      @RizalBudiLeksono 5 лет назад

      @@Tysoreny What name of subgenre?

  • @patricktoner1724
    @patricktoner1724 5 лет назад +303

    Woah Adam, having a guitar in the background is not very BASS of you.

  • @lenny9620
    @lenny9620 5 лет назад +13

    3:47 holy crap thats godly

  • @mattorlando415
    @mattorlando415 5 лет назад +5

    This is one of my favorite videos you've ever made! I learned so much both visually and through what you say. This is one of the best examples of the roots of reharmonization and the stories one attempts to tell; that's the reason some one would reharm, to enhance the story or tell the story from a different perspective, or even tell a totally different story. Grand Slam! (I used a baseball term and I don't like baseball that's how good this video is)

  • @krissv3ctor512
    @krissv3ctor512 5 лет назад +282

    No one:
    James Bond: Hello From the DB5

  • @Hjerpower
    @Hjerpower 5 лет назад +116

    3:42 “the typically lowest note on a baritone sax is a Db”
    *5 seconds later the bari sax player plays a low C*

    • @TrionSixteenisawsum
      @TrionSixteenisawsum 5 лет назад +29

      He literally explained that the guy has a low C on the bari

    • @Hjerpower
      @Hjerpower 5 лет назад +25

      I’m aware, it’s just that Adam loves saying one thing, demonstrating something else, and then explaining why he did it

    • @tokumei99
      @tokumei99 5 лет назад +3

      "typically"
      english is difficult eh

    • @Lildoc911
      @Lildoc911 5 лет назад +1

      Typically.

    • @cdm966
      @cdm966 5 лет назад +1

      Any Eb saxophone *can* play a low concert C, it's just a pain in the ass, and that's coming from an alto sax player; I'm sure it's even moreso a pain with a bari.

  • @yidy1
    @yidy1 5 лет назад +6

    Incredible job! So much thought into every minute detail, the sound, the feel, the intonation! Just incredible!
    I hope Adele hires you for a least one track on her next album!

  • @Ugrasrava
    @Ugrasrava 5 лет назад

    Dear god. Never really been able to "get" jazz despite years of formal training from a teacher with a doctorate in jazz drumming, I had a certain respect for the talent involved but very little appreciation for the end result. This is kinda blowing my mind a little bit as I sit here at almost 5AM recovering from a Friday night out with friends, though, it's *awesome.*

  • @joshuacooper6573
    @joshuacooper6573 3 года назад +1

    This arrangement is incredible! What a gift, thank you!

  • @Maja-uq5uw
    @Maja-uq5uw 5 лет назад +8

    Awsome arrangement! That ending gave me chills

  • @epvan2movies
    @epvan2movies 5 лет назад +4

    Amazing arrangement, and I love how you explain everything. That makes listening to the song more interesting as you know whats going on.

  • @dhu2056
    @dhu2056 5 лет назад +156

    Eb(sus4)/G is just Eb11 in disguise

  • @brianlinehan7560
    @brianlinehan7560 5 лет назад

    The reharmonization is great and the horn section just sends it right over the top. Awesome!!

  • @EduardoLima-mg5rf
    @EduardoLima-mg5rf 5 лет назад

    I stopped the video as soon as the music started to play and I was like ' ok, let's see if I learn something'. Figured out the key was A major and tried to made my own reharmonization --finally learning something, and right in the next second you just said: ' and that's obviously in F minor key'. Thank God I paused right away and saw your little comment written in the video. Made me feel better! Keep up the great work!

  • @D6Damager
    @D6Damager 5 лет назад +24

    Spicy! Would listen to this over the original any day.

  • @leozendo3500
    @leozendo3500 5 лет назад +32

    When Adam decides to judge pop music, the entire industry blemishes.

    • @martysmith7038
      @martysmith7038 5 лет назад +4

      The entire industry develops acne?

    • @LegitToaster
      @LegitToaster 5 лет назад +3

      @@martysmith7038 lol same thought as well

    • @pacosizzle
      @pacosizzle 5 лет назад +1

      blushes* i think..

  • @markopolo2224
    @markopolo2224 5 лет назад +56

    5:13 first time hearing you sing my god

  • @justie1220
    @justie1220 4 года назад +2

    This song makes me feel all sorts of emotions. Well done to all the people involved with this

  • @richardkollmar903
    @richardkollmar903 5 лет назад

    I have long followed & admired the great arrangers. Learned a lot from this! Thank you.