I’d say Happy is in major, but it has a Dominant sound, meaning it can switch between major and minor sounding melodies - similar to blues music for example. The first chord is a F9 chord (F, A, C, Eb, G)
I suppose because the melody line is still following the major chords it still sounds mostly major to me. The minor chords don't seem to override the major melody line. Maybe if the melody line also changed to sound more sad it might make a difference. At least to me.
I agree, the melody had to change to really be in compliance with the minor scales. It's still sounding major for me because actually it's still in major.
Instead of moving each chord 3 semitones it's better to find the derivative minor of that major key, And then replacing each major key chord with the minor key chord in the same order, And he should do that to the melody as well (find the order of the melody notes in the major key then play it in the minor key in the same order) It should sound gloomy then.
@@aliterawi8427 that is very wrong. if u move every note like that, it will be a completely different major scale and u might end up in D Major instead of F major.
I think i have a thing for songs in minor cords. Because everytime i hear them i immediately love the song. I put all my favorite songs into a song analyzer and every single song was in the minor cords.
Listen to Jon Schmidt "All of Me" and compare it to Jason Lyle black "none of me" This is a very powerful example of the major versus minor, and some really cool songs
Beethoven's Fifth begins four notes with a major third, next four notes move down one key, one whole step but the lower note and half step--it's a minor third. GGG E♭, FFF D. Brilliant opening!
This was interesting, thank you. Question though -- why you change major chord to relative minor, and not itself minor? For example why substitute C major with A minor, and not with C minor? It is "sad" version of C major after all, right?
Found this very interesting, It answered a lot of questions that have needed answering since i started learning / understanding music. Thanks for the help. Lolwit
I appreciate the content,Thanks. Apart though from the "pre-lude" of the thunder clouds etc. I think that might actually color my perception/trying to understand and feel. Would be a lot better without those sound effects.
I found an anime playing piano and others are singing happily but the guy playing piano changed the key to minors and the mood changed. So i came here to learn why and I learned from the video. Now i can troll people playing happily with minor conversion when i play guitar for them 😂😂
Very cool video. This is great information I've wanted to know. Never knew how to find the relative minor without looking st a chart. Thanks for the great channel!
I get it now! his left hand will play the chords determined by the chord label hanging above the staff. for instance, his hand will play D-minor(D-F-A) while his right hand plays the notes on the staff, until the next measure, and so forth. If the next measure is in A-minor, he’ll then play A-C-E with the left while the right plays the notes. I’m slowly learning! Piercing things not by hot. I’m 29 & almost feel like a kid again. I’ll never actually “grow up” but it feels good to teach myself something. 🥲
It can be like that. But have you thought about changing the F major scale to F minor scale? And based on that melody you hear, you create the chords that go with it?
Good lord the first minute of this is like musical myths 101. The major/minor = happy/sad truism is an oversimplification that we use for children/beginners, it's not how the emotive content of 'all music' works.
I'd like to hear what it would sound like if you played the melody on the right hand with the notes transposed to their corresponding minor chords. Would the cancel each other out? Or would it be doubly sad?? Lol
Here's the meaning! Major is a last name, could be referencing someone who is taking a degree in college, or something more important/bigger. Minor is someone who is underage or something which is less important/smaller.
Probably I don't have an ear for a music at all. I don't get it. I don't hear the difference at all. I don't have any musical education, I cannot sing, but I've been listening to music for the last 10 years everyday. And I enjoy listening to a different variety of genres. It's so sad that I don't have an ear for a music. I must be missing so much..
It's like the difference between Talyor Swift's "Love Story"- It goes from "Happy couple in a happy story! :D" to "Delusional girl lost in her fantasies of a boy she was never meant to be with- For one of many possible reasons"
Am hopeless but for me all piano music is kinda "sad" in tone, guess I have to go searching more examples on the difference Minor vs Major. Maybe am just minor tuned 🙃.
Go and watch Music matters if you are interested in the true difference. That's something you get taught in grade 1 music theory. There are so many sad Major pieces and vice versa with minor. There are so many happy minor pieces you can't just say major is happy and minor is sad it's just tonality and chord differences within those two different types of scales. The scale patterns are different in a minor key. The chords are different. In a harmonic minor context you have two diminished chords and an augmented chord which could be used in a dramatic context rather than sad. It is far more expansive than that. 2% of that is true but you can do so much more with that. It's why people have so many misconceptions with music and interpretation. Disappointing to be honest!
I know the first cousin who is eviler than minor, the Locrian! And another distant cousin that also burns like the sun or like being locked up in a dry sauna, the Augmented Lydian xD
Major and Minor are objective parameters and these "happy" and "sad" are just your subjective mood. I do not think major and minor determines the character of the composition. Harmony itself is not only key tone. What do you think about Abba "Money Money Money" is it happy or sad? Well, I do not perceive it as sad and it is minor. Judging only major and minor gives nothing
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Major version starts at 1:21 and minor at 2:41
I think u got it mixed up
@@tuvmun2831 no that’s right
Fun fact: "Happy" by Pharrell Williams is in a minor key, while "I'm Not Okay" by MCR is in a major key
I’d say Happy is in major, but it has a Dominant sound, meaning it can switch between major and minor sounding melodies - similar to blues music for example. The first chord is a F9 chord (F, A, C, Eb, G)
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That's it, i Guess you Can Say that The contrarity between music and meanings is emotional.
It's a F Major Dominant
@@jinxhwhich is basically F mixolydian.
Minor has such depth, it's a dynamic sound and has such strong emotion behind it. Kind of nostalgic for me personally you can feel it more.
I just learned Music 1 year ago and didn't realize that most of my musics are in minor scale because don't know what's minor/major things lol
same
I suppose because the melody line is still following the major chords it still sounds mostly major to me. The minor chords don't seem to override the major melody line. Maybe if the melody line also changed to sound more sad it might make a difference. At least to me.
I agree. I thought they could both be minor and then it would be unmistakable to the kids
I agree, the melody had to change to really be in compliance with the minor scales. It's still sounding major for me because actually it's still in major.
The melody is still major.... Lol....
Instead of moving each chord 3 semitones it's better to find the derivative minor of that major key, And then replacing each major key chord with the minor key chord in the same order, And he should do that to the melody as well (find the order of the melody notes in the major key then play it in the minor key in the same order) It should sound gloomy then.
@@aliterawi8427 that is very wrong. if u move every note like that, it will be a completely different major scale and u might end up in D Major instead of F major.
I think i have a thing for songs in minor cords. Because everytime i hear them i immediately love the song. I put all my favorite songs into a song analyzer and every single song was in the minor cords.
Thank you so much for this class. I moved to a new school and my music lessons are well to hard. Thanks for saving my life
Simply great!
You've got a complete, full class of how to compose music right here in this video!
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What a lovely cool lesson. That was beautiful. Is beautiful. I'll learn this. You made it so simple teaching a vital music lesson.
Good content, something new I've learnt and a skillful way of demonstrating the difference, thanks.
Awesomely simple way to explain M & mi to my 4th grade. Thanks!
Turns out I learned Hey Jude in the minor key
Please don't murder jude
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember, to let her into your heart.
Watching this for a music class on an alt, feels kinda weird considering I don’t really have a piano.
actually, I love MINOR NOTES NOT SO MUCH MAJOR AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE WORLD DISAGREE THAT'S JUST A STREIO TYPE
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 (Movement 3) does this with Frere Jacques (A Major Melody) and presents in in a minor key
It's just perception. Take a blind test with non-music person who doesn't know about this almost myth.
thank you i needed this for my homeworkkk
Listen to Jon Schmidt "All of Me" and compare it to Jason Lyle black "none of me"
This is a very powerful example of the major versus minor, and some really cool songs
thank you, very informative and pleasant to watch
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00:55 - High Five
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00:55 - WAIT! THAT’S ILLEGEAL!!!!
lol your not wrong
Illegeal? O.o hehe
@@Brendan-Black That seems illegal💀
Beethoven's Fifth begins four notes with a major third, next four notes move down one key, one whole step but the lower note and half step--it's a minor third. GGG E♭, FFF D. Brilliant opening!
Song: The Box or Shotta Flow
Fire
both of those songs suck ass
This would be perfect if I could hear the piano over the sound of thunder
What thunder
Thank you, I really enjoy your video. It is fun and simple to understand. You also highlighted the notes as you play with them.
Woah this was really helpful. Thank you!
Definitely Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven in a major would be interesting to see.
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Minor is vastly superior. Songs in major aren't able to give me goosebumps like those in minor.
Wow watching this vdo now only Jordan..and that make me feel Majorly awesome ..
My Grade 3 music class would like to see 'Dance Monkey' done in major and minor.
This was interesting, thank you. Question though -- why you change major chord to relative minor, and not itself minor? For example why substitute C major with A minor, and not with C minor? It is "sad" version of C major after all, right?
Awesome analogy, guys! Thanks!
Found this very interesting, It answered a lot of questions that have needed answering since i started learning / understanding music. Thanks for the help. Lolwit
I appreciate the content,Thanks. Apart though from the "pre-lude" of the thunder clouds etc. I think that might actually color my perception/trying to understand and feel. Would be a lot better without those sound effects.
You are a magician. Thank you.
This dude looks like Alejandro in my 5th period social studies class.
Dude no I don't look like him at all what
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Thanks for the lesson!
Now I know how to work out a relative minor YES!!!
Well done, it's not that hard. Not to burst your spirit, I come off as a dick sometimes 😂
I’m enlightened. Ty
Thanks, that's the best explanation I've come across
I found an anime playing piano and others are singing happily but the guy playing piano changed the key to minors and the mood changed. So i came here to learn why and I learned from the video. Now i can troll people playing happily with minor conversion when i play guitar for them 😂😂
within a minute i am able to differentiate between major and minor chords thanks to this video waaaaaaoooooh awesome
That little skit about music is embarassingly hilarious.
I've been playing the piano for 6 years and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made❤❤❤
Whats the difference
Very cool video. This is great information I've wanted to know. Never knew how to find the relative minor without looking st a chart. Thanks for the great channel!
The intro it made me smart now i know the difference
Amazing bro...it's easily understandable
niiiiiiiiiiice the sad one is sooo waw!! so beautiful!!
Great Value from your video. Thank you buddy!
That was good, I understand it a bit more now as a non-musician.
The major chords go out on a night out and have fun.
The Minor chords are in therapy and take Valium.
Brilliant loved watching.
Thank you
Well, many music systems don't have major/minor things
Yep, just ignorant YT content creators that think grade 5 music theory = 'how all music works'...
So basically minor sounds more sad than major.
The music that starts at 0.56: is that major or minor?
thank you.
So basically major is more of livelier and minor is darker? Am I right? I'm still confused
I get it now! his left hand will play the chords determined by the chord label hanging above the staff. for instance, his hand will play D-minor(D-F-A) while his right hand plays the notes on the staff, until the next measure, and so forth. If the next measure is in A-minor, he’ll then play A-C-E with the left while the right plays the notes. I’m slowly learning! Piercing things not by hot. I’m 29 & almost feel like a kid again. I’ll never actually “grow up” but it feels good to teach myself something. 🥲
It can be like that. But have you thought about changing the F major scale to F minor scale? And based on that melody you hear, you create the chords that go with it?
Good lord the first minute of this is like musical myths 101. The major/minor = happy/sad truism is an oversimplification that we use for children/beginners, it's not how the emotive content of 'all music' works.
I'd like to hear what it would sound like if you played the melody on the right hand with the notes transposed to their corresponding minor chords. Would the cancel each other out? Or would it be doubly sad?? Lol
Amazing
Shouldn't C minus 3 semitone be A major? C, B, Am then A?
For some reason he looks like a drummer, not a pianist 😅 Like a legit hardcore drummer
What is the title of song your played sir ?
Very very cool video.
Here's the meaning!
Major is a last name, could be referencing someone who is taking a degree in college, or something more important/bigger.
Minor is someone who is underage or something which is less important/smaller.
Why the thunderclap?
Please do :
Britney soars - let me break the Ice!!!!!
Btw love fur “ I can’t forget “
Great video
So just drop the fifth and make the root and the third the new third and fifth respectively by adding a new root?
Liked in the first 30 seconds lol awesome video! 👍🏽
Try the Christmas tune “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” in a minor key. Snowy and frosty is always minor, right? :)
This is so creative😀
Probably I don't have an ear for a music at all. I don't get it. I don't hear the difference at all. I don't have any musical education, I cannot sing, but I've been listening to music for the last 10 years everyday. And I enjoy listening to a different variety of genres. It's so sad that I don't have an ear for a music. I must be missing so much..
That's okay! It's always fun to learn new things about music even if it doesn't quite make sense right away! :)
Focus on the left hand sound
Fun fact: the minor "Tan tannn" also sounded happy because is played fast, yes tempo determine the happines and sadness, like in real life x'd
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It's like the difference between Talyor Swift's "Love Story"- It goes from "Happy couple in a happy story! :D" to "Delusional girl lost in her fantasies of a boy she was never meant to be with- For one of many possible reasons"
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Hey Jude sounds better as Major... but so much music sounds WAY BETTER as minor. Also, "Hey Jude" doesn't really sound happy in it's major form.
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Very much helpful😊 thank you
I prefer minor
me too
They both sounded sad to me
i think of it like a happy cry and a sad cry. sometimes when you’re so joyful and happy you start crying.
1:22
2:44
can i ask are there any term that you call on your right hand? like what its music terminology? since all chords you play for the music is on the left
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What would be considered a step "up" beyond major?
Am hopeless but for me all piano music is kinda "sad" in tone, guess I have to go searching more examples on the difference Minor vs Major. Maybe am just minor tuned 🙃.
Go and watch Music matters if you are interested in the true difference. That's something you get taught in grade 1 music theory. There are so many sad Major pieces and vice versa with minor. There are so many happy minor pieces you can't just say major is happy and minor is sad it's just tonality and chord differences within those two different types of scales. The scale patterns are different in a minor key. The chords are different. In a harmonic minor context you have two diminished chords and an augmented chord which could be used in a dramatic context rather than sad. It is far more expansive than that. 2% of that is true but you can do so much more with that. It's why people have so many misconceptions with music and interpretation. Disappointing to be honest!
If "Major" means happy, and "minor" means sad,
What is the musical term if someone is mad?
THAT'S WHERE LYRICS COME IN ;)
Pressing the keys harder
I know the first cousin who is eviler than minor, the Locrian!
And another distant cousin that also burns like the sun or like being locked up in a dry sauna, the Augmented Lydian xD
pretty fun , thx
Booing the minor is hilarious
Thunder clap when hitting minor, that was hilarious
Major and Minor are objective parameters and these "happy" and "sad" are just your subjective mood. I do not think major and minor determines the character of the composition. Harmony itself is not only key tone. What do you think about Abba "Money Money Money" is it happy or sad? Well, I do not perceive it as sad and it is minor. Judging only major and minor gives nothing
I’m starting to figure it out, I’ve made major and minor songs and it’s a huge difference
Does minor fall in the lower octave, and does major fall in the middle or higher octave?
you should try sucker for pain in different ways
24 or 30?!...well...id say its somewhere (not) near both somehow...