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February 23rd, 2020
I uploaded the flat five one!
Casually Explaining Flat Fives With Minimal Music Theory #3
Most sus4s are like Eve asking you "Do you know how I'm feeling right now?", aren't they??? Cute, huh??
Eve's a cutie.
I gave it a quick mention in the video, but I wanna make a #9 explanation sooooon!! A chord where Eve's emotions are all mixed up between cheerful and gloomy... A chord that sounds fun yet sad, so you can't stop crying.
Let's look at the video and review the composite notes! It's the protag, best bud, gloomy Eve, and the note B.
Because of this calling B a major seventh thing, you get chords like CmM7 (C minor major seventh), where you're not sure if it's minor or major...
I learned it as "This isn't the main thing, but I digress," which is the exact opposite meaning...
Hey wait, I still haven't thrown the flat five video on YouTube... I'll do that later, so just wait.
I think this should let you read the majority of chords... Definitely refer to it if you're like "Chords make no sense to me!"... :folded hands:
I made a chord-reading lecture for people who don't really get music theory, by a people who doesn't really get music theory.
Previous videos here. #OSTERExplains #Dominowns
Watch with English captions here! (Original Twitter video)
But I digress... I don't really get music theory, but this video is me doing my best to explain reading chords in 2 minutes.
First of all, what are chords? ↓It's these guys you see all the time.↓ (Maybe you could call them "chord blueprints"...) (CM7, F, Em7, Am7) You might be like "what are these incantations??", but I'll explain how to read them one element at a time...
First, musical scales. (Do = C, re = D, mi = E, fa = fa, so = G, la = A, ti = B) Each note corresponds to a letter in the alphabet like this! Like, this part is... ♫ super important... ♫ (Remember it please...)
The most basic chord is C. Let's introduce the nutty notes that make it up! C (protag), E (cheery girlfriend), G (best bud). As I've said many times, C and G are best buds. (Their sound is stable.) So then, who is E to C?!
Well, that would be the moody girlfriend (we'll call her Eve). C, D, Eve (cheery)... When Eve's in a good mood: C (read as C major, C E G); cheery. If you lower E by a half-tone... When Eve's in a bad mood: Cm (read as C minor, C Eb G); dark... sad...
Eve's mood determines the brightness of the chord. (C bright, Cm dark - they're opposites.) When you move the trio in parallel keeping the same distance, it makes chords based on other notes like this. (Cm up to Gm)
Next, let's explain all these numbers that are getting tacked on. (CM7(9) - this stuff.) Well, it's surprisingly simple. It's showing the distance from the protag (C). (B = M7 - a little troublesome.) For instance: A (6) + C (C E G) = C6 (C E G A) (easy!)
About the 7 which I called troublesome... For some reason, B is called a major seventh, and the rule is to put a capital M on it... And Bb is a regular seventh. (Ask mom and dad about the reason...) (Bb (7) + C (C E G) = C7 (C E G Bb)) Once you learn that, the other rules follow. (B (M7) + C (C E G) = CM7 (C E G B))
And even with sharps (#) and flats (b), it's the same thing... (D# (9#) + C (C E G) = C(#9) (C E G D#)) Once you know these rules, you can even read complicated chords!
Exercise: Derive the nutty notes that make this up! Cm7(b5) (Half-diminished!) Step 1: Start with the Cm part. C (protag), G (best bud), Eb (gloomy GF). Step 2: The 7 part. Add Bb (non-major 7). Step 3: The (b5) part. G (best bud) → Gb (dangerous relationship). That equals Cm7(b5)! (Done!) With that, you can read about 80% of them.
Lastly, slash chords, and some other special cases. So like, what's playing at the bottom can totally change the impression, right? That's slash chords, basically. Amazing how just changing the bass can form a song to an extent.
Special Case 1: dim ~Refer to last video~ Special Case 2: sus4 ~C F G ♫ Want to touch someday~ Special Case 3: aug ~Refer to first video~ (G#aug - sounds unnatural just jamming it in there...) (CM7(9)(#11)(13) Spicy!!)
Watch with English captions here! (Original Twitter video)
But I digress... I don't really get music theory, but this video is me doing my best to explain reading chords in 2 minutes.
First of all, what are chords? ↓The guys you see all the time↓ (Or maybe I should call them the blueprints of chords...) (CM7, F, Em7, Am7) You might be like "what are these incantations??", but I'll explain how to read them one element at a time...
First, musical scales. (Do = C, re = D, mi = E, fa = fa, so = G, la = A, ti = B) Each note corresponds to a letter in the alphabet like this! Like, this part is... ♫ super important... ♫ (Remember it please...)
The most basic chord is C. Let's introduce the nutty notes that make it up! Do (C, protag), mi (E, cheery girlfriend), so (G, best bud). As I've said many times, Do and So are best buds. (Their sound is stable.) So then, who is Mi to Do?!
Well, that would be the moody girlfriend (we'll call her Mii-chan). Do, re, Mii-chan (cheery)... When Mii-chan's in a good mood: C (read as C major, do mi so); cheery. If you lower mi by a half-tone... When Mii-chan's in a bad mood: Cm (read as C minor, do mi♭ so); dark... sad...
Mii-chan's mood determines the brightness of the chord. (C bright, Cm dark - they're opposites.) When you move the trio in parallel keeping the same distance, it makes chords based on other notes like this. (Cm up to Gm)
Next, let's explain all these numbers that are getting tacked on. (CM7(9) - this stuff.) Well, it's surprisingly simple. It's showing the distance from the protag (do). (Ti = M7 - a little troublesome.) For instance: La (6) + C (do mi so) = C6 (do mi so la) (easy!)
About the 7 which I called troublesome... For some reason, ti is called a major seventh, and the rule is to put a capital M on it... And ti♭ is a regular seventh. (Ask mom and dad about the reason...) (Ti♭ (7) + C (do mi so) = C7 (do mi so ti♭)) Once you learn that, the other rules follow. (Ti (M7) + C (do mi so) = CM7 (do mi so ti))
And even with sharps (#) and flats (b), it's the same thing... (Re# (9#) + C (do mi so) = C(#9) (do mi so re#)) Once you know these rules, you can even read complicated chords!
Exercise: Derive the nutty notes that make this up! Cm7(b5) (Half-diminished!) Step 1: Start with the Cm part. Do (protag), so (best bud), mi♭ (gloomy GF). Step 2: The 7 part. Add ti♭ (non-major 7). Step 3: The (b5) part. So (best bud) → so♭ (dangerous relationship). That equals Cm7(b5)! (Done!) With that, you can read about 80% of them.
Lastly, slash chords, and some other special cases. So like, what's playing at the bottom can totally change the impression, right? That's slash chords, basically. Amazing how just changing the bass can form a song to an extent.
Special Case 1: dim ~Refer to last video~ Special Case 2: sus4 ~Do fa so ♫ Want to touch someday~ Special Case 3: aug ~Refer to first video~ (G#aug - sounds unnatural just jamming it in there...) (CM7(9)(#11)(13) Spicy!!)
Managed to make it home alive, so I'll make a video.
For about six months now, because of my illness, going out feels like I'm making up my mind every time, but it just feels good outside...
Wanted to go check on the plum blossoms... (old-timer)
Procured a godly song, so I'm calling it okay for me to go on a walk.
I created a godly song...
I want someone to do the hard parts of digital music in my place, and I want someone to pay taxes in my place, and I want someone to live and die in my place.