Learn EVERY chord in Bach's Prelude in C - Chord names, theory, and progressions! 

Thanks so much for the kind words. I really love theory, like really love it. So for me it's fun to share the cool aspects of it and to really dig into a piece. Most famous pieces do something brilliant or clever and the "aha" moment when you see it is so satisfying. I don't remember if you commented on my other chord video, but I did another massive video like this on Moonlight Sonata. Same idea, but Moonlight chords are more sophisticated than Prelude in C, so the video is a good stepping point after this one.

@@ryanabshier Actually, I'm still trying to learn how to learn to play a piece of music like Moonlight Sonata or any other similar masterpiece. I wonder if there is a way, some method or a sequence of chords or musical sentences that could help memorize the melody and chords and carve them into the long-term memory in a systematic way.

@@zimamup That's a great question and big topic. For me, chord progressions stick very rapidly. It's tough to sum up briefly how to improve, but I'll give you a couple main thoughts. 1. Focus on sound. For example: you could memorize Moonlight have a bunch of G#7 chords that go to C# Minors. You can try to just memorize the letters, but if you focus on the driving sound/nature of the V7 chord "wanting" to go to the i chord, your ear helps you. 2. You then combine point 1 with some knowledge. And this just gets easier over time. So now that I've played a ton of pieces that go i - VI - iv - V - i, if I see that progression in Moonlight I can quickly commit it to memory. So point 1 is what to do now, and point 2 is to encourage you going forward. It does get easier. However, it is a great idea for a more fleshed out video in the future and I could express my thoughts more completely.

Awesome! Breaking through a wall always feels great and I'm glad to help. Yeah, chords are helpful in like 2 stages. The "What" are they, helps you to memorize and sightread better. Then the "Why" are they, which also helps a bunch with memory, but also really assists in interpretation.

Awesome, glad it was helpful. Also good for you starting learning this great piece.

Awesome, so glad you enjoyed the video! It's so fun to take a deep dive into a piece like this. And yes, you probably wondered aloud what makes Prelude in C brilliant and RU-vid delivered, haha.

Awesome, I hope it was super helpful and you learned a lot! I actually have another coming out soon where I analyze chords in Moonlight Sonata. Same idea, just the next level of complexity.

@@ryanabshier Oh, I love that! That's on my list to learn as well as prelude in e minor by Chopin (currently learning). I'll be watching your vids multiple times sitting by the piano lol, I appreciate your time putting these together! Edit: Adding that it was extremely helpful watching this!

Thanks. That's great to hear! Glad you found it helpful. Are you playing this right now?

Sweet, hope it's super helpful to have a lot of the info packed into one place. What pieces are you working on right now?

@@ryanabshier lots of Jacob Collier ones haha

@@oreytelevision Nice! I haven't listened to him really at all. Maybe I should check it out, have any suggestions of things to get started with?

@@ryanabshier Everlasting Motion, Ocean Wide Canyon Deep, and Little Blue

Thanks. You're very kind. Glad you found it helpful!

Nice! One of my favorite things to hear is that the videos are helpful. I did one on harmony in Moonlight sonata as well if you want kind of a "next step" harmony video (it's a little bit more complicated, but not too much).

Thanks for checking it out and I'm glad it was helpful. Are you studying this piece or just having fun learning chords?

@@ryanabshierI am taking private piano lessons and am currently learning this piece. I am appreciating this piece further more after watching the harmonic analysis in your video. Thanks again.

I love hearing that. Yeah, the piece really cool once you dive into and see where the chords are driving.

Thanks for checking it out. Hope it was really helpful!

Great. Hope you're enjoying learning some chords!

Awesome timing! Hope the analysis was super helpful. How the learning going?

Thanks, hope it was helpful! Do you play piano?

@@ryanabshier self-taught since I was a kid but started taking lessons as an adult. Just discovered you a few weeks ago. Never paid attention to music theory until I started harp playing two years ago. Was trying to attempt this piece on both harp and piano. This theory lesson was immensely helpful in breaking this piece into the chords. I’ll let you know if it helps playing it.

@@j2000rocks Oh sweet! I have a diatonic harp, but can't do too much with it. Really fun to mess around with though. Yeah, I decided I wanted to do a pretty in-depth video. I figured there's a lot of "5 minute everything you need to know about music theory" videos out there, so hopefully something bigger and more detailed will serve some people well. Glad you liked it. And don't worry if not everything sticks in like one day, haha. These are concepts that are taught over a year or more of music theory, so give it time to sink in.

Thanks for checking it out!

@@ryanabshier l like to learn piano theory from all directions. Your is very well written. Thanks again.

@@moy9022 Thanks a bunch, that's nice to hear. It takes a bunch of work so I love knowing that it's helpful!

@@ryanabshier very helpful. Your explanation enhanced my music knowledge.looking forward for your next uploading.

You're welcome! This is such a good intro to chords. I always tell people that the 1st couple pieces you work on with chords in mind can be challenging, but it really starts helping after you get the hang of it.