music theory for music producers (you'll actually use this)

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music theory can be a really complex, and confusing subject - but I've got quite a few request to dive in and talk about the music theory that I use in my day to day music production. This is only the first step - learning major scales.
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@Taetro 2 года назад

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@Buj4anda 2 года назад

tankiu

@salinvskvr99 2 года назад

@MrHarvenator Год назад

Thank you so much you are a great teacher your videos are top notch 👌

@qcere 10 месяцев назад

you're making legends out here

@thirtyarchive Месяц назад

Hey man love the channel and Price for learning from you. Can't wait to learn!

@AndruGreenwood 2 года назад

What I find surprising is that even after playing piano for 20+ years, being taught by professionals from Julliard, Bard College and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory; music theory has NEVER been explained to me in such simple/understandable terms before.

@Taetro 2 года назад

it's crazy right!

@freequaintseas1852 Год назад

They say if you can’t explain it to a child you’re not a good teacher. Something that’s been true to my personal experiences. Some of my best mentors can break it down so well.

@davidsimms7202 Год назад

I've played bass guitar since I was 10 years old. I'm now 33. Every time I've attempted to learn music theory I've been overwhelmed and quit before being able to understand the very basics. I've heard of keys, intervals and modes before, but I've only just realised that if you take a scale and change the tonic or root note, even though you are playing those very same keys, they sound and feel very different...it's basically helped me understand modes. Then you can transpose to get the pitch you like. I know this isn't ideal, but just understanding that helps me understand how music theory works, and that now I can learn scales which will allow me to write music without the need to transpose. All the years of confusion have just disappeared...and you've basically explained this concept in one video. I wish I'd have seen this years ago. Great video and +1 subscriber.

@kendalljoshua Год назад

Word I’m in a class for it now and it slips out of my mind. Professor is dope, but I don’t grasp the complicationz

@dannymanriquez9314 Год назад

Gotta agree. Straight to the point and great information. Subscribed.

@ilyas.7209 2 года назад

Taetro: "...this song is written in C" Me: * confused software developer noises *

@randomeditz7214 2 года назад

Lol

@Taetro 2 года назад

Lol sorry I meant C++ obviously

@ArvindJuneja 2 года назад

Better plus plus than... C# 🤣

@s3vva 2 года назад

@@ArvindJuneja good one lol

@user-wk2gi5cp9y 2 года назад

sad F# noises

@hvrt3228 2 года назад

0:00 intro 1:46 what is a scale 3:20 note/key names 5:23 half and whole steps 8:00 major scale formula 13:55 sharps and flats 15:05 using major scale formula to find notes in scale 18:25 finding relative minor scales from major scale 20:25 minor scale formula 20:45 recap

@sip6214 Год назад

thank you

@BitGabInHypixelMC Год назад

thx broo

@JosePerez-fo2qt Год назад

What a god 😂❤

@YMraaz Год назад

Thank you i was searching

@rozalia648 Год назад

People who write comments like that ❤

@paulclarke4099 Год назад

I think its much easier to remember it by using numeric patterns like this. Major = 2212221, Minor = 2122122, Harmonic Minor = 2122131 in that way it also tells you how many notes to count upwards each time instead of having to think W = 2 and H = 1 the other benefit is you don't have to worry about what letter to use if a scale contains an interval greater than W, the number way you just use the appropriate number in place of a letter. Additionally numbers are easier to remember like phone numbers, especially if you split them up into logical patterns like this for example: Major = 221-2221, Minor = 2-122-122, Harmonic Minor = 2-122-131 😀👍

@Amelianz Год назад

Fantastic!! Thank you!!!

@IVI444IVI Год назад

"the other benefit is you don't have to worry about what letter to use if a scale contains an interval greater than W, the number way you just use the appropriate number in place of a letter." wait what do you mean by this.. this part confused me but the numbers seem a lot easier thank you for this

@Ces911 Год назад

@@IVI444IVI because in the Harmonic minor there is a jump of 3 half tones, and a W only means 2 half tones, there is no “Whole and a Half” designation in letters

@IVI444IVI Год назад

@@Ces911 ohhh I see thank you 🙏

@BigAmp2012 Год назад

Your wonderful at being super smart and crazy cool at the same time. Appreciate the knowledge. Had to write this one down on pen and paper.

@Sanders_Media 2 года назад

taetro is 100% correct. I have 10 years of music theory, but i don’t use half of it!! Scales and chords and notes are all very fundamental. Some theory also helps only on piano playing (useful, but not needed.) Needing to know how to read music on a staff might be useful for live instruments, but you don’t need it if you’re just starting out. 🔥🔥

@willpianista 2 года назад

I disagree. Learn how a music staff works is different from developing the reading - which is smt only a instrument player will use. You can just learn staff as you learn music theory. There is no harm on it and it's quite easy actually. And that will open some doors for you regarding stuff you will actually use.

@kareemdaking5145 2 года назад

You use it more than you think, even if on a subconscious level.

@lunchNsinners 2 года назад

Just learn every scale on piano, that's all u need lol

@sanyulakabisa3613 2 года назад

Interesting

@gardenguster5271 2 года назад

@@lunchNsinners and modes and chords and types of chords and inversions and tonal harmony...

@TraversyMedia 2 года назад

This is so helpful. I have been into being a DJ and mixing music (as a hobby) for 20 years and I am just now getting into actually making music (as a hobby) and your channel has been great, especially for a beginner like me. Thanks for the content.

@debashishrambhola 2 года назад

oh sir u r here

@irfanshaik1302 2 года назад

oh.... look who's here 😍😍. My fav instructor on RU-vid 😍😍🔥🔥.

@devrxt10 2 года назад

hey Brad. glad to find that u are also into music as a hobby....

@OfoeNelson 2 года назад

I smell a music production course coming soon lol. Legend!

@watermelonpersimmon 2 года назад

Didn't expect to see you in a section that isn't Tech related, lol.

@mrcoffeeman3333 2 года назад

This is legitimately the most well explained video about theory that I've come across so far. Thank you so much for this.

@Taetro 2 года назад

Wow, thank you!!!

@hotsmokebeats 2 года назад

@@Taetro he is right!!

@challow 2 года назад

Definitely, I've watched at least half a dozen other simplified theory videos and hadn't even heard of that formula for major and minor scales, that part made the whole video's information click for me.

@casscars3405 4 месяца назад

Agreed!

@youregonnaletityeetyouaway2882 2 года назад

this is a great video really well explained!! however i would add, one of the things that frustrates people about music theory is that it's presented as rules to follow - i prefer to think about it as shortcuts to find things that are guaranteed to sound good. so rather than being "limited" to the notes of a certain key when you're playing in that key, those are just the notes that will definitely sound good together, and it's ok to experiment with adding other notes here and there as well!!

@MrAnperm 2 года назад

This comment is a good addendum to the video.

@bernardcarney9391 2 года назад

Sound comes first. Theory is for notation.

@Nazia642 2 года назад

Thank you for this!

@urphakeandgey6308 10 месяцев назад

Anyone who thinks music theory is a bunch of rules to follow isn't learning/using it correctly. Also, of course it seems very limiting at first. These are the basic fundamentals from which everything else builds off of, including what many people think of as "breaking the rules." Plus, most people who brag about "breaking the rules" just don't know shit about music theory. They make fairly typical compositions, but then claim they did it "without any rules."

@jamesthomaspaulJTP 2 месяца назад

When i first started making music i just went on feel, as in how it sounds, you can tell when you use a off key.

@celebralpelosi5031 2 года назад

I am a classically trained musician but took music theory in high school to fill out my electives and man you would've been so much better than my teacher was explaining basic theory in a simple non-frustrating way dude keep it up this is awesome

@taylorcliff6609 2 года назад

my theory teaching was so frustrating i wanted to slap the shit outta him. would always start with "im going to explain this in the most simple way i can" then proceeded to use words i cant even say. ended up failing it cause i spent 90% of the time trying to remember wtf all these terms mean and even when i did i forgot all of them as soon as i went into a studio anyway

@cez_is_typing 10 месяцев назад

This an old comment but same, music theory is one of those things you need to time to learn and to go over and over again in practice When I learnt music theory in school it felt easy and then it suddenly jumped to stuff that was incredibly difficult to wrap your mind around, all with very specific terms and we never went over them more than once (also not to mention the other subjects I was doing) Needless to say, because I wasn’t that bothered about my music grade, I failed Now coming back to learning music theory 3y later on my own time and relearning my passion for it too!

@carolagelabert6067 2 года назад

as a person that knows NOTHING about music theory, this helped me so much. Thanks Taetro 🌸

@Elusive1514 2 года назад

Omg, same here. This brought so much clarity and I'm only 8 min in. I've been looking for something like this for years, thank you so much bro!!

@emilianosaenz2822 2 года назад

I took a music theory class for a semester and everything I learned in this 20 minute video is the same I learned in a couple months. Good video man you can teach! Practice makes perfect

@KhwezilomsoD 2 года назад

Nice!

@vvp726 2 года назад

you had a definitely bad teacher, but probably not bad musician

@urphakeandgey6308 10 месяцев назад

He might've had a bad teacher, but classes need to be stretched out over the course of a semester. This video is straight to the point and only teaches what's necessary. A course at school is gonna have a lot of filler and teach stuff you probably won't even need to know. They'd have you learn how to read sheet music and remember "every good boy does fine" before they even tell you how to make a major chord... When you truthfully don't need to know how to read music to make chords. The notes don't even matter, it's the intervals between the notes.

@lilwoodiewood3457 7 месяцев назад

@@vvp726 no music related schooling is just a scam im sorry u got scammed bro . but its the truth .

@Carolina-nc3jt 2 года назад

i’m trained in music theory as a classical musician and this video would’ve helped me so much when i was starting up

@terinminnich6383 2 года назад

I NEEDED THIS!! i finally got my Akai MPK and needed someone! Thanks!!

@Sanders_Media 2 года назад

bruh video hasn’t even been out a minute

@Taetro 2 года назад

we love the energy

@terinminnich6383 2 года назад

@@Sanders_Media i have a boring life ya'know

@magnuseriksson8081 2 года назад

How is the Akai, and why did you chose that one and not something else?

@terinminnich6383 2 года назад

@@magnuseriksson8081 The Akai is pretty cool. It may not have other features like maybe the sea block or some other incredible musical piece. And I don't have a very good music theory and I've only been playing piano for less than a year, but the Akai can get me going. The music program i use is called MPC beats. And there is a simple video on how to use it via youtube, but it's not hard to use. All i have to do is plug it up, get some headphones and fidget around a little bit. Lemme know i'd d you have more questions! edit: sorry i meant the digitize audio workspace i use is MPC beats, and i chose the Akai mini because it was in my budget and I'm only 13👍🏽👍🏽

@yenshie10 Год назад

damn man. 3 years bachelor education in music, and you explained it in minutes and it made sense. Great job!

@M.I.D Год назад

@@d42 fax 💯💯

@klotto1079 8 месяцев назад

I read music, played violin in an orchestra, played acoustic guitar, got into producing and engineering. This video encourages me to practice scales when I used to DREAD how boring they were in school. Now I want to go back at it with this new perspective and insight! Thank you!

@Speedster189 28 дней назад

That's because you were correct. They're boring. Music is changing we now know you don't need to have a song stick to the same keys. You can be as creative as you want

@kingmerpyderp5947 Год назад

I was in band for 7 years. I was in Choir and Musical Theatre for 3 years. I even took piano lessons off and on for those 3 years. And you my sir, have taught me more in 10 minutes than I ever actually learned while I was in school. Kuddos to you!

@thelambsauce7223 Год назад

sounds like you didn't pay attention until now then lmfao...13 years of music and you learned more than that in a 23 minute vid?

@FantasticOtto Год назад

@@thelambsauce7223 You don’t need music theory to be in a band. Derp.

@thelambsauce7223 Год назад

@@FantasticOtto never said you did, "derp"

@apnudi 2 года назад

OK, in 30 yrs, you're the first to explain this beautiful math so easily. I'm using it to learn chords from every song, and I couldn't be more happy, thank you!

@darkclaes457 2 года назад

Thank you so much I feel like I’m learning a lot honestly this is such a big help!! Thank you Taetro! This series honestly is just what I’ve been looking for! Again thank you! 🙏😁

@kat.leighb Год назад

Hey Taetro, I just wanted to say that this music theory series has really really helped me. Not just with my music production, but with my bass playing, too. I was jamming with some friends today and I realized that I was having an easier time improvising my bass lines, and I think that's because of your videos. So just wanted to say thanks for what you do :)

@paulyvinyl2361 2 года назад

Dude this is the best explanation of how scales and notes work! super simple and quick way to understand this. i just learned more in 20 minutes than in hours and hours of reading music theory books and taking lessons. You rock, Thanks Bro!

@nwdjproductions 2 года назад

This was super helpful TAETRO. I really appreciate this tutorial on music theory. I knew a little about keys and scales, but this “formula” method really makes a lot of sense to me. Keep up the great work! Thanks again!

@const_g 2 года назад

Cool! I knew about scals already, but mostly used on guitar. Refreshing formulas and using them on keyboard is gold! Thank you )

@icedbun101 Год назад

This is the FIRST video out of DOZENS on the topic that I’ve finally managed to grasp a concept and have it stick. You explain things so eloquently it’s fantastic. Genuinely thank you so much.

@Gauffre56 2 года назад

Man, seriously, thanks a lot. That was crystal clear and fluid. Been avoiding music theory for a while (esp as I'm french and note are god damn more confusing than abcdefg, but not only). So huge thanks!

@OutcastFishingAdventures 2 года назад

Dude you are a genius. Thank you for explaining it in a way that actually makes sense. You got yourself a new sub.

@commonbeats 2 года назад

Thank you and looking forward to the monthly progression on this topic! 🧡🙏

@dmanh5144 2 года назад

I really appreciate your perspective on how to uncomplicate learning the major and minor scales. I learned here from you about the 'relative' minor scales, so thank you for that little step forward for me.

@larissabernardo2365 5 месяцев назад

You truly found a way to explain music to absolute beginners (such as myself). I've never seen such a clear, straightforward and simple explanation about major scales. BTW your Ableton for beginners series is also amazing. Thanks so much!

@ryricx 2 года назад

You’re a legend, you’ve gained a sub. Everything was explained perfectly. I usually flip samples but soon wanted to write my own stuff or combine my own stuff with samples. You’ve opened up my options alittle more so thank you!

@villekivela370 2 года назад

I can't thank you enough dude. I was bummed that I didn't start learning music earlier in school but luckily you exist!

@rajibalam9748 2 года назад

Hi! I am so glad that I found your channel while searching for videos on music theory and on MIDI keyboards. There is so much useful content on this channel. Thank you so much for creating the Music Theory For Beginners series!

@DHU11 Месяц назад

There's something very admirable about people who want to share their knowledge + make information accessible for everyone. You are a G. Thank you so much for everything - helped me like you wouldn't believe!!

@Taetro Месяц назад

it's important for me to share everything I know!

@recoveryqueens 2 года назад

You really do a great job of making this approachable for beginners. You make more sense to me and I walked away with more actionable knowledge than years or band class and piano lessons.

@beansbrideau931 Год назад

This video was so incredibly helpful and well made. Thank you sir!

@direwolfe2 11 месяцев назад

Im 14 minutes in and felt like I had to leave serious love for you and this video. This is perfect thank you. Very easy to follow and understand everything and I am day 1 with this coming in with no previous background. This was the video ive been hunting for!

@emptdnb9541 Год назад

Massive help mate thank you! Looking forward to watching the rest of the series 👊🏽

@ImaginaryAme 2 года назад

Legit I cannot thank you enough for this vid. I legit bought a book on music theory. And I started to lose all hope since all it talked about was reading musical notes. But your vid legit motivated me to try and make music again.

@razwanmuneer8132 2 года назад

well structured, extremely informative and I can assure you that you will learn music theory right after that video especially if it has been confusing for you. thanks, mate.

@surelysavvy Год назад

Thank you so much. You’re so engaging and literally the only person who has made any kind of sense teaching music theory. I’ve been a musician for two decades and I’ve never understand it. From the first five minutes, your energy captured me. Well done.

@david1k76 2 года назад

Needed this!! Just started producing for the love of music and have been stressing about music theory but its really all so simple when you know the basic formulas!! Thanks.

@drewbrown2460 2 года назад

u created a new synapse in my brain 4 years of note breakdown never did in under 10 minutes. Your explanation was so precise thank you!

@CrazySlay3r 2 года назад

wow i grew up knowing music theory my entire life but i still learned so much from this video so thank you for this. the formula is so helpfullll

@iwavrQwpX4uB39nilBlQ Год назад

I don't know what to say besides thank you so much man, you're amazing! :) I've tried watching other videos and nobody taught me as well as you did! I was pretty lost on the other videos and just stopped watching them, I'm so glad I've found you're videos :)

@ALLENCEE4 7 месяцев назад

🙌🏾 I have been waiting to hear this in such a simplified way. Thank you 🙏🏾

@adamknox8416 2 года назад

Awesome video! I didn't know any of these things and I'm glad I do now. I wonder how much time you saved me!? Better yet I immediately went and tried this out on my Akai mpk and it was inspirational to say the least! You've unlocked so many doors for me with this video, I'm being serious like I'm so happy I found this and that you explained it as smooth as you did! Anyways, thanks again and I can't TY enough! Good luck!

@Mrfr33onsgamingtips 2 года назад

Probably the best way I have heard music theory explained and even understood some new things, have been playing since I was a kid, but just now really taking theory seriously and music, thanks for the great info.

@Taetro 2 года назад

thanks so much! be sure to check out part 2 I posted yesterday as well

@Psoewish 5 месяцев назад

I can't believe I finally understand how scales work. Tried so many times learning and always just could not wrap my head around it no matter how hard I tried, and then just gave up eventually because it didn't feel worth the hassle. Then I randomly come across a 20 minute video and everything just makes sense and instantly clicks in my brain. Actually just incredible.

@euphxrz Год назад

This is so helpful! Your explanation is very well and detailed!! Thank you!

@rrmez9743 2 года назад

Thank you so much, I´m a starting music producer on my own and your videos helped a lot!!! Will support this channel always!

@Taetro 2 года назад

thank you!!

@questionyourbeliefs 2 года назад

Dude this is actually amazing and so many of us non-musicians need this! THANK YOU SO MUCH

@RaffaelDanninger Год назад

Duude, thank you so much for this series, finally a music theory explanation i can wrap my head around. Been looking for something like this for quite some time 😅

@jeenyuhs9801 Год назад

Best video about music theory ever, simple, direct and your voice makes it so involving, this should blow up, thank you Taetro!

@joostspeedboot5727 2 года назад

That wwhwwwh is so usefull. I play bass, and my teacher told me bc and ef are connected. But that tip you just gave ,would've helped me so much back then. Pff oldschool teachers. Tbh learning the scales out of your head is very usefull tho. You dont have to think anymore that way, you just know and do it.

@musicallinda21 7 месяцев назад

My mane! I wanted to thank you for helping my son and I understand our piano a lot better. playing by ear is fun, but memorizing all of those songs has become quite the headache over these past 32 years of my life.😂 Music production will be so much more fun Now that we understand what the hell we’re playing 😂thank you!! New subscriber and I’m sharing your video to my channel!🙌🏽💚🌍🙏🏽

@marcushurst6757 2 года назад

You are a very good teacher. Going through it at a good pace, nice & easy. And very good at explaining it.

@thigikna 5 месяцев назад

I just wanna tell you that I've never watched any of your other videos but your voice is really comforting

@RandomVideoLP 2 года назад

I've been a musician since 09' and been producing since 2020. I always found music theory to be boring but on the other hand, always wanted to learn it. Stumbled across this video and just in 20 minutes learned how a scale is set-up. I definitely have to keep watching your videos!

@Loki_Dokie Год назад

How does this relate to chords? I'm not sure how to ask the question, but I guess how is this applied to creation of guitar melody/riffs

@newkidflip430 2 года назад

I could do alot of this but didnt really understand the scales and KEYS I was using, I just played by ear. but this video right here! This man Is a great teacher and just helped me understand music theory like no other has. A great teacher he is for sure. Thanks man!

@ComedyForestTv Год назад

This was elegantly explained. Thank you bro! Normally play by ear and what sounds good. But digging deeper and seeing exactly how certain notes and scales interact will definitely help me hone in on my secret sauce. Much appreciated. 👌

@amphetamean66X 2 года назад

You're very good at being a teacher. I really appreciate your video. Thankyou! I liked and subscribed and I hardly ever do that lol.

@Taetro 2 года назад

🖤🖤🖤

@RoTeNdO 2 года назад

This is amazing. I've learned music pretty much the same as most of the people who commented in here. I'm a percussion director at a high school and we get students all the time who don't know their all their scales or none at all. I teach them how to recognize keys the same way. "Musical alphabet". I ask them, "Do you know your alphabet?" Yes, good! Then you can learn this" Anyway, this "formula" was something I never paid attention to, but makes much more sense and easy to digest and will save me hours of teaching new students. Thanks!

@danhill9534 Год назад

Such a good and engaging teacher. Every video I have watched I have a better understanding of the topic. Excellent

@NigelAinscoe 5 месяцев назад

You are an excellent teacher. Looking forward to doing the rest of this series, thanks.

@Rodorenn 2 года назад

Where was this video six months ago when I started trying to learn how to make music? Wish I could have seen this back then - super simple and easy to understand!

@Taetro 2 года назад

Haha sorry I was late, hopefully it’s still helpful to solidify your foundation

@austinalbertdsouza 2 года назад

Thank you for this. This is brilliant. 👍

@Taetro 2 года назад

appreciate it austin!

@sielsounds Год назад

I appreciate so much how you explained this. I'm a musician of over 20 years and it's hard for me to get back to the basic basic explanations and you did SUCH a great job!

@TheLoneWanderUK 2 года назад

Man you’re so chill! This is the first theory video I’ve watched through without skipping once regardless of whether I already knew what you were teaching, you’re amazing!

@scorpionleader1967 2 года назад

The way I remember how to find a major scale. Ho Ho: a delicious snack cake. Half. Ho Ho Ho: from Santa. Half. Minor just flat the third

@doodluck 2 года назад

I enjoy learning music theory

@tripppotter8038 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for this series! Please do more music theory in the future!

@rebaoneelainemarwane6885 5 месяцев назад

I've watched so many videos and so far you're making the most sense. Thank you so much

@notkyrill1144 2 года назад

Finally a video like this from a guy that I trust! Thank you

@Taetro 2 года назад

Glad I could help

@StrykerGamingOfficial 2 года назад

An even easier way to find the relative scale of any major scale is just count 3 semitones/3 half steps back from the root note E.g. the relative minor of the C Major scale is A Minor by counting 3 half steps back from C

@sharmalarm Год назад

Dude this was so friggin helpful!! I’ve been winging it for around 25 years singing covers on my guitar and writing the odd song. I love the water and can keep myself afloat, but never had the confidence in all that time to actually learn how to swim, until now. This video and others on your channel are helping me so much!! You are a fantastic teacher and I know will go far helping people with this incredible skill. It’s a rare gift. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🤘✌️

@WisdomWithin999 19 дней назад

FINDING YOUR CHANNEL HAS BEEN A BLESSING - THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

@boredinde 2 года назад

So groovy fam, you made this so simple now I'm going to be like WWHWWWH in my head every time 👍

@downtomarz7835 2 года назад

Thank you so much! I just purchased an Akai MIDI keyboard and while I have some limited piano experience, I’m still a beginner and this video just taught me so much. Do you think running through these scales using this formula would be good for practice daily?

@torstenpearson1996 2 года назад

As a piano player, daily practicing of scales is absolutely useful, both to commit the keys, key signatures and keyboard to memory as well as improve playing technique and muscle memory.

@JeyakanthanNitharsan Год назад

Hi bro, I love your new studio setup and your split video type.

@StoneeVlogging 2 года назад

Congrats on 200k I’ve just found your channel! This video is super super helpful! I’m going to watch this whole series 👍🏻 Keep up the good work

@Taetro Год назад

if this video helped you please consider donating to our fundraiser this month!! Raising money to create free music programs for teens across the country :) Any amount helps, click DONATE on the video

@CryptoJones Год назад

I donated 21.31 since you taught me W W H W W W H.

@CryptoJones Год назад

I had to round it up to 22 because it wouldn't take partial dollar amounts.

@Taetro Год назад

@@CryptoJones thank you James!!

@breezerblx 10 месяцев назад

Can we all agree that taetro is such a calming person

@Jack-iw7ds 7 месяцев назад

U did such a good job explaining this

@R8ISH 11 месяцев назад

Helped SO much. Thank you!! ❤❤

@ditcherwaker 2 года назад

This was good, I knew the sauce and applied in my DAW its easier to leave the notes there but need to get comfortable with my MPK mini and engrave it in my head instead of just have it written it down somewhere (Learned from the sponsor on skill share, Jason its also a very good tutor for ableton and music stuff). Just a question how to build chords (and not having to see them xD) in any key? or just grind and memorize them?

@Taetro 2 года назад

This will be covered in the future of this series!

@axelmoreau1866 2 года назад

In case you need it asap, you don't need to learn the chords, just the intervals that compose them. Then you just have to chose your starting note and build from there. Rule of thumb : Minor Chord is the Root note + 3rd note of the scale + 5th note of the scale For Major, take the minor formula and add a semi-tone to the third to make it major. On a piano it basically means moving your middle finger one key to the right. That being said, on a DAW, you can basically just count the intervals, then select your three (or more !) notes and move them up or down on the piano roll. Then to build a chord progression, you have to memorize a specific order starting from your first chord (the root note of your scale). Same as a scale, the formula for Major scale is I - ii - iii - IV - V - iv - vii(dim) When uppercase, you do a major chord, when it's lowercase, it's minor. Ignore diminished chords for now. For minor, the order is changed, it's i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII but the idea is the same. You pick a root note, which is "Home" and then you apply that order as well.

@spokefast 2 года назад

i’m mainly looking forward to working on bass lines using this series

@styweed17 2 года назад

Slap it

@spokefast 2 года назад

@@styweed17 hahahahah

@VincentKnaus 2 года назад

Thank you for making this very easy to understand! I purchased a MPK mini yesterday and I look forward to more of your videos helping complete beginners create music.

@kyariskai Год назад

Omg you just unlocked my mind. I really needed this for my music production. You’re so generous to share this for FREE. New subscriber ❤️

@jessewest1333 2 года назад

I'm shocked that this was 23 mins long because it went by so fast! Time sure flys when you having fun and I guess more importantly if your not having fun while learning its the teacher's fault 🤣

@cloudraven2 2 года назад

lmao 💀

@kareemdaking5145 2 года назад

Lol, this just proves that music theory is not supposed to be easy or hard, fun or boring, it's what you make it, it is what it is, learn it the best way you can, and yes you do have to practice also, computers will not do all the work for you, music is both technical and creative.

@ZaabWolf 2 года назад

Absolutely incredible. One video has inspired so much. Thank you!

@stephensmith6921 Год назад

Dude! I've been struggling with music theory for sometime now. You just made those basic concept so simple and easy and completely demolished the intimidation factor. Thank you!

@shmrrmusic9554 2 года назад

Thanks for making this video. Looking forward to the ones that follow. A question that popped into my head was, if a song, say has three chords F G and a minor, does the melody have to follow the main key (F in this example) or does it have to follow each key to its respective chord? Hope the question makes sense.

@ZacharyF34 2 года назад

If your song is in F Major, there are 7 main chords that are built around that scale. The chords change depending upon what scale you're in, and this lays a foundation for your melody. Usually, you'll write a melody first in a certain key, then build chords around that, which compliment the melody. The melody does not have to use only F-G-A-Bb-C-D-E-F, you can use other notes, however it does become more complicated when you do, but it genuienly just depends on what different notes you'll be using.

@shmrrmusic9554 2 года назад

@@ZacharyF34 thanks for clarifying. That coincides with all the other info I have looked up since. Is it good practice to write the melody first then add chords??

@mlgl9728 2 года назад

@@shmrrmusic9554 might be a good option but if you don't know how chord progressions are made in every scale (or at least in most common keys such as C, F, Cm, etc), you'll struggle to play the correct or the proper chords around that melody. Try to work on some very basic chord progression and start creating/building a melody around it or just compose two chord progressions and try to combine them in order to get more creative melody lines.

@shmrrmusic9554 2 года назад

@@mlgl9728 Appreciate the feedback. I have experimented and practiced with a basic chord progression to compose a melody. These are two things that happen often, the melody sounds flat (just sticking the notes in the key of the song) or it sounds repetitive.

@mlgl9728 2 года назад

@@shmrrmusic9554 then you gotta make the chord progression more interesting. Instead of playing all the basic major/minor chords try incorporating some chord inversions and you'll add more flavor and variety. Major & minor 9th chords and Minor 7th chords are easy to play and sound beautiful. In addition to that, you gotta identify which notes in the melody feel more stable, which ones add tension, etc and mix them up properly (not too much either), roots, fifths, thirds, sevenths, etc those notes fit perfectly when putting in the right place so you gotta do by yourself in order to find out.

@LegionIO 2 года назад

Thanks for this, well explained and to the point. I'm just a little confused about the part where you say, its quicker for you to find the sixth note and play it in the "major scale". Don't you still play in the minor scale (WHWWHWW) after you find the sixth note of the relative major? Thanks again, until this video I didn't even understand relative majors and their correlation with each other. Looking forward to your next one!

@Taetro 2 года назад

you can absolutely think of it that way. for me if I already pretty much know all major scales in my memory, so it's easy enough for me to jump to the sixth scale degree

@LegionIO 2 года назад

@@Taetro Ah ok, So it just makes it easy for you to find the sixth, then you use the minor scale "secret formula" ha?

@Taetro 2 года назад

@@LegionIO at that point, I'm not even thinking about the secret formulas, I just know the right collection of notes to play

@LegionIO 2 года назад

@@Taetro that beautiful moment a skill becomes a talent! Hopefully I will get to that level of genius bro, thanks for the help 🙏🏽

@Ciaran_M 2 года назад

@@LegionIO dude, your already there. Basically what he's saying is, when you find your 6th in the major chord, that becomes your relative minor. That means if your playing in the key of C your relative minor "A" that is a 6th. Has the same notes as C. You don't need to actually follow the "WHWWHWW". "A" Will instantly be a minor by going up a 3rd and a 5th. Same goes for the rest. For example - "B D F" becomes is a B diminished by going up a 3rd and a 5th and so on. Hope this helps.

@SeanMadden Год назад

This has been the most intuitive and helpful video I’ve ever watched on music theory! I actually left truly learning something, after 100’s of attempts to start understanding theory. I have zero music expertise and have taught myself production solely from RU-vid and this has been incredible! Thank you!

@CrAzYlOvE10101 2 года назад

Spectacular video! I was a flautist for about 6 years so I'm very much familiar with the core foundation of music theory. I've taken up music production for game development as a hobby now and had no idea where to start. Your explanations were flawless and helped me figure out what I can do with my knowledge, and gently pushed me in the right direction. As a result, I completed my first beautiful tune. I'm so happy! You got yourself a subscribe :)

@prod4kay 2 года назад

Can you make a video about chords?

@Taetro 2 года назад

sure thing

@hi-qualityent.5412 2 года назад

As someone who knows NOTHING about music theory I can say this video was great bro! I was always intimidated by this bc everything is so confusing 🤣 but after watching this video I went from intimidated to inspired 💯 I get my first midi keyboard this weekend and can’t wait to play along your videos and learn the basics ✊🏾 you were easy to understand and the video cleared up a lot of confusion for me . Thank you bro stay blessed 🤙🏾

@reborngreatnesss5712 2 года назад

Me too bro I was so serious about making my best vibes and hope to use it on my Cinematic videos. I’m sooo pump got my blood pumping haha 😆

@minecrafter6099 6 месяцев назад

Best Tutorial I have seen, Thx SOO much! It was soo easy to understand

@Gamble.. 4 месяца назад

Just getting into sound production and this video was insanely insanely helpful. I took notes and feel like I can really apply twos to what I want to do. Thank you, solid work.