Very, very tough Exercise at the End of this Lesson, oh, fortunately he mentioned, that we´re alowed to rewind the "Tape" as often as we may need, hmm....
Thanks for the lesson! Very informative!!! Please check the number chart for the Solo. Although I'm very new at this, I have: SOLO: 1 1 4 1, 1 1 2 5, 1 1 4 1, 1 1 5 1, 1!
The tonic of the melody is a D. The melody approaches and rests on a D. And Never goes up to G even once.Try singing and dubbeling yourself on guitar or piano. And then sing the backing vocals. It feels like dominant D7 more so than G! That said the harmony (chords) is straight out of G major.(Because of the b7 the C).But the melody leads us to the dominant chord and rests on it. Making The V7 the actual I. That's what gives part of the "Southern, blues, sweet and spicy" sound. Other pop songs use this too. It's like a D dominant 7 sound (G major scale starting and ending on a D). Thats super useful to know if you are coming up with parts or harmonies. And even solos sometimes!
I'd agree with you, Cowhippy. The resolve is felt when it goes to G, to my ear. Sure, the other explanation makes perfect sense - heck, it may be 100% right. BUT the feel of music is based on a return to the tonic, or the unease or anticipation created by dancing around it. The resolve is felt on the G. 5,41 makes more sense than 1, 7b , 4 (even if they are different ways of saying the same thing).
Hey! I haven't seen the video yet, but when it comes to "sweet home alabama", theoretically speaking, it's in D. So for the purpose of the instructional video it is "the right thing to say". Now I understand that thinking of it as G also works perfectly. Just don't be condessending with something that isn't objectively wrong... Maybe they know something you don't
