I could hear it in my head before I clicked, and I thought "I really hope he just opens right with that chord" You did, it was incredibly satisfying, and I thank you for doing so.
don't overthink it....it's like you are walking down a foggy nighttime street alone and you softly , wistfully whistle those 4 notes.....loneliness, regret, lament.....calling out to someone no longer there. Those notes perfectly describe the band's feelings about Syd.....
This song is possibly ther gretest prog rock song ever written. Like millins of others I want this played at my funeral because people think I'm a lifelong dreamer and have accomplished very little(mostly due to health).Thanks for you amazing vids Antoine you're an amazing player yourself!
Thank you. That was an excellent, heartfelt examination of the chord. I just watched part of Pulse (how many times now?) and am in awe of Gilmore. I was a practice 8-hour a day shredder back in the day, but even then, Gilmore was one of my favorite guitarists. Shredding days are behind and I am more interested in theory and composition and musicality not just technicality. Your enthusiasm is contagious and I appreciate how you appreciate the brilliance of this piece.
It’s just the perfect sequences of notes for thinking about what happened to Syd. It’s a bit haunting, a bit sad, bittersweet and can’t help but linger.
Thanks Antoine, you really analysed that perfectly and made it interesting and informative. I enjoyed it and learned some useful theory too, great stuff!
so if you don't want to think in terms of modes, you can also interpret this as being in G melodic minor. For those who dont know, the G melodic minor has a raised 6th and 7th degree, which makes the 4 chord major(C) and also makes the 5 chord major(D). Remember, if it was just regular G minor, the 4 and 5 chords would be minor. Just another way to think about it.
Hey, I enjoyed this lesson very much, Antoine. (Despite just scratching on the surface of music/harmonic theory) My association with this chord: If Stanley Kubrick would have known this in 1968, he would have used it for "2001: A Space Odyssey"; just when the scene switches from earth to spaceship ;-) But I love the Strauss waltz too :-))
Unlikely that he would have had the option. The Floyd turned him down when he asked to use Atom Heart Mother in A Clockwork Orange because (according to Roger Waters) he wanted license to use it however and whenever he wanted in the film, but hadn't decided exactly yet. He was denied because they, like he, exercised intense control over their work.
This is very nice, thanks! This type of analysis helps to explain why great songs are so amazing to our ears. Though I suspect Gilmour and Co. came up with this intuitively, while fooling around over a Gm drone.
I watched an interview with David and that pretty much sums up what happened he said they they were throwing ideas to get some inspiration these 4 notes fell out of the guitar
I felt that passage was to build some tension and mystery to resolve it with the big Dorian push (I didn’t know this until I watched the video so I’m not that smart on theory really)
Hate to be THAT guy, but it's "Shine on, you crazy diamond", not "Shine on you, crazy diamond". Anyways, another great video! Yours is a fantastic channel.
Not to diminish this chord in any way, but, J.S. Bach literally composed 100's of chord moments which, imho, are unparalleled, by anyone... The volume of his works is stunning.
When I first heard this chord some 40 years ago I hated it. I hated the sound, I hated the voicing, I hated the overall feeling. I called it the sound of a “Strandkapelle” (German). Now, 40 years later, I love it.
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar It would just be Gm6. Not '/Bb' becuase the root of the chord is still the lowest. The notes just voiced in a strange order on the guitar.
