Songs that use Augmented Chords

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Augmented chords are certainly less common than your typical major, minor and seventh chords, but that doesn't mean they aren't useful! Despite their apparent dissonance when heard in isolation, when used tastefully, augmented chords can create ear-catching, highly cohesive chord progressions.
(This video was initially uploaded on 7th May 2021 but was demonetised/partially blocked due to copyright issues.)
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@quinnknaap7166 3 года назад

I just love how the beatles can be used as an example for pretty much everything

@indy1061 3 года назад

My guitar teacher once said: “It doesn’t matter what new thing you think of, The Beatles have done it before.” :)

@tophan5146 3 года назад

@@indy1061 Except making songs that are enjoyable when listening in modern age.

@cmung4952 3 года назад

@@tophan5146 lmao, then you haven’t listen to enough of their songs.

@moomoocachoo 3 года назад

@@tophan5146 you not finding it enjoyable personally does not make it universally unenjoyable :)

@HeadbangoO 3 года назад

As much as I loved the Beatles's songs, I find the production hasn't aged well. I still enjoy Bowie though...

@thefourthwall6839 Год назад

C, C+ ,C6, C7 is one of my favorite chord progressions. It has a really Beatlesque feel to it

@namibia584 Год назад

Then you'd resolute it with an F.

@Brindlebrother 9 месяцев назад

@@namibia584 Then continue it with an Fm.

@mutsisloll 9 месяцев назад

@@Brindlebrotherand then finally return to C

@CarlJung666 8 месяцев назад

Sounds like last night on earth by greenday

@doncorleole2356 8 месяцев назад

That's also used in my favourite Alanis Morissette Song "Forgiven"

@seanmccloskey3816 3 года назад

You are an unbelievably great teacher. I have been watching lots of music theory videos and have lots of favorite creators, but you are the best by far. The way you use examples and then change songs to show how they would sound using different chords or modes is super helpful.

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Thank you! That really does mean a lot 😃😃

@pastichemusic3568 2 года назад

@@DavidBennettPiano Honestly, I like augmented chords individually, I know it is dissonant, but another way to look at it is exotic like the whole tone scale or augmented scale, yesterday, I was experimenting with augmented chords, and tried an arpeggio with it, it sounds very exotic (It was C D E C D E F# G# A# F# G# A# with both hands and so on), if you can voice them properly using arpeggios or their position between other chords, the colour of the song changes, I think this applies to diminished chords and chords which have three or more notes of the augmented scale in them like a Cb5dom7 it has C E F# and A#.

@enjoeymusic Год назад

Music, as smells, is very subjective and therefore not so easy to explain to someone once it starts to get complicated. Many teachers just AVOID the qualitative description of a chord variation (augmented, 7ths, 9th...) and they just go straight to the technical theory. How beautiful and useful it is to include descriptions such as (it adds tension, it expands the chords, it resolves in the 4th note, etc...) it makes EVERYTHING SO CLEAR! Thank you fella, you are a GREAT teacher!

@joehart3481 Год назад

Agreed - this was exactly what I wanted to hear while I was trying to wrap my head around augmented chords.

@virginia7125 2 года назад

It wasn't brought up, but an augmented chord is a good intro to a key change going a whole step up. Willy Nelson uses this sometimes.

@extremadrummer 3 года назад

"Life on Mars" is THE AUGMENTED SONG, a masterpiece.

@gillianomotoso328 3 года назад

Indeed! The most roundabout and beautifully poetic sequential modulation to the subdominant I’ve ever heard :)

@gizzhead7941 3 года назад

Yeah also the entire Bitches Brew album (Miles Davis) uses augmented scale licks constantly.

@lawrencetaylor4101 3 года назад

It's been augmented with a helicopter now.

@anthonyashlin3289 3 года назад

Rick Wakeman on the piano!!!

@111ram1 3 года назад

Your piece with only augmented cords was real unnerving. Feels like a piece in a movie or game where they're exploring a dark cave and the suspense is just rising and just won't let up. Guess it partially explains why others like it are so rare.

@freddythepig9379 3 года назад

I love it! See my comment above (or below, wherever it shows up on your screen.)

@stevesobot5372 3 года назад

Spooooooky !

@alicefinardi1025 3 года назад

That fully augmented piece gave me anxiety

@antoinegx 3 года назад

It made me think of a Bernard Hermann score for Hitchcock - intro of some movie

@snazztacular 3 года назад

It kinda sounds like something that'd play in the terraria underground to me

@dtpugliese318 3 года назад

David’s augmented only song really illustrates his point that Augmented chords are used to create tension. All augmented chords are nothing but tension and create an eerie, uneasy affect like the score to a horror film where death could be around any corner.

@PimJam 3 года назад

Good Western music in general is an exercise in creating tension and then resolving it. It is one of the things that give music the "umami" (foodie term) we crave.

@progmeup 3 года назад

This song fits your description to a tee - a perfect match of music and lyrics: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4sSHoTcYbAU.html

@IsaacMyers1 2 года назад

I would argue that isn’t true. My main example of where augmented chords are resolved is in sci-fi music, lots of which end on what I would call a resolved augmented major7 chord.

@Jackleong29 7 месяцев назад

That's exactly the feeling that I got after whilst listening to David's augmented-only music.

@TenThumbsProductions 3 года назад

I love to use the augmented V instead of a dominant V to turnaround blues as well as old standards. Or augmented I on the way to a dominant V for an intro

@MrGnuifje 3 года назад

Miles Davis' All Blues has a very nice use of the augmented chord near the end of the chorus

@joshuabroyles7565 3 года назад

@@cliffpinchon2832 They "resolve" to any major or minor triad. Voice leading determines how effectively.

@joshuabroyles7565 3 года назад

@@cliffpinchon2832 bII+ sounds great moving to iii if the iii has been previously framed as a probable final. It just doesn't sound like tonal progression. V+ tends to sound like an ornament to iii. It "resolves", but doesn't sound cadential.

@joshuabroyles7565 3 года назад

If you're specifically talking about I+ and iii, my suggestion is to avoid all root position chords up to that point and put iii in first inversion, with the raised tone of I+ preceding it in the bass. You can actually do this both with an upward diminished octave (enharmonic major 7th) in the bass and a downward augmented unison (enharmonic minor 2nd) in the top voice. It just sounds like pure balls.

@joshuabroyles7565 3 года назад

@@cliffpinchon2832 It depends on you idea of "resolve". The bII+ to iii might be a good coda event for an otherwise Phrygian middle movement of a 3 movement suite.

@victorhugotoledocofre1366 3 года назад

I'm a simple musician. I see "augmented chord" and think of "Oh! Darling" immediately

@htesreyzaw6114 3 года назад

Lmao I was about to say the same exact thing

@nikolajmadsen1002 3 года назад

Just what I was thinking!

@jaizernadal 3 года назад

Same

@Chris-qn6pr 3 года назад

That or Greatest Love of All.

@shea086 3 года назад

I've never heard of a simple musician before but Oh Darling's first chord is an augmented one. Also, I seem to remember one or two Chuck Berry songs begin with an augmented chord. That Berry song "Up in the morning and out to school" begins with one. Can't remember the title.

@benk.4646 3 года назад

"Goodbye Stranger" by Supertramp would've been another great example

@hnnymn 3 года назад

YES!! Thank you. I'm a huge Supertramp fan, but not a huge fan of this particular song (I prefer their earlier stuff). EXCEPT, I love the augmented chord; I wait for it when the song plays on the radio. Tragically, in a very common radio mix of this song, they omit EVERY OCCURRENCE OF THE AUG CHORD! *sigh*

@progmeup 3 года назад

@@hnnymn That's the single version...

@agustintorge863 3 года назад

Im starting to learn music theory and when i listened to that chord supertramp was the first thing that came to my mind haha

@Liks_on_youtube 2 года назад

I know nothing about music, I never played an instrument or learned music theory, but when i listened to 0:33 I was like "Hey it's Goodbye Stranger !"

@sandstorm9305 2 года назад

When they said oh darling I thought they were talking about Supertramp

@psuengineer84 3 года назад

ELO and Supertramp always come to mind for augmented chords. It is one of many reasons why the 70s music is the beginning of such rich and emotional music.

@stephanieboyce4860 Год назад

The very first example David used to show an augmented chord made me think of Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp

@frankjuggaloheathen1035 11 месяцев назад

The second movement of Dvorak's "New World Symphony" comes to mind. There is a moment during the English horn solo when the accompaniment rises to an augmented chord that just melts the heart

@loganwilliams444 3 года назад

The beginning of ‘Nobody Home’ by Pink Floyd is my favorite example of an augmented chord. That Am to Ab+ is the saddest thing you’ll ever hear.

@TheVampireKit 3 года назад

And The Gunner's Dream on The Final Cut (Pink Floyd): G G+ Em C G D Em

@DuncanLeighClassicalGuitar 3 года назад

"Don't Leave Me Now" from The Wall also makes some pretty atmospheric use of augmented chords...

@user-ks2ef2yn3d 2 года назад

shine on you the bridge if i can call it like that goes Gm to Daug

@imagamerful 2 года назад

Nobody home has a gorgeous chord progression, it’s one of fav songs on the wall to play because the chords are so pretty

@sotsch6159 3 года назад

"Handle With Care" by The Traveling Wilburys also features a G+ in the Bridge, leading to a C (it's in the key of G)

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Great song!

@liquidsolids9415 3 года назад

That was the first song I thought of. Good call!

@dhammdeepbhagatdd 2 года назад

Nice song ❤️❤️

@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy 2 года назад

God Only Knows by The Beach Boys uses the augmented chord as well.

@mbrady2329 Год назад

I can imagine that would be a very different example to demonstrate though, as it's hard to determine which key it should written in.

@craigmurray1953 2 года назад

The Dave Clark Five's hit "Because" uses the augmented G chord often -- especially in its upward climb from G to G+ to G6 to G7 --- great voice leading with Mike Smith's vocal of the melody. Unfortunately, the DC5 are soon to be forgotten, but for several years were the Beatles biggest rivals, especially in the US, and not the Stones.

@urbangorilla33 3 года назад

Another good example is John Lennon's "Just Like Starting Over". It uses the A aug throughout the song, Alternating with A in the intro and again in the verse.

@michelottaviani8541 3 года назад

Another good example is Beatles song ''Its only love''.

@urskakrumpak 3 года назад

this was actually the first song that came to mind when I saw the thumbnail and then I fully expected it when he talked about the oasis song, thought they sounded similar... I also think that song is the first place I encountered an A aug as a guitarist which really made me remember it for that especially (I can play it anytime now ;)

@NicolaiRathjen 3 года назад

Another great example is "Isolation" by John Lennon

@MegaMario8888 3 года назад

@@NicolaiRathjen Yeah, it uses that same "build up" as Just Like Starting Over, I expected it to be in this video actually

@credenza1 2 года назад

ALso "Isolation".

@snookerwither9955 3 года назад

Muse also use lots of augmented chords in their song Take A Bow, which has a fascinating chord progression that never really repeats

@katorzhnik 2 года назад

Pink Floyd's "Nobody Home" opens with an augmented chord. This video made me want to incorporate more of those into my songwriting and playing. Thanks!

@sebafucile9344 11 месяцев назад

I always loved that! Augs can be also found in the song right before it, Is there anybody out there.

@johnbachner9901 Год назад

As someone who knew a lot of scales but no idea how to use them other than just noodling up and down, these lessons have helped so much with composing actual chord movement. I have a long way to go but the melodic aspect of writing is soooo much better now thank you so much.

@HofTheStage 3 года назад

Round 2 :)

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Good to see you again!

@HofTheStage 3 года назад

@@DavidBennettPiano my pleasure

@caseygreen 3 года назад

Fight!

@ekykdrm 3 года назад

verified

@HofTheStage 3 года назад

5:38 always reminds me of that Only Fools and Horses episode when that guy sings it "Cwying"

@benc.s.1393 3 года назад

First time I saw that scene I was cwying with laughter.

@JohnsysChannel 3 года назад

Every time I hear that song I hear Cwying. Only Fools And Horses Ruined that song forever lol.

@owenbarnes773 3 года назад

like fweedom ???

@darleschickens7106 3 года назад

This is why I stopped doing that song at gigs... got tired of all the pub-goers singing "Cwying" in between 😂

@crazymusicchick 3 года назад

Haha yes

@davidwilliams7552 3 года назад

You explain concepts so clearly and I always learn something despite knowing most of the theory to a certain extent already. Love the examples.

@danieledrisian9972 2 года назад

I've learned so much from this channel. I've been playing classical piano for years but only learned how to read sheet music. This channel has opened up my eyes so much.

@jamesdaniels487 3 года назад

Real ones will remember the original upload

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

I feel like we are brought closer by our shared trauma of the first upload!

@FabulousKilljoy 3 года назад

Ayyy

@teamyordle23 3 года назад

Yup that's me yesterday lol

@violinscratcher 3 года назад

Why is this thought in my mind: Is there life on mars?

@jimmiethesainttech 3 года назад

It disappeared in front of my eyes!

@johnnicholls5344 3 года назад

My introduction to the augmented chord was via a piano piece my mother played a lot to me when I was young (1960s). It's called Shine On Harvest Moon. The opening chord of the song's chorus is an augmented chord. It's quite astringent sounding because the singer is pleading for the sun to shine. 'Oh Shine (E+) On, Shine On Harvest Moon...' It actually looks like an E7 chord in the piano arrangement BUT the melody note on 'Shine' is C dropping down to the B for 'On'. So because of that C melody note you get E+ immediately followed by E7. It's really effective. I have never forgotten it! The music was written by a woman composer, Nora Bayes Norworth in 1908. It's a little masterpiece.

@antony735 Год назад

I love Laurel and Hardy singing and dancing to that! Great tune.

@samuelelazzarin297 2 года назад

It's a real pleasure to watch your videos. They are so clear and accurately made. Good job!

@tonystortini5996 3 года назад

Cheers from Canada. Discovered your vids not so long ago. For a million years all I did was hear stuff in my head and then try to put it into music. Was very frustrating at times. You're a great teacher sir and I've learned a lot from you. Your approach to explanation makes my life easier and my enjoyment in playing keeps getting better. Thanks for that David. Keep doing what you do, you are improving lives and you are a true gentleman on top of all that.

@Beebo 3 года назад

You forgot The Rutles - I Must Be in Love

@mickeyrube6623 3 года назад

He always forgets the Rutles.

@ginny3491 3 года назад

@@mickeyrube6623 silly david!

@chetruane 3 года назад

Truly sad, the band that sculpted the cultural floor of modern society

@Willriii 3 года назад

That's actually a great idea for an analysis video. Which Beatle songwriting conventions/tricks/tendencies did Neil Innes use to parody them.

@davefriedman4641 3 года назад

And unfinished words....

@jaakkot5440 3 года назад

First thought: "Oh darling!"

@leonardohonorato3652 3 года назад

Don't even have to watch the video to know he talked about this song

@MaquiladoraIII 3 года назад

Or “Oh Maria” by Beck, which sounds like exactly the same opening chord to me.

@grantveebeejay535 3 года назад

That was my thought but it was about David Bennett!

@caronmichel412 3 года назад

Dear David: Love your videos as I learn a lot from them. I’m a seasoned musician, with a day job; about the augmented chord you should mention is that this “triad” is a series of major thirds from it’s root. As a guitar teacher, I’m adamant on teaching intervals and once a student has the basis of intervals figured out, they can create any triad when they know the root; therefore a C+ is a root, Maj 3rd plus a Maj 3rd; with a root of C, a C, E and G# or in D, a D, F# and A# and so on.

@Spinz99 8 месяцев назад

I love David's videos. They always add something new to my understanding of music. I get to hear new songs as well. Great research. Thank you!

@robertelessar 3 года назад

Your all-augmented chord song is brilliant!

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Thanks Robert!

@seiph80 3 года назад

"Laughing" by the Guess Who uses augmented chords very nicely.

@pcno2832 3 года назад

That would be in the opening riff of each verse? There is something similar at the opening of "Ma Belle Ami" by Tee Set and at the end of "Big Me" by the Foo Fighters.

@seiph80 3 года назад

@@pcno2832 I think you confused those. Both songs actually have dominant 7th chords, not augmented.

@carlsalazar4490 Год назад

Thanks for explaining the augmented chord and its uses. I’ve always liked the sound of the chord in a song. Keep up the great work.

@Elwrt455 3 года назад

David you are a phenomenal music theorist. As a songwriter your RU-vid videos are invaluable

@FaMinore 3 года назад

"(Just like) starting over" by John Lennon is mainly built on the A A+ cadence

@brionkellymusic5029 3 года назад

I just recently wrote a weird chord progression. Going Dm, Dm/G, Dm/F, Dm/G, A+, Gmadd9. Up until now I just called it "a weird A chord."

@danpanfili8451 3 года назад

Billy Joel is my favorite artist and I think something that separates him is his use of augmented chords. For example Zanzibar, tomorrow is today, big man on mulberry street, falling of the rain, through the long night, baby grand, etc all use augmented chords. Most are used as a passing chord like in falling of the rain going from F to E augmented to Cm/Eb to D7.

@Churro_Flaminguez 3 года назад

Billy Joel's music is pretty jazzy & melodically sophisticated. For pop music, that is. He's one of the artists that has helped push the genre forward for a long time.

@caretmedia3585 5 месяцев назад

I am not in to music but I was researching augmented chords and you video was superb. Thank you and a huge appreciation for the effort you put into making your videos. Cheers.

@christophergetchell6490 3 года назад

This was one of those chords that I didn't think I'd ever use when I first learned as a budding guitar player because its sound literally stresses me out outside of the context of a chord progression! Glad to see you got your video back!

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Cheers Chris!

@sheranlanger247 3 года назад

This is WAY above my understanding but I still feel compelled to watch.

@FabioLovaglio 3 года назад

Your augmented composition is so cool, I've never been so excited to feel so unsettled!

@chazzquasar9466 3 года назад

Great stuff. This channel is full of interesting vids about music. You have the ability to make things understandable and you use excellent examples.

@samcoleman605 3 года назад

What I find interesting about Mamma Mia is that in the pre-chorus, there are examples of the augmented chord both just reverting back to the tonic AND resolving to the subdominant. Keep up the great content!

@OrbVroomer 3 года назад

Billy Joel in Movin Out goes from the C to the C+ on the way up to the F & puts an E on the C+ on the way to the F , Thanks for all these lessons , David.

@gavinputterill8175 3 года назад

I've seen a fair amount of your videos. I love geeking out to them. All your content is excellent!

@davidbeja 2 года назад

I just discovered your posts on youTube. They are interesting, clear, and very insightful. Congratulations!!

@PotatoesAreUs 3 года назад

The lesser known Queen track "Dreamers Ball" off the Jazz album is what first got me hooked on the power of augmented (and also diminished) chords. They really add a unique flavour you just can't quite replicate with dominant 7ths.

@PimJam 3 года назад

Great song. I am a big Queen fan.

@jasonbagley7842 3 года назад

If I recall You're My Best Friend uses an augmented chord as well. Really neat stuff.

@santiagocalderon3261 2 года назад

Jazz is an underrated album

@liquidsolids9415 3 года назад

Very well done. Thanks for the great explanation of augmented chords. I liked how you specifically explained how to use them and gave fantastic examples. Can’t wait for the next one!

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Thanks! 😃😃

@carlosclaptrix 2 года назад

You have great way of explaining: very clear and focused, no sideway or distractions. Good teacher!

@noahr4951 3 года назад

I love your videos. They help so much to add neat transitions into my own song writing.

@katetanner28 3 года назад

God I love augmented chords, they're so beautiful

@rodoxag9117 3 года назад

The Beatles also used augmented chords in the intro of I'll Be On My Way, with a progression of A - Aaug - A6 - Aaug, playing also a little with chromatism. John Lennon then repeated the same structure in the intro of Just Starting Over, with a little variation if my memory doesn't fail me (A - Aaug - F#m - Aaug)

@Cantor214 3 года назад

I too was thinking of [Just Like] Starting Over

@lunasorree7177 2 года назад

that was on the list but thanks for explaining it :)

@jameskohlman301 3 года назад

I loved your "Augmented" song. YOU have augmented my joy and understanding! Thank you!

@zedcarr6128 3 года назад

You are by far one of the best music teachers on you tube IMHO. I've learned so much from your lessons.

@KB_piano 3 года назад

“Augmented chords are often overlooked” Liszt: is my oeuvre a joke to you?

@karolakkolo123 3 года назад

Augmented chords are really common in classical music, especially in the 20th century

@MrDooteronomy 2 года назад

So they're often oeuvre-looked?

@rk41gator 2 года назад

@@MrDooteronomy apparently not in the 20th century

@shoman956 3 года назад

Electric Light orchestra uses augmented chords really well. The introduction and verse to Starlight. Also in the bridge of It's Over.

@seamusbrowne4909 2 года назад

Well worth remembering that Jeff Lynn like Noel Gallagher did quite nicely out of ripping off the BEATLES one way or another.😮😯😲

@PaintHerWhite 2 года назад

And in Rain is Falling.

@PaintHerWhite 2 года назад

@@seamusbrowne4909 Not even.

@hawthorners1 Год назад

A couple more ELO tunes with augmented chords: Twilight (in the chorus - goes from I to IV just like David says) and All Over the World (in the verse - also I to IV).

@juhakivekas2175 Год назад

I put you there right up with Rick Beato. I really like your way of clear, thought out language and good graphics (note lines) and exmples. Really good! Thank you!

@robster7316 3 года назад

So look forward to these excellent videos! Thanks again, David. Probably already mentioned, but another good example of the use of a major/augmented chord in a song is Eddie Money's Baby Hold On.

@chasbodaniels1744 2 года назад

Aha, good one!

@josecarlosgaliciasalinas2505 3 года назад

There is also more muse songs that use the Augmented Chord. "Take a bow" uses it all the song.

@michielhorikx9863 3 года назад

It's also a perfect example of when you _do_ want to use inversion notation for augmented chords. Makes the sequencing much clearer.

@user-dd3hn7lu2d 3 года назад

Also "Shine"

@sergemichoels3937 3 года назад

The chord sequences with augmented chords are an essential attribute of 50-60s music.

@meadish 3 года назад

Yes. I think they were around in earlier pop music as well, but became a bit more rare after the 60s. Maybe time for a revival soon.

@aristeas 3 года назад

Great stuff as always. That's put a label to something I've been playing with for years on guitar where an Em shifts one note up to become Cmaj7. 022000 to 032000. Now I know that's also Em+ it's opened up lots more ways of progressing that riff to produce lots of cool variations. Thanks DB.

@GRJ-uz7kf Год назад

Excellent discussion. Your lesson on diminished chords is also really valuable.

@michaeleaster1815 3 года назад

Wonderful video, as always... I really enjoy the concrete song examples. Thanks!

@jamesshort6611 3 года назад

Excellent video. I am especially impressed by including let there be love by oasis as that was the song that immediately came to mind for me

@kfk1988 3 года назад

As soon as I heard that first example 30 seconds in I immediately thought of Let There Be Love. So cool to know what’s happening there now. Thank you for the awesome videos!

@marcintime Год назад

Fantastic instruction and super clear analysis. Thanks so much David.

@stevesobot5372 3 года назад

You make great videos and this one is EXCELLENT - thank you ! Love the examples, really clear and pleasing to see/hear :) bravo!!!

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Thanks Steve! That means a lot 😃😃

@slobodanarodu2005 3 года назад

Awesome and very useful video!! Keep it up man

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Cheers 😀😀😀

@garyginther6742 3 года назад

The symmetry of both the augmented - and the double diminished 7th chords is the first thing I noticed about them when I first discovered both augmented and double chords (and scales). There are only 3 different augmented chords and 4 double diminished 7th chords as each note in those chords can be considered the root. Also, it's useful to note that augmented chords are stacked major 3rd intervals, and double diminished 7th chords are stacked minor 3rd intervals. The first song I noticed the augmented chord in was "Ain't No Good Life" by Lynyrd Skynyrd way back in my youth in 1977. It's just a dominant resolution, but it opened up that whole world. Thank you for explaining the augmented chord so well. I didn't realize that it was found in so many popular songs, and had all those other uses besides the dominant use.

@AndiKnittel 3 года назад

Nice video, David. Thanks for sharing

@BrankoVT 3 года назад

Hedwig's Theme by John Williams also features many augmented chords that are used to evoke that 'magical' feeling and modulate. Augmented chords are good for modulation because there isn't a traditional scale that features one.

@franziskani 2 года назад

harmonic minor and melodic minor have an augmented chord on step 3 - I consider them traditional scales

@BenjaminKassel 3 года назад

Was hoping to hear a mention of the Electric Light Orchestra’s “All Over the World” after “Crying.” It also has that same I - I+ - IV - iv move in the first part of the verse progression, and Jeff Lynne’s love of Roy Orbison’s music led to Orbison being in the Traveling Wilburys.

@angrym0nkeysh0w 2 года назад

What's that "I - I+ - IV"? What's its name in theory? I would love to understand what tjat means

@hawthorners1 Год назад

Twilight, also by ELO, uses the same I, I+, IV progression. They are very similar.

@dbamagnet 3 года назад

Baby Hold On by Eddie Money is probably the ultimate example of these chords.

@chadracine 3 года назад

I came to the comments just to write that. Now I don't have to.

@victorwilburn8588 3 года назад

That's the song I heard right at the start of the video, when he compared C to C+. Checked the chords of the song, and sure enough. Rather than just a little intro, that's the whole chorus!

@DarthGeddy 3 года назад

Ooh, good call!

@RobertHolzapfel 3 года назад

This is so awesome ! Thanks for sharing this analysis !

@Frst2nxt 3 года назад

Your own fully augmented composition was quite a satisfying example.

@richardgagliano1618 3 года назад

Brilliant analysis, GREAT EARS👂 . Always an insightful lesson on Harmony. Thank you.

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Thanks Richard! 😃

@JoHe_SonicBanana 3 года назад

Excellent video as always and a haunting yet beautiful piece in the end!

@secretariainfantilyprimari8790 2 года назад

Great video. I love that amount of examples you give with real pop rock songs that makes it very easy to understand. Thank you.

@mohamedfarook7140 2 года назад

I don't understand anything I like to listen to your talk

@composer7325 3 года назад

Another excellent video, thank you, David.

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Thanks Peter 😃😃

@anaxios 3 года назад

I know nothing about music, but I had Supertramp's Goodbye Stranger going through my head throughout the whole video. 😂

@DanSchaumann 3 года назад

Ha! I thought the same. The midi piano sound David uses is quite similar to the sound on Goodbye Stranger

@alex.ann_der 3 года назад

I've heard that putting the augmented chord in the fifth degree of your major scale fits perfect. But... This is way beyond. Wonderful lesson !

@josephlebowski7129 2 года назад

I'm 68, so so musician. Your videos hit home with me, very helpful. An example of the line cliche can be heard in the 1967 song by Herman's Hermits, 'There's a kind of hush '

@freddythepig9379 3 года назад

I love your All-Augmented music! If I ever finish my novel and it becomes a miniseries or movie, I want it for the soundtrack.

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

😃😃😃

@freddythepig9379 3 года назад

@@DavidBennettPiano BTW, I have no idea why RU-vid is using the Freddy the Pig account. Just because I'm president of the non-profit these days....

@jon-boi 3 года назад

Quality content as usual!

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Thanks Jonas 😃

@enjoeymusic Год назад

This is really how music theory should be learnt! I've never got explained so clearly the particularities of the chord variations (how do they sound like, where and when are they usually used, what do they resolve...) as you just have done. Thank you so much

@GainesMusic 3 года назад

This has to be my favorite music related channel on RU-vid.

@kjl3080 3 года назад

I have a question. RU-vid claims music covers as well, how do you avoid having to share revenue for that?

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

I don't avoid it! Most of my videos share revenue due to using covers. 😫😅

@kjl3080 3 года назад

@@DavidBennettPiano ah, I see.

@tangogrrl 3 года назад

@@DavidBennettPiano How does that work? Do they contact you, or them or ?

@DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад

Daisy Rothschild once I publish my video, the record label/publisher submits a claim on my video. They then automatically get approximately two thirds of its ad revenue 😑😑

@elirosen1391 3 года назад

Great video! I like your song. It has that feeling of a movie sequence with someone walking along the street, unaware of the danger lurking behind them.

@JasonKing1970 2 года назад

Another great video, thanks very much. Loved your composition!

@lawrencetaylor4101 2 года назад

Thanks for augmenting my life. I am beginning to understand a band that I like in College day, Doug and the Slugs, did a song and a friend of mine said that they went to the wrong chord. I had no idea what she was talking about at the time, but now I am getting a better grasp of this other language.

@FutureAbe 3 года назад

“Watch How You Go” by Keane straight up starts off with G+ resolving back to G. Very good example

@cakemartyr5794 3 года назад

Very good song. I wish David would talk more about Keane. I think their chords are really interesting.

@reginaldperiwinkle 3 года назад

John Lennon loved the augmented chord in his solo career: Isolation and Just Like Starting Over are good examples.

@Aaron628318 3 года назад

Those chords at 9:23 from Life on Mars reminded me immediately of 'Isolation'

@shea086 3 года назад

That's true. John Lennon used augmented chords every chance he got. And used them so well.

@robinhemmings2971 3 года назад

Ahh good. I came here for this conversation and found it! Yes, right at the start of the vid I thought "Isolation". And when Life On Mars came on, I thought - that sounds the same! Nice that we all thought the same.

@victorwilburn8588 3 года назад

I heard "Isolation" as soon as he played the "Life on Mars" example. Same rising line cliché.