Songs that use Inversions

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Inverting a chord just means to have a note which isn't the root note as the lowest pitch. Using inversions can introduce a real richness and depth to a chord progression.
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0:00 Introduction
1:05 1st inversion tonic chord
2:07 1st inversion dominant chord
2:54 the third inversion
4:42 God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
6:30 Something by The Beatles
7:15 labelling inversions with roman numerals
10:11 Cadential 6-4
11:44 Ekster
12:34 100% inverted piano outro
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@DavidBennettPiano 2 года назад

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@Mikeinrepose Год назад

David Bennett Piano, the man who makes music theory seem easy, understandable and the only person who has made it make sense to me

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Thank you Mike!!

@aijamberisabel Год назад

100% agree!

@isacaraujo5506 Год назад

I'm Brazilian, and my English is not so good, but he can make me understand everything without subs

@tonyanddeb1012 Год назад

yep, totally agree

@gqbrown09 Год назад

I completely agree! His video explaining why there are 12 notes and how that creates intervals in standard Western music was an epiphany and made me understand what was previously confusing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lvmzgVtZtUQ.html

@rocco7041 Год назад

The outro piece is amazing. I love that you always do one of these

@eeztulk Год назад

Same inversions as Take It Easy On Me by Little River Band! Nice!

@Omii_3000 Год назад

Totally! The 4 4m 1/3 add9 is the best

@tanukibrahma Год назад

Brian Wilson’s “God Only Knows” is a brilliant example. I can’t even conceive how he came up with those inversions. Incredible ear.

@dannycipriano2421 Год назад

Wow that song at the end was really beautiful!

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Thanks!!

@GG-kp3gf Год назад

The keyboard appearing on the screen makes your videos absolutely perfect, even better understandable than before. It really is a highly appreciated new feature. Thanks a lot David!

@AidanEyewitness Год назад

One of my favourite inversions: the first chord in ‘Aint no mountain enough’ i just thought of it and came on immediately in your video. Coincidence! Minds thinking alike!

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Good choice!

@vib80 Год назад

What makes that chord is the half diminished chord that follows, because there's only one note different. The inversion just lines things up nice to establish the downward motion.

@DeSlagen8 Год назад

I've always heard you talk about Radiohead for years and now I've been dragged into the world of Kid A and it feels so depressing and just perfect. It speaks to me. How To Disappear Completely, beautiful song. When he harmonises with the melody literal heaven.

@YazzMusicOfficial Год назад

You are helping me SO much to get through my GCSEs. Especially during the analysis of songs!!! ❤️❤️👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Great!!

@YazzMusicOfficial Год назад

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@DeSlagen8 Год назад

I did my GCSEs last year. I ended up doing my music exam at home. I did music production and produces a creative song in FL studio. Is your more theory based?

@kay-412 Год назад

@@DeSlagen8 that’s amazing! i’m learning FL Studio on mobile but their orchestral samples are 💀🥴 but it’s so good to use

@DeSlagen8 Год назад

@@kay-412 fl has been my favourite DAW for the past 3 years because of how intuitive and immersive it is

@AllieSakwa Год назад

Brian May often used D/A on guitar -it's formed a big part of the Queen guitar sound!

@NomeDeArte Год назад

Adam Neely once said that he love the bass because of the "brute force" of it, because you can invert or generate another lot of chords and armony, even if the whole band is playing D, you with a F# can change it all.

@badgasaurus4211 Год назад

Also why Sting likes it

@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. Год назад

You with a D# could change it even more.

@scottmatznick3140 Год назад

glad you included the Beach Boys. Brian is the inversion king.

@GNVS300 Год назад

Use Somebody was the song that taught me inversions, although I didn't know until now it was in inversion; I just knew it had a slash chord

@pauldonachy5084 Год назад

David Bennet, is truly the teacher I wish I’d had when I was young. I always enjoy his examples and narratives.

@justie1220 Год назад

The instrumental section of Layla by Derek and the Dominos is one of my favorite examples of inversions

@Veni_Vidi_Vortice Год назад

10:33 Dammit, you forced me to stand up and salute! 😛

@abuventertainment2856 Год назад

The song you wrote as an example is stunningly beautiful!

@robbybobbyhobbies Год назад

Adam Neely laid into figured bass two weeks ago in his “Can I pass AP” piece - its time on earth must soon be up if you two are combining forces.

@Douglust Год назад

The bit at the end is a beautiful piece of music

@Skelterbane69 Год назад

Inverting powerchords is a fun little trick, too

@Tinyterror-dn5cs Год назад

Song 2 by blur is the first that comes to mind

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Agreed!

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Yeah, I saw that in Paul David's recent video 😀😀

@victorwilburn8588 Год назад

Makes them even easier to play on guitar than regular power chords. Richie Blackmore loved them (though I believe he talked about them as parallel 4ths, but same diff -- a 4th is an inverted 5th) as evidenced by songs like "Smoke on the Water" and "Burn". Page used them in Zep's version of "In My Time of Dying". An easy way to make great-sounding riffs.

@BillMcGirr Год назад

There are very few RU-vid channels that I watch all of their content. And click as soon as I can. You’re one of them. You’ve improved my musical life. And I’m thankful. You’re killing it David. Great content. Strong.💪🎸👍🥃

@coopdville855 Год назад

Yeah,that D/F# chord is very commonly used by guitar players. And for the exact reason you gave,of course. It makes for a very nice--if not slightly vanilla at this point--transition between a G and an Em.

@singsongdan249 Год назад

Ooh that song at the end is gorgeous! 💓

@BIGREDSETHJONES 11 месяцев назад

Thanks David for giving me ptsd from my days in AP Music Theory, when you started talking about the figured bass all the bad memories of using it came back 😂, I just graduated high school and we did a lot of figured bass and even my teacher thought it was stupidly complicated/unnecessary 😂

@dragonfocefan113 Год назад

I love Sir Elton John's use of inversions in Your Song. They add a level of beauty and sophistication the the harmonic color. Basically all of Billy Joel's music is the same

@tedl7538 Год назад

Yes I was playing that song a few months ago and noticed it as well.

@PFDarkside Год назад

You are really hitting your stride, just putting out so many awesome videos so frequently! Thank you David!

@diarmuidsutton6231 Год назад

Love the piece at the end David. Super work. Thanks again for all.

@DanielLightspeedMcNair Год назад

I won’t lie, your channel has made understanding music concepts so much easier, I’ve always been really good at understanding time signatures and writing with them, but chord theory used to be completely alien to me until I started watching your channel. now I’m actively seeking out new musical concepts to learn and apply to my own music because I can actually comprehend and digest them because of your videos.

@JumpingCow Год назад

Loved your piece at the end!

@alexandermikoyan9171 Год назад

Such a beautiful melody of yours at the end!

@jameswyre6480 Год назад

One of your best, and there are no bummers in your library of videos thanks to your skill at teaching and hard work.

@i.setyawan Год назад

Your outro composition has always been a pleasure to listen to. But, I think this one is the best yet! Great video.

@cubesandoldstuff Год назад

I love this chord series!

@oscar-cm4rc 11 месяцев назад

These outro pieces are god-tier

@iancavalari7286 Год назад

Your videos are awesome David. I always look forward to them and learn a lot. I love the fact that you’re always using real world examples of these ideas in practice.

@edwardtait4285 Год назад

Thank you David and please compose some more. You have a great talent there.

@composer7325 Год назад

Excellent video, thank you, David.

@connorlarkinbass Год назад

lovely piece at the end!

@druwk Год назад

Beautiful progression at the end. Voice leading and color. Cool post, and informative

@wadecooler7496 Год назад

Beautiful piece of music you have there at the end

@scottbrown6305 11 месяцев назад

If my professors had been more like you, David; my college experience would have been soooooooo much better.

@jeffreyestacio5394 Год назад

Wow!!! Thanks a brilliant chord progression!!! I always learn a lot from you!!! Keep up the good and generous work you share.

@osocargm Год назад

Your composition is beautiful, thanks for sharing

@aijamberisabel Год назад

I love your channel. You make music theory digestible, education and most importantly fun!

@ShaharHarshuv Год назад

Your piece is just beautiful. Love it.

@bassplayer3974 Год назад

God only knows what invertions I play by time I splatter the chord tones all over the neck, good vid thanks.

@felixa.6077 Год назад

Wow, Your composition in the end was really impressive! I didn't know that you're SUCH a great composer. Thanks vor the Video!

@papageorge1718 Год назад

Very, very beautiful composition.

@dd-ccds Год назад

thanks to you i’m finally understanding about chord progressions and modes. i can’t thank you enough. you’re really the best teacher out there. cheers! 🎶🎶🎶

@lindadee2053 Год назад

Very sweet and pretty melody you composed at the end. I really, really liked it a lot.

@oblivionpro69 Год назад

I liked your inversions piece at the end, those last 3 chords were very pretty. Keep it up

@johnong2655 Год назад

Nicely done

@drew-adams Год назад

Excellent video. Clear and informative. Keep up the great work!

@barrycoulter6951 Год назад

Always informative, thank you.

@tunestar Год назад

Wonderful video! I'm so glad I found your channel!

@OTR392 Год назад

Love your videos, been watching for a while, and theyre getting better! Thanks for doing what you do David!

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Thank you!!

@christopherfryda Год назад

I absolutely enjoy your videos, thank you!!!

@johnmac8084 Год назад

Really interesting post, thanks. Great outro music as well

@eduardotrillo3519 Год назад

thanks David!

@helenbromley3618 Год назад

Thanks, really appreciated!

@canonwright8397 Год назад

Another good show and a nice song at the end to boot. Keep it up and have a nice day.

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Thanks, will do!

@aishikchakraborty6816 Год назад

Thank you so much!!

@aviolentpurple9925 Год назад

Outstanding video! I must try using this ASAP

@robster7316 Год назад

Wonderful segment, David. You filled in a number of blanks for me in a clear and concise manner. Well done, as always!

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Great!!

@DavidBeddard Год назад

A superb introductory explanation! I love watching your videos that cover more advanced topics too, but this is MY level. Thanks, David! 😃 So many other things I've seen make so much more sense now.

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Great 😊

@descendingforth Год назад

Best music theory channel on RU-vid!

@KiteGiedraitis Год назад

Great video! I agree that figured bass is confusing and messy. Here's how I personally write inversions and other slash chords using roman numerals. Take Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate": C - - - Em/B - - - C/B♭ - - - F/A - - - Fm/A♭ - - - C/G - F - C - G - C - - - (Each dash is one additional beat.) In roman numerals: I - - - iii/5 - - - I/m7 - - - IV/3 - - - iv/3 - - - I/5 - IV - I - V - I - - - The bass note is always relative to the chord root, not the tonic. Thus a 1st inversion is always /3, a 2nd inversion is always /5, etc. Note that "3" refers to A in the F chord, but to A♭ in the Fm chord, because "3" refers to whatever the chord's 3rd is. If you wanted to do something weird like F/A♭ or Fm/A, that would be IV/m3 or iv/M3. In other words, to add a bass note that's not in the chord, just write the interval from the root to the bass note. Thus the C/B♭ chord becomes I/m7. (But C7/B♭ would become I7/7.)

@bassesatta9235 Год назад

I never knew that made such a big difference, i usually play a chord with whatever the triad notes are. i didnt care for what the bass was, just used what sounded the best/easiest to play. Great video as always

@JCoubz Год назад

Great vidéo, as always! Thx

@axlhyvonen461 Год назад

This was extremely intrresting, even more than usually, if possible! ☺️

@wandajames143 Год назад

Thanks for this!

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@lim7lim Год назад

Beautiful outro piece

@naspaarchiveocular 10 месяцев назад

I've learnt so much theory in such a few days because of you. Thank You.

@HeribertoRangelM Год назад

Amazing explanation tank-you!

@mikewigley7748 Год назад

I love the way that Queen's "You're My Best Friend" ends on a first inversion, at least to my ears. It's the only example I can think of!

@boomerbear7596 Год назад

Interestingly I learned inverted chords (specifically second-inversion ones) before even the root position ones as the first chart I learned chords off of had them in second-inversion. As such it is one of my favorite musical concepts and I've begun to realize that just like the examples you've used in this video, inverted chords tend to resolve rather than be resolved to, almost in my mind having some semblance of instability. I-4 tends to resolve to IV (as the third in the bass leads up to the fourth) and I-6-4 tends to resolve to V (as the root of the V is already there in the bass). Notable examples of inversion heavy songs I can think of include "These Dreams" by Heart which has a chorus of almost all inverted chords along with "Baby Hold On" by Eddie Money which uses a combination of I-6-4 and augmented chords. These both have chord progressions I would describe as unstable.

@paradoxinmotion Год назад

super helpful thank you!

@tutubeos Год назад

Well done 💙

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Cheers!

@josephcorey4316 Год назад

Outstanding video. Helps me to realize the color added to a song by merely performing an inversion. Helps me to realize why listening to Brian Wilson's compositions can be so emotional.

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Thank you!

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Thank you!

@MrBanzoid Год назад

Thanks David. You've explained thinks that have been bugging me for ages in such an easy to understand way.

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Great!

@filipsolis9204 Год назад

wonderful

@chrishb7074 Год назад

Another one of your best episodes.

@MartyWilson100 Год назад

Inversions are a favorite trick of mine to use in songwriting, a relatively simple yet effective way of making basic chords sound more interesting

@antoniodavide Год назад

Love this video about chords!

@DesertScorpionKSA Год назад

Interesting. I always thought of some of those inversions as just walking the bass line up or down to the next chord but now I see that there is some music theory behind it.

@tedl7538 Год назад

Well these inversions ARE the "next chord." That's a distinction here.

@paulmint1775 Год назад

Fantastic

@frankzelazko Год назад

what a fantastic lesson

@MacGyver5AF Год назад

Inversions of the chord doesn't change the chord itself, it slightly changes the flavour of the chord. C is like a chips, C/E is like chips with tartar sauce, C/G is like chips with ketchup.

@tedl7538 Год назад

They also have a nice ambiguous quality about them, for instance sometimes they might be viewed as functioning like a suspension of the chord that follows.

@victorhernandez2976 Год назад

Thanks for everything learning theory has help me a lot

@joschlunde Год назад

Damn, I think that could be my favourite of your example compositions.

@DavidBennettPiano Год назад

Thank you!

@gianpierocea Год назад

A fantastic italian song full of inversions is Paolo Conte's "gli impermeabili". Actually the tune you composed at the end sort of reminded me of it. I really reccomend it for the English listeners ;)

@jaredgarciaosorio4014 Год назад

Geez that outro piece was perfect David

@pcp110 Год назад

I really hope you’re getting good pay from those ads because. Your vids are top notch. Your level of care really shows. It’s pretty impossible to find other creators that break down theory to the point that anyone can understand the why of it all, and still maintain a solid conversation. You talk like we’re the new guy in the studio who just needs some help 😂. So many other times i watch other theory vids, they get stuck on the monotonous parts of theory and I find myself just waiting for them to get to the parts i’m not sure about. Bottom line, you should be charging us for these vids (please don’t)

@BrytonBand Год назад

Talk about timing. Coincidentally, I was just watching your video on augmented chords and you brought up how they’re the only form of chords that can’t be inverted. After you said that, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Now here we are.

@MariUSukulele Год назад

excellent

@BigmanBoi Год назад

I've personally found with my own song writing that inversions really add some great colour to a song, and believe it or not, they really suit alternative rock and power chords

@tedl7538 Год назад

I thought power chords were just two-note intervals (usually fifths), how do you do an inversion with that?

@cullenbrownmusic Год назад

That thumbnail is dope! love the colours

@WoodyGamesUK Год назад

Even if you play root position chords on piano or guitar, if the bass player is having fun using the 3rd or 5th instead of the root, or making melody lines (like Paul McCartney for example), then you end up with inversions. As Sting said: "as a bass player, you decide what the chord is".

@schoithemreibachXVI Год назад

Exactly, or if you play in a full band setup. The guitar player play the G major chord. Which contains the G, B and D notes. Then the bass player play the E note. Both of them creates a new chord the E minor 7 chord. Which contains the E, G, B, D notes. And if you have a Piano/Keyboard player. He will play the E note on his left hand and G major chord on his right hand.

@kalvino67 Год назад

Hi David, I would love it if you could do a lesson on how you have acoustically treated your room for recording. BTW, your videos/lessons are inspiring, educational and entertaining!!