emojis but they're jazz chords

Transcribed by: George Collier
Written by: Barak Schmool (schmeinstein)

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Q: do you have perfect pitch? / A: no
Q: why are some videos not transcribed by you? / A: i'm still in high school so don't have time to transcribe everything, so i either commission other transcribers and sometimes people submit their own transcriptions to be featured

[GeorgeCollier]

friend: hey how's it going?
me: oh today is such a C7b9#5

And composed by Barak Schmool, his social is linked in the video card!

[citylightsyt]

I will now send screenshots of the sheet music instead of emojis. Thanks George.

[VinMeasles]

Ok but that chord progression at 0:24 is a work of art

[paperpauperplayer]

This is actually surprisingly fascinating because in a silent film, these chords would be used to audibly translate emotion. So it's interesting to use emojis as a way to showcase that

[mrgreenskypiano]

Remember this - in jazz, there are no wrong notes. Only weird choices.

[King_Cyn]

You're about to solo. You ask the pianist what the chord progressions are. They make a series of very confusing and concerning faces at you. You play anyway and it still sounds fine because it's jazz and the rules are made up.

[wtfdefaulthuman]

0:00 - Recovery
0:03 - Happiness
0:05 - Discovery
0:08 - Participation
0:10 - Euphoria
0:15 - Inadvertence
0:16 - Reconciliation
0:19 - Ignored
0:20 - Outlash
0:22 - Desperation
0:23 - Unexpectancy
0:24 - Sadness
0:26 - Dreaded
0:28 - Failure
0:30 - Revenge
0:32 - Karma
0:37 - Anger
0:44 - Acceptance

[YaxxinIsCool]

At 0:08 it just sounds so beautiful and relaxing like a happy ending to a song

[MongerOfStrings]

C major, the jazziest chord known to man

[BerdlyGaming]

The two chords from 0:14 to 0:16 really feel like something that would play in a short soundless animation where something comical happens at the end

[mayarokii]

why are these are exactly what the emojis sound like, it's perfect

[JoaoVictor-hzrm]

It's facinating how the chord sequence was actually consistent and logical, you made a piece of real fine jazz.

[sydposting]

This is sincerely a fantastic way for people to remember chords tho? Like C6/9 as 🥰 is just *nice*

[benstoic]

0:30 bro really hit us with the vsauce chord

[halfbaked]

I genuinely felt a bit of warmth in 0:08

[tchuryanimations]

0:52 Will haunt me for the rest of my life.

[MonStønė_]

0:15 that note sounds good✨

0:20 weekend ending
0:22 weekend ends

0:24 Monday
0:25 Tuesday
0:26 Wednesday
0:27 Thursday

[jiis]

0:15 this one honestly sounds like the chords that play when sitcoms or comedy shows return from commercial break lmao

[assimilate]

0:16 - 0:21 what a fkn smooth progression jeez

[𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂𝔀𝓸𝓶𝓹]

the chord progression at 0:00 - 0:08 and 0:24 - 0:28 goes so well together it completes my soul.

also 0:14 - 0:16 and 0:45 - 0:46 is perfect