Chord Function - Song Examples

In music, chord function helps to explain why certain progressions sound good. Here, we look at some different song examples to hear (and see) chord function in action. Once you see how it works, you can't unsee it....

0:00 Welcome
1:18 Chord function (continued from last week's stream)
2:07 Harmonic heat map -- Love Me Do
2:28 I Feel Fine (another harmonic heat map)
3:15 First a quick recap from last week (key of G chords -- guitar)
4:55 Key of G in table format (shows connectedness)
6:30 Circle of thirds sequence (loop)
8:40 Stability, Change, and Tension
13:00 Major, minor, and diminished chords
14:05 Taking M, m, and dim to the circle of thirds
17:30 Consonant vs Dissonant within the circle of thirds
18:00 Think of these chords as people with their own personalities
19:13 I Feel Fine (Lennon)
23:40 I Feel Fine -- chorus heat map
29:15 Drive My Car -- Verse (all these examples are from Lesson 7)
36:52 Looking at the two songs side-by-side
39:33 Q: 5th chord is annoying to play -- why?
43:30 Q: How is the D tension? (circle of thirds)
46:50 Wrap up

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[jeanlucdelpuech]

The best music lesson of my life... I wish I had this as a kid!:)

[thecatfarm]

I’m so glad you’re explaining it in this way. Thank you.

[tomgleason]

Love this kind of stuff! Wrapping my mind around it all slowly but surely. Thanks.

[nicksepulveda]

Thanks for the info! On an unrelated note, I loved the Polaroid that was sent with my color music shop order!

[VirtuousHereticKristin]

0:00 Welcome
1:18 Chord function (continued from last week's stream)
2:07 Harmonic heat map -- Love Me Do
2:28 I Feel Fine (another harmonic heat map)
3:15 First a quick recap from last week (key of G chords -- guitar)
4:55 Key of G in table format (shows connectedness)
6:30 Circle of thirds sequence (loop)
8:40 Stability, Change, and Tension
13:00 Major, minor, and diminished chords
14:05 Taking M, m, and dim to the circle of thirds
17:30 Consonant vs Dissonant within the circle of thirds
18:00 Think of these chords as people with their own personalities
19:13 I Feel Fine (Lennon)
23:40 I Feel Fine -- chorus heat map
29:15 Drive My Car -- Verse (all these examples are from Lesson 7)
36:52 Looking at the two songs side-by-side
39:33 Q: 5th chord is annoying to play -- why?
43:30 Q: How is the D tension? (circle of thirds)
46:50 Wrap up

[tdang]

Thanks for your courses, im learning a lot from them that few teachers in the past taught in this way

[dantheman]

Genius, it makes so much sense it is incredible.

[jay]

Incredibly informative! How do other modes work with this?

[janmcwilliams]

Oh no! Now everytime I play a diminished chord- I am going to think Oh No !😂😂😂