Songs that use Inversions

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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[Mikeinrepose]

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

[rocco]

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

[tanukibrahma]

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

[GG-kpgf]

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!

[dannycipriano]

Wow that song at the end was really beautiful!

[DeKevers]

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]

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

[pauldonachy]

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

[AidanEyewitness]

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!

[BillMcGirr]

There are very few YouTube 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.💪🎸👍🥃

[isomeme]

As a pianist, I read the title and thought "All of them". 🙂🎵 Voice leading is useful in many ways, and naturally results in inversions. For example to go from F major in root position to A minor, you can move just one finger from F to E if you play the A minor in 2nd inversion (Am/E).

[DanielLightspeedMcNair]

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.

[abuventertainment]

The song you wrote as an example is stunningly beautiful!

[AllieSakwa]

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

[NomeDeArte]

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.

[josephcorey]

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.

[GNVS]

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

[scottbrown]

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

[jameswyre]

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

[PFDarkside]

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