If you're a beginner, the thing you need to memorize is that "diminished" and "augmented" refer to the 5th of the chord, and "suspended" refers to the 3th of the chord. And that's like 70% of all songs in existence 😅 then you add more notes (7th, 9th, etc) to those triads, and you win at music
@somebodylikesbacon1960
8 ай бұрын
3th (thirth)
@tylerbuck9347
4 ай бұрын
@somebodylikesbacon1960 😂😂😂
@keithlillis7962
10 ай бұрын
David, apart from really knowing his stuff, explains it so well. He is such a natural teacher and had really helped me understand music theory - Many thanks David.
@lacyfa22
10 ай бұрын
i agree
@Chigger
10 ай бұрын
Same here.
@freepagan
9 ай бұрын
Totally agree, he's awesome.
@jesusalejandrogutierrezsul9625
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely true.
@aldeayeah
10 ай бұрын
The Locrian and Lydian triads are also inversions of each other. For example, you can build both F(lyd) and B(loc) with the same notes F B C. Or a Cmaj7sus4(no5) :P The quartal triad also appears when you invert sus chords. With C F G you can have Csus4 or Fsus2 or G(quartal)
@TVAVStudios
10 ай бұрын
And the quartal triad is just a G7sus4 without the 5th - the shell voicing he alluded to earlier. I do think quartal chords fit into regular harmony, it's just a particular way of voicing them. Add the Eb to a C Quartal chord, it's now a Cm11 (no5), add the Ab, Cm11(b13) and so on.
@abdurrahmanzulfikry9202
10 ай бұрын
And the cluster one is just an add9 without the 5th
@susansu3538
10 ай бұрын
So Quartal triode CFBb is also a Bbsu2 1st inversion
@TVAVStudios
10 ай бұрын
@@susansu3538 Yes. Music Theory for Guitar has a great video explaining how sus4, sus2, and 7sus4/Quartal triads are all inversions of each other: kzitem.info/news/bejne/xZ170ouFgmudqW0
@mityakiselev
10 ай бұрын
I think trying to put a label on anything weirder than the four "regular" triades just leads to confusion. If you have four or more notes in a chord, it becomes something notation-fluid, like if you have C# G B E, you can think of it as Em#6 in the Dorian scale - useful if you're descending chromatically from "usual" Em in a sequence like Em -> Em#7/D# -> Em7/D -> Em#6/C# or whatever, it's often used to create a slightly uneasy feeling instead of staying on one chord for one gajillion bars. But on the other hand, you can think of it as C#m7b5 - a half-diminished secondary dominant of sorts in the key of Bm (C#m7b5 -> F#7 -> Bm is pretty cool and can be used in an interesting cadence), or maybe like Gdor6/C# if you're a weirdo lol. The notation makes little sense at this point if you can't see the context where and how it's used, what role it's playing. If you add a bunch of degrees on a chord you're technically able to write anything that fits but that doesn't mean you _should._ There's a whole bunch of interesting musical maneuvers that require thinking outside the box, like tritone replacements, switching modes temporarily, etc. where the conventional system stops working so perfectly. When I first realised there can be an E# or an Fb or a B# or a Cb or even like Cbb I kinda lost my confidence when describing something musical with notes or letters.
@realcygnus
10 ай бұрын
Plus that C quartal is just an inversion of Fsus4 which is itself also an inversion of Bbsus2 etc. But such commonalities & a need for conventions really arises with 4 or more note chords.
@gorgolyt
6 ай бұрын
Took the words right out of my mouth. 😊
@alrush1234
10 ай бұрын
You are such a great teacher. You explain things so well even a new 70 year old piano student can follow and understand it. Now let's see if I can apply it!! lol. Thanks for your vids. My favourite on you tube piano lessons.
@SongSecretsMomNeverTaughtYou
10 ай бұрын
Regarding the quartal chords, I'd love to see a video on pop songs that use them! I know of Joni Mitchell's first album that uses a lot quartal and quintal harmony especially on the song "Dawntreader"
@DavidBennettPiano
10 ай бұрын
Good idea! I'll add that topic to the list!
@Ykoz26
9 ай бұрын
Also Tarkus by ELP is a perfect example. @@DavidBennettPiano
@h.e.r.o.creativeartsscienc5043
9 ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano I’d love to see that video too!
@Fire_Axus
7 ай бұрын
your feelings would be irrational
@SongSecretsMomNeverTaughtYou
7 ай бұрын
@Fire_Axus not sure your intention on that comment if it's meant to be helpful or trolling lol
@Stephen_Lafferty
10 ай бұрын
Another great academic discussion and useful for including Quartal harmony, too. Thank you again, David!
@TigerRogers0660
9 ай бұрын
David, best definition of triads i have ever seen!!
@delgadopacheco.gabriel
10 ай бұрын
I'm going to assume that you listen to this very often but you have a gift to explain in a very clear and simple way topics that are complex. Excellent video. Your content has helped me a lot to understand music theory.
@somebodyrand0m280
10 ай бұрын
I watch all your vids for fun even though I’m a music theory expert and know almost everything😊. Thanks David.
@DavidBennettPiano
10 ай бұрын
😊😊😊😊
@decentsingersclub
10 ай бұрын
same there's just something in him that grasps my attention idk what it is
@russell_szabados
10 ай бұрын
I'm another one. David has very agreeable personality and more than a few of my students are fans of his channel.
@DavidBennettPiano
10 ай бұрын
@@decentsingersclub thank you!
@bernhardkrickl3567
9 ай бұрын
I'm a hobby/amateur musician and I also knew a lot of this stuff already, but there is always something in those videos that I didn't know, or a way to look at it and categorize or contextualize it that hadn't occured to me yet.
@andrew6889-p5c
10 ай бұрын
Damn. You are such a good teacher. It takes a ton of work to make this kind of explanation look so easy and effortless. Huge respect.
@LuisSantos-nf9rs
10 ай бұрын
I believe quartal chords can fit into the tertiary system, all you have to do is invert them the way you did earlier in the video - in your example, a C quartal could alternatively be a Fsus4 or a Bbsus2 :)
@TuneTemptation
5 ай бұрын
During Last part in which all the chords were played, I was shocked man🤯that those chords could sound like that🤯...my favorite part of the video ❤
@DavidBennettPiano
5 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!!
@TuneTemptation
5 ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano I feel lucky that I found your videos. They are exactly what I wanted-very helpful and informative. Thanks, man💐
@DavidBennettPiano
5 ай бұрын
@@TuneTemptation thank you!
@TuneTemptation
5 ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano favorite teacher 💓💐
@shadowfox1221
10 ай бұрын
Once you played the Lydian triad note by note, I heard "Maria" from West Side Story.
@GreenLightFlight
10 ай бұрын
Wow! I think this is the clearest my head has ever been after putting together so much. Easily followed every point you made. I apparently use chords often, but now understand why they are called sus and why leveraging them the way I did worked. Thanks!
@JWBails
10 ай бұрын
Great work putting all the triads in one piece, it can't have been easy making it sound that good!
@Chigger
10 ай бұрын
It's so interesting how the naming conventions of chords makes the whole thing much simpler and much more convoluted.
@adriankolsters
10 ай бұрын
That was SO helpful! Always get stuck with this stuff, the naming, why it is like that. You made it perfectly clear, as always. Where musical brilliance and teaching skills come together.... Thanks David.
@SproutyPottedPlant
10 ай бұрын
Great video!! I remember being terrified of your videos and music theory and getting things wrong in my DAW but now I am not afraid of using big jazzy chords, transcribing and naming them am still discovering and enjoying new mystery chords!
@boomerbear7596
10 ай бұрын
Great video! It really opened my eyes to some of the more exotic triads and exactly how they work. For the Lydian one the first example I thought of was "Chiquitita" by ABBA which seems to alternate D Lydian and D major triads in the coda section.
@tylerhackner9731
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info
@DavidBennettPiano
10 ай бұрын
No problem 👍
@alancooper7018
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the clear and concise explanations, you have cleared up a few points that have been bugging me!
@DavidBennettPiano
10 ай бұрын
😊😊😊😊
@h.e.r.o.creativeartsscienc5043
10 ай бұрын
Love it!
@DavidBennettPiano
10 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@h.e.r.o.creativeartsscienc5043
9 ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano I am just about to begin a he total piano course from your October special….. so excited to expand my knowledge. I enjoy your videos so much!
@LuisDrGt
10 ай бұрын
C quartal can also be viewed as a different voicing of B flat sus2.
@Zwopper
10 ай бұрын
Or an Fsus4.
@jesusalejandrogutierrezsul9625
5 ай бұрын
Outstanding explanation, dude. So thankful for helping us to have a little more vision into this vast world of music.
@aminelabidi6113
10 ай бұрын
absolutly great lesson god bless you man
@MarcelaBovio
9 ай бұрын
That end piece was pure MAGIC ✨✨
@DavidBennettPiano
9 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@YT-AleX-1337
10 ай бұрын
Good explaination! Couldn't find anywere explainations for Lydian, Phrygian, Locrian and b5 chords (which I like to call Whole Tone chord). Will you also do 6ths and 7ths? EDIT: I knew they existed but had no idea of how they worked
@DavidBennettPiano
10 ай бұрын
Thanks! I've actually already done 6ths and 7ths. You can find them here... 7ths chords: kzitem.info/news/bejne/0GZmv4mJfoKmkm0 6ths chords: kzitem.info/news/bejne/rW1swIemk2akdIY 😊😊
@YT-AleX-1337
10 ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPianoThank you :)
@SirKeefyKeef
9 ай бұрын
So enjoyable, so informative. Excellent. 🙏
@christopherfryda
10 ай бұрын
I seriously love this channel, thank you!!!
@drummermomcjs
9 ай бұрын
That last piece of music was fascinating to me. I am loving learning about harmony and these deeper levels of music theory.
@SuperEgo19
2 ай бұрын
Best music channel neck and neck with Beato on the Tube.
@J0HNJ0RDAN
9 ай бұрын
Teaching is a gift that not all teachers possess. This man's got it.
@DavidBennettPiano
9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@bsvsgm
10 ай бұрын
I've waited for this video. Thank u
@alnitaka
10 ай бұрын
There are 19 three-note chords. 9 of them have a minor second (or major 7th) in them, such as EF, 6 of them have a major second (or minor 7th) , such as FG, and 4 of them don't have any seconds at all; they are made of major and minor 3rds. C(Lyd) and C(Loc) are the same but different inversions, and a sus4 chord is the same as a sus2 chord, but a different inversion. So he has enumerated 8 of the 19 chords. The CDE chord he mentioned is a realignment of a 9 chord; e.g, C9 = CEGBbD = CDEGBb
@ryptoll4801
7 ай бұрын
I'm making my first song as a beginner with the piano, and for whatever reason I found it the easiest to try to make the melody and chord progression together. And somewhere on that way, I ended up with a mysterious chord I really liked the sound of, which is G major chord with a diminished 5th. But I had trouble naming it. At that point I was aware of regular major and minor chords as well as diminished chords and had most of them memorized, so hitting that G(b5) was initially a mistake as I had briefly forgotten how to make a G diminished chord. But I kept it because I liked the sound of it, and it worked with the melody. I got on reddit and got a bunch of interesting albeit confusing answers of what it's supposed to be called. This makes a lot more sense to me now, so thank you for a great explanation! Also, attempting to write songs already as a beginner (I've only been playing for 3 months) is a great and fun way for me to learn about music theory. And yes, I only make songs that are easy enough for me to play at my current skill level, or at the very least, not too difficult. But chord progressions is one of those things that I still have some trouble understanding, admittedly.
@zapzapfishes5878
5 ай бұрын
I think treating alternative triads as based on their bass note rather than what they may be an inversion or variation of does open up to a different way of hearing the music. So I definitely love my m#5s, sus4b5s and susb2#5s etc. 😅
@vspatmx7458
10 ай бұрын
Useful and Superb x 3 data / explanation / presentation. You rock.
@DavidBennettPiano
10 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@musicappreciate
10 ай бұрын
The quartal harmony sounds like it really wants to resolve to an inverted F major. And the three consecutive full steps sounds very jazzy. (See Deanna Witkowski). This video is like opening a gift box I forgot to, and finding good stuff
@Limeguy98
9 ай бұрын
That was a fascinating piece of music at the end! I feel you demonstrating the concepts yourself musically is very powerful and practical
@ryansciarrotta2954
10 ай бұрын
Wow I knew how to spell these triads but getting the explanations was super helpful and you laid it out perfectly.
@JensLarsen
10 ай бұрын
Really great video! Isn't the Lydian and the Locrian triads inversions of each other?
@DavidBennettPiano
9 ай бұрын
Yeah! Similar to how sus4 and sus2 are inversions of one another 😊
@JensLarsen
9 ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano Indeed, great video though!
@joelcaron8291
10 ай бұрын
Omg... this is soooo goood Perfect piece of theoric class And I am sitting first row
@Thebigkeoghowski
10 ай бұрын
The 7th chord omit 5 was the first triad I thought of after the major, minor, diminished, suspended, and augmented chords. It was used in The Heart Asks Pleasure First from the movie The Piano.
@benjaminlowery9782
10 ай бұрын
A note about quartal harmony: a chord built from two perfect fourths (such as C F Bb) is just a suspended chord (in this case, Bbsus2, 2nd inversion; or Fsus4, 1st inversion). A chord by fourths with an augmented fourth on top of a perfect fourth (C F B) is a locrian triad (B locrian, 2nd inversion) and a chord by fourths with a perfect fourth atop an augmented fourth (C F# B) is a phrygian triad (B phrygian, 2nd inversion). So you kind of already covered it in the video anyway. Great explanation!
@asai1244
6 ай бұрын
David is really the best theory teacher on KZitem. Cheers, mate!
@DavidBennettPiano
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@Akto
10 ай бұрын
The video gave me a new layer for apppreciating the music theory... Thank you.
@bensilburn
5 ай бұрын
Fantastic video! Clearly explained and thoroughly covers the subject - thank you!
@uwira23
9 ай бұрын
Regarding 15:20. Inversions can be used to express quartal harmony in terms of tertiary harmony: C (quartal) = F(sus4)/C = Bb(sus2)/C. Or with another perfect fourth on top: F7(sus4)/C = Bb(sus2, sus4)/C. And another one: Fm7(add4)/C = Bb7(sus2, sus4)/C.
@zacksguitarhacks6390
10 ай бұрын
Ty for being an awesome, clear and concise teacher. You are helping musicians of every variety, (im mainly a progressive metal guitarist).
@Ducksaregreat
8 ай бұрын
Exactly what I needed! Thank you so much.
@DavidBennettPiano
8 ай бұрын
😊😊😊
@-Mark_F
9 ай бұрын
Very nice video. I liked the graphic representation in forming clear understanding the triads. Very well done!
@Killua111
10 ай бұрын
I loved the practical example at the end
@timanon1368
8 ай бұрын
Here's a triad of progressions to try: F minor --> Th Major A minor --> R Major OO minor --> You Major It's hard to comprehend how someone so skilled at music analysis has never analysed his own diction; at least he's a piano player and not a singer. The Majority of English speakers (used) to get these sound right. David is one of those KZitemrs that I'll still listen to despite the obvious speech impediments. This isn't about being mean. This is about communication. Apparently, England has decided that it's posh to avoid seeing a speech pathologist.
@andersjjensen
10 ай бұрын
That's the first time I've heard anything with any element of Locrian (Left Over Crap Resulting In Absolutely Nothing) that didn't outright offend my ears. Here it actually fit in and added that "cold chill" that the song was building up.
@ScottyBrockway
10 ай бұрын
Pretty sure Under Siege (Regnum Irae) from Sepultura uses the locrian triad.
@Marinns
10 ай бұрын
Excellent explanations, and I love the piece at the end using all triads on C-root chords!
@GuitarGrooveSessions
10 ай бұрын
You could also consider that the Sus2 chords are just an inversion of a Sus4 chord. C Sus4 and F Sus2 have the same notes.
@axlhyvonen461
10 ай бұрын
Very useful one since the triad chords are the most commonly used, thank You very much once again😊
@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaapj
10 ай бұрын
13:50 that is a C2(omit5) and 14:30 that is the first inversion of a Bbsus2
@robertbourke7935
10 ай бұрын
Love your teaching (and playing!) style David
@mackermaldrill2656
9 ай бұрын
Brilliant as always.
@composer7325
10 ай бұрын
Excellent, David. Very informative, thank you.
@DavidBennettPiano
10 ай бұрын
Thanks 😊
@pjalexandra
10 ай бұрын
nice review with a helpful holistic context for how it all fits together. would definitely recommend this to a student of theory.
@seancharteris
9 ай бұрын
Dave, your videos are just amazing. THANK YOU!!!
@sergiorestrepo6657
9 ай бұрын
Thank you David
@XenialXenon
9 ай бұрын
13:18 You could say this triad is the 2nd or 3rd inversion of D7sus2 with the fifth omitted
@curioso5550
9 ай бұрын
Excellent!!! Easy to understand
@ReneWiersmaMusic
9 ай бұрын
It's hard not to burst into singing "Oh, Darling!" after hearing a lone augmented chord 😊
@johnmac8084
10 ай бұрын
Very unsettling piece you created there David, could perhaps be in a film where someone is losing their mind!
Best example of b5 is "A Salty Dog" (Procol Harum) first chord.
@robs1529
10 ай бұрын
Thats exactly what I heard immediately
@mdanielse9430
9 ай бұрын
You are so clear... Thank you
@jdanderson9727
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing this video. I needed it explained this way.
@robinsommarstrom8705
10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! I sometimes use the major b5 chord in my songs, and I have always called that one "lydian" after watching one of Amiee Nolte's videos... guess I was not totally wrong even though I see why you prefer to call the 1-#4-5 the lydian triad.
@h.e.r.o.creativeartsscienc5043
9 ай бұрын
It’s so fascinating, Jazz guys use flats more often, & classical sharps, but we are forced to use more sharps in modal situations, or so it seems sometimes, & Jazz is where I studied modes, not classical. I need to back & refresh all of this stuff now!😂
@NomeDeArte
10 ай бұрын
One of the best ending compositions, really weird nice piece, love it
@ljl451
9 ай бұрын
15:47 the quartal chord is also a Bb sus2 in first inversion
@angelusuxorem3771
10 ай бұрын
C quartal can be also be inverted as F sus4 or Bb sus2. 14:31
@MrBearfaced
9 ай бұрын
Thanks! I learned a lot.
@tim_sun
9 ай бұрын
15:57 That quartal chord really sounded Miyazaki-esque to my ears, like it could be in a soundtrack of a Ghibli movie
@farfetchedtangmo7474
8 ай бұрын
How did I know you were going to leave us with a composition that used all ten? Because that's what you do And a lovely piece it was, too.
@LillySongbird110
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! Super helpful video as always!
@EtheRenard
10 ай бұрын
My therapist: Brutally honest David Bennett doesn't exist, it's only in your head. Brutally honest David Bennett: 8:21
@jeff-onedayatatime.2870
4 ай бұрын
The Locrian triad is in Phantom of the Opera, in the scene where they are chasing the Phantom after he abducts Christine and they are saying...keep your eyes on the level, or something like that. :)
@eriksatieofficiel
10 ай бұрын
Very interesting in terms of music theory, especially the last parts.
@russellsketchley8830
10 ай бұрын
What do you call that quartal triad? The beginning of the Star Trek theme!
@reapd2576
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@reillywalker195
9 ай бұрын
The suspended 2nd chord's stability makes it useful when you want a dominant or subdominant chord that's not major or minor. "History" and "Lucky Man" by The Verve are built heavily on suspended 2nd chords.
@wigwagstudios2474
9 ай бұрын
0:11 rhythm heaven
@IC3RTIF1EDI
10 ай бұрын
I love your videos
@RobyMBeki
10 ай бұрын
10:05, you can hear the C(b5) as the second chord of the chorus in my song "The Last Tree" for any music 'nerds' interested. ❤
@RandyBakkelund
10 ай бұрын
Then there's inversions of these too which creates some other interesting interval combinations. Great video, the Maj b5 I never hear about, although it sounds similar to the Lydian triad.
@SuperJPQ
10 ай бұрын
Major flat 5 giving Saria's Song vibes
@kirklandish
9 ай бұрын
I like playing the “Lydian triad” with the #4 an octave above (e.g., C5#11). I mainly play this idea in Drop D tuning.
@Defiantclash
10 ай бұрын
Best vid to close out the musical year to.
@GizzyDillespee
10 ай бұрын
When you played the locrian triad, I heard Victim or the Crime by The Grateful Dead. Not sure if it actually uses it, but that's the only one that popped into my head.
@evrointelligent
9 ай бұрын
For what you've shown, I would say that a more precise definition of a "broader" triad is: 1. 3 notes 2. Some sort of 5th between the 1st and the 3rd ones. In that sense what you discuss in the end of the video actually becomes less ambigous, imo. A great video nethertheless! P.S. I'm actually in love of the Locrian triad and I use it in the bass line of one of my own piano compositions :)
@zachary963
10 ай бұрын
I like trying to analyze chords like this. One chord I love is in the theme from Dan in Real Life: D Ab Cb F#. I’ve never been able to find it anywhere else, but I love how it sounds and I use it all the time. And unless someone tells me otherwise I’ll continue calling it the “diminished major” chord.
@vsi_slova
10 ай бұрын
Do I play piano? - No. Do I enjoy these videos for some unknown reason - absolutely yes!
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