When I started playing the guitar I I always felt that your videos were too big for me and I was kinda sad. Now, after 10 years, I feel like I've earned them 😌. Thank you, Aimee. An old new subscriber.
@TomMarvan
Жыл бұрын
I feel the same way, fivetimesyo. That I have earned an Aimee video, and I have been playing guitar for 35 years (and am a good player). Still, I think it is because there is an appreciation - for the music, for the teacher, for the student. And, for the guitar, because you will never learn everything you need to know about that instrument, and that means there is a lifetime of adventure - and (l)earning - for those who choose to appreciate music.
@jimfertall8351
Жыл бұрын
Same!
@jamesadcock5235
Жыл бұрын
I am the same it was like I dont get it. But now I get it more like talking about 4ths and 5ths minor 3rds and all that kinda stuff
@Hesohi
Жыл бұрын
Same. So much of your content is still a little over my head, but you communicate ideas very well and I can pick up concepts. I can revisit some of your videos and get a little more. Thanks.
@RobertSaxy
Жыл бұрын
It’s all about the journey, glad people are enjoying it with me. Congrats everyone for having the bravery to take the road less traveled
@alexneill8338
Жыл бұрын
"I'm gonna tonicize this this tonic even more..." that's such a cool expression!
@streetlegal008
Жыл бұрын
These are absolutely my favourite kind of Aimee videos - where she just sits at the piano and thinks her way through the chord progressions of song tunes.
@AimeeNolte
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Always good to know.
@hank1519
Жыл бұрын
To be so brilliant as a musician also be a great communicator--you have it all!
@AimeeNolte
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊😊
@russell_szabados
Жыл бұрын
@@AimeeNolte you're also an amazing singer. FYI. 😎
@niceandslow2
Жыл бұрын
Aimee, great video. Aside from the technical analysis, which is great, this video shows your emotional intelligence for music. You feel the music the same way I experience it. Nice to see that there are people like you for whom these musical "little things" are a big thing. Machines will never be capable of feeling these feelings. Please keep it up! Greetings from Germany.👍👍👍
@jefftewson8798
Жыл бұрын
Love this channel, which I have been watching, and learning from for about 5 years. Still waiting however for the video on "how to do post ironic eyebrow raising" ... Damn !
@mrfudd13
Жыл бұрын
I'm impressed by the breadth of your knowledge of songs and how you love the changes - your videos are like spending time with a friend.
@xfcane
Жыл бұрын
what a specific and precise topic.. its a joya we'd say in argentina... lol, love it! Thanks
@charlesstiebing9231
Жыл бұрын
Reminiscing by Little River Band
@JLBribiesca
Жыл бұрын
12:06 anyone who takes the reverence to explore one of the greatest, most existential songs of all time, is a winner in my book. And it’s only appropriate for Jimmy Webb to write such abstract yet palpable lyrics with an undefined key. Is it in F? Is it in D? Is it in G? All we know is that it’s the key to the soul.
@drakeholliday5671
Жыл бұрын
Loved the in-depth analysis on My Love
@jonnydent825
Жыл бұрын
"Songs are written in keys." Schoenberg: "LOL!"
@acousticaacousticduo1458
Жыл бұрын
I always love how you have the ability to explain how music actually works while making us feel even deeper the feelings that made us fall in love with music in the first place. You not only keep the magic in the music while showing us behind the curtain, you deepen our love for it. That is a gift! Thank you for sharing that gift.
@michaelmassa283
Жыл бұрын
I can't tell you enough how valuable videos like this are! Just having you go through these pieces and talk us through changes as you play/provide the examples is literally gold. It reminds me of being in school/lessons and talking through pieces with teachers/friends. Thank you so much for the content!!!
@AimeeNolte
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad!
@tonyward3584
Жыл бұрын
Hello Aimee what about Learning to fly Tom Petty?
@TonyThomas10000
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing these gems. Love "Wichita Lineman"---one of my faves. Jimmy Webb is a genius!
@Borat_Kazakh
Жыл бұрын
Starting on IV means it's going to be something between Lawrence Welk and classic country.
@rrobster2851
Жыл бұрын
The instant I read the title of this video, the first song that came to mind was Ambrosia's "How Much I Feel", written by David Pack. When I play guitar and sing this song in the key of E major, it grabs the attention by starting off with the IV chord (Amaj7) and then goes to the I chord (Emaj7). I noticed the intro, the verse, and the chorus all start with the IV chord in this song. The the first half of the bridge switches to the minor chords (vi, iii, ii) which sounds great too. Nice video here! Thanks!
@bobjones1620
2 күн бұрын
So impressive. Your passion and joy are infectious. Love the British TV too. Thanks
@DougWard
Жыл бұрын
Wow. Truly extraordinary. I am going to watch this twelve times. Maybe twenty-three times. There is so much to learn, and you do such a great job of explaining things. Mostly, though, what comes through is your love of music. Thank you so much.
@AimeeNolte
Жыл бұрын
So nice!! Thanks Doug!
@gitpickergeorge9
Жыл бұрын
So glad you have taken the effort to place such wonderful videos on You tube. Have watched a number of your clips. You do so well in conveying these principles of music. How user friendly! You are a huge benefit to true music lovers, Aimee... Subscribed!
@RechtmanDon
Жыл бұрын
In Western music, the first work that started on a chord other than the tonic raised the ire of the critics who said it was wrong! The work: the opening chord of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1. From a linguistic perspective (familiar music is largely processed in the speech centers of the brain), starting on the tonic is effectively creating a grammatical subject; harmonic movement followed by the return to the tonic constitutes the predicate. "You go to the store" is a verbal equivalent to the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle," the two phrases constituting a subject and predicate. However, it is possible to imply the subject: "Go to the store," the "you" being understood. This is the verbal equivalent to what Beethoven did, and to what you're documenting, the implied tonic (resolution) that is musically created.
@fernandobarra7372
4 ай бұрын
That's a good way to think about it.
@bigsby1
Жыл бұрын
The intro to Wichita Lineman starts on F, with a progression that goes between I and V a couple of times before the verse comes in with the Bb. This establishes F as the tonic (and the Bb at the top of the verse as the IV), even though it never resolves to F again, not even at the end of the song. It's so brilliant the way it moves seamlessly through different tonal centers. But no question, the verse is heard as starting on the IV chord. Great video!
@pabloelguera1161
Жыл бұрын
Anybody appreciating Paul's music makes me happy
@jzgtr100
7 ай бұрын
Played Just Friends on a gig yesterday. I love playing quotes. Summer Samba and Four get quoted over the first two chords, way too often. I drive my bandmates nuts. Can't wait to break out my new When It's Sleepy Time Down South quote. Great video, Amy!
@WilliamSaadGuitar
Жыл бұрын
You are amazing Aimee...Thank you for all the knowledge you are sharing with such enthusiasm... My Love is a great example. Close To You is one of my favourite songs starting on IV.
@Sphr867
Жыл бұрын
I m teaching myself to play the jazz piano. I ve no idea of jazz theory and I can't read music. I watch the entrance exam playing on Tube at a slow speed and copy which keys player press. I also asked for advice from a jazz piano professor. The professor said it is not easy to copy the piano without knowing the theory. Can I learn jazz piano in yhis state faster than others if I study theory??
@ewallt
Жыл бұрын
I liked this video. It gave me an idea that seems to work well, which is if the melody begins on the third degree of the scale (a major seventh of the 4 chord), instead of starting it with the one chord, I start it on the 4 chord, then use the 1 the second time around (not the second chorus, but like the second A in an AABA form), so you’re deferring the establishment of the tonic. So instead of going, say, 1 6 2 5… (and repeating that, or maybe 3 6 2 5 the second time) go 4 2 5sus 5 … then 1 6 2 5 (or maybe 3 6 2 5, and defer the tonic even more). At any rate, it gave me an idea to play with, to reharmonize a tune to start on the 4 chord, and I’ve liked the sound, an idea I wouldn’t have thought of without this video.
@neoncroatia
Жыл бұрын
There's something in watching you enjoy the music. KZitem brought me somehow to this video, and I'm very glad it happened. :)
@neilgggg1
Жыл бұрын
Was just playing "After you've gone", and thought about your cool video. It begins similarly to "My Love"
@aaronzacharyreed6163
Жыл бұрын
When I saw the title, the first song that came to mind was Bridge Over Troubled Water, which also has that minor plagal cadence at the end of the form. This video taught me a variation on that! Whereas Bridge Over Troubled Water goes [IV iv I], the Louis Armstrong tune goes [IV, bVII7, I]... so the minor iv becomes the upper structure of the bVII7!
@cbcredit
Жыл бұрын
Madonna's "Holiday" starts in IV, and NEVER resolves to One (!) (IV - V - vi, IV - V - iii - IV, repeat)
@henrys.6864
Жыл бұрын
I understand that Paul McCartney as well as the Beatles didn't really know music theory but maybe Paul heard a melody that started out like "My Love". His wife at the time was the keyboard player maybe knew theory in their band or one of band members. He could have probably starting to sing that melody impromptu and just came out that way. A lot of bands that don't know music theory that well, including me but learning, have come up with some amazing music not knowing theory but just good ole' hearing and sense of melody is all it takes. Just stumbled on your channel and subscribed. There's a many music channels I watch one is Rick Beato. He's great and analyzes bands on his channel and explains music theory too! Take care! 🎼🎵🎶🎹 🎸< That's what I play.
@flymoon24
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou Aimee for this very enjoyable video! It certainly inspires me to have a greater understanding about how songs are structured and different ways you can stucture them chord wise and other ways.
@AllHijinksNoHighDinks
Жыл бұрын
Aimee I'm sure what you're saying is super prodigious and everything but if I'm being honest I just really like listening to you talk. Just kidding I was totally paying attention. Let's go with that.
@kjhammersteinMusic
Жыл бұрын
1:00 lol!!! Love you Aimee!! Hope you have a great new year :) Then those chord - the greatest love of all!!!! dang!!
@Mungo109
Жыл бұрын
Thanks that was beautiful, I only wish I could hear 1% of what you can and maybe understood 10% of what you said.
@jamesadcock5235
Жыл бұрын
The perfect 4th I was listening to a music show on bbc4 radio about this. Alot of elvis songs begin like this. The theme from the good bad and the ugly was another song that was discussed
@jahl1163
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this. Off topic and with all due respect, your visage is very appealing.
@DojoOfCool
Жыл бұрын
I used to hang around songwriter a lot on the past and they called this "trying to make the IV sound like I" . That Just Friends you said when from IV to IVmi7 to bVII7 to I that's the classic Backdoor 2-5-1 that's in a lot of Jazz tunes. Fun with Chords!
@rikkousa
Жыл бұрын
Hmm, a of the songs you o played are among my favorites…and I never knew why--until now… thank you Aimee..
@jorymil
Жыл бұрын
I heard something the other day: "Reminiscing," by the Little River Band.
@theredstash
Жыл бұрын
No way i was just playing cant stop lovin earlier today! its not one i play often at all, like its been years. the way he sings time has been stilll kills me every time
@MrTonysoundsgood
Жыл бұрын
In the pop/rock realm I'm pretty sure Gin Blossoms' "Hey Jealousy" starts on the IV (with a pickup). You actually don't here the I chord until the prechorus; the verse loops IV-V-vi-V. So when the prechorus comes in with that I chord it is this huge relief because you've been building tension the whole time and that tension and release is echoed in the lyrics. Really great pop composition!
@AimeeNolte
Жыл бұрын
I love that song. Good call
@ramroid
Жыл бұрын
Awesome topic!! Always felt this. Never even thought to ask why.
@ricardoneves5094
Жыл бұрын
I would give a double like if I could. One for the “just friends” and another for the Metheny references
@mmikeyhignight8573
Жыл бұрын
Aimee awsome channel,,awsome lesson on the 4 chord.I love your voice 😊
@insidejazzguitar8112
Жыл бұрын
The IV chord! Yes! Aimee, you are a treasure! And I love your digressions! This is one of the reasons why Just Friends is my favorite tune.
@caddycallaghan
Жыл бұрын
Your Insta grabbed me so much! This is marvellous thank you ❤
@InnerVisions68
Жыл бұрын
That F IV chord is what Stevie Wonder’s song “You And I” starts with, no?
@NathanThurberMusic
Жыл бұрын
Never heard the Paul McCartney song. I'll have to check it out. We had to play Bright Size Life when I was going to Atlanta institute of music years ago. Great tune!
@guskalogeros9021
Жыл бұрын
First time I’ve seen your stuff. Cool video. I’ll check out more.
@paulross9635
Жыл бұрын
The song that came to mind immediately was “The Spy Who Loved Me (Nobody does it Better)” by Carly Simon. It also has a memorable pickup.
@rikardottosson1272
Жыл бұрын
Do you need the pickup to provide context clues that “this is the IV chord, honest”
@jimjambrooks3188
Жыл бұрын
Amazing at explaining, not many with your talent. Awsome
@sandrocavali9810
Жыл бұрын
This video opens so many dimensions in an otherwise predictable universe
@RobHaccou
Жыл бұрын
A while ago I told my music buddy exactly the same, with examples Stevie's 'Pastime Paradise', The Police's 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', chorus of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'. Lydian is magic! Thanks for confirming Aimee.
@josearalat
Жыл бұрын
Keep on loving you by REO Speedwagon comes to mind
@TheMICMusicInspirationChannel
Жыл бұрын
Ah yes... the amazing intravenous chord!
@jopo6388
Жыл бұрын
Guitar player here. Love your delivery and conveyance! So natural and a great player. TOTO also uses this a lot. Big fan of them as well as Metheny. Awesome!
@justintroyka8855
Жыл бұрын
What an interesting concept to think about! Here are some fantastic Beatles songs that start with the IV chord: P.S. I Love You Paperback Writer (the vocal intro a cappella is quite intricate, but I think it starts on a IV chord) Something
@DavoY2K
Жыл бұрын
I really like the way you explain things. Understandable and relatable. There's a country song called "Don't Close Your Eyes" that technically starts in it's key of G, but the lyrics are all set up with those pick up notes to start on the 4th. This is amazing. I play guitar and learned by ear 40 years ago and naturally learned theory out of curiosity. Anyway back to songs. I like the way "And I Love Her" starts on the 2nd to the 6th for a while before landing on the F. And "Sultans Of Swing" uses the relative minor as the key then changes to it's Major mid verse, if that makes any sense. Thank you for your time and talent. You're awesome!
@mojogypsy
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant! Thanks so much!
@jaykay1053
Жыл бұрын
Loved that whole exploration of IV. I love that you are brave enough to sing back-to-back with Paul McCartney! You slay it all.
@ClydeneBalkeMusic
Жыл бұрын
I love how you explain and talk about music theory.
@kennethbrein2037
Жыл бұрын
Aimee, I play guitar but I still learn so much from you. Thank you!
@ShaylaRMcDaniel
Жыл бұрын
I see what you did there at 1:56 😆 But for real, great video!
@matthewwillis4892
Жыл бұрын
You are awesome, and yes I agree, get hip to Pat Metheny.
@Chesterton7
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful run-thru of Sleepy Time.
@jessicaszturmann609
Жыл бұрын
I love your passion for music. Thank u!
@JDkeyzz
Жыл бұрын
Yes a new idea, a new tool ! So cool that you like sir Paul. great songs to learn! you are so inspiring Aimee thank you ❤
@michaeleaster1815
Жыл бұрын
I love this kind of content: thanks so much! Have a lovely holiday and all the best in 2023, Aimee...
@MrPetepoet
Жыл бұрын
Love your voice ..mmm and your lesson of course ...
@lawrenrich6419
Жыл бұрын
Another guitar player here. I appreciate the approach to music from your piano point of view. Tired of guitar teachers and the endless tired patterns. Your teaching is so accessible and comfortable even for this lesser-than. Thank you.
@MrDarktunes
Жыл бұрын
You give all these wonderful examples and I never realized they started on IV. Thank you.
@miromiro4981
Жыл бұрын
You are easily the best music KZitemr for musicians. No one else even comes close. You really get what kind of audience you're going for. I feel like a lot of music KZitemrs are caught between "pop theory" videos meant for people with little to no music theory background, and strangely esoteric stuff that doesn't have a lot of room for application. You are making music theory videos for musicians. I love it. It's so clear and direct. You really elevate the platform in a way few people do.
@Fatfingertunes
Жыл бұрын
So very cool Aimee, I send links to your videos to my musical friends... especially the one about the tunes the Beatles goofed off with on the "Let it Be" sessions. "Just Friends" is one of my favorite tunes!
@ayoaina_fpv
Жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Thanks Aimee! That McCartney song grabs me every time! That melody… 😊
@lyndamcardle4123
Жыл бұрын
......and the late Henry Liken Campbell McCullough nailed the solo too. I love the augmented chord in the song as well. Isn't the major 7th a gorgeous chord?
@matthewgoldberg1461
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting, Aimee. How about the bridge to Have Yourself a Merry…. “Once Again as in Olden Days …”
@anthonysilva5312
Жыл бұрын
I think this is first KZitem music video that made me want to cry. Wonderful. Merry Christmas !🇨🇦
@oneofmany1087
Жыл бұрын
This Guy in love with you, is an Awesome song
@josephcalifano1058
Жыл бұрын
You covered the first tune that came to my mind “just friends”, another standard starting on the IV is “moon glow”
@bluemoon6579
Ай бұрын
Dreams by Fleetwod Mac
@flexwinggpipi
Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous Voice
@bobwerber2984
Жыл бұрын
Extremely interesting! Thanks
@oscarinterprises
Жыл бұрын
Hey Aimee! I was just listening to a song called Only You by Mac Demarco, and it just so happens to start on that 4th chord and it gets me exactly how you say it does
@pawelpap9
Жыл бұрын
I always thought the inventor of the technique was Beethoven, whose first symphony first movement is in C, but starts with C7 resolving to F, then G7 to a, and then D7 resolving to G. Supposedly it was revolutionary for its time as normally pieces would start from a home key. In his first symphony Beethoven makes us wait for awhile before home key is established, creating a mood of uncertainty, which you so nicely demonstrated in your examples.
@africkinamerican
Жыл бұрын
YES..... IV my favorite to start on
@garyarmstrong9542
Жыл бұрын
Very musically educational.
@Geotubest
Жыл бұрын
Love your delivery. First time visitor.
@sandalero
Жыл бұрын
also the IIm7 : "rock with you " michael jackson, "thank god its friday" r. kelly and "whatcha gonna do for me" chaka khan. .. (to name pop songs) the IIm7 as first chord is always magic
@OdaKa
Жыл бұрын
your playing those examples is beautiful
@staatsanwaltschaftemskirch4709
Жыл бұрын
I love using the prolonged IV because you can create a strong pull with a Lydian vibe
@AlwaysHopeful87
Жыл бұрын
Growing up I listened to Advetures In Good Music with Karl Haas. ANM is this generation's version.
@Ken5244
Жыл бұрын
OMG -- an analysis of "My Love" (one of my fave McCartney songs) followed by "Bright Size Life"? (A brilliant album & song.) I almost fell off my chair. Who ARE you? Okay, I'm in (I just subscribed).
@joeowensuk
Жыл бұрын
Leave A Tender Moment Alone, Billy Joel. With harmonica pickup from Toots Thieleman. Same chords as Loving You.
@IDLERACER
Жыл бұрын
🤨 I do believe you are the first person I've ever encountered who associates "Wichita Lineman" with Pat Metheny. It's a Jimmy Webb tune that was made into a big hit by Glen Campbell back in 1968. Anyhow, the first song that always pops into my head that falls into this category is "Mr. Tambourine Man," although I also know of many others.
@AimeeNolte
Жыл бұрын
I don’t think I associated the two. Watch that part again. :)
@IDLERACER
Жыл бұрын
@@AimeeNolte 😄 Sorry. I was in a hurry when leaving for work this morning and only caught the words "Wichita Lineman" and "Pat Metheny." I just want to mention that when I saw Louis Armstrong's name underneath your video, I assumed you were going to talk about "After You've Gone," which was one of the earliest entries in the Great American Songbook to begin with the IV to iv progression. 😎👍
@ursula3438
Жыл бұрын
Bob Dylan "Hey Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Queen Jane Approximately", Dr. John "Such A Night"
@gillianomotoso328
Жыл бұрын
I like to call it lydian suspension :) There’s also the minor iv chord, in the context of a minor key namely. This I suppose could be called dorian suspension. A great example - which I suppose could be interpreted as being in dorian itself - is “All My Life” by Mariah Carey, which harkens back to house and dance-pop music of the 80s and early 90s doing similar. Another is “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” by the Beatles, which really taps into the urgent character of it. Starting with any nontonic chord adds its own flavor. Starting on IV - dreamy, whimsical, suspended: “Starman” by David Bowie, the verses start with ii though. “Rebel Rebel” by him is mostly an IV - V vamp. “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry does similar. Starting on V - bold, right out the gates (“Now or Never Now” by Metric, “Respect” by Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding) Starting on vi - solemn, wistful (“When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars) Starting on vii° - almost Dalian in haunt (too rare to come up with an example) Starting on ii - suspended, intense, bittersweet (“Eh, Eh” by Lady Gaga - verses) Starting on II - brazen, uplifting, joyful Starting on iii or III - imminent, lucid, dark (“Nude” by Radiohead, kinda… “Space Oddity” by David Bowie opens with a Phrygian vamp that resolves to C major) Then there are minor variants: Starting on iv - beckoning, intense, anticipatory yet pensive, haunting (“Happiness Is a Warm Gun” by the Beatles) Starting on bIII - hopeful, blissful, suspended (“Something Good Can Work” by Two Door Cinema Club - note that the progression in this song, bIII - bVII - iv - i, is negative of the circle progression in the Bruno Mars song) Starting on ii° - can’t think up examples, but this is more common than its parent in vii°. Profound, anticipatory, extremely dark and harrowing Starting on bVII - bittersweetly hopeful: the chorus of “Code of Silence” by Billy Joel and Cyndi Lauper, suspending from A minor until its end. “Dead Man Walking” by David Bowie shows how the color changes in the context of a major key, where it becomes an emboldening and jubilant chord. Starting on bVI - carries a soaring, beckoning whimsicality: “Collective Heart” by Happy Rhodes - opens in G major but the verse is in B minor, starting with a Gmaj7 chord… also, the chorus to “Is This Love” by Whitesnake, though it can granted also be argued as being in Lydian. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye is likely a prime example of this. Starting on v or V - subdued, moody, prefacing darkness (“Nude” by Radiohead, “West End Girls” by Pet Shop Boys, “Politik” by Coldplay) And of course, “tonally androgynous” variants like IV7, which creates both a brightening effect in minor and a darkening effect in major. Same goes for the less oft used v6, its negative.
@JazzRockswithAdam
Жыл бұрын
When a song starts on the IV chord, it’s like a Quintin Tarantino movie starting in the middle of the story. Makes you wonder what came before. What comes next. It makes for a compelling start of a story. What do you think Aimee?
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