AMAZING Music Theory Tricks (Everyone Should Know)

[@AmongstHonorThieves]

This is an incredibly articulated video. I think I knew about all of these tricks, but you've explained them in a way that kept me interested throughout. Thank you

[@Jimi_Lee]

That hit right at the top of my theory understanding level. Just a little difficult; I'll have to watch again. Perfect for me.

[@sleepingkindaof]

I really appreciate you taking the time to make a video like this. Thanks for being awesome

[@teonious]

Do you do your own guitar repair, modification, restoration, and/or enhancement, or do you outsource?

[@mr.nobody68]

Thank you for providing a fun and useful distraction from life, Steve. Challenge: Write a chord progression using every degree of the major scale that isn't boring and predictable AND sounds like ol Samurai Steve. Any major key but example Some kinda C chord Some kinda D Chord Some kinda E chord Some kinda F chord Some kinda G chord Some kinda A chord And some flavor of B chord Challenge: Play a major progression that sounds sad/melancholy and sounds like Ol Sammy G Challenge: Make a minor progression sound annoyingly happy

[@zacharycohen89]

I maj III 7 vi min sounds like “first day of my life” by bright eyes

[@donald-parker]

Ahh ... iv - the Beatles chord!

[@medicinal_soul]

Isn't the 4 chord a predominant?

[@cobboom2211]

This! This is my kind of video - thank you! Practical and easy to use techniques to make my ear wieners stand up!

[@gonikassif8527]

I was very confused when he played a G scale instead of a C scale

[@DonFredricks]

I'm sure many of my fellow Boomers thought of the Beatles' "I'll Follow The Sun" as an example of the minor subdominant.

[@plusmin09]

AMAZING!!!! STAYING ON A CHORD FOR TWO BARS INSTEAD OF ONE!!!!???? HOLY SHIT!!!!!! This vid was clickbait A F

[@fudgesauce]

Great stuff -- useful tips, explained clearly, done succinctly. Too bad I don't play guitar.

[@WhiteCranK]

😂😂

[@SalRashiq]

Yet

[@fishyfishfins1347]

Thanks for making me laugh bro 💀

[@neenjaaa]

Why not ?

[@fudgesauce]

@@neenjaaa -- my fingers are stiff and can't make chord shapes without pain. getting old sucks.

[@SalimSivaad]

“Your skin makes me cry” from Radiohead’s “Creep” = the sound of the subdominant minor

[@davidfaustino4476]

That line is sung over a major chord tho.. the subdominant part is right after.

[@SalimSivaad]

@@davidfaustino4476 The chord is played on the same beat he sings “cry”

[@melvesh]

@@davidfaustino4476 yeah he's correct. It changes from a major to a minor in the same chord there.

[@cactustactics]

The classic old-timey school dance song

[@TaijiDragon]

Also "where is my mind" from the Pixies or numerous Beatles songs

[@bassanup]

I have always been fascinated by that Diminished chord repeat after every 3rd fret....

[@dkerwood1]

If you're improvising and see a dominant seven chord, you can throw in a diminished arpeggio a half step up (see G7, play Ab dim). That way, you get b2, 3, 5, b7, or outlining a 7b9 chord if other musicians are playing. Burn through the arpeggios every third fret as a lightning fast way to transition up the neck.

[@bassanup]

@@dkerwood1 💛

[@triandgle]

▲ sub-dominant minor a.k.a. the sophisticated nofx trick

[@kareemalmadaeen2413]

Songs use every tip: 1st tip you can play dont look back in anger by oasis 2nd tip you can play nobody knows you when youre down. Also check out paul david's vid on it 3rd tip not sure tbh 4th paul simon's 50 ways to leave your lover. Also check out paul david's vid 5th. Jazz. Just jazz

[@nuttyboy007]

50 ways to leave your lover was just Paul Simon

[@kareemalmadaeen2413]

@@nuttyboy007 ah yes it is I am sorry. It's just they always performed as a duo i forgot😅😅

[@nickchambers3935]

Where does the secondary dominant appear in Hey Joe? Isn’t it all major triads?

[@oneeyemonster3262]

well...You could play E Harmonic min or G Harmonic MAJOR to get C min E harmonic min b2..You could play F lyd #6 so you could stack it F 3, 5, 7 or F 3, 5, #6 You and I going to live forever..or FREEBIRD..or Babe I love your way To play LONGER...that would be the Bb Maj chord To play Just between you and me by April Wine...that would be Eb Maj C min/Emaj7....KEEP it SIMPLE..like that even thou it goes....Eb maj D Maj B min A min ( while in G MAJOR) It;s easier if I explain it in C MAJOR...because KEYS are just PITCH C Maj7 F min G7 into C Major You'll hear the F min chord in Best of my love by the EAGLE... during the bridge. Just pretend you shifted to F min Just make a simple F min barr chord at the 1st fret... Then shuffle your finger a little to make Db Maj7 dyad..( Dmaj7) You can alter N6 chords into ANY type of chords The 5 BLACK NOTES..while in C MAJOR b2........b3........b5.........b6..........b7 Db.......Eb........Gb........Ab..........Bb In you pretend to play F harmonic min The Bb and Db...are 4, b6...from F Or you can MEMORIZE.....2, 4, b6, 7 chord degree are all possible Full dim C Maj F min Bb dim Db dim/A D min G7 into C MAJOR...if you want or A min Bb7 into Eb Maj7 Ab maj, min or dim G7 into C MAJOR A min Bb7 into Eb min Gb MAJ G7 into C MAJOR A min Bb dim C dim/G# C# min D Maj7 B min E7 into A min or.........................................C# min D dim E7 or.........................................C# min D dim E dim F min Db maj7 G7 into C A min D dim/Bb...Edim/C F min Gb7 into B min E7 into A min A min Bb7 C7 F min Db Maj7 Gb min B dim D dim E7 into A DONT WORRY if SITE READERs CANT KEEP UP and all that Jazz If you use Harmonic min b5 and Melodic min b5 = FULL dim W/H ................Dorian b2 , #4.......and Lyd b2, b7 = FULL dim H/W You CAN STACK ..maj. min. dominant chords every b3 too. They're SYMMETRICAL ..right ?

[@tonybates7870]

@@nickchambers3935 It is, you're right: C (1 bar) G (1 bar) D (1 bar) A (1 bar) E (4 bars). No dominant 7ths necessary.

[@michelmoe]

Great video! Just one small remark...the Cdim chord actually has a Bbb, which is the diminished 7th of the chord. Yes, it's enharmonic to A meaning different names for the "same note" but the function differs with different names :) the A would be a major 6th.

[@TylrVncnt]

Technically (in terms of “proper” theory) Cdim would be [ C - Eb - Gb - *Bbb* ] instead of [ C - Eb - Gb - A ] (which would technically really be an inversion of Adim7) It’s important only because it keeps it consistent in how you conceptualize & approach *any* dim chord (and dim7) starting on *any* note

[@cameronblanchette6687]

I'm sure he knows but this is a fairly beginner friendly video and he doesnt want to confuse people.

[@JediMobius]

"Technically" here also means "Getting deeper into the theory than SG said he would"... But I was also thinking during that section - doesn't that make all of those dim chords inversions of the same chord?

[@SalimSivaad]

@@JediMobius You’ve got it! There are only 3 distinct diminished 7th chords; everything else is an inversion of one of those three.

[@JediMobius]

@@SalimSivaad music theory gets wild sometimes.

[@jakelawson1]

That was exactly the level of theory I wanted on this. Sure, I don't play guitar, but my little casios don't mind ;-)

[@patrickd8820]

10:00 technically spelled Bbb 😁😁 love the video btw!

[@rchlclr]

Every time someone spells a doubly-diminished seventh as a major sixth a jazz musician dies inside

[@ChristianVazquez12]

As someone who plays a lot of Indie/Alternative rock I play that minor subdominant chord a LOT

[@sploomfussy]

oh god ur discord pfp is throwing me off LOL

[@ChristianVazquez12]

@@sploomfussy that's what it's there for 😎

[@saoirsecameron]

Playing with rhythm reminds me a lot of what guitarists do when backing Irish tunes. Most of it harmonically is pretty simple but changing on the and of Beats 1 or 4 is super common to add spice to the progression.

[@steezymac4782]

i feel like this is where sammy g shines, just some down to earth music theory

[@ricksigurdson2016]

Don't know how much it will help overall, but it's going to be interesting to experiment with. In other words Fun!

[@clawmansegele1988]

These aren’t even “tricks”. These are THE theory concepts used in complex music.

[@alexwebmch]

Great video - the first four techniques were all familiar to me as ways to write great chord progressions, but the tritone substitution was explained better here than I've seen elsewhere, and has unlocked some new ideas for me 🙂

[@patrickdallaire5972]

Man, when I discovered borrowing chords from parallel scales/modes it blew my mind. I often play a V degree major chord when jamming in a minor key.

[@rowenlampe7426]

yeah, thats a good one, makes the tension that the V has even sweeter

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

Cool beard! And guitar playing!

[@randal3122]

really wish i would have taken the time to learn all of this stuff, and spent more time studying scales etc when i was in college. ive been playing guitar for like 18 years off and on, but never took the time to actually practice and study theory. i can make some cool stuff, but i cannot just easily improvise with a song or anything like i always wished i could. i have a lot of respect for people that can

[@ab4778]

Truly, thank you so much for this. I've watched other videos that failed to explain the secondary dominant concept or tritone substitution the way you did. And having jazz musician buddies tell me "you already know it, it's all fives to ones man!" left me with too many questions on how to actually use the tricks, which you showed in a way that's digestible for the self-taught players. You're awesome Sammy G! 🤙

[@Supardanil]

Damn... Title and thumbnail weren't even clickbait-- this video is actually filled with AMAZING Music Theory Tricks (Made Easy)

[@EricAmesmusic]

a great modern example of the first two tips combined is the second half of Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever”. most of it is I - III7 - vi - IV - iv. you have the minor plagal cadence from tip 1 and the III7 - vi from tip 2!

[@isuckatgaming7225]

2:39 this sounds like the beginning of Neil Young "Hey Hey, My My" But is it..?

[@tonybates7870]

Yeah - I heard that too.

[@alexkairis3927]

I think that you could "walk" the 1 ma with the 6 mi to build something where the 3-7 really makes an impact. Perhaps for lyrical purposes.... like " -robutt singer: everything was good/ I was happy with you/ things were great/ I could fart around you and feel comfortable (insert 3-7) but you cheated on me with a girl who's diet is mostly fast food"

[@TheDrDave89]

I wonder how many KZbin produces might start writing music now... you know... for a change...

[@alexkairis3927]

Oh yeah, just bought $50 of SammI G merch and half of it is gift. Love your sense of humor bro.

[@GuitarUniverse2013]

Cool! And after you play the sea, then the sea minor, played B minor, which is the mine or three of the key, and then chromatically slipped down to B-flat minor to a minor which is the two cord of the key and then play five Dom 7/4 before going back to the 1 quart. And thanks to Siri for making the stupid typographical error‘s which are too funny to correct but I suspect you all know what I’m talking about G major, C Major, C minor, B minor, B-flat minor, a minor, D7/4, G major

[@TonyMetal]

Sub-Dominant minor chord, an example that hispanics might recognize is the prechorus in Asereje - Las Ketchup.

[@ryan.m990]

1:50 ... that sound ain't from my grandparents prome or Ritchie valance, That's from that damn addicting game candy crush !!

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Yet another explanation of secondary dominants but this one is what I thought they where 30 years ago - three dacedes wasted! Sec Dom. really are the 'off side rule' of music as none seems to be able to explain them, until now!

[@semvangennip5421]

In Holland we use the term Mol Dur and Dur Mol (originally German). Litterally means minor in major and major in minor. Fun stuff to know :).

[@jumpingdude766]

Amazing video! Who knew theory could be explained in an interesting way!

[@kebby8435]

Sammy g I know these might not get the most views but this is the most informative and digestible lessons I have ever seen on KZbin. Please don’t stop making this content and please keep the sale on the rudiments lesson so I have time to save up for it. Thank you

[@bordy1]

I just ordered your school photo shirt after laughing at the photo for like 10 minutes. A+ merch illustrations btw

[@shantytownbrown]

That was awesome! Thanks...been following from a distance; that earned a sub!

[@JustinGuitarTime]

Always love seeing your new vids! Keep up the hard work Samurai! 😁

[@Swim2TheMoon]

Great example of sub-dominant minor in the real world: Sleepwalk by Johnny and Santo

[@1nrgumen]

Thank you. Great video. But the correct writing is Do Ré Mi Fa Sol La Si Do (not Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do)

[@caitlin2126]

I have an acoustic,I don't know how to play I'd love to learn but I'm not sure I have time, I play piano...is it anywhere near the same?

[@samuelxavier2473]

We have a song with a 5 bar progression, which is great fun with a new drummer who doesn't really know the song. :D

[@ChristianPaulDelage]

Wow that last trick was mind blowing! Like, I knew the others but stuck around cause the explanation was great but that last one had my jaw to the floor 😲

[@padencarter560]

*explains guitar tricks video* Me: nice *bases everything with C as the root of the scale* Me: he really outdid himself on this one

[@charlotteice5704]

This is such a good video, I love how clearly you explained the different concepts and how the video presents kind of a summary containing all of them when otherwise you'd need to piece that knowledge together from all sorts of different sources. Very well done.

[@Mr_E_Ninja.]

That sub-dominant minor chord sounds like it belongs in the radiohead cover of creep.

[@deokureta108]

i'll need more than 1 watch to understand all of this but this is haha. i have a hard time understanding music theory but i'll improve with time ^^

[@acousticmonkey2209]

Thank you for at least touching on Dim chords. So few channels want to discuss them and I never know how to use them🙂

[@totowylde]

awesome tips thanks!!!! SAMURAI

[@sheltongolden4394]

I watch this and pretend I know wtf he's talking about.

[@JoeRPatterson]

Love your explanations! Really well paced and perfect amount of examples.

[@grantingtherant1465]

I just wanted you to know that I watched this video while playing stairway

[@jacobsaintjames]

There's an augmented climb as well, but you move the shape up and down in four-fret intervals

[@jetstraw4]

fun fact, many sub-dominant minor chords are used in regional mexican music

[@bstoner1300]

I usually skip super clickbait titles but I’m glad I didn’t this time

[@CarryTT]

Yay!! Diminished 7ths! Good stuff!

[@brockmurphy1747]

5:09: 🎶Getting naked and playing with guns🎶

[@Ozzoman88]

Sorry Suzanne vibes spotted!

[@sigmaergrundlet9732]

U should make a video,about being a guitarist and not having tattoos

[@aa.mirezZ]

Your use of chord variations is pleasing to see. Lol

[@camperstar6stringer]

Nice sounding Gibson indeed Got good ears for a great crafted guitar.

[@Ziad3195]

Awesome, I didnt understand one trick out of this video

[@nacoapestoso]

Good ol' Sammy G setting the bar higher for content creators, cheers!

[@aprylrittenhouse4562]

I like your guitar its kinda in between matte and shiny. What is it

[@MikeNeedlerMusic]

great video all around! thanks

[@telegraphjames4542]

6:08 BRUDDAH BOUGHT A COCONUT HE BOUGHT IT FOR A DIME

[@fanglies6095]

That first trick reminds of green day

[@dombowombo3076]

Great video. Easy to follow when you have a basic knowledge of music theory. Definetly something I can and will use. Thank you.

[@darthnovius3281]

Root note in a dominant major 7 th. And I'm lost...

[@shalpin]

Nice tips - thankyou!

[@mk_rexx]

9:24 Sounds like a start of a chase

[@Elemy69]

Europeans cringed a little bit at 1:19

[@Crazylrishguy]

So down to use that sub dominant Minor chord

[@capacle]

10:04 The Mandalorian arrives

[@kolin572]

diminished chord climb is in spongebob

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

That chord used in Creep?

[@EpicN1ck]

Red circle always works(;

[@killervacuum]

that first one is in A LOT of nofx songs

[@adityamohan1773]

Does anyone else feel his guitar is a bit out of tune?

[@RBZ3]

Very cool...thanks!

[@uelssom]

loved the legitbait thumb xD

[@jadenlukebouah554]

0:40 *negative harmony had entered the chat*

[@johnsmith-pw7oj]

Awesome video _/m/ god bless you men

[@Kaskets3D]

Ive heard this used somewhere lol

[@SavvyWalrusPirate]

You missed I ma7 to flat II dim7 to II min7

[@wostertoth707]

Love seeing nods to let it be and something

[@greglawrencemusic]

Nice sounding Gibson Sensei.

[@yori4666]

I studied music in collage. I have been confused about how guitar players use the term theory. I see now when you say theory you are talking about what I term harmony. You use the term rudiments where I would say theory. This helps me understand better what guitarists are referencing. Thanks.

[@D3fcon141]

He did mention in the beginning of the video that he would be talking about chords and harmony in this video.. But yes, because of how we play (acoustically at least), harmony and chords are most of what we do.

[@jordanleonmusic6852]

Thanks for the tips!

[@OdaKa]

Love tritone substitution

[@himax000]

Just what I was looking

[@MrLogo1002]

you may have a g7, but what about a g6? :3