BLACKBIRD Harmonic Analysis (Beatles Blackbird MUSIC THEORY) | Advanced Music Theory Lesson

[@TheBeardedGuitarist]

Hope you guys enjoyed this in-depth analysis of Blackbird. Just a quick note, at 06:22 I wrongly said omit5 but the G/B is not omit 5. Thanks for watching!

[@mikekadar3325]

Best Blackbird (not a) lesson out there. Not for beginners. I'm watching repeatedly to stretch my musical brain and connect a bunch of dots I've picked up over the years. Very helpful and rewarding. Thank you!

[@TheBeardedGuitarist]

Thanks, much appreciated

[@davidkeepman4570]

You are a pedagogical genius

[@alicec1533]

Was playing this song, and decided to just play the thumb part... Just playing the bass really shows how this song is deceptively intricate.

[@colej3360]

Legendary video! Great example of a timeless classic that completely validates venturing away from conventional diatonic triads. Before I learned about inversions I used to 'fear' not playing the root or shuffling the order of the notes wouldn't technically be allowed even if I thought it sounded better. Such is the life of a 'self' taught guitarist. Nice to hear McCartney and co essentially just composed what they believed sounded best. Certainly paid off!

[@TheBeardedGuitarist]

Thank you very much for your comment!

[@anthm27]

As I said on "The Bearded Guitarists" Patreon page. Sensational, definitely a video for those that either know advanced theory. Or, if a student, it's definitely for those who are committed to learning. Once dissected, the theory of this song's Harmonic Analysis is fascinating. Personally, I think Paul McCartney will love it.

[@TheBeardedGuitarist]

Thanks so much Anthony.

[@Crunkboy415]

I like your neo-soul grooves. Other guitarists overload their chord progressions with complex chords making them sound more jazzy. You keep it simple and make the groove and vibe more important.

[@TheBeardedGuitarist]

Thanks so much!

[@wilyamdein1359]

That move from Em chromatically descended is like the move in stairway to heaven. I saw that Eb as augmented

[@fmaylinch]

11:30 As a beginner in harmony and guitar, my brain exploded in slow-motion during this explanation. I hope I will be able to deduct these things myself some day :) It was super interesting to realise that, in a 7th chord, the 3rd and the 7th are the defining notes, so you can omit the root and the 5th without destroying the chord feeling completely.

[@anthonygonzalez8684]

This is a brilliant Guitar teacher to learn from and become accomplished. All the Best. 😊👍🏻❤️🎸

[@TheBeardedGuitarist]

Thanks so much

[@michaelbaudin]

Thank you for the analysis. When you say that the minor plagal cadence is a way to write a "hit", I think it is a misconception. This minor plagal cadence is a Beatles - Mc Cartney signature. This is the reason why you say that: the Beatles use this cadence is so many hits songs that others did the same after. That cadence appeared much less often before The Beatles. More generally, they invented what a worldwide "hit" song is today. Anyway, thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of music.

[@igordbc]

Amazing video man, keep doing this kind of work... Tks...

[@uri4m]

I liked this video man!! And now I'm gonna watch it...

[@TheBeardedGuitarist]

Thanks for your support. Hope you enjoyed it!

[@anbe4538]

Very nice video Simone! What about key of C on Chorus? (as analysed in The Wolf Marshall Guitar Method - Power Studies 2). This way, Fadd2 (IV); Em (iii); Dmadd11(ii); C(I) and Bb6 (bVII). What do you think? thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@TheBeardedGuitarist]

That is a brillant analysis indeed!

[@Markrspooner]

Wow, what an amazing video, might need a couple more watches to absorb all of this!

[@TheBeardedGuitarist]

Thanks very much for your comment Mark.

[@martindubreuil7751]

very good +

[@josecolon1729]

Can someone tell me what for blackbird was written in?

[@jessmcleod8976]

it’s in g major if that’s what u mean

[@KonstantinDedreux]

if the Beatles had to go to the other side of town just to learn a B7 chord, how come they write such sophisticated chord progressions intentionally?! I think they didn’t know what they were doing when they wrote this, but they were naturally talented, so it worked. Today we come up with smart explanations how this makes sense harmonically…

[@alicec1533]

I feel almost certain that story is fabricated/exaggerated. Probably morelike there was someone who taught a lot of chords, and perhaps a new/different voicing of B7 they hadn't seen before. I don't know. Maybe it is true and they just learn a lot of chords between then and 1968.

[@KonstantinDedreux]

I agree@@alicec1533. It's a good story, but it sounds too good to be true. If you're a musician, even an amateur, you know that it doesn't make sense, really.

[@Ilebuda]

"You don't need to know the detailed musical theory to compose....". True, you just might need to be a genius.

[@TheBeardedGuitarist]

Yes 😂

[@fmaylinch]

Some people know a little bit of music theory and then just experiment a lot. For me, it is very visual in a DAW (Logic, Fruity Loops, etc), with their piano roll, where you can play (experiment) with the chords without needing to know what you're actually doing. :) I guess, the more theory you know, the less you have to experiment. Although maybe by experimenting you will get to places where your theory wouldn't let you go, if you know what I mean.