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!
@mikekadar33252 жыл бұрын
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!
@TheBeardedGuitarist2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, much appreciated
@davidkeepman45709 ай бұрын
You are a pedagogical genius
@alicec15337 ай бұрын
Was playing this song, and decided to just play the thumb part... Just playing the bass really shows how this song is deceptively intricate.
@colej33603 жыл бұрын
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!
@TheBeardedGuitarist3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your comment!
@anthm273 жыл бұрын
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.
@TheBeardedGuitarist3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Anthony.
@Crunkboy4153 жыл бұрын
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.
@TheBeardedGuitarist3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@wilyamdein13595 ай бұрын
That move from Em chromatically descended is like the move in stairway to heaven. I saw that Eb as augmented
@fmaylinch10 ай бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
This is a brilliant Guitar teacher to learn from and become accomplished. All the Best. 😊👍🏻❤️🎸
@TheBeardedGuitarist Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
@michaelbaudin10 ай бұрын
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.
@igordbc2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video man, keep doing this kind of work... Tks...
@uri4m3 жыл бұрын
I liked this video man!! And now I'm gonna watch it...
@TheBeardedGuitarist3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support. Hope you enjoyed it!
@anbe45389 ай бұрын
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!
@TheBeardedGuitarist9 ай бұрын
That is a brillant analysis indeed!
@Markrspooner3 жыл бұрын
Wow, what an amazing video, might need a couple more watches to absorb all of this!
@TheBeardedGuitarist3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for your comment Mark.
@martindubreuil7751 Жыл бұрын
very good +
@josecolon172911 ай бұрын
Can someone tell me what for blackbird was written in?
@jessmcleod89765 ай бұрын
it’s in g major if that’s what u mean
@KonstantinDedreux7 ай бұрын
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…
@alicec15337 ай бұрын
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.
@KonstantinDedreux7 ай бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
"You don't need to know the detailed musical theory to compose....". True, you just might need to be a genius.
@TheBeardedGuitarist Жыл бұрын
Yes 😂
@fmaylinch10 ай бұрын
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.