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[@CharlesCornellStudios]

What next?!

[@sailor6842]

YES

[@Priisca]

more wurtz! preferably and the day goes on

[@tylermccaw8092]

Music Theory on the soundtrack of the game Cuphead

[@trevinsnow6713]

history of japan 🙏

[@ankylopea]

How about Faster and his music?

[@Frikiman_H]

Most musicians: regular, time-tested chord progressions. Bill Wurtz: "Oh, nothing, I was just *shaving my pianoooo* "

[@tofuu8713]

i literally sung that last part internally in his voice

[@business_axolotl2342]

Its been growin hair he gotta shave it

[@DarukaEon]

This made me laugh harder than it should have. Ha ha ha ha!

[@ragnaroksangel]

Hahaha omg. I love Bill's work so fucking much.

[@ImaPizzaK]

Bill: I was just killing time, I was just partying in the flowerrrr

[@robholx]

"People expertly explaining weird music" is the favorite youtube genre I didn't know existed.

[@duncangilpatric987]

I agree. I don't even know what he's talking about half the time and it's still great to watch someone love something as much as he does

[@AeonAxisProductions]

You could make a religion out of this

[@bamahornplayer]

@@AeonAxisProductions No, don’t

[@dr.whippersnatch7200]

I have truly no idea what any of this means, but man it's fun to hear people get excited and compliment others!

[@afipdjh]

@@dr.whippersnatch7200 So wholesome, I love it :)

[@dangerouslytalented]

Bill either knows music theory so intricately that he can break rules at will or he knows nothing and just does what sounds good

[@ems7623]

I could see this stuff as intuituvely made ... But by someone who has conventional harmonies stuck in his mind very firmly

[@nikolasscheeks]

Bill is a very talented, trained musician who knows the rules so well he can break them.

[@RusNad]

There's a whole page on his website with jazz standard improv so he certainly knows what he's doing

[@SeaSerpentLevi]

@@RusNad :0

[@baTonkaTruck]

Yeah he’s a music theory expert but there are hundreds of thousands of those in the world. What makes him brilliant are the magnificent things he uses that theory to help him say.

[@milkyproduxions]

musicians in his genre: tried and tested progressions bill wurtz: we are now in the key of :)

[@SmaMan]

musicians in his genre: "Stop no you can't do that one of the rules is that you have to stick with tried and tested progressions. bill wurtz: "How bout I do, anyway?"

[@hatred9427]

Musicians: "This is the most common one and sounds nice." Bill Wurtz: *Writing it on his 'what NOT to do list'* "Oh, alright."

[@Rex-golf_player810]

@@SmaMan i dont think musicians in his genre say that shit lol

[@theharmonizer2670]

the key of smile

[@TotallyDapper]

The key of :D

[@starrybenchstudios]

I think Charles is literally making a religion out of this

[@mancillamarie]

you could make a religion out of this

[@sofiat541]

Yes, do

[@Natalie-101]

*Yes do*

[@Caleb-jq5mj]

Chadivich no... actually yes

[@oaster2000]

You could make a religion out of this.. No don't

[@tomrath4801]

I feel like Bill doesn’t get enough credit for the crazy intricate ways he composes these pieces, people just sort of see it as “meme music” but I’m glad Charles is showing how cool and complex it is!

[@sahilssk4244]

He is a true artist ...and a legend like nikola tesla And Legends never need credit They just leave wonderful peice behind them...

[@Taizunx]

@@sahilssk4244 it ok

[@sahilssk4244]

@@Taizunx thanks

[@isahamilton01]

I had never realized just how good Bill is at writing music. I definitely noticed his writing was great and creative and flowed well, but holy cow. I had no clue.

[@codyi5232]

Giving people credit based on what mindless masses do is like looking through the wrong end of a telescope.

[@russellzauner]

Me: *ANGRY AT STUFF* Bill: I'm riding a pony, into the sunset, everything's green and gold, so I'm not in Hell yet Me: *now happier for some stupid ass reason*

[@obductedalien]

Because yoymu see something peaceful and you be happpy

[@applicableapple3991]

We can make a religion out of this

[@faithful2025]

@@applicableapple3991 No, don’t.

[@justarandomperson345]

@@faithful2025 how bout I do, anyway~

[@sektorispiar2988]

Lol, I read this comment just as he got to that part in the song!

[@wanderingrandomer]

Seeing someone who understands music theory randomly pause a song and go "woah" for reasons entirely beyond me, is what fascinates me about the subject.

[@TheB0sss]

I think you perfectly worded my feeling through this video lol. It does make the song more interesting to me

[@thoop6795]

Understanding some music theory and hearing him go woah at the same time is similarly surreal

[@JetJockey87]

There are moments like this all over the world through many fields. I had the pleasure of experiencing it for myself when I started looking into visual astronomy. I went to an Observatory for a Valentine's Day evening and it wasn't like the Atacama observatory or Mauna Loa or anything fancy, a large scope and a few professional amateurs with their own super expensive hobby scopes. So I was looking into the eyepieces of several observations, galaxies, nebulae, etc. but it's all quite plain - not like a hubble picture or anything, which is what most people expect to see and are quite disappointed when they see otherwise. But I looked into one that was pointed at the Jewelbox Globular Cluster and I gasped audibly and the hobbyist went "Yesss!!! Hahah! That's it. That's what we like to hear!" And my enthusiasm was matched by hers. And I was saying "there's so many stars! Are they all actually close together or is that just how we see them from this perspective?" And my date at this point is quite miffed but I am just vibing at the amazing work this person has done. I was pointing out to other people like "hey come look at this one, you see how it looks like..." And the hobbyist and myself were just... Ahhh man

[@JakeFace0]

Jazz musicians are like an invasive species to other genres. They've got no natural predators or competition.

[@b0unce805]

Classical musicians: *scoffing*

[@jackaguirre8576]

Hate to burst your bubble but hasn't jazz been a dying genre for a while now?

[@im2groovy]

@@jackaguirre8576 not really, it's just become more niche

[@bassetts1899]

Oh shit, by liking Bill wurtz did I accidentally start liking jazz?? Fuck!

[@a-10warthog23]

@@jackaguirre8576 Quite the opposite. Jazz influences are popping up everywhere now, it just depends on the subgenre of Jazz.

[@otenkugmo]

Them: Jacob Collier Me, an intellectual: *Bill Wurtz*

[@nickmendlik5788]

Why not both?

[@finesse5820]

they're both amazing, they'd probably be friends

[@PentameronSV]

@@finesse5820 Remember when Jacob Collier had a public Liked Videos lists and they include Bill Wurtz's videos?

[@PicturePencil]

@@PentameronSV his subscriptions are still public and he's subscribed to bill

[@greddoch95]

Me, a musician who lives under a rock: wait, Charles, who are these Jacob Collier and Bill Wurtz's which you speak of? 🙆‍♂️.

[@TheNickofTime]

11:27 “We find ourselves a half-step away from where we want to be” sounds like it would fit perfectly as a Bill Wurtz lyric.

[@CriminallyUnderatted]

That does sound like something Bill Wurtz would write

[@birubu]

Bill Wurtz’s chords are basically like: “Yeah this sounds normal and honestly pretty good and WOAH THERE BUCKO why does this work?”

[@waytoobiased]

as someone who's transcribed some of his chord progressions, this is correct

[@lucasdargert4265]

Most people: Look at those edits! Charles: LOOK AT THAT CHORD PROGRESSION

[@sylvicalias]

*listen to

[@createnewhandle_]

Luigi_125 *View with your ears

[@kenjiroumiyamoto1432]

@@createnewhandle_ bruh

[@Bainbob282]

Look at those mounds

[@theshyguy1580]

You could say it's *EVEN CRAAAZIER SPACE DUST*

[@DistortedSemance]

It's interesting how Bill uses modulation to highlight the surreal comedy - where there's a tonal whiplash in the lyrics, it's accompanied by a *literal* tonal whiplash in the harmony.

[@gettingkilt]

Yes. This is the comment that I needed to see.

[@turnleftaticeland]

It’s probably bc he writes his lyrics at the exact same time as he’s writing the music, which he said he does. They’re inextricable from each other

[@yeaolon]

Bill Wirtz is the type of guy that would write a song about a hurricane then change the subject to vanilla ice cream

[@cactiman6593]

And then giraffes

[@ariannaseguin5929]

That is a perfect way to explain his songs.

[@ariannaseguin5929]

@@cactiman6593 And then cacti

[@ariannaseguin5929]

@@cactiman6593 and then kitties

[@JeepnHeel]

To Bill Wurtz, they are the same

[@MetalMarauder]

I’d love it if you did La De Da De Da De Da De Day-oh. I’ve always considered it his most functional “pop” song but it’s still full of crazy weird shit.

[@zenith8417]

"When did all the windmills start to turn so slow?" is such a Bill Wurtz lyric, right on the verge of sounding deep but still sounds weird.

[@najrenchelf2751]

I can’t go home.

[@Baby_boodle]

That one's my favorite, I'd really like that to be the next one!!!

[@isabelle843]

Please do it!!

[@spanzotab]

The part at the end where he goes "la dee-da da-dee dum dee-da diddly dway-ah diddy dum dwee-ay" always sticks with me

[@asymmetree2748]

The Five-Poem by C. Cornell (9:37): "Putting a five in front a modulation just helps it flow to that new key. And you see that we're only a half step away from where we wanna be. And we end on this five but it's a five in the key of A flat, we wanna be in G. So what does Bill do? He just drops it."

[@ariehchrem3067]

This comment deserves more upvotes

[@endershr000m3]

@@ariehchrem3067 Reddit much?

[@olc7222]

@@endershr000m3 shut up

[@lemonlunges44]

Alexnader Hamiltoon lmao

[@aidenwinter1117]

He just dropped that D

[@uhhok8296]

Id imagine that if a person with synesthesia listened to Bill Wurtzs music without seeing the video they would imagine the same type of imagery

[@kylezo]

Can confirm. You can also try mushrooms + low dose dxm which is basically the same thing with good headphones xD

[@Mdsde]

@@kylezo hmm yes i will encourage drug usage

[@cy-bernet-ix]

TheGraveAccent i mean his name IS kyle stoner

[@alexwohlgemuth4099]

@@kylezo his videos are what it’s like when I’m falling asleep

[@allisin9743]

Not really like the picture of it, but the colors are very right! In "at the airport terminal" is a great example of the colors and the way they blend and mold together is perfect with the video imagery (I have synesthesia)

[@The8BitDrummer]

Super cool!

[@Spectrum16]

Thanks for bringing me here

[@ReubenFuma]

Just watched the St. Helens vid, glad that you found this

[@lolom8772]

Hey it’s the drummer guy, cool

[@beaniebag]

Didn't think I'd see you here

[@mrpersonz708]

Ello

[@oscarcervarich3505]

This Bill Wurtz/Charles Cornell series is what i neeeeeed

[@jonathanl9069]

Oscar Cervarich !!!^^^

[@dymeezeey]

THISSS

[@kikodums5561]

I completely agree

[@swuz35]

Bill hasn't posted since March of last year :(

[@Qsie]

YESSSS

[@VerbalLearning]

Bill's music goes on tangents just like his lyrics.

[@sodacity6609]

Oh boy you should check out his questions page on his website

[@classicconundrum]

my mom said bill wurtz "isn't music" so im showing her this

[@justsomecheddarcheese8545]

Now that's where she's wrong

[@sylviajensen252]

Disown her.

[@breakingglass27]

Why would she even say that? He's basically Steely Dan but funnier

[@lobitor86]

Wow, I listened to Slipknot and Meshuggah to shock my parents...now it is Bill Wurtz. Interesting! What will be my kids shocking me with?

[@whale_inc9646]

does she even know what the definition of music is?

[@whitecrayon6142]

Me, who knows literally nothing about piano: *Interesting*

[@miko3573]

Lol same

[@robadobflob3405]

Just purely from a musical perspective is how he is looking at it, not specifically in a piano frame of mind. He just happens to know piano and so uses it to demonstrate

[@misspinkrainbow5856]

Me, knowing stuff about piano and still lost: Interesting…

[@prppedro]

Charles: “so this progression has [effect] because [complex music theory stuff]” B. Wurtz: ”i don't know, just tryin' to be reasonable”

[@drakeisacake]

Nice

[@chimkim]

Idk man, I probably dropped a cheese stick on the piano and thought it sounded okay enough

[@MostLikelyMortal]

From the little I’ve looked up from him, he’s pretty intentional about his sound and theoretical approach to stuff. Hard to make complex harmonic structures sound like pop without the know how lol

[@prppedro]

@@MostLikelyMortal, indeed. Wurtz must be very aware of what he's doing. But the man got quite a character.

[@JonahNelson7]

@@MostLikelyMortal he is but when he explains his own work, he downplays it immensely

[@theknightlightfilm]

bill wurtz is my favorite musician and I’ve always wanted to write like him, but I’d simultaneously have to know everything about music and also forget everything about music to do so

[@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx]

i dont think he consciously does all this crazy music theory stuff when he writes the music, i get the impression he just has an idea and is like "oh this would sound cool" and then does that

[@kaibarrera9911]

@Theanonymous memester wants to do it but not that bad

[@martinpaddle]

@@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx oh, he certainly knows what he's doing. He might not consciously use theory to create the music, just like highly original writers don't consciously think about how they construct their sentences. But they have a vast vocabulary to draw from, as well as a very well developed sense of how things work together. There's evidence that he is highly educated in music.

[@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx]

@@martinpaddle fax he definitely understands some intricacies he's doing

[@KnockManJo]

@@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx Kinda, he's definitely a master of theory but he bends it according to what he thinks sounds cool.

[@nillanaphid]

Bill's music is just an entire new genre called "Bill". I can recognize any of his music anywhere, it is so unique.

[@mistabean9119]

Charles throughout this entire video: "Yeah this is pretty standard" *listens to 2 more seconds of the song* "What did i just hear"

[@HecJ]

Me: Does not know anything about music theory or music in general Also me during this video: oh yes yes Bill music big brain

[@Methis170]

Oh yeah definitely he drops it he drops it

[@lukasthedark8478]

Yes yes he drops it and modulates A and he does the bridge, for sure, indubitably.

[@carolynrupp7162]

Im literally only 3 minutes in, and I've just got to say; This is how music theory and music classes should be taught at uni. Hearing how excited you are about what's happening in the music makes us (the student in this situation) so much more excited to learn why what's happening is so cool. Its a really engaging method and Charles does this so well. Bravo bravo, I really love these break downs.

[@dylanbussell3745]

Yeah, thats what separates a teacher from like, a mentor. My favorite moment with my favorite teacher, my English Teacher, was a moment where he was vulnerable and comfortable enough with us to share some very personal and close to the heart poetry with us, and he cried because the emotions he put into them were that powerful, and that he was willing to share such passionate works with us made me feel like I was with someone who really cared about not only subject we were in but also us as people. He was just so happy and passionate when we did any kind of creative writing and he always shared his writing with us as well and he just felt so, human, and it made me want to do nothing more than learn more. I’ve never had that feeling with a teacher before that and never have since.

[@TheEarthnicity]

See. No one takes him seriously and discounts him as just a meme writer, but he has an amazing understanding of music theory and applies it in a way that is unique to his style. He doesn't fall under any musical style enough to call it said styles. His music needs a style name of its own.

[@felixthecat0371]

what makes you think people don't appreciate his music properly?

[@conradkai9705]

Bill: I'm avoiding the IRS for evading taxation Me: *Straight vibing*

[@OneFinalAutumn]

I wish they taught his music in schools. Music would expand so much if children were exposed to it at a young age.

[@caleb2050]

it might be a little too complex to teach to young children, probably a basic understanding of jazz harmony is necessary first.

[@althealligator1467]

@@caleb2050 I have no problem understanding this and I've never taken a lesson, they'll be fine. You just need to know basic chords and the idea of a key lol

[@caleb2050]

Al the Alligator nah you also need to know how to build chords and chord functionality if you wanna understand what bill wurtz is doing. It’s a big jump from knowing scales to understanding chord movements.

[@caleb2050]

Deep Moticons the way schools curriculums are design are to be inclusive. Not all kids move at the same pace. You are overestimating how much music classes are able to cover especially for kids without backgrounds in music. This type of harmony composition isn’t something I would teach kids without first going over basic harmony and then basic jazz harmony, which might be a semester class if I wanted my students to get a firm grasp of the concepts. It is impressive composition and most high school students - unless self motivated and learning on their own time - are not ready for these concepts just from school curriculum music.

[@remubruh8896]

I started learning jazz at 12, 2 years later still learning

[@vanlooney2012]

Charles: *explains complicated musical jargon* Me: hmm yes the music here is made out of music

[@sheridan5175]

"That b flat minor 7 is functioning like a 2 in a 251" Um...

[@JeepnHeel]

@@sheridan5175 I recognize all of these words, but not in this order

[@sheridan5175]

@@JeepnHeel I made it up I think

[@danielmoore5022]

Bill wanted to express himself and decided to create a new genre of music to do it, respect

[@ligerton]

Bill Wurtz's style is like a mixture of lofi, jazz and musical music

[@oliviergagnon8719]

Musical music yes

[@jbrem]

@@oliviergagnon8719 like showtunes

[@zachabraham3004]

Bill Wurtz x Jacob Collier collab The world needs it I need it

[@Natalie-101]

Bill Wurtz x Jacob Collier × Charles Cornell I would cryyyyy

[@aloysiussd]

i would die happy

[@randaljr.8581]

I’m honestly not ready

[@victoriabell9546]

That would be *EPIC!*

[@i4i4productions]

bill has openly stated he hates jacob collier and would never work with him

[@NovaCamellia936]

Charles: now I want you to listen for the inner voicings. KZbin ad: Pizza or salad?

[@williamnjagi2388]

Pizza

[@filipecalixto6569]

Vshred add? 😂

[@andrew5687]

Which do you think I'm eating for dinner tonight. I'll tell you one thing for sure, it's not this rabbit food. Why? Because this *points to salad* will just leave me craving this *points to pizza*

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

Salad or fries, the two most different foods in the universe.

[@toomdog]

Also, "inner voicings" played on the top of the chords... So not really inner at all.

[@casey6556]

Me, watching this knowing literally no music theory: *nods along thoughtfully* Yes I definitely also see these things I absolutely know what’s going on

[@zucchini3857]

Lowkey i wished i understood what was going on but music stuffs is so hard for me to understand

[@skrowmedia]

"I'm a princess" is legit my mew favorite song on earth. Might be a fun one for a breakdown, especially with all the modulation near the end.

[@Knutorius]

it's a gem, truly

[@stellophiliac]

it's amazing!

[@kaito1861]

bill wurtz has successfully created the most complex coordinated chaos

[@Geck0GC]

Bill said his favourite genre of music is "normal" so that's probably what his genre is

[@freyabee819]

6:00 “What’s happening?” It’s really actually quite simple! He’s riding a pony into the sunset!

[@CaBarry374]

"So, let's take a look at Mt. St Helens and see how it's put together." Did Bill write that line?

[@evilolivias]

6:15 it’s actually quite simple Ladies and gentlemen we have the Mumbo of piano

[@sebastiannielson1952]

yoooo a fellow mumbo jumbo fan!

[@TheGangstaEnte]

chuffed to bits with this

[@ylerian8878]

Ayyyy

[@gosta4282]

I have a friend who loves Jumbo and music. Going to recommend this channel to him👍

[@joebieker]

Charles: See you'd expect this to go to a II V I. Me: No, no I didn't.

[@SakuraMoonflower]

You would as a music student or some who frequently listens to music- though you wouldn't have the language to describe what you're expecting, the way a music student would.

[@rainwilson4036]

@@SakuraMoonflower I wanna be a music student but I have not found any way to learn to play my keyboard

[@chimes023]

When he explained the lyrics in a Genius video, he said "That's the theory about bridges. Just get lost and find your way back." It's so cool knowing that he's both referring to the lyrics and the music when he said that!

[@andrewl.9736]

This makes me want to hear a full piano version of some of Bill Wurtz's songs

[@focusstudios1296]

Yes! He needs to do a jazz cover version of mt St. Helens

[@olwenn]

Piano version of Here comes the sun kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGq7qIF4rJhgmdk I dunno if there are also his others songs

[@SrinivasSundararaman]

3:16 "Listen again" I suddenly get an ad with trump and I was extremely confused. Lol.

[@duckie_pluckie4369]

I got a KZbin premium ad 😂😂

[@rosestrohm7986]

Same!!

[@i_cam]

That’s a bruh

[@giovanniporter1416]

Same dude, except it was this guy with long hair wanting to teach you guitar,,, you know him

[@williamnjagi2388]

It's like hes aaying listen to trump lol

[@aphelien5858]

Seeing his upload is honestly the most exciting thing in quarantine

[@acatwith2headsart]

Right?

[@AH_Ah_51]

Agreed

[@EmgyAngelo]

IKR

[@domvyvlecka3129]

Ur still in quarantine?

[@thederpynarwhal4027]

How is this 3 hrs ago when it says this was uploaded 2 hrs ago 😳

[@billcipher1756]

bill is either a sleeper genius or he has never taken a music theory class and i cant tell which it is

[@magic8ball331]

Both is good

[@Eisofice]

I believe he studied Jazz at university

[@timsarai]

He is absolutely a genius. He knows exactly what he is doing theory wise.

[@lazinator8285]

He learned theory, mastered it, then proceeded to spam chords and figure out how to perfect it.

[@alchemicmercury]

Why not both?

[@rhysjones9771]

Bill is walking the line between total jazz mastering and complete chaos and i love it

[@mariusbrekka4506]

I have no idea what anything he's saying means, but his excitement is extremely contagious

[@dzfz2100]

I feel like Bill Wurtz learn the 'rules' of musicology, then just decided 'no one tells me what to do'

[@dominikweber4305]

You need to know how the rules work in order to break them in a good way. Otherwise it's just erratic.

[@danhoenn]

I’ve always thought that Bill Wurtz’s ability to genre-bend as well as the eccentricity he has in his lyrics and writing is very evocative of the music from Phineas and Ferb? If that makes sense. Same energy

[@polic72andDrD3ath]

Oh totally, if there was another PnF-universe series coming out, and Bill composed for it, I would have 0 complaints.

[@helenatoro]

just sayin, i feel like charles is the only person i'd ever trust to do a decent job at covering one of bill wurtz's songs. just sayin.

[@andrewscott95]

Josh Turner did an amazing job. You also should go down that rabbit hole. Josh is my favorite

[@helenatoro]

@@andrewscott95 ooh I'll be sure to check it out!

[@bluetrane65]

I'd also recommend June Lee and Leon Waves channels if you're interested in transcriptionist channels

[@brienelwoodwashburn2839]

I think Adam Neely could do a great job of it

[@joecool4335]

i think the phrase, “that is super cool, and i’ll explain why-“ would work great on merch. just sayin’.

[@victorym744]

YES!

[@JeremyForTheWin]

mansplain but for good

[@lolom8772]

Jeremy Meyers wait how?How do you have that with 200 subs?

[@JeremyForTheWin]

@@lolom8772 why does it matter

[@lolom8772]

Jeremy Meyers just wondering, also kinda weird how all of your top videos have 10s of thousands of views yet can barely get 20 comments.

[@nicechordwiwi]

15:04 it's a D9sus (or C/D) chord.

[@BookooZenny]

I also noticed that!

[@trinalps]

thanks, chord man

[@jacobshort2468]

I can hear an 11 in there, but good ear, dude. It makes sense, too, because the chord before it and the chord after it are both 4ths away. A->D->G

[@agaveboy]

Sus what

[@jwaj]

Fitting name

[@TheAcdcninja]

I never really gave bill the credit for being such a masterful composer. His randomness really hides his talent in a way (not really, as a whole package he’s brilliant, but when you mostly notice that he’s “so random and silly” it’s easy to not notice just how musically adventurous he is)

[@antoniolewit7852]

I really want to see "when the day goes on" but it's like very, very complex especially with the breakdown

[@Caleb-jq5mj]

“Woke up in the morning traveling straight into the sun”

[@trogers763]

@@Caleb-jq5mj This is my alarm every morning

[@Oberkobold]

I don't think it would be that complex. For the most part it sounds pretty functional to me

[@isaacthecorncob]

@@Oberkobold Most of it seems really quite simple to me. But, I know very little about music theory tbh

[@Nairrrrrrr]

@@isaacthecorncob OK?

[@Jlaaag]

I've loved Bill Wurtz for ages and discovered Charles fairly recently. I thought "Hey I wonder if Charles knows about Bill, it seems like he'd have a lot to say about his musical style" and Hey presto as if the stars themselves have aligned here are two Charles x Bill videos and I've never been so satisfied.

[@ekathe85]

"The people who work in my office are going on vacAtion", that F f*cked my brain up so bad I couldn't even accept it was F. My left hand just literally refused to play that note

[@loaflove5]

Bill: *(maybe I could eat blades of grass)* Charles: *I felt dat*

[@ellerysmusic]

you should do some of bills older songs, particularly “the road” is one of the most amazing and harmonically quirky jazz compositions ever imo

[@flamingspinach]

Seconding this, please consider doing a video in this style on The Road! It is super extra when it comes to the kind of stuff you discussed in this video, lol. Here's the song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4uaqZqQjdmUbq8

[@lanzpat0725]

Charles: *Passionately explaining what’s happening* Me: *Have no idea what he’s talking about* Also me: *Pretending to understand what he’s talking about* Oh yeah that is fascinating, that explains a lot

[@MrDrumStikz]

This is something I've noticed about theory channels: The human ear has an incredible capacity to understand what they hear in spite of your knowledge. Kinda like how it is easier to run than to play QWOP, it is easier for your ear to understand the music than it is for your brain to understand it.

[@SoniCraft98]

Peter Fitzsimmons If by “understand” you mean “enjoy”, then yeah your ear can understand faster than your brain can. But if you by “understand” you mean “able to identify and comprehend the intricacies”, then you need your brain for that.

[@beepbeepeddie8010]

@@SoniCraft98 nah i understand it even through ive never learned about music

[@andersonjukebox8315]

I also don't know shit, but having listened to music since forever and him making analogies like "home base" and such make it easy to follow along with his enthusiasm.

[@unknowablerootvegetable]

Yea uh I have no clue wtf he's talking about but I love Bill Wurtz. He's saying it's a G buts it's a 4? Then he says the next is a Emj or something but also a 6? I'm lost but I don't care

[@JustThatOneRandomGuy]

7:58 I dont know music that much but I recognise that chord progression anywhere. It's a very common progression used in Chinese/Taiwanese music; so common that it basically defines the "genre".

[@arf101088]

typical western music uses 12 notes total, and most scales have 7 notes, spaced in different ways to create the scale's identity. you can use the notes of the scale as guidance to creating chords. certain chords, called 'triads', take one of the scales notes, another note two scale-notes higher, and a third thats another two scale-notes higher. the triad is named based on the beginning note you used in relation to the scale's starting note, scaling from 1-7, often displayed in Roman numerals (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII). the chord progression at 7:58 cycles through the second, fifth, and first chords ( ii, V, I ) of the E-flat major scale. this type of progression is very common in all kinds of music, more in western and classical. the resolution from a fifth chord to a first chord has a feeling of resonance and wholeness, and a strong sense of tension, into release. its called a 'perfect cadence'.

[@EricBridges]

Please please do "at the airport terminal"! The verses have such a straightforward melody that when the craziness is introduced later, the contrast is very pronounced, and then little bits of harmonic weirdness get inserted back into the harmony during the verse. It's like, airport terminals should be this simple thing, but they're always stressful and weird, and you never get to have the simple experience you feel like you should have.

[@racheljohnson4661]

realizing you just watched a guy fangirling about music for 18 and a half minutes and that it was amazing

[@seeseefok7659]

cringy sans fangirl.

[@Chidchiejoon]

A guy fanboying maybe dhhdhd

[@thebrayns]

PLEASE DO “Still a piece of garbage” ik its short but its extraordinary

[@ofexistence267]

hey thanks for checking in, i’m

[@thebrayns]

@@ofexistence267 still a piece of ✨garbage✨🤪

[@lilmao4482]

What about the first part he-llo, I’m ✨ *a piece of garbage* ✨

[@SeanGonzalezMDHEXT]

I love how you have fun with the song at 8:04. You were straight vibing there.

[@Nobody-xe9fc]

Please talk about his new song he just released less than an hour ago.

[@siopao8137]

Bill Wurtz: *makes a specific noise out of a specific instrument Charles Cornell: We can make a religion out of this

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

It's always a fine swell day when Charles Cornell posts something

[@Hitscanister]

I have a feeling that if I, a non-musician with basically no knowledge of music theory, were to make music with sudden key shifts like this, I would be called everything else than a talented musician.

[@itsdanielhere4311]

You should try!! the more music in the world the better :))

[@FrankFurther]

That's the thing, he makes them not sudden

[@miso1675]

I really don't understand any of this, or barely, but it's just entertaining somehow. It makes sense, or feels like it does, without me actually understanding. So cool.

[@pinkajou656]

And seeing him get so excited is amazing

[@caioellery9117]

please continue doing bill wurtz videos! I love that guy and his music I really like "new canaan" and "la de da de da de da de day oh"

[@joshjohnson2287]

Ok I can't be the only one who wants a Cornell jazz version of this song 😤

[@frozennbutter6425]

It’s already too jazzy

[@therino9695]

@@frozennbutter6425 it'd be nice to see a Cornell version tho! Jazz varies it's really a reflection of the composer

[@ellzzz_3871]

"Listen again" * coffee ad *

[@gamechops]

loved this!! Bill is a master, and you explained he mastery quite well. Thanks Charles!

[@perfect.morning.007]

hey look it's chops let me thing of an interesting thing to say... um... "yeah I agree with you, total youtube stranger"

[@vanedXD]

🎶is loving bill wurtz legal yet🎶

[@jadejaguar69]

That was an inner voice movement Charles: I want you to listen for the inner voice movement YES!!

[@NoahStolee]

Who watches Charles's videos upside down to see what he's doing on the piano 😂

[@tedtooley9636]

you are my hero what the heck how didnt i notice this

[@manuellagracia191]

Wow why i never thought of this

[@fubgubber4370]

“So now what we’re doing here is briefly changing the key” was probably said in about every minute of this video😂

[@siobhanmclauchlan32]

Charles is the type of person to look at a bill wurtz song and ask “ is anyone going to figure out the cord progressions” and not wait for an answer

[@waytoobiased]

is it bad I know what this references?

[@griffinbrown5517]

Someone needs to write a jukebox musical out of Bill's songs. Some of them are incredibly catchy and you can easily picture choreography. Not to mention the music is just fantastic and criminally unknown.

[@mancillamarie]

the only dislike is from mount st helens cuz it was exposed by bill

[@huggingtentacles]

I was hoping somebody did explain what's the meaning behind Bill's music, but it's just some music nerd explaining why sounds make me feel interesting. And honestly? I'm not even complaining,. that's good too

[@chickennuggies906]

„so we‘re in the key of G again...“ *serious analysis* bill: IM RIDING A PONY🥰

[@Heartbeatzofficial]

“When I get older“ is one of my favorites! Would be cool to see that taken apart. Just the way it transitions into the bridge is so UGHH... _pleasant_

[@livelaughlove0209]

Oh Bill Wurtz, how I miss thee

[@reubenshiflet1952]

What? Did he quit?

[@franciscobaltazarlabranago6248]

@@reubenshiflet1952 Nah, he just hasn't uploaded in a while. A long, long while

[@417Owsy]

@@franciscobaltazarlabranago6248 he said in an h3h3 interview that he's planning on planning a concert tour

[@matthewlove2473]

Another thing thats suprisingly interesting is that the song modulates DOWN to the bridge. Modulating down is pretty rare, most songs modulate up to add energy.

[@TheBluestflamingos]

Fantastic explanation. Musical notation is something I can never quite wrap my head around, for some reason, but the way you explain the meaning of the chords and demonstrate them on your piano makes it clear as water.

[@randygerson911]

I can't be the only person who watches this, having no idea what is going on, but loving it anyway- right?

[@KnockManJo]

You should check out Josh Turner's cover of that one, he's the only one I've seen nail Bill's chords in a cover

[@nf_prod7522]

Nobody: Charles after every chord: *OMG THIS IS SOOO COOL, THIS IS INSANE* charles, i luv u man

[@penelopereynolds8533]

Charles your voice is literally so beautiful. I’m amazed every time you sing. Like when you sang the mr Rogers song. And now😍😍😍

[@ishouldhavetried]

When he said "🎹" I felt that

[@JoshuaBurniece]

I'm a classical pianist, so I was never taught the fundamentals of jazz harmony, modulation, etc. I've always wanted to learn it but could never wrap my mind around the concepts when I'd delve into it by myself. You break it down in such a simple way that I'm actually beginning to understand this stuff. I can even start applying it to my own writing now. You must spend like 40 hours a day practicing jazz.

[@andrewgomes8762]

Charles's major fanboy moments: 1:25 2:04 2:29 2:44 3:21 4:41 5:24 6:05 7:48 8:19 8:47 12:28 12:59 13:05 13:25 14:07 15:20 16:06 16:20

[@joshknowsnothing]

basically the whole video

[@dartrevas]

We have the major ones but what about the minor ones?

[@user-km9bx3gf3z]

Dartrevas or the diminished add4 flat 11

[@lolom8772]

So everything?

[@wayneabsuelo1141]

the way he gets so happy and excited about the "little things"

[@Dany715gd]

I love how Bill uses modal interchange in the most unexpected yet fitting places! Extremely creative, got to try it out myself sometime

[@chavalampert8541]

The three dislikes are from Bill's underpaid employees.

[@seblat1086]

Chava Lampert is this a joke?

[@jaredellison326]

Hope they're enjoying their vacation!

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

@@seblat1086 "And the people who work in my office went on vacation, 'Cause they say I haven't been paying them very much anymore." It's in the bridge, after the pony bit.