What even IS a 2-5-1 and how do you use it?

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[@CharlesCornellStudios]

I hope this helps some people understand a bit more when we're talking about all those numbers! Please leave any additional questions below and I'll try my best to get back to as many as I can. Also, I'm so appreciative of you all even watching these videos, and that is more support than I could have ever imagined. However, if you happen to like a design and you want to rep the channel, you can check them out here!! teespring.com/stores/charlescornell

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You didn’t say first

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You are sick at playing the piano.

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[@shayminki]

charles: thoroughly explaining 2-5-1 me, an educated musician: * watches the whole video anyway *

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hmm yes me, an educated intelectual

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It's the Beginner's Mindset. Always something to learn, even in going into the ABCs again. As an artist I keep going back to the fundamentals, and there's deep wisdom hidden everywhere.

[@theviper1999uk]

Me a musical illiterati: hmm yes yes 'chords' those exist

[@luisyo666]

x2

[@sbyrstall]

Did you learn anything??

[@tac6080]

PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THESE As a teen who's been playing classical for 10 years, I learned the theory but not how to apply it. I'm trying to make the switch to jazz (it just seems so much more fun), and, during quarantine, videos online have been my only source of guidance. Thank you so much!

[@MudStuffin]

If you've been playing for 10 years then I assume you have at least moderate reading and technical skills. So now what I encourage you to do to help you improve with jazz (mainly improv) is to transcribe pieces that you like (listen, learn how to play, then write them down) and transcribe the chords as well. Once you do that, you can find all the II-V-Is and take the licks from those parts and incorporate those into your own improv.... Wow, that was a lot... Good luck!

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

also never ever use sheet music, learn songs by ear and make your own chord and melody sheet.

[@MaxRamos8]

You can also look to songwriting/commercial harmony, gives chord structures and theory for songs

[@tac6080]

Awesome, thanks! I'll try that for sure

[@angeldarkduck193]

Yes i would love more charles

[@harrisont2004]

As a learning jazz pianist I’m so grateful for this channel for not only clarifying these concepts but doing it in such a fun and clear way. Please keep this channel going because it’s amazing.

[@captainkiwi77]

I don’t think I’ve ever had a creator go “hey if you can’t afford the merch, it’s ok don’t stretch yourself, your views are more than enough support” It is a sort of wholesomeness that my broke ass needed It just makes me want to buy merch from you more, I’m coming for your merch store after I get this job

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I don't want to mess up the 69 likes you have, so I'll just comment that I agree.

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Good luck! 🍀

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Let's press F for the concerned mother which goes into the comment sections of yt videos and likes only the comments with 69 likes.

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It's wholesome or a very smart marketing strategy

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Supermega has been doing this too since Corona started, it's a sign of a content creator also being an actually nice person as well I guess lol

[@glasssoup7549]

Looking at the keyboard in reverse is kinda confusing. Charles: *Press C* 1 Brain: That's an E! oh wait....

[@musicmirj]

SAME! The struggle is real lol

[@shirleygonzalezasensio]

Would it help if he mirrored his video?

[@SecretAgentPaul]

It would really help if he filmed from over his shoulder

[@rafaelfernandes3242]

I was actually about to turn my head around the monitor just to make it make sense

[@rafaelfernandes3242]

and its kinda hard to understand what he is doing in the moment actually

[@briannastevenson7744]

Charles: *explaining the concept simply and thoroughly* Me, with the attention span of a dust particle: 👁👄👁

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300 subs with epic videos? Wow, what an epic video!

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300 subs with epic videos? I was expecting a Rick roll

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What the fuck is going on in this comment thread?

[@supermanbatman5422]

I’ve been playing for over 8 years - unfortunately self-taught. And I have never understood this concept until this video came out. Honestly Chris, thank you. I struggle with a learning disability, and having so many piano teachers fail me dissuaded me from fully falling in love with piano. But in a little over fifteen minute, you’ve managed to spark that musical ember. Thank you dude.

[@LastLightgg]

I'm really happy you're doing music theory for people. One thing that might help is a keyboard cam? like a cam from above. As a pianist I keep having to mentally flip it aha

[@joanna4655]

I'm with you! The keyboard cam is a great idea.

[@TheGabe473]

Yes!

[@AnNguyen-gq8ip]

totally agree!

[@diegovazquez2714]

Haha I thought I was the only flipping my phone to see his fingers

[@hjulben87]

Agree! Some way that mirrors the keys so we see it correctly would make so much of a difference. Now I'm all "hmm... He says C, but I'm pretty sure that's an E... Wait a minute. To the left of two blacks is to the right of two blacks from his perspective". Music is like my third language, but as with my two other languages, I'm not able to read mirrored.

[@thespeedyyoshi]

Dude, the “putting V in front of it to make it feel natural” thing BLEW MY MIND WHAT!?!?

[@allorgansnobody]

though I think it doesn't work if the V itself feels unnatural but that's okay because you can just play dominant chords cycling around the circle of fifths until you get where you wanna go lmao... yeah the mind has been blown o.o

[@humanaesthetic]

As someone who is musically illiterate but loves listening to music, this is great.

[@GuyNamedSean]

You should definitely look into some more channels that explain music like this. Learning the theory behind the music is like when Penn and Teller show the technique behind the magic trick. It's awesome and really helps you appreciate the craft.

[@Hsel-lc1wt]

If you're interested in music theory in general I'd definitely recommend Adam Neely's channel - he makes really good and informative videos :)

[@NoThrottle]

@@Hsel-lc1wt David Benette Piano is also a cool channel for finding music easter eggs and other music theory stuff.

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NoThrottle David bennett is amazing

[@amorphous-Cloud]

As someone who is music literate only after suffering through college to become so, this is great for me, too

[@erischl]

Sir, as a teacher as well (not a music teacher though) I have to say that what you did there was just brilliant. I have never before seen such concepts being explained in such a clear and smooth way as you did. Charles we have no doubt you are a great musician, but I am sure to say you are a incredible teacher as well. Last but not least, I cannot afford much for now but congrats on your merch, I will definitely keep an eye on it and get myself a piece as soon as things smooth up a bit in here. Have a great one, mate (:

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[@CharlesCornellStudios]

Thanks so much!! This is EXACTLY what we were thinking during the design process. I wanted something that was generic enough to not be specific to me, but that some people might think just looks cool and represents something cool.

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Charles Cornell you fuckin rock bro

[@mr.government985]

Charles Cornell I know you probably won’t see this but if you do, thanks so much for doing what you do, you’re one of my favorite content creators and inspired me to start learning piano. Keep up the amazing content

[@wanderingrandomer]

I still relatively new to music, and this is probably the best example of teaching chord voicing. It seems to be something that a lot of teachers take for granted, where they just go all over the piano, and I'm just like "whoa, there!". I have a hard time imagining chords as anything other than triads within one octave. I never know when to spread it out, and where to place voicings

[@benilaria4166]

I really want to take a second to just appreciate how Charles discusses monetization elements of his channel. Telling us not to stretch ourselves too thin, and that watching the videos alone is support enough, and even the way he introduces and thanks sponsors. Not just annoying statements like COP THE NEW MERCH and OUR SPONSOR FOR TODAY IS... You are one of the most mature KZbinrs when it comes to these things and you really make it feel like you are humbled by your massive growth over the past year and it is just so very refreshing. Thanks, Charles!

[@CharlesCornellStudios]

I appreciate this more than you know. I makes me feel icky when I see KZbinrs blasting their merch and yelling at you to buy. I want to give people something to support via, but I don't want to make anybody feel like I don't still appreciate them if they can't or don't want to.

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Charles Cornell Well it is of my opinion that you are doing a fantastic job at it. It has been amazing to see you transform and evolve in such a short time and it is all because of how you conduct yourself on camera for us!! For real you’re one of the best out there. PS. Totally copping the merch, tho. Lololol.

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@@CharlesCornellStudios Charles, keep doing what you are doing! In addition to being super smart/talented/fucking hilarious/a great teacher (you really are invitingly concise and simple without loss of accuracy with your theoretical explanations), I really do think you have the best attitude, the most integrity, and the most genuine humility of any KZbinr I've ever seen (and I watch a shit ton of KZbin)! You inspire me to be a kinder and more joyful person with every enthusiastic video you make (serious or facetious). Wholesome and infectiously exuberant entertainment like this that makes us smile, laugh, fascinated, and learn is more than just entertainment; it relieves any stress of the day and makes pent up frustration melt away - why should I frown if I can be like Charles and smile all the time? Thanks for being you!

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I feel like the only exception to me being annoyed by KZbinrs plugging their own merch, is when Joel from Roomieofficial does it with his 'a little bit pitchy shirt' because usually he said it by accident, and it's kind of funny. But yes, other than that, they annoy me

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I remember his video when he was so giddy to have a sponsor for the first time 😊

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I would love a brief music theory series from you. Going over all the keys, leading and common tones, all that stuff. I really love your stuff Looking forward to wearing the hoodie!

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“What do we do on this channel?” Charles, it’s all just... ✨ magic ✨

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[@dvotion2715]

I love how every time you play a chord, the vibration makes the snare and cymbals sizzle ^^

[@cakecakes31]

This title is funny after studying music theory for years lol

[@mysterious_drake]

I kept waiting for a rogue V/V-V-I variation to crop up in the video somewhere. He covered the ii-V-I so thoroughly, I mentally expected it to be a given. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Still enjoyed the video though, of course.

[@handfulmousefly]

I nearly offed myself after two semesters, I sincerely applaud you

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truly!!

[@grievousarmy4061]

I also study music heavily, and I resisted cracking up 😂

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Same

[@tarkovsky69]

I'm a 38 year old who attended a Berklee summer program a couple of years ago and am refreshing my learning from this. Thank you.

[@HaydenG_07]

“The world can never hurt from having more jazz” collective improvisation ensues

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best part

[@GymnopedieTornado]

In his spare time Charles only listens to Albert Adler outtakes

[@DaemonWorx]

*jazz music stops but only to add emphasis on the next chord*

[@suzoanimation]

I've played piano for a decade entirely by ear without a single lesson, so the mental block on theory is insane, and your channel has been more instrumental (hehe) in pushing my understanding forward and combining instinct and muscle memory with real mechanics, very excitedly binging these and pausing and trying things on the piano and learning so so fast. These videos clearly come from a passion to teach and share and they're doing just that for me.

[@nac341]

I knew that 2-5-1 was a very popular progression, but I did NOT know you could use it to move between different scales! Honestly music makes a lot more sense now! I can't believe it took me so long to learn this... Thank you!

[@nexusdestiny4171]

This is incredibly useful, and fairly easy to understand. For some who likes the complexity of music, but doesn’t understand it this is a great step towards understanding. I really hope you can do more of these.

[@toskakai4379]

That thing is..this is really helpful in precessions. Which I’m in. So it’s sooo good to simplify it. Keep learn mate you’ll do great

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Yo I'm in the same boat! There are some things I understand but there's a lot that I don't, but I still love to listen to music like Dream Theater and Rush.

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14:54 Ladies and Gents, we’ve just learned how to play piano in a jazz bar

[@jackn8205]

*Coltrane changes intensifies*

[@yurilia7384]

*(but only in C)*

[@therino9695]

Haha I thought the same thing

[@Kredeidi]

Giant Steps right? Thats what I felt when he stringed those chords together with ii-V's

[@alekonicolacakis7002]

69 likes so i wont mess it up but this is a god-tier comment

[@BGEMata]

I swear I have never ever came across such a great video explains 2-5-1 without it confusing the audience with voicings, modes, etc.. Great video keep making more of these please!

[@napnosis5106]

I love how slowly he explained everything and built up , because i watch , i mean i try , to watch adam neely's videos and thats just concepts flying over my head . Thank you for making this video and hope you make more of these ♥️🙌🏻

[@CharlesCornellStudios]

I absolutely love Adam's videos. He does an INCREDIBLE amount of research and presents extremely difficult topics in a great way. But yes, if I didn't have the education I'm fortunate enough to have, I would likely struggle to follow along, so I totally understand. Thanks for the support!!

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[@Liltle]

It's so sweet that you're down to earth teaching the people who enjoy music without music theory background. I mean you've been a fun person to watch to applying advance even fascinating theories in your videos and seeing this makes us glad knowing that you love your audience. Thanks bud!!

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"Not a single person asked for it" I asked for it...

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Amazingly, it is more genuine and real when the audience don't ask for a specific content. Good stuff.

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I like you when you meme, but I love when you teach something. It's insane how your passion comes through.

[@RobinMoreOrLess]

I've only ever been able to make the notes sound pretty together, but never learned why, or how to play. The math of music is so pleasing to hear it's hard to explain. Like unlocking something in the brain... Thank you for explaining this topic so well.

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[@hunterdewitt1]

Love this. I already know this stuff, but it's still entertaining to watch you teach it! It'd be awesome if you made more videos like this but went deeper. I'd to love to know more about jazz theory.

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hahaha I appreciate that! I really don't want people to go broke buying my stupid t shirt lmao. your support is more than enough!

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@@CharlesCornellStudios I'll respectfully say that your t-shirt (and the hoodie I plan to buy once I'm able to, huge fan of the soft fabric insides.....AND YOU) is not stupid.....but I'll definitely take your advice! Thank you so much for your work. I'll definitely keep supporting you.

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Charles Cornell this is how you can tell you’re just a good content creator, you actually like give a shit about your audience and we all give a shit about you

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I'm actually really eager to get some spending cash and blow it on that black on white keys hoodie. That design is awesome and I NEED it.

[@sophiealice763]

Pleassseeee more videos like these!! There are so many music theory videos out there that are just showing dry theory but don't really explain how to apply and use it. This video is great for people who aren't exactly beginners and know the basic theory but can't actually do much with it yet ;) please keep making these! Im always typing in the search bar "how to spice up chords" and it gives me zero hits. But this is exactly the type of stuff we need!

[@SebasGuillem]

Charles. Thank you for using your talent and incredible skill to show and educate us so much man. What a blessing it is to see your vids. Cheers from Costa Rica!!

[@SebasGuillem]

Making me fall in love with Jazz a lil’ more every day.

[@RubioBoy85]

Can you show too, what voicings and added notes you use in 2-5-1 to let it sound so „rich“??

[@jamieson.]

I went into this thinking “oh crap, I’m not gonna understand any of this” but, I was proven very wrong. This video really helped in explaining and simplifying all of this “music lingo” if you will. So thank you dude!

[@purepoetxix]

at the end you running through those chords with the 5 in front sounded so good! You have an incredible amount of skill man. UGH I could listen to you play all day!!!!

[@ShoH]

Man where you made those 4 keys work with each other... that might have been the most eye-opening use of the ii-V-I I've ever had someone so patiently explain to me. Thank you very much for this video!!!

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Honestly that merch is so clean and non intrusive its some of the first merch i've ever considered buying

[@racheldeschaine]

THANK YOU!!! I’ve been looking for a video that explains this but none of them have made as much sense as this😂

[@plamentsvetanov]

This video is a great intro to harmony and harmonisation. Great job.

[@hunterleebrown]

Time for an overhead cam shot of the keyboard when explaining chord progressions and leading tones. It will be easier for most people who are at least a little piano literate... and you’re a good teacher.

[@davidbernier5782]

Seconded! 💙

[@Dihydrousoxide]

14:07 "So lets connect these key changes with V chords between." *plays it* Me: "Mm, that sounds cool. 14:25: "It's still a little strange ..." Me: Oh, yeah, that's strange sounding, not cool at all.

[@Johnhasa1]

Me in soo many videos😂

[@junglefett]

You can trust your ears :P If you like a sound, turn it into music!

[@kappe_yt6953]

Yess, that's how jazz works lmao

[@DaDarkGuy]

Charles: "The world can never hurt from more jazz" *laughs in freedom jazz dance*

[@rigovinalon9176]

this dude is very kind. deserves all the respect and the praise.

[@jamesweldon8118]

How refreshing.. He promotes his merch, but also emphasizes responsibility and well being of customers over pure profits

[@jordancoleman2693]

As someone who was at one time (2 years) a music edu/performance major.......its great to see someone take the basics and make it fun.

[@kaimehra9802]

Charles! I love all of your content, and I have learned so much in addition to tons of laughs all the time. Could you possibly put more graphics on screen of what chords you are playing to help keep things clear when you are explaining a concept? Nothing crazy, but like when you put the 5 and 1 up when you explained how you did the Imagine key changes. Keep up the amazing work. I can not wait for what comes next. Thanks for keeping a smile on my face throughout some rough times!

[@AndreaPozzaJazz]

Very nice way to explain it! Thanks Charles!

[@JustynFlorie]

This video just cleared up so much for me. I knew about the ii-V-I progression in more of a theoretical and basic level, but this just made it click for me in terms of practicality. Cant wait to start utilizing this in my practicing.

[@christiansmusic587]

6:58 "When everybody says 2-5-1 [...] it's just that: 2-5-1!" Best explanation so far!😂 Just kidding, you're doing this great!👍

[@donmatthew7877]

Me: **sees ii-v-i** Also me: **John Coltrane noises**

[@Cloudjumper]

I'm not really expecting an answer to this but if someone passing by knows the answer that'd be great! So I generally get the purpose of the 2-5-1 but one thing I'm struggling to understand is how to use it to change Keys, if I want to go from C Major to E Major for example, do I just do the 2-5-1 but instead of resolving back to C i instead resolve to E? Or do I use the 2 5 of the E major scale when i want to change Keys? I find this part kind of confusing and any help would be greatly appreciated!!

[@GospelProgressionsUniversity]

That’s a great question. When you use a 2,5,1 chord progression it’s to _progress_ to another key. To answer your question yes you _can_ use the 2,5,1 of E major to _progress_ to an E major. Generally, the point of chord progressions in jazz is to resolve a 5 chord to some type of 1 chord.

[@shark_it_up]

Drinking game: Do a shot everytime Charles resolves a chord progression.

[@Terra654]

You will be more sober than you wish.

[@SumarasuTsuki]

I discovered your channel recently and then stumbled on this video and, this has helped a lot! I'm currently trying to learn the piano after many years of wishing I would and your explaining of the 2-5-1 suddenly made so many things make more sense.

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First KZbin merch I'll ever buy

[@EarleMonroe]

I took an introduction to improvisation class at a local college. The class had no prerequisite, so there were music majors, a guy with zero music background, the whole range. The prof made us play ii-V-I’s all the way around the circle of fifths (counterclockwise in the fourths direction) on the piano no matter what your instrument was. That’s how important it was to him that we grasp this.

[@brunoparra7204]

I'm so glad about seeing this video and this is helping me to learn about music and English (I'm Chilean 🇨🇱)

[@jonopriestley9461]

I already knew the content content but the way he explain things maked everything come alive, even if i know where he's going with the explanation. This is soooo easy to watch.

[@readylauretti]

Me: Hey that's a really nice shirt Charles: That's mine Me: *Pikachu Face*

[@Potato-yd3hv]

I'm a jazz trombonist who just nodded along when my teacher told me about Autumn Leaves and how it's just 2-5-1s, and now I actually know what he's talking about. Time to blow his mind with a solo :)

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I'm literally buying a white hoodie rn it's so sick omg

[@Troloze]

the 2-5-1 but with 7ths, is one my favorite progressions, it just makes me feel good for some reason

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Me, just thinking about Charles’ shirt: Hmm that looks nice, I would like one Charles: New Merch! Me: Surprised Pikachu Face 😮

[@lp1926.guitars]

First time watching any of your videos. The fact there was nothing to learn for me in the video allowed me to focus more on how you're explaining things. And I think the quality of your explanation is astonishing!

[@LTMotions]

Charles: talking about the change in the first two chords and leading notes Me: OMG PLEASE RESOLVE THE PROGRESSION I'M PULLING MY HAIR OUT

[@james.randorff]

Satin Doll must drive you up the wall. 🤣

[@guamitoe-]

You just earned my subscription sir! The way you broke this video down helps me understand a lot of the vocabulary I was aware of but not knowledgeable with

[@Stryxxxx]

Charles: Explains music theory some what understandably, Me: wAiT hE hAs MeRcH nOw?

[@ed.flores]

When changing keys; Should we use the II and V of the target key or the key that we’re currently in? My guess is the target key. Going from C to Eb, do we do C Dm G7 Eb or C Dm Bb Eb oooooor C Fm Bb7 Eb

[@tylermccaw8092]

Me at the beginning: “IS THAT MERCH I SEE 😳!!!!

[@domski196]

Love that bit of insight about putting 5 in front of key change. Brilliant!

[@tanmaymarwah]

Merch idea: "It's technically CORRECT but... *stank face*"

[@sylvicalias]

Jimmy - Child, 7.

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Luigi_125 or Jimmy, 7, scared

[@lpcruz5661]

I will quote you "The world can never hurt from having more jazz.-- Charles Cornell", thank you, that is sooo true.

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Day 2: Asking Charles to analyze the jingles from ‘history of the entire world, i guess’

[@PetersPiano]

*THE SUN IS A DEADLY LASER*

[@ClaireGrob]

Keep at it

[@hansenlian3862]

TBH it'd be cooler to see him analyze his actual songs...such as "La de da de da de da de day oh"

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Sal Volcano not anymore there’s a blanket

[@richardsargent4444]

Thank you so much for this. I’m a classically trained tuba player, and my college schedule didn’t allow for jazz theory electives (technique and educator courses took those spots). This certainly put things in the right perspective for many different levels. Awesome! I find that jazz guys really love tritones, and my limited extended harmony understanding has me scratching my head as to why this works and it’s functionality.

[@wccrispy]

2010s: Yeah, but does it Djent? 2020s: Yeah, but does it Djazz?

[@japanime555]

Do you like djazz?

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

The roaring twenties gave us jazz, the roaring 2020s are giving us djazz

[@toskakai4379]

I honestly would love if he could explain the absolute basics. Because I just feel so calm when he talks about it. I can understand even if I don’t know everything.

[@yukiko_akiyama]

the piano is like mirrored so when he said he was playing a C major scale, it looked like he actually started on E but actually thats a C lmao

[@ДенисМалышок]

Please! Do more videos like this. I fill like i learn something. And it was super natural and simple. Pleeeeease! I want to learn more!

[@markgabriel3761]

i don't know if its me but I am hearing "Sunday Morning" out of 2-5-1 hahaha.

[@HyenaFox]

IKR, every time anyone plays a 2-5-1 in C that's all I hear lol. (It does actually use those chords)

[@TheZenytram]

You're hearing half of all the music that was ever written.

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Your literally just promoted your merch in the nicest way possible NOW IMA BUY SOME OF IT

[@helena8999]

I really love these theory videos cause, even though I’ve been playing an instrument for several years, I’ve never had real theory lessons so my knowledge is super spotty and weird. More functional knowledge than theoretical

[@sbyrstall]

Same here. Very little theory.

[@OlivierAnsaldi]

"The world can never hurt from having more Jazz". That's an immediate like, comment, and subscribe! Thank you for adding more Jazz!!!

[@joecool4335]

j a z z. i already know this is gonna be a good video!

[@philnuera7372]

I don't know how to put this but you are the most humble, kind, talented yet so savage at criticizing-guy I have ever known and I like that.

[@251TheMechanizedSingfantry]

I wish I'd seen this last year BEFORE I started watching 12tone and Adam Neely videos

[@melbournecrosbie]

Steve, you nailed an important point. Me: Adam Neely in 2020. This channel in early 2021. 12tone last week. My KZbin meanderings got me there, but my route was different.

[@melbournecrosbie]

Sound Field is good too.

[@alexthompson6529]

Very clear and easy to understand, you should 100% do more of these!

[@Max-dd4ow]

Charles: “There is some Merch for everybody” Me crying behind my drum set*

[@prodnowoe]

DUUUUUDDDEE I've been struggling to gain an intuitive understanding of the ii V I for YEARS and you made it SO EASY.The phrases "leading tone" and "common tone" swam to me from long-forgotten band memories and you BLEW MY MIND when you did whole "v in front of every new key" trick. I have a whole new understanding of the keyboard now. THANK YOU SO MUCH, you are AWESOME and I'm BUYING A SHIRT. I would love to see further videos, perhaps deconstructing how keys can change within a song? BLESS YOU HAVE A NICE DAY

[@ashleyhendricksbball]

Can we just appreciate no dislikes, The way it's meant to be

[@drakesayshi3321]

Ye

[@dyuan]

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[@josephpatten9689]

12 now:(

[@ashleyhendricksbball]

@@josephpatten9689 I know, it's just not meant to be like that

[@basedbattledroid3507]

I learned it about five times in university, used it in two scores and couldn't remember it one year after graduating, so thanks for helping me remember that

[@BetaVersionX12]

wannabe soundcloud music producers: stonks i'm talking about me i'm wannabe soundcloud music producers

[@brent3542]

Bruh

[@LuckyLootCrate]

Wannabe soundcloud music producers gang

[@alphayangmusic]

this is like someone explaining why we enjoy dessert after our meals