Cleverly Modulating from C minor to B major

As I first heard this song, I did not expect the modulations. Like all good modulations, they were subtle and well executed. Let's explore what made them so seamless and how they brought the song full circle.
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This all went over my head but was still fascinating

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That’s a beautiful song with a beautiful analysis! I actually learned something! Thanks!

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Very informative. Thanks.

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just want to say a huge thank you to this particular video from Leon Waves for introducing me to this band, The Reign of Kindo. I don't understand why they're so underrated, their compositions are all incredibly thought out.

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[@MrGul]

Are my ears really deceiving me so much that I can't hear the difference between a Bb in first inversion from a Bb in second inversion? I am totally hearing that second chord (Bb/F) as a Bb/D, so that the bassline ascends from C to D and Eb, not from C to F and back down to Eb. Is there something weird with the mix? Or is the bass playing the low D while the chordal instrumentation plays Bb/F? I'm utterly confused...

[@leonwaves]

You are correct! I mislabeled the chord, even though I heard Bb/D in my mind.

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I heard that straight away too, but had to assume that it was a straight up typo or whatever, given Leon's obvious prowess in these matters... hahaha ;-)

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[@Symphonicrockfran]

The lydian part of the song reminded me of "Take a Pebble" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

[@gi5897]

I wish this video had more views

[@downtownmotel8914]

Wow! Great analysis of this piece, F Dorian has always been one of my favorite key centers and really makes for great vamps. Crazy to see it in parallel with B Major. To be honest, it's not the most abrupt modulation I've ever heard, and I think that idea of using Lydian modes to cycle from B up to Db/C# probably explains why. Wouldn't it make more sense in that context to consider the Fm9 chord an E#m9 though? At least if you consider the earlier section being in B rather than Cb. I know the spelling would be atrocious but in my mind E# would more easily be reconciled with its preceding F# neighbor.

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Yes I can see that! You are, after all, going in the brighter direction of the circle.

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[@sararamonajohansson]

Very fascinating but I kinda felt like when Phoebe from Friends meets Chrissie Hynde and asks how many chords she knows and Chrissie responds "All of them".

[@parkerwolfe3153]

Another way of thinking about that F#maj7 -> Fm9 could be thought of as a sort of tritone substitution rather than just a “super Lydian” shift

[@leonwaves]

Yup! That’s another good way of interpreting it

[@ephjaymusic]

An excellent breakdown! Thank you so much! Still not clear on what you mean by the lydian of a lydian? How would that work with C lydian for example? How is Gb the Lydian of B? (09:03)?

[@katiefrisk980]

during the modulation the melody kind of focuses on the Ab or G#, so I’d analyze everything in terms of G# minor. this explains why the C#m chord is add6 (ii chords aren’t usually add6 in jazz, because it sounds too much like a V9 chord, but iv chords often are). the F#major7 isn’t anything special - it’s common practice in jazz to change chord qualities as one pleases, and a F#7 might have sounded too bland, or implied too much of a traditional V7 chord resolution (boring!). the F minor chord could just be thought of as moving back to Ab major. the most out-there part of the modulation is that the melody over the Fm hits a G natural. before that the melody has been using the Ab pentatonic minor scale, and it would have made perfect sense to simply hit the Ab over the Fm chord, for both a more accessible melody and a common tone modulation. this calls special attention to the lyric “again,” although if i were writing the song, i would have written an Ab into the melody because there doesn’t seem to be anything clever being implied here.

[@Sleptane]

What were those reduced chords (in the arpeggios) used at the end of the video to summarize the modulations?

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your last videos are amazing .!!!!! I was wondering what software you used to show the piano keys you play on the video . Thank you for doing this

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Synthesia

[@octo-pops]

Am I the only one who thought he was about to play the lick at 2:42?

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captain... please explain why psalm sounds sooooooo good... what's going on that chord progression?

[@OzgunGG]

which program did you use for the video editing? its so good.

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Adobe Premiere. Thanks!

[@kininun]

5th?

[@emanueleresini8853]

The question is...is 2:41 just a simplified version of the lick?

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[@belindasm]

I was trying to follow this whole thing on piano and i was like "thats the lick right..? Pretty mature not to even mention bout it"

[@PiersHudsonComposer]

B# minor

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Maybe 🤔

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[@squirrel4727]

Why does F/A contain a G?

[@ToniLinke]

Lol wtf is up with the subtitles at 1:51

[@ToniLinke]

And 3:40 :D