TRITONE SUBSTITUTIONS FOR SECONDARY DOMINANTS (feat. Kenni Holmen)

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Cory and The Wongnotes Variety Show Episode 8 - Tritone Substitutions
SONG: "Heist"
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BAND
Cory Wong - guitar/bass/vox
Sonny Thompson - bass/guitar/vox
Kevin Gastonguay - keys
Nêgah Santos - percussion
Petar Janjic - drums
Eddie Barbash - alto sax/soprano sax
Kenni Holmen - tenor sax/flute
Sam Greenfield - bari sax/bass clarinet
Steve Strand - trumpet
Jon Lampley - trumpet
Michael Nelson - trombone/horn arranger
MUSIC
Produced by Cory Wong
Mixed by John Fields
Engineered by Jake Hartsfield and Caleb Fisher
Mastered by Will Quinnell
VIDEO
Executive Producer - Cory Wong
Director - Ben Kadie
Producers - Derek Tonks and Cory Wong
Editors - Ben Kadie, Derek Tonks, Cory Wong
Writers - Meg Sinick, Ben Kadie, William Gianetta, Lara Drasin, Cory Wong
Director of Photography - Matt Burke
Production Designer: Tricia Robertson and Cory Wong
Set Build by: Clint and Sharmon Thompson
full credits here → woooong.com/imdb

[@th4tsaxman]

Jazz theory teachers: WE CAN MAKE IT FUUUN

[@mrjoe27]

Kenni just showed us all of that on sax and then right after it he rips a devastating flute solo

[@zacharysnyder4248]

check out the Cory Wong Live in Minneapolis concert video, at one point he shows up with a piccolo and everybody loses their minds

[@pete3816]

Not taking anything away from the guy, but the two instruments share the same fingering for their valves which makes things somewhat easier.

[@lovablebigman2343]

@@pete3816 May may be similar. But actually playing the two instruments are very different to actually play.

[@skierpage]

@@zacharysnyder4248 YES! Specifically "CORY WONG // LIVE IN MPLS // 9 FEB 2019" which until "Vulfpeck at Madison Square Gardens" was the greatest live show video of the millennium, still has more musical in-jokes than any other concert video, and wherein at 50 minutes right after "Alright Kev, let's show 'em that we went to music school" during "Frogville", Cory Wong launches the greatest ^*$#! rhythm guitar solo Of All Time with "Airplane Mode" 🎸🤘🔥

[@thmsrttg]

@@pete3816 fully agree, side note -- the embouchure for the flute is much harder

[@connect_music_yvr]

Honestly slightly disappointed I didn't get a review of tritone substitutions for secondary dominants.

[@elishapetervoetberg]

How do I support Cory Wong and the Wongnotes beyond a thumbs up and subscribe? I just don't want them to ever go away. . .

[@sustinance9557]

Cory has a merch store I think it’s linked in his bio

[@kjdude8765]

This is a also in support of the album which you can buy. Cory Also has a Bandcamp page with pretty much all of his previous albums.

[@marcuslaurence7241]

@@sustinance9557 Good shout. Just brought a Teee!!! Now to wait for 3 months for it to ship to NZ.......!!

[@jamessalva4192]

Top-tier episode, guest, and song! I feel bad for those who got intimidated by the title, and feel even worse for the kids who just wanted to learn about animals

[@Slikviq]

I just wanted to learn about tritone substitutions for secondary dominants :(

[@jbrucefieldsful]

The household 9-year-old thought it was pretty funny. (But also wanted to watch some original Attenborough afterwards.)

[@kane6529]

@@Slikviq go up a half step from the 1 chord and use that as a Dominant 7th chord functioning as the 5 chord leading back to the one to resolve. For instance In C Major use Dflat7 instead of G7 for the 5 chord

[@Slikviq]

​@@kane6529 But how does that establish the tonicization of the chord of resolution? like the V or the vii*?

[@kane6529]

@@Slikviq because both the dominant 5 chord and the Tritone Sub contain the same interval between the major3rd and the flat7th (A Tritone) the substitution is also a Tritone away that’s why it works as a substitute

[@pvnova]

I found a new religion. I’m an Holmenite now. Incredibly talented people. Incredible show. Deserves 10x more views 🔥

[@noelflantier3622]

À quand le show de variété de pvnova ?

[@bap6te557]

Tu sais que plus au début je croyais qu'elle guitariste de vulpeck était toi? X Si de loin ya une belle ressemblance quand même

[@davidelfassy5860]

Ah t'es là toi !

[@ShpookyMetal]

[@dgdg6143]

A show where the presenter holds a Strat and has a big band behind is my type of show! 🙌

[@jacobanteau6020]

12:01 The way Jon just palmed that mute and kept playing

[@brycewalburn3926]

and here I thought only guitarists could palm mute haha

[@dafretz]

Did you see his stank face during Kenni's flute solo? This guy gets it!

[@random_guy9784]

Did anyone else low key actually want to hear Cory’s take on Tritone subs for secondary dominants? …no? Okay, yeah me either.

[@bodhidavis8400]

i got way too excited for a theory lesson lmaoo

[@cameronblanchette6687]

Same

[@MarkLindell]

Ditto

[@TimothyMunro]

Yes - I feel totally let down now. My first negative Cory experience...

[@benwinstanleymusic]

yup..

[@bluetrane65]

Kenny Holman is just everything i aspire to be. What a sound

[@markcarey4894]

just practice 8 hours a day for 4 years straight like he did and you might just get there.

[@MattDoesSound]

13:01 guy on the top left. This face is the greatest compliment a musician can receive.

[@modelcitizen1977]

But can we talk about the substitutions tho? I know Cory can nerd out on that for an hour and I’m 100% here for it.

[@Magumba_State]

Kenni's chops are insane!!

[@mattkillian632]

11:18 Kenni is out here quoting St Thomas, he really is a tenor player

[@tylervarnell]

HAha

[@BrandonChun]

this whole series has been a feel good vibe from start to finish

[@ArthurSeijiNishikawa]

I've never been so pleasantly trolled in my whole life!

[@Brusseltrip]

Kenni has the loudest buttons in the game.

[@genossegitarre6607]

Let's be honest. This is the episode we've all been waiting for!

[@fritzallgemeine]

Yeah, Cory eased in a comment that the Stevie Wonder Medley is on this episode

[@angelt2862]

Yeah Kyle Gass is Amazing

[@mjh3197]

Muso’s from around the world: Can’t wait to hear some sick playing. Cory: So can we hear a seagull sound?!

[@CoryWongMusic]

hahahahahaha

[@sarahmair7347]

my mouth was hanging open when Kenni started playing in the interview

[@brianhensien]

I have never heard a sax make sounds like that before.

[@bjornopitz6561]

Man, those horns... I'm in love. ❤️

[@DickO929]

Not only a great guitarist, composer l, and arranger but a world class SHOWMAN. Love Cory’s sense of humor and also his obvious deep respect for all of his band mates. A class act!

[@nsiepmann]

Crikey, Kenni is not just an animal, he's a BEAST. Don't think I've ever heard slap tongue before - such a cool texture!

[@nsiepmann]

Also, Jon Lampley's 'digging someone's solo' face is a highlight throughout this whole series.

[@justink8156]

Kenni is amazing wow. The sax making different animal sounds has got me thinking that maybe all Colin Stetson's music is just him trying to imitate the sound of some elder god monstrosity only he can hear.

[@MarceloESA]

Kenni Holmen is from another planet! Wow

[@agentsmith3594]

Check the back row "stank face" during Kenni's flute solo...worth the sub right there.

[@banzai744]

Fun fact : the saxophone was invented in Belgium. The guy who invented it used to be on the 200 belgian franc banknote before the euro.

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Oh My Goodness...This was my fav episode thus far. Thanks to everyone involved...

[@johnmorrison8618]

I have never heard brass sound like a string, Kenny is an animal!

[@TomMilleyMusic]

Sax's can sound like almost anything. Wish I still played it. But look up saxophone orchestras. I've seen some big ones and they sound almost the same as a regular orchestra. At times I could swear I was hearing other woodwinds, brass, and even strings. Sax is really one of the most versatile instruments

[@johnmorrison8618]

@@TomMilleyMusic Wow will do, thanks! I think Moonhooch had the wildest sax I ever heard before this.

[@joycesanders4898]

..I still haven't,..but those are some neat sounds in their own way.

[@tomaszetek2095]

Actually, sax is not part of the brass instrument family, it is a wood(wind) instrument, despite the material its body is made of.

[@ExperienceJacob]

@@tomaszetek2095 yeah! Um... actually!

[@JETallacksen]

Get you someone who looks at you the way Corey Wong looks at everything.

[@fiddlestix3025]

Endlessly fun, and my god, Kenni Holman! Love Cory’s shows! 👍👍👍

[@tbplayer7885]

Was that a St. Thomas quote on the end of Kenni's interview? He's my new hero.

[@tylervarnell]

Yes I heard that too!

[@joff.williams]

I've enjoyed every single episode, but Kenny making animal noises on sax takes the prize for my favourite. Cory, please don't stop.

[@kipanshi]

That closing tune is amazing

[@justinssongsarehis2]

Were you talking about Heist or the actual closing of the episode??? Heist was great. The song that Cory briefly alludes to is "Simon F15" by the Fearless Flyers. The song at the VERY end is the same motif "FE D, FE FF ED (D up and octave) FE D, FE CC BBb" with Kenni taking a solo. So either you really like Heist or you should check out Simon F15

[@youarenotaghost3702]

What did I just stumble on to? Amazing.

[@kevongordon2675]

I love how Cory randomly plays bass on some tracks. It's like he's should be in a band with a group of guys who play different instruments each song 😉😉😉

[@sdelasnerie1]

Like Vulpeck?

[@kevongordon2675]

@@sdelasnerie1 something like that lol

[@SinnGread]

Kenni's high note tickeled the inside of my brain

[@rio20d]

really lovin all the episodes, hope you will make more like this in the future as well.

[@GuacJohnson]

Kenni was already my favorite on the show and this ep just solidifies it even more haha great bait and switch and ep in general

[@jesperhjland2205]

Best medicine for anything, this show!

[@JacobVelazquez]

Man, the lion is SIIICCCKKK!! Kenny definitely has perfect pitch! 😄

[@K-R-O-L]

He's such a beast !

[@rjwhetstone8639]

Outstanding...!

[@RyderLippman]

not the episode we deserved, but the episode we needed

[@tylervarnell]

Hahaha yes

[@DrD04K]

Flute is a criminally underappreciated instrument for funk.

[@gadielfarrel4552]

ON THE ONE !

[@jnbriss8517]

Great series! Looking forward to the new material, cheers!

[@CoryWongMusic]

thanku!

[@balazsbede]

That flute solo is wonderful

[@dylannelson501]

Does anyone else watching this feel like "shit this feels like it was made just for me 😳". Sup weirdos. You are not alone 🙌🏻

[@meadish]

Your skits are just TOO good.

[@SinnGread]

PLEASE do more of this ...!!!

[@mattiv1]

spectacular saxophonist

[@santilopez2295]

Heard "Heist" on the show's album and loved it. Glad to see it appear in such a memorable episode.

[@fellipelorenz9631]

This show is so underrated man

[@jah__g]

that classic bend up to the altissimo 11:08 just knew that was coming.

[@Wtfdawg321]

What amazing video production

[@davidmendes3337]

Cory: " Kenni Holmen is a animal!!" Kenni's Sax: " Yep" 🤷‍♂️

[@santiagoplazas6335]

We need more Cory and the Wongnotes with the Tom Misch and the Vulf crew!!

[@FiragoMusic]

Dude Kenni came in HOT on that flute

[@MiriamMars]

Love and Respect, Cory! Thank you for the MUSIC!!! Hugs from Bulgaria!

[@connorkonen5770]

I love the amount of energy there is in this show!

[@michaelvannote9176]

i LOVE Kenni Holmen!!!

[@milfordstreetshakers]

This is awesome, loved it all!

[@abrahamgamboa]

Wow where has this guy been all my life!?? Has he written any musical methods?? Teaching videos?

[@getitrealguymn]

Highly entertaining episode! I especially enjoyed seeing Kenni get a turn in the spotlight. He IS the man!

[@davidofpiano423]

This show has fantastic production value. How the f*ck does Cory afford it!?

[@ElBeeEss]

That's what I was wondering; it's awesome!

[@timffoster]

Indeed!!! Wondering the same.

[@adrianconoza]

Awesome saxophonist! One of a kind! 😁

[@MinuitSoleilYT]

Thank you so much for the show !! This is amazing. Every week.

[@rothaarbiker]

That's exactly the topic I've been waiting for years to see a YT video about - and finding it just on this channel is a dream come true!

[@LumBeat]

Awesome!

[@ElBeeEss]

BEASTS! All of you! You make me so happy! Somebody said it already, but I'll second it: I don't want this band to ever end!

[@davidmfr3y]

Errybody going ham on the outro

[@benwinstanleymusic]

the cinematography on this is insane. great job cory and crew!

[@charlieruisseau2476]

Everything about that show is amazing! Hats off!

[@cfoscoop]

The animal doc portion was pure genius

[@gregorypatrickmarino7894]

DEAR LORD! Is Sonny playing a righty as a lefty!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!???! He just secured his place in heaven....or hell... Either way, Bravo!

[@davidweaver5993]

i feel like people dont talk about this enough. he had to develop a whole new skillset to play the instrument upside down and i wish he would dive into it a little more

[@PIDtoolbox]

Wow never heard a sax sound like that before. So much talent in this band it’s freakin sick!

[@z0hlok]

First of all we need to know what a tritone is: it's the sharp fourth or flat fifth degree in a scale. Now, a secondary dominant is the dominant of the scale's dominant. In C Major, for example, the dominant is G and it's dominant is D. So D is the secondary dominant here. On a simple ii-V-I chord progression, in C Major, we would have Dmin-G-Cmaj using the Tritone Substitution For Secondary Dominants we would substitute the D for it's tritone, which would be Ab (it's flat fifth), leaving us with the progression Ab-G-Cmaj And the reason we would do that is for that extra spiciness.

[@jacksonkc7209]

Thank you for these eps ❤

[@ab101ab9]

Show felt like an acid trip

[@kafoona]

I loooooooooove this show!

[@geoffstockton]

These episodes always put a huge smile on my face.

[@sammikinsderp]

Heist was amazing. Gonna find that song and add it to a playlist. Oh and the rest of the episode was great too. Hope we get to learn about tritone substitutions some day!

[@FrancescoBorsotti]

Super show guys!

[@kobe1902]

My favorite thing to say while I'm walking in the park is "the birds are singing polyrhythms again"

[@nelsonriches]

Love this !

[@simonmatthews9771]

As always, every episode amazing

[@OstiguyBass]

It just gets better and better. I cant wait for the new video!@!@@

[@aaronshortmusic]

This is just beyond fantastic. Thank you!

[@yoyohuba]

Kenni is a master and elephant musician .... but you should dedicate a show about his saxophone repairs! Those are tricks and live saving treats for on the road!

[@yongkisamuel1639]

dude i swear your channel is the greatest. fresh entertaining content and great lessons

[@sourcefor]

So well produced, great stuff!

[@joshpert1371]

The people who gave this a thumbs down really wanted to learn about tritone subs huh?

[@jeremystig98]

This is my favorite thing to come out in 2021.

[@DadRockAndGuitars]

That interview was hilarious! And the documentary intro was so good! Great episode!

[@RaulSanchez777]

Amazing

[@michaelvannote9176]

i been practicing his solo on Headin Down To Bunkers with whistling, i really want him an Cory to hear it

[@SanteeSaxophones]

Yes!

[@huxleyholcombe9686]

This is the kind of content I signed up to YT for!