friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3.

[@robotkabot7541]

He was not only good enough to smoothly correct the audiences mistake but he was also good enough to roll with it even though you could notice his pain

[@truefilm6991]

@ummm yeah 100%.

[@xPapi07x]

I was waiting for a post such as this 🤣

[@calebhill9191]

I'm just shocked by the fact that they actually stayed on beat that long XD

[@skrobie]

@moar cowbell can u explain your comment. Sorry I’m oblivious

[@hughobyrne2588]

The audience's mistake... you mean, the audience appreciating the music? Is the performer there for the audience's benefit, or is the idea that it's on the audience to be there for the performer's benefit?

[@user-im8gv6eh2y]

i love how the audience has no clue and just keeps vibing to the 5/4 bar and afterwards

[@coplepk04]

That's the whole point of the video. He tricks the audience into moving from 1+3 to 2+4

[@cole6122]

​@@coplepk04 We know.

[@user-im8gv6eh2y]

@@coplepk04 yeah i get that, i just found their oblivious faces funny

[@bananaboy444]

@@coplepk04 i didnt know so i appreciate u

[@SilentAttackTV]

I love to eat cheese!

[@MooPotPie]

I once heard B.B. King do this same 5/4 trick. He got a big grin on his face before nodding to the band. The half of the audience that got what had just happened broke into applause. Brilliant!

[@dariocaporuscio8701]

Do you think the video is aviable somewhere?

[@drakep271]

Broke into applause, and then started clapping on 1+3 again 🤓

[@MSAMultimedia]

Link the video!

[@meru_lpz]

I'd love to see this too, where can i find it?

[@O-sa-car]

Bump

[@AdamEmond]

"the same but sloppier" is basically my mantra.

[@adonaiyah2196]

And can be used at any time

[@craigsbenedict]

"the same but sloppier" is what my wife calls my ex

[@dianeaishamonday9125]

Eyyyy fancy seein' you here!

[@christyspianoinstruction5086]

@@craigsbenedict oh my gosh, you made me laugh out loud and snort!

[@EASFromTheWest]

i am what i eat and i love a gold plate of slop every now and then

[@Supr2baboy]

This clip never gets old. His sly smile before he does it, the band in the background, and the obliviously entranced audience really showcase his genius.

[@Wistbacka]

Really reveals how oblivious and without sense of rhythm the audience is. 😆

[@Supr2baboy]

@@Wistbacka to be fair, many European audiences don't know to clap on 2&4. But yes, group oblivion is a thing.

[@SimonLausch]

"Entranced" ...if you mean robotic and bored like a low paid factory worker then I agree. Though I don't see any genius in tricking them.

[@Supr2baboy]

@@SimonLausch that's fair. Also, I have to giggle at the irony of questioning someone else's genius while misspelling "paid."

[@SimonLausch]

@@Supr2baboy It was 2 am. I am surprised I was coherent at all.

[@reecewilliams8542]

For those who don’t get it, I didn’t understand the first time either, the audience is clapping on beat 1 and 3 but for the song they are supposed to clap on 2 and 4. The way he corrected this is at 0:36 he temporarily makes the song 5/4 time and adds a beat so that the audience claps on beat 2 and 4 when it’s switched back to 4/4 time, he does it seamlessly and that is a very impressive thing to do

[@asmallphd9648]

I still have no clue but thanks anyways

[@1000dreams]

@@asmallphd9648 Just count throughout the song and tap your feet, 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4 etc and you can notice the claps come in at 1 and 3. Then at around 0:36 you'll notice that you run into a hiccup because he makes the count go 1-2-3-4-5 just once before going back to 1-2-3-4 and when you adjust the counting the claps will land on 2 and 4 again

[@nezkeys79]

@@asmallphd9648 lol

[@weakw1ll]

@@crediblehulk420 or perhaps JUST the target audience

[@shaniageorge962]

@@weakw1ll The type of guy that needed the 5/4 beat lol

[@SterlingVelazquez]

Didn't notice what he did at first, but after watching it a second time and catching the 5-4 time signature for a single measure... that was beyond smooth

[@thatguyalex2835]

This was impressively smooth. I also haven't heard any songs, let alone blues in 5/4 as long as I can remember, except for some electronic stuff in 2018. :) This musician got the audience to clap on the proper beats (2 & 4)

[@SportyOtterPop]

Indeed-I caught that quick thinking too

[@thechronicler7461]

@@thatguyalex2835 hb Take Five by Dave Brubeck?

[@thatguyalex2835]

@@thechronicler7461 Stevie Deez - Fivefor [Dubstep], Mewnlight Rose - EINAG [Electronic]. Those are the two 5/4 time songs I have ever known since 2019.

[@thatguyalex2835]

@@thechronicler7461 Thank you for the Take Five. :)

[@hazleycarter8863]

Harry said, "Not on my watch." Ahhh the power of an extra beat...

[@dlsdyer9071]

Heard that HCJ was studying to be a classical pianist but was bored so he switched to jazz to keep his brain going during every improvised performance. He IS the most underrated performance musician of our time.

[@TheOfficerPerez]

Gotta love the drummer celebrating in the background at 0:42!

[@akharder658]

That’s the best part. He represents all musicians watching.

[@pochopmartin]

@@akharder658 So true! I literally burst out laughing in celebration when I saw/heard the 5/4 measure. What a legend

[@pierfrancescovalente]

@@pochopmartin me tooooo hahahahah

[@MrMischelito]

Nice spotting!

[@Wattchn]

lool great catch!

[@jazzman92478]

Wouldn't have it had been a hoot if the audience added a beat and began clapping on 1 and 3 again?? LOL

[@tcrjazz]

I was waiting for that. They really tried when the band came back in, but couldn't quite manage it.

[@khersy]

I’ve done that, almost hung myself when I got home

[@Isaac-LizardKing]

the audience is actually artificial intelligence and claps 1-3-5 and then back on 1-3 again and the band has an existential crisis

[@shaunbrown5162]

Checkmate.

[@WillBravoNotEvil]

I get the joke BUT CLAPPING ON 1 & 3 IS NOT A JOKE❗️

[@MrGuitaroo1]

The most brillant moves are always invisible...

[@scandar812]

It’s actually part of what makes em brilliant. Audience is clueless

[@LupeSunglass]

So me failing my math exam secretly makes me brilliant

[@Wontoe]

Which is why I always blindfold my opponent when I play chess. But with an invisible blindfold of course, can't let them know they're blindfolded.

[@JRCSalter]

So invisible that even after watching this a hundred times, I still can't tell the difference between before and after he adds the extra beat.

[@BirdmanDeuce26]

It's a little clearer in the original video, but at 0:42, the drummer throws his hands up in joy because he caught the extra bar of 5/4 "re-aligning" the audience's clapping

[@makeshiftquartet3071]

​@moar cowbell Not pressure so much as the discomfort of feeling that something has changed. What they're doing doesn't feel like it did before and that can be initially "wrong." Change naturally brings some anxiety. Such is life.

[@flyinggeovishapthatcanswim2377]

For the drummer, this is the best and worst day of his career

[@kevinsundelin8639]

How is it their worst?

[@chrissyjames2254]

@@kevinsundelin8639 maybe counting correctly

[@TheZigzagman]

@@kevinsundelin8639 He didn't get to do it.

[@pianoplayeh]

I think his drummer can handle that just fine

[@caleb_p_music]

Audience: *claps on beats 1 and 3* Harry: "I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move"

[@jadedandbitter]

Sir nose would be proud

[@poundcayx]

funny comment

[@RYANWASON234]

He turned the downbeats Into upbeats

[@Meurth]

@@RYANWASON234 who are you talking to?

[@leemsvg]

​@@Meurth hes probably just adding to it rather than correcting someone

[@isamusika]

I love to see words like “very messy” and “sloppy” written in the transcription. It’s what Blues Music really is, breaking & bending rules. Feel is king!

[@СергейЖаврид-г8т]

Which rules?

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

"lay back and dig in"

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

@@СергейЖаврид-г8т the generalized rules of music theory

[@VodkaSelekta]

@@littlesnowflakepunk855 I would say they're not rules as such, just pointers in the right direction. You can choose to go the other direction if you want.

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

@@VodkaSelekta That's a very Blues way of thinking. Prior to the blues and jazz they were laws to be obeyed.

[@seanfan1500]

0:42 you can see the band member in the background rejoicing the removal of the pain

[@FishermensCorner]

awesome catch

[@CreativeIsolation]

That was awesome. From the title I thought he was gonna correct them and start clapping on the correct beats, but no, Harry’s got class. He just changed the music to fit their clap. That’s a class act right there. No one knew they were ever wrong. They just had fun.

[@dwaterson21]

Well, as much fun as that audience could have...

[@TheCheesyNachos]

it’s also easier since it was only him playing at that point, not takin anything away from the move tho

[@ArtRebelsBloc]

@@TheCheesyNachos❤😊

[@tom_something]

Whenever someone posts a new video of this, I have to go watch it. So impressive. Also, despite clapping on 1 and 3--a blatant faux pas--that's one of the tightest large-group claps I think I've ever heard. Usually they tend to be all, "Schlacksh! Schlacksh! Schlacksh!" but these claps are all "Flackh! Flackh! Flackh!"

[@taylortisaac]

Haha I thought the same thing. Great onomatopoeias btw

[@SPrescott2611]

I have never read anything as accurate as those two particular words you just made up. Spot on!!

[@tfofurn]

Walking back to the dorm after college orchestra rehearsals, we'd often still be pumped up and singing whatever we'd just been playing. At some point we started using difficult syllables like "fna" and "sklee". "Schlacksh" would've been the ultimate power move.

[@lilliaschlack6889]

hey that's my last name

[@stevie8271]

​yeah the claps sound like some shit u'd hear in the official studio version of a song lol @@lilliaschlack6889 also WHAT

[@ernestovillafanecalvo9]

The people before the 5/4: :D The peofle after the 5/4: :D

[@shamdogg]

lmao. not a care in the world, just vibes

[@averyjohnson1248]

Did... did he just force the audience to switch without them even knowing??? Dang...

[@joecostello1624]

Well to be fair they didn't switch, he did

[@Pow3llMorgan]

@@joecostello1624 I bet a fair amount of them thought "wait why does this clapping business sound much better all of a sudden?"

[@Paraselene_Tao]

I see what he does now. It's at about 0:37. The sheet music helped me figure it out. He snuck a 5/4 in there 😁😁😁

[@benclarke4075]

nah he essentially just waits a beat at the end of the 4/4, fills it in, then accents the next beat as the downbeat of the next bar

[@Tabu11211]

@@Pow3llMorgan LMFAO 💯

[@knux_youtube]

The 5/4 bar is, of course, awesome, but can we take a second and just talk about how great Harry Connick Jr is? Dude just shreds the keys every time

[@vl3005]

I think that was the reason they switched eventually. Is that how the piece really goes or did he just improvise that to fix the clapping?

[@bradyweed4124]

@@vl3005 I’m pretty sure he improvised it

[@DrVonNostrand]

Taught by the legendary James Booker!

[@YIIMM]

If you can manage to phrase it without having to resort to "can we just...?" etc. then absolutely.

[@spitgorge2021]

@@YIIMM its just a phrase, cop

[@TheSurgePhoenix]

As a drummer I can never trust an audience to clap for anything because audiences will always do 2 things. 1) clap on incorrect beats 2) speed up

[@josuegonzalez3660]

I agree, people cannot keep time, when I play I do my best to tune them out.

[@visualstudiosproductions]

Honest question, why would that make a difference? What matters shouldn't be the space between claps, as that is the time? As long as the cadence is always steady, it shouldn't matter where the clap falls, it's just a choice, right?

[@TheSurgePhoenix]

@@visualstudiosproductions The point is if they're trying to clap on the downbeat, but end up on the upbeat or in-between eighth notes, it can be more disruptive than helpful. If the space between claps was the same then there wouldn't be the issues mentioned in my original comment. Hope that answers your question!

[@visualstudiosproductions]

@@TheSurgePhoenix It doesn't... Like, I've seen musicians and people complaining about people clapping "on the wrong beat". As long as it's "on the beat", why is it wrong? I've seen videos where people are clapping the right rhythm, but the musicians add a bar to make them "align" with the beat they want, but I don't get the why. Sounds all the same to me. If they weren't clapping on time, it would be obvious after 1 bar that they were out of tempo.

[@TheSurgePhoenix]

@@visualstudiosproductions It must be more of a musician thing. If they were really "on the beat" then the musician wouldn't need to add anything to correct them, you know? Its incredibly obvious to me but at the same time I've been playing music all my life

[@OdaKa]

My family used to unintentionally and ignorantly troll country bluegrass type concerts by clapping on the 2 and 4 instead of the 1 and 3 as is appropriate for that type of music.

[@captainjirk9564]

Yeah, 1 and 3 has its place for certain types of music

[@capotthomas9719]

@@captainjirk9564 It feels more natural to accentuate 1 and 3, even when counting while you're playing, but usually it sounds better when an audience claps on 2 and 4, that's how I see it.

[@zarzaparrilla67]

1 and 3 are kick drums and 2 and 4 are snare drums

[@jaredkhan8743]

@@capotthomas9719 absolutely not in jazz. 1 and 3 will very much screw up ur feel. 2 and 4 feels more natural when swinging.

[@capotthomas9719]

@@jaredkhan8743 ok

[@verbalbbq7976]

That was smooth

[@pochopmartin]

The audience had no idea what just happened, but all of sudden it just grooved 😅

[@SpencerWilliamsIV]

Definitely *not* sloppy, so all wrong.

[@KentuckyFriedChildren]

I'm suprised the audience can keep time well enough to clap in general.

[@csturgis]

when you're in a school band, clapping is the bane of your existence

[@espvp]

😂😂😂😂

[@nitsuasiwel]

@@csturgis hate it

[@TheZigzagman]

@@csturgis Don't worry, it's mostly just as bad outside of school.

[@MegaBubble]

you're surprised people who enjoy music and go to concerts know how to keep basic rhythm? well, ok then :3

[@Commonwealth96]

It's the cuts to the bored-faced crowd clapping like they've got nothing else to do that gets me.

[@eleven2many270]

That what I call a pro gamer move

[@billbergen9169]

Pro clapper move

[@Paraselene_Tao]

2000 IQ move

[@13TeK11]

1:33 that look like "you guys have no idea what just happened"

[@Boxvoko]

My favorite part is the other band member cheering in the background

[@Mster_J]

They know what’s up

[@hannes1734]

I know the pain. Even with a loud as heck snare backbeat, the audience never gets it right.

[@Gitarrist85]

It's as if some people try to fill in the gaps the snare leaves 🤦‍♂️

[@M0butu]

Jazz (Edit: in this case Swing) remains a niche for a niche audience. 😁

[@hannes1734]

@@M0butu But almost all of modern western music relies on the backbeat?

[@M0butu]

@@hannes1734 Listen to radio. How much of that music is 1/3, how much is 2/4?

[@hannes1734]

@@M0butu Quite alot of the radio music is on 2/4. A lot of music is also 1/2/3/4. In fact, i'd even argue that almost none of it is 1/3 because even in a 1/2/3/4, there are always some other elements that replace a backbeat. And come on man, everyone knows Rock classics like Living on a prayer, Don't stop believing, Don't stop me now, Enter Sandman and so many more that rely on 2/4

[@audreytrammell1994]

My choir teacher shows us this clip at least two times a year haha. It's truly impressive how he can so easily add an extra beat to his playing

[@tonywilliamspiano]

Hey everyone! This transcription was super fun, what an incredible performance by Harry Connick Jr. and a big thanks to George for the great proofread and for correcting some of the left hand figures. Hope I’ll find time to learn to play this one myself someday! And I should have known that “the same but sloppier” would become a meme 😂

[@iseetheendisnear2416]

Hearing a crowd slowly evolve from clapping on the off beat to clapping on the beat makes my skin crawl

[@VanessaMagick]

Tim Minchin once just paused in the middle of his solo and went "Oh, you're offbeat. Wicked."

[@TheJacklikesvideos]

the difference between a tim michin and a harry connick jr.

[@Kyrelel]

@@TheJacklikesvideos Tim Minchin is entertaining.

[@chuckporter9526]

You can really feel the excitement from the crowd as he performs. Watch their faces light up when they realize what that extra beat did to their clapping. Jesus. You'd find more cheer in a graveyard.

[@MyFavoriteDisease]

If they had any feel for music, they wouldn't have clapped on 1 and 3 in the first place.

[@LoraCoggins]

That guy at 0:43 in the background raising his arms in celebration. Priceless!

[@philswaim392]

Personally i like how sammy davis junior dealt with his audience who clapped on 1 and 3. Hed stop the song and go "hold it hold it hold it no no no no...no.. no" and then teach them how to clap and start on the verse or chorus with them. He made it a bit of comedy and made the audience a part of the music

[@13part]

i saw this master move long time ago, thanks for the great transcription!

[@SeedRamples]

You have to channel your inner southern. He didn't say "Come on yo!" but rather "Come on y'all!"

[@tonywilliamspiano]

Shoot, sorry about that! I guess I was too concentrated on getting all those piano notes right :D

[@oscargill423]

Am I the only one who was kinda alright with them clapping on 1 and 3 purely because of how swingin' the music was anyway right up until he switched them to 2 and 4 and realised how dumb I was thinking 1 and 3 was ever acceptable?

[@stevie8271]

yeah same, tho i think it's the tense energy the clapping being on the 1 and 3 gives the music, it makes it feel like it's building up to something bigger like one of those edm risers lol. i can't deny that when he gets em clapping on the 2 and 4 that it swings better, but i can't say that i HATED the clapping on 1 and 3 edit: kinda gives it this halftime feel i kinda like ye

[@NotThatGuy_YepThatGuy]

You were not

[@holgerschafer4583]

This literally made my day. Although I am specialised in " early music" (Music before 1750) This was priceless. I was laughing for 4 minutes straight. Cheers from Germany!

[@Yakushii]

"the same but sloppier" - That's the name of my band. We play covers.

[@alannacarlson6715]

Thats so clever 😂

[@paulomartins1008]

As an absolute leigh man in the topic, when I got it I was mind-blown. That 5/4 was absolutely nasty.

[@ladylioness06]

The drummers' hands thrown up in victory when the audience gets on tehe correct beat is awesome

[@sightlok]

I'm so happy he put in that extra quarter-note. 1 and 3 just hurts

[@ZipplyZane]

I'm glad you did this one, but I would have loved it even more if you kept a single stave for the clapping, so we'd see it switch.

[@robhulson]

But bro’s gotta flex

[@Tabu11211]

Ngl that would have been hilarious.

[@chrissugg968]

I love the little cheer from the dummer behind him as he realises he's done it.

[@BD-yl5mh]

I physically can’t clap on 1 and 3. Without even meaning to I’ve found myself clapping on “the offbeat” relative to an audience that’s clapping, momentarily thought there’s something wrong with me, and then realised what’s going on and been a little bit happy with my subconscious

[@kellyezebra]

Same! I love live music but it’s so much pain listening to the rest of the crowd be wrong!

[@JeremyEllwood]

Oh shit. I see what you did there. I was counting along and... the crowd never knew they switched their shit.

[@davidmartin5145]

The second coolest thing Harry Connick Jr. ever did, after The Iron Giant.

[@matthewspaulding5998]

A true friend

[@augustinoesposito951]

This man is absolutely ripping these keys and the entire audience seems completely unimpressed

[@bossalicious6821]

0:38 There he does it! What a well-executed maneuver

[@danebultemeier6639]

Maybe I’m just bad at detecting rhythm changes, but I can’t get over how seamless this is.

[@MrMikopi]

I've watched this hundred times, listened to the original song. Still can't figure some stuff out. I wish I had some brain

[@HolidayInGuantanamo]

Sitting here trying to see whats wrong with me because it seems to subtle to me. But yes, it just feels right after he does the correction.

[@emanuelemarchisio3818]

That is smooth! I love how the groove changes when the beat is "fixed"

[@mingusbingus9829]

Lol rewatched this so many times just to see the drummer rejoice when it’s finally on 2 and 4

[@J75Pootle]

0:43 you can see the drummer celebrating as soon as he realises what happened lol

[@monkyman404]

I have a Jackson Browne bootleg of a solo show in a European country and they are clapping along, but very sloppily or on the 1 and 3. He stops the show and says something like 'If you want to see a grown man cry, then keep clapping like that.' Also the piano was tuned down a WHOLE STEP. I know people get older and can't hit the notes the could when they were young, but I was trying to play along and had to use the transpose key on my digital piano to get there. Still an awesome show. I wish I had seen him more when we were both younger...

[@sitcomchristian6886]

Eh, that kinda rubs me the wrong way. The audience is probably mostly non-musicians, and they were just enjoying the music. To stop everything and put them down kind of throws cold water on everything.

[@timothylolcats8020]

the beginning where it’s all on 1 and 3 is painful to listen to 😭😭

[@danielryan8089]

As a drummer, I swear to God, nothing bothers me more than people clapping on 1 and 3

[@vipermad358]

You haven’t played enough gigs yet!

[@sitcomchristian6886]

You must be the most mellow person of all time lol

[@Yue117]

Those claps are just painfull, pure pain

[@tweer64]

Clap on all 4 beats.

[@DHawkBeats]

I didn’t even realize the switch cuz I was starting to focus on the piano solo, then I noticed at the end “wait the clapping sounds good now” 😂

[@chocoduyu]

0:19 when you're at the eye doctor and he twist the dial and asks "1 or 2?"

[@LegosSnake]

Ive warched this a dozen timea and still can't quite understand how exactly he does it. Magical

[@BraindeadCRY]

The man plays some kick ass keys, but the way he played that crowd was truly virtuosic

[@sleep9369]

Crowd looking soulless asf

[@MattsInTheBelfry]

Knew this as "Harry Connick Jr trolls the audience"

[@johngleich1379]

Trolls... or fixes...

[@boggeshzahim3713]

Yup, kinda yikes to just see this re-uploaded like this

[@karloswald1943]

@@boggeshzahim3713 bro he literally transcribed it

[@OdaKa]

@@boggeshzahim3713 I guess you missed the big as white and black thing at the bottom of the video which shows the sheet music transcription of what he's playing? This yikes kinda physically hurts just a little bit.

[@barmacidic2257]

@@boggeshzahim3713 kinda yikes how you missed the transcription that takes up the bottom half of the video.

[@nerdy_bumblebee]

I love how it's literally in like the first few bars of the solo because the moment he gets a little freedom he's like "okay I'm going to get these fucking idiots back on track"

[@AlefSousa017]

Gotta love the drummer in the back praising him for fixing the audience claps

[@wocannaseilai5983]

How on earth is this man playing so beautifully

[@bobbyferretti]

No idea since he literally has never played piano before this video was filmed

[@Armakk]

His dad was the D.A. of New Orleans. Whenever James Booker got arrested, instead of jail he'd bring him home and make him give piano lessons to his son. Harry was taught by maybe the best who ever did it.

[@CGCEifel]

Can't fool germans with your nice little trick! They'll keep clapping on 1, 2, 3 and 4! They even invented Techno to get away with it!

[@DantheTobinMan]

Took me a couple listens to understand, even after reading the comments, then I counted out "1 and 3 and", and I could tell the moment it changed as he had a 5/4 time signature as others have stated. So cool to tap my foot with the audience and it changes.

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

The hero they all needed but didn't deserve

[@woody5476]

I heard exactly when they changed, but didn't catch how he made them do it. That's absolutely genius!

[@Popsjoernalist]

On behalf of the Dutch: we're sorry. As it is with many of the Germanic off shoots: we lack swing and know only of marches and schlagers.

[@conradsilio6082]

had to watch it twice to notice, but holy fuck that was smooth

[@andylasceski]

I watched this clip back so many time and it's hilarious seeing the audience having no clue what's going on. The musician in me was dying with the clapping on 1 and 3.

[@ZipplyZane]

I often wonder if he did it intentionally, or if their clapping on the wrong beat caused him to slip up, and then he just naturally fixed it by adding an extra beat.

[@famousdavemusic]

Not a chance that was accidental. Harry is no slouch.

[@vals7266]

@@kutiman1 no, the transcription is made afterwards to show you (the viewer of this video) what he did

[@TheRectangularCircle]

@@kutiman1 the prospect of harry connick jr just sight reading his own music is very fucking funny thank you

[@LearningDrummerSam]

@@kutiman1 This is so funny

[@pajeeper420]

No way. He just got tired of an entire audience with 0 musical ability. And fixed that on the spot.

[@madeinchina-t9v]

If the audience tried pulling that on me, I’d low key throw the piano at them (no pun intended)

[@neoshenlong]

That weird feeling you get when he plays the extra beat and the claps sound really weird for a second before fitting. The brain is pretty damn weird.

[@patton303]

Harry is incredible. Also whoever transcribed this is incredible too.

[@DiscoCokkroach]

It's funny how you can hear the air in the whole room shift when he plays that one bar in 5/4.

[@oryantge]

You can hear how much bouncier it feels when he moves them to 2/4

[@c.a.g.3130]

Amazing what a little 5/4 will do.

[@RedSeabird96]

Had someone send this to me, I've never seen it before. Damn! That was a smooth transition! Lol and the crowd is just voting and none the wiser. That was awesome!

[@richardp5920]

Can’t find it off-hand, but there’s another video out there that delves into how cleverly he pulls this off, as well as points out the drummer’s appreciative reaction, which you can see at 0:42

[@daanwilmer]

Was this Musica Analytica 3? kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6e7gqygha6hjtU

[@AnAverageItalian]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/apm8ipqwYqZ9gbc is it this?

[@stevenhanley2371]

That was the smoothest correction I've ever seen

[@CliffHuxtableSweater]

Can’t lie that would’ve been torture in a black church or a blues club😂😂😂 and Harry has a black card and frequents the “cookout” so I know it was unbearable for him😭😭😭

[@gamecokben]

As a white person, I apologize for the embarrassing caucasity displayed by that audience

[@TOAOM123]

@@gamecokben As a whute person I apologize for not a damn thing

[@LamontCranst]

@@TOAOM123 Do _you_ clap on 1 and 3 instead of the backbeat?

[@TOAOM123]

@@LamontCranst Nope

[@jawdropshop]

😭😭😭

[@fluffshepnetwork7067]

That 5/4 bar made all the difference. And the audience was none the wiser!

[@sfgiantsfan921]

If the audience had recognized what he did and insisted on going back to the 1 and 3, that might have been the end of the world

[@deeomayall]

"very messy", "same but sloppier"... Mate, you're notating some of the tightest boogie piano ever!!!

[@robzecc]

0:09 "wait for it, guys"..

[@Folboi]

He was so smooth with the change it took me 5.4 seconds to realise. ;)

[@enricobianchi4499]

after watching this 3 or 4 times and reading the comments i still have 0 clue what's going on

[@yoyoguy1st]

So basically what happening is the audience is clapping on the 1 and 3 of the beat, which just isn’t something you do in jazz/swing music so what he does is he plays a single measure of 5/4 in the solo to even out the clapping so they start clapping on the 2 and 4 of the beat without them noticing. It was extremely smooth how he went about doing it

[@Gustavovisk21]

@@yoyoguy1st Can you point out when exactly this happens? I don’t understand sh*t about music theory and don’t listen to jazz, so I’m still oblivious to what is happening

[@yoyoguy1st]

@@Gustavovisk21 Yeah sure! so :37 you see how it has the 5/4? Then switches back to 4 over 4? That's where he adds in the extra count so that way they're clapping on the right beat instead of the 1 and 3.

[@JRCSalter]

3 or 4? Amateur. I've likely watched this a hundred times, had it explained to me by many people more musically inclined than myself, and I still have no idea what's happening. I'm sure it's just a joke being played by the musical community, and everyone else is too afraid to say the Emperor has no clothes ... except you and me it seems like.

[@CorrosiveCitrus]

​@@JRCSalter maybe try counting along

[@jwal1992]

Was thinking about this clip the other day. Glad it popped back up in my algorithm

[@jakerussell135]

im not even joking, but one time people were clapping to the band playing a song, and they actually clapped on 2 and 4

[@ccassano17]

Whenever this video shows up for me I have to watch it six times

[@halcyonacoustic7366]

I'm gonna guess that Harry said "come on y'all" there at the end. "Yo" is not in his vocabulary 😆

[@mykolas566]

That was pretty damned slick to correct them lol

[@allstar7459]

that was tricky smooth