here comes the boy (transcribed)

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[@kefale7124]

my brain is an empty elevator and this is the music inside on repeat

[@lycaptain]

*y e s*

[@vapnex]

mine isn’t sry

[@jonopens]

This is a completely repeatable phrase. I'm straight lifting this! Thx

[@kefale7124]

@@jonopens academic honesty. Always cite a pillage villager after

[@debbiedonald5670]

Your brain can’t comprehend this

[@itisnottaken4444]

The C natural when she says "hello boy" unlocks all the nostalgia and melancholy feelings.

[@charro028]

Definitely!

[@Juan-zi3qs]

Evangelion feels

[@tacefairy]

True, reminds me of the original Cinderella music

[@stringplayer2992]

Yasss!

[@pencilRC1]

YES THANK YUO

[@Yakushii]

Not gonna lie, that C natural in bar 3 of the vocals alone, hits wonderfully.

[@fanuarkacang]

Yeahhh i know you are right

[@elmarco239]

Dude I melted when I heard that c

[@nathanaelhahn4795]

stole my emotion

[@cy-bernet-ix]

My heart DIED

[@adrock889]

What’s the name of chord/arpeggio the piano does when she hits the C? “Hello boy”

[@jufli]

The woman’s voice is actually so beautiful and antique-like (?… I don’t know how to describe it haha) but it reminds me of the voice of a faceless mother singing a lullaby to a baby in an old Disney movie from the 40s. Sweet and soft and round-sounding. The actual melody probably contributes to that feeling too, with that C natural in bar three that everyone is talking about and the following measure too, the F to D flat progression

[@ComfyBoi404]

The more I listen to it- the more Ella Fitzgerald I begin to hear.

[@tanikas7447]

YES!!!

[@tiramiisu0]

yes, her voice is so beautiful honestly :(

[@LiviaBrash]

The little laugh she does kills me too, it’s so beautiful! I can’t stop listening to this ❤️ I think my own cat is sick of me singing it though 🙃

[@Lakotajo2]

I could have sworn it was from a Disney movie!

[@NOLASkaGuitarist]

Honestly the reason this sounds so good is because the melody actually holds water on it's own. That's how I check any melody I write, can it pass the a cappella test?

[@thatsroughbuddy1407]

What does 'hold water' mean?

[@NOLASkaGuitarist]

@@thatsroughbuddy1407 Pretty much means "is good" or sounds nice or moving by itself. Think "hold up to scrutiny", the phrase comes from building things. If the construction was done well then the pieces will fit so well together that it can "hold water" without leaking meaning it's built soundly. People often use it when referring to the validity of an argument.

[@ovecka17]

do people not write melodies like this? ive always checked the melody by itself (often when i write thing its starts as an improv melody anyways and then i work from there), it seems like common sense if you have a strong melody in a song

[@jwlsiee]

@@ovecka17 depends on the style of music and genre. its basically two different schools of thought

[@MyWorld-zw6oe]

@@thatsroughbuddy1407 it doesn't need anything else. It can stand alone. The melody is good without the music. A bucket that can hold water without any other help is doing it on it's own. Both accomplish the job well with no help needed. That's how I interpret it.

[@Some_Awe]

Mastering is important, they just completely drowned out the part theyre supppsed to be harmonizing :(

[@gutgobbler1121]

Eh idc its good shit

[@boeman6702]

Well its inevitable. Theyre just adding onto every video, the voice is bound to be drowned out

[@bulbasewer]

Yeah someone eq this so they all have a place to live

[@deth3234]

@@boeman6702 Except this isn't inevitable, in fact it's entirely avoidable through basic mastering. Vocal track too low after you added 5 other instrument tracks? Just turn it the fuck up, problem solved lol

[@litmeatballs4023]

@@deth3234 it was made on tiktok bro, its not like an actual track. all of these instruments were literally recorded with a phone camera. i agree yes, it isnt a good mix, but it would be impossible for it to be. it just isnt possible on tiktok

[@gabrielespinoza5269]

There's literally no reason for this to be so beautiful what the heck

[@johann296]

Lmao!!!!

[@jeraldjoyce2995]

When the piano hits my brain almost forces me to listen to "Like someone in love" by blossom dearie.

[@victorfortes4334]

RIGHT?!

[@MetalMaidenDeth]

no reason? brother there is a cat on the screen, that is reason enough.

[@viber7464]

maj7 spam

[@bicbo5816]

This would be so beautiful if the instruments didn't overpower the vocals

[@Itagamo]

IT HAS TO. The singing is so fucking annoying, really!

[@immortalabomination]

@@Itagamo you’re weird

[@Itagamo]

@@immortalabomination Thanks Chang.

[@LSqre]

imo it's just an unpleasant cacophony after the first two

[@KrakaKingYT]

@@immortalabomination leta hima eata hisa meataballa ina piece🤌🏻

[@calebmeyerhoff]

not gonna lie after the strings, the arrangement starts to become sensory overload bahahaha but it is impressive as hell

[@lifeonhigh851]

only because it isn't balanced correctly haha

[@evanmeaux1292]

Well hi there! Haha I guess you’re in my KZbin feed now.

[@calebmeyerhoff]

@@evanmeaux1292 HAHAHHA YESSIR! also we gotta meet up to work on our piece man im on fall break!

[@blackqweenmars]

Agreed

[@ems7623]

It works harmonically and stylistically. It's just not polished. But it is after all a cat video

[@GeorgeCollier]

Yes it should be Db major not Gb major I accidentally dragged the 6 flats over instead of 5, just pretend it’s Db.

[@twitchoru3745]

will do

[@2freet]

I felt something was wrong there

[@gonzalotapia1250]

yes, yes, I noted it too... of course I did

[@cheech8082]

hey chief, i know this is cheating and lame, but could u by chance tell me what the chords are? ive not read music in a long time but i want to play this 😬 thanks for uploading!

[@JustinLe]

@@cheech8082 the chords are in the sheet music starting at 0:15 :) it's an Ebm7, Ab7(b9), etc.

[@sirguamsalot]

As a person who loves music, but knows almost nothing about it in terms of music theory, I think it’s awesome seeing all of these musicians in the comments talking about the parts of the song they enjoyed most. It’s cool to see how much I don’t understand, and how gifted everyone is.

[@kianon3322]

This is such a sweet comment

[@guiAstorDunc]

So much positivity 😊

[@forbiddenfursona]

we are not gifted we just practice 40 hrs a day lingling wannabes where u at

[@nabilprapanca]

@@forbiddenfursona lol

[@ruzahel6287]

Same I don’t even understand the genres of music XD

[@willtogs]

the giggle on hello boy is so heartwarming

[@Nenlothiel]

You can hear the love and affection in her voice. The piano and violin are the icing on the cake. Thank you.

[@mcboonekamp5400]

this is so good I wanna cry in G-flat major so that someone can harmonize it and another one can make giant steps out of it man I love the internet (but sometimes it‘s a toxic relationship)

[@Yakushii]

Cryant Steps

[@GeorgeCollier]

Db major*

[@typicalfurry2747]

@@GeorgeCollier more like C# major

[@forbiddenfursona]

@@typicalfurry2747 *everyone will remember that

[@camarisanders2726]

i love this comment

[@lsdavid9020]

Imagine Jacob Collier making harmonics with his voice alongside the other instruments.

[@23b823]

It would just be needlessly complicated music that isn’t anywhere near as pleasant to listen to.

[@RobinsMusic]

@@23b823 that’s what I feel when listening to Jacob collier, he is a genius but his songs are just too much for me

[@erlendbanken6517]

@@RobinsMusic i agree some much

[@idratherstayanonimous7020]

@@23b823 I love Jacob, but damn if that isn't the truth lmao

[@lucassurgeon4122]

@@23b823 I will never understand that view

[@jyle4420]

so cool, I love it when tiktok comes together to create stuff like this

[@joshuahung5940]

this feels like a warm blanket as your bed makes it down the magical river stream and the fireflies envelop you with their dim warm light, and you can just feel the affection. after a few minutes, from the night, when you enter the cave where the stream is in, you exit the cave, to experience the warmth of the sun, waking you up.

[@Drekromancer]

beautiful poetry. thank you for sharing.

[@thisguy1413]

The laughing yet still musically perfect "Hello boy" is enough to melt my heart and make me swoon.

[@Hesitant-Skeleton]

This is really well made but I really want to see a version where they come together and record and mix it. I feel that the fantastic vocals get really quiet as the layers get added on

[@tia4415]

everyone else: *musicians talking about music things* me: pretty ✨

[@BEN-hl6yt]

I'm grinning from ear to ear because I know this is one of the best things I will see/hear this month. Thank you for sharing.

[@ryanmurray7443]

This is so incredibly beautiful for a random tiktok. I don't know anything about the original creator of the tiktok, but the melody is too jazzy and sounds too good for me to think they're not a musician of some degree.

[@justaloadofclownery9432]

i personaly feel like when the flute player came on, it was perfect! everything was so beautiful. The rest is okay, but like, i really loved hearing those few seconds of a lady praising her cat in an unintentionally harmonious voice whilst a couple of musicians just so happen to make everything magical

[@traegermiles]

what we're loving is that we can hear her smile as she sings, and that she loves the boy so much. yes ofc i am crying

[@canonically47]

this genuinely made me tear up, it's so beautiful how people come together for these things :(

[@droptherapy2085]

Yeah this was definitely a good thing for KZbin to recommend to me as I wake up

[@Tyrannosaurus_Wrexx]

Me too! I look ridiculous right now, smiling with a tear-stained face

[@samueltibell9013]

This would fit perfectly in Aristocats

[@Frizzleman]

Everyone involved is impossibly talented…especially the titular ✨boy✨

[@kay1761]

I want a 5 minute lofi version of this

[@jostrowski7]

With rain and vinyl crackling sounds in the background

[@junglink2437]

Am currently making this, stand by

[@scp096fan]

There is a 2 minute one

[@linearoger]

@@scp096fan where ?

[@scp096fan]

@@linearoger wait a sec and I will bring you the sauce

[@modernmusicofthedarkages296]

Omg my wish coming true. I watched the video yesterday and immediately wanted to know the chords and arpeggios and stuff because it sounds so beautiful!!

[@nb1306]

that key makes me want to cry as someone who plays mostly by ear and is shit at reading music 😭

[@shibeshibo5552]

Every part before the flute sounds like a lovely lullaby but when the flute is added it feels like a refreshing morning ballad you'd hear out in the forest.

[@bribread]

The c natural she does on "boy" honestly reminds me so much of Steven Universe and its OST. I'll never forget that OST for the rest of my life. Full of joy, nostalgia, and relaxation. I would love to hear more singing from the OP of the tiktok :]

[@a.l.l3595]

Same here :) I loved SU's music

[@yoursjuli]

THAAAAAAAT'S WHAT IT IS I COULDN'T PLACE IT JFC

[@yoursjuli]

you're so real, steven universe (and adventure time for that matter, which rebecca sugar also songwrote for, everyone say thank you rebecca) is a pillar of my entire personality.

[@monkeybongos4389]

I just had that thought the moment i saw this comment

[@terrako4056]

Why is no one talking about how good that flute part is? Makes me so happy everytime I hear it.

[@Yin7094]

it's the kind of singing that seems like it's wrong at first, but listening to it again after the video, it's actually really on point.

[@EtopiaCA]

The slight vocal runs are actually super annoying.

[@lifeonhigh851]

the only bad note was the second to last note, otherwise it's pretty on tuning-wise

[@hotwaff]

This right here is exactly the purpose of the internet. And if it's not it damn well should be.

[@curseddoggo]

I'm a old school metal guy, and this is beautiful Manhattan blues.

[@clufmench7282]

Wow did not expect it to be so good

[@bossalicious6821]

I am impressed by both how the singer improvised a melody while talking, and how the instrumentalists came up with such beautiful harmonic lines just from hearing that simple melody!

[@user-vl7og3jd3b]

I feel like this could fit in Steven universe or something.

[@yowazzah1141]

EXACTLY

[@JamesZ32100]

Or old movies and songs

[@MJAY-N7129]

👀 you have a good point

[@rashdyomandac6805]

The flute, man. I love it so much

[@maevemilless4561]

Something about the triplets in the piano just fits so well, whoever wrote the piano part deserves more recognition for that

[@AIexKilin]

As a guitar player, those crazy ass arpeggios the piano guy did scare me

[@aleksakosanovic7922]

Was waiting for this too long. Thank you ❤❤

[@mellohomie1237]

Okay but I am getting my second music degree right now and people need to understand that some of the best works of music in existence are conceived in this way.

[@Notbigjimmy9]

Wtf the women saying "here comes the boy" almost made me cry.

[@benjaminduttlinger2254]

I love it alone, with piano, and with piano and strings, but once the other instruments got added I feel like the voice was lost and the melody was overwhelmed.

[@droptherapy2085]

This is unironically so beautiful

[@b1_ferg]

This unfolded wonderfully. It just kept going and it was all fantastic.

[@ruguoserliegise2716]

This is top tier extra and I’m all for it.

[@funkylentil6966]

That "Hello boy Welcome~" Really is perfect 💝

[@ikurasake]

This is the sweetest thing I've ever heard

[@bubby-fi9mc]

The violin part adds so much of an extra layer to this, it gives it so much more of an emotional texture behind the piano and the droning strings that just hits you in a different place.

[@BasilLevski]

was trying to figure out the second chord for ages before this video, bless you

[@francoomarlopezlopez]

A trick that helps me is to try to sing what you feel is the root note, then just build it up

[@wiyseful8859]

@@francoomarlopezlopez or have perfect pitch

[@JessicaLovesFoxes]

I love the Karen Carpenter-esque "Welcome." Reminds me of my mother's voice.

[@fidelmunoz7887]

This brings a tear to my eye

[@thornels]

This is amazing

[@HardTimesStudios]

Well this is just wonderful. She has a very sweet voice too. Reminds me of those early women singers. I hope that style comes back.

[@jemimagould5657]

Her voice is so calming

[@Codycjhh]

Well this is going to live in my head rent free for eternity, thanks dude.

[@Seal376]

Love this so much with the sounds

[@stickbush3257]

They really need to make the singing part louder because after all the other instruments come in it drowns the voice out, but it needs to be done without making it sound weird and echoey.

[@mr.broccoli6471]

Why did that “Welcome” give me chills?

[@bttstratosphere4927]

@Ryandal Gilmore dude that is the most bullshit thing i have ever heard

[@teninvictor8197]

That woodwind..... amazing

[@seamtaro]

im having goosebumps, this is just too good

[@lavanyabubna9528]

oh god can i have a full 3-5 mins worth of this in the third version with the violin *eargasms*😩😩😩

[@curryislove3062]

Please, please, please, upload an extended version, i find this so beautiful. ❤️ and i wanna listen to it more

[@DaBaSoftware]

No please don't extend it. I've cried enough

[@gravypatron]

Fantastic! Your hard work shows!

[@flymoolahman2763]

this feels like how the summer went, really nice, but ended a little too soon

[@acsoj4375]

The first guy absolutely nailed it

[@tmingy9445]

Is there a specific genre that this type of music fits into? It's like old standards/musicals from the 1950s/jazz and magic.

[@MrAbomb234]

It's a common jazz progression is why it sounds so familiar, to get technical it's called a ii-V and it's like 70 percent of jazz harmonic progressions

[@tmingy9445]

@@MrAbomb234 thank you very much!

[@MrAbomb234]

@@tmingy9445 yeah! Easy way to sound jazzy 😎😎

[@sayedaulia]

It sounds like classical to me Here are the lists of classical pieces that might sounds similar to that style: - Chopin’s Waterfall etude (I think this one sounds very similar) - Debussy’s Arabesque - Debussy’s Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum - Ravel’s Jeux D’eau - Saint Saens’s Carnival of animal: Aquarium But thats just my opinion

[@MrAbomb234]

@@sayedaulia that's one of the coolest parts of 20th century music! Classical and jazz sorta mixed into that sort of Gershwin feel

[@drummerdom6665]

This is amazing would love to see more of this s :)

[@seabassa.m.665]

Thank you so much for this! Low key planning your name it the primary melody for a horn concerto and I was to dead to figure it out myself lol

[@francoomarlopezlopez]

STRONG Ella vibes I love the transcription!

[@Beezzz]

which Ella do you mean?

[@francoomarlopezlopez]

@@Beezzz Ella Fitzgerald of course

[@Text.__.]

@@francoomarlopezlopez yep. I also thought of her!

[@carlixerising]

That’s what my dream crush would sound like

[@chaosblow4838]

THHIS ISSS INCREDIBLEEEE - the flute omg take me to heaven

[@NotVeryNormal259]

This gives such calming vibes, like I a mother caring for their child, I don’t know, but it’s amazing.

[@Maximum_777]

This cat's got a theme song now lol, very epic

[@depauleable]

Broke: Gavin Bryars - Jesus Blood never failed me yet Woke: This

[@newsungsails3651]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought of that piece when I heard this.

[@jerryhello]

Music is so magical.

[@chloskyskies4399]

Thank you for this

[@beanman1024]

If this was performed live in concert I would be the first in line for tickets

[@gorbmalort8645]

Ok. This song triggers something in my brain that brings tears to my eyes as soon as I hear voice and I don’t know why. Lmao. Wtf

[@heathermason7875]

Same it's so peaceful it almost makes me sad

[@EtopiaCA]

Weak mind and low standards for entertainment would probably be it.

[@joshmillere6263]

@@EtopiaCA btw i think you mean piano runs, or arpeggios. Not vocal runs, plus I think those alone are what complete this melody.

[@marklamping3485]

Thank you for making this transcription. This literally put me back in a specific era of my life listening to that b flat minor 7. Seriously, I learned something important, thank you.

[@rionox5005]

I'm so glad that he puts the notes for each so we can play if we want

[@joshstewart3792]

Without the flute and then if you dialed down the violin to be playing the root notes of the chords it would sound actually phenomenal

[@lifeonhigh851]

I don't think the violin playing the root notes would be great because of where it's tone is at. It can't play high enough for a good sounding root tone and it can't play low enough for proper bass support. It CAN be in the middle, but roots in the middle just don't sound as moody, which is what this whole feel is. We just need a bass, that's all

[@Beezzz]

Which Type of Music is this? Which other songs use this chord progression? This reminds me of a long gone decade. Does anybody know which decade this type of music would come from?

[@Un1234l]

It's some kind of jazz. You can find this harmonic flavour and chord progressions still in non-modern Western music, or non-Western music that's still influenced strongly by Jazz, like modern Japanese music, soul, R&B. Of course you can also look to older Jazz music to find it. Try Legend of Zelda, or music composed by its main composer, Koji Kondo. I hear the File Select music from Ocarina of Time in this. If one were to describe the flavour of the chord progression generally, it's a chromatic modulation of chords giving it that whimsical flavour the last few measures. Maybe Alicia Keys' Prelude to a Kiss is similar enough in that regard. Christina Aguillera's Hurt.

[@SubtleHawk]

Reminds me of Don't Talk by The Beach Boys

[@aseitzer7849]

Personally, it reminds me strongly of ‘30s/’50s Disney and similar musicals of the era. Very soft, nostalgic, simple but romantic. Indeed, when I heard this it reminded me of Cinderella’s, “Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale.”

[@xen0vantage542]

The reason why I find it sounds so old timey and nostalgic is because of a few things. 1. The chord extensions add a lot of color. 2. The first 2 chords are actually a part of a ii-V-I progression, a very common chord progression in Jazz and thus gives it a "Jazzy" sound". The third chord is a Bbm so its actually a ii-V-vi progression which is also colorful. 3. The voicings of the chord and specifically the melody of the girl works really nice with the progression. On the third measure with the Ab(b9), she sings from an Ab to C natural, and the C natural adds a lot of color and tension because it is clashing as a tritone with the b7, Gb. She then "resolves" (She is just singing randomly so quotations) to an F and Db which is the 5th and 3rd notes of the Bbm chord, respectively. This adds a nice tension and release, which is what Jazz loves to do. 4. I'd also say the timbre, or the sound of the piano arpeggiating up and down is also what adds to the colorful pallet. It creates a dreamy feel/sound. I'm sure there's more to it than what I explained, but from a quick glance that's what I noticed. The tension and release is definitely a big part of the classic nostalgia sound. As for where to find this music, this is mainly Jazz from the era of roughly the 40s-60s. Movie scores from the era like "The Uninvited" also use progressions like this. I'm sure there's music after the 60s and now that still use these things, off the top of my head though this is for sure Jazz.

[@V1DE0DR0ME]

I know what you mean. And to feed this feeling, I recommend Leonard Pennario's Midnight On The Cliffs (Piano Version): kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6bOf2B8e9KofsU

[@KaiTheGuy168]

this just made my morning

[@rachelwyen]

i love it 🥺💕

[@violinsinthevoid4579]

Funnily enough, some of this reminds me of Gavin Bryar’s “Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet”

[@juicedelemon]

Me, a classical musician being jealous at those jazzy chords be like:

[@nexiuwo9234]

The melody is so good oml i want this-

[@aaronpahler5410]

This escalated to something overwhelming beautiful

[@_4_0_4_6]

Lol shit ended up sounding like the intro to a Tyler song

[@mhe123321]

This reminds me of Jan from The Office singing to her daughter 😂

[@vincentbr12]

Gives me chills

[@cleangreens]

This is absolutely gorgeous Jesus christ

[@mandocalrissian6454]

Is there a version where the original singer isn't drowned out as much by all the instruments?

[@joaquincaceresguibovich3182]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnSwpoKjnpetitU

[@mandocalrissian6454]

@@joaquincaceresguibovich3182 thanks

[@matchalatte5415]

You guys talking about music composition, and how beautiful the song is. I'm here wondering why she singing seductively to her cat?

[@batatanna]

Why aren't you???

[@burpie3258]

@@batatanna wise words

[@equaius893]

who doesn't

[@demosmemebrewery9916]

because he's the boy~

[@radosam8415]

If you aren't singing to your pet. Are you really a pet owner?

[@xadaemon2141]

This gives me so many chillls

[@D4nnyC4tz]

This is beautiful