How Jacob Collier sextupleted in 7/8

Jacob Collier plays some wack stuff at his Dallas, Texas show.
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[@PolychoronProductions]

Why does does playing at a different tempo make Jacob "a fun, wholesome moof" when it makes me "an idiot" and "the worst pianist in the string quartet"?

[@laelmilum6433]

Because Jacob's worshippers think he is God's gift to music for some reason. I guess its his absolutely magical voice and unparalleled grasp on all things music. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@aykarain]

Try making your own song :) it might make you seen less of an idiot

[@jrjoyce6290]

Seeing this now, I was standing right next to you in Dallas and didnt realize it the whole show. Love your content, Leon

[@leonwaves]

Woah!

[@crimsonhawk52]

sicc licc at the end

[@7riXter]

Musicians: playing triplet 16th in groups of four Music theorists: meh Jacob Collier: playing triplet 16th in groups of four Music theorists: 😱🤯🤩🤓

[@leonwaves]

That’s how it is!

[@leonwaves]

It’s all about placement. These aren’t placed intuitively in the bar

[@AARVMUSIC]

NOOOO THE LICC

[@danielmarquez3242]

YEEEAAAAAHHHH *THE LICK*

[@Alumx]

I wasn't expecting this to be that hyperanalyzed this is some music nerd stuff and i absolutely love it

[@nomannic1]

I love how clear the sheet music and animations are in your videos, it makes it way easier to see what's going on. Love this video and Jacob's music!! 😁

[@ianray7181]

Infinitely more impressive: singing at the same time.

[@AlejandroPerez-mg3fc]

Wow, if you told me that was jibberish I would have believed you. I have to concentrate so hard to get atypical rythm patterns and this guy just does some shakes while goofing around and singing and boom he has created something I would need a solid 15 minutes to replicate

[@Forlo12]

I hear rappers using a similar flow a lot cool stuff

[@focanopiano]

Someone walk into a music shop and see a tamborine... Someone: "Sir, I like this one! Is it hard to play?" Sir: "Well, it depends..."

[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

I disagree though, its pronounced mmf, like "hmmph" without the h

[@leonwaves]

debatable

[@israelstrommusic]

hmmmm...

[@KKoakOOakoAA]

...ph

[@ephjaymusic]

Ayyy!!! Thank you!

[@gracebarber9257]

good video, fabulous title

[@Cloudly_Round]

I can't believe you can break down music to its bare bones!

[@AdrianValia]

YOU are a wholesome moof!

[@leonwaves]

you too!

[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

so unfortunate 😔

[@I_am_looking_for_GF]

Bro, music confusing af

[@fadhlysukawidjaja174]

Was that.. "the lick" on the end...

[@nathancaguiat9527]

The licc....no the CLICC

[@SegNode]

These visuals are 🔥

[@Sayeedur123]

moof

[@lyricallax9372]

That is not the drum groove being played

[@leonwaves]

Right, i decided to focus on tambourine here. But it is the simplest groove version of this section of the song based on his original

[@UNOwenWasMe]

i didn't like the rhythm people with a lot of talent start out thinking more complex equals better, feel a need to show off but that doesn't make good music necessarily. he'll come around

[@Marv-bg8uy]

"I didn't like the rhythm" = 'I'm too dumb to understand whatever happened'...

[@leonwaves]

This isn’t how he normally plays this song. This was one improvised tambourine moment and it flew over my head live. He’s just having fun on stage while still keeping time in a strange placement within a 7/8 bar

[@UNOwenWasMe]

@@leonwaves did you remove my reply? bad move

[@leonwaves]

No which one?

[@UNOwenWasMe]

@@leonwaves never mind then, youtube must be being stupid btw i like your analyses, just got a bit pissed by being called dumb by the other guy

[@therefridjerator]

Didn't that one drummer that got the audience to clap 7/4 do this too but without the goddamn polyrhythms

[@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic6900]

What song is this?

[@leonwaves]

"Don't You Know"

[@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic6900]

@@leonwaves Cheers mate!

[@ttantrum7948]

I have officially decided the kid just doesn't play by any rules at all, and that's why he gets away with all this shit. I think he just never cared to begin with, and now he has to know what he's doing to justify to us lol

[@JXter_]

Yeah I mean, it wasn't really until recently in human history that we ever saw the need to 'justify' certain things in music. No one back in ye olden days thought about music as a science, it was just what it was. It's very easy to fool yourself into thinking that music is more complex than it really is after learning theory because we want to explain everything we can with it, but you will find that many professional musicians do not think about what they're playing so analytically. That's why we get stuff like this - it's all feeling, not thinking.

[@Apoz]

Jacob might be good at music, but he can't sing!

[@leonwaves]

👀

[@Apoz]

@@leonwaves 🙄

[@JasonEfstathiou]

lol this has got to be bait

[@juneyellowsnek]

For those who want to learn more, look into metric modulation.