C Blues Jam E x p l a i n e d: Jacob Collier and Cory Henry Go Crazy

Viral when released and occasionally reposted by Jacob and Cory, C Jam Blues is a solid example of what Jacob Collier and Cory Henry can do in an impromptu improvisation. The key is C Blues, but Jacob and Cory quickly diverge into other keys, at times harmonically converging and at other times diverging. Here's the breakdown of the famous jam.
KZbin clip of the jam: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoXMgIqabpdspJo
PDFs and audio of music are currently not available for copyright reasons. Check back periodically to see when they become available!
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:05 Transcription
2:16 I: Notes on Transcribing
3:24 II: Actual Transcription Analysis
6:21 III: The First Crazy Part
7:03 IV: Super Lydian Chords
12:00 V: The Next Crazy Part To The End (Also Crazy)
13:02 Bar 25 to End
13:40 Review
14:12 Announcements/End Cards
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seriously though this was a great analysis!

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Needs more Jazz

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Any musician understands that this video is outrageously impressive to make This deserves millions more views man I'm speechless

[@jonathanwilson6288]

Al Giovannelli I’m not a musician and even I know the level of impressiveness this video is. I’m a huge fan of Jacob and Corey. There musicianship is insane. But for this guy to be able to break down their madness is insanely impressive to me! This was an awesome video. I do envy you musicians that do at least have the ability to mimic this in some way. I will just continue to sit back and marvel.

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[@cupofsadge8359]

Ive been playing piano for 2.5 yrs and I understood about .5% of what the video talked about like when the narrator said F major, C major, Eb, etc I know what those are. Had no idea that there are notes like Csus7 (is that right?) No idea what sus is I need to look that up. Same with like, Fadd11 or whatever it was. No idea what that is LOL. Being an adult learner sucks

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Subtle and sensitive blues impro is the exact opposite of notes diarrhea you refer to .

[@icefire6622]

​@@cupofsadge8359Those are Jazz chord symbols. Csus7 is C dominant 7th with a suspended third. A not-suspended C7 chord is C, E, G, Bb, but Csus suspends the third up to the fourth. (Csus7 = C, F, G, Bb). Fadd11 is just a F major chord with an added 11th (F, A ,C, Bb).

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The mario kart thing was sofucking funny, legit laughed for a couple minutes

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spoiler :(

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True

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I died when he said “E ... Something chord” because of Jacob 😂😂😂😂. @ 4:48

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Oh yeah you know I loved that Mario Kart intro.

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*insert obligatory Mario Kart lick joke*

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[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

*shows a bunch of crazy stuff* "ok now to part III, the first crazy part"

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U already seen this?

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He straight up analyzed the “ah ah ah!” Inflections of Cory Henry surprising himself. 😆 we went from harmonic analysis to psychoanalysis

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Everything everyone else already said + wow, a music analysis that uses a black background so that my eyes don't hurt like hell? Music is evolving!

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You should check out Scruffy, a-mazing music theory youtube channel and yes, he uses a black background

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The fact that you took the time to transcribe AND analyze this amazes me. The time you put into this is deeply appreciated by all of us music theory nerds.

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Nowadays, anyone can trancribe this kind of mess... with a help of an AI

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@@focanopiano “nowadays” was not 3 years ago so, this was a painstaking manual job

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[@michawiertelak1422]

I don't know much about music theory and didn't understand almost anything what you've said. It was still fun to watch and to see how much I don't know and how crazy and complex music theory can be.

[@GeoffBournes]

When the brain is moving this fast, one doesn't even know that this is the amount of information in a bar of music. Stunning. Just a flow of creativity.

[@newmarsvolta]

This is crazy like I did not know this level of musicianship existed

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newmarsvolta yeah, it’s pretty fun. We have a joke that music theory teachers go “cmon guys, it’s not rocket science” while rocket scientists go “hey what’s the matter guys, it’s not like it’s music theory”. Pretty great

[@sodeste6053]

jacob collier do be like that, i gotta learn more about cory henry tho!

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The color blue looks good in this video

[@onesyphorus]

and black

[@joecampbell46]

*Just smile and nod and pretend you know what he’s talking about* But seriously your dedication to transcribe and analyse this is insane. All my hats off to you

[@IonBeamXXIV]

this video is so incredibly impressive. I can't imagine the number of hours it must have taken to transcribe their playing, analyze it, then create all these impressive digital visualizations of their lines to perfectly highlight exactly what is important. The analysis was well-paced, upbeat, with structural, emotional, and practical comments mixed in with theoretical discussion, without losing sight of the fact that this isn't a perfectly concocted piece, its just a jam. Absolutely amazing video, I subbed instantly.

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Now I definitely know that Jacob wasn't alone when he came from his planet. You came with him.

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Yeah, super mega cool Lydian scales and that. I get it

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Me too

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🤣

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Personally, I thought blue was a color.

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The editing in this video kills me 😂😂

[@JohnathanWhitehorn]

C jam is a meme at our school lmao

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Analysis ✅ Editing ✅ Delivery ✅ Presentation ✅ Amazing video, even though I didn't understand most of the theory 😆😆

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I love how he just hammers down the crazy chords frustratedly after analysing them :D

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Stunning analysis and presentation. Enjoyed it greatly. Hugely impressive, well done!

[@AllIn1Studio]

How on earth did you transcribe this??! That’s genius in itself!! To unscramble that - what incredible ears you have! Thank you!

[@joshyouwuhh]

Thank you for putting in this work. The subjects and the commentator seem to have the kind of brilliance that doesn't shut me down but inspires me to play better and think better.

[@csmarkham]

Leon, I grinned as I watched this whole thing. I SO APPRECIATE your trying to _explain_ why these interacting rifts happened. I am an absolute BEGINNER with a scant understanding of even some of the concepts put forward here. But as you've notated a real performance, I get a chance to integrat my "ear" with some KNOWLEDGE. Thank you!!

[@timothyduch2236]

Incredible musicianship. And fantastic job transcribing this sir! Thanks soo much for all your hard work. Its very cool seeing it written out.

[@crade9126]

The work you’ve put into this is crazy, thank you for tuis crazy video

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Best transcription video I've seen, bar none. Damn. Amazing work.

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Umm....holy crap man. Just listening to Jacob and Cory play this blows my mind. Your breakdown of this makes my mind implode. Unreal.

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The editing on this is great. When the mario kart bit started I lost it 😂. Great video!

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This is so sick dude! I'd love to watch more of these kinds of videos!! Thanks so much!

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Can't even begin to describe how long this would have taken I am completely in awe.

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The Mario kart thing just made my day :)

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Impressive. I won’t remember a note of it. But I realize these guys are just having fun, and they can play it, so more power to them! Can’t believe you transcribed all of this. You’re amazing man!

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[@leonardoteixeira8686]

I legitimately could not BEGIN to understand half of all of this

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That's half more than I understood!

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This is the music equivalent of kung fu/martial arts fighting. The way they respond to each other so quickly is like watching a fast paced fight scene in a movie.

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Now Imagine an intense Kung Fu scene with this as a backtrack

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We are Borg. We make music impossible to resist analyzing.

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Really? This video?

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I don’t understand music like this but youre enthusiasm and humor made me almost watch the entire video lol

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Dense but with great clarity, even for those of us not as well-versed in theory. Superb visuals. This is a mind-numbing amount of work. Thank you.

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Your editing made it that much more enjoyable to watch

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Thanks a million! The transcription is a masterpiece on it's own!

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Leon, this video is superb...really made my day to nerd out on this after teaching music lessons all day... Excellent breakdown and very cool presentation! Would love to see more transcription breakdowns in this style....maybe some of the greats too? Bill Evans, Art Tatum, Herbie, Oscar etc ? Subscribed!!!!

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the work that goes into analyzing this is so crazy

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That was amazing dude, super informative and sooo much more to digest when I learn more theory! Thanks for the video!

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Your knowledge and transcribing skills are on the same level as those two legends. BIG UPS!!!

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Jacob just posted this vid on Instagram!

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You are crazy man for analyzing this! Just incredible!!!

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just heard of jacob the other day. What you are doing is even more impressive. the initial scroll pan of the transcription was a great touch too. but mostly you have combined 3 forms of learning into this one detailed analysis. Hearing, reading, and visual learning. The visual for me is very important because while I love and appreciate fancy music I need those training wheels. This is far and away the most thorough video media analysis of a piece of (improvised!) music I've ever seen. Are there more people doing this? I will look -- thank you for the inspiration and attention to detail. totally subd *and! slowing the passages down was really helpful too, hear it then sloowwwed wtf!

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Friend, as a filmmaker and musician, I have to say that the not only the THOROUGHNESS and tidiness of the content, but the flawlessly informative and effective visuals, is maybe just as impressive as the original piece. You put some WORK into deciphering what is a musical Rosetta Stone tablet, and then paired it with fantastic mograph work. Mad respect. I can’t imagine how long this took. You have a new sub. How the heck did you even scribe this?? (Ps the Mario Kart opener killed me!)

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Great presentation and dissection of this insane jam forged by the gods

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Impressive analysis and production values. Much respect.

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Fantastic on every level. Thank you!

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Outstanding analysis, thank you!

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Really impressive accurate accessible break down my friend. 👏🏾👏🏾

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This is some high level shit right here, amazing analysis. Just transcribing that jam is a pretty big undertaking, let alone analysing bar by bar. Hats off mate, whew

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This is one of the amazing transcriptions I've ever seen in my life!!!!! Subbed!

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the editing on this is absolutely superb. i don't really understand any of this but you explain it in a way that somehow makes me it.. make sense? i guess this is a reminder to go back and study some more lol

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Crazy how you transcribed all of this, mindblown

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My God that Mario Kart intro part absolutely killed me. Took me completely by surprise. This is amazing content.

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Man.. you did very well with this video. Visually pleasing- informative, thought provoking, etc. real good stuff. And yeah the Mario kart reference was 👌🏾 This video has encouraged me to refresh my reading skills of music notation. I want a deeper understanding of what’s happening “intervaliclly”. Those movements were legit.

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I think it would have taken me lifetime to transcribe this. This is totally crazy man!!!

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This was so awesome. So satisfying for me. I love theory and analysis 😍

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