Minor Keys vs Major Keys, What's the Difference

[@benjaminbraatz34]

It's so great to slowly understand the guitar and see the fretboard open up to you step for step

[@IndranilBiswas_]

Sean, you teach the exact things that we ask ourselves as mental questions when playing. Thanks for this brilliant lesson!! Grateful.

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@razvanmarian5717]

for a total begginer on music theory you are the only one who kind of shade some light over the difference between minor and major keys. thanks

[@rayparker9397]

Sean, you are a scholar AND a gentleman. You made music theory understandable for me, and probably lots of other people who had problems understanding it before.

[@seandaniel23]

So great to hear Ray! I'll keep em coming!

[@slash8844]

This is by far, and i say by faaaaaar best youtube channel for music theory, and anything related to guitar in my honest opinion. This was great video. Thank you Sean for great work. Keep going :)

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much Stefan! I'll keep em coming!

[@s.vidhyardhsingh3881]

Stefan Blagojevic, yeah he is great. You can also go for Signals music studio KZbin channel too. That guy Jake Lizzio is quite good too and again, guitar related😊. I never thought music could be learnt from KZbin but, there are good people out there helping us to come up in the awesome Art of life , Music 😄

[@BodyMachineShop]

I know l know sounds like I’m sucking up. But You a way Sean don’t stop doing it... simply excellent and explicitly put.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much Joe!

[@StevenDoyleYes]

this cleared up so much confusion for me. thank you

[@seandaniel23]

happy to help!

[@jimmyblanton717]

Sean, this is very cool.!!! I can learn from you!!!! This is somthing my previous instructors wouldnt think possible!!!! Ty !!

[@RC32Smiths01]

I actually always did just think that all you need to know in terms of the Minor and Majors is that Minor is dark while Major is bright lol. Great and informative video my man!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@martynspooner5822]

Was always freaked out by theory just thought I would never get my head around it. You have been a big part in changing that Thanks a lot

[@seandaniel23]

So great to hear Martyn! Keep rockin!

[@PebzEdition]

Sean I love you so much,I am a beginner at guitar and you are so helpful,don't change to those teachers who are horrible,❤❤

[@willwaller7901]

I appreciate the bravery of leaving your Snark AND your capo on the headstock. Mad respect for mad balls

[@milesdoodling1054]

As soon as the video started the first thing i did was check that!

[@JDLuke]

I think Sean should dangle some more random doo-dads from the headstock just to piss off the haters. Maybe a pog one day, then a bookmark with a haunted house printed on it, perhaps a garter belt. Just unpredictable stuff and he should never say a single word about it.

[@seandaniel23]

Oh I've already filmed one like this :) Coming soon!

[@JDLuke]

OMG a Rick Beato picture keychain would be perfect.

[@DennetBenjaminGlassborow]

Thanks Sean, you have made this more understandable.

[@mikel917]

Also helps to know the scale formula in intervals. Intervals are the most liberating concept in music. A major interval is the same as 2 frets or a whole step, a minor interval is the same as 1 fret or a half step. Major scale formula: W W h W W W h. Major scale formula: Tonic is C - whole step to D - whole step to E - half step to F - whole step to G - whole step to A - whole step to B - half step back to C.

[@isaklanden3883]

Great video! I have always wondered the difference but not really understood it. But you explained it so well!! This is why I'm recommending you to all my musical friend. 👍

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@shreydon35]

Sean, you seem to answer all my questions as and when i ask myself said questions. Thanks a lot man. You're fucking awesome!

[@seandaniel23]

So great to hear! I'll keep em coming!

[@yvrith4099]

Sean, you are the best, thanks for all the music theory that you have provided so far. if I may ask, can you make a video about modulation or key changes?

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much! Been meaning to make a video on that!

[@AtticVibes]

Brilliant video Sean, you have the best and easiest method of getting this theory across, easy to watch and digest.

[@stuffedtoylover]

most underrated guitar channel

[@leebraly3904]

Thanks for sharing your ideas. Very interesting.

[@seandaniel23]

Always happy to help Lee!

[@chrisminer5884]

The way I think about it is that if you are playing the 5 chord in a minor key as a dominant 7th then this is coming from the harmonic minor not the natural minor scale. So in A minor you then have the G sharp in the scale to make the E7 chord

[@seandaniel23]

Definitely a great way to think about it. Should've mentioned harmonic minor more.

[@danmorrisss]

Great video! Helped me so much

[@seandaniel23]

So great to hear!

[@yt551217]

Great video, thanks for the help. I’ve heard the term “perfect cadence” to describe the V chord (played as a 7th) resolving to the i chord in a minor key. Think Mark Knopfler does this a bit, I.e. A-7 resolving to Dm in Sultans of Swing

[@davehill5539]

Helpful - thanks

[@herkuskaminskas1409]

**Quietly sneaking in that Fmaj7 instead of a regular F thinking no one will notice.**

[@jefftiebout1376]

I saw that too, sneaking that sweet chord in there.

[@seandaniel23]

shhhh

[@s.vidhyardhsingh3881]

Herkus Kaminskas, haha wish I knew the chord forms of the guitar, it’s cool that you could do that 👍🏻😊

[@itaynizri1491]

bro it was a F chord just not the regular bar-chord shape. his finger was on the e string. if he let go of the strung it would be Fmaj7

[@bobravenscraft5376]

Voicings. Learn the patterns on paper major min simple sweeping arpeggio

[@karladkins9142]

Sean is a fountain of guitar and theory knowledge, if only he slowed his talking down a bit eg 80 bpm😉

[@seanfrank32]

Great lesson

[@cartago1ful]

Sean thanks for your videos I have learned from them. Is there a video for grouping chords on scales with roots on the 5th string. Thanks for your attention.

[@MikeDGuitar]

That was a great explanation!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@fredrickkrop5645]

wooow. now I get it..Thank you for this knowledge on minor and major keys. I was lost when learning Major and minor scales. Now I know the concept behind it. And on The dominant chord😂. From experience, it actually begs you to come home...😂😂😂

[@MatthewSuffidy]

I may be wrong, but my understanding was the notes were derived from low fractional divisions of an octave, like halves or thirds. So when you start in different places, there is a different frequency change relative to the theoretical change in interval. I just say they all sound a bit different.

[@mr7oclock346]

9:30 when you're playing the C Major scale and using G Sharp, that makes it really close to the E Phrygian Dominant scale!

[@Dex.Bowman]

Great vid! I was relating C major and C minor together, which was confusing me. Rather than thinking of the modes.

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@adityamohan1773]

I guess thats the key difference between them

[@seandaniel23]

Hey oh!

[@siyacer]

You're a rockstar

[@hijay8501]

@@siyacer YES!!

[@mangalisomdingi9733]

Lol. Yeah. Noted

[@TheNcmore]

You say using Em7 introduces a non-diatonic note in Am - but 'D', the 7th note in Em is also the 4th note in Am, so it's diatonic after all.

[@yitzchalfari2426]

That whole thing at the end was mind blowing. Changing the 1 to a 5 chord, this is how they sneakily change keys on you eh?

[@seandaniel23]

Yup! One of the most common ways :)

[@TheRealMews]

Thanks for being an awesome teacher man! Really makes sense when you break it down like this.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for saying so!

[@louloucooke1]

Hi Daniel could you just clarify something, why does the 6th note in C Maj (A) become A minor and not A maj? Is it just because it’s the 6th note but I thought you flattened the 6th note to get a minor scale. Would you have the time to do more examples of conversions from major to minor? I’m starting to understand it for the first time in my life!! Thank you so much 🌸

[@anthonymiller7992]

Its funny i ran across this video as i've been pondering a question, what key is wicked games in? The chords are Bm - A - E - Ive read a thread as people were arguing as to what the key was because it gives a couple impressions that lead you to A, ive seen people saying E. I have yet to come to a conclusion Any thoughts?

[@bobravenscraft5376]

When watching Lather rinse repeat as needed. Wow. Scales seem ez in comparison. You actually learn more through chords poetic. Can't run from the truth

[@imaginableAudio]

I'm confused. When people say C major 1 4 5 C F G A Minor 1 4 5 a dm e min. But isn't the A minor the same as 6 2 5 ?? Why do people not just say 6 2 5 if it's the same ? I feel it makes it confusing. I base it off the major key but it throws me off. How should I be thinking about it

[@kierandoylemusic1300]

Awesome, tutorial, I just have to put it on 75% speed to keep up :)

[@BillDeWitt]

Thanks, I think I'm starting to get it.

[@themusiclesson6916]

The concept of Major and Minor can by quite confusing for beginners. If you want to see a video I made of an adult learning to differentiate major and minor, check this out, it may inspire you... kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3evm52OnsiUadE

[@chromakey84]

Good lessons ❤

[@straightshooter8662]

Hey Sean can you maybe do up a tab or video of that Blondie song you did? I'd like to know what chords you used etc. Really cool version you did

[@seandaniel23]

I think the verses were Dm7-Bbmaj7, then G-A7 for the pre-chorus then chorus would be like Dm7-F-Gm11-Bbmaj7

[@straightshooter8662]

Sean Daniel Cool thanks

[@lorinlane7579]

All of this seemed like Greek to me until watching your video! Thank you so much

[@lynxlecher9547]

I'm stuck; ever since I sort of nailed my music theory I don't know what to practice anymore. Will buying a looper help? Cool video btw!

[@seandaniel23]

YES! Looper pedal is the best investment you can make in your practice!

[@lynxlecher9547]

You're looper video is great also, you're my favorite guitar teacher. I'm looking at the Boss RC-3. Thanks for the tip.

[@ahmki52298]

Do chord progressions have to be made up of only 3 or 4 different chords?

[@huevosconcarnage6382]

A question i have for making progressions with minor chords (which may have been presented but i am not as knowledgeable in music theory to have figured it out) is if it is like the major scale (maj>min>min>maj>maj>min), but swapped for minor (min>maj>maj>min>min>maj)? Again, forgive me if it was presented, i can be dense at times.

[@seandaniel23]

Close. But for minor it's the same as major but starting on the 6th note. So if you take the 7 notes of the minor scale, it would go min-dim-maj-min-min-maj-maj

[@huevosconcarnage6382]

@@seandaniel23 Thank you for clearing that up, and the prompt response. Your lessons are very helpful.

[@atharvraj960]

is there any side effect of playing Legato in acoustic....??

[@JDLuke]

Chicks. Dozens and dozens of chicks.

[@seandaniel23]

what J.D. said

[@WilliamElliottHinson]

Minor chords are the ones that can't open bank accounts without their parents right?

[@seandaniel23]

hey ohhhh

[@nevillegreg1]

E7 to Am - Classic! 'House of the Rising Sun'.

[@t-bonewolfe4097]

If the chord we’re making dominant is Em, why wouldn’t it change to Em7? Why would it become an E7?

[@seandaniel23]

You can totally do that but when you make it an E7 chord, you're adding a G# note that becomes a leading tone into Am (since it's the note directly before)

[@s.vidhyardhsingh3881]

I always thought Boring=Major, Touching(or strong)=Minor....... if anyone going through the comments can use this, happy that I am helpful for you. But Major key looked all different and quite interesting when I learnt about Relative minor. When you hear the boring ( or like he said, ‘happy’) tone suddenly change to a strong and touching kind of a tone then it’s the relative minor slipping in. And again like the guy in the video has put forward, make sure there’s no key change 😊 And please don’t call Minor key as ‘Sad’ key cause it’s not the key that makes the song sad but the lyrics, without lyrics the Minor keys, what I feel is, they are very effective in conveying the message when compared to major key, so I call it strong key, And you are good brother, that’s really wonderful to make a video to help others out 👍🏻

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching!

[@s.vidhyardhsingh3881]

Sean Daniel you are welcome brother 😄

[@kevinchambers2327]

Well explained

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks Kevin!

[@kevinchambers2327]

@@seandaniel23 appreciate the understanding!!!! Keep up the good work!

[@malithmadushan3897]

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@JulCoCa87]

"Please, come home! Thank God... finally" Hahahah

[@drewsyg191076]

Great vid

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks!

[@joeldcanfield_spinhead]

Why E7 instead of Em7? And A7 instead of Am7? Yes, the 7s sound marvelous (that A7 turns the Dm from Homer Simpson to Cary Grant) but still befuddled about using the major-ish dominant 7 instead of a minor 7 which would fit the scale. I think.

[@okko9544]

Music theory is just used to explain why certain things sound good and bad in certain musical contexts, it's not the be all and end all. In jazz almost any chord is substituted for a dom7 or even further. The point is you can use any single chord whenever you want through consecutive modulations, substitutions/borrowing etc. The reason E7 resolves better is because of the tritone between the g# and the d. We are substituting the m7 out for the dom7 to create more tension as the tritone between the M3 and dom7 is greater than the p5th between the m3 and m7 meaning the release is more satisfying.

[@seandaniel23]

Having the major 3rd of that dominant7 chord coming out of left field, (in E7-to Am's case we're introducing a G#, in A7-Dm's case we're introducing a C#), gets us that much closer to the root note of the minor resolve. G#--> Am, or C#-->Dm

[@joshindiomusic]

what guitar is that?

[@musicletters7214]

dominants are really cool to create tension. by the way, was there a bluesletter? I did not get any *buildinguptension* :-)

[@seandaniel23]

It's coming ;)

[@dangarlockmusic5817]

So if I hypothetically didn't want to relate back to Major C and wanted to play in the key of Am and I wanted to find the chords in that key, is the pattern of finding chords in a minor key just reversed? Like if I wanted to find the chords in the key of C I would just follow the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B and apply them to the major minor minor major major minor diminished pattern, but if I wanted to find the chords in the key of Am with the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, G would I just reverse that pattern and follow a minor major major minor minor major diminished pattern? When you said Em is the dominant chord in the key of Am, since its the fifth chord in that key, I figured that the pattern was reversed since E would be a minor chord with the pattern reversed.

[@snacksaregreat]

DanGarlockMusic I was asking myself the same. Would be great to have an answer on this one :)

[@johncumby7534]

No. All the chords in the key of c are the same as a minor but the pattern is minor diminished major minor Minor major major for a minor key. The only thing that makes the keys different is which you play to make it sound like the "home" chord . If you play c major g major a minor f major then back to c, c sounds like almost like tension relief like the "home chord", so that chord progression would be in c . But if you played something like am dm em f major back to a minor again, a minor sounds like the home chord so that would be in a minor

[@dangarlockmusic5817]

Oh ok, thanks John

[@seandaniel23]

Great answer.

[@patjunfa]

Loving your vids. Question u may be able to help with. I've been playing with caged system to learn major scales and chord shapes across the fretboard. When I play in minor key its leas straightforward to use caged system to find where I am. I tend to play a chord shape/scale, then step back 3 semitones to play the minor shape I'm looking for. But this isn't quick or intuitive for me. Any links or suggestions? Also am I picking u up right, that you use major interval numbers to describe minor interval's? Instead of a i iv v, am, dm, em, its a vi, ii, iii? Another thing to get head around...

[@seandaniel23]

Check out my guy Ian: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXmum4Z4i5Whadk&t=

[@user-pk4sd9dd2w]

is there a way of figuring out which chords in a scale are minor or major or is it just something you have to memorise? tks!

[@tomunderwood3756]

I could be wrong about this, but I'm pretty certain you just have to memorise it. A major key is always major, minor, minor, major, major, minor, diminished; this pattern continues indefinitely throughout the octaves. In a minor key, just start on the 6th chord of that pattern and continue from there, meaning minor, diminished, major, minor, minor, major, major.

[@loganbrown3565]

Write it out and take notes from a website or anywhere online teaching music theory

[@user-pk4sd9dd2w]

thanks mate, was hoping there might be some underlying physics/logic as to why certain degrees are minor or major (or dim).

[@absofjelly]

It's to do with how the chords constructed and the intervals between the notes particularly the root and the third note in the scale.

[@JDLuke]

You can go through a scale and construct all the chord triads based on 1/3/5 easily enough. C major is the simplest because there are no sharps or flats: Just skip the second and fourth notes: I - C E G, ii - D F A, iii - E G B, IV -F A C, V - G B D, vi - A C E, vii° - B D F The Roman numerals are just a standard way of depicting major vs. minor, with upper case being major. Now play those triads. It is totally a worthwhile exercise to figure this out on your own, it really helps with learning the fretboard. But just for that C/E/G triad try the eighth fret, seventh fret, fifth fret on the E, A and D strings. Then PLAY with the shapes. Notice that if you move the middle note down one fret on any major chord it changes the sound quality to become 'sadder' and that if you move the middle note up one fret on any minor chord it becomes 'happier'. This is the essential difference between major and minor sounds, and it's all about whether you are playing a major or minor third for that middle note.

[@sullycliftona]

I like your stuff..hey not bother ...d..but inverted chord changes..please do another....cool..as .

[@bobravenscraft5376]

While everyone was.drinking beer with Metallica ol Sean was doing somtin else

[@simongjose]

I wish I had this lesson 15 years ago

[@richardslater677]

Beethoven: Hey Mozart, what’s the difference between a major and a minor key? Mozart: Well, not much really, just about the same difference as a trilby and a fedora. Beethoven: What are you smoking man?

[@davidcollins4993]

I alway's thought metal , hard rock , rock , dark classical , sad blue's equal minor vs Country , Pop , Jazz , anything happy is Major or something like that . Like some say play with your ear's !

[@lisarmia]

Um, isn't B7 the dominant 5th of Dm?

[@JohnDAvery-tf4td]

No. The V (dominant) chord in Dm is A major (Dm E° F Gm A Bb C Dm). The #7 of the D harmonic minor scale (C#) is added to the scale-tone v chord (Am) to convert it into a V chord (A major). B7 would have no place in Dm except as a "borrowed" chord since the A in the chord is the only note that corresponds with the Dm scale.

[@tacolegs2833]

I like that C G Am C progression I may use it someday

[@seandaniel23]

It's all yours :)

[@johnfriesen1071]

I just noticed that i need to go to guitar kindergarten, i can strum a few chords but i don't have a clue what he is talking about, i am a complete beginner and trying to learn some simple strumming campfire songs but this sounds very technical and hard to understand for a 34 year old.

[@sapelesteve]

And Sean says "that's a very "primitive way of looking at it". Bingo, that's just the way I play the guitar very "primitively" indeed.......Good lesson though............... :)

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@DavidRFIT]

Sean, I don't want to be that guy, but are you aware Rick Beato made fun of you in a live stream a few days ago? It's in the video "Rick Beato Late Night 8-8-18" at about 17:20 minutes mark

[@UlfricRedstorm]

LOL what's the problem with that douchebag? He makes a huge deal out of a thing that is nonexistent. What a pretentious moron :)

[@t-bonewolfe4097]

I didn’t see him talking about Sean...

[@DavidRFIT]

T-Bone Wolfe I don't understand your comment... If you didn't see him talking about Sean it is beacause you didn't watch that video. Just play that video and go to the 17:20 time mark and you will see what I'm talking about.

[@t-bonewolfe4097]

David RF Found It, thanks. Of all the people to call a dork, Sean is at the bottom of the list.

[@urbexjohnny8633]

I mean... really? I could go on for hours on Rick Beato. He obviously is knowledgeable and all that stuff, but he is one of the biggest douchebags on KZbin. He talks to his audience like he is giving orders, he is always bossy and authoritative, he is incredible touchy and as soon as someone doesn't agree with him he mocks and bans people. When confronted with the slightest critique he reacts like a five years old. He criticized Patreon for years saying "I don't believe in Patreon, if you give me money you immediately have to get something back in return" referring to his ebook and his courses, but when he saw he didn't sell enough ebooks, suddenly he created his own shitty clone of patreon that he calls "The Beato Club". I mean, I am a subscriber of both his channels because he puts out some great videos (not all of them) but sometimes that dude is unbearable. He should avoid mocking people publicly. And for what reason? For the clip-on tuner? I mean really... is he 5 years old?

[@thehoneyfinch115]

Wow you are amazing :)

[@prajnadeep]

👌😍

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@paololimos8456]

Discrepancy is the word that I think suits here

[@seandaniel23]

Classy :)

[@otallono]

I'm distracted by you adding 'uh' to the end of certain words that you end on. Like notes-uh. Chords-uh. I don't notice than in other videos.

[@seandaniel23]

I think it just depends on how much sleep I get.

[@minthuko8871]

Why Em into E7 and not Em7 in the key of Am?

[@369Bachs]

Because adding the g# creates a leading tone that resolves to Am stronger. Its a chord substitution from the a harmonic minor scale.

[@tomunderwood3756]

Min Thu Ko Yeah like the guy above me said, it's simply adding a note from the A harmonic minor scale (a G# note) which is a semitone (one fret) lower than an A note (the 7th note in A harmonic minor), creating a strong pull to resolve onto the A minor. Harmonic minor is simply a minor scale with the 7th note in the scale raised by one semitone.

[@minthuko8871]

Tom Underwood if so why Sean call it relative minor Am instead of Harmonic minor Am.

[@seandaniel23]

Well Am is still the relative minor to the key of C, the harmonic minor-ness just comes into the equation when the note from that E7 chord gets thrown in there.

[@samuelcortez9315]

Lookin a little toasty there

[@Theslavedrivers]

Lost me with the use of E7 - Why that, and not Em7?

[@dermont5]

Be back in a year when I know enough to catch what he is saying.

[@seandaniel23]

See you then!

[@meredithrollo]

"D minor is the saddest of all the Musical Keys"

[@down813]

You can make the major key sound sad by going from the I to the iii, and make the minor key sound happy by going from the ii to the V.

[@seandaniel23]

Definitely a lot of ways to manipulate chord progressions.

[@woodschannel6775]

Im from Indonesia, im learn from you with English language 😁😅

[@P.Jlive2024]

🤘

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching!

[@lithium4012]

He looks like if pewdiepie got a tan

[@georgetamuk2217]

😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 we are beginner tell slowy.. You are very fast.. Difference btween major and minor separately..

[@dguyiop8]

This is embarrassing but I've just been using my car/house keys and thats why I always thought there were only 5 keys. I never had any idea about major and minor. I figured they were all important.

[@seandaniel23]

We've all been there.

[@honeymassey3037]

:)

[@seandaniel23]

;)

[@franyelly18]

Sean Daniel, have you been told that you and pewdiepie have some resemblance?

[@notebender4]

Primitive!! I'll show you PRIMITIVE!!....WHERE"S MY CLUB?

[@seandaniel23]

Ohhhh the humanity!

[@notebender4]

And or lack of it...Perspective is everything, after all...

[@honeymassey3037]

Second

[@seandaniel23]

The silver!

[@joeldcanfield_spinhead]

At 3:08, clearly explains "tonal center", but does not know that a trilby is NOT A FEDORA. (And again at 10:18!) You clickbaiter, you.

[@JDLuke]

Not just a clickbaiter, a MASTER clickbaiter.

[@seandaniel23]

Guilty

[@345kobi]

Sean has messy hair but He is really really good at cutting to the chase and explaining clearly what He is teaching.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@phateisboss2075]

First

[@seandaniel23]

Champion!

[@georgetamuk2217]

You are telling very fast.. Tell slowy. Separately major and mino

[@philmatthews1]

Sean Daniel>Sean Paul

[@dermont5]

Slow down bro.

[@ComicPower]

Dude. Slow down

[@themusiclesson6916]

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