Some Music Theory for House Producers - Chords

[@OleansHouse]

Grab some free stuff inkl. Midi progression over on my instagram channel @Oleans_house

[@Flanneln1]

Just downloaded. Thank you..Great video....everything well explained. Ive just started using a Maschine so gonna try out some stuff later today.

[@leejohnson197733]

good stuff, how do you make your drums ? they sound very nice and what did you use on the track with that nice synth blips around 6.41 ??

[@gioni_mango]

Man this video is so good. Going from basic to complex, but showing that all techniques are legit with some real world examples that actually slap. All of this without taking yourself too seriously, and showing that we're all learning this stuff together, at our own pace. Thanks a lot man !

[@OleansHouse]

thanks for the kind words :))

[@hobbeeforturitpublishingll3970]

Playing Chord progressions are actually pretty easy once you know the four notes you have to play that equal a minor and why you are playing that Chord.

[@MichaelFerry]

As soon as I heard "Rhythm II Rhythm" in the intro, I subscribed. The tutorial was great, too, thanks!

[@SoundPeer]

that plus the Baaz reference. I think I'm in the right place

[@huntrrams]

One of the best music theory videos out there for house music production! Can you make this a series with different parts of a house song? Thank you for this! How do I get that min9 in Ableton?

[@OleansHouse]

i have some new music theory videos planned :)

[@DrVinylBcn]

4:35 this is something very common, you take a sample from funky chord's and you do the progression. Also using this technic you can do a "Sample" Piano with all your house music chords. I did this long time ago to improve the workflow

[@Bittamin]

This is the exact vibes I want to make. That track right there is so sick

[@krimsonfunk]

I like the fact that , that you acknowledge not being a keyboardist and regardless of that you are putting some great music together. You may not be a musician but you indeed have great instinct for music production ; keep it up ma man , your stuff is pretty good , would love to hear more !

[@MrDavidstone9999]

Thank you Olean, great video,I have been waiting for a cool vibe, just what I needed 😁👍🙏

[@Diquemango]

Thank you for this I’ve been wanting to learn how to play “a touch of jazz” for so long that was such a bonus lol

[@OleansHouse]

nice :)

[@emiliogomez8443]

Incredible remake of that Rhythm II Rhythm (Parris Mitchell) track, hard to distinguish from the original one

[@facundocabrera3644]

This was amazing, i've been learning music theory more oriented to progressive house, it's really cool to see it applied to classic house

[@applesauce0g408]

I was going to give up on my music making attempts but this video has reinspired me. Thank you sir!

[@OleansHouse]

thats super nice to hear :)

[@tillmannschoenefeldt1921]

this video teaches again how in music rules are for guidance, not to limit. nice video, definitely got my sub :)

[@MC-kp1hw]

This tutorial is fantastic 👌

[@PilzE.]

Excellent tutorial! Of course I subscribed and liked the video!

[@educationcentral_]

The perception that D minor 9 has a lot of stability and doesn’t require resolution is just that a perception . In the stand alone context lots of chords have this perceived stability . A lot of foundational music showcases standalone elements without a lot of chord movement because it’s a new idea . Great musicians however have the ability not only to revolutionize a style but also expand on it throughout its lifecycle

[@donnydarko7624]

Yes, but anyone with a dictionary can use many words to tell a story, but it is much more difficult yet visceral and engaging if you are able to find the least amount words needed or probably more accurately the simplest way to tell that same story.

[@paddybandon]

Explained so well... I have watched alot of videos and now it seems to finally make sense!!! True expert...Thank you

[@ximon4410]

Any tips on building the bass lines around the chord stabs/one shots. I would've loved for you to go into more detail on that

[@OleansHouse]

will make sure to make some content on that too

[@888berg]

@@OleansHouse Yeah baseline tutorial would be amazing... tips of bass variation instead of just playing the short root on the bassline

[@twoscoops2]

Really useful. I am working on a track in a 90s house style so this was really helpful.

[@OleansHouse]

I'm glad to hear this helped you out :D

[@DiegoFuego87]

So helpful dude! Was looking for a simple framework for putting more random chords together. This is a huge help, please make more lots more videos ✊

[@crazypeople9318]

David Morales style 👌 respect bro..👏

[@djkebbe]

great video , never thought about that diminished stuff. sound great

[@Artisianmusic]

Loved the video, really well done, clean stuff

[@johntuem1616]

Should do another one of these on leads or bass theory!

[@Athrox666]

Muy bien explicado, gracias 🌵

[@educationcentral_]

You can pitch shift stand alone chords in 2 directions and with lots of velocity variations can create the perception of variation. Though pitch shifting usually includes all notes velocity and instrument variations are critical

[@omeramir]

Dammit the chord progression on 12:50 sounds so familiar but I can't tell the name of the track! Loved the video! Thanks a lor for the effort.

[@emiliogomez8443]

rhythm ii rhythm - a touch of jazz (lifestyles of the rich mix) classic dance mania track

[@desoakley7760]

Simply brilliant...

[@davidraphaelofc]

great video! Cool dude. keep up the good work. cheres from switzerland

[@anzatzi]

Great stuff--really gave me some ideas

[@marceloribeirosimoes8959]

Really, really cool! A deep research will lead you to Change, Chic, Herold Melvin and The Blue Notes, MSOP, Tree Degrees, First Choice, Virgo, Mr. Fingers, JM Silk, Visual, Blasé, Liz Torres, Marshal Jefferson, and the list could be too long. Nice work! Thank you!!!

[@chema__gonzalez__]

thanks for this! great info

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

Loving your channel. Subbed here and on Ig. Please keep doing it!

[@wesevans6455]

really like your content! not trying to be a smart-ass but perhaps you (or someone else) finds a short music theory input interesting: while you could call the third chord (in the "advanced 3 chord" section) a diminished 7th, at least from a functional harmony perspective, especially since you pair it with a C in the bass, most would be see this as a C7 a.k.a. a dominant chord, with a flat 9. This is a super common chord choice to get back to the tonic (F minor in your case), i.e. a V - I progression.

[@OleansHouse]

I was hoping for someone to clear this up! :D my music theory knowledge is definitely limited so I really appreciate people jumping in and making additions or corrections! Super helpful!

[@mrgibonskc]

Cool video, thanks👍

[@Sigmatic850]

Super helpful.

[@labworx]

Nice sounding track master!

[@petergazin]

Thanks good explanation

[@lazylance3991]

dope!

[@bobbynecro]

Love this video, thank you! Subscribed

[@practice_Chinese_yoga]

very nice vibes

[@HighZ-nv4vi]

sweet, thanks!

[@lehlohonololechaba5739]

Dude, thank you 👊🏽👊🏽

[@ShawnBoucke]

Thank you for this! I'm working on some solo electric violin stuff and this is giving me a ton of ideas. On a side note, I would call the "g-dim" an "e-dim" chord. It's the same notes but in context it makes a bit more sense since a dim chord often goes up to the resolving chord (f-min) however when mixing chords so freely these sort of rules don't always work.

[@rhlaggarwal258]

Great video man ! Amazing content ...

[@philipversteegh1033]

Great video man

[@synthagoras5523]

Thanks, I dont even make house but this is still helpful

[@OleansHouse]

nice! :D

[@giomusic6176]

thanks very interesting, can you advise me what studies I should do to learn these theories, maybe jazz? few times I asked some musicians but they couldn't help me with the chords even though studied music

[@OleansHouse]

I learned a lot from watching channels like Aimee Nolte Music. she has a ton of amazing content for many different levels

[@stingpinaudio]

Nice one man

[@DrVinylBcn]

3:35 I believe this is because use a flanger or phaser filter, creating automatic this modulation in the spectrum

[@matesi]

yeeee! awesome stuff!

[@dalecooperhmit]

06:10 : interesting. Could you give examples of "some overlapping stuff when you're moving from one fundamental note to the next one", please?

[@OleansHouse]

will try to involve it in a future video :)

[@osten_petersson]

@7:22 I had to check crystal waters - Gypsie woman but the similarities was mostly in my head :)

[@user-dx1vv9hx1o]

This is a great video thank you!!

[@benonmusic]

nice bro

[@jenumclucas7014]

Fire!

[@prod07forgot]

great vid thank u

[@efitz8960]

Top man

[@TheParkerwessel99]

This was really great thank you. Quick question, in the part where you were talking about moving from minor to major and major to minor and how they don't always stick to one specific key, when you have a chord progression like that, how do you determine what key to write a bassline in or what key a vocal or any other instruments should be in? Is it just kind of trial and error until you find something that works, or is there a "key dominance" like you briefly mentioned that should help with determining that?

[@OleansHouse]

There are many ways to approach it, but you can kind of think that while a certain chrod is playing you can consider it as the tonic chord. so for example if your playing a cminor7 you for melody or bass and such considere to be in the key of cminor. or if you play a chord Gmayor7 you can consider so be in the key of G mayor

[@corenting5925]

Thxxxxxxx brooo ❤

[@Bonko_Job]

The song at Advanced 3 i cannot specifically reffer to… but sounds like: The way it goes (stussy remix)

[@leejohnson197733]

drums are also nice, where are they from ?

[@jacksonamaral329]

Interesting.

[@Hasan-cd9ne]

Instant sub

[@dalecooperhmit]

Super cool, once again! Where have you found this virtual piano plug in, please?

[@OleansHouse]

its called Virtual Piano - killihu :) its free but u need M4L

[@dalecooperhmit]

@@OleansHouse : thx!

[@henryseitz3681]

I could be completely wrong as I don't have a degree in music theory but in the example you gave for advanced house chords the third sounded out of place. If you look at the circle of fifths you can tell that every chord is adjacent to Gm therefore you are probably in the key of Gm(or BFlat). The third is a G major which is pretty far away from that scale which is why it sounds out of place to me. If you choose another chord that is adjacent to Gm on the circle of fith wether or not its a 7 or 9 (like a Fmaj7 or Bflat9) it might sound more in place. I use circle of fiths app to keep track of keys and shit i was just checking that when i saw your video. Also thanks for explaining how to make a bassline with transposed chord progressions I never knew how to do that until now i really appreciate it. Also let me know anything i said is wrong! Also also that Gmin7 to Gmin diminished 7 sounds so fucking good. What was the song it came from it sounds like some Mr Fingers shit.

[@OleansHouse]

Hey Henry! thanks for taking the time to write this detailed comment :) Im very glad you found the video helpful! I personally like the sound of the Gmaj7 and dont hear anything out of place about it. Also this progression stems from a classic hosue tune so there is at least one track out there using a progression of this sort. theory wise it's dificult to just stick to circle of 5th stuff since many genres like jazz or funk use lots of borrowed chords or chromatic movements and other approaches that use notes or chords outside a specific scale. in this case I guess we have to settle that it comes down to taste and what sounds out of place for some folks might sound just right to others

[@partypizza519]

12:34 Use Midi Monitor in Midi Effects

[@ssneg]

OP: This is a video for beginners. Also OP not two minutes into the video: a different chord inversion will provide a closer voicing.

[@OleansHouse]

Thats the Real OP :)

[@karomusic3039]

where to get the virtual piano ?

[@domcolliermusic6390]

what is this banger at the bginging

[@OleansHouse]

first example track is a track by Baaz

[@gregwhite3267]

You did proper deep house, not this modern take on deep house (old man shakes fist at sky) Thankyou

[@abigailsekgale9623]

Good day,don't see your IG profile...can you please assist...thank you in advance.

[@OleansHouse]

instagram.com/oleans_house/

[@i_solomission]

Is it just me or he looks exactly like Charlie Puth..

[@OleansHouse]

haha I wish I also had some of his musical talent lol

[@GianlucaGallozzi]

Come sempre si perde il senso di studiare e fare musica, con i duvuti criteri. Questa è un'altra forma di non sapere fare musica e illudere le persone, giusto per fare qualche soldino su Yuotube. Considerazione personale.