Songs that use Augmented Chords

[@quinnknaap7166]

I just love how the beatles can be used as an example for pretty much everything

[@indy1061]

My guitar teacher once said: “It doesn’t matter what new thing you think of, The Beatles have done it before.” :)

[@tophan5146]

@@indy1061 Except making songs that are enjoyable when listening in modern age.

[@cmung4952]

@@tophan5146 lmao, then you haven’t listen to enough of their songs.

[@moomoocachoo]

@@tophan5146 you not finding it enjoyable personally does not make it universally unenjoyable :)

[@HeadbangoO]

As much as I loved the Beatles's songs, I find the production hasn't aged well. I still enjoy Bowie though...

[@thefourthwall6839]

C, C+ ,C6, C7 is one of my favorite chord progressions. It has a really Beatlesque feel to it

[@namibia584]

Then you'd resolute it with an F.

[@Brindlebrother]

@@namibia584 Then continue it with an Fm.

[@mutsisloll]

​@@Brindlebrotherand then finally return to C

[@CarlJung666]

Sounds like last night on earth by greenday

[@doncorleole2356]

That's also used in my favourite Alanis Morissette Song "Forgiven"

[@111ram1]

Your piece with only augmented cords was real unnerving. Feels like a piece in a movie or game where they're exploring a dark cave and the suspense is just rising and just won't let up. Guess it partially explains why others like it are so rare.

[@freddythepig9379]

I love it! See my comment above (or below, wherever it shows up on your screen.)

[@stevesobot5372]

Spooooooky !

[@alicefinardi1025]

That fully augmented piece gave me anxiety

[@antoinegx]

It made me think of a Bernard Hermann score for Hitchcock - intro of some movie

[@snazztacular]

It kinda sounds like something that'd play in the terraria underground to me

[@seanmccloskey3816]

You are an unbelievably great teacher. I have been watching lots of music theory videos and have lots of favorite creators, but you are the best by far. The way you use examples and then change songs to show how they would sound using different chords or modes is super helpful.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you! That really does mean a lot 😃😃

[@pastichemusic3568]

@@DavidBennettPiano Honestly, I like augmented chords individually, I know it is dissonant, but another way to look at it is exotic like the whole tone scale or augmented scale, yesterday, I was experimenting with augmented chords, and tried an arpeggio with it, it sounds very exotic (It was C D E C D E F# G# A# F# G# A# with both hands and so on), if you can voice them properly using arpeggios or their position between other chords, the colour of the song changes, I think this applies to diminished chords and chords which have three or more notes of the augmented scale in them like a Cb5dom7 it has C E F# and A#.

[@enjoeymusic]

Music, as smells, is very subjective and therefore not so easy to explain to someone once it starts to get complicated. Many teachers just AVOID the qualitative description of a chord variation (augmented, 7ths, 9th...) and they just go straight to the technical theory. How beautiful and useful it is to include descriptions such as (it adds tension, it expands the chords, it resolves in the 4th note, etc...) it makes EVERYTHING SO CLEAR! Thank you fella, you are a GREAT teacher!

[@joehart3481]

Agreed - this was exactly what I wanted to hear while I was trying to wrap my head around augmented chords.

[@frankjuggaloheathen1035]

The second movement of Dvorak's "New World Symphony" comes to mind. There is a moment during the English horn solo when the accompaniment rises to an augmented chord that just melts the heart

[@johnbachner9901]

As someone who knew a lot of scales but no idea how to use them other than just noodling up and down, these lessons have helped so much with composing actual chord movement. I have a long way to go but the melodic aspect of writing is soooo much better now thank you so much.

[@EixtremeDrummer]

"Life on Mars" is THE AUGMENTED SONG, a masterpiece.

[@gillianomotoso328]

Indeed! The most roundabout and beautifully poetic sequential modulation to the subdominant I’ve ever heard :)

[@gizzhead7941]

Yeah also the entire Bitches Brew album (Miles Davis) uses augmented scale licks constantly.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

It's been augmented with a helicopter now.

[@anthonyashlin3289]

Rick Wakeman on the piano!!!

[@TenThumbsProductions]

I love to use the augmented V instead of a dominant V to turnaround blues as well as old standards. Or augmented I on the way to a dominant V for an intro

[@MrGnuifje]

Miles Davis' All Blues has a very nice use of the augmented chord near the end of the chorus

[@joshuabroyles7565]

@@cliffpinchon2832 They "resolve" to any major or minor triad. Voice leading determines how effectively.

[@joshuabroyles7565]

@@cliffpinchon2832 bII+ sounds great moving to iii if the iii has been previously framed as a probable final. It just doesn't sound like tonal progression. V+ tends to sound like an ornament to iii. It "resolves", but doesn't sound cadential.

[@joshuabroyles7565]

If you're specifically talking about I+ and iii, my suggestion is to avoid all root position chords up to that point and put iii in first inversion, with the raised tone of I+ preceding it in the bass. You can actually do this both with an upward diminished octave (enharmonic major 7th) in the bass and a downward augmented unison (enharmonic minor 2nd) in the top voice. It just sounds like pure balls.

[@joshuabroyles7565]

@@cliffpinchon2832 It depends on you idea of "resolve". The bII+ to iii might be a good coda event for an otherwise Phrygian middle movement of a 3 movement suite.

[@sotsch6159]

"Handle With Care" by The Traveling Wilburys also features a G+ in the Bridge, leading to a C (it's in the key of G)

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Great song!

[@liquidsolids9415]

That was the first song I thought of. Good call!

[@dhammdeepbhagatdd]

Nice song ❤️❤️

[@psuengineer84]

ELO and Supertramp always come to mind for augmented chords. It is one of many reasons why the 70s music is the beginning of such rich and emotional music.

[@stephanieboyce4860]

The very first example David used to show an augmented chord made me think of Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp

[@victorhugotoledocofre1366]

I'm a simple musician. I see "augmented chord" and think of "Oh! Darling" immediately

[@htesreyzaw6114]

Lmao I was about to say the same exact thing

[@nikolajmadsen1002]

Just what I was thinking!

[@jaizernadal]

Same

[@Chris-qn6pr]

That or Greatest Love of All.

[@shea086]

I've never heard of a simple musician before but Oh Darling's first chord is an augmented one. Also, I seem to remember one or two Chuck Berry songs begin with an augmented chord. That Berry song "Up in the morning and out to school" begins with one. Can't remember the title.

[@dtpugliese318]

David’s augmented only song really illustrates his point that Augmented chords are used to create tension. All augmented chords are nothing but tension and create an eerie, uneasy affect like the score to a horror film where death could be around any corner.

[@PimJam]

Good Western music in general is an exercise in creating tension and then resolving it. It is one of the things that give music the "umami" (foodie term) we crave.

[@progmeup]

This song fits your description to a tee - a perfect match of music and lyrics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqS2eaKKmL6Vd7c

[@IsaacMyers1]

I would argue that isn’t true. My main example of where augmented chords are resolved is in sci-fi music, lots of which end on what I would call a resolved augmented major7 chord.

[@Jackleong29]

That's exactly the feeling that I got after whilst listening to David's augmented-only music.

[@loganwilliams444]

The beginning of ‘Nobody Home’ by Pink Floyd is my favorite example of an augmented chord. That Am to Ab+ is the saddest thing you’ll ever hear.

[@TheVampireKit]

And The Gunner's Dream on The Final Cut (Pink Floyd): G G+ Em C G D Em

[@DuncanLeighClassicalGuitar]

"Don't Leave Me Now" from The Wall also makes some pretty atmospheric use of augmented chords...

[@СрбољубЧаушефендић]

shine on you the bridge if i can call it like that goes Gm to Daug

[@imagamerful]

Nobody home has a gorgeous chord progression, it’s one of fav songs on the wall to play because the chords are so pretty

[@virginia7125]

It wasn't brought up, but an augmented chord is a good intro to a key change going a whole step up. Willy Nelson uses this sometimes.

[@benk.4646]

"Goodbye Stranger" by Supertramp would've been another great example

[@hnnymn]

YES!! Thank you. I'm a huge Supertramp fan, but not a huge fan of this particular song (I prefer their earlier stuff). EXCEPT, I love the augmented chord; I wait for it when the song plays on the radio. Tragically, in a very common radio mix of this song, they omit EVERY OCCURRENCE OF THE AUG CHORD! *sigh*

[@progmeup]

@@hnnymn That's the single version...

[@agustintorge863]

Im starting to learn music theory and when i listened to that chord supertramp was the first thing that came to my mind haha

[@Liks_on_youtube]

I know nothing about music, I never played an instrument or learned music theory, but when i listened to 0:33 I was like "Hey it's Goodbye Stranger !"

[@sandstorm9305]

When they said oh darling I thought they were talking about Supertramp

[@caronmichel412]

Dear David: Love your videos as I learn a lot from them. I’m a seasoned musician, with a day job; about the augmented chord you should mention is that this “triad” is a series of major thirds from it’s root. As a guitar teacher, I’m adamant on teaching intervals and once a student has the basis of intervals figured out, they can create any triad when they know the root; therefore a C+ is a root, Maj 3rd plus a Maj 3rd; with a root of C, a C, E and G# or in D, a D, F# and A# and so on.

[@urbangorilla33]

Another good example is John Lennon's "Just Like Starting Over". It uses the A aug throughout the song, Alternating with A in the intro and again in the verse.

[@michelottaviani8541]

Another good example is Beatles song ''Its only love''.

[@urskakrumpak]

this was actually the first song that came to mind when I saw the thumbnail and then I fully expected it when he talked about the oasis song, thought they sounded similar... I also think that song is the first place I encountered an A aug as a guitarist which really made me remember it for that especially (I can play it anytime now ;)

[@NicolaiRathjen]

Another great example is "Isolation" by John Lennon

[@MegaMario8888]

@@NicolaiRathjen Yeah, it uses that same "build up" as Just Like Starting Over, I expected it to be in this video actually

[@credenza1]

ALso "Isolation".

[@craigmurray1953]

The Dave Clark Five's hit "Because" uses the augmented G chord often -- especially in its upward climb from G to G+ to G6 to G7 --- great voice leading with Mike Smith's vocal of the melody. Unfortunately, the DC5 are soon to be forgotten, but for several years were the Beatles biggest rivals, especially in the US, and not the Stones.

[@snookerwither9955]

Muse also use lots of augmented chords in their song Take A Bow, which has a fascinating chord progression that never really repeats

[@danieledrisian9972]

I've learned so much from this channel. I've been playing classical piano for years but only learned how to read sheet music. This channel has opened up my eyes so much.

[@sheranlanger247]

This is WAY above my understanding but I still feel compelled to watch.

[@garyginther6742]

The symmetry of both the augmented - and the double diminished 7th chords is the first thing I noticed about them when I first discovered both augmented and double chords (and scales). There are only 3 different augmented chords and 4 double diminished 7th chords as each note in those chords can be considered the root. Also, it's useful to note that augmented chords are stacked major 3rd intervals, and double diminished 7th chords are stacked minor 3rd intervals. The first song I noticed the augmented chord in was "Ain't No Good Life" by Lynyrd Skynyrd way back in my youth in 1977. It's just a dominant resolution, but it opened up that whole world. Thank you for explaining the augmented chord so well. I didn't realize that it was found in so many popular songs, and had all those other uses besides the dominant use.

[@OrbVroomer]

Billy Joel in Movin Out goes from the C to the C+ on the way up to the F & puts an E on the C+ on the way to the F , Thanks for all these lessons , David.

[@katorzhnik]

Pink Floyd's "Nobody Home" opens with an augmented chord. This video made me want to incorporate more of those into my songwriting and playing. Thanks!

[@sebafucile9344]

I always loved that! Augs can be also found in the song right before it, Is there anybody out there.

[@johnnicholls5344]

My introduction to the augmented chord was via a piano piece my mother played a lot to me when I was young (1960s). It's called Shine On Harvest Moon. The opening chord of the song's chorus is an augmented chord. It's quite astringent sounding because the singer is pleading for the sun to shine. 'Oh Shine (E+) On, Shine On Harvest Moon...' It actually looks like an E7 chord in the piano arrangement BUT the melody note on 'Shine' is C dropping down to the B for 'On'. So because of that C melody note you get E+ immediately followed by E7. It's really effective. I have never forgotten it! The music was written by a woman composer, Nora Bayes Norworth in 1908. It's a little masterpiece.

[@antony735]

I love Laurel and Hardy singing and dancing to that! Great tune.

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

God Only Knows by The Beach Boys uses the augmented chord as well.

[@mbrady2329]

I can imagine that would be a very different example to demonstrate though, as it's hard to determine which key it should written in.

[@christophergetchell6490]

This was one of those chords that I didn't think I'd ever use when I first learned as a budding guitar player because its sound literally stresses me out outside of the context of a chord progression! Glad to see you got your video back!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Cheers Chris!

[@davidwilliams7552]

You explain concepts so clearly and I always learn something despite knowing most of the theory to a certain extent already. Love the examples.

[@samcoleman605]

What I find interesting about Mamma Mia is that in the pre-chorus, there are examples of the augmented chord both just reverting back to the tonic AND resolving to the subdominant. Keep up the great content!

[@lardo444]

this guy, David Bennett is GREAT. i think he knows everything about music. wow, he really paid attention when it counted. thanks David.

[@jamesdaniels487]

Real ones will remember the original upload

[@DavidBennettPiano]

I feel like we are brought closer by our shared trauma of the first upload!

[@FabulousKilljoy]

Ayyy

[@teamyordle23]

Yup that's me yesterday lol

[@violinscratcher]

Why is this thought in my mind: Is there life on mars?

[@jimmiethesainttech]

It disappeared in front of my eyes!

[@carlsalazar4490]

Thanks for explaining the augmented chord and its uses. I’ve always liked the sound of the chord in a song. Keep up the great work.

[@rodoxag9117]

The Beatles also used augmented chords in the intro of I'll Be On My Way, with a progression of A - Aaug - A6 - Aaug, playing also a little with chromatism. John Lennon then repeated the same structure in the intro of Just Starting Over, with a little variation if my memory doesn't fail me (A - Aaug - F#m - Aaug)

[@Cantor214]

I too was thinking of [Just Like] Starting Over

[@lunasorree7177]

that was on the list but thanks for explaining it :)

[@caronmichel412]

Oh, and as a contribution for a song, Burton Cummings (AKA The Guess Who) with many hit songs, wrote and sang “Stand Tall”. He recorded in key of G. He used the AUG chord from the get go. But, in a progression moving the 5th chromatically, upwards, then downwards, setting up new chords along the way; ie. G, G aug, G6, G7, C, Cm, G, D7, then repeat…respectively the moving tone starts as a D, D#, E, F, E, Eb, D, D(C.) So many tunes use similar progressions going way back to the 60s…great video David

[@HofTheStage]

5:38 always reminds me of that Only Fools and Horses episode when that guy sings it "Cwying"

[@benc.s.1393]

First time I saw that scene I was cwying with laughter.

[@JohnsysChannel]

Every time I hear that song I hear Cwying. Only Fools And Horses Ruined that song forever lol.

[@owenbarnes773]

like fweedom ???

[@darleschickens7106]

This is why I stopped doing that song at gigs... got tired of all the pub-goers singing "Cwying" in between 😂

[@crazymusicchick]

Haha yes

[@Dmanflyin1]

EXAMPLE of Songs starting with Augmented chord. "Please Come Home for Christmas" in key of D. A+ D Dmaj7 D7. Great advise and instruction of how a Augmented chord wants to resolve Up a 4th, I never had this information before. I have to transpose songs due to singers ranges. In which I take the original key write it out - Root to 7th - say in key of A. Then the same for the next desired key for example say is D right directly underneath it. Now problem so far for the rest of the chords lining up. However I was never sure how the "Aug chord" worked. I have play both songs, Warmth of the Sun and Oh! Darling, figuring out by ear, was very timely. But thank you for the Universal KEYS to Augmented chords. No, I have not studied that much theory, which is why I am utterly fascinated and in Awe when this music theory epiphany's happen on your channel David Bennett. Thank you seems so lacking for such Bloody wicked information that polish's a song. ~ Dennis

[@Frst2nxt]

Your own fully augmented composition was quite a satisfying example.

[@Spinz99]

I love David's videos. They always add something new to my understanding of music. I get to hear new songs as well. Great research. Thank you!

[@PotatoesAreUs]

The lesser known Queen track "Dreamers Ball" off the Jazz album is what first got me hooked on the power of augmented (and also diminished) chords. They really add a unique flavour you just can't quite replicate with dominant 7ths.

[@PimJam]

Great song. I am a big Queen fan.

[@jasonbagley7842]

If I recall You're My Best Friend uses an augmented chord as well. Really neat stuff.

[@santiagocalderon3261]

Jazz is an underrated album

[@tonystortini5996]

Cheers from Canada. Discovered your vids not so long ago. For a million years all I did was hear stuff in my head and then try to put it into music. Was very frustrating at times. You're a great teacher sir and I've learned a lot from you. Your approach to explanation makes my life easier and my enjoyment in playing keeps getting better. Thanks for that David. Keep doing what you do, you are improving lives and you are a true gentleman on top of all that.

[@brionkellymusic5029]

I just recently wrote a weird chord progression. Going Dm, Dm/G, Dm/F, Dm/G, A+, Gmadd9. Up until now I just called it "a weird A chord."

[@samuelelazzarin297]

It's a real pleasure to watch your videos. They are so clear and accurately made. Good job!

[@robertelessar]

Your all-augmented chord song is brilliant!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks Robert!

[@DenKulesteSomFins]

So glad you mentioned Let there be Love by Oasis. Underrated as hell

[@HofTheStage]

Round 2 :)

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Good to see you again!

[@HofTheStage]

@@DavidBennettPiano my pleasure

[@caseygreen]

Fight!

[@ekykdrm]

verified

[@enjoeymusic]

This is really how music theory should be learnt! I've never got explained so clearly the particularities of the chord variations (how do they sound like, where and when are they usually used, what do they resolve...) as you just have done. Thank you so much

[@Trohssemaj]

Excellent video. I am especially impressed by including let there be love by oasis as that was the song that immediately came to mind for me

[@danpanfili8451]

Billy Joel is my favorite artist and I think something that separates him is his use of augmented chords. For example Zanzibar, tomorrow is today, big man on mulberry street, falling of the rain, through the long night, baby grand, etc all use augmented chords. Most are used as a passing chord like in falling of the rain going from F to E augmented to Cm/Eb to D7.

[@Churro_Flaminguez]

Billy Joel's music is pretty jazzy & melodically sophisticated. For pop music, that is. He's one of the artists that has helped push the genre forward for a long time.

[@DarioTinucci]

"(Just like) starting over" by John Lennon is mainly built on the A A+ cadence

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Thanks for augmenting my life. I am beginning to understand a band that I like in College day, Doug and the Slugs, did a song and a friend of mine said that they went to the wrong chord. I had no idea what she was talking about at the time, but now I am getting a better grasp of this other language.

[@liquidsolids9415]

Very well done. Thanks for the great explanation of augmented chords. I liked how you specifically explained how to use them and gave fantastic examples. Can’t wait for the next one!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks! 😃😃

[@caretmedia3585]

I am not in to music but I was researching augmented chords and you video was superb. Thank you and a huge appreciation for the effort you put into making your videos. Cheers.

[@kjl3080]

I have a question. KZbin claims music covers as well, how do you avoid having to share revenue for that?

[@DavidBennettPiano]

I don't avoid it! Most of my videos share revenue due to using covers. 😫😅

[@kjl3080]

@@DavidBennettPiano ah, I see.

[@tangogrrl]

@@DavidBennettPiano How does that work? Do they contact you, or them or ?

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Daisy Rothschild once I publish my video, the record label/publisher submits a claim on my video. They then automatically get approximately two thirds of its ad revenue 😑😑

[@sergio2796]

This guy always scores his points. These are the best videos series if you really want to learn harmony.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!!

[@sergio2796]

@@DavidBennettPiano just for your info, I am from Brazil.

[@katetanner28]

God I love augmented chords, they're so beautiful

[@bluchicken_995]

Death Cab for Cutie’s use of an augmented I chord going to the IV in Passenger Seat is one of the most gut wrenching little musical moves I’ve heard

[@BrankoVT]

Hedwig's Theme by John Williams also features many augmented chords that are used to evoke that 'magical' feeling and modulate. Augmented chords are good for modulation because there isn't a traditional scale that features one.

[@franziskani]

harmonic minor and melodic minor have an augmented chord on step 3 - I consider them traditional scales

[@josephlebowski7129]

I'm 68, so so musician. Your videos hit home with me, very helpful. An example of the line cliche can be heard in the 1967 song by Herman's Hermits, 'There's a kind of hush '

[@Beebo]

You forgot The Rutles - I Must Be in Love

[@mickeyrube6623]

He always forgets the Rutles.

[@ginny3491]

@@mickeyrube6623 silly david!

[@chetruane]

Truly sad, the band that sculpted the cultural floor of modern society

[@Willriii]

That's actually a great idea for an analysis video. Which Beatle songwriting conventions/tricks/tendencies did Neil Innes use to parody them.

[@davefriedman4641]

And unfinished words....

[@martinlarre2899]

John Lennon's "(Just like) Starting over" As usual, brilliantly explained!!!!!

[@shoman956]

Electric Light orchestra uses augmented chords really well. The introduction and verse to Starlight. Also in the bridge of It's Over.

[@seamusbrowne4909]

Well worth remembering that Jeff Lynn like Noel Gallagher did quite nicely out of ripping off the BEATLES one way or another.😮😯😲

[@PaintHerWhite]

And in Rain is Falling.

[@PaintHerWhite]

@@seamusbrowne4909 Not even.

[@hawthorners1]

A couple more ELO tunes with augmented chords: Twilight (in the chorus - goes from I to IV just like David says) and All Over the World (in the verse - also I to IV).

[@vus2093]

Literally the best music theory teacher on KZbin. Thank you!

[@josecarlosgaliciasalinas2505]

There is also more muse songs that use the Augmented Chord. "Take a bow" uses it all the song.

[@michielhorikx9863]

It's also a perfect example of when you _do_ want to use inversion notation for augmented chords. Makes the sequencing much clearer.

[@НикитаКачанов-ь3з]

Also "Shine"

[@MusicBoxRox]

Thanks for the shoutout! Love your channel!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Cheers! Thanks for making your Beatles augmented chord video! It was very helpful 😃

[@ooogamerxooo792]

Guys stop saying it was reposted he explained why in a community post. The original was manually demonetized then blocked. So he had to edit it and re-upload it.

[@alex.ann_der]

I've heard that putting the augmented chord in the fifth degree of your major scale fits perfect. But... This is way beyond. Wonderful lesson !

[@BenjaminKassel]

Was hoping to hear a mention of the Electric Light Orchestra’s “All Over the World” after “Crying.” It also has that same I - I+ - IV - iv move in the first part of the verse progression, and Jeff Lynne’s love of Roy Orbison’s music led to Orbison being in the Traveling Wilburys.

[@angrym0nkeysh0w]

What's that "I - I+ - IV"? What's its name in theory? I would love to understand what tjat means

[@hawthorners1]

Twilight, also by ELO, uses the same I, I+, IV progression. They are very similar.

[@antony735]

"Raining in My Heart" by Buddy Holly! That tune came to mind when watching your video, I checked it out and yes, another eg of a line cliché. Great video. It articulates what I've been doing naturally when 'doodling around' but I never knew the theory behind it. Genius. Now on to diminished!...

[@franktraynor]

Great video as always. Surprised you didn’t use “Just like starting over” by Lennon as an example. That’s where my brain goes to when augmented chords are mentioned. Also, Let there be love is such a Free as a bird “inspired” progression.

[@aristeas]

Great stuff as always. That's put a label to something I've been playing with for years on guitar where an Em shifts one note up to become Cmaj7. 022000 to 032000. Now I know that's also Em+ it's opened up lots more ways of progressing that riff to produce lots of cool variations. Thanks DB.

[@seiph80]

"Laughing" by the Guess Who uses augmented chords very nicely.

[@pcno2832]

That would be in the opening riff of each verse? There is something similar at the opening of "Ma Belle Ami" by Tee Set and at the end of "Big Me" by the Foo Fighters.

[@seiph80]

@@pcno2832 I think you confused those. Both songs actually have dominant 7th chords, not augmented.

[@kfk1988]

As soon as I heard that first example 30 seconds in I immediately thought of Let There Be Love. So cool to know what’s happening there now. Thank you for the awesome videos!

[@stevesobot5372]

You make great videos and this one is EXCELLENT - thank you ! Love the examples, really clear and pleasing to see/hear :) bravo!!!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks Steve! That means a lot 😃😃

[@juhakivekas2175]

I put you there right up with Rick Beato. I really like your way of clear, thought out language and good graphics (note lines) and exmples. Really good! Thank you!

[@albertoGarayCanas]

The sweetest use of augmented chords IMHO is "Us and them" of Pink Floyd's "Dark side of the moon", because it's not a chord which "precedes" something else. It has it's own personality and strenght. The progression is "D9 - E9/D - F+/D - G/D" It's the real taste of ethereal stuff.

[@hoist8111]

You could argue that F+/D is just Dm(Maj7).

[@albertoGarayCanas]

@@hoist8111 Yeah, but it's clear that D is a pedal note, present in all the chord progression just to emphasize the tonic. In fact you can remove that pedal note in the whole progression and the sound is almost the same. Another point is that the melody of the song also emphasizes the C+ which is the note that converts F in F+.

[@rc4a0frios]

This is NOT the chord progression. Here it is: Dsus2, D6add9, DmMaj7, G/D, Dsus2

[@albertoGarayCanas]

@@rc4a0frios My mistake. The first two chords were not minor. The third one can be seen as augmented or a minor major seventh. I think my considerations are still valid

[@albertoGarayCanas]

@@rc4a0frios sus2 and 9th chords are almost the same chords. They share the same notes. When say "sus" is to "substitute" the third by the second, but I use to add (and not sus) the 2nd when I play this song

[@FabioLovaglio]

Your augmented composition is so cool, I've never been so excited to feel so unsettled!

[@freddythepig9379]

I love your All-Augmented music! If I ever finish my novel and it becomes a miniseries or movie, I want it for the soundtrack.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

😃😃😃

[@freddythepig9379]

@@DavidBennettPiano BTW, I have no idea why KZbin is using the Freddy the Pig account. Just because I'm president of the non-profit these days....

[@robertsetz]

"Warm And Beautiful" - Paul McCartney (I think it goes: C, C+, F, Fm; C, Em, Dm, G(7) for the verse. BTW, I think the music is warm and beautiful too - possibly "onomatopoeic" to the lyrics or vice versa! Either way, a simple but powerful use of the augmented chord in a delightful verse progression. It's Macca the maestro again!!

[@thesilvershining]

I forgot about this one and you’re right!

[@sunmasterlvef]

Nice video David! (again)

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks Faustern (again)

[@GRJ-uz7kf]

Excellent discussion. Your lesson on diminished chords is also really valuable.

[@sergemichoels3937]

The chord sequences with augmented chords are an essential attribute of 50-60s music.

[@meadish]

Yes. I think they were around in earlier pop music as well, but became a bit more rare after the 60s. Maybe time for a revival soon.

[@alexanderbrandsen1915]

Super cool!! Sooo clarifying😊😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@robster7316]

So look forward to these excellent videos! Thanks again, David. Probably already mentioned, but another good example of the use of a major/augmented chord in a song is Eddie Money's Baby Hold On.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Aha, good one!

[@floor.smorenburg]

I love the augmented chord and close after the diminished chord in "you've got a friend in me"

[@AlternativeSack123]

I’ve always thought of augmented chords as “50s mystery movie score” chords as that’s where they tend to be found most, in older dramatic film soundtracks. I feel like they show up a lot in Bernard Hermann’s scores for Hitchcock films

[@AndiKnittel]

Nice video, David. Thanks for sharing

[@elirosen1391]

Great video! I like your song. It has that feeling of a movie sequence with someone walking along the street, unaware of the danger lurking behind them.

[@jasonpaulelder]

As a self-taught musician who wrote a song with this chord years ago (and feature it on my page) - "Thank you very much for this video." Now I know what to actually call the chord.

[@jaakkot5440]

First thought: "Oh darling!"

[@leonardohonorato3652]

Don't even have to watch the video to know he talked about this song

[@MaquiladoraIII]

Or “Oh Maria” by Beck, which sounds like exactly the same opening chord to me.

[@grantveebeejay535]

That was my thought but it was about David Bennett!

[@zedcarr6128]

You are by far one of the best music teachers on you tube IMHO. I've learned so much from your lessons.

[@AliDawn]

Thanks so much for you video. I swear I learn more from you than I did from 5 years of music education!

[@walterlohner3681]

No doubt!

[@andrew6889-p5c]

Your composition at the end is really good. I hope you work more on that.

[@BlueSkies32]

Brilliant analysis, GREAT EARS👂 . Always an insightful lesson on Harmony. Thank you.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks Richard! 😃

[@NeoArmstrongJetArmstrongCannon]

Another thing to keep in mind about the augmented chords is that they're a part of the mM7 chords. And because of their symmetrical nature, you can have 3 distinct mM7 chords just by switching the tonic. In fact, I've written a little piece that does exactly that. The chord progression goes from AmM7 to C#mM7, back to AmM7 and down to FmM7, while the right hand plays a steady C+ chord and the left hand switches between A, C# and F bass notes. A cherry on top is that the 3 notes played in the left hand spell out another augmented chord. It all makes for a pretty haunting, suspenseful sound, perfectly fitting for a horror video game or the likes.

[@educostanzo]

The movement between C and C+ and then back to C is also the intro to Mr. Bungle's Retrovertigo, a composition featuring a lot of weird chords.

[@meadish]

I also thought of that one since I've played it as a cover. From what I recall, that augmented chord is the weirdest of the bunch. The rest of the progression is nice; kind of Bowie-esque with some modulation and a climbing bassline over diatonic progressions.

[@aaronclift]

There are a lot of diminished and augmented chords in the song. The bridge section with the glockenspiel solo is particularly dissonant.

[@benedictnothing]

Scrolled all this way down looking for a Retrovertigo mention. As soon as I heard the first couple of examples of what an augmented chord actually is (having no idea 15 minutes ago), it came straight to mind. Great song!

[@meadish]

@@aaronclift You're right. I had completely forgot we simplified that part. Now I'm curious as to exactly what chords those are so I will take the time to figure it out. Thanks!

[@dxfifa]

Oasis' ripoff version is in this video

[@robertzillman1738]

Your song is a perfect example of how much we want to hear a resolution.

[@noahoberlieen134]

"Raining in my heart" by Buddy Holly is another good example.

[@Rene-uz3eb]

8:25 I don't think augmented or diminished chords are special. When they're used they're used to voice two tonics. Staring at the stairway progression a bit longer I reduced it to A+C, Ab+B, C, B So in the beginning you have a small third representing two tonics, modulated down a half step, which is repeated but now with clarity as one of the tonics is chosen (C, not A), accentuated by voicing as power chords. I know they are playing a D chord, not a B chord, but I think a B is more consistent and sounds better (modifying the melody accordingly), especially in the second repetition with the singing melody which actually hits a B note at that position 11:33 Bowie: basically the chord progression is Ab, E+Ab, F+Ab, Gb+Ab

[@dbamagnet]

Baby Hold On by Eddie Money is probably the ultimate example of these chords.

[@chadracine]

I came to the comments just to write that. Now I don't have to.

[@victorwilburn8588]

That's the song I heard right at the start of the video, when he compared C to C+. Checked the chords of the song, and sure enough. Rather than just a little intro, that's the whole chorus!

[@DarthGeddy]

Ooh, good call!

[@Àcd8024]

Your love for the Beatles is very visible in your videos and valid ...... I'm a big fan myself😌😊👍❤️