The Scariest + Creepiest Chords AND How to Use Them

[@de-b1221]

Most disturbing sound I've ever heard in my life was hearing my little sister try and play 3 blind mice on the violin and sing along with it. I thought she was possessed.

[@Prometheus_666]

Basically any song that my sister was trying to play on her first two years. We used to confine her to a room three doors away...

[@iphily20]

😂please shut up!!

[@jondecarbonel8158]

LMFAO 💀 I bet. I can just imagine.

[@rmo52]

Reminds me on my viola final in high strings class in college. I’m a piano player. It was NOT stellar lol. Still got a B.

[@EngineersQuest]

@Zalekie B 😂

[@adampotter760]

6:06 is hands down the best look of horror I have ever seen this deserves an oscar

[@KenMattsson]

I don’t know how you kept from blinking here. That’s a scary look!

[@spicykimchi1]

It kind of reminds me of running around poor Tristram in Diablo 2.

[@NeoRichardBlake]

@@spicykimchi1 I was just coming down here to say that! Jake you accidentally ripped off the Tristam theme XD kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5-wg2mJhKeUb80 Time stamp is right where the melody sounds like the theramin here. Listen to the whole track though, it's great!

[@javieralejandroamorosi8639]

@@spicykimchi1 it's tristam. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpnIe6Gjgaaqns0

[@jasonfella265]

haha I know, totally! I laughed my ass off

[@timeforachange12]

Associating chords and emotions is something you do very well.

[@Anikin3-]

Adam neely does very well too

[@El_Pimpin_Shizz]

Minor b6 - 0:50 Minor Add 9 - 1:55 Minor Add 2 - 2:24 Minor Major 7th - 3:32 Augmented Major 7th - 4:07 i-bV Chord Change- 5:08 Cluster Chords - 6:33 Explaining The Feelings And Sounds Of The Chords - 7:36 Tips And Advice - 8:05 Support For Patreon Or Channel - 9:07

[@El_Pimpin_Shizz]

Left on Minor b6

[@bulldawg7232]

​@El_Pimpin_Shizz but that was the very first one!

[@El_Pimpin_Shizz]

@@bulldawg7232 im a quitter sorry

[@robranney-blake8731]

Ukuleles not scary? Then why do my friends and family run away when I play? Happy Halloween.

[@charlesharper7292]

Yea, my uke (Ruby) is bout as scary as my pretty pony...🎃👻👹🎠

[@MafiaPyro]

Lmfaoooooooooo funny

[@andrewsparkes8829]

@@charlesharper7292 No-one has ever not called My Little Pony at least a little creepy...even bronies!

[@robranney-blake8731]

Cletus Beauregard, not on purpose.

[@glammer]

@whiteaxxxe Why do bagpipers walk when they play? To get away from the noise.

[@brettbirge8246]

You called the Minor Major 7th chord the "Detective Chord." I like it.

[@TheBlackbelair]

You mean like, "Secret Agent Man"?

[@nameynamename5382]

@@TheBlackbelair Or my personal favorite, Codename: Kids Next Door

[@CMM5300]

It's the oo7 chord.

[@whoeverofhowevermany]

"It's like endless possibilities, but none of the possibilities are really that good." Poetry.

[@TyCarr]

My Name 😂😂😂

[@AdlerMow]

@@TyCarr Sounds lovecraftian to me!

[@dianalewandowski7421]

Lol I laughed at that

[@lynneceegee8726]

My Name good grief! You have been sadly undereducated if you call that poetic! 🤣

[@mrtheblr]

That line had me shrugging lol

[@SerpentStar_]

What's crazy about music, you hear something and INSTANTLY paints a picture in your head of something it relates to. That "Detective chord" is perfect example 🔍

[@berachtdorian6191]

Welcome to the wonderful world of ear training.

[@deanhotter6054]

But if no detective shows existed what would you think

[@kiwigold]

@@deanhotter6054 a gumshoe just walked into my cave

[@mikegeld1280]

That detective chord is the 007 joint

[@ThinPicks]

The "James Bond chord" in the key of E is E, G, B, D#, F#. Best if you play the E as 12th fret harmonic on the bottom string and then a diagonal slant upwards for all four fingers from the G on the 10th fret. Sounds great!

[@kentkacs3140]

Thanks for this Hallowe'en treat! The look on your face at 6:06 elevates this video to a whole new level.

[@arthurriley5856]

I love how he looks scared to death yet he is the one creating the scary music. Truly a very funny and talented person.

[@guntertorfs6486]

Gathered a lot of music theory knowledge for a 16 year old ( looking guy)

[@DarkChopin]

This is great stuff! I love creepy musics sounds.

[@YuriRadavchuk]

I heard there was a secret chord..

[@grahamconnorhudsonjameson8834]

That David played to please the lord

[@f.s.4879]

but you don't really care for music, do you?

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

THAT SCARED THE PANTS OFF OF THE LORD

[@Cain_Abyss]

@@SignalsMusicStudio David: "Yo Lord, check out this dope chord!" *Plays an augmented major 7th chord* Lord: "Oh shit!"

[@n.e.campmore7337]

@@SignalsMusicStudio but you dont don trousers while haunting, do ya

[@StarDarkAshes]

I love the part in the Beatles Julia where there’s a walking down beneath the E minor chord for a brief part of the progression. And that song goes through so many different feelings and places and for a moment you’re in this very dreamy sort of dark place

[@raulcaldeira8071]

I'm a jazz guy so none of the chords above sound creepy because I'm already used with dissonance, but cluster chords do the job for horror movies scare scenes

[@williamerickson520]

That first theremin part (6:08) legitimately gave me chills. That's not easy to do. Congrats! Addendum: I think that the speed of the melody also plays a large part of the spookyness.

[@auralfixxation6702]

I'm so glad you started with a reference to Twin Peaks. The music is what really drew people in back then and many I think, didn't realize it was the soundtrack that put the flame to the pipe. And they all wanted.., another hit.

[@supadupahilton6848]

Yeah, probably wouldn't have worked with the little rascals theme.

[@xmaninma]

Exactly what I was looking for, especially the creepy arpeggio. Perfect for my Halloween pickin' :) Thanks!

[@henkdevries7336]

“...taken me to places i wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemies.” r/Guitar 😂😂

[@MJAY-N7129]

Hahaha I realised that too 😂😂😂

[@thedefiant6244]

Henk De Vries lol

[@vincentjakeescolar2346]

Been playing these creepy chords for years after playing metal songs. I love playing them after a jam session 'cause it makes me feel calm.

[@brutexrp7207]

This has been your best cinematic presentation I have seen. Loved it.

[@stevenpittman8668]

Wow, man, you did it again. A simple way to demystify a concept and approach to guitar.

[@anixias]

Minor ♭6 Minor add9 (aka add2) Minor Maj7 (aka "Detective chord") Augmented Maj7 i - ♭iv (tritone progression) cluster chords (notes that don't fit any chord structures, such as E F D♯)

[@donniesrobinson]

Dude you are brilliant! Psychology of music, love it!! As a guitarist since I was 15, I always have been attracted to the dark, dissonant melodies.

[@delarkaBCN]

4:41 i Agree, augmenteds can sound dark. Also, they can sound like Rivendell.... nice vid as always, enjoying this last ones specially. You rock-!

[@bim41337]

The change from the one chord to the tritone minor chord is actually the main progression used in Gollum's Theme from Lord of the Rings. Great sound right there. Just listen to it when it goes like "Where once was light now darkness falls ...". Amazing

[@genatzvalee]

7:57 this minor maj7 is in Pink Floyd song "Us and Them", I love it a lot, so mysterious and cool.

[@babylemonade2868]

That Eminor to B flat minor is pure opeth. The song off the storm corrosion album called drag ropes has some creepy chords in it. Steven Wilson and Mikael Akerfeldt made it and it’s brilliant if you haven’t heard it. Wish they’d make another one

[@RC32Smiths01]

I find it really appropriate that you would go into mostly E Minor for these chords, which is definitely a haunting key in its own right!

[@mimikal7548]

In equal temperament all keys sound the same? (unless you have perfect pitch)

[@badbeardbill9956]

They don’t sound exactly the same. They technically are, but the voicings on the instrument matter and the actual absolute pitch also matters. Intervals, even the same “size”, aren’t all necessarily equal.

[@999manman]

Okay, I'm a guitarist of many years and know my chords but this taught me what else I have to learn! Kudos!!!

[@Arsenico971]

The minor triad is very popular in some sub-genres of heavy metal. I've been using it myself a lot of times in my compositions.

[@samuelhaines617]

Ha! Fun video. I love the cameo of the angel of death from Raiders.

[@arthurmee]

Great vid Jake. I like the way you've selected a human emotion and then collected a group of chords that evoke that emotion in various ways. Useful for those of us who write music . . .

[@skaruts]

I've always been enamored with spooky sounds, especially the most haunting and graveyard-ish. If I didn't suck at playing guitar I'd be exploring that a lot. It's the reason why I've always had a special place in my heart for two of Cradle Of Filth's albums "Cruelty And The Beast" and "Dusk And Her Embrace". They are full of delicious spooky tones and riffs.

[@svenjansen2134]

Shift open chords around.

[@Ryan_Perrin]

The Silent Hill 3 soundtrack has always had some of the most haunting songs on it. Granted, some of them just invoke a feeling of depression for me more than fear. But some are down right creepy

[@TurtleFrack]

SUPER !!!!! I just learned more here than I learned in Music Theory 40 years ago..... "No Me Nu Me Na - - - No Me Nu Me Na - - - Repeat up 1/2 step - - - Repeat that until scale is complete, then receded back down the scale.

[@multrufio8056]

Thank you to everyone who donates to Jake so we can get this amazing content for free

[@dread455]

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[@aagamanpant936]

Subscribe like and share!!! It will help him too

[@keyboardheuvelrug]

Great chords. As a long time music teacher I already knew them, but i want to complement you on your great guitar sound! Great lush chorus there and a beefy but also bright sound

[@warrenburroughs3025]

When you started singing that melody over the Bbm - Em progression I was strongly reminded of the song Years Ago by Alice Cooper from the album Welcome to my Nightmare. A very eerie song - and album.

[@radmed979]

Thank you for the tips, been playing for 38yrs. From Beatles, pink floyd, led zeppelin, to metal. All self taught. I hope you keep it up... Learning something new everyday even if it's a couple of notes adds to your tool bag of life lessons.....

[@henrique88t]

3:14 And we've just learned how to write a song like Akira Yamaoka.

[@phoebedraper3046]

as soon as i heard that chord i thought of Laura's Theme

[@HELLCHILDFAN101]

Honestly!!

[@jayavey3114]

Yeah man silent hill 2 with that Em add9. A bit James Bond like too!

[@NickBaysingar]

This was a great demonstration. Some of these chords really remind me of the incredible music from the Diablo games. Now it's time to try these chords out with some dark synth and see what I get!

[@DeadMansPartyFilms]

The add9 chord is well used in the song, Theme of Laura by Akira Yamaoka from the game Silent Hill 2. ❤

[@BummerParty]

Was sifting through comments to see someone say this! 🙌

[@SAT0R1.]

This was the best “one of these types of guitar lesson videos” in all the years ive watched them . Really looking forward to put it into practice . Good vid 🎉

[@jacktraveller8290]

These little 'chords to evoke a particular mood' lessons you do are so useful.

[@wpb5876]

Is it weird that I find all these chord’s beautiful and not uneasy at all. Great video!

[@damonbrown5424]

Your example for the EmAdd2 on synth really reminded me of "Hey You" - especially with how you rolled the chord on the electric piano track.

[@ddude1212]

I call the voicing of EmAdd2 on guitar the “Floyd Chord,” because they use it ALL of the time, which helps shape their kinda dark sound great. Breathe, the end of Wish You Were Here live, Welcome to the Machine, I could probably think of more (edit: including Hey You, which I love), but because of how much I love Gilmour it makes it’s way into my writing a lot.

[@CreedP1]

Just wanted to say thanks for this video. I'm still learning music theory and songwriting, but was able to utilize these concepts in a "spooky" track I made. It gave great flair beyond the basic 3-chord progression by adding in 7ths, 6ths, minors and so on.

[@erikpaterson1404]

One of KZbins most under rated channels. Jake Lizzio, in my opinion has been the most instrumental guy in my guitar playing learning journey. I hope he is doing well and is achieving great success out there. 🤘🤘

[@SavageImprint]

haha 7:32 the intro to Robert Stack's Unsolved Mysteries. Awesome video!

[@MatthewDreamsky]

6:11 its alomst like Tristram theme from Diablo

[@Vorgaloth]

Black metal bands like Blut Aus Nord, Deathspell Omega, Spire - some of the darkest extreme music on the planet.

[@ZombiesOnYourLawn66]

memoria vetusta I - fathers of the icy age One of their absolute best albums and one of the greatest BM albums that just takes you on an epic journey

[@martinagniss59]

Getting Diablo vibes from this. Great vid, as always!!

[@renangoncalvesflores]

That guitar you like is going to come back in style.

[@ArchbardWava]

Me, at 6:14: "My God, that's terrifyi- oh, it's just Celine Dion. Nevermind."

[@Midiman741]

I think it's the librarian ghost from Ghost Busters. The good one, not the shite one.

[@cooldude879012]

@@Midiman741 It is actually from Raiders Of The Lost Ark! It's the scene when the Nazi's open the Ark.

[@Midiman741]

@@cooldude879012 ahhhh I see it now!

[@constitution_8939]

LOVED your Spooked Zombie Look at 6:10, especially because it was a unexpected Surprise. And thanks for showing me these Creepy Chords."

[@nigelmikaele]

The "Unsolved mysteries" early seasons with Robert Stack is one of the scariest theme music i've heard.

[@trollingisasport]

What's the chord prog for that?

[@shashankkumrawat9793]

Happy Halloween 🎃... Thanks for this...

[@xavierryan4602]

Great teacher, Jake is! Thank him, I do! (to his patreon supporters, my gratitude goes, as well!)

[@metalpiper]

Ok...um I am not a music scholar but this is fantastic. Jake really puts the meaning behind the method. I use to write stuff all over the place that I wasn't happy with it. Now it's intelligent, makes musical sense and I am like a noob all over again. I cant wait to write my next piece. Jake, you should do a TED TALK about each MODE. You have the knowledge, personality and VOICE for it sir.

[@jessicametal7796]

Lately I've been wanting to expand my theory and chord knowledge into the death metal stuff I play, and this is amazing for that. I wanna do more with my music than just play the same 3 power chords and call it a day. Thank you so much for this because now I can make cool progressions in slower/clean passages that still sound evil af!

[@svenjansen2134]

3? You're wild!

[@merrickbaskie7941]

a minor add 9 chord to me is one of the most beautiful sounds, like you said it has that mystery component that always catches my heart. And make that into a m7add9? I'll marry that chord man.

[@vintageclouds9510]

@2:11- that's 'Silent Hill' right there!

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

you get to the point. why is music doing to us what it does? I don't know, but it is a language of emotions, that can't be described in words, and everyone understands it and receives the same feelings and moods. no interpretation is needed. countless emotions and moods from happiness to sadness, from desire to anger and fear and everything in between. I think people forget to realize what a mystery it is.

[@Malachiah]

These chords, because they sound so dissonant and shattering to our perception of normality (about 60-70 percent of the cue in a game by my estimate), are exactly the sort of thing acclaimed music composer Akira Yamaoka has used for the Silent Hill games - which are soon to make a comeback, and rightfully so!

[@davyjonesjr7055]

After 6:06..i really can't sleep. That spooky face haunted me. LoL..Great job !!

[@flemmingvestergaard8526]

The cluster chord you play reminds me of Ligeti's Lux Aeterna from 2001 A space Odyssey. Quite unsetteling. Also James Bond Theme has the em, emb6, em6, emb6 progression. Nice video.

[@Caiothian]

I love it when I see one of your videos, click on them, and you start the video like this one or how you did with the Maj/Min7 chord. Its very well done

[@dickdastardly2560]

The Scariest & Creepiest Chords are the ones I played when I was first learning the guitar, trust me they were very Uncomfortable and Unsettling and you definitely don't want to use them. 😲😲😬😬

[@kolorfool]

You're the most enjoyable music theory/tutorial guy on KZbin! HAHA good stuff man

[@bradleydoyle6752]

Zappa used 1 2 5 chords in his compositions a lot, really helped his unique sound .

[@bobravenscraft5376]

Jazz

[@valvenator]

You can hear the Em9 with the low F# in Black Sabbath's Planet Caravan. Low to high E B F# G B E They also use the E to Bb progression in Symptom of the Universe.

[@knotwilg3596]

At the very basic level, as you of course know, it's about chromaticism, or half tones. The jazzy mellow Cmaj7 has the B and the C, but it makes a big difference if you play the 7 as the highest note or in the bass, which turns the Cmaj7 into a C/B, which is something totally different, emotionally and therefor functionally. Successive half tones are worse The tritone is a different beast. There I would conjecture it's about the fact that its just intervals are not elementary. The best you can get in the neighborhood of it is 7:5, which is not as "simple" as 4:3 (fourth), 5:4 (major third), 5:3 (sixth) or even 6:5 (minor third). Another view on the tritone is that we may find pure symmetry scary and prefer skewedness more. The tritone is (when tempered) smack in the middle of the octave (interval = sqrt(2)). Thirds, fourhts, fifths and sixths are skewed and complement each other. Anyway, another great video, and yeah, let Adam Neely knock on our door!

[@knotwilg3596]

@Ramadan Steve Well, he was leaving it out in the open as to why these chords sound spooky to our ears. A mathematical explanation is indeed not something that pleases everyone, so I understand why he leaves it out. But I don't understand why you should be so hostile to a comment that answers the question. Wait, I do understand: we're on the Internet ...

[@sourcreamking]

That EmAdd2 you played on the synth in stead of the guitar sounded very much like the opening to Jill Tracy's "Evil Night Together"... I like it!

[@regolithia]

Could you do a video on 6th chords? I don’t mean It6/Ger6/Fr6 chords, because those are widely discussed and explained; Rather, I mean Maj6 and Min6 chords. They’re underused and underappreciated!

[@katherinecolvin3932]

Jake , You are by far the BEST ON YOURUBE !!! Keep up the awesome work bro !!!

[@Ryan_Perrin]

Jake: *Mentions Laura Palmer* Me: well, guess I'm rewatching twin peaks now

[@danpreston564]

*plays Laura Palmer theme Me - damn, now I need to listen to early Moby tracks. Go!

[@5882300rickroll]

Just finished a rewatch. The return is way better the second time around.

[@muaddib667]

Again.

[@jamesb1710]

You get it

[@glammer]

That chord you like will come back into style.

[@ThatsJoshTyler]

Im working on my 4th album. And ive never really dove into PURPOSEFUL music creating. I typically just create. But for my fourth album, I want everything to be intentional. This video was useful

[@CarnivoreIntelligence]

Thanks for sharing! You have an excellent channel that gives alot of tips to musicians! Keep up with the fantastic content!

[@andersabjorn4397]

Agree! :)

[@CarnivoreIntelligence]

@@andersabjorn4397 Yay! :D

[@andersabjorn4397]

@@CarnivoreIntelligence :)

[@PeterBrownPianist]

Personally, my favourite 'shock chord' comes from P.D.Q. Bach's Cantata 'Iphigenia in Brooklyn'. It occurs in the recitative just before the final movement......"And he cried out in anguish"....then comes the most brilliant shock chord! Hear it here........

[@andreyandreiko8553]

The intro had a very "amnesia feel" to it

[@jchis9852]

Cool video dude. By the way, you have a voice that was seriously born for radio and ad voiceovers.

[@genatzvalee]

"It sounds confusing but it's really easy" Yeah, for YOU Jake, it is!

[@nightjaronthegate]

EaugM7 is E, G#, B#, D#. The perfect fifth in the normal E major triad is augmented, so the note is B#, not C. On the staff the notes E, G# and B# are instantly recognisable as Eaug, but E, G#, C looks like a C chord. E, G#, C, D# is Caug with the sharp second or ninth added. Because the intervals in an augmented triad are all the same, any of the notes can be the root, and each one has its own combination of note names. Caug: C, E, G# Eaug: E, G# B# Abaug: Ab, C, E Another advantage of naming the note as the sharp fifth is that it leaves the sixth free to be added without using natural and sharp versions of the same note at the same time.

[@MrRaupy]

5:54 gives me that feel of a cursed dungeon and i have to defeat a vicious deamon in order to save the village of trist... Wait a sec ...

[@regolithia]

Yes! Another Diablo fan!

[@furkancoskun3150]

Right!

[@Rude_i_Wredne]

This video is basically Tristram soundtrack explained.

[@ransombaggins9301]

First thing I thought of from the start! Great catch.

[@marcos.7705]

I think that Tristram theme is the darkest sound ever.

[@theologn]

Minor-Major-7th chord at 7:57 sounds like the opening chord of the Ten Sumners Tails album version of "It's Probably Me" by Sting. Which came from a Lethal Weapon movie. So, I guess spy movie chord works. Great video.

[@kursatbakis4169]

Em b6 is just the inversion of Cmaj7, which is too bright. Voicings matter.

[@ongyuxuan6989]

Woww i never noticed that

[@jharsch3453]

Try playing a banjo sometime, some chords are not possible in certain tunings unless you have a bass player giving context

[@manny75586]

Voicing and context. If he went from Cmaj7 to an Fmaj7 we'd hear it as major. Well, a poorly voice lead one haha. The fact that it oscillates between 6 and b6 fools our brain into hearing E-b6 instead of a Cmaj7 inversion.

[@oneeyemonster3262]

@@manny75586 The F Maj7 is the (N6 chord) of E Harmonic min b2.. You can play the C #4 ( lydian)with the octive and maj7 above the octive (open B and E)..Hammer back and forth between the F and F# You can even play the Ab dominant ( Ab, 3,b7, 3) That;s the N6 after the G MAJOR You can even play the C dim...against the open Low and high E. It;s just C lydian b3 or Lydian #2, C min ( C, b3, b7...or C7 (C, 3, b7)..against the open E, B, E. it's just C lydian #2, b7 You can even play Bb dim instead of Bb min...to make it darker. against the Open E How you get used to turning the minor's tonic into a DIMInished? Play B Harmonic MAJOR.. it's AKA Lydian dim ( E lydian b3....you can make it min or FULL dimished....Bbdim would make all the since in the world to ya. or F#7 into B Maj7 or B min. = Bb dim

[@TheSquareOnes]

The major and minor scales are the exact same notes, the same as every other mode of major. The most important thing is usually how you order and frame the notes, that context is what changes the atmosphere of the music especially since you're rarely going to be playing any chord in a vacuum.

[@BombedNevada]

I feel like I’m teleported back into every 90s 00s sitcom Halloween episode. Love it!

[@cablebee8790]

At 4:30 I started getting genuinely creeped out. The other ones were interesting and I like them, but I have heard them before. But the augmented add 7? On top of the added voiceover and images? I’m gonna have nightmares dude.

[@jermainetucker6001]

This is so phenomenal!! I love these minor chords melodies!! There's something lurking around every corner 👏🏾

[@quinnw4398]

As he’s playing the cluster chord “this is like psycho killer stuff” Made me laugh for some reason.

[@flux1940]

Offically the best music channel on youtube. You sir are amazing. You teached me a lot. Thanks to you i was able to improve so much !

[@LauchSkillerTV]

Holy shit dude. I've been following you for years and I love your content (I sometimes see you on r/musictheory), but this video was honestly mind blowing. Never thought about using cluster chords, I always thought they were trash due to me playing only acoustic guitar but I will try with a synth in a DAW now honestly. Also the editing is great and your look of pure horror is convincing as fuck man. Also, Isnt that Emb6 not just a Cmaj7 in Inversion?

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

Lol thanks! I was thinking about posting this in r/musictheory , figured someone could add some extra chords to the list. And yes, Cmaj7 in first inversion would be an Emb6. It has dual citizenship between both roles, pretty sure I touch on that in my Bruno Mars video, either in the video or the description itself.

[@LauchSkillerTV]

@@SignalsMusicStudio Yea good reminder for me cause I am into Jazz and to hear a maj7 in a different context made me realize that it sounds way different. Of course the inversion has something to do with it also. And only thing I still remember about that Bruno Mars video is the unusual use of the minor2 chord in Pop music. I am very sorry that I've failed you :P

[@harrysanders818]

Yeah! Now I know this is my absolute favorite channel to continue to learn music theory from! After that Twin Peaks example.

[@5610winston]

the EaugM7 reminds me of half the Hitchcock "Vertigo" theme.

[@curbmassa]

I call it the "E Uh-Oh" chord.

[@ZeyTheDaemon]

That last chord was basically in the PS1 Resident Evil games and basically any survival horror game from that decade. I love it.

[@5882300rickroll]

When I hear the Spy Chord I want to say "Mister F!"

[@jamesb1710]

Lorem Opossum MIISTAH EFFF

[@nathanlewiswilliams8985]

@@jamesb1710 Bond? James Bond? kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2qpq5qpe5eHY9U 2'42"

[@albertocastro9091]

Enjoyed all the videos you make. I appreciate the time you spend on them. Thank you.

[@Stuugie.]

Intro's giving me Opeth vibes

[@bartsimpsonnft4387]

Opeth💜

[@ddehggial9932]

the minor triad bit made me immediately think of Opeth.

[@DZPianoMusic]

cool stuff ... after hearing the i - flat v, ... I remembered that progression, and am fairly certain THAT is what Michael Giacchino used in the TV series "LOST" (Jacob's theme)

[@ArchbardWava]

"Why are these chords so creepy?". From my belief (merely a music enthusiast - I had 4 weeks of formal music classes in my life lol) the dissonances cause an unnerving feeling on us, which make them sound as if we're in danger somehow. As you said, maybe it's a topic for Adam Neely, but also biomusicology (saw this term for the first time a few weeks ago) may have some answers to this as well. I love that music allows many different approaches to its study.

[@henrique88t]

And some alarms and sirens, like ambulances and police vehicles, use tritones and other dissonant intervals to make people more alert, don't they?

[@pumpdelicious]

That moog theremin is badass! I love the old campy horror movies with those sounds. Thanks!