The secret meaning of the tonal system EXPLAINED

[@GlynDwr-d4h]

It's fascinating how it resembles narrative theory, like in Euripides. Chord progressions are narratives or stories because they are transitions where tension or conflict encountered and released. It has something to do with the way our brains make meaning out of time, transformation, or chronologies of events.

[@purpasteur]

Absolutely, when i realized this i was 🤯

[@toprak3479]

Fascinating connection

[@diegobernard9506]

It would be really cool if you create a chart/PDF that summarizes these emotional musical concepts.

[@astr0sauce]

god it’s so refreshing to hear someone talking about something actually interesting and not yelling on youtube

[@EtymTV]

This video is criminally underrated. Great explanations of something we don’t hear often enough!

[@JamesHype]

Epic video 🙏🏻

[@ItsBhavyaPatel]

Thought i was gonna watch for a couple minutes and get bored. Ended up watching the whole thing and being surprised it was already over. I could listen to an hour of this content. Seriously well delivered. It's got that chill, simple vibe that just invites you to sit back and listen. Liked and subbed, looking forward for more!

[@purpasteur]

Thank you, I appreciate that :)

[@kundinga]

yo man, you’re the human being needed on this platform right now! good job with that ❤

[@Crambo2]

Your way of conveying these concepts in existential terms is truly mind blowing. I am very glad I stumbled upon your channel!

[@DAVDOLLAZ]

THIS IS EVERYTHING IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ON MY OWN, THANK YOU

[@MidlifeRenaissanceMan]

Ditto. I’ve been trying to unlock the “emotions” behind intervals and chords. All those _feelings_ you have when you hear a melody over chords, and how you can spice up something simple giving it impact without it sounding too contrived or predictable. It’s such a rabbit hole you can disappear down

[@FDBK4REAL]

Wow, I’ve been studying and creating music professionally for years now and you just connected so many dots for me in 14 minutes. Thank you sir, this was incredibly helpful 🙏🏼

[@purpasteur]

Thank you so much!!

[@CarneGranada]

A c chord makes me feel something that can only be described as, UNYIELDINGLY HORNY

[@halcyonwinds1970]

This was an incredible break down of these concepts! Thank you for sharing!

[@DebOra-rr1hy]

I absolutely love the narrative you chose to use to explain it. Though I am a beginner in learning the theory, I always LOVED listening to music, and it was soooo hard to find material related to music and emotions but you really hit home on this one, so thank you so much!! Looking forward to more content!!

[@purpasteur]

Hey thank you!!

[@aceintokyo7889]

this should be a series I love the language you use very descriptive just subscribed to see this turned into a series

[@Fullmetaltracer]

Best explanation yet and I have done hundreds of hrs of research on this topic.

[@benwhitaker5802]

brilliant video man. As someone who has delved into music theory in the last few years, everything you said resonated with me, even down to the emotion you prescribed to each degree (when you said nostolgia for 13th my jaw dropped cuz thats what I alwasy think of) Great work! Keep it up! would love to see some videos that tackle more advanced concepts as well. subscribed

[@purpasteur]

Amazing!! :)

[@incoblinko]

good shit, i've been loosely familiar with these concepts after hearing them over and over from different sources and this video really feels like the start of actually putting the theory together into a coherent framework.

[@thesoundsmith]

"Social construct" is the foundation against which every musical performance, live or from media, is experienced. So your emotional presumptions are based in part on this common thread. But temperament changes the actual math, so not all Maj7 or m7 chords, for example, are equivalent, the overtone series changes - on a piano or guitar, a string section automatically corrects for it.

[@quezonrene5506]

the first couple of minutes of your video had me seated *subscribed*

[@Ouvii]

I'm so glad that you emphasize that this is not science and likely involves a lot of societal preconceptions. Enables me to actually enjoy the talk.

[@DuraLexSedLex01]

The tonic is best appreciated when mixed with gin.

[@purpasteur]

👌👌👌

[@joshuamrosenau]

really well thought through and helpful. thank you

[@navjotsingh7360]

Thank you sir. That was quite great knowledge. I will have to watch this vid thrice more to fully grasp the knowledge. May be I ll watch it after 6 months. That works wonders for me.

[@J-B-Free]

Dude… This is so good. Brilliant.

[@stormanroman]

Love this video really helped me better understand the chords n stuff more than I have been before

[@suneasmussen2650]

It's really difficult not to like you my friend. Been playing for around 20 years and really getting into theory for perhaps 10, and still you made made med see something. You even made me see, why someone might choose to get a mustasch, which has been an absolute mystery for my until this moment. So thank you for that at least :)

[@purpasteur]

Hahaha, it's the mustache that chose me

[@cobyvaknin9449]

I immediately subscribed upon watching this video. Really appreciate your work, keep it up!

[@josephmckenna4068]

Very interesting to hear this explained with the chords written out and with musical examples.

[@yoitsdemz]

Great stuff man, subscribed from Sweden 👑

[@MichaelMoltisantii]

Outstanding video to someone with no classical musical training. Gives me a sense of direction in music making. More vidoes like these are a must!

[@alchemyst2000]

This is the best theory and composing video I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen a lot over the years. Thank you 🙏🏼 love your presentation and style. New sub.

[@purpasteur]

Thanks a lot!

[@chaplinesque111]

Same here! Subbed

[@lomosoverliebt]

that’s the best thing about this topic i’ve ever seen

[@mclaurinisGODsSon2]

That's very interesting and thanks listened to everything..so many beautiful sounds

[@corex72]

Finally someone explaining this, the emotions. Thanks mate.

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[@composercaleb6592]

Nice descriptions. I think the inversion of the chord also makes a huge difference. A ii chord sounds very different with the third in the bass for example than the root, more like a IV chord. Also, chromatic modulations have their own flavor. Once you start to understand all the chords intimately, they really do operate like a language.

[@purpasteur]

Absolutely good idea for a future video

[@larryfarkas]

Thank you brother. Big help.

[@PneumanaBreathwork]

Yoooo I just found your channel, I’m loving it thank you!

[@BINOMOBB]

you right on point

[@ItalianoDelSud7]

Great video! Thanks for making this!

[@augustinechinnappanmuthria7042]

Super super super explanation Augustine violinist from Malaysia

[@joshuastclairmusic]

This was an incredibly detailed explanation of these chords. As a writer as well as a musician, this makes so much sense to me. Thanks!

[@abhishekstark5938]

Loved the video. Exactly what I've been looking for ❤

[@jacobwilliams676]

Best video I’ve seen in about 13 years. Thank you. This is something I’ve not only thought about, but how I ALWAYS think of music. It’s just how it’s always worked in my mind as I’m playing piano or guitar.

[@purpasteur]

Thank you, happy that it resonates with people!!

[@tiggerfitness976]

You are an amazing teacher bro! The way you broke down tonics and functional harmony is everything! You perfectly explained why notes go together something I haven’t been able to grasp until now! So many dots being connected. Thank u 🙏🏾

[@purpasteur]

Great !! appreciate the comment. Thank you!

[@DAStar87]

So glad this was recommended! I've been playing piano and I've been drawn to Fm11. I have a few videos on my KZbin page playing the notes.

[@purpasteur]

Funny you say that, I’m actually composing a sonata in f minor, it’s probably my favourite key at the moment

[@DAStar87]

​@@purpasteur amazing! I am not professionally trained, but I played the keys until it sounded "right". Hope ya post it when complete 🎉

[@DeeJaySYLO]

one of the best videos, thanks bro

[@bartolemu646]

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[@kiefscooper7]

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[@voltapix]

GOOD JOB

[@Daniel_McDougall]

Insanely underrated. Gonna be great to see this channel grow and improve. Subbed.

[@purpasteur]

🙏

[@ZooPact]

Hey man, fantastic video, delivery, information, and giving just enough personality to keep it extremely pleasant to watch. I subbed, lookin’ forward to more content from you for sure!

[@purpasteur]

Hey thanks for the feedback :)

[@izlo7377]

I've watched a ton of music theory videos and this one is great. i dig how you present the concepts. thank you very much

[@videomarknet]

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[@purpasteur]

Hear, hear!

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[@bobdason376]

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[@prodbywrong]

Bro, your content quality is insane! ! I found a lot of gems for my music. Thanks a lot!

[@rem_av]

Thank you for making this

[@bjb0808]

Love it! Thank you.

[@devinjones5270]

Nice work man. Thanks for

[@unifyingprinciple9963]

Some unique and helpful insights there! Thanks for sharing.

[@Onyx363]

great lesson ! I really liked the fact you showed the chord relations as the songs were playing it really helped to visualise what you were talking about

[@franciscocarvalho6184]

this is great, also note how the harmonic circular scale sort of maps to the hero's journey

[@akidnag]

Great video, thanks.

[@jeiwhq]

Man you make me want to dig in theory once again. Thank you

[@menkeroriental]

Great content! Thanks for sharing! 😁

[@christianburgos7961]

Great video man! You did a great job explaining this. I struggle a lot with this while studying music as a young musician, but I think you were able to convey the message quite clear. I hope to see more awesome videos like this one in the future!

[@RobertWarman-i9l]

Dude thanks ! I play ( self taught) seeing feeling colours the tech is only descriptive the way you deliver these colours of.that emotion cuts through way.cool

[@praisechirombo2315]

Explained so perfectly!

[@cadebradshaw8284]

I’ve been playing guitar for a little while and just started learning piano to help me learn music theory. Your explanations make a ton of sense to me even though I am at an early stage with the instrument. Would love to see more videos like this. Great job man!

[@seanhenriques808]

great talk and thought provoking. thanks for sharing...

[@pocketdweller3771]

Great video bro and well articulated! Subbed

[@buzzcrumhunger7114]

When you were speaking about the gravity of the two chord, you made me think of the word redemption or turnaround really like turn around as in end of the cycle and signaling the turn back towards the light, and thus sort of the beginning of our redemption arc 😮

[@ryanelam4472]

I like how you put the chord number on screen as the music is playing in tne background. Great video!

[@kitschkub1379]

Amazing video, really gave me a fresh perspective on concepts I’ve understood for years. Nice one!

[@purpasteur]

Great to hear, thank you

[@CircLearnsMusic]

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[@purpasteur]

Will check that out!

[@TheLergo55]

Today you find so much about technique, but barely nothing about convey emotions. One of the best vid`s 👍

[@ohugomartins]

dude! what a wonderful video. subscribed!

[@NateTheMeh]

Truly amazing educational content. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world!!!!

[@marianoturienzo6974]

very interesting , thank you

[@SavoryShredZ]

I enjoyed this nice overview and feel like it describes the diatonic soundscape just enough to not get bogged down by overthinking it. I appreciate your time. I spent so much time learning to play all major scales, their relative minor scales and associated triads and seventh chords on piano. At the end, I found little inspiration for actually creating unique ideas and tend to just pick up my guitar and play whatever I want without even thinking about theory. Guitar just lends itself to nice ostinatos and pedal tones - at least the way I tend to play it. I'll usually convert my ideas to midi and only analyze them after the idea is mostly complete. Only when my arranging hat is on, do I really start to consider this stuff. It's invaluable when it's time to state my ideas clearly through an entire group of instruments - voicing chords in a flattering way, doubling octaves, etc - makes mixing a breeze. But before that, I still prefer the chaos of just feeling out note combinations without considering how they are described in the language of theory.

[@purpasteur]

That is so valid. I sometimes wish that i could temporarily unlearn all this theory. It's both a blessing and a curse

[@KoontzBand]

Great lesson, very interesting and condensing class on modes and moods of chords! I'm going to listen to your music. Thanks for creating, man!

[@purpasteur]

Thanks bud, keep it up too !

[@Cromanea]

You're Awesome, man!!!!!

[@tyler361t2]

fascinating, never even thought about I as the V of IV and how the harmonics play such a big role in setting up subconscious expectations. quick tip, label minors in roman numerals with lower case e.g. III is iii

[@joskun]

Thanks so much, that was amazing 👏!

[@voltaire3001]

THANK YOU 🤘🎵

[@diegobernard9506]

This video is excellent! Thank you for sharing music from an emotional perspective! It feels as if for the first time someone speaks my language when it comes to music theory. I wish you made a course that teaches music theory from the very basics in this type of language. Once again, thank you!

[@purpasteur]

Thank you for listening. I will consider this!

[@jimparfitt2330]

I had to turn the playback speed down, so dense of information! (or hitting my dense brain). Great stuff!

[@danielleceleste4791]

Truly one of the best music tutorial videos on KZbin. I hope your channel blows up. Would you possibly do a video similar to this one analyzing, and explicating in a similar way about melodic intervals and melodic figures and their possible emotional and narrative meanings?

[@purpasteur]

Thank you. Yes this would be interesting, I'm cooking up a video on modes which will start to get into that. I think this topic deserves a video series probably

[@tommyfeinstoff]

Awesome video. More like this please!

[@purpasteur]

I'm on it!!

[@Dankflamio]

I really like your description of the III chord and setting it on fire. It acts as a V/VI but often goes to IV instead of VI. It is one of the few common examples of a dominant resolving up by half step. I’ve found the I chord doesn’t always feel safe and stable because if you put it in a weak position in the bar or invert it, the sound changes a lot. For example V I/3 IV. I’ve been trying to crack the code on Harmony too, but so much is context based and melody based. The whole system gets way more complicated when you consider non-diatonic harmony like the modal interchange chords which (to me) are some of the most detailed emotional chords.

[@purpasteur]

yes modal interchange is fascinating

[@ivansoto9723]

What gets me every time is when I relearn or discover something that I've already learned in a new way. The other day I learned a few things for example. I already knew it was common to omit the 5th but I didn't know why. So I started experimenting with it, realizing it was meant for extended chords, it sounded nice and I felt like it left room for the extensions. I never noticed before. Then I learned about Maj7b5. It sounded nice. Then I realized the Maj7b5 was just that Maj7#11 that I always kept seeing people praise, but every time I tried, it never sounded good to me. Oh, it's because I needed to omit the 5th lol.

[@dylangrammont3545]

He explains music theory so well

[@desmodromic640]

Wow! First 4 minutes..and I never heard anyone explain the nuance note characteristics and relationship that succinctly.

[@desmodromic640]

I am going to support this channel! Thanks Pur

[@silverjaw138]

Killer lesson! Subbed and ty!

[@beeveeplays]

One of the best music theory discussions I’ve heard. Well done! Subscribe button hit

[@outtathyme5679]

Great explanation

[@sssyntax]

Great video and really well presented and explained!

[@StebsStuff]

12:50 "the ii evokes some kind of resignation" what a great word to describe it. To me that feeling is even stronger when a chord progression goes from IV to ii. If I had to think of an example, it would be the ending of the Live Aid version of Radio Ga Ga, when it goes from Bb to Gm in the minute 3:30. Also on the chorus of Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark, when it goes "This gun is for hire..."

[@purpasteur]

I totally agree

[@ButterOyama]

Thank you bro

[@utubesanjay]

Indian music teaches raags which emote different feelings since thousands of years. You could refer to them for more info. Only please give them credit and not rename concepts and market them as your own

[@purpasteur]

Indian classical music is fascinating. Do you have suggestions of related resources ?

[@2dots720]

Wow this is indeed really great stuff. All the best

[@TheGingaNinja888]

When you talk about the circle of 5ths, it closely resembles the heroes journey. The diminished chord represents "crossing the threshold" and the I and IV are the safe and peaceful known world.

[@purpasteur]

Totally!!

[@johan9187]

Wow, amazing, was looking for this on YT for a long while. Many thanks for taking us on your journey of learning. Subbed

[@desmodromic640]

Thanks!

[@purpasteur]

Thank you ! 🙏