What Makes Neoclassical Metal Sound Neoclassical? A Quick Harmonic Analysis.

Troy Stetina demonstrates the "classical" component of neoclassical metal. A quick walk thru of the chord cadences at work and how they can appear. Also, how to integrate this chord motion within melodic runs.

[@JohnnyBargeldBoom]

You are a legend!!

[@sandwiches9028]

I learned guitar from one of your books from way back in the 90’s! You’re a legend to me

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Thank you!

[@0num4]

Thanks for breaking things down, Troy. I'm a poor, undisciplined student, but the love of music keeps me learning 30 years later.

[@tsisqua]

Thanks, Troy . . . for teaching the real deal. Breath of fresh air to not hear some online teacher say "I can teach you to be a master in two weeks" LOL. You teach everything congruent with my little bachelor degree, and explain it in a way that really helps my students.

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

My pleasure! thank you Laramie.

[@JariSatta]

Awesome! Neoclassical Warriors unite!

[@UnderTheNorthStar]

Super helpful, thank you.

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

you're welcome!

[@Highfiber123]

Outstanding! Thanks for posting!!

[@voorheesjason3161]

I want to play like this so badly. For me though, this is one of the most valuable / guitar life changing video lessons out there as one learns general theory too. Intervals did my head in. Not now. 🙏 Thank you.

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Awesome!

[@Chris-zh4ih]

Very informative and eloquent.

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@northstar007.]

Im glad that i find you on youtube. Before 15 years i got your book

[@MetalTalk666]

I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel. I've been using your books for many years.

[@asadalusud]

thanks for sharing this video

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

My pleasure

[@Clintthecoolguy]

That sounds so awesome. It's great to have this video that breaks it down so succinctly.

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Thanks Clint, glad it was helpful!

[@ВиталийПрайс]

great stuff i like the way you explain everything

[@brutalieri]

Great content! 😊

[@alfredochavezv]

Thank you Troy! A lot of this information I'd already read from your books and articles, but this small explanation kinda made things fall into place for things I've had in my mind for some time now

[@Vitericus1]

Cool! Thanks for this Troy! Neoclassical metal is my main style I write in (though I spend more time doing actual orchestral writing these days). BTW I actually studied with Matt Schroeder at WCM for a time and always used your books.

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

You’re welcome. That’s cool! WCM was a great time for me

[@monetedwards5673]

Thank you , very cool , and for me very useful

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

you're welcome!

[@jasonfushti7364]

Thanks mate. I've been a huge fan since I bought heavy metal lead guitar vol 2 when I was 16. I'm now 51 haha. Any chance we could get a video of Lightning's Edge? New Lands was another fav of mine. Such incredible feel. I learnt them all years ago but really just enjoy listening to them for nostalgic reasons these days :) Thank you for a lifetime of amazing music dude.

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Thanks Jason! Yes, I did in depth lessons with performances of all the MLG and MRG solos/songs on patreon.com/TroyStetina. MLG stuff is on tier 3 ($10). I'm also coming down the home stretch to finish Speed Mechanics 2, which will be out later this year. It's a book/video course with over 55 song studies in it.

[@therealandrecorbin4050]

Great video

[@satchrules101]

What a great teacher and player Troy is!

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Thank again

[@matasiwer8012]

The best guitar lesson....

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Thank you, glad you found it useful

[@Nickk81]

Great vid

[@sebrura]

Great vid. You deserve more subs.

[@xkalivasx]

Nice approach!

[@SebastianSalinasOficial]

Great lesson Troy, very insightfull, I just found your channel (long time fan here). I would love to interview you sometime. Greetings

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Shoot me an email troy at troystetina .com

[@alojz300]

great video!

[@hirbodandalib3977]

Your books are great, publish more books ❤❤

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Big course is on the way in about 6 weeks

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I bought your books been looking for your you tube channel

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Cool, good to see you here!

[@seanverso6712]

@@TroyStetinaMusic love all your material

[@danielrivera9788]

This is great! And true… it is ALL TRUE…

[@DanzoSrife]

This is good, this is understood how classical resolves by harmonic choice to create its sound! But one thing is can you explain then how are melodies resolved to make them sound like a particular style? In every music theory book I read it always talked about chordal resolve, but never anything on melody. It also took me years to understand what melody is, so much time was wasted. I was taught melody can only be in vocals, which is obviously wrong. It's amazing much bad official teaching there is! Thanks for the lesson!

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Melody is a mystery to most guitarists. Basically, it's the same thing as what I laid out here... stable vs unstable tones. The difference is just that chords are collections of these individual melodic moments working together. The thing about melody though, is that it's more a function of moving through time over one chord, then another. So the gravitation points are changing over each chord. I have several videos demontrating and explaining this in detail on patreon.com/TroyStetina at tier 6.

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

The V7 and diminished being the same (in a way) has blown my mind. No wonder they have such a similar pull.

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

😀 along the same lines, seeing chords as notes with harmony brings you to see that any 7th chord contains the triad that’s a third higher. So IV7 contains vi chord, I7 contains iii, etc. this is the beginning of seeing chords not as “block shapes” but collections of tones, which helps you play melodically, using target chord tones

[@TheWolvesCurse]

5:00 seems like Thunderstruck by AC/DC is neo classical 😅

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Well, in a way, yes... it uses a pedal tone and moves thirds to suggest harmonic motion

[@Natt_Uggla10]

Were can I buy that shirt? :D

[@leemus1966]

I’m confused.. if Am is the key shouldn’t the V be E Minor as well? minor diminished Major minor minor Major Major? Still learning..

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Yes, but when V is made major, the 7th step of the parent minor scale becomes a major 7. And that’s the harmonic minor scale… contains E major, not E minor

[@JimJoker]

Thanks master

[@deathincarnatesplace]

how you ever thought about doing a line for line of the hal leonard book on guitar the complete edition. i could use a ten second video on line 68 pull offs i am confused as hell.

[@brutalieri]

Btw, is the tab to your Rain Song available somewhere?

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Sorry, it is not. I should put out the challenge to transcribe it on my patreon.com/TroyStetina page though. maybe we could get that done at some point. It probably was my own favorite solo that I ever recorded

[@brutalieri]

@@TroyStetinaMusic Thanks for the reply. I have figured out most of it.

[@Tylercorrell]

🙌

[@hazor777]

What piece of music is on your shirt?

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

No idea, it’s piano music probably Liszt or Chopin I would guess

[@hazor777]

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@@TroyStetinaMusic kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5CUY2d6lJx-pbc It is the opening of Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique (piano sonata no. 8)

[@ce152capt100]

Can someone recommend a neoclassical metal piece to someone new to the genre?

[@rottingsludgec4]

requiem by sacred will is awesome

[@ce152capt100]

@@rottingsludgec4 Thanks. Gave it a listen. Really cool!

[@edlobato1251]

Where might one find that shirt?

[@TroyStetinaMusic]

Honestly I don’t remember. Collecting odd T shirts is sort of a hobby of mine

[@edlobato1251]

@@TroyStetinaMusic I understand that. It's still cool!