Use This Technique for PRO CHORD PROGRESSIONS

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

This topic is a tough one for people who aren't familiar with it - but I PROMISE that if you put in the practice with it - you WILL improve and your chords will sound lightyears better!

[@Jisooee]

great tutorial. You talk so well, I mean I can understand you easily than other music theory teachers on youtube.

[@Jadenh87]

'I got this email from this company called Unison!?'

[@ELLIOT8209]

What about the base notes in the lower octave? Do you always leave them untouched as you did in this video?

[@Garry_Adams_Music]

I'm a guitar player and amateur keyboard player but I understand this completely, and thank you very much for explaining it. Now I won't sound like someone who hit auto chord, lol.

[@chrisistre3189]

As someone who is visual… It was truly a blessing for you to show me, I really didn’t understand it until after you show the visual.🤗🤗🤗

[@bradamy991]

"So, you want more pro sounding chord progressions in your productions. I got you." Unison would be proud, haha.

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

hahaha. Midi pack companies may or may not have asked me to sponsored content - I have declined. haha. Nothing against them but ... I don't use them and never will.

[@coastercraziness]

@@NathanJamesLarsen big respect for that! A lot of people would have just taken the deal anyways

[@budafulmusic]

So glad this is being taught! It's like you're applying the principles of melody writing you've taught in your other videos, changing chords in stepwise motion. Well done.

[@igorr022]

WOW 🤯 Every day you’ll learn something new …. If you pay attention closely you can learn 4 different things in this one video !!!!!! And this is a super important and why you need to learn piano !!!! Nathan You’re the man !!! thank you so much !!! And keep making music !!!!

[@mikeorozco9220]

I am pretty new to Logic and DAWs , however I have basic music backgrounds and have known to try to create chords beginning with some other note than the root note. This technique really makes a lot of sense and using the piano roll to help use the same notes between chords is a brilliant idea. I also see that you are using one root note an octave lower to firm up the chord. I'll use this from now on.

[@kalelisuperman]

Really enjoyed this one. Now I know what to do to spice things up

[@timworley8306]

That MIDI pack joke at the beginning - I just about lost it! lol

[@definfected]

This was very helpful..glad I have you to show me some things 🙂. have a great day bro!!

[@bassManDavis1953]

Nathan, so cool, I can't wait to try this out tomorrow mor,Ning and will really put this to practice with other chords, so great, thank you

[@natattias7261]

This video deserves WAY more views!!! Thanks anyway, very useful!!!

[@ardieson4542]

thank you Nathan!

[@josephsday2220]

Thank you

[@TheSoundChronicles]

Yo, I really like what you do! Thanks from MA

[@JohnBernieLaborte]

Thank-you for this, sir. Really helps. But I'm not a producer or piano player. I'm still learning. Very accessible to learn for a visually impaired beginner. Have a great day ahead, greetings from the Philippines ❤️

[@jakehettinger1087]

very well explained thank you!

[@syldeneu3297]

Best KZbin Channel for this : "hack music theory" ! But thanks a lot man !

[@EduardAlexogiannopoulos]

I'm taking this straight to the bank

[@BricksandFun]

I am gonna try this

[@thecraiginator]

Great vid. Been using alternate chord voicings for ages, just without knowing what it was called. 😁

[@OfficialAmn]

Tysm for this❣️

[@chrisistre3189]

Thank you 🙏

[@VIVEKMHAMUNKAR-ms4rn]

Hi, it will be great if you make video on movie background score, working in multiple tempoes in the same DAW. Thank you

[@evan7618]

Pause at 8:40 How would you feel about doing a quick a sharp on the last two beats before the fourth chord and a d flat on the last beat before the fifth chord.

[@Alwynwill]

Really helpful 💫

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

Awesome! Super happy to hear that!

[@Josephlimmusicofficial]

love ya work mate!! do you have a channel with your songs ?

[@SimonFlames]

“This is not a MIDI Pack video” Damn, who spit the hot sauce? This is fire 🔥

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

haha - funny thing is I was literally asked to do a sponsored video for a midi pack company... I said no. haha!

[@SimonFlames]

@@NathanJamesLarsen I’m not gonna point fingers but I think I might know who 👀

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

Actually wasn't Nikolai haha if that's who you were thinking. I'm also not anti-midi packs. I just don't work that way. I also think just learning some theory is way better

[@SimonFlames]

@@NathanJamesLarsen agreed 🙌🏻

[@liamj.sclarke36]

Hey man ! How do you screen record with amazing audio from Logic like that ?

[@BrandiLynnColonMusic]

Oh yeeeeaaaahhh

[@cedd361]

Nice video Nathan 😊, question here. When I really want spaced out chords that are in multiple octaves, can I still voice lead? If so what could be the best technique

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

Hey! Yeah - so this is obviously the "starting point" lesson - if you will - but you can definitely do creative things and trust your gut but even when I'm doing more spaced out chords I try to minimize the amount of leaping unless I want something really specific, melodically.

[@rickomuzik]

Invert and add 7ths too 😁

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

Whoa whoa whoa! One thing at a time haha! I'm gonna be making more videos going deeper. But heck yes 7th chords for sure! And add2 chords, sus4 chords and all the other fun ones!

[@rickomuzik]

@@NathanJamesLarsen 😂🤣

[@coloaten6682]

Can we add tritone subs as well? Maybe slip into quartal voicings and modes? :D

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

@@coloaten6682 That is lesson 100 haha!

[@coloaten6682]

@@NathanJamesLarsen I look forward to it...and all the lessons beforehand! ;)

[@Killerstorm321]

could you do a video like this for 7th and 9th chords (4 or 5 note chords)

[@Leo-st9ti]

Me: *looks at the title* oh god not another midi pack video Him: not a midi pack video Me: *heart rate slows Me again: *heart rate slows too much Me once more: flat lines

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

Oh my this is hilarious. Are you okay?!?!?

[@rdake4542]

Musicians from the 50s: *laughs in blues progression*

[@benstan5836]

Bro this is pretty basic but still I enjoy your videos and I've been trying a lot ☺️🤩

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

Yep - I agree but you gotta keep in mind most producers don't have this foundation laid out - so while it is "basic" to those of us who have been doing it a while, it actually matters a lot more than knowing some of the other more "advanced" stuff. Like - if you know how to make 7th chords and chord extensions but can't do basic voice leading - it'll still sound bad haha!

[@benstan5836]

This is not a comment to offend you or criticise so please don't take it that way, I just I said I know this (probably not more than you but I know some stuff like this ) so please don't think I am a hater or something I love ❤️ 💗 💖 🥰 💘💕 your content

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

Not at all! I didn't take it that way! Just explaining

[@benstan5836]

@@NathanJamesLarsen Sure bro 😂😂, thats the reason I started watching you😂

[@jessek-9scentdetectiontrai10]

👍🏼

[@derekmidgley]

Thank G it's not a midi pack video :-)

[@DonMadDonald]

EPIC INTRO! ahahahah

[@joeljohansson6097]

Make it drop2 and prioritize moving the chord figure opposite to the bass. It will be even prettier.

[@bassic6959]

What happened to music theory..... I feel every producer has to learn music theory

[@Praneettigga]

Hazaa

[@-cbs-6053]

Hi Sorry I get what your talking about but don't understand because your playing the chords and showing them but you haven't said why or what the extra note you play with each chord is for. sorry not the best at understanding maybe I have just missed something simple here.

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

Like I said - is a really tough concept for people who aren't familiar with it. You do need to know what notes a chord has for this to really make sense. So if you don't know what notes a G chord has or a C or whatever - then this is going to be almost impossible. Starting point is first learning WHAT notes each chord has and then this will make way more sense. Unless I'm misunderstanding what your issue is!

[@-cbs-6053]

@@NathanJamesLarsen I what each note is for C Your playing the notes to make the chord but an active or so down your adding an extra note that's the bit I don't understand

[@-cbs-6053]

Sorry I know w3hat each note is

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

@@-cbs-6053 If you're asking about octaves then basically there are only 12 notes to work with in the whole piano (or any instrument) but an octave is just the same note up or down an octave - just changes the range of the notes. So a C major chord has the notes C-E-G But you can play those notes over the span of the whole piano in different octaves to change how it sounds. The notes a "different" but the only reason they are different is the octave they are in. Is that what you're asking about? Just wanna make sure we're on the same page.

[@-cbs-6053]

@@NathanJamesLarsen I think we are mis understanding each other here. I play guitar so I understand octaves and chords. I don't think we are going to get on the same page sorry I'm not able to explain what I'm trying top say properly. Great work though Love your content..

[@marcosfraser4157]

Yo

[@saddy-pro]

Nice one

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

YO!!!

[@zian3694]

coudn't get what you are trying to say.

[@Music.Taitmon]

Ah yes, chord inversions.....

[@chocomalk]

If "do this" isn't learning about music theory...welp wtf

[@NathanJamesLarsen]

Huh?

[@lukather1]

Have you used scaler 2 ? Could you review and give your valued opinion? Thanks