WAP Music Theory

[@marksman1107]

You really did pick a scary song this Halloween. Very spooked.

[@ShredmasterScott]

it's quite a terrifying "composition"

[@tylervitale4048]

@@ShredmasterScott How about Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582? I find it to Be More Dark And Soul Striking Than Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.

[@bobubastardbbqandmetal9908]

haha..yes i see what you did there.

[@akw31397]

The sad part is that she probably had this song written for her

[@johncotto48]

Lol The weekend was Drake's ghost writer before he himself got famous.

[@Forest_Fifer]

By at least 10 people...

[@adamsiladi8414]

Yet the lyrics sound like 13y.o. teenage girl wrote them

[@ashkanpower]

No she put three finger randomly on a piano, and said here use these three! 😂

[@Acekorv]

Most likely a whole team wrote it.

[@Rassalcon]

his laugh sounds like a really nice guy trying to sound evil

[@althealligator1467]

That's what it is

[@RoxNoAnne]

Honestly that laugh is perfect

[@billj.5440]

Shred is obviously a nice guy and doesn't afraid of anything.

[@goncalobaia1574]

You just described all of us metalheads

[@theRevVA32]

That's sort of the point. He mockingly references all the "evilness" of metal, when truly its not about evil at all it's just stylistic differences. Like how a few hundred years back minor chords used to be banned by the church because they were "the devil's chords". Hes just being silly 😜

[@jaketrombley8262]

This song should be the argument why they should never cut music education.

[@RazielXSR]

This song is a product of the music industry continuing to only allow music that appeals to the least common denominator reach the masses.

[@OrchardFox]

@@RazielXSR yupp. Constructed perfectly around the masses' current taste. Which is literally one note songs

[@em7dim9]

Hip hop was never supposed to be musical. WAP is terrible, but the best hip hop (golden age) had about the same amount of instrumentation.

[@surfersilver6610]

​@@em7dim9 I don't believe you PROVE it. Song & link. Good hip hop sampled good/great songs then added beats and other rhythms with good lyrics that are a Tsunami compared to WAP.

[@em7dim9]

​@@surfersilver6610 This is an unwinnable argument. You just described what you like so you won't like my examples. I'm an older person and prefer the minimalist classics with a drum beat and nothing else kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYTbeIeebKaXaqc kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH7IYZabiq-KodU kzbin.info/www/bejne/oImZYn-BnJeHj68

[@Judasinchains]

That WAP chromatic bass line reminds of Korn's Freak On A Leash

[@ShredmasterScott]

Korn is much more creative though

[@Judasinchains]

@@ShredmasterScott very true

[@mikaelrudolf6608]

I was thinking about this too haha😂

[@somedude5414]

Dem Bones - Alice in Chains

[@cowsdotricks]

Hey, take it easy on KoRn. Lol

[@mariovomhof2775]

This vid is honestly so hilarious.

[@ShredmasterScott]

Muhahaha Mario

[@mariovomhof2775]

@@ShredmasterScott and I feel like Pop is getting worse. Or should I say that the artists don't give a shit anymore about their music? Because they know that their image will save them. Mozart's or Bach's spitit could easily kick her fake ass anytime. Love your humor and quality music content.🤘👍

[@iagopedroni2451]

@@mariovomhof2775 probably because they only think about money, and not feeling or emotion when producing theses songs.

[@eduardsusai559]

Mario

[@mariovomhof2775]

@@eduardsusai559 Mamma mia. What do you want(e)?

[@colliscrafton]

"Moist mayhem of intricacy" is what they called me in high-school.

[@teratoma.]

nice

[@oscarfernandezjr.8530]

I used to think the soundtrack to hell was Slayer....I was wrong. Thx Shred!

[@ShredmasterScott]

muhahaha, well said Oscar

[@hannahkozlovic1715]

legend has it, if you listen to this song backwards, you hear a satanic message. and if you listen to it forwards, you’ll hear a satanic message as well

[@ShredmasterScott]

@@hannahkozlovic1715 you get satan either way

[@surfersilver6610]

​@Justin Yep, Hell everywhere you go, in the Cold & Snow. Isn't that Oxymoronic? That's gotta be EXTRA EVIL & sinful then.

[@あなたがすごいだよ]

5:36 Jazz musicians be like: *ItS nOt C#, iTs AcTuAlLy Db*

[@bertrandmajorik6589]

LOL, man. You are so right.....

[@justinnelson9905]

*me using both*

[@AtomMotherHeart]

Db, same thing that happens to me when I hear/see Cardi B or Niicki C or those other whale-butt artists

[@mateuszmisiurka6761]

Why is that?

[@dreamchild7378]

@@mateuszmisiurka6761 Letter names. Moving up or down should come with letter names moving up and down, like A B C# D, and not A B C Db D. So same applies to D C C#, two letter names are the same.

[@sephikong8323]

Okay so, I don't know why I am randomly recommended a video from a channel I didn't know before one after it's upload, but after just 1 minute I can safely say that the algorithm works somehow, as it promises to be a masterpiece and I am eager to watch it Edit : Can definitely say that I am not regretting one bit. I will probably binge this channel tonight

[@ShredmasterScott]

Welcome aboard brother

[@mach2223]

The saddest part is, this video likely took longer to make than the song did to write. Hell, the music video for it probably took longer to make.

[@bryanbryan6108]

It’s not sad, it’s closer to infuriating… that we live in a society that props up such mindless bullshit in the name of female “empowerment”.

[@leosanders9678]

Great job, Shred! Editing was on point and the video was educational from a musical standpoint. 10/10. Keep it up!🤘

[@ShredmasterScott]

Bad ass, I've been working on my editing, thanks Leo

[@jace9968]

I wonder if the same people that like WAP, are the same people that told me that I have bad taste in music cause you cant understand the vocals in the song. Lol

[@irishjoe2941]

Yep same people

[@yeastofthoughtsmind9623]

Probably. But anyone that values vocals over instrumentation is probably brain damaged anyways though, so I wouldn't worry about their opinions.

[@Gregorycrafter]

@@yeastofthoughtsmind9623 That's one way to put it lol. You're definitely not wrong

[@logikman329]

This kind of video is simply amazing! Very fun and entertaining! Definitively the highlight of my day! Thanks Shred!

[@ellal6915]

Pop and hip-hop aren't necessarily bad, but like most music today, even some metal, they are just low effort and mundane. It's just sound design for supermarkets, brand name muzak. Fans of these genres deserve better than what they are getting from producers.

[@ShredmasterScott]

that's well said

[@Bartman61911]

This man speaks some truth. I am a hip-hop fan and I do deserve better than this. I wish the golden era never went away.

[@azathoz]

I agree (except with hip hop, I hate it). I guess that by fans of the genre you mean people who like quality pop (again I hate hip hop), not the people who like this modern crap.

[@vin7941]

They get what people typically pay for... and this is just what they gravitate towards. I’d blame the audience before you blame the producers

[@fmlAllthetime]

This comment is truth. The fact is, mainstream record labels are adverse to risk just as any of the big companies out there are. They may seem edgy or pushing the limit with songs like WAP or whatever, but they're basically just repacking Little Kim who actually did it when it was breaking barriers. Little Kim was successful so they copy and repackage. Less risk, guaranteed return on investment? What's not to love? Well, the effect it has on music is one. Another is that it causes new artists to make their music sound like the mainstream as to gain acceptance.

[@ryanazzi5465]

You really need to make your evil laugh more in your videos, it's amazing.

[@ShredmasterScott]

I'll see what I can do

[@hugocorreagomez3649]

Totally agree 🤘🏻🤨

[@gamecubesunshine4222]

@@ShredmasterScott I am new in this channel, is your laugh from Mortal Kombat game, the oldest one?

[@surfersilver6610]

Wong: What you wanted MORE?!?

[@erwin2869]

That one dislike is from Cardi B

[@HarlanHarvey76]

"Them Bones" AiC

[@ShredmasterScott]

that's a better use of the bass line

[@HeathenwoodOfficial]

Woah, that connection!

[@crnkmnky]

Crap, now I have to make that. Probably what I was expecting from _this_ video. 😅

[@nathanhyde2079]

Them Bones is in 7/4 timing.

[@blinkersgaming]

Nice answer!! 👍

[@HarlanHarvey76]

This song lowered my hope for humanities future...

[@ShredmasterScott]

it's very discouraging

[@markferguson3745]

One of many.

[@pestenoir2213]

😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@HeathenwoodOfficial]

Billie Eilish raises my hope for the future :P

[@gage2038]

What future

[@masonmeyer6479]

Thank you for keeping it real Shred!!!

[@davidlambert5123]

These are sad times...for us to lose the great Eddie Van Halen this month while stuff like Wap crap gets to exist. Something is just not right anymore.

[@ShredmasterScott]

EVH is missed

[@michaelanderson4849]

Eddie pulled the plug himself when he found out this turd of a song was no. 1. Who can blame him?

[@levi5459]

💡

[@VirtualDarKness]

WAP does not just f-ing exist, it's also probably at the top of the charts 🤮

[@stellaspoochpitfeaturingro3522]

It's a slap in the face to musicians that actually work hard and try to get s*** done and you're right it is profoundly sad

[@vinolicam4140]

I am a beginner in this wonderland of music theory, and I'm struggling to figure out what's going on here, but I'm learning a lot. thank you Mr shredmaster Scott

[@CallumBarrAudio]

This is a fantastic video. I’m sorry you had to go through this. You have my everlasting love and support my dude!

[@MrJoyce86]

This is the first video I've seen if yours. Great video. I'm not a musician, but I love listening to music!

[@digirapa]

Damn you Shred, I didnt have to know this song existed

[@mckay91095]

I really enjoyed that a lot! Awesome job with music theory

[@stellaspoochpitfeaturingro3522]

I don't know how the hell you got the line "cardi b's magnum opus" out without falling on the floor laughing your ass off because I was laughing so hard I pissed myself!!!!!

[@adrianmartinez-lq5he]

The mad men actual did it Modern music is antimusic thats how it is

[@svenrawandreloaded]

braindead take, there's always been shit music and there's always been good music. even the highest minded musicians should be able to take a load off and get down to some wap imo.

[@Andrew-gy5xr]

@@dagoncrows1425 you can’t twerk to folk music

[@Andrew-gy5xr]

@@dagoncrows1425 sounds like you need some more twerking in your life

[@bunnywhite6513]

Holy shit I was literally cramping from laughing so hard!! This is only my second video of yours and I subscribed while watching the first within 30 seconds! I now understand my lack of interest with all other music channels. And I feel like I now know exactly what I'm looking for in a band mate, even though it's a pretty tall order.

[@TheOverdrive45]

For the first time in my life have I turned on notifications for a KZbin channel. You sir are a fcking legend!

[@philipkarovski281]

I loved every single part of this video

[@goncalobaia1574]

Love how everything you did here was musically better

[@andybrown1439]

Just when I think this dismal world is surely going to sink to hell, my spirit is lifted and hope has again found its way to my heart....Great video brother, and great editing too!

[@unknownartist0101]

It's been a long time since I be been here! Glad I made it back and you're stronger than ever!

[@astickman7054]

thank you for sacrificing yourself

[@DaspitDad]

I've avoided hearing the actual "song" up until now. Thanks for reaffirming my quarantine.

[@kystwo1785]

the evil laugh never gets old

[@shannonjones3714]

Absolutely brilliant! I needed this! Thank you!

[@13_13k]

Bro ---- great video, great concept, teaches, entertains, gives a biatch slap to those Simps and Miss B. Basically the perfect video. I'll have to watch more of your stuff before I become a subscriber to make sure this video wasn't a fluke. LOL Keep up the good work

[@lokitus]

When this came up in my KZbin feed, I was sure the COVID lockdown finally got you. Glad to see that you're still sane. Fun vid.

[@kalaherty]

Ha, when you played the drums and three notes isolated, I automatically thought of what you ended up using for your first powerchord riff. Isolated, it does sound like an intro to an old industrial rock/metal track.

[@Machinophile]

This guy is truly great

[@Mattalica-ss9pj]

I got into Schoenberg because of you. Thank you.

[@greengelacid2061]

dude, this needed said...great video...

[@dragonmaster613]

There was more effort in his jokes and puns than was dumped into this "Song".

[@Hell_Hound_Actual]

@vynat draco Totally true.

[@kylereece1979]

I sadly have little knowledge of music theory and find it difficult to understand. Videos like yours that utilize rock music as guidelines are brilliant help. This video here is awesome. When you think of so many bands busting their holes, working up melodies and songs that wont get a fraction of listens as Cardi B. That is scary. Well done for injecting some form of possible legit ideas into Cardi B via entertaining theory modes that you make easy to follow. Brilliant.

[@lead_sommelier]

So, technically, you could say, wap is musically pretty... dry? I'm sorry

[@xwinglover]

don't be sorry

[@definitelynotsolidsnake]

no need to be sorry for something thats true Some people hate the truth

[@glennhecker4422]

Ba-dump BOOM!

[@CatherineLee3000]

Don't be sorry!

[@phroge8088]

this guy deserves more viewers he's so funny

[@tosirainflower3314]

Love him or hate him, Shred is spitting facts.

[@craiginith]

enjoy the good information and goofy commentary. Love the channel man

[@dennisbrown2106]

“Put this cookie right in your face and swipe your nose like a credit card”......... Deep

[@PsychAxE]

Inspirational

[@surfersilver6610]

Yes deep, if you do it shallow it doesn't work quite right. But that's what she said.

[@burningbelow4424]

Dood I just started following your channel and I like how you really break down the elements of songs and the music. I'm actually learning a lot from you. And you seem like a pretty kool dood too! Stay metal brother! 🤘🏼

[@Wind-nj5xz]

4:34 Imagine being near where this was filmed and seeing this having no idea who Shred is

[@Grnight-qk9zt]

Dude! This video is an absolute gem!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING IT!!!!!!

[@brandonfirlotte4597]

I love the amount of wet jokes you made

[@surfersilver6610]

I calculated 666 liters worth.

[@RandyBakkelund]

Well put together Shred! This was entertaining AF.

[@cameronwilson1378]

Bewitched by Candlemass is my favorite halloween song. Happy halloween shred. i'm going as Beetlejuice. btw speaking of which could you do any videos on Danny Elfman themes from Tim Burton movies and such?

[@hannahkozlovic1715]

this was both incredibly informative and entertaining to watch, i really wish i found your channel sooner! really appreciate the stuff you do on here

[@tormentedart2778]

Dead serious (and I'm pretty proud to say so) this video is the first time I've learned that this song exists lol

[@akiani]

@Sanggaard living under a rock is better than learning this song exists

[@tormentedart2778]

Yeah, what he said ^

[@temme528]

amazing, don't stop doing these :)

[@lordsiomai]

Bruh the one made the beat was probably like "yeah imma just play a random note here, then add a semitone up, then another semitone up lmao"

[@lordnehmi5890]

Imo it was more like “hmm so since making music is out of the question for this new song I'll just twerk in the video. Yeah that will work great."

[@nunodossantos2846]

I love this new format shred. It's funny AF!

[@YatiAcharya]

"Let's put some heavy riffs on it" IIIIIII BELIEEEEEVVEEEE THEM BOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNES

[@cwwisk]

This is a cinematic masterpiece.

[@JedNadin]

Everyone else is hearing Freak on a Leash when they hear this, right? I’m not even a Korn fan. 🎼“So fight! Something on the dum na ema Fight, sometimes they fight So! Something on the, dum na ema Fight, somethings they fight Fight! Something on the, dum na ema No, somethings they fight Fight! Something on the, dum na ema Buy, somethings they fight”🎵

[@diegodelacuadra2617]

I thought I was the only one XD

[@alexlogan124]

I knew I heard it from somewhere

[@giorgiomatraxiamusic4874]

Same!!

[@Chris_OConnor]

At this time I'm sick and staying home from work and all... And your content is making me laugh so hard and brings me more entertainment than any tv channel by far!!! Keep going with your vids mate! Hands down you should get an own tv show man!

[@On_Dust]

4:54 : “And just like that i've eliminated pop music”. Me : I wish it was that easy. 😕

[@On_Dust]

@Sanggaard first of all. Pop music is not a music genre. Pop is short for popular. Psychedelic rock is pop music. Folk rock is pop music. So I can't stop listening to it. But today's trash are not leaving me alone. Your ear deserves a better quality music.

[@On_Dust]

@Sanggaard i agree. Pop music's theory is a gift to the whole musical world. Songs with 3 notes in it. 🤣. Wow. And yes. Pop stands for popular. So something that is or was popular, it's pop music. It's a music category, not a genre. 80s pop was kind of ok i guess. Nowadays it has become a parody of itself. And i don't understand, why do i have to appreciate something that has nothing to give?

[@JerryTrucksAround]

If you eliminate pop you eliminate the Beatles and Rolling Stones... Just saying...

[@On_Dust]

@@JerryTrucksAround ok, i don't care about the Beatles. But the stones...... i guess elimination comes with a cost.

[@vichaon]

Dude. Watched a couple of video of yours before and have enjoyed them for the format, the tone, delivery and content. But thud one made me subscribe. Very high quality stuff. Mwaaaahaha.

[@shatteredscry]

Sometimes I blast WAP. Sometimes I blast Asator. I’m just not the same person every day 😂

[@lewisdawson7222]

Thanks for explaining something that we all already thought but didn't know why. A well deserved sub.

[@Hydrophish]

This is hilarious, in a manner of minutes you scientifically proved that WAP isn’t music. Earned a sub

[@fmlAllthetime]

It is music though...

[@RebelQueenAmelia]

And it does ignore the rhythmic flow of the lyrics, definitely the most interesting selling point of rap

[@DavidMatias]

It's music.

[@guythatplaysguitar4631]

@@DavidMatias shitty music then.

[@MaggaraMarine]

@@RebelQueenAmelia Yeah. A music analysis of a rap song that completely disregards the main part of the song (i.e., the rapping) is not really analysis. I also find problems with defining music as "harmony, melody and rhythm". Sure, those are the three main elements of classical music, but classical music doesn't define what is and isn't music. By this logic, percussion music wouldn't be music, because there's no melody or harmony.

[@voyager7]

This is literally fantastic, great job!

[@chongdaoTJ]

Feel like this is a breakthrough for you Shred. Metal Theory will always be a niche market. Here you've shown the potential to cross over to entertain a much wider audience. Clearly, your ability to develop a theme is not limited to music composition! Every joke landed with creativity and ur own unique combo of wry, silly, masculine, evilness! (Tho i am a bit sad there was no cleavage comparisons between Cardi B and Shred, with much gratuitous pec flexing!) I'd watch a tongue-in-cheek satanic, pro wrestler-esque, masculine toxicity-tightrope walker, metal head like yourself react to random shit on the internet.... and I know I'm not alone! (There's gotta be like at least 5 or 6 other dudes out there who feel the same way!!

[@wynnwong4008]

You've got a great name, like some emperor's era name lol

[@ArturHedlund]

I am that dude!🥺

[@anime5h_m1shr4]

I enjoy this kind of different format.

[@freeman7079]

0-3-5 is the greatest pop song ever calculated...

[@monangotang8254]

More of this format kindly

[@edwardmonsariste4050]

What many musicians have a difficult time is understanding successful efficiency of music. Many people who listen to metal appreciate inefficient music. Many people who listen to pop appreciate efficient music. I’ve heard countless of times from people who listen to metal, that it makes them so mad that simple and basic songs can be so successful. This also applies to traditional country music (three chords and the truth). It always make me think of the Amadeus movie when they tell Mozart that there are just too many notes in his songs, and the mind can only process so much at once.

[@midiot777]

Priceless - I just shared this video with my only Hip Hop client.

[@darlyngton_nyc]

I thought there would be a full-ish arrangement at the end, like in other videos....

[@ShredmasterScott]

I couldn't bring myself to do it bro

[@darlyngton_nyc]

@@ShredmasterScott Were you too moist?

[@michaelbrannon983]

Great vid Shred!

[@kingofjays6231]

This is the best moment of my life so far I can’t top this

[@yesodkhabbal2643]

This is gold pure absolute gold !

[@ethanjoyce2810]

Pop: metal is just way to violent and WAY to sexual Also pop:

[@MustObeyTheRules]

I’ve never seen anyone say that about metal. Maybe a mom in 1970 would have

[@ethanjoyce2810]

@@MustObeyTheRules oh you'd be surprised, in my experience folks say exactly that. Then again I come from a place where if you DARE to listen to metal and be part of its subculture, you're portrayed as an aggressive psychopath. My experiences might be different to most.

[@uyogi2373]

They might say it’s violent and edgy but no ones gonna say it’s sexual.

[@ethanjoyce2810]

@@uyogi2373 I'm just speaking from my experience, it's probably different from most people's

[@peacemaster8117]

@@uyogi2373 Yeah, I was thinking the same. Maybe in the 80s, when "metal" bands wore tight spandex and sang about fucking hookers, but not in the past 30 years. You know what's a really good horny metal song? Mechanix.

[@Jchealy91]

Type O Negative's "October Rust" album is my soundtrack for Halloween every year.

[@IndependenceGuitar]

Oh god..... WHY?!

[@ShredmasterScott]

dial 666 and ask Satan why he allowed WAP

[@dubblleeyou2768]

Man you deserve more views and subscribers

[@AT-5000_Autodialer]

Classical WAP actually sounds cool haha

[@ShredmasterScott]

Thanks to james bond

[@garfmaul3327]

I love the blank tab

[@NileR]

"Sell your soul to me, I will set you free. Pacify your demons, bow down."

[@maximusdivanjo]

Judas Kiss by Metallica?

[@NileR]

@@maximusdivanjo yeah

[@fatmasglobal]

This is the first time I've seen Shred the dark Lord. I will return.

[@liamgundersen2082]

Classical wap, I love it 😂

[@foolofdamnation]

this video gets better every time you watch it

[@Giannis.Papio.05]

Anyone saw at 6:07 Sean Connery ? We lost him today... R.I.P to the one and only agent 007

[@tieukhavu8832]

Best hilarious teacher in music / musical history

[@Neptunade]

Dude looks so happy to say he has eliminated Pop Music

[@telulap5789]

Its the best music lesson on the Web i have found so far! And funny

[@brood7007]

“WAP music theory” just the title alone is brilliant .

[@Samvickers-nu2ys]

My favourite Halloween song is Last Christmas by Michael George

[@bryanscott8675]

If we're being really picky, I think it's B, C, and D flat, not C#. But, I still really like the video, keep it up :) (In reference to 5:40-ish)

[@joseartur4481]

How to raise a song to 1000%. We need it complete XD 7:48 WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW