Western Music Theory is an Absolute Sh*t Show...Here's Why

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Brian Kelly

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@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
At 23:55 the chart says "Key of A Dorian"...I should have put quotes around that. No, Dorian (aka. 2nd perspective) is not really a "key" according to the 12-key model. However Aeolian (6th perspective) gets the privilege of getting to be called a "minor key" in Western music...so for the sake of pointing out this inequality, I labeled the chart as "Key of A Dorian" because Dorian is just as much of a "key" as Aeolian. Aeolian = mode = "minor key" Dorian = mode = ?? This is the bottleneck 😀
@firstboyonthemoon
@firstboyonthemoon 8 ай бұрын
Neither Dorian nor Aeolian are keys because scales aren't keys. Keys transcend scales.
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
@@firstboyonthemoon modes aren't just scales either. If they were then we wouldn't need to have the term "mode" at all 😁
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 7 ай бұрын
@@demcandybars I agree with everything you said. This video here explains the difference between scale and mode (for anyone reading these comments): kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHK8mISaiNiamZYsi=mwcJz8EiboZVQ0lX
@pjc825
@pjc825 8 ай бұрын
I think this is the clearest explanation ever. I'm 100% in to 12 Key camp now too. Thanks so much for all the great videos and the information you provide Brian 💯😃👍
@illuminotme4261
@illuminotme4261 8 ай бұрын
Wow this explains allot. I'm self taught, from early 90s No internet just magazines and books for instruction. Happy to learn this. You make it so clear well spoken, ,thanks..
@isseyrox
@isseyrox 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Brian, the quarter dropped. You make it make sense. 🙏
@silversurfer2156
@silversurfer2156 Ай бұрын
Very interesting. Glad to learn of this before I ran into any problems.
@noodlemans
@noodlemans 4 ай бұрын
Hey Brian, when I was learning about modes, I watched a bunch of videos, and to your point got a lot of different answers I had to make sense of. I was very confused. Eventually I realized that the major scale was the Ionian mode and that the natural minor scale was the Aeolian mode, and that the entire time I was trying to understand what modes were, I already knew two of them. Then I started wondering why they just don’t teach 12 keys with major and minor scales being two of the seven modes contained in said key. That was over a year ago… until this video I had no idea there even was a 12 key model. Thanks for clearing it up. Question: if I write a song in Am for my band, and they ask me what key it’s in … the correct answer is it’s in A aeolian, correct?
@yourguitarist
@yourguitarist 8 ай бұрын
👏👏👏 Thank you for this . I was taught the "12 Key Model" and never even heard of the "24 Key Model". I'm getting ready to start teaching again after a long hiatus and would have been baffled if someone came at me with this 24 Key thing. 🙂
@Rorre65
@Rorre65 8 ай бұрын
I love how clear and explicit you are!
@MichaelTrentColvin
@MichaelTrentColvin 4 ай бұрын
Truth ! Thanks for clarity Brian .... been enjoying the new professional touches in your videos too. Been gettin" learnt gooder from ya for 5 years now bro ! UR #1 Zombie Michael
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Much appreciated 😀
@jdmInteriors
@jdmInteriors 2 ай бұрын
I love your no fluff style. Tyvm
@mikegaurnier
@mikegaurnier 8 ай бұрын
This is simply an awesome presentation of the non-sense regarding keys and modes. Thanks so much. I've shared your video with my online guitar community. 😎
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike! Much appreciated 😀
@willd127
@willd127 8 ай бұрын
This has completely changed how I approach my playing. Thanks for clarifying it. It’s been a game changer!
@slickwillie3376
@slickwillie3376 8 ай бұрын
Immo see if I can modify other modes, the way they modified major and minor, to get, say, harmonic dorian, phrygian, etc, scales, that can be borrowed from...
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
If you start with the major scale, then all 7 its modes will have the same 7 notes and the same 7 chords. One of those 7 alterations is "natural minor" (aka. Aeolian). If you instead start with a completely different scale, with a different interval chain...such as the harmonic minor scale...then you get a whole new set of 7 chords and 7 modes. I did a 2 part series about that here, where I started with the harmonic minor scale. Check it out! Part1-kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpvXoaasnpqha80si=RfTqJsS8IIjk2zKR Part2-kzbin.info/www/bejne/omfOqGWDfsqSbNEsi=ufvEJW6cKLCwkct4
@voronOsphere
@voronOsphere 8 ай бұрын
I'm 100% in the 12 Key Camp.
@noelwalterso2
@noelwalterso2 3 ай бұрын
There's also the system used by the channel "Improvise For Real" where if you are playing In A harmonic minor you still call Am chord vi. It's just that chord vi happens to be the tonic chord.
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@noelwalterso2 yup, there are definitely times when it makes sense to label the Am as the vi chord (when in the "key of Am") vs labeling it as the i chord. I did a video about it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXvFhI2CobKMhLMsi=uIbVI7ICYjVr57pv
@mykneeshurt8393
@mykneeshurt8393 8 ай бұрын
12 keys has always made more sense to me. I just want to play music, not argue with people about what we are playing...
@GaryBook
@GaryBook 8 ай бұрын
Music Theory is critical, I committed to studying it over years. When I finally got it, it was similar to when Watson and Crick figured out DNA, after that point, everything made sense. It was similar to when, as a kid, I learned to ride a bike and swim. There was a time when I couldn’t do it, then when I crossed the bridge, it was second nature. Keep teaching it.
@fixedgear37
@fixedgear37 8 ай бұрын
Like any "theories" in life, music theory is just made up to explain something that exists.. hence the name. Humans have this need to have everything explained.
@SandstormFPV
@SandstormFPV Ай бұрын
Hey Brian, keep up the good work dude, I can honestly say my playing & understanding of the guitar has advanced exponentially due to your channel, Outstanding work & thank you for sharing 🎸🪽🤟
@NancyParsons-y3g
@NancyParsons-y3g 8 ай бұрын
Although I’m interested in knowing how and why about the guitar, at this point I don’t plan to try to write music. I want to be able to play other people’s music and to play some solos within the available space in the song. I’m enjoying learning how the music is written. There’s lots to this than I ever imagined. Thanks Brian!!!!
@WarrenAndrews-w5x
@WarrenAndrews-w5x 3 ай бұрын
Nice one brother from Warren in England. 😎
@GNA2511
@GNA2511 8 ай бұрын
"More Theory!" Just like "More Cowbell" should be on a T Shirt. Theory is the foundational blueprint of Music. Understanding it allows you to create music beyond just learning songs by tabs. Interesting side note is that while looking at your pic for the Key of C Major Chord Chart I discovered that starting with the C chord going down, the thirds of the chords follow in order starting with E of CEG. Next is F of DFA and so on . The same follows with the 5ths starting with the G of CEG then A of DFA. I have no clue if this is significant or not but it's an interesting pattern. Great Lesson Brian. Keep em coming!!
@j.frankparnell
@j.frankparnell 8 ай бұрын
Brian, thanks and keep it up. I ve seen many of your videos but never noticed these. I searched "there is no minor key" lol. After watching some mode videos of others. I struggled with understanding modes for so long like many guitarists. I always questioned how C and Am had same notes, same key signature but were different and any explanation didnt make sense. Once i figured it out i was very angry at anyone who would talk minor keys . Because calling two modes of one scale, Keys was the most deceptive thing to learning theory and why so many people have trouble understanding modes. I learned the major scale on guitar and learned how chords are built off scales so when jamming, the singer would say its in Am i would play the Cmaj scale and not even realize i was playing modal. I thought i was playing in C and was told I was playing Am. And i didnt understand. I would play off the A and not the C, but i didnt know what i was doing i just new it sounded better to play around the Am chord instead of the C chord. I always thought in 12 keys because i learned a little organ we i was a little kid and sheet music had 12 keys, so , i always had trouble when i was taught things in the 24 key model . I understand the 24 key model now, the two mainly used modes are all most people need for the first year or years so they are taught as different things. But it hampers further understanding so severely that im fully behind the 12 key method. Modes are all about different intervalic relationships within one key signature, not two keys or 7 keys. Thank you.. Also, if you dont have harmonies how can you justify 24 keys. A melody line has one key signature. Now you could examine the notes and possibly determine the mode but to determine another key is actually quite ludicrous.
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
I love this comment!! I'm glad to hear that there are other people that have come to the same realizations that I have. Thanks for sharing your insights 😀
@DANTHETUBEMAN
@DANTHETUBEMAN 8 ай бұрын
What key is the solo for last dance with Mary jane in, or what key did he relate to that progression in. 😊
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
GREAT question!!! The solo is done using mostly the A minor pentatonic scale. However this doesn't necessarily mean that the key is "A minor" though. A minor pentatonic is 5 notes: A C D E G Those 5 notes are found in each of these 3 scales: A Aeolian: A B C D E F G A Dorian: A B C D E F# G A Phrygian: A Bb C D E F G Therefore the A minor pentatonic scale works perfectly for anything in A Aeolian, A Dorian or A Phrygian. In this case, since the chords put us into A Dorian, if we were to add in the 2 "missing notes", then we'd add B and F# to complete the A Dorian scale. In fact, if you listen to the very beginning of the solo, he does include the F# note. The remainder of the solo is all just Am pentatonic though. This F# note is further reinforcement of the fact that this song is in A Dorian (parent key of G major)!
@DANTHETUBEMAN
@DANTHETUBEMAN 8 ай бұрын
@@zombieguitar using the F# can get you some uniqueness out side of the blues box. jimmy did it in red house beautify incorporating chord notes outside the blues box. it's a very smart creative thing to do.
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
@@DANTHETUBEMAN definitely! The Dorian scale combines very nicely with the minor pentatonic scale...much better than Aeolian (for blues at least) 😁
@DANTHETUBEMAN
@DANTHETUBEMAN 8 ай бұрын
@@zombieguitar Th motor city madam went right in to it in Strangle 🤠 hold solo, seamless integration and hat provided interest. 🔥
@CalvinLimSH-ld5le
@CalvinLimSH-ld5le 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing music theory, the 12 keys are sufficient for learning the 12 musical notes (enharmonic included) plus all the related scales based on the starting interval and the type of musical note to play. The major[3], minor[3b] and mode[beginning interval] shows us the mood of the music e.g. major - bright / minor - sad / modes - the mood behaviour of the played music.
@banjosue100
@banjosue100 2 ай бұрын
This explains why Ultimate Guitar labels song keys as they do! A song in Am will show as being in C ( maj. ). 12 key!
@NancyParsons-y3g
@NancyParsons-y3g 8 ай бұрын
Am I correct in thinking that most of the points in this discussion are mainly important and used more in song composition?
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
The differences are all "on paper". It doesn't have any effect on how you may go about composing in a "minor key". It all comes down to how we define things such as "key", "key signature", "mode" and "scale". These are just nuances that you will inevitably run into as you continue to study music theory. The fact that there are multiple different "models", with different ways of defining things definitely seems to slow the learning curve for a lot of people. But ya, it's all just "on paper" stuff 😁
@nquerosaber
@nquerosaber 3 ай бұрын
it always felt so confusing for me on why were there so many modes and keys, but people would still use modal interchange to permutate the key and make it not sounding like the original key anymore i see modes from the major perspective like "iii - IV = phrygian sound" etc, its much more simple in the case of A minor perfect cadence, id rather think it as adding a secondary dominant to the vii chord of the major scale, secondary dominant/diminished/augmented is the only time i would use "out of key" chords, i believe modal interchange ruins the context of a song
@nquerosaber
@nquerosaber 3 ай бұрын
and just to rant a bit its all jazz player's fault, they overcomplicate too much just to give a meaning for their chromaticism fetish, i've been avoiding jazz channels for a while now for that reason
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@nquerosaber I agree! Check out this video...this is a great example of what I would consider to be "modal interchange" 😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqfUZWucbtdjh5Isi=qhu_l5j1frDktNKZ
@SWDFGX
@SWDFGX 8 ай бұрын
A very intelligent assessment of this subject. I am not that intelligent but this has helped me to understand why I was confused about the subject previously. On another note, wasn't it John Lennon who was amused by some music expert's comment about his song "Not a Second Time" having an Aeolian Cadence. He seemed to have been equally confused.
@mikenighbor4524
@mikenighbor4524 8 ай бұрын
What's the teaching method where i send gift cards. I'm not learning much there
@drgnslyr1962
@drgnslyr1962 8 ай бұрын
And we also have the 30 Key model. In the end, it is just a different way of saying the same thing. The 12 key model is the simplest.
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
Yup, when I say "24 key model" that is equivalent to "30 key model"...I just didn't want to get into all of those technicalities. I have in previous videos though!
@scottjones6624
@scottjones6624 7 ай бұрын
Terrific to hear this again!
@garychen483
@garychen483 8 ай бұрын
There’re 12 keys in music. Minor key is still major key with minor chord played as the tonal center and will still be numbered as 6. It’d be numbered as the 1 chord only when it comes to modal chord progression. The rest is nice to know but not necessary to know because it does nothing but causes confusions. Another great video from zombie guitar!! Love Brian’s teaching!!
@Arthur_My_Dear
@Arthur_My_Dear 8 ай бұрын
Think that statement through a little more. What is the equivalent major key to A melodic minor? And what are its modes? Plus there are 3 major keys that have A minor in it, C, G and F. Then there’s the melodic minor and harmonic minor. If the song starts and ends with A minor, it could be in one of 5 different possible keys.
@TomVanSchoor
@TomVanSchoor 8 ай бұрын
Very interesting! I agree that this is a much more consistent way to look at chords and formulas. Funny note (no pun intended) though is that originally, the minor key (6th mode - aeolian) was ground zero. That is why A is the first key on a piano and why the note was given the first letter of the alphabet... ABCDEFG The big 24key vs 12key stems from classical vs modern music that has its origin in blues and Jazz. It is fun to think about these concepts, thanks for the reminder!
@Cherodar
@Cherodar 8 ай бұрын
It's very natural to think that that's the reason why A is called A, but it isn't actually why--the Aeolian mode was never the "basic mode" in Western music, nor was A the "basic tonic." As for the piano, it didn't get extended down to that low A until very recently (in Mozart's time, for instance, the lowest note on the piano was an F). The reason why A is called A is because, in the theoretical system that medieval Western Europeans imported from the ancient Greeks, the lowest note of that theoretical system was equivalent to what they decided to call A. It wasn't a modal centre of any importance (it actually didn't gain that status until about 500 years later--Aeolian is a latecomer!), but was just the conceptually lowest note in the schema they'd long thought with (you could think of it as their mental piano I guess, but it wasn't reflected as such on any instrument).
@Arthur_My_Dear
@Arthur_My_Dear 8 ай бұрын
The only thing I’d question is calling Dorian a key. It’s a mode, as you said elsewhere, the second mode of a major KEY. ‘A’ Dorian has a minor sound and uses all the notes of G major, starting from the note A. That would fit with your twelve key model. Otherwise you’re going to end up talking about 5 different minor keys - Natural, Melodic, Harmonic, Dorian and Phrygian. I don’t think this is confusing or contradicting you either. I know what I mean about modes and keys and I understand what others mean. Another thing I found really helpful about modes is when I first realised that each mode had ONE ‘special’ note that gives it its distinct sound. Like Dorian is a minor sound with a major 6th note and it’s the mode Carlos Santana spent his life playing in 😊. Phrygian with the flat 2nd, Lydian with the #4 etc. I found it really helpful to talk about modes whilst also hearing what it sounds like
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
Yes exactly. Dorian (2nd perspective) is just as much of a "key" as Aeolian (6th perspective), which is typically referred to as a "minor key". My stance has always been that if Aeolian gets the privilege of getting to be called a "key", then the other perspectives should get that same privilege as well...but 12 is the way to go for sure 😁
@Arthur_My_Dear
@Arthur_My_Dear 8 ай бұрын
@@zombieguitar OK, if you’re saying that there are only 12 keys ie the major ones, then you ought to be calling both Dorian and Aeolian (natural minor) ‘modes’ right? And in saying there are only 12 keys you’d have to say there are NO minor keys and classical musicians and composers the world over would sh*t the bed 😄. And goodness what to do with Harmonic minor and Melodic minor? To be fair, when I’m dealing with songs that are clearly minor in feel I relate them back to the relative major key automatically. Am minor (natural) is always going to be vi in my head even if the song begins and ends on it
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
@@Arthur_My_Dear yes exactly. I should have put quotes around "key of A Dorian" to specify that that particular rearrangement of a key signature should have the same rights as the 6th perspective....but yes they are both simply "modes" 😀
@Arthur_My_Dear
@Arthur_My_Dear 8 ай бұрын
@@zombieguitar Actually, sometimes keys are a pita to think of at all. Like you can have a song with only the chords C and D in it. Technically the only key with both these chords is G major, even though the chord G major is never played. Then looking at the C you’d have to say well it’s the 4th mode (lydian) and you’ll be playing F# over the C and then you come to the D and you’ll be playing in the mixolydian mode because you’ll use the note C over it. And then you think “just shut up and play” (in G major 😁)
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
@@Arthur_My_Dear yup that 2 chord sequence using 2 major chords spaced a whole step apart can sometimes be tricky in determining if the 1st chord is "tonal center" (Lydian) or the 2nd chord is tonal center (Mixolydian). This doesn't violate the 12-key model though. This is just a matter of determining which chord gets the label of "tonal center", which can sometimes be different from one person to the next!
@martynspooner5822
@martynspooner5822 8 ай бұрын
I am with the 12 key side personally but I could well be biased as every single thing I understand about theory has been taught to me by Brian. Thanks as always.
@TimsGuitarWorldwithTimFeskorn
@TimsGuitarWorldwithTimFeskorn 8 ай бұрын
This is a very enlightening video. Thanks Brian. Love your style. 😎T
@gr637
@gr637 8 ай бұрын
Music is a language. Western music theory may be imperfect, but there is no perfect language. In fact, what does perfection in languages even mean? The point is, western music provides us with a set of concepts that are commonly understood, so that we can speak the same language when we want to communicate our thoughts.
@humanexperiment61
@humanexperiment61 8 ай бұрын
Whenever I play guitar, I tune the second, third and fourth string to B G and D. As I know, these notes together build a G-Chord. So from my perspective, I understand a guitar as an instrument, that has to be played in the key of G. Which certainly is a doubtless proof that Pettys Last dance with Mary-Jane is in G-major. 😁On the other hand, if you play the first second and third string, it´s an E-minor. I think we should agree, we play guitar in G-major and if nessecary we play some chords out of scale. If someone prefers A-major - no problem, i´ll put a capo on the second fret🤣
@scotttalley1274
@scotttalley1274 8 ай бұрын
keep up the battle...fight the good fight....I hear ya ...and I'm down with you...use the 12 key force luke
@Paul-d2z1e
@Paul-d2z1e 8 ай бұрын
Very interesting I've been wanting to understand this stuff for years.
@philjames1019
@philjames1019 8 ай бұрын
It's essentially 12 key thinking for me .... ... although I do also consider the three enharmonic keys, making it a 15 key situation (which I believe you approve of Brian?).
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
Yessir...I just didn't talk about the enharmonics here because that would've added an extra 5 minutes to the video...but yes, 15 keys is okay in my book!
@philjames1019
@philjames1019 8 ай бұрын
@@zombieguitarYou're the man!!
@MichaelTrentColvin
@MichaelTrentColvin 3 ай бұрын
I'm with you on the 12 key model ... yeah, minor is simply the 6th mode. There are only 12 keys !
@johnnorris1983
@johnnorris1983 8 ай бұрын
You can’t place restrictions on music.. But music theory is a good platform to jump from… Classic doesn’t necessarily have the beat but holds a hosts of the best unrestricted tunes . It’s lacking beats don’t hold the fashion/ youth/ cash/ impressionable / CASH. It’s like We MUST all conform..for rewards..? Timing.. spacing.. it’s about communication.. Beat.. is about the THUG punch.. Monster noises.. But it’s where do YOU stand ??? Where do you need it to go ???
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
This is definitely not placing restrictions at all! This is just saying that people seem to be struggling to learn "music theory" (based on the questions that I read around the internet), and it largely stems from this 24-key thing. The 12-key thing seems to un-confuse a lot of people 🤷
@jeffearle1687
@jeffearle1687 7 ай бұрын
Excellent!
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@alphanumeric1529
@alphanumeric1529 8 ай бұрын
I'm not an advocate for either of these two supposed systems, BUT in the 12 key model, the tonic is not the 1st chord of the key, that is not accurate, not mathematically accurate, it is confusing, and as I understand it, the whole point of having a key, or key signature, whatever you want to call it, is to have a tonic, a tonal center of a series of chords, and all other chords are relative to that tonal center. For example, if you're going to pull off the all important perfect cadence, you cannot in the 12 key system, as the perfect cadence requires a movement from the 5th to the 1st, but in the 12 key system, you'd be moving from the 3rd to the 6th if you were in a minor key, or the minor mode, however the 12 key system calls it. I think this trouble arises, in either of these systems, is from combining two different functions, or mechanisms, into one system, but those two functions are fundamentally irreconcilable to each other. It is akin to attempting to square the circle, it just can't be done, they're fundamentally irreconcilable. Does that mean we shouldn't use circles, no, we can use circles, and when doing so, we use the rules of circles. And when we use squares, we use the rules of squares. We don't try to apply the rules of squares to the circle, and we don't try to apply the rules of circles to the square. To develop one system of rules that equally applies to squaws and circles would be foundationally flawed, it would be in error from the start, from the very notion that there is a need or a purpose in creating one system for two different systems that don't have anything to do with each other. Peace.
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
I'm not trying to combine the 12-key model and the 24-key model. I'm simply saying that there are 2 different models that are being taught out there, and they conflict with each other. I think that's what you are also saying too.
@chrisgraves4561
@chrisgraves4561 8 ай бұрын
12 Knights of the Round Table, 12 Apostles, 12 Tribes of Israel, 12 Original Olympians, 12 Sons of Odin, 12 Jurors in the box and there are only 12 KEYS IN MUSIC!!! Another excellent video Brian. Zombie Guitar is the best $159 I've spent on my guitar journey. Thanks.
@ThomasNeily
@ThomasNeily Ай бұрын
Your right it just sucks all the confusion is unneeded and it looks delibrit to suck more money out of ones wallet or purse
@patrickhlavinka6364
@patrickhlavinka6364 8 ай бұрын
I never even heard of 24 key. Thought you were talking about eastern music. I just call those people blues theory guitarists. Oh it's a minor with a borrowed chord just play pentatonic and pray lol. And they have no though process beyond that lol.That being said though, i feel like as my ears have developed i really do think straight aeolian is pretty bad with the 5 chord not being changed to dominant. Its super boring and uninteresting. Thats just my opinion though. I prefer secondary dominants whenever i can do them.
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
Oh ya man for sure. There is nothing that says you have to remain "in key". All of this is just about defining what exactly we are labeling as a "key". Secondary dominants are awesome, but they are "out of key" per the 12-key model. As a teacher, we need to make sure that the information is conveyed correctly!
@patrickhlavinka6364
@patrickhlavinka6364 8 ай бұрын
​​@@zombieguitar yea agreed. I think the whole 24 scale thing you were talking about about applies more to classical music that really never has any sort of modal sound. With that logic you could say there's 84 keys cause of modes. Easier your way.
@AlexEllwein
@AlexEllwein 8 ай бұрын
Another proof of 12-key model correctness is the fact, that we use same notation for major and it's parallel minor (number of flats or sharps at the key signature). E.g. no sign implies the same notation for C major and also A minor. There is no "sign" at the key signature to determine major or minor character of the melody, so the 12-key model fits perfectly here.
@brendachristopher2693
@brendachristopher2693 8 ай бұрын
WOW! Thank you!
@ChristofferKeizer
@ChristofferKeizer 8 ай бұрын
Well put, sir. This is the way.
@Mrwonson3
@Mrwonson3 8 ай бұрын
We appreciate your lessons. These guys who question you are nothing but ignorant. Keep us informed and teach us real music
@bluwng
@bluwng 8 ай бұрын
I haven’t received your notices in several months.
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
If you're talking about the weekly lesson emails that I send out...maybe they are going to your spam folder for some reason 🤷
@thoth_amon
@thoth_amon 8 ай бұрын
probably just some kind of marketing thing to sell books on the same thing with just different names
@tamgeof1039
@tamgeof1039 8 ай бұрын
Can't believe it took me do long to subscribe
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@phnx4life
@phnx4life 8 ай бұрын
Especially pop-musik ..
@theelderskatesman4417
@theelderskatesman4417 8 ай бұрын
Gittin the shit sorted👍
@edburl3516
@edburl3516 4 ай бұрын
Brilliant .
@John-ic6zo
@John-ic6zo 8 ай бұрын
"How strange the change from Major to minor" ❤ Thanks Brian...12 keys,12 notes in an octave,12 frets to the octave on the open strings..12th fret is half way between the nut and the saddle....
@Blumis2000
@Blumis2000 8 ай бұрын
I need you as a teacher! If you take a plane to Denmark, I'll take care of you beer wise bro! :D
@ranhold1
@ranhold1 8 ай бұрын
OMG my head hurts...
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
Super uber nerd stuff goin on here!
@ranhold1
@ranhold1 8 ай бұрын
@@zombieguitar 😂😂😂
@36on22
@36on22 8 ай бұрын
I prefer 12 keys. No ambiguity.
@user-pi9dc8qr1j
@user-pi9dc8qr1j 8 ай бұрын
It's really so simple: there are 12 keys - that's it....and then you have the 'keys' which are perspectives of the keys or modes of the keys although the keys are also modes from a certain perspective. You just have to be consistent and refer to the 'keys' by making quotation marks in the air or in writing and then refer to the KEYS in a slightly more aggressive manner to suggest who is really in charge here, 'C Major is a KEY' 'C Dorian is a 'key''. Simples.
@user-pi9dc8qr1j
@user-pi9dc8qr1j 8 ай бұрын
So..just to be clear there are mathematically 12 keys but linguistically 56 'keys' or '84' 'keys' depending on your perspective...and then there are the 'keys' of the harmonic minor and melodic minor and the perspectives of those...but it's all quite clear and now you should be able to write a great song.
@StratsRUs
@StratsRUs 8 ай бұрын
Get that Algorithm , Baybee !! 😊
@tomtoss2463
@tomtoss2463 8 ай бұрын
In any key, the major is the Ionian mode, and the minor is the aeolian mode. I’m a music theory show off.
@voronOsphere
@voronOsphere 8 ай бұрын
And those are the two I probably use the least, although I still use them often!
@edMusic-ve7wn
@edMusic-ve7wn 8 ай бұрын
I'm glad I took up piano instead of guitar. lol
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
I mean...the 12 key argument still applies to the piano as well! 😀
@edMusic-ve7wn
@edMusic-ve7wn 8 ай бұрын
@@zombieguitar Well, so far, I've not had to deal with a 24 key argument for the piano. 😁 👍
@cryptotharg7400
@cryptotharg7400 8 ай бұрын
Everything else is a "conspiracy", so why not music theory? 😎
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
I like to think everything is a conspiracy theory. It makes life fun 😁
@eldjennemo2122
@eldjennemo2122 8 ай бұрын
The truth is in the 12 Keys model ! Thank you for this vidéo.
@tomtoss2463
@tomtoss2463 8 ай бұрын
Let’s cut to the chase. The 24 key model which also includes the 6 enharmonic keys is wrong. It’s inferior to the 12 key model.
@MrDoneboy
@MrDoneboy 8 ай бұрын
24 key model=Chaos! Lol
@michaelbasile6388
@michaelbasile6388 8 ай бұрын
Ahhhh what are modeessss😂😂😂
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@Mechanixscott
@Mechanixscott 8 ай бұрын
My cousin has 24 toes and is a model. This is and will be the only time the 24 key model made any sense when my snuff chewing grandma talked about it. Thank god I grew up hearing the greats...Fleetwood mac,reo speedwagon, etc. Whew.
@runisom48
@runisom48 8 ай бұрын
There is a group of people who like to keep the rest confused as it enhances their ability to control.
@That.old.mountain
@That.old.mountain 8 ай бұрын
You are correct. Need a Ancient Greek style philosopher statue of you for your effort 😂
@mikestroud9969
@mikestroud9969 8 ай бұрын
👋👋👋👋🎸🎸
@kevingronau4946
@kevingronau4946 8 ай бұрын
If you know your keys, notes. scales and modes it does not matter at all. I have to say you sound silly to me. Taking points of music from no where and saying them out loud....silliness! Maybe you are trying fool people who are beginners. Anyone who knows guitar would found this useless and not worth knowing. There is no confusion but your are trying to make it so.
@theelderskatesman4417
@theelderskatesman4417 8 ай бұрын
He explicitly says he is talking about the process of learning the things you assume everyone akready knows. It's about different labelling systems making learning more confusing. A very important thing for a teacher to make clear.
@zombieguitar
@zombieguitar 8 ай бұрын
Bro beans it's a thing though
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