Why His Chords Are So Good (Avicii)

[@FL_STUDIO]

Nice to see some FL Studio greats represented. Avicii we all miss him dearly.

[@hermestrismegistus3417]

@FL_STUDIO nice to see you Fruity! Love you long time ❤️🍓

[@pierrenagonio]

Fruity Loops... looong time

[@jackstheraptor2791]

Hey FL Studio and Imageline. since you do not pay attention to your own channel's comments, I'll try here. Is a linear style of tracks with the ability to dock automation n stuff in your considerations? Because while the FL is unbeatable in fast creating process, it's horrible in terms of housekeeping and organizing the whole project.You will lose multiple mouses because the mousewheel have to go up and down all day/week/year long. That's why I have to switch to Bitwig/Cubase after the projects goes beyond 40 layers. And bring back that Samurai sound effect at the start of your videos! Cheers.

[@Matts-zy7ie]

@FL U changed my life!

[@hglbrg]

@@Matts-zy7ie yeah the flu is really bad sometimes, get better soon, mate.

[@rain-nin5309]

Ain't no way, I literally just searched up why "Avicii's Music is Good" and low and behold 14min ago a video about it was uploaded

[@numbersonly12345]

That's a coincidence 😂

[@del669]

that's synchronicity

[@renederuiter4786]

i have more pronlems by getting such beatiful sound of a piano, when i use every piano it never sounds so good like in your video. maybe u can one time explain why in a video.

[@luizmeraki]

no way 😂

[@DominicPettyBeatz]

​@renederuiter4786 the vst matters or the fx you apply to get a rich piano sound .. when they say sound selection it's merely what you do select good vst sounds

[@DanLaDue]

5:15 the confidence after playing something that sounds so dissonant is the cherry on top

[@sylvainpanneau6460]

Yeah that was fucking hilarious I was screaming at my screen like bro can't you hear??

[@georgebruh8325]

That rub between the two notes on top is what makes this interesting, music without dissonance sucks

[@DanLaDue]

@@georgebruh8325 some is flavorful this just sounds wrong

[@georgebruh8325]

​@@DanLaDue well out of curiosity I just listened to the original, never heard it, now i get it lol, it's that G5b9 that sounds kinda "out" he was supposed to make some kind of Eb/G chord , but playing and listening to jazz all my life it kinda sounded lit on it's own, makes you do that stank face :p, but yeah completely different from the original lol

[@DanLaDue]

@@georgebruh8325 yeah expecting the original sound it’s jarring, but I see what you mean !

[@PhO3NiX96]

3:37 The D note you just made is out of scale btw, it sounds so off and I just double checked, there is no D in F minor scale.

[@blueeyedcat3443]

yes

[@Hexotoxyn]

Its a borrowed chord to add tension

[@AuXDubstep]

It's sounds bad on its own but in context it works

[@PhO3NiX96]

@@AuXDubstep it sounds bad in all versions of what he made us listen imo, it's definitelly not right, you cannot listen to this and tell me it sounds good with context, it sounds so off, i feel like my interior glass just breaks everytime that part happens xD

[@AlexisLestrange]

​@PhO3NiX96 nah, i agree with AuxDubstep. On its own it sounded bad, but in context with the topline melody and bass notes, it worked well and added a flavour of tension.

[@alizadehosein]

Can't forget this melody, play it randomly in my head in a day. ❤ Rest in peace Tim. 🕊️

[@BOIWHATmusic]

Bro how did you listen to that chord over and over and not hear that 😭😭

[@badoiuecristian]

i thought... is it just me?

[@genegene2417]

My ears hurt!!!!

[@loremipsumdolo]

Phew... was worried it was me.

[@latheofheaven1017]

Pedal tones, chord inversions and passing chords. Amazing how they all work so well!

[@fromixty]

Some chords seem to be incorrect.

[@woofelator]

I've got a tiny problem. start at 3:45 and you're talking about the chord with a G5. Then it plays, and you hear a G, a D, and then an A-flat. The G and G-flat are two semitones apart and that kind of dissonance can't be right, it sounds very bad and out of place. I believe that should have been an Emaj/G, which would be G, B-flat, E-flat, then the pedal tone at the top.

[@darioparisi6863]

You mean Eflatmaj/G right?

[@sju6290]

lol idk if I'm reading this wrong but if I'm not G and G flat is only 1 semitone apart, not 2.

[@darioparisi6863]

@@sju6290 I think he ment 1 but Idk

[@Sikmons]

I noticed this too

[@dannymolns3573]

That note is off.

[@richardjecooke8036]

Isn't that third last chord supposed to be a Db not a D? It sounds wrong. Out of key and a parallel 5th.

[@PhazeOfficial]

Yeh sounds off to me as well

[@nowondr]

definitely a wrong note in there

[@georgebruh8325]

supposed to be Eb/G, he did G5 with b9 as the pedal tone on top, that's why it's kicking you in the face every time you hear it lol still cool tho

[@blackbars4032]

I thought i am tripping but it a good video but this is why i always work on a scale highlight 😂😂😂😂coz i on not that good

[@EdisonCole]

im bout to just upload a video of what its like

[@marcol.9125]

Breaking down his melodies in detail can take quite a lot of time. I once did it myself years ago (it's on my channel if anyone is interested). Learned much about composing compelling melodies/harmonies/rhythms. So, thanks for your effort, good job!

[@marcol.9125]

@@pareshbagada13 awesome 👌🏼

[@unfathomablyunfathomable]

That G#-D-G# sounds so off🥲

[@metalkidleo]

The hilariously large headphones

[@Battlefield_Tales]

😂😂😂😂

[@slimshady8252]

Ayy chill out, he been strugglin with that all his life 😢

[@jonahgrif8220]

There like $1200 lol

[@aarontoalet]

Thank you for this breakdown. Avicii and Calvin Harris is why I started getting into music production. I used to analyze his chords too.

[@storah-raw]

Bro I nearly always know the information you share but I just love how into music you are. You show pure emotion to chords and tunes, very inspiring

[@johnfollis2357]

Super Saws may be over used, but they are still beautiful to the ears.

[@trentpoles]

The "G5 interval thats not a chord" are still chords. Wording it like that will be confusing to beginners.

[@Medina-xh2mz]

I love these videos Alex❤ I think it would be great if in the future you could make videos analyzing the structure of some specific hit songs. For example, what structure Avicii used to keep 'Levels' up, which at the end of the day became a masterpiece. I think it would be great to learn from it.

[@Victoria-el3kr]

The pedal tone concept also reminded me of kygos Firestone where only the bass note is moving in the beginning. So much nuance in this video!

[@CojaboBerlin]

KZbin algorithm is crazy. Just landed here through my main page. I just hold a little interest into how music works, but like electronic music in general. KZbin seems to know.😄 Great to understand the foundation of Avicii´s music.👍

[@joe44850]

At :39 I hear Erik Satie's Gymnopedie 1, one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed. Still sounds fresh after 130 years of its creation.

[@JustMartha07]

His compositions didn't age at all

[@Azeria]

if any song I ever make ever captures half the magic this one does, I’ll be happy.

[@filippogallina4070]

these chords are not correct btw

[@5ammy13]

I haven't heard the song and they don't sound right 😂

[@JustMartha07]

0:35 I totally smiled when you played that short Gymnopedie no.1's sequence x3

[@LohPro]

to those talking down about using the "G - D - Ab" PASSING harmony, the whole point of using it is for that chromatic "D" note. add to the fact its played on a weak/off-beat, the tension is used to PASS from one chord to the next. "typically", these chromatic passing harmonies are played in short duration. the longer they are held, the more "clashing" / dissonance is created. there is NO such thing in music as a "note that should not be played". there are no wrong notes. "would you rather play the "right" note at the wrong time... or the "wrong" note at the right time?" it's basically tension & release 101... COLOR

[@AlexRome]

@@LohPro well said. It’s perfectly fine to barrow notes from other scales as well. I think the dissonance in this case sounds cool. I could be wrong on exactly which note was used but it really doesn’t matter.

[@jonathananker9671]

@@AlexRome What? Of course it matters which note was used

[@MrBendixxx]

Jesus they are some massive headphones. God dam they’re big. I can’t stop looking at them

[@thegame4027]

the g5 interval you add at 3:35 sounds compeltly out of palce, is it really like that in the original?

[@Jakingz]

Awesome video, great explanation :)

[@zwergtuete]

Thank you so much! This helped me a lot

[@bmh770]

These vids are very useful to me.. ive been making basic beats for like a trap kind of genre around 140-160 bpm... your videos always seem to help.. thanks

[@michaelfrietsch8246]

really takes me back to my golden times man

[@SxAde]

My man, you made a little mistake here. On the fifth chord the bass is in G, which is correct, but you added its fifth on top, a natural D note, which in context implies that is a G minor chord, but it's actually a Eb major chord with the bass on the third, so that D note shoul've been Eb. I would've thought it was a modal interchange, but I listened to the song and it's fully diatonic. The rest is spot on, been enjoying your videos so far.

[@BASSMONKDJ]

Awesome. I ain't learned off anyone else and I've tried. But I am picking things up from watching it videos I'm a Complete beginner and can't learn without doing it hats off to u.. Keep it coming

[@ozlemjane]

well legend. Rest In Peace..

[@IC3RTIF1EDI]

Another great video thanks

[@anabihamza6230]

one note there doesn't sound really pleasant to my ears 😅

[@AlexRome]

Which note? The half step under the pedal tone?

[@Merczid]

@@AlexRome He probably refers to the dissonance between the G5 and the G#-pedal. I think it might be a D# major triad over G in the bass, deviating from the G# pedal.

[@PhO3NiX96]

Can't believe he made a whole video without noticing that the D note at the start of measure 4 is out of scale xD

[@griffinsatterwhite9814]

Its the G5 Interval with the the G# pedal tone. If thats in the real song thats wild because it sounds terrible to me

[@AlexRome]

There’s no D natural in F minor but you can definitely borrow notes from other scales which he sometimes did. Question is, if I’m wrong, what note goes on top of that G bass note 🤔🤔🤔

[@musicbyDelta]

dude awesome video as always!!! you really love Silhouettes as well this is like your third video i've watched on this track lmao, but i just wanted to let you know you played that G fifth interval wrong- its actually an E flat major that plays there. the G stays as a bass note though because he inverted it that way, and the actual bass plays G as well. otherwise i loved the breakdown, awesome vid dude!

[@A.P.C.GROOVES]

Loving these

[@zeezy2eezy]

LETS GOOO AN ALEX ROME UPLOAD!!!!!

[@kristofferjohansen2780]

This is quite missleading as a video considering salem al fakir made the chord progression for silhouettes. If you listen to songs actually mady by Tim himself around this time he uses power chords a lot, Levels, Bromance, UMF, Rapture and so on. Tim wasn’t a trained musician by this time and it showed in his chords, powerfull but melodic, so if you gonna make a video about something he actually made himself Bromance and Levels is the way to go, not Silhouettes.

[@thoughtsauce7225]

Content well is drying up.

[@slimshady8252]

Bromance is like 15 years old lol. I see your point tho, he missed that

[@turk9677]

Very true. Salem is the heart behind this banger

[@sehr_interessant]

I have a question. What are those monster headphones you have on?

[@jenesuispassanslavoir7698]

The pedal tone on degree I of the major mode which produces the V(add4) chord has also been popular for some time in the contemporary choral repertoire, particularly favoured by Eric Whitacre, serving to weaken the sense of cadence when using chord V which otherwise would exhibit strong dominant function. Composers since the modal revival in the late C19th and C20th have been looking for ways to avoid the kind of perfect and imperfect cadence sounds that the dominant produces, and as popular classical choral music has increasingly drawn on the harmonic language of pop songs, these kinds of techniques have become almost clichéd as a way of simultaneously returning to more accessible harmonic sequences while avoiding the cadential implications of such sequences. Thought that might be of interest.

[@loremipsumdolo]

@Alex 05:10 Are you sure about notes 16-18 here? They sound _VERY_ sour to me.

[@timpickering253]

Epic stuff man love these videos!

[@dodge_r_r7894]

Could you do some odesza chord progressions pls?

[@vannibombonato4180]

5:11 can’t you hear a chord is desperately wrong?

[@speedcrawlmusic]

🔥 thank you

[@Zhade_12]

The third-to-last note sounds wrong to me

[@agoofypolishguycalled5ive]

Could you break down Some Chords by Deadmau5?

[@darrenrobinson8317]

Wish you completed the second half of the melody, but still good to hear remakes.

[@szyslay]

Excellent video Alex ❤ :D

[@kacpermielczarek1997]

what program do you work in?

[@jonathanekstrom6643]

You are fantastic, great tutorial

[@MrSmith_]

You are a master of your craft Alex Rome. It's amazing that you opened with a song by Erik Satie too :).

[@pazt9911]

Your last set of chords are incorrect

[@erikrenner]

Aren’t pedal tones low notes, not higher notes?

[@lewisbamford337]

Could you do “places to be” by Fred again as it seems such a simple song and yet it’s soo bouncy. Also the bass seems so clean and simple yet I can’t seem to recreate it it’s weird.

[@Abakato]

I still can't get over thinking about how this man's headphones are either super big or this man's head is super small.

[@vicmorrison8128]

Love it all!

[@joleaneshmoleane8358]

😂 those headphones are ridiculous!

[@geod1m]

nah id buy them , imagine making music in them you feel like a god

[@geod1m]

@@peiwei3873 uh how much?

[@CeeCeeNinjaGD]

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[@WalkingTourAsia]

You should make a video about Yann Tiersen, Rue Des Cascades

[@creativegearboxplus2283]

specializedddd

[@hey_maurice]

Nice breakdown. Who doesn’t love some Avicii? 🫶🏽 I always thought two-note chords were called diads, not intervals. Aren’t intervals just the distance between ANY two notes? 🤔

[@drewfasa]

Pretty sure dyad/diad is musician slang.

[@JoshuaRichardHancock]

you should do vandalism by porter robinson. ive tried to recreate just the beginning part i can get it to sound close but can never get it the same. its my favourite intro to a song.

[@rezar722]

Bro, how many videos has he made on Silhouettes😂💀, great vid btw🎉🎉

[@AlexRome]

I’d honestly do vids on this song and language by porter Robinson every year because I love them so much haha

[@rezar722]

​@@AlexRome Love those songs too❤❤, Language is the most nostalgic sounding melody i know, love your vids man. The are so educational and helpful

[@k_e_n_n_y_mccormick]

nice try but the lead chords are wrong in the 3rd to 4th bar

[@Kwiatkovv]

0:35 I swear I heard this in many songs AND minecraft😭🙏

[@riitme4277]

Thank you

[@RonLaws]

I miss Avicii, his tracks will always have a spot in my collection, what's weird to me is we were born in the same year, he died way too young. :/

[@rebeccaschade3987]

That G, D interval with the G# pedal tone sounds absolutely godawful. I doubt that is how it was in the actual song.

[@Mike451F]

Thank's man! Your videos are always so heartwarming. And you yourself are soulful! I'd like to smoke with you some))) Thank you, you are great!

[@mann-vom-mond]

Good explained

[@HankHillspimphand]

story time- this mans music legit helped be lose my v card. this out of my league woman heard my headphones and we connected at a party and he created such a feeling between us my "what if im bad, shes going to laugh ect" left my mind. sounds funny but he helped me push past my fears.(alot of men know THAT fear) so i will always respect and love this man. not many musicams can charge the atmosphere like him. RIP (yes it was a bit awkward but in a sweet way, we are still friends! )

[@ShohTann]

7:03 lol forreal.

[@memento-mori-2097]

the last of those passing chords does not sound right. how can you not hear it's off 😭

[@Ryzza5]

Before adding the passing chords it's basically Taylor Swift's Wildest Dreams.

[@antuasalcole]

These videos are great. Please do Skrillex next - he is in the same vein as the artists you have already covered both production and audience wise

[@Farabeats70]

Very gooood

[@geod1m]

Wasnt this uploaded before?

[@laalbeats]

i swear

[@JoshyPowerMusic]

It is uploaded before but it wasnt the same vid its just the same song he is remaking

[@TheFlyingFishy]

0:32 dude thats c418 not avicii

[@HUNTER-p-o8r]

почему не в ноту играет ?

[@lesswin4976]

This is done so well!

[@quantumancer1425]

Not sure if small head or big cans

[@mdazharmusic]

Hey bro… will you work for me ..?

[@nicww6544]

andy blueman style please！

[@Ouski]

Everything I touch dies

[@KH9producer]

cool skill🦾👍❤️

[@Lolc4k3]

2 tone chords are called diads :)

[@dominobuilder100]

Those chords are not the same as in the song, they sound jarring. It’s hard to hear for anyone not used to chords and so on

[@AquariusStarchild]

the headphones are actually normal size

[@nadjotorres3246]

3:48 this chord sounds so off tune it actually makes me unable to enjoy the rest ^^

[@alfredsaalo1441]

Was just about to comment this. There is no way that is the original chord

[@MTBSkiBarberLife]

You ride bikes too???? Nice shirt

[@stevenroys1830]

i workin about 9 mins with out of tune key ? XD

[@Quant-Beat]

I must be honest with that I haven't heard any chords from his productions that are sensationally better than any other within "good". So I guess you have bought the hype...

[@brexistentialism7628]

Yeah well, it's fairly basic stuff (the chords). It's still the style that needs to sit right and Avicii understood how to produce commercial, energetic and big room dance.

[@AsifTML2]

3:48 thats a wrong chord bro. Not in key.

[@STA-3]

5:11 I think the D needs to be a C#, that way you get Gdim with the extra G# on top.

[@jojo_thefox]

specialized