It's even worse. And no one is yet to fix it, cause the cost of a better solution is big

It's not KZfaq, it's the Universal Music Group and it's variations that are flagging videos.

Gloom's Doom KZfaq is still the one that needs to fix it.

@@gloomsdoom649 KZfaq allows it, and encourages it.

KZfaq has absolutely no power over the situation unless the copyright laws are changed

Another of my obvious but appropriate key changes (though not a sustained one) is the "the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift" line in Hallelujah. Sure, the song is overplayed nowadays but that's near-perfect songwriting right there.

@@andrewsparkes8829 That's not a key change. Hallelujah is entirely in C major, save for an E7 chord (V7/vi) that provides more harmonic pull to Am (vi).

@@marciamakesmusic All chord progressions could be written as key changes. It's just easier to parse without a different key signature every half-bar. But there's no real, objective difference to a 4 chords in a 'chord progression' and 4 'key changes'.

@@andrewsparkes8829 No. You don't have a coherent understanding of functional harmony

@@marciamakesmusic And you don't have an understanding of the word "objective". You are completely right with how we perceive music, but my point is every single batch of notes could be written with a new key signature and it would make no difference to how it is played. This channel often shows two 'versions' of the same sheet music itself with no difference to the performance.

You're so right. Listen to the melody in Don't Worry Baby. Talk about genius!

@@danscott9630 Yes! Don't Worry Baby is another clever use of modulation moving a whole tone higher.

🧠 Wilson

Was the grink there?

@Jacque Jasper lol. Sounds like you have your priorities straight

@@ahyaok100 LOL

Mostly D major, with some cool harmonic shifts.

@@dougauwarter2500 I think he's making a joke of Only God knows the key of the song. Idk

Mate, you win ^_^

YES

guglieblue - The Key Of “IF”...

right lol it's a very unique chord progression

Vocals are in the key of Carl no one else should sing that song.

I can play most stuff with the chords in front on me, the two I don't know even where to start with are Brian Wilson and Steely Dan. It's another language compared to a simple G/Em/C/D .

@@TheCraig8754Except Brian :)

@@TheCraig8754 brian sung it first, but he didn't like it very much with his voice, so he gave the song to carl. search for "god only knows - brian sings lead" on youtube.

Thanks! 😂😀😄

That’s hilarious

...Ethan? Haha h3h3 is bragging about this exact same issue! Crossover ep.!

Matthew Anthony More than I😏

Well... if you _want_ to understand 100% of it... it's actually quite easy. - Use this simple 3 step process... 1.) Watch the video and pause it immediately whenever he uses a term or phrase you don't understand and write it down... 2.) At the end of the video take the list of terms and phrases you've just created and look each one up on Google or KZfaq so that you understand what he's referring to. Finally... 3.) Re-watch the video, pausing and rewinding as necessary to review the definitions, until finally you comprehend what he's saying. -- It's quite easy to grasp the concepts once you understand the terms they're built on. :D

It's really a _lot_ less complicated once you know the terms. Remember also, this video was researched, scripted, rehearsed, and edited. And that's partly why it seems a bit overwhelming. - This lad didn't blurt out these well crafted in-depth harmonic analyses off the top of his head stream-of-consciousness style, lol.

The first thing one needs to learn is the number system. Without out knowing that, you'll always be in the dark when it comes to analysis. There was my life in music before I learned it, and then my life in music after I learned it. Like being born again! This young man did a great job with his analysis by the way. Also, learn to recognize intervals. Your musicianship will grow by leaps and bounds once you do because you'll know what you are hearing and you won't have to guess.

It's all quite simple.The keys that the songs change to are typically related.They often share some of the same notes in common.Changing from C major to A minor is easy because the notes are the same.All the notes from C up to the nearest C and back but No Sharps or flats.A minor is A up to the Nearest A and back down but no sharps or flats.That means they share 8 notes in common.Very closely related.In one song the key goes from A(three sharps) to F sharp minor,same three sharps.Scales and the keys they come from share notes in common.Using these notes to go from one key to another is called pivoting and it's very common.Other keys are more distantly related and if you pivot,you've got to choose your key change wisely,meaning so it sounds good.One can also just slide up so to speak into a different key by taking (typically but not always)a half step into the new key.Sometimes it's a whole step.Changing from C to Bb can be done by going from C to Bb directly and boldly or on could move chromatically (sort of)from the note E in key of C to the note F in Bb which is a half step.Add the note B natural and Bb and your moving chromatically in two ways.This stuff is hard to put in words but if you have your instrument or a piano it's easy to see and hear what's going on.

Its really just Am to A (not to shit on the song, it's fucking brilliant!)

Not so much, joe..but check out the changes in Here, There, and Everywhere. Brilliant.

@keefie80 definitely a beautiful progression, no doubt there. The contrast of the chorus and the verse is incredible.

@@davidhyrman2763 similar to Zephyr Song by RHCP

Penny lane

Super underrated band!

"We've only just begun" is not by the Carpenters, but by Paul Williams.

@@user-zl3jt6nq8u just saw Paul Williams play a marvelous character in Goliath (Prime Video) what a super talented artist he is. One of my favorite PW songs is Waking Up Alone: Not nearly as complicated as We've Only Just Begun but sweet chord and melody nonetheless. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gJ95p6himbO7l6s.html

Actually for that 2 bars of Bm7 in the chorus going back to the verse you mentioned, the 2nd bar of the Bm7 had an E bass, effectively making that Bm7/E which is an E9sus4 (or E11?), making it the dominant of A major (key of the verse)

The best.

Fantastic example. The song is in the key of F-maj, but the intro in A-maj. Who does THAT? Then that intro is subtly reintroduced into the background of the bridge. Awesome songwriting.

My friend and I always laugh when that happens. It's virtually mandatory

Westlife 😃

This channel is about music, not fluff for shallow females.

@@elvisleeboy Correction... it's about analyzing music, not being a sexist gatekeeping dickweed. If you want to learn anything you're gonna have to stop judging and telling people what they can't do and open your mind. And yeah, this thread is poking fun at a dorky musical trope but it was a lot more respectful before you tossed in.

@@BeeWhistler Have you got anything substantial to add in order to lift your remark above consisting solely of baseless ad hominem name calling? For example, can you explain how what I said was sexist? Infantile terms like 'dickweed' have no place in a discussion amongst adults.

I was thinking the exact same thing. The melody winds around the bridge so naturally that you move from a brand new key back to the original without feeling forced or obvious. Damn clever! Brian used a ton of key shifts in other songs and the effect was beautiful, but in God Only Knows most people don't even know it happened.

And Brian loves Paul, too. Mutual admiration, and their friendly rivalry propelled some great music.

It's probably one of the most complicated melodies of the century. 100% genius composition.

PET SOUNDS is a masterpiece. ("Wouldn't It Be Nice?")

Not just Paul, George Martin has said "God Only Knows" was a stroke of genius on Brian's part. And, that's the musical genius behind the Beatles.

It was like the space race, but with music. Both sides competing, but the whole world reaping the benefits.

I would love to see/hear an analysis of "Penny Lane" (please).

Your analysis of Penny Lane isn't exactly correct. Each verse of Penny Lane moves from its key of B major to a E major chord at the end. This becomes the dominant (V) and the key changes to A for the chorus. Then, at the end of every chorus, it moves from the key of A to an F# major chord, the dominant (V) to go back into B for the verse. The last chorus does start off by doing the normal key change to A that happens each time. And it gets to the F# major chord at the end of the chorus, as if to move to a verse in B. But there are no more verses: the last chorus is a double chorus. So it repeats the chorus, but in B, where the harmony wanted to move because the verses are all in B. So the last chorus has two repetitions, the first in A like normal, and then for the first time in B.

sleight of hand

@@NeverTookTheTime Before I point you towards a great analysis of Penny Lane I just gotta thank David here for a fantastic foray into engaging key changes. Check out Howard Goodall. His analysis is very insightful.

how was Brandon's analysis not exactly correct? it wasn't as specific as your explanation, but i didn't read anything really wrong with his summary.

UCB Bank

Co-written by Roger Nichols, who probably is the half more responsible for the progressions and chords, if not the melody. It is well worth a deep dive into anything they wrote in the late 60's and early 70's. Very sophisticated and often haunting, some of my faves are "Morning I'll Be Moving On" (PW), I Can See Only You" (RN & the Small Circle of Friends), "Snow Queen" (RN, The City, BS&Tears) and "Always You" (Sundowners, Linda Ball, others recorded).

@ Brian Yeah , but I actually understood what you said ..

Hahaha.....depend on left brain and right brain synchronization....

Quarter past two.

worked for morrissey. only he didn't bother with the key change.

daz nez oh yeah it works. There's a lot of songs that do that.

Works for Yes

I sometimes just go la la la-lala la

@@jetstream6389 Only if it's mirrored by abominably monotonous repetitions of one- or two-bar figures on the musical hand. Bach's cantatas e.g. are full of arias containing loads of lyric repetitions, not musical.

Paul said it was a tribute to The Beach Boys! It was one of the first songs the Beatles wrote after they heard Pet Sounds.

It flips to g minor and then back to G major so not a key change modulation really. Just a stunning melody that is yet again why The Beatles are still unsurpassed to this day. I love it so much I play it really often on piano and my acoustic guitar.

@@MICKEYISLOWD The first composer who was really into changing modes is Franz Schubert. Frequently he used sudden major-minor changes and vice versa to darken or brighten the scene of the song, the movement etc.. It's one of Schubert's key features.

@@maetzchenmusik Could kindly give us some examples. Schubert's music is very moving.

@@diegooogle Take e.g. the Impromptus D 889 C minor, E flat major, A flat major (starts with G sharp minor) or D 935 A flat major, F minor. Or, very famous, The Lindenbaum, 1st part of the 2nd stanza in contrast the 2nd part and to the other stanzas. Or piano sonata no. 21 C minor. Or the six moments musicaux. And that's just a random pick. You will find those colorful changes almost everywhere in Schubert's catalogue.

My God that’s one of the most profound things I’ve ever heard 💯

As Joe Strummer once said, songs are now being written by accountants and packaged like items on a conveyer belt!!

BINGO

The Beatles wanted to be famous as much as anything else. There were so many bands on the scene in Liverpool all playing covers of American rock and roll. When playing a show if they were late in the line up they were forced to play the same songs the audience had already heard. In an effort to stop that they started writing and playing their own songs just to be able to be different from everyone else. After awhile they became known for their original songs and the "Beatles" began acquiring a name. (said by Paul McCartney in an interview)

I would say much is not written by their performers, but by those who know how to write a commercial product for mass consumption. It's disgusting!!!

anabella nicole, I can teach you better, baby.

@@auletjohnast03638 Shut up loser

Yes❤ I love that part

So glad you like it. I do often wonder whether I put off subscribers by uploading different types of video. Glad you're happy. Thanks

I really liked the video, you explained your point very well. Good content will always be good content ;)

Great Palpatine reference

Well, it appears that r/PrequelMemes has leaked even into KZfaq comments. "My lord, is that legal?"

1dareu2mov3 I will make it legal

B-but Sgt. Peppers!

@@him12672 as great as Sgt Pepper is, Pet Sounds is a masterpiece that settles my soul. Anytime I'm stressed or have anxiety, I play Pet Sounds. It is medicine. Sgt Pepper can't do that for me.

I wondered why the thumbnail for this video reminded me of the Pet Sounds album cover

Shame Brian didn't agree with you...

Even the Beatles thought pet sounds was the best album they’d ever heard

Good point, but school music lessons aren't to teach you this, music THEORY lessons teach you this. School music lessons are to give you the background to music, get you listening and playing and maybe you'll take it further. Sorry, this will sound patronising, but bear with me, it may be some use to someone: It's the same with other subjects, much of the syllabus is to teach you to learn, to give you the skills to find stuff out and develop your ideas, not to train you. Science lessons, not meant to give everyone a career in science, tech lessons, not meant to make 30 engineers, maths lessons, just enough to make you numerate (or give you the tools to do science or engineering) but not a mathematician and so on. I taught music for 3 days on supply, it was harrowing, like watching my wife being insulted. Able kids didn't need me, others didn't want to be there, some wanted to be rappers and didn't see the use of a lesson, some didn't want to do what the regular teacher had set, and so on...

@@neilbarnett3046 don‘t get me wrong, I always loved my music teachers. They were these eccentric people that made music lessons fun. And it‘s not their fault, it‘s the fault of what our senate says must be teached and it‘s absolutely fine to teach about musicals and so on. But instead of listening to 12-tone-music for three lessons, teaching the circle of fifths for the same time and let students compose their own little pieces would give so much more. Instead of watching and analyzing west side story for weeks I think one could interest children more by taking this time and analyzing all different styles of music there is. I understand the „teaching to learn“ aspect but so many people I talk to don‘t even know what they wanna do after school. It should be more about finding your strengths, getting an overview about as much as you can and learning about stuff you need in life. The only subject that really did that well was history. We breezed threw all the times, stopped were it was necessary. When I walked out of school I didn’t have any plan on how to file my taxes, sew, clean, get my stuff straight. We had 2 days where we learned on how to write an application but even that I learned more from my history teacher who made us write as many essays as he could to polish our writing skills. Music could teach on how to get into the music industry, all the jobs that are a part of like a concert or a label and which ways to go to get there. That wouldn‘t be just more interesting but would give children useful information they need for the future. That would help the interested children and the week after you make children compose their own songs to interest them who aren’t it yet. Again, I always had great music teachers and I was always good with music. It wasn‘t about the teachers, it‘s just the syllabus that‘s flawed.

Yes! Such a gorgeous and subtle song.

Oh yes, I love the song.

Paul’s voice in that song and in “Till there was you” tho... 🤤🤤🤤

hmmm. I've always used 'trucker shift' for any abrupt key change, not just for a last chorus. Which on rereading your comment, you didn't disclude other instances. So. I'll. just stop writing now. lol.

In Norway it is sometimes known as the Melodi Grand Prix (that's what we call Eurovision Song Contest) modulation :p

lol cool! never heard that b4 kinda funny

We used to call those "pigeon modulations:" plop! - you're there.

At Berklee, one of my professors called it a Barry Manilow. 😂

Awesome comment!

Her voice touches my soul

I think she had the most beautiful female voice of the modern age. Her range and power were untouchable, and when she toned it down her voice would make me melt. What an incredible talent and such a devastating loss. And to think she really didn't want to sing at the beginning of her career. She just wanted to sit behind her drum kit and play.

Goose pimples right up my legs and arms listening to that key change

Ughhhhh I'm so glad I'm not the only one obsessed with her voice! I always get weird looks when I mention it...

I clicked on this video because it featured the Carpenters. Karen's voice is unmatched. It's tough to be a guy and like the Carpenters, but it's worth it.

Look up George Martin interviewing Brian Wilson. They go into Brian's studio and George plays "musical detective" with "God Only Knows."

George Martin, the legend that he was, was just in awe of Brian. Two massive talents.

Good one. I was going to say that

Thank you - glad the video is clear :)

He had piano lessons and he loved Beethoven.

Yeah but the man is a first class arsehole who shit on his long time band “ friends “ ? Let him smother in his own shit songs

@@waxhead63 You could only hope to have both the money he's made and the women he's laid because of his "shit songs". What a JEALOUS comment.

His live singing was abominable

@@paulharbinson1174 He voice if fkn terrible any fkn time

I don't think I've ever heard an entire Billy Joel song.

I am not disputing the lift story but Billy took classical piano lessons from the age of four and knows Mozart well and was probably embellishing the story for effect. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8CdhraexLivkn0.html

So no doubt Billy dug up Mozart, to put him on trail right away?

Billy Joel music is garbage

Uptown girl sounds like harpsichord music a lot, so that's not that shocking actually, lol.

Not dead yet

@@josephdrach2276 I can't believe you took up so much space being an asshole and *trying so hard to sound intelligent. Someone with a shred of decency would rethink their decision and delete that pile of garbage comment.

@@josephdrach2276 dude you need to quit the drugs. And I will listen to the Beach Boys. Brian Wilson wrote more than a few Jan and Dean songs, most of which I enjoy. It's strange how angry you sound while telling me to do something I enjoy. You're like the always angry gay guy from Parks and Rec. However your attitude and timing of your messages tells me that you are high, and I just woke up and am too tired for that shit, so enjoy your day. Meth is a helluva drug.

@@josephdrach2276 oh. Just an angry old ass. Didn't hurt my feelings, but do you are way of base. You might want to invest in some drugs, your humorless old shit.

@@nannite Indeed,Scott Joplin was a great ragtime composer and his work sounds so fresh and alive to this day.John Coltrane did many interpretations of other people's works but he did so brilliantly.My Favorite things and Afro Blue are favorites of mine.He wrote such amazing songs as Dear Lord and Alabama.Alabama opens with a Melody written to the rhythm of Martin Luther King's address concerning the fire bombing of a church in which a number of little black kids were waiting for Sunday school to start or something like that.They all were burned to death.The song takes on a whole new meaning for me now since I learned of where the inspiration came from.John Coltrane could write,arrange and improvise beautifully.There are so many others like Charlie Parker,Bud Powell,Ahmad Jamal,Bill Evans and of course Miles Davis,Just to mention a few.Amazingly creative people.

I mean.. You gotta be stupid then

Remember the 5th Beatle was their record producer George Martin, who had enough musical training for the 5 of them.

@@noeleadie1221 Yes, but Martin didn't have enough rock and roll training so both parties were good for each other,

@@terrythekittieful If you read George's autobiography "All You Need Is Ears" you will see that he humbly accepts this. This was a true partnership of minds!

Or the lack of training kept their ears unlocked.

justin molanick idiotic + solipsistic. musical education doesn’t hinder any creativity. that’s why classically trained composers can still appreciate songs by the velvet underground (musically simple and almost amateurish, yet inventive) and cite them as an influence. People who say that it does are trying to convince themselves that.

Hi, Cram!

Thank you. Disney music can have some clever tricks worked in!

The Carpenters are wonderful musicians. Most of their strongest songs were written by others (in this case, Paul Williams, in a song that was originally written as a bank jingle). Richard Carpenter was a great arranger and A&R guy for Karen.

Fact.

I agree. I consider him the second greatest vocal arranger in pop/rock music history. The one who I consider the greatest was also considered in this video: Brian Wilson. And I think that Lennon and McCartney wrote and sang the best two part harmonies. I'll also say that the intonation of the Carpenters harmonies is so amazingly perfect it's hard to believe they recorded before the days of pitch-adjustment.

The Carpenters and The Beach Boys used the same studios, and a lot of the same session musicians.

Arranger, sure. The song was written by the very talented Paul ‘Rainbow Connection’ Williams.

Check out the key changes in Knights of Cydonia by Muse. It took me by surprise by how subtle it is. I always thought it was entirely in Em until I tried jamming over it last year!

I just suggested New Kid in Town and then read that you had done it a month ago.

@@b1j I was just about to suggest New Kid In Town :D

Yeah, good call there Dean Tomanelli - would certainly be worth hearing David's take on it.

There's a very good analysis of this and other Beatles songs by Howard Goodall that was shown on the BBCsome years ago. I'm sure you can find it on YT.

Thanks! Richard. Very good indeed. I did see it a few years back; I liked the bit where Goodall explained modulation, comparing shifting key changes in harmonies as changing and rearranging interior house designs...very creative!

@@Merseyrock I'm watching it again right now (haha)

So am I, haha. The bit on modulation starts @17:25 btw

Penny Lane is really amazing and fun because there is this strange modulation a step down (to A) on the words 'very strange' and on 'meanwhile back' a step back to B (step up). This is something J.S. Bach did very often (rhetoric).Common in his time but forgotten after he died. Unbelievable that McCartney could achieve such greatness by looking at what was before in popmusic and developing it in to so much more and even using things long forgotten without knowing about them I'm sure.

Automaticman . As in the four piece funk fusion band?

Thanks!