Why His Chords Are So Good (Avicii)
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DAW (Music making software): Logic Pro and Ableton Live
Studio monitors (speakers): Yamaha HS8's
Headphones: Audeze LCD X (open back)
Camera: Canon 80d
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Midi controller (keyboard): Komplete Kontrol 61
Interface: Scarlett Clarett 2 pre
Desk: a cheap one from ikea
Chair: also a cheap one from ikea
My favorite plugins that I use the most:
XFER Serum
Sylenth 1
Nexus 3
Kontakt
RC 20
Valhalla Shimmer
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Shaperbox 3
XFER OTT
Fab Filter Saturn 2
Fab Filter Pro C 2
Arturia Pigments
Baby Audio Comeback Kid
Output Thermal and Portal
LABS Soft Piano
Hardware that I use behind the scenes but not in videos:
Elektron Octatrack (my fav)
Elektron Digitakt
Korg Minilogue XD
@rain-nin5309 12 күн бұрын
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 12 күн бұрын
That's a coincidence 😂
@del669 12 күн бұрын
that's synchronicity
@renederuiter4786 12 күн бұрын
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 11 күн бұрын
no way 😂
@DominicPettyBeatz 11 күн бұрын
@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
@FL_STUDIO 8 күн бұрын
Nice to see some FL Studio greats represented. Avicii we all miss him dearly.
@hermestrismegistus3417 6 күн бұрын
@FL_STUDIO nice to see you Fruity! Love you long time ❤️🍓
@pierrenagonio1120 3 күн бұрын
Fruity Loops... looong time
@jackstheraptor2791 3 күн бұрын
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 22 сағат бұрын
@FL U changed my life!
@DanLaDue 6 күн бұрын
5:15 the confidence after playing something that sounds so dissonant is the cherry on top
@sylvainpanneau6460 Сағат бұрын
Yeah that was fucking hilarious I was screaming at my screen like bro can't you hear??
@alizadehosein 11 күн бұрын
Can't forget this melody, play it randomly in my head in a day. ❤ Rest in peace Tim. 🕊️
@metalkidleo 11 күн бұрын
The hilariously large headphones
@Battlefield_Tales 10 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@slimshady8252 9 күн бұрын
Ayy chill out, he been strugglin with that all his life 😢
@jonahgrif8220 7 күн бұрын
There like $1200 lol
@Azeria 6 сағат бұрын
if any song I ever make ever captures half the magic this one does, I’ll be happy.
@latheofheaven1017 12 күн бұрын
Pedal tones, chord inversions and passing chords. Amazing how they all work so well!
@PhO3NiX96 12 күн бұрын
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 12 күн бұрын
yes
@Hexotoxyn 11 күн бұрын
Its a borrowed chord to add tension
@AuXDubstep 11 күн бұрын
It's sounds bad on its own but in context it works
@PhO3NiX96 11 күн бұрын
@@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 11 күн бұрын
@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.
@richardjecooke8036 11 күн бұрын
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 11 күн бұрын
Yeh sounds off to me as well
@nowondr 3 күн бұрын
definitely a wrong note in there
@user-nk5bw8ml4z 13 сағат бұрын
Thank you for this breakdown. Avicii and Calvin Harris is why I started getting into music production. I used to analyze his chords too.
@zwergtuete 12 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! This helped me a lot
@IC3RTIF1EDI 12 күн бұрын
Another great video thanks
@johnfollis2357 11 күн бұрын
Super Saws may be over used, but they are still beautiful to the ears.
@timpickering253 11 күн бұрын
Epic stuff man love these videos!
@woofelator 11 күн бұрын
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 11 күн бұрын
You mean Eflatmaj/G right?
@sju6290 10 күн бұрын
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 10 күн бұрын
@@sju6290 I think he ment 1 but Idk
@szyslay 11 күн бұрын
Excellent video Alex ❤ :D
@vicmorrison8128 12 күн бұрын
Love it all!
@Victoria-el3kr 8 күн бұрын
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!
@BASSMONKDJ 12 күн бұрын
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
@EDM_Remakes 12 күн бұрын
LETS GOOO AN ALEX ROME UPLOAD!!!!!
@jonathanekstrom6643 5 күн бұрын
You are fantastic, great tutorial
@riitme4277 Күн бұрын
Thank you
@Medina-xh2mz 8 күн бұрын
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.
@mann-vom-mond 12 күн бұрын
Good explained
@anabihamza6230 12 күн бұрын
one note there doesn't sound really pleasant to my ears 😅
@AlexRome 12 күн бұрын
Which note? The half step under the pedal tone?
@Merczid 12 күн бұрын
@@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 12 күн бұрын
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 12 күн бұрын
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 12 күн бұрын
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 🤔🤔🤔
@MrSmith_ 11 күн бұрын
You are a master of your craft Alex Rome. It's amazing that you opened with a song by Erik Satie too :).
@MrBendixxx 11 күн бұрын
Jesus they are some massive headphones. God dam they’re big. I can’t stop looking at them
@Mike451F 11 күн бұрын
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!
@ileryon4019 11 күн бұрын
good advice. using tonals of adjacents
@Farabeats70 10 күн бұрын
Very gooood
@Zer0FuQsGiven 10 күн бұрын
The exact sounds he used are from the Nexus Library combined with Sylenth1, he always used Nexus and Sylenth, especially during his Levels, Silhouettes, Bromance era. ^^
@LohPro 9 күн бұрын
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 9 күн бұрын
@@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.
@Kwiatkovv Күн бұрын
0:35 I swear I heard this in many songs AND minecraft😭🙏
@ShohTann 12 күн бұрын
7:03 lol forreal.
@darrenrobinson8317 9 күн бұрын
Wish you completed the second half of the melody, but still good to hear remakes.
@DJDeltaEDM 6 күн бұрын
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!
@mmmus1c 11 күн бұрын
RIP legend
@STA-3 6 күн бұрын
5:11 I think the D needs to be a C#, that way you get Gdim with the extra G# on top.
@trentpoles 10 күн бұрын
The "G5 interval thats not a chord" are still chords. Wording it like that will be confusing to beginners.
@JoshuaRichardHancock 12 күн бұрын
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.
@lewisbamford337 9 күн бұрын
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.
@sehr_interessant 11 күн бұрын
I have a question. What are those monster headphones you have on?
@filippogallina4070 11 күн бұрын
these chords are not correct btw
@dodge_r_r7894 5 күн бұрын
Could you do some odesza chord progressions pls?
@KH9producer 9 күн бұрын
cool skill🦾👍❤️
@antuasalcole 2 күн бұрын
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
@lesswin4976 11 күн бұрын
This is done so well!
@pazt9911 9 күн бұрын
Your last set of chords are incorrect
@joleaneshmoleane8358 12 күн бұрын
😂 those headphones are ridiculous!
@geod1m 12 күн бұрын
nah id buy them , imagine making music in them you feel like a god
@geod1m 12 күн бұрын
@@peiwei3873 uh how much?
@rezar722 12 күн бұрын
Bro, how many videos has he made on Silhouettes😂💀, great vid btw🎉🎉
@AlexRome 12 күн бұрын
I’d honestly do vids on this song and language by porter Robinson every year because I love them so much haha
@HankHillspimphand 11 күн бұрын
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! )
@Ryzza5 11 күн бұрын
Before adding the passing chords it's basically Taylor Swift's Wildest Dreams.
@hey_maurice 11 күн бұрын
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 11 күн бұрын
Pretty sure dyad/diad is musician slang.
@fromixty 7 күн бұрын
Some chords seem to be incorrect.
@Lolc4k3 4 күн бұрын
2 tone chords are called diads :)
@MTBSkiBarberLife 12 күн бұрын
You ride bikes too???? Nice shirt
@ArnavThePhukan 7 күн бұрын
WASNT THIS UPLOADED ?
@vannibombonato4180 2 күн бұрын
5:11 can’t you hear a chord is desperately wrong?
@thesnassassn8521 6 сағат бұрын
*Were
@kristofferjohansen2780 11 күн бұрын
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 11 күн бұрын
Content well is drying up.
@slimshady8252 9 күн бұрын
Bromance is like 15 years old lol. I see your point tho, he missed that
@turk9677 4 күн бұрын
Very true. Salem is the heart behind this banger
@geod1m 12 күн бұрын
Wasnt this uploaded before?
@laalbeats 12 күн бұрын
i swear
@joshy_power 12 күн бұрын
It is uploaded before but it wasnt the same vid its just the same song he is remaking
@memento-mori-2097 10 күн бұрын
the last of those passing chords does not sound right. how can you not hear it's off 😭
@AquariusStarchild 11 күн бұрын
the headphones are actually normal size
@mdazharmusic 5 күн бұрын
Hey bro… will you work for me ..?
@Quant-Beat 8 күн бұрын
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...
@k_e_n_n_y_mccormick Күн бұрын
nice try but the lead chords are wrong in the 3rd to 4th bar
@stevenroys1830 11 күн бұрын
i workin about 9 mins with out of tune key ? XD
@DizzyGuy66 12 күн бұрын
Porter Robinson is fucking cool
@msvizzera 12 күн бұрын
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@PIZZAdayisback 12 күн бұрын
*powerchords start*
@AsifTML2 10 күн бұрын
3:48 thats a wrong chord bro. Not in key.
@THE.TUNE.PRODUCTIONS 11 күн бұрын
The video is good. But... very funny. If you always show these chords as if they were absolutely insane - then use these chords in your songs and present your own songs. I always find it funny how famous musicians are hyped because of completely simple melodies. Think about it... And the longer you think about it, say 3 minutes at a time, the "weirder" the whole thing becomes. 😄
@josh_ari 10 күн бұрын
His chords are good because he bought the midi unison chord pack
@johnqpublic4662 11 күн бұрын
Ads, ads, ads!
@bb-ioan 7 күн бұрын
it bothers me so much that you don't reralise that the second half of the chord progression sound very very bad and it's not correct, yet you keep on going .... ewww
@psylence101 3 күн бұрын
Biden 2024 🦅🇺🇸💙
@MichaelTmusic 8 күн бұрын
Good chord means no doubled Notes. Main BASIC rule of harmony.
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