the "Eight Days a Week" chord progression

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The chord progression of I II IV I appears often enough in Beatle-penned songs that I think of it very much as a "Beatlish" chord progression. This bright string of major chords offers a really intriguing blend of tonalities and has been put to work by many great songwriters.
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0:00 Introduction
0:37 The Beatles
2:18 Other songs that use the progression
3:40 Video game music
4:20 Studio Session & Competition
5:38 the major II chord
6:25 Lydian modal mixture
7:36 Secondary dominant
9:38 Voice leading
11:19 piano outro/Patreon

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@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

@@rightrob555 bloody hell Liam, it was just a joke 😂

@rightrob555 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano ok

@rightrob555 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano 😂 ok I love your videos

@mistabaconhair8994 Жыл бұрын

Ain’t falling for that

@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano What did Queen's _"In the Lap of the Gods (revisited...)"_ use? {:o:O:}

@unacuentadeyoutube13 Жыл бұрын

2:48 "Of course, this chord progression hasn't just been used by The Beatles and The Beatles Tribute Act" Savage.

@EmmaPeelman Жыл бұрын

Quite funny, though...

@AeronKabutoBlade Жыл бұрын

Mr Bennett has a clear horse in the race and it ain't the Tribute Act. :)

@unacuentadeyoutube13 Жыл бұрын

@@EmmaPeelman no doubt lol

@BenZaniline Жыл бұрын

Harsh, perhaps, but true... 😄

@marienbad2 Жыл бұрын

Perfectly savage tbf.

@CYLITM 26 күн бұрын

I've been looking for this chord progression for years. It seems like it's everywhere.

@gabe_s_videos Жыл бұрын

True story: a few days ago, I was jamming on my uke and really enjoyed the way it sounded when I slid the D chord shape up a few frets. I found a couple other chords that went really well together with it, including it's relative minor. I thought "This sounds so good! It must already be a song, but I'm gonna remember it for later in case I can use it." Played it again the next day. It was literally just "Eight Days A Week." That's the struggle of being an aspiring songwriter who's also a total pop music nerd: all of the best songs have already been written, and you know all of them! XD

@MrRyan2582 Жыл бұрын

Such a nice and bright chord progression. Never realized how many of the songs I love used it. Always loved All Around The World especially, as they just go and key change everything TWICE.

@b00ts4ndc4ts 10 ай бұрын

There's only seven progressions to choose from, so it will pop up now and again.

@theamazing39 Жыл бұрын

"Satellite of Love" by Lou Reed deserves a mention here.

@mk_rexx Жыл бұрын

In the Philippines, this became a popular thing to learn by beginner guitar players because of a hit song by a Eraserheads, a very influential band here. Specifically, it is played by shifting the G chord shape to different positions

@meguy9811 Жыл бұрын

May I ask what song?

@mk_rexx Жыл бұрын

@@meguy9811 Huling El Bimbo

@isolehommemisreable Жыл бұрын

Ang Huling El Bimbo is such a master piece, in my opinion, the easiest Eraserheads song to be played in the guitar. This song is also the most well known Eraserheads song

@Kylzee Жыл бұрын

they also use a very similar progression on their song Torpedo. it goes C D Dm C, or I - II - ii - I. the minor ii (Dm) chord is very similar to the IV so it's closely related

@carlojoshuacrisanto9598 11 ай бұрын

Also "Bulong" by Kitchie Nadal

@Lemanic89 Ай бұрын

Rooftop Run FTW!

@zbr76 Жыл бұрын

As a Queen nerd, I really should have realised this was also the 'Kind of Magic' progression! Also, that shade thrown at 2:32 and 2:49 was marvellous!

@PeterNash99 Жыл бұрын

Need your loving tonight has also the Eight Days a Week melody

@adrianbiber5340 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful lullaby at the end thank you

@FriskDrinksBrisk 5 ай бұрын

3:47 thank you ill be here all week 24/8

@Goat_boi 10 ай бұрын

i remember this video came out during my music exam. me and my friend knew what to say when we saw the thumbnail. the legendary line "SANS"

@pulykamell Жыл бұрын

I’ve always loved this progression . Also sounds great over a tonic pedal.

@juanjimenez62 Жыл бұрын

Even you can spice it a bit: I-IIadd9-IVmaj7-I.

@devidwobinson8747 Жыл бұрын

Bla bla bla

@Rene-uz3eb 10 ай бұрын

I can see how it was a favorite for the beatles because they employ a lot of modulations, and I II IV is two consecutive modulations of major second and minor third, while staying mostly in key

@mikepro500 Ай бұрын

10:50 Ooh la lala ooh la lala 🎶 Ooh la lala ooh la lala🎵

@dalecsaunders Жыл бұрын

When you referenced the implied secondary dominant being unfulfilled, you are setting up the 'As Tears Go By' progression (also 'Only Women Bleed)

@DougerArt Жыл бұрын

Engine - Neutral Milk Hotel is my personal fav using it, and it does use it exclusively.

@hyper9532 5 ай бұрын

Bro is the only person that would put his own ads in his videos.

@jorgedelosriossanz1523 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@kaitlyn__L 4 ай бұрын

For me this is definitely the “It’s a Kind of Magic” progression :) but that’s all about everyone’s own personal music history 😊 I didn’t quite twig it when you played the Beatles examples but it was super familiar, then when you played It’s a Kind of Magic I went “YES! That’s it”

@ashlynnfoxx Жыл бұрын

This progression definitely has a sonic kind of vibe to me, I wasn't surprised to see a sonic track mentioned in the video

@hangebicom Жыл бұрын

This progression also being used in "Atlatnis" by Donovan.

@deschain-music Жыл бұрын

Immediately heard "Hello" of "Shakespears Sister" in my head.

@scabbarae Жыл бұрын

I love using the major II in songwriting. Thanks for elaborating on why it works so well!

@calebbean1384 Жыл бұрын

It even sounds good in minor keys, it gives a Hungarian minor inflection with the sharp eleven

@ok-ug7ul Жыл бұрын

major III is pretty cool too

@scabbarae 11 ай бұрын

@@ok-ug7ul Yeah, but harder to pull off unless you're writing a bridge or something. I always think of "Creep" any time I find myself playing a major III.

@User-ol4dp 9 ай бұрын

Man you are genius

@JarkkoKokkonen 7 ай бұрын

I think this was used in Rocky Horror Picture Show and Prince’s Sometimes it snows in April. It’s a really nice sound.

@jamesdignanmusic2765 Жыл бұрын

"The Beatles tribute act" FTW! No mention of Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love"?

@TheAdvertisement Жыл бұрын

3:40 I was _not_ expecting Bennet to suddenly just pull out Undertale music in the slightest.

@Carlos-ln8fd Жыл бұрын

The Beatles tribute act lol

@juliam7056 Жыл бұрын

Awsome videos . Great work !

@noscrubbubblez6515 Жыл бұрын

You just reminded me how Paul's baseline to 'YouWon't See Me' is by far the best ever played -of any song. I've heard many fail to reproduce it.

@tweettweetjones1262 Жыл бұрын

Hey, check out Anne Murray's cover of 'You Won't See Me'. I think it's better than the Beatle version. (The bass and them voices give goosebumps!)

@noscrubbubblez6515 Жыл бұрын

@@tweettweetjones1262 I'm sorry, Anne Murray's bass was semi fuzz-tone. What I heard was horrid.

@tweettweetjones1262 Жыл бұрын

@@noscrubbubblez6515 Chicago do a version of it too with the chromatic and walking bass-lines closer to Paul's I think. U-tube has a video. 👍

@T_Mo271 Жыл бұрын

Lovely lead-out.

@composer7325 Жыл бұрын

excellent video, thank you, David.

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter 😊😊

@rodrigotellom Жыл бұрын

The Beatles Tribute Act! David being a savage.

@zzzaphod8507 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for including the beautiful voice leading A-Gsharp-G-Fsharp in the discussion at the end. That chromatic line is a great way of providing more "musical logic" to tie the chords together. It's possible someone at some point started with the chromatic line first and then decided to have the major version of the II chord to support the chromatic line.... The piece at the end is pretty--thanks for that as well

@goobertsnoobert9015 5 ай бұрын

Another artist who was hugely influenced by the Beatles was Elliott smith and he used this chord progression a number of times. Listen to miss misery, happiness, good to go, and easy way out, all use it in their choruses :) Oh and coming up roses uses it in its verse, honestly I keep updating this comment cuz I just keep coming across it in his music lol.

@tweer64 Жыл бұрын

3:47 Toby Fox was inspired by the music of the mother series when he wrote this, which was in turn inspired by the Beatles, among other artists.

@bekiigic Жыл бұрын

Beatles tribute act 🤣

@villadavid164 Жыл бұрын

Beatles were a vapid pop boy band till they travelled america and ran off with much of Californian hippie culture all the way to the bank

@empresaglova1268 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@samulihirsi Жыл бұрын

The best ever

@gavincarper Жыл бұрын

Oasis sounded more like T-Rex and The Stone Roses more than they ever sounded like The Beatles lol. They were big fans and had similar haircuts but eh

@DriamAyalay Жыл бұрын

Sing me something new

@choiboi09 Жыл бұрын

Great job avoiding copyright claims.

@magicalmysterybeatles9084 4 ай бұрын

With this video i understand more how did the Beatles write ( i'm Trying to write songs inspired to them) thanks❤ can u please do more vidéos of the Beatles chords progressions?

@chefmichaelt Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@faiqlatif3122 Жыл бұрын

Ten Years After's "If You Should Love Me" also used the same progression

@BillyLeeGoodman Жыл бұрын

I love that you refered to them as The Beatles tribute act

@RavenMadd9 Жыл бұрын

David thank you for the lesson

@BlurredTrees Жыл бұрын

Savage Mr Bennett! 😂

@jonaspragis 6 ай бұрын

Atlantis by Donovan. Thanks for explaining :)

@txikitofandango Жыл бұрын

Throw a III in for added bright parallel uhh fun

@syater2 Жыл бұрын

I am reminded of the second half of Donovan's 'Atlantis.'

@positivegradient Жыл бұрын

Beautiful composition at the end, really so tastefully Lydian ❤❤

@DingleDangleSoup Жыл бұрын

This chord progression is not DEAD

@arklowrockz Жыл бұрын

That Ben Folds LP is an absolutely cracker which everyone should own. "Still Fighting It" is on another level altogether

@swingingbunny3550 Жыл бұрын

In "You Won't See Me" there's A->B7->D->A, Which makes a single tone stays the same (A) all along the chords

@HenningUhle Жыл бұрын

When I heard this chord progression, suddenly a line comes to my mind: "Woke up this morning and the streets were full of cars..." - the first line from "Hello (Turn your Radio on)" by Shakespear's Sister. Such a nice progression. Thank you for this video.

@dannywhatshisname3623 Жыл бұрын

Shakespears Sister - Hello (Turn your radio on)

@wlunzensiert9232 Жыл бұрын

That was one of the first songs that came to my mind.

@yayes 9 ай бұрын

I've always associated this progression with "Engine" by Neutral Milk Hotel, and "Diver" by Vundabar.

@nigelhaywood9753 Жыл бұрын

It was reminding me of that song from the end of The Dark Side of the Moon. I think it uses these chords in the chorus. It's a great chord progression. Thank you.

@stephendonovan9084 Жыл бұрын

Brain Damage, yes, under the chorus it’s G A7 C G. Also surprised it wasn’t mentioned

@mikeg9b Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! I was being driven crazy because I remembered hearing this progression in a Pink Floyd song but couldn't find it.

@user-gc2er5hj8c 8 ай бұрын

Another song that uses that progression is The Winter of '79 by the Tom Robinson Band.

@mason87104 Жыл бұрын

David you sure are good at spotting interesting chord progressions AND then finding a bunch of songs that use it. I love your analysis too. Thank you for all the effort it takes to do such great videos!

@samcoleman605 Жыл бұрын

Very obscure example, but Old Red Eyes is Back by Beautiful South uses this progression.

@fredhystair5789 Жыл бұрын

Always great !

@alexneill8338 Жыл бұрын

David Bowie - Boys Keep Swinging and Fantastic Voyage, both from Lodger!

@jimburchett Жыл бұрын

outro music intrusively good - again.

@garrettdonovan8238 5 ай бұрын

Another example of this would be in the chorus of “Bulletproof” by La Roux

@King4taday Жыл бұрын

I think this might be my favorite outro song you’ve made. That sweet Lydian sound pops ❤

@LunizIsGlacey 8 ай бұрын

I see Undertale, I click. Awesome to hear an analysis of anything somewhat related to its amazing soundtrack!

@leafbelly 6 ай бұрын

As a songwriter, this was always my favorite progression. I love it because of the ability to start on the fifth and descend chromatically through the chord progression. I love that.

@christopherzeng9320 Жыл бұрын

Another great video, but I can't believe Saturday in the Park by Chicago wasn't included!

@SpilcedJeans 10 ай бұрын

Didn't see it on the list but "Changing of the Seasons" by Two Door Cinema Club is also a good example.

@StevenMix Жыл бұрын

It was used on Pokemon Diamond and Pearl soundtrack, specifically the "welcome to the world of Pokemon" track 😊

@christinabarnard1066 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, David. Excellent.

@blazingaqua9127 Жыл бұрын

I really like this chord progression, the major 2 has such an uplifting feel. I've also seen it where you can mix this with the minor plagal cadence so its I, II, iv, I and that sounds really nice. I think that's what muse does on the verse to Kill or be Killed

@christopherfryda Жыл бұрын

I love this channel!!!

@marto877 Жыл бұрын

always a pleasure hear to you teacher and plus about The Beatles ❤️👏🏻

@steelersfan6787 Жыл бұрын

Favorite series!

@RugbyLeaguePassport Жыл бұрын

Hoodoo Gurus- What’s my scene

@EddieReischl Жыл бұрын

The Faces "Stay with Me" was the first song I thought of when thinking about that progression. Good video.

@EmmaPeelman Жыл бұрын

Same here...

Жыл бұрын

The first song that came to my mind was "Forget you".

@Jacktors Жыл бұрын

This dude gets it! Thanks bro.

@Starter61 Жыл бұрын

I loved the improvisation @11:20.

@RRM_Personal Жыл бұрын

Immediately thought about Rooftop Run when you first played the progression! So glad to see it included!

@PaulPower4 Жыл бұрын

I was so happy to see Rooftop Run in there :D. The part at 10:50 also very much reminded me of 0:25 in Rooftop Run Classic. Metropolis Zone also uses this progression, for reference.

@alnitaka Жыл бұрын

I note that if you make all the chords minor, you get the progression featured in the theme from Blade Runner by Vangelis.

@letsgobrndon Жыл бұрын

классно, very well done. simple but true!

@anthonymcdibble9496 Жыл бұрын

Love your work dude. "Beatles tribute act" = hilarious.

@ernestotabarez3341 Жыл бұрын

I think this progression works bc there's a descendent chromatic movement A-G#-G-F#, 5th of I, 3rd of II, 1st of G, and 3rd of I. This movement makes the sound more deductive, even when it isn't.

@ludovicmennel4166 Жыл бұрын

I haven't checked but Lou Reed's Satellite of Love could use this progression too

@Glarf Жыл бұрын

"Fall of the American Empire" by State Radio used it too

@hectormguitar Жыл бұрын

in the song zigota by blackfield they used it with the iv minor 👌

@jmiki89 Жыл бұрын

An other way you can think about modality (the way I was thaught back in school) is in the terms of solfage: e.g. D lydian is not a D major scale with an uplifted fourth (do re mi fi so la ti do) but a regular major scale started on its fourth degree (fa so la ti do re mi fa). So it's basically a temporary do-shift to the dominant A major scale, making E major its fifth chord (and thus we are back to the dominant of the dominant, or secondary dominant).

@ChrisOwenGuitar Жыл бұрын

“Old red eyes is back” uses this progression too. Great video.

@cakemartyr5794 Жыл бұрын

That's a really good song. Would be good to see some of their material featured here

@peach_total Жыл бұрын

10:50 this is my favourite iteration of this progression. it changes the feeling from peppy and energetic to a kind of warm nostalgia with just a drop of sadness/wistfulness

@JTGaughan Жыл бұрын

Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous by Good Charlotte is another one! Great video David. Never miss.

@invisigoth777 11 ай бұрын

i find it neat, how the E -G -D, sounds like part of the riff for Bat out of hell

@djmhyde Жыл бұрын

3:43 the first one that came to my mind was the The SIms 4 theme

@therealshavenyak Жыл бұрын

I’ve always referred to it as the “Hot Patootie, Bless My Soul” progression; I think that was the first song I learned to play that used it.

@mr.nobody2244 Жыл бұрын

Great video, as always.

@podchauffe Жыл бұрын

The most effective use of this progression is, imho, by Graham Nash in Better Days. His gentle accentuation of that second chord on the piano makes it work so nicely. And, speaking of Nash, there's also a song in The Hollies catalogue utilising the same pattern: Would You Believe (George Harrison must have subconsciously plagiarised it, too - just kidding).