I don't think I've ever seen "David Bennett Piano" actually play piano
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
😉
@theivory14 жыл бұрын
Are you here to watch him play piano?
@ContaVelha024 жыл бұрын
@@theivory1 nah we got 1000000 piano players on youtube but only 1 david bennett
@frmcf4 жыл бұрын
David Bennett Piano 5M sub piano reveal?
@ContaVelha024 жыл бұрын
@@frmcf lmao
@matthewmedina34613 жыл бұрын
bruh that snarky puppy teaching the room 4:3 was the ballsiest move I've ever seen
@dumbee.36712 жыл бұрын
My favorite band that uses polymeter regularly is no other than Meshuggah. Polymeter is used all over their music. But my favorite example is in their song “Do Not Look Down,” where in the verse, the guitar and bass is in 17/16, while the drums are in 4/4. It also switches later, where the guitar and bass switch to 15/16. It all creates this insane cyclical groove that is very unique.
@eggsontoast2 жыл бұрын
Both polyrhythms and polymeters scratch my brain in a good way, I've always loved playing them
@voxac30withstrat Жыл бұрын
Ive got scars on my brain
@High.on.Life_DnB5 ай бұрын
They can be really complicated to get to sound right, but it's AMAZING when a plan fits together 😎
@toothpastehombre4 жыл бұрын
If side effects of Vertical Hemiola persist, consult your primary care physician
@sierra36444 жыл бұрын
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@sesclaytpoop85254 жыл бұрын
Every year, hundreds of babies die because of Vertical Hemiola Together we can stop this
@RaymondHng4 жыл бұрын
Tired of the burning and itching of vertical hemiola? Use Preparation H.
@gj86834 жыл бұрын
And ask your doctor if Horizontila is right for you.
@KusanagiMotoko1004 жыл бұрын
At least it's not ligma.
@madiserket24 жыл бұрын
because of adam neely 4:3 only makes me hear "pass the god damn butter"
@XistoKente4 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Jake Lizzio I hear 3:2 as "not difficult".
@grahamconnorhudsonjameson88344 жыл бұрын
Same!
@Nazula2364 жыл бұрын
I learned it as "pass the salt and pepper" years ago and have never been able to shake it whenever I hear it
@bpdrumstudio4 жыл бұрын
My professor in music school during my last year of music theory, taught us this pass the god damn butter. It don't bother me swearing but as a drum instructor I can't (at least with some students lol) So I ended up using instead Pass The Peanut Butter
@therealzilch4 жыл бұрын
I don't know how old "pass the god damn butter" is, but I learned it at UC Berkeley in 1970.
@JonisMommerency4 жыл бұрын
The intro of Frame by Frame by King Crimson has one guitar playing 8 notes on repeat, the other guitar which starts at the same time plays the same thing but skips the last note, playing only 7 notes in a 7:8 time signature. So the first note of the 8:4 guitar is now on the second note of the 7:8 guitar, next time it will be on the 3rd note and 4th and 5th untill they meet up again at the first note. That's when they change to the next part of the song. Very nice use of polymeters here.
@docmcmoth Жыл бұрын
Discipline is also entirely written in Polymeter! Each section of the song takes on a new pairing, creating unique and complex melodies interwoven with each other. I saw a whole list of meter used, and it's honestly too much to summarize in a single comment, amazing what those boys could get up to
@lukahmad5683 Жыл бұрын
Wow that's amazing! Since you are great detecting that complex arrangements, I have a question that I need to ask. What is it called if the drums play 4/4 just like the drums in Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones, but the percussion play a little bit swing, like Still Standing by Elton John. I'm sure it sounds clashing but I like it, my band have that one song that play like that. I wanna know what it's called 😆
@terr4c010 ай бұрын
Discipline would've been the best example for polymeters but it wasn't on this list.
@nicholasp58024 жыл бұрын
Long Distance Runaround by Yes deserves a mention. The band plays 4/4 while drums play 5/8. Really cool
@4scended4984 жыл бұрын
4:3 straight up sounds like a grammarly advert
@tubthungusbychumbungus4 жыл бұрын
IF WRITE ANYTHING ON YOUR COMPUTER YOU NEED TO GET GRA-
@jdsarfo6104 жыл бұрын
lmaaooo
@kristijanfistrek90554 жыл бұрын
Pass the goddamn butter.
@yoursleepparalysisdemon81714 жыл бұрын
4:30
@xLextonx4 жыл бұрын
@4 S C E N D E D For real though
@Stepski234 жыл бұрын
Whenever I hear Chariots of fire now, I always think of Rowan Atkinson on the synth at the Olympics 😂
@TheDutchCreeperTDC4 жыл бұрын
Same. It's quite funny to me that that is actually the only moment I remember from all of the 2012 Olympics
@yesdcotchin4 жыл бұрын
@@TheDutchCreeperTDC the Queen jumping out of a helicopter with James Bond?
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha same! Rowan Atkinson rules!
@ewthmatth4 жыл бұрын
Going to search for that clip now :D Definitely rewatched it a few times back then
@krisnilsson50444 жыл бұрын
The album Polygondwanaland by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is almost entirely in polyrhythms. The song “The Castle in the Air” is a stand out for me.
@UnsIiced Жыл бұрын
Always the first thing that comes to mind when polyrhythms come up
@steamline432 Жыл бұрын
there's definitely a reason it's called "poly"gondwanaland. It's also got some amazing polymeter parts, especially crumbling castle (which is just about exclusively in polymeter).
@villerger_276 ай бұрын
Crumbling Castle's intro is just amazing imo And I'm surprised they can play The Fourth Colour live lol
@macronencer4 жыл бұрын
My favourite polymeter is the strings in the opening of Holst's Jupiter. They all start on different beats of a triplet, but it's in straight four. Genius.
@SteamTheatreProd2 жыл бұрын
Also Chopin's fantasie impromptu! A crazy 4:3
@floriandotsch26004 жыл бұрын
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody with the "So you think you can stone me and spin my eye" part
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
great suggestion! I can't believe I missed that one!
@zappycrook11304 жыл бұрын
March of the Black Queen, too. That's in the instrumental part in the middle of the song - around 3 minutes in
@philipclayberg49284 жыл бұрын
I'll add the Rush songs "Limelight" (in 3/4) and "Freewill" (back and forth between 4/4 and 7/4, I think), and Pink Floyd's song "Money" (7/8, then 4/4). I was waiting for those, but didn't hear you mention any of them.
@TheDutchCreeperTDC4 жыл бұрын
@@philipclayberg4928 that's changing time signatures, not the same as a polyrhythm/polymeter. Besides, the main money bass riff is in 7/4, not 7/8.
@xbird5324 жыл бұрын
Philip Clayberg Changing time signatures isn’t the same as a polyrhythm or polymeter
@DanielGonzalezC4 жыл бұрын
Black Dog by Led Zeppelin is probably one of the most legendary examples of polymeter. It still does my head in from time to time.
@pongop3 жыл бұрын
Plus the abrupt time signature changes! Amazing.
@carlo45944 жыл бұрын
I was at that Snarky Puppy Tiny Desk Concert and all I can say is that there is nothing compared to seeing them live. It was amazing, and I'll never forget the experience. I also have 2 other examples of polyrhythm and polymeter from none other than the Beatles. Magical Mystery Tour's final verse ("the magical mystery tour is dying to take you away") has a Vertical Hemiola polyrhythm. Paul's vocals are quarter notes on the beat (in 3/4) while the horns play dotted quarter arpeggios to counteract the vocals. The polymeter example is in "Happiness is a Warm Gun," and it was originally an accident. During the final section of the song, John sings his verse ("When i hold you in my arms...") in 3/4, with the guitar and bass switching to 3/4 patterns, while Ringo's drum part remains in 4/4. Ringo was supposed to switch to 3/4 as well but forgot and stayed steady through his mistake. In the end it was a happy accident that made the song even more iconic.
@voxac30withstrat Жыл бұрын
Wow that stuff about the Beatles was really interesting
@David-iv6je11 ай бұрын
People should really check out Snarky Puppy. Their 2012 video album "We like it here" is some of the best music I've heard in ages.
@X-UP-and-DOWN-X4 жыл бұрын
Dude, you are phenomenal! I’ve watched about 10 of your videos now through the suggestion feed and I really love your music theory. Easy enough for beginners like me, but advanced enough to where I feel like I’m able to learn a lot and really understand it all. Definitely earned a subscriber in me!
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That really means a lot 😊
@mikaeldk5700 Жыл бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano Dream Theater - Dance of Eternity ? Would be massive on this channel ...
@AnOldGreyDog4 жыл бұрын
So, basically, poly*rhythm* is when the "1" accents line up, but the notes don't, poly*meter* is when the notes line up, but the "1" accents don't...
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Graham Douglas that’s a pretty good way to describe it 😀
@lordman54974 жыл бұрын
Ooooh
@xdude20114 жыл бұрын
But both don't have to start on the first beat of the measure so it's a good way to think of it but not to apply or teach as it could become confusing
@AnOldGreyDog4 жыл бұрын
@@xdude2011 Indeed. I was merely trying to provide an aide-memoire to remember which was which, not construct an entire thesis.
@jasunkarner39164 жыл бұрын
On a polymeter, the 1st accents will eventually line up after so many measures, when you reach the first common multiple of the two meters. So for 5/4 and 7/4, at the 35th beat the meters will merge again on the 1st accent of their respective measures, before going off and diverging again. It creates a cool, weaving in and out effect. I recommend looking into the Fripp-Belew-Levin-Bruford era of King Crimson to hear some examples of this.
@decalice42724 жыл бұрын
King Crimson's Frame By Frame has two guitar parts playing 7/8 and 13/8 respectively. Also, their song Thela Hun Ginjeet has the rhythm section playing in 4/4 and the guitars playing in 7/8
@andreadena012 жыл бұрын
Polymeter : “Easy Money” by King Crimson (1973). The verse has John Wetton’s vocals in 7/8 while the instruments (bass/drums mainly) keep a 4/4 beat throughout
@danopticon4 жыл бұрын
When I was a little kid, my mom absolutely BLEW MY MIND by telling me Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five” was… in 5/4!! I hope all of you were as lucky to have fun, musical family members growing up. 🤗
@pongop3 жыл бұрын
My grandpa and uncle played music, but my dad says that he can only play the radio, and not even that well.
@kakahtukat9 ай бұрын
😂
@limegreenelevator4 жыл бұрын
Seven sharps in a key signature always makes my stomach do flips.
@mvmarchiori4 жыл бұрын
I can't particularly remember seeing seven sharps. They usually notate the music in Db or Bb minor to avoid it, even when modulating directly from C# minor to C# major, they normally switch to Db flat instead.
@katetanner284 жыл бұрын
Yeah, as a violinist, once I see more than five I'm terrified!
@isaiahd99474 жыл бұрын
@@mvmarchiori I just assume every note is sharp lmao
@paulbadertscher4 жыл бұрын
Somebody convince me why it's necessary for a keyboard piece to be written in 7 sharps. Why choose that particular key, when shifting up or down a half-tone would simplify?
@mvmarchiori4 жыл бұрын
@@paulbadertscher The piano uses equal temperament, and it results in some tonalities getting scales and intervals without "brightness", and/or too dull. Try listening (playing live would be better) the third Impromptu, in G flat Major, by Schubert. Now play it in G Major. It changes completely; gets darker, and less interesting. I'm sure someone can give you an better answer, though.
@YourMom-kp2xh4 жыл бұрын
I’m impressed by how normal the gorrillaz made 5/4 sound
@pjsdunne4 жыл бұрын
Listen to "Everything's Alright" from the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack. It's effortless. It was years before I realised it's 5/4.
@GeekyNerd_FTW4 жыл бұрын
Tut Tut Child - Queen of Your Heart as well
@Kornrock19694 жыл бұрын
Clint Eastwood as well
@xxxtentioncable68134 жыл бұрын
The Patient by Tool makes 5/4 sound completely effortless.
@IHamilton93204 жыл бұрын
xxxtentioncable The Patient is an absolute masterpiece, such a slept on Tool song. Definitely in my top ten by them.
@eec36413 жыл бұрын
Live recordings of The National's Fake Empire are always interesting, as you can often hear the crowd struggling to decide which rhythm they're going to clap along with
@JeroenBrosens4 жыл бұрын
The Mirror by Dream Theater, starts with John Petrucci playing a guitar riff that gets 4 (!) consecutive polymeters by Mike Portnoy on drums.
@teradex1244 жыл бұрын
You can’t make a David Bennett video without an example by Radiohead :)
@syachipeanut2 жыл бұрын
I love that
@majorse0002 жыл бұрын
or if not Radiohead then the Beatles
@tomcostello8510 ай бұрын
True.
@p_biggie4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely criminal to not feature Polygondwanaland by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard! That whole album is a masterclass on how to incorporate polyrhythm in ways that are exciting and fresh
@ajespers4263 жыл бұрын
The Hollow Knight soundtrack is also full of polyrhythms, like the whole section at the end of City of Tears is 4 against 3 (it might be 3 against 4, but the 3 is in the bass). Also that sweet piano bit in Hornet uses 4 against 3 for part of it.
@arnauorengoguardiola16163 жыл бұрын
Easy Money by King Crimson has vocals on 7/4 and the rest in 4/4 during the verse, I love it!
@TotalVoiceStudio4 жыл бұрын
Many great examples of polyrhythm from Chopin's piano music, including: - Three against four: Fantaisie Impromptu - Five against two: Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 3 - Two against three: Nocturne, Op. 48, No. 2 - 11 against 6: Nocturne Op 9 no 1 And the dreamiest use of polyrhythm ever... Mozart Piano concerto No 21, Elvira Madigan
@shantihealer Жыл бұрын
And with Chopin at the end of the Ballade No.1 ?
@jrhoadley4 жыл бұрын
I always liked this kind of music, but never realized it was polyrhythm. Thank you!
@snookerwither99554 жыл бұрын
There is a polymeter towards the end of Muse's song Animals, where the guitar and bass play in 5/4 time and the drums play in 4/4 time Also, I'm not sure if it is a polymeter, but the intro of Biffy Clyro's song Glitter And Trauma has a drum part in 4/4 and a guitar melody in something like 9/8
@antononononon4 жыл бұрын
and "supremacy" by Muse
@DanielFerreira-ds7lm3 жыл бұрын
I got here a year later. Just watched this vid for the first time and my first thought was Animals, by Muse
@adambeaudoin88184 жыл бұрын
The "mother superior jumped the gun" part in Happiness is a Warm Gun has a hemiola in the first measure of the phrase
@johnnyflamevlogz82034 жыл бұрын
All I can think of is the 3:2 polyrhythm in Gamma Knife by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Now that’s a band that warrants a lot of music theory analysis
@ShroomRPG4 жыл бұрын
So much 7/4.
@josephkarl20614 жыл бұрын
If I had the time, that band would be my PhD thesis.
@athomeinventions72664 жыл бұрын
Anything in polygondwanaland would be great in this video. Just to make people lose all hope
@josephkarl20614 жыл бұрын
@@athomeinventions7266 I hate to use the word genius because it can be a cliche, but I think that's a very appropriate word for those guys.
@sierra36444 жыл бұрын
literally all of nonagon infinity lol
@philippgra81914 жыл бұрын
You will always get me with Thom on the thumbnail
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thom Ol' Reliable Yorke
@mira_spacemoth3 жыл бұрын
**HIM**
@washmonument3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano wha-
@TK-fk4po3 жыл бұрын
This is easily one of the most informative music channels I’ve stumbled upon.
@DavidBennettPiano3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😀😃😃
@DonovanPresents4 жыл бұрын
2:50 sounds like a cell phone alarms have 😆
@KlausSgroi4 жыл бұрын
First thing I thought, but I'd argue it's more because of the sound of the instrument than the rhythm itself.
@loja384 жыл бұрын
'Discipline' by King Crimson has a lot of polymeters, you should check it out !
@chaosme1ster4 жыл бұрын
And for "Discipline" substitute almost any recently-ish Crimson title...
@Symphonicrockfran4 жыл бұрын
Frame by Frame, on that same album too!
@funkygawy4 жыл бұрын
I love the wikipedia description: "During the piece the two guitars of Belew and Fripp, respectively, move through the following sequence of pairs of time signatures: 5 /8 and 5/8, 5/8 and 4/4, 5/8 and 9/8, 15/16 and 15/16, 15/16 and 14/16, 10/8 and 20/16, 15/16 and 15/16, 15/16 and 14/16, 12/16 and 12/16, 12/16 and 11/16, 15/16 and 15/16, 15/16 and 14/16. Throughout the composition the drums play in 17/16."
@tonebank20004 жыл бұрын
no mention of discipline really shocked me
@racketman2u4 жыл бұрын
you guys had me intrigued, so I did a search for the track. Now I'm getting all sorts of weird shit in my recommends!
@badventist-petite4 жыл бұрын
Rush has plenty of songs with odd times but the one that comes to mind for me for 4:3 polyrhythms specifically is "Resist" around the 3:50 mark. The song is in 3/4 but at that point, Neil Peart switches to a 4/4 drum pattern while Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson maintain the 3/4 for the rest of the track. I've always enjoyed that.
@caedmonherodofficial Жыл бұрын
Vital signs
@fredh98084 жыл бұрын
This channel is gold
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@frogindeed4 жыл бұрын
The Shaggs have some of the most complicated polyrhythms ever. Shame they weren't intentional.
@oiradzenitram4 жыл бұрын
frogindeed pretty sure they meant to create their music that way.
@frogindeed4 жыл бұрын
@ In either case, I defy our friend David Bennet to analyse any of it.
@LilHaseProductions4 жыл бұрын
what song? don't tell me it's my fucking dog foot foot.
@boofestPeggy4 жыл бұрын
listen to Palberta!
@jimgiblet4 жыл бұрын
very good example, I wonder if they ever played a song the same way more than once?
@p4nico204 жыл бұрын
the king crimson album Discipline is full of polyrhytms and polymeters
@jcf19634 жыл бұрын
Fripp called it "Western Gamelan" after the marimba music of Bali.
@nuke974 жыл бұрын
@@jcf1963 nice, learned something new. Going to check out that music.
@mxncrrn4 жыл бұрын
i'm about to apply for the most prestigious music school in my country AND YOUR VIDEOS ARE HELPING ME A LOT TO REFRESH MY KNOWLEDGE IN MUSIC, so thank you!
@caedmonherodofficial Жыл бұрын
10:56 I was about to comment that let down should've been in the video but here it is! Thank goodness!
@TheDutchCreeperTDC4 жыл бұрын
Killing In The Name has interesting polyrythms in the intro. While the bass is playing 8th note triplets, the guitar riff follows it for the first triplet but then continues the riff with 4 regular 8th notes. Edit: oh yeah and Murder By Numbers by The Police uses a polymeter to confuse you in a really awesome way in the intro! Also also, the instrumental pre chorus of Black Dog by Led Zeppelin features a pretty complicated polymeter with the guitar and bass playing what I think was either 7/8 or 9/8 (can't check rn) against a 4/4 drum beat.
@sinklar12244 жыл бұрын
That 4/4 drum beat is known as a backbeat. Pretty common in progressive metal and djent.
@sinklar12244 жыл бұрын
I couldn't hear any polyrhythm in the murder by numbers intro, i think its the 3 8th note anacrusis which throws you off, plus some interesying syncopated high hat hits
@TheDutchCreeperTDC4 жыл бұрын
@@sinklar1224 The accents on the snare rim together with the kick happen every 3 beats. It's only when the full band comes in halfway through the verse that you get the context to realise so. In the chorus it makes even more sense as you get the regular rock/pop pattern with a kick on beat 1 and 3 and a snare on 2 and 4.
@TheSharkAnt4 жыл бұрын
"Killing In The Name" uses quarter note triplets, not eighth note triplets.
@MarcoFHQ4 жыл бұрын
The Knife's "A Tooth For An Eye" is 3/4 - 4/4 polyrhythmic. When I'm listening at home I concentrate on the 3/4 and it's quite mellow, but when I'm at the gym I listen to the 4/4 beats and it's great for running :D
@eventideelysium4 жыл бұрын
Im still wating for the day he discovers Dream Theater time signatures...
@guyedwards223 жыл бұрын
A really cool example of Polymeter is in the track 'Knowledge' from the game FEZ; it starts with a bass line in 6, comes in with a phrase in 3, layers a phrase in 5 over both, and eventually has a melody in 13 come in over everything. Really really cool sounding!
@coachsteve.4 жыл бұрын
Philip Glass' Mad Rush is one of my favorite 3:2 polyrhythms.
@Tofu5244 жыл бұрын
And the metamorphosis are pretty as well. But I love playing mad rush so much.
@emilrostad97204 жыл бұрын
Examples of Polymeter: Every song ever by Meshuggah
@guitaristssuck89794 жыл бұрын
I don't think he ever heard about them
@vladnikitin25664 жыл бұрын
Do you mean the djent grandfathers?
@nbecerra174 жыл бұрын
Or any progressive metal song, these are not real polyrithms, those are different distribution of notes, the polyrithms is something different, and you can analize them in anh Meshuggah song or any progressive rock/prog metal songs
@Tomahawks3604 жыл бұрын
@@nbecerra17 Yeah, thats why OP said polymeter and not polyrhythm.
@holygroove24 жыл бұрын
No - If Meshugah's music was poly metric then it wouldn't sound like it does. They stopped using poly meters after Destroy Erase Improve. Most of their music after Chaosphere is in 4/4 or 12/8. They deliberately stretch the riffs across the bar lines in a way that sounds like multiple meters, but it's all in 4/4, hence the bands name - Meshugah, meaning crazy. "Cycles" of phrases in 4/4 time.
@DanManDJ4 жыл бұрын
13:41 That was a very British way of saying “toot”
@Luetzsab4 жыл бұрын
I have no idea about majors, minors, rhythm, meter, notes etc. But I binge watched your videos for two days now. 😅
@misterflibble66014 жыл бұрын
Another fascinating video on the more outre aspects of music, even if I still have trouble wrapping my head around most of it
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Red Dwarf!
@pongop3 жыл бұрын
Mister Flibble's very cross! Oh my God I thought of that episode so many times during the COVID quarantine. Lol. "Oh we couldn't possibly do that... who would clean up the mess?" I actually re-watched the whole series during quarantine because I hadn't watched the more recent seasons and movie. Wow, such an amazing show. It's cool that it came back.
@pongop3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano I love that show!
@annoschreier18604 жыл бұрын
The "When I hold you in my arms..." part of "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" is really weird, because the drums seem to continue the 4/4 meter from the bars before, while the vocals (and the rest of the band) shift to 12/8.
@Vent694204 жыл бұрын
I think of it as lyrics deciding to solo lol
@rosaatomica99764 жыл бұрын
that part always hits real hard, the offset time makes it really fun to listen to
@devinstadler98314 жыл бұрын
I think Ringo may have just recorded the drum track in 4/4 and the rest of the band changed the time signature over the 4/4 beat
@annagrossi18732 жыл бұрын
I absolutely cannot play an instrument no matter how hard I try, but i always LOVE watching these videos!!! Just fascinating and easy to understand at any level :)
@fraseringram53754 жыл бұрын
The song animals by muse at the end has a 4:5 polymeter between the drums and the strings at the end, and during the solo in the drums has a 3:5 polyrhythm between the crash and the bass and snare
@deanroddey28814 жыл бұрын
I once got a vertical hemiola when I tried to move my gear rack without taking the gear out first. The last time I was this early it wasn't utterly embarrassing to post about the last time you were this early.
@BlockDefender4 жыл бұрын
I laughed
@Oops20073 жыл бұрын
hAHAHAHAH
@CollectedLight14 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I am not educated in music theory and I greatly appreciate your clear descriptions. Today, specifically, you helped me understand what I've been hearing and intrigued by at the beginning of Let Down. It always gave me the feeling of being propelled forward. I felt it, and heard it, and now I better understand it.
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you
@chrisrodsa2104 жыл бұрын
Nobody ever mentions the Polymeter in Metallica's One, leading up to the machine gun riff part. Where the drums switch to 4/4 and guitars stay in 3/4.
@DreIsGoneFission3 жыл бұрын
Clicked on this video on the whim. Didn’t know you were gonna open with one of my favorite songs. Bravo
@TheBusinessWalrus4 жыл бұрын
When you mentioned Tool, I was hoping you'd talk about the drum pattern in Eulogy. It sounds very cohesive, but it's actually a ridiculously difficult 16:3 polyrhythm, with the snare and kick playing a 4 measure long 4/4 beat, and the hi-hat playing in 3/4 with an open hat on beat 1.
@ukkovuorela41964 жыл бұрын
So basically 4:3
@TheBusinessWalrus4 жыл бұрын
@@ukkovuorela4196 The pattern has a 4:3 feel, but the 4/4 rhythm is 16 beats long. So it takes 48 beats for a full cycle, where both rhythms realign again on beat 1, meaning it's actually 16:3
@joshburns17774 жыл бұрын
There is SO much more cool and often complex rhythmical weirdness to be analysed in so much of Tool's stuff. In I think Lateralus, in a break near the end, Danny Carey plays a continuous, repeated, rhythmic ostinato of "s-s-q, q, q, q", where 's' is a semiquaver and 'q' is a quaver, in a short, quick, 5/8 pattern. He then begins filling in on top of this with a sort of groove in 5/4. What's really cool is that this is all taking place over the top of the song's current, base time signature of 6/8 (or 4/4 - I'm honestly not sure because the feel of the rhythm changes between the two continuously - a fact which adds to the rhythmic weirdness and excitement of the piece. I think at this point the piece is actually in 6/8 with a 4/4 polymeter on top), with a repeated rhythm in 6/8 in the bass of "q, q, q, q, -, -,", where '-' is a quaver rest. What's so cool about 5/4 or 5/8 over 4/4 or 6/8 is that, whereas 3:2/2:3 and 4:3/3:4 mathematically fit very neatly over the top of one another, 5:4/4:5 and 5:6/6:5 do not, and the effect of this is that the two rhythms in the polyrhythms found at this point in Lateralus do not "sync up" anywhere near as cohesively or as frequently as in all of the examples of polyrhythm found in most popular music. Here the rhythm feels characterised by the fact that the two rhythms almost never seem both to arrive back at beat 1 at the same time, as the most popular polyrhythms do, whereas in most examples of polyrhythms they are characterised by the fact that they arrive back at beat 1 together very frequently, which prevents them from sounding rhythmically disjunct (or overly complicated) and in fact causes them to take on the impression of sounding like their own, new, distinctive, cohesive rhythmical motif, which is good but also limits how complex and interesting and divergent the rhythm can be. In The Grudge there are frequent moments where there is a sort of "rhythmic acceleration" which I've basically never heard anywhere else, in which the instruments begin playing repeated crotchets all together in unison, but then the drums peel away from this unison sound and begin playing progressively smaller note sizes, the notes decreasing in length in a mathematically logical way, going down in order of size from one note size to the next. I.e. the drums go from playing continuous crotchets to playing (this may not be 100% accurate but it is something at least very similar to this) continuous quaver triplets > quavers > semiquaver triplets > semiquavers before ending this "acceleration" by cutting out with a cymbal crash. It's an incredibly cool and unique-sounding effect that I can't recall hearing anywhere else. Jesus - sorry for the essay!
@nuke974 жыл бұрын
There are a few excellent drum videos on KZfaq that break that section down.
@toprak34794 жыл бұрын
It's also somehow really groovy despite being that complex.
@HeyCupertino4 жыл бұрын
Deliiicious explanaition, Daiivid. Fffaank you
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
A F T R T H A T thank you!
@robertbrown27283 жыл бұрын
I've been fascinated by this for a long time. Thank you for the in-depth analysis.
@LilHaseProductions4 жыл бұрын
best bit of "Light my Fire" (until he stops the triplets). Such an epic part of the 5 minute organ/guitar solo!
@legioneelletregi11004 жыл бұрын
"Polyrhythm" by Perfume has... well, polyrhythms
@Isakbruford4 жыл бұрын
Aren't those polymeters?
@eileennono50393 жыл бұрын
Ironically, the label didn't like the polyrhythms in Polyrhythm and made a radio edit that excludes them.
@akositatot4 жыл бұрын
polyrhythms aka "inspirational background music for youtube videos royalty free"
@luisma19724 жыл бұрын
Interesting enough, I though that polyrhythm and polymeter where the same. I have used both a lot, thanks for making it easier to understad.
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Common misconception! 😊 thanks for watching!
@karlosed4 жыл бұрын
Maestro Bennett, this video was fantastic, thank you
@snoopyalaguerre36044 жыл бұрын
hoping to get into musicology master this year - gonna watch this whole channel
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Snoopy à la Guerre fantastic!
@tyronescringeheaven11204 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear you talk about Tool now :)
@tyronescringeheaven11204 жыл бұрын
@Natalie Kirk that just means he’s got good taste
@isabelle-alicejoubert53144 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making polyrhythms understandable to a musical novice like me. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it 🙏 Not just this video, but many others you have produced. I think we underestimate the work that goes it into it :)
@tubebydefault4 жыл бұрын
Another great video, David, and thanks for highlighting a further example of my musical inadequacy. Keep up the good work.
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
🙂🙂 thank you!
@mitchsegura82454 жыл бұрын
1:42 I saw them live and he tried it and the audience messed it up so bad
@daviddieffenderfer4 жыл бұрын
I love the examples you found! Some of them I’ve heard many times and never realized they used polyrhythms. Thanks David!
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
David Dieffenderfer thanks David! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! 😊😊
@stevenparry834 жыл бұрын
Hey David, I've just discovered your channel; such cool videos! After only watching 3 videos, I've already learnt a lot. Looking forward to watch more of them. Thank you and keep up the good work!
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 🙂🙂
@GI_Jimbo4 жыл бұрын
"Little Secrets" by Passion Pit has some insane polyrhythms going on in it, I've always wanted to see that broken down by someone smarter than myself.
@Lines424 жыл бұрын
Toto „Africa“. The Mallet in the Intro is polymetric, 5/4
@limposwe4 жыл бұрын
Lines42 which part? I don’t see it.
@moka82674 жыл бұрын
@@limposwe The marimba plays a repeating F#-E-C#-B-C# line after every synth line in the intro. You know, the *dunnn, dun dun d-dun dun dunnnnn*
@PlanetoftheDeaf4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Massive admiration to the artists who can play such music live, it must frazzle the mind having 2 rhythms going on at the same time!
@PeteS_19944 жыл бұрын
The polyrhythmic stuff actually seems very normal to me. It's only when I listen to the explanation of it that it sounds confusing. I think performers probably don't think too much of the theory or if they do they must have developed good rhythm and timing, much better than the average person.
@cactusking4 жыл бұрын
"More progressive types of music... like classical"
@dolan56853 жыл бұрын
its true
@kin3tic0n373 жыл бұрын
Apparently you misunderstand the term "progressive"
@dolan56853 жыл бұрын
Kin3tic 0n3 who
@kin3tic0n373 жыл бұрын
@@dolan5685 not you, other guy lol
@thomasgortemaker3 жыл бұрын
the first song I was thinking about when I saw this title was "Fake Empire" and you use it as your first example, nice, great song
@DavidBennettPiano3 жыл бұрын
😃😃
@vaporman4424 жыл бұрын
Many King Crimson songs use either poly rhythm or poly meter. I believe Captain Beefheart uses another, even more complex technique-multiple rhythms and multiple tempos simultaneously.
@Geronimo1224 жыл бұрын
Great video. Clear, and nicely illustrated presentation of polyrhythms-- bravo!
@violeticious91974 жыл бұрын
I would love it if you made a Deftones music analysis video! You explain everything so well and when you show it on the piano it helps me get it. Thanks!
@Daria-Kurilko3 жыл бұрын
«Nearer My God to Thee” is also a good example. When one’s new to polyrhythms and co, the music sounds pretty confusing indeed! But it has its own beauty that can’t be appreciated by everybody’s ear. Thanks a lot for the interesting video!
@avatarsrevenge4 жыл бұрын
I think the nine inch nails song "La Mer" uses a polymeter. The acoustic bass line that starts the song is in 3/4, then the drums come in doing 4/4 but the bass line keeps going. Could be wrong, I have very scant classical training
@freakazoid46914 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. You're a very good teacher. Keep up the good work!
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@Youshallbeeatenbyme2 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite bands: TesseracT and Animals as Leaders, use polyrhythms and polymeters all of the time in their music arrangements. It's so satisfying honestly.
@shlarpy4 жыл бұрын
So happy you picked Fake Empire for the 4/3 polyrhythm example, it's my go-to song to explain the concept
@theivory14 жыл бұрын
If have never heard Perpetual Change by Yes go listen. The bridge is one of the best poly meters I have ever heard. Somehow, Bruford plays the accents for both meters at the same time.
@theodorekorbos28044 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much I'm going to really use this. Look forward to seeing more of your posts.
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 🙂🙂
@Mammutidae4 жыл бұрын
This was really helpful. Meshuggah use them in like pretty much every song.
@sergemichoels39374 жыл бұрын
Cars 'Touch n go'. Lots of King crimson - for example Lark's tongues in aspic
@extremesbrauz4 жыл бұрын
"What happens now?" by Porcupine Tree.
@toprak34794 жыл бұрын
This is a good one. 3 over 5 over 7
@gaia38ant4 жыл бұрын
just a little polymeter indeed ahah
@SquishypuffDave4 жыл бұрын
This is a God-tier example. They don't just spin their wheels either, the way it resolves into 3/4 at the end is some really intelligent composition. The second half of Mellotron Scratch is also a real earworm of a polymeter.
@wolframreactor743 жыл бұрын
Porcupine Tree Halo has a 17/16
@robhogg684 жыл бұрын
The Peter Gunn theme has repeated 3 over 4 (or 6 over 8) phrases. I've been working on internalising the rhythm recently, and finally got to the point where I can walk at a normal pace, snapping my fingers 3 times for every 4 strides. I get some funny looks.
@danloschen58994 жыл бұрын
Check out the background vocals on Steely Dan's "Babylon Sisters" near the end. "You gotta shake it baby, you gotta shake it baby, you gotta shake it..." a 7/8 phrase superimposed on the 4/4 groove. Mind-bending
@davemartinguitarist2 жыл бұрын
Free - Alright Now In the guitar solo there’s a polyrhythmic pattern being played between the guitar and the drums, making a 3 against 4 kind of vibe
@danielmkubacki4 жыл бұрын
Another great video David.
@DavidBennettPiano4 жыл бұрын
Daniel Kubacki thanks!
@ByeX3604 жыл бұрын
Everyone: Let's do a 4:3 polyrythm! Jacob Collier: wHaT bOuT 21:22 pOlYrYtHm?
@pilcaroo4 жыл бұрын
A nice example of a polymeter is the hook from It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing. I would call it a rhthmic displacement, as well as some of the examples you gave, but they're the same thing. Thank you for the interesting, clear video.
@TikoVerhelst3 жыл бұрын
Polymetres make me think of that illusion where you can see a vase or 2 people.
@TheRealGirlWeeb4 жыл бұрын
very useful ... I love your videos and they really make my future music stuff sound better. Thanks a lot for doing this!