Essential/Basic Harmony of/with Stevie Wonder

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Essential/Basic Harmony of/with Stevie Wonder

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@alanwood5394 6 жыл бұрын

"Stevie Wondie"

@Zekromz1 4 жыл бұрын

Alan Wood I literally went “who? Oh I gotta go”

@willfeen 7 ай бұрын

I can’t 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@willfeen 7 ай бұрын

chickie nuggies

@themennissvids 6 жыл бұрын

I love Stevie Wundy!

@Zeldarw104 5 жыл бұрын

don't be a d******it's Stevie Wonder! I'll give you a pass this time!!😒

@zibbybone 5 жыл бұрын

Zelda, at the beginning of the video, the narrator says "Wundy"

@johnnycrew2517 3 жыл бұрын

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@asakeith533 3 жыл бұрын

@Johnny Crew Instablaster =)

@dvillaresable 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a simple man. I see "Stevie Wonder" and I like the video.

@russelpea 5 жыл бұрын

So did i

@arsenentibushitse7794 5 жыл бұрын

so i did

@YaBoiSebas 5 жыл бұрын

Why does he say "flat seven seven". It sounded kinda awkward to me since saying it's a flat seven chord kind of already implies the flat seventh extension.

@aarondantley1293 5 жыл бұрын

@@YaBoiSebas Hey, it's because when he says "flat seven seven" he's speaking of two different things: 1) the root note of the chord in roman numerals based on the key of the song (i.e. bVII, so if the song is in C major, the flat seven scale tone would be B flat, and that's the note this chord would be built from), and 2) the quality of the chord, which is a dominant seven chord, which has, as you mentioned, the flat seventh extension. The reason he says both is because the quality of the chord could vary, so you could have a flat seven minor seven (bVIImin7), or major (bVIImaj7), or any other quality. So, to stick with C major, the "flat seven seven" chord is B flat dominant seventh. hope that helps.

@YaBoiSebas 5 жыл бұрын

@@aarondantley1293 Thanks for clarifying. I should've known that lol.

@gonzalogonzalez9960 5 жыл бұрын

I've come to discover Stevie by studying harmony and chords progression. I liked him before, but now I think he's a genius with so much to learn from.

@dmitryWeirdo 3 жыл бұрын

Something in the way this progression moves attracts me like no other progression :)

@asimo15 6 жыл бұрын

... how wonderful it is to take a walk in the park of music when You take us by the hand !

@daveaustin4538 6 жыл бұрын

Dude, I love your sense of humor, and your penetrating intellect into the secrets of how music hangs together. A theory teacher put it this way to me. :the V to I is like masculine energy. It's the mover and the doer, the IV to 1 progression is female, or lunar energy, because you can play the tonic note with the IV chord.. it's like being home already, and shows unconditional love, where as the V to 1 has to perform a movement before coming to rest. The IV minor is the tear in the eye of Jesus as it is such a poignant emotional and compassionat sound. interesting stuff!!

@JazzDuets 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for the comment

@hahabass 6 жыл бұрын

After all these years of messing around with bass guitar and never REALLY understanding what I was doing I've started to delve into harmony proper. What you just said is priceless. Thanks for sharing. And Jazz Duets? Thank YOU.

@felipegonzalezklever9762 5 жыл бұрын

I'm okay with postmodern thinking, but you kinda miss the point of talking with the technical vocabulary

@speakerbugsounds9871 5 жыл бұрын

this comment was cool.....until i pressed read more haha

@jsamc 5 жыл бұрын

Huh ?? : )

@doordashh 5 жыл бұрын

"I believe when i fall in love" is such a beautiful song. 😭

@algoodwin6656 6 жыл бұрын

Nick My brother. I'm another son of Mr. Wonderful, lol. He's truly the best ever to me, in my humble opinion. Thanks Nick

@sergioropo3019 4 жыл бұрын

These studies on harmony progressions you do are invaluable. Thanks a lot son.

@lucasjoelten4808 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for all the love and information you pass our way. I love Stevie's music and it is thanks to you that I am able to get closer to understanding the greatness of his compositions and genius. The moments his music has gifted me are too many to mention but I am however eternally grateful to you for taking the time to do this. Once again, thank you!

@BloodOath 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a country Vocalist /American songwriter . So yes your talking about something so crucial as a writer playing covers is another thing entirely but writting something just as great and entertaining to the ear require this knowledge . Hope you kids are learning something aka the consumers you guys don't know or appreciate how Hard we work . thank you for showing the public what we do As entertainer and songwriter im still learning so you never stop building your sound

@keithruddell1800 6 жыл бұрын

i think you did a really great job with this. thank you! the bVII7 is a cool dominant function that can certainly have a -IV flavor especially following a IV chord. bVII7 is less jarring than a bII7 and does well at portraying a happy bluesy sunrise forward-moving vibe.

@gabrielmahutasoit8953 2 жыл бұрын

The bII7 is pretty much the same as V7 due to the same tritone between bII7 and V7, so, when the sounding might be differ, the direction is the same. In other side, bVII7 has a "minor-based" tritone pair and a taste of iv (minor 4th chord), so the sound differs greatly

@andresaxmanbrown 4 жыл бұрын

Watching this is like watching the reveal of an incredible magic trick before my very eyes. 🤯 Once again, thank you! 🙏🏾

@JazzDuets 4 жыл бұрын

very kind and appreciated!

@Raikaska 5 жыл бұрын

Ace Attorney music... I'll never cease to be grateful for it.

@PrinceofPersia6423 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Nick, thank you for sharing your knowledge in all these wonderful videos. You have made me grow exponentially as a young musician. Even more so, you're the one that showed me the genius of Stevie Wonder, and I've been hooked since. Thanks again for all that you do!

@Hagai-Rehavia-fingerstyle 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! as far as i concern, may the next dozens videos will contain analyzing Stevie's divine music

@Zeldarw104 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful suggestion!!😄👏👏👏🎶🎶💓🙌

@michaelmackenzie2569 3 жыл бұрын

New to music theory - mind blown!!!

@oltas223 2 жыл бұрын

we are expecting more from you sir.

@crazyace88 3 жыл бұрын

best music analysis channel on youtube

@lorenzodionlee3988 6 жыл бұрын

Fabulously done! Impressive using Steve Wonder for your example. He’s really the best to show what you mean, because it’s really the KEY to how he is able to make those powerful melody lines!

@evolme5824 7 ай бұрын

❤thank you so much. Very helpful. Clear and compact.

@andyquinn1125 6 жыл бұрын

Once you have these sounds in your ear, you will hear them often. I'd bet Stevie heard them as a kid in church. Thanks Jazz Duets!

@SolarMumuns 3 жыл бұрын

And hanging around all the Motown greats and Funk brothers. Not a bad apprenticeship!

@bigrich693 4 жыл бұрын

I will dedicate all of my free time now to mastering this! Thank God I remembered and thank you for such great stuff! All hail Stevie !

@Dreddusa 4 жыл бұрын

Stevie Wonderful

@ComicPower 6 жыл бұрын

great breakdown of the pure genius of Stevie.

@kaanpeeters 6 жыл бұрын

Liked before I even saw the video! You, sir, are a genius.

@justintime4270 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your videos. I studied jazz music at college and being an ear player primarily just got so lost and confused by substitutions etc. I gave up. Now, all these years later and not playing I stumbled across your videos and I can see what they were trying to explain. I could hear/feel the changes but no idea why I was so moved by them.I was a huge Stevie Wonder fan and have , because of your videos watched a couple of his concerts and enjoyed his music with more educated ears. Many Thanks!

@rodolphegardon982 6 жыл бұрын

Eternal gratitude yes. Thank you guys

@lupcokotevski2907 6 жыл бұрын

For those interested in the development of pop harmony, the revolutionary and immensely influential album 'Eli and the Thirteenth Confession' (1968) by the Bronx prodigy Laura Nyro is essential listening. Nyro's chordal language relates to Great American Songbook. One of Nyro's influences was Debussy. You may have heard many Nyro songs such as 'Stoned Soul Picnic', Eli's Comin', 'Wedding Bell Blues', 'And When I Die'. Her track 'December's Boudoir' (1968) has almost 40 chords with modulations.

@dougshankle7946 6 жыл бұрын

This video is excellent!!! I don't understand it all but I do sort of get it and this really helps. I'll have to watch this several more times. I love these melodies that ascend or descend by a half step.

@sitarnut 4 жыл бұрын

"Brother Ray" is coming to mind as well... he inspired a lot of us too....

@donmilland7606 4 жыл бұрын

That progression was used in alot of 1970s pop song (youre so beautiful). But if anyone wants to analyze Stevie Wonder's complex listen to "That Girl" on the blockbluster 1981 album especially the song's ending vamp with those complex chords with Ab as the pedal. Genius!! Even the bridge modulates in another key before turning back to Ab min.

@arneperschel 5 жыл бұрын

I remember my first encounter with this progression as a kid, when I first learned The Entertainer by Scott Joplin. (Well, it's almost the same.)

@JazzDuets 5 жыл бұрын

me too!

@petrus7977 3 жыл бұрын

Here´s you like for Argentina

@bsorryrthatsit7055 Жыл бұрын

As usual I liked the lesson. Wonder is teaming with Santana...it's a match that should spread up the charts like wildfire.It's the song , not the singer, but then again.

@earfulaudio5199 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@Luper1billion 5 жыл бұрын

thanks this gave me some insight into other ways to create chord progressions

@paulprice6330 6 жыл бұрын

Your harmony lessons are gold! Thank you

@dmcmac9619 5 жыл бұрын

Fabulous!

@M2m154 6 жыл бұрын

Your videos are truly a blessing.

@FrankieSpellman Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Cheers!

@lorenzovicari4668 4 жыл бұрын

Amazingly explanatory and yet soulful

@SteelStringCheese 6 жыл бұрын

Also in "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker.

@atmosphericmusic651 4 жыл бұрын

I love Stevie Wondie.

@GodupInc 10 ай бұрын

Amazing that a blind man has shown me how little I actually can see!

@YohAquino2 6 жыл бұрын

this is way too awesome. more artists please.

@NarvasolQuirupira 5 жыл бұрын

Desde la Rioja! Aguante Nick!

@michaeldean9338 2 жыл бұрын

Learning so much from you, Nick. Always was shaky when it came to suspension chords and secondary dominants, but starting to catch on to you-- and few other folks. Thanks so much.

@Ginogizio 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Nick your videos are very important as well so interesting , your explanation is clear and simple at any time and your sympathy is overwelming.

@cheezepye 6 жыл бұрын

I just wrote a song using this progression, now I’m hoping it’s not too hackneyed! Haha

@noonward 3 жыл бұрын

music isn't hackneyed

@BCC288 6 жыл бұрын

been looking for something like this for a long time

@andre_ssssss Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Teaching and editing are both superb! Thank you for the video!

@marionzacedeno378 2 жыл бұрын

La Armonia basica para oir una buena musica

@TONIKOBLER 6 жыл бұрын

living just enough for the city , , excelent video , congratulations , excelent way of music class

@ericgamliel8500 6 жыл бұрын

This is such a common progression. You could do an hour on every one who used it: Beatles (Fixing a hole, Something), ELO (Telephone Line) come to mind immediately.

@gmackhere4fun Жыл бұрын

He also does it on Ordinary pain..... thanks

@deshawnswag_ Жыл бұрын

amazing video

@Poppafunkband 6 жыл бұрын

Nice - Stevie = Genius

@mariahpalmer947 4 жыл бұрын

I Love. You

@niknic12 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing video! I adore Stevie and your breakdown of his harmonies along with your sense of humor I truly appreciated-Thank you!

@huntermorgan6177 5 жыл бұрын

I think the key power comes from the minor plagal cadence of this progression. (IV- to I) Its just such a powerful movement from a minor to a major chord.

@triclone123 5 жыл бұрын

I love this type of analysis. Thank you!

@Tonemash 4 жыл бұрын

I love this channel! Thanks for the great suggestions . You all are awesome

@flautacristianamusicaparal4716 4 жыл бұрын

I love the way so creative to explain

@vanessalavonneking5401 11 ай бұрын

✨🎆💫🎶🎼🎙️What a 'gift' to the world 🌎 & beyond!!😇

@YourBuddyRob 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Nick. You are so generous with your knowledge it makes me want to give something back, too! (If I knew anything, that is.)

@JazzDuets 6 жыл бұрын

hey Pepe! Thanks. There is always my patreon page!

@YourBuddyRob 6 жыл бұрын

I went there, but they don't have an option for one-time contribution do they?

@JazzDuets 6 жыл бұрын

here then Pepe! www.paypal.me/jazzduetsmusic

@YourBuddyRob 6 жыл бұрын

Done!

@lucamaori7777 4 жыл бұрын

these notes sequence brings you into a small world made of love...Listen to "That's the way of the word, by earth wind and fire...

@camilosalinas2999 5 жыл бұрын

Nick 'As' es mi canción favorita, encontrarla en este video fue una sorpresa muy buena. Te agradezco mucho por el tiempo que dedicás a enseñar.

@renatoarauz7784 6 жыл бұрын

This what i needed

@TheDjangojunkie 6 жыл бұрын

As always, great lesson Nick. Thanks so much

@d3a1990 6 жыл бұрын

Dude! Thank you! You’re the best.

@bigrich693 6 жыл бұрын

Love it!!! As always, thank you!!!

@chyenfemyzikangela3703 6 жыл бұрын

Eternal...like you said.

@ricaard 5 жыл бұрын

I'm beginning to feel cheated. And I love it.

@DanielMorales-mh6yc 6 жыл бұрын

Good stuff once again. Thanks

@matthewjamestaylor 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff. Thanks!

@Aleredes 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for this gold information! Thanks a lot! Saudações do Brasil!

@composer7325 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent,as usual.Thank you.

@SolarMumuns 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Nick! Absolutely love the Stevie videos! One request would be to delve into his melodic genius if you ever fancy it. E.g. Does he tend to favour 1357 chord tones? Have you noticed any patterns that he regularly uses? Many thanks

@Redflowers9 6 жыл бұрын

A jazz chord to say I love you lol

@yosode 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this sir. Keep doing it 👍

@HarmoChopin 6 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup ! Je vais essayer de composer un morceau à partir de cette grille ingénieuse.

@ryderlippman3105 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid! Also check out the same progression in the intro of "Think of Me as Your Soldier" off of the transitional yet vastly underrated "Where I'm coming from" (although it starts on the V, weirdly enough). Also interesting to note that this very same progression pops up in several Beatles songs ("Hold Me Tight", "If I Fell", "In My Life", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Magical Mystery Tour").

@realcygnus 6 жыл бұрын

Stevie is a Monster Arranger/Writer/Composer/Player (the Whole deal). Even the Beatles used the I-Imaj7-I7-IV progression, & the IV-iv quite commonly.

@joeblakeukeman 4 жыл бұрын

realcygnus Hey, I wonder how many popular songs use that progression? It goes way back, eg Saints Go Marchin’ In. I thought it has maybe been done to death! But any musical ‘thing’ can be rescued from cliché status and given new life!

@diamondnova7598 6 жыл бұрын

V/IV minor f minor is a borrowed chord from c minor chords of modal mixture that iv minor gives it that broadway feel

@georgemc7520 6 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Well done and to the point. A+

@frankey7211 3 жыл бұрын

This is extremely useful! Thank you for this!

@justinutube 4 жыл бұрын

Analysis isn't the path to get to being Stevie Wonder. Once you have the skills, playful experimentation and "oh that's sounds good" is the way.

@JazzDuets 4 жыл бұрын

"you can never look at the absence of something and feel good. you cannot look at lack and be in alignment you cannot criticise and be in alignment with who you are'

@eckerjoe 5 жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

@leoos3497 4 жыл бұрын

Your vids are amazing mate!

@CamposCaster 3 жыл бұрын

Alo Nick,,,Carlos Campos saludándote,,,aun recuerdo la noche que fuimos en bici de una jam a otra, jaja,,,,,Felicitaciones por todos estos videos instructivos,,,muy pero muy bien hechos,,,Que estes bien,,,Abrazo Enorme

@JazzDuets 3 жыл бұрын

hola che! hace un mes estuve pensando en ti