You actually don't need to be a "master" at it. Just use some time out of your day to study a little bit (you can learn basic music theory in an afternoon) and just stop whenever you feel like you understand why the stuff you like sounds like it does. Most trap stuff is diatonic and even the jazziest lofi you hear doesn't go beyond secondary dominants and tritone subs. Take those terms and do with them what you feel like, I swear it is not that hard if you start from the very begining.

Spell's chord progressions are fairly easy, sometimes he just uses two chords. For his example in Beat 1, the chords progression he uses is I-V in the key of G# or Ab. It's his technique, use of extensions alongside his melodies and inversions that make his chord progressions sound unique. Just use the minor scale. (1 is the root note of whatever key you're using). Minor scale: 1. Minor 2. Minor-Diminished or Minor 3. Major 4. Minor 5. Minor or Dominant 6. Major 7. Dominant Hope this helps :) Note: I am not an expert in music theory, I just learned the piano from YT as well.

@@Zer0Spinn spooky language

@@spell316 You may not know the words, but you are doing the thing brah. Next time you're taking a dookie watch a music theory 101 video or something

@@Zer0Spinn Can you give insight on what is beyond tritone subs and secondary dominants? just trying to understand where to go from here

practice what tho

@@JBRitchie8 piano

@@fantabanta1150 I mean how did he know what chords to play and that type of stuff

@@JBRitchie8 well that is either a development of music theory knowledge, or it is a your ears, over the years of playing you start to realize what sounds good together and what doesn't, even without music theory. Either way you have to practice piano or whatever instrument you want to get good at it, it won't come over night, no shortcuts.

@@jackdud8793 You mean playing music like songs by ear for example?

omg he has to make a series like this, “spell masterclass”

😂 you know what I mean when I say im flicking the fkn bass line...

@@onstandard "How to spell"

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His practical theory is spot on

He already knows music theory, just lacking in the vocabulary and terms

I think the technical term is portamento if I'm not mistaken. Its what I usually dial up on violin plugins if I want that "human slide"

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​@@moiisenmusic it's the Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass. It's a Kontakt Library

How do you think he got to that point? Like what did he practice?

@@JBRitchie8 idk about him but personally most of what I've learned in my years making music just came from making music. The best way to practice is to just make alot of music. Experiment and don't be afraid to make bad songs just get stuff out and move on. May not be the fastest way to learn but it is a good way to build intuition and what you could call "musicsense". Also don't be afraid to steal ideas from other songs (so long as you're not making money off it) or even just take a break from writing your own stuff and instead choosing to work with other people's music as well. The thing he showed in this video about listening to songs and trying to find the low notes is actually really good advice and you should definitely try it out.

@@degiguess Thanks, but I feel like I can't make music. I don't know which notes to press or how to play so I guess I have to play along songs and learn to play music first.

@@JBRitchie8 Something else you could try is finding existing chord progressions and using them as a base then trying to add your own bass and melodies to them. Also watch frankjavcee if you haven't already he has some good how to videos. His channel is abandoned but back when I first started making music he was the guru that got me through the initial "I have no clue what I'm doing" phase.

Also to what you said about jammin to songs, yes! Literally learn your fav songs by ear and that will help immensely!

No it's called a flick. :)

@@eraldlesi can’t argue with that haha

Good info Dexter. I call it slide note because he is using bass. Slip is used for Piano and afaik it's not an official term. I've never heard of "Hammer Note" note but it's also valid since it probably cames from the Guitar term "Hammer On" which pretty much does the same thing only a lot faster then sliding.