How to Write Like - Dance Gavin Dance

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Welcome to the complete history, technique guide, and playthrough of our very own song inspired by the band Dance Gavin Dance.
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@thirtyonefifty3133 4 жыл бұрын

Tillian's Part: I swear to some god I just met you, and you're all I think about. Jon's Part: THE FABLE BOUT MY ELEPHANT IS ELEGANT, GOT YOU TOUCHING MY ELEMENT, OH MY GAWD ITS GONNA FAPPEN.

@fisharepeopletoo9653 4 жыл бұрын

I think the absurdity of Mess' vocals is my favorite part of dgd. How could it not be everyones with genius lyrics like "I couldn't wait to tap into the brain of my cat and let him know he's my widdle baby meow-meow-boo"

@kage6613 4 жыл бұрын

The dynamic between sing and scream lyrics in DGD has always been like that. *DBM* - Jonny: "Bring back the fight tonight, all of these lies that I uphold for one false hope." Jon: "Sit down, call off the cavalry, I'm stealing the jewels in a slow motion action replay. Bar fight, I invented chivalry, notch in my bed post, slow motion action replay." *Deathstar* - Kurt: "If we could only be in different places, among the same faces we can't forget...in debt to the very distinction of love and hate; they're both in our hearts, we choose an imbalance. Oh, the thought we are the flaws that make us." Jon: "I'm waiting to see if it comes to me or if it's tied to a safe that just hit the seafloor. Press the pressure point on my neck, my head will snap off and roll into the secret passage we built for escorting the rapist to the victim. Did you manage your time, do you know how I do? Downpour, downpour downpour downpour, oh the boredom involved in patience." *Happiness* - Kurt: "When I stare at your face, are you even alive? We always knew we were never the best advocates." Will: "holy fuck I'm impressed, too bad I don't have a pussy to plunge in as I sit here and stomach this. Here's a Nobel Prize, let's gamble our demise." *DBMII* - Jonny: "Let's start it over, as I comb back and forth through the causes of my mistakes." Jon: "you'll go far on the back of a potato making french fries in the snow. Then you'll steal, then you'll borrow, you'll be red, you'll be gold. Then you'll steal, you'll be right, somebody getting farther than getting to the better of the betting, alright."

@johnmartinez9220 4 жыл бұрын

Take a sip from the drain, the flavor tastes like nothing Or nothing tastes the same cause nothing is never there I know what I'm talking 'bout, believe the words in my mouth 'Cause I can say that it was all just a metaphor

@Pleiades00 4 жыл бұрын

Which song is this from?

@thirtyonefifty3133 4 жыл бұрын

@@Pleiades00 I made it up to simulate the writing process of DGD haha.

@racer24t 4 жыл бұрын

I really hope this video gets the views it deserves like the old HTWL's. Hope this thumbs up gets the algorithm going, now that the DGD fanbase is so big.

@NotABand 4 жыл бұрын

we've actually been hashing out plans to get the ol' algorithm going.

@fisharepeopletoo9653 4 жыл бұрын

Im here for dgd lmao

@offiziellerkanalvondoggen-3116 4 жыл бұрын

Little do you know, Will Swan actually invented the guitar, just short after Jonny Craig invented singing and Matt Mingus invented the drums. Inventing drums and a rhythm was essential for the band, since they didn’t know how to write any music with Jon's screams only, which were invented WAY back in time. Some say Jon's screaming technique was inspired by Dinosaur noises.

@organicmilk5 4 жыл бұрын

and i told them i invented times new roman

@lf_murmur7685 4 жыл бұрын

you got them flipped around. dinosaur noises were inspired by Jon's echoing screams

@nikkoallen6637 4 жыл бұрын

Tilian and the descendant of the cave Jonny...

@ukbasedhomeland Жыл бұрын

@@organicmilk5 amazing reply

@ukbasedhomeland Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Tillian created Singing and Jonny created the harvesting of the poppy.

@the_BattleGoose 3 жыл бұрын

You forgot a step. Where at the end of the song Will Swan starts writing another catchy song and you only.get it for like 45 seconds and its the part of the song you always wait for now... God damn.

@nickubillos2435 4 жыл бұрын

How to write like Erra? Also this one was really good, like the explanations and steps as goofy as they are really are what make DGD DGD. Fine job sirs👏

@callumrobertson8039 4 жыл бұрын

How to write like Loathe

@skippy7865 4 жыл бұрын

Now THERE's a challenge

@s0urp0wer5 4 жыл бұрын

I need to get back to listening to them. Will do right now.

@xspartan346x 4 жыл бұрын

beatdown + deftones(Saturday Night Wrist era)

@Brutalityisinyou 4 жыл бұрын

@@xspartan346x don't forget the akira yamaoka silent hill ambience

@omgitsrobsandy 4 жыл бұрын

Holy fuck this needs to happen

@duradrian1 4 жыл бұрын

Why is this so accurate and well made? Weird...

@matthewpunk2012 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah TCMC.

@duradrian1 4 жыл бұрын

Matt M glad to see you're alive dude. Keep TCMCing

@matthewpunk2012 4 жыл бұрын

@@duradrian1 I love you too.

@duradrian1 4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewpunk2012 I forgot to say it yet you still got it. What a man...

@matthewpunk2012 4 жыл бұрын

@@duradrian1 Veil of Maya is a universal language my dude.

@dakotas117 4 жыл бұрын

Went into this with a terrible attitude, and the song completely changed my mind. Fantastic job.

@mattichubrown3363 4 жыл бұрын

Hey! My name is Matt and I’m making a film for my schools film club. That song at the end would absolutely be perfect for the music to the film. I can’t use anything copywrited and I have to have written permission for uncopywrited music. If you’d be interested in letting me use it, with full credit to you, that would be so sick!

@JoshuaDoesTech 4 жыл бұрын

Bump, would love to see how it gets used if permitted

@OmegaPiSquared 4 жыл бұрын

All of Cloudkicker's material is under creative commons 3 which means anyone can use it any time. Could be worth checking that out

@jayceearrboy 4 жыл бұрын

@@OmegaPiSquared Yes, but is any of it inspired by Will Swan?

@janaxelblomberg7768 Жыл бұрын

Did you do it

@LiLComeInClutch 10 ай бұрын

Did you do it

@WinterVibrations 4 жыл бұрын

Jeez, the whole mathrock community would be really upset

@dinghoti 4 жыл бұрын

Generate hype. GENERATE hype. generate HYPE. GENERATE HYPE.

@tianapayne1924 4 жыл бұрын

hahahah I thought he was going to say "so that people can Dance along to the chords, but they can Gavin along to the melody of the notes"

@FerretChloride 4 жыл бұрын

Was gonna see DGD in AZ the day this got uploaded but it was all cancelled due to the virus. Can’t wait for this to be over so we can all go to shows again.

@t.j.hargrove5964 4 жыл бұрын

Donalex Corfgutip it’s never going to be over, no more shows, only death and destruction awaits us

@alexllamas7634 4 жыл бұрын

I was going to see them Mar 12. Literally canceled a few hours before doors opened... very sad.

@katmannsson 4 жыл бұрын

I am here because of Based Algorithm. Fan of DGD since before Kurt got Look over there'd. I shared it, I went to the next video, realized I hadn't done enough to actual help the engagement, so hey have a like and a totally arbitrary comment that Im making >solely< for benefit of the algorithm. Thumbs up, Great riffage.

@ErikOfEngland 4 жыл бұрын

That was brilliant. Thoroughly enjoyed it all. The Swan chord just changed my life. Subscribed 👍

@dan1055 4 жыл бұрын

This feels a bit more like strawberry girls but I still love it

@joshuawhitley5819 4 жыл бұрын

concept same band lol

@Mrblonde62495 4 жыл бұрын

Strawberry Band’s guitarist used to be in DGD so it makes sense. The demo sessions of he and Will jamming out for DTBM2 are breathtaking.

@alexv0714 4 жыл бұрын

@@Mrblonde62495 Strawberry band lmao I love that, but yeah Zach is a god and still features on one DGD song per album so the interchangeability is very much there

@EpicGabby24 4 жыл бұрын

swancore

@xNikitaValconix 3 жыл бұрын

I love strawberry girls! wish they had lyrics kinda

@oshikiri999 4 жыл бұрын

That intro was gas

@mick411411 4 жыл бұрын

Such an underrated channel. Funny shit, super talent and really clever. Thanks for all the high quality videos you put out.

@skippy7865 4 жыл бұрын

As the final song played, I put each singer of the parts they'd definitely have and it's basically spot on for DGD song.

@lettsplay8124 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loving the final fantasy themes here. Loving it.

@downtownbattlemountain3537 4 жыл бұрын

13:33 - 14:24 kurt 14:25 - 14:36 Jonny 14:37 - 15:51 tillian 15:52 - 16:20 Jonny 16:21 - 16:44 jon mess 16:45 - 17:10 kurt 17:11 - 17:23 Jonny 17:24 - 17:52 tillian 17:53 - 18:09 kurt

@Shockwave224 4 жыл бұрын

A day before his came out, I found myself searching the internet and youtube for this exact video, and you come out of nowhere and post it. What a legend.

@ricosuave7053 4 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite band and this was totally awesome! The instrumental sounded more like Royal Coda lol But still a space jam

@edisonnazario6422 4 жыл бұрын

Rico Suave fr

@matthewpunk2012 4 жыл бұрын

Your nickname is the truth

@ToxicxEternity 4 жыл бұрын

missed these

@mtus647 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a How To Write Like Revocation

@Fr33Candy 4 жыл бұрын

I knew it, blood on the dance Gavin dance.. iconic sound there was no mistake

@2CowsDancing 4 жыл бұрын

"Alex English, standing by. Me and Zoloft, standing by." 🤣🤣💖

@tyolmedo1127 4 жыл бұрын

for the next “How To Write Like (Blank)” you should do Berried Alive

@CalamityBaird 4 жыл бұрын

This was so good. The song at the end gave me huge DGD vibes. Great job!

@yobbie-bobbie 4 жыл бұрын

i actually like it, its awesome. happy that youre back

@MisterJman66 4 жыл бұрын

This, you earned a like and a sub for your attention to detail. This type of content about dgd is what I usually gravitate towards to and I was excited before viewing. Thanks for this!

@taylorwachman5400 4 жыл бұрын

This was a well-explained video and I love what you made out of it.

@BillThrash 4 жыл бұрын

+1 for wearing a Royal Coda shirt in the final. WOOT!

@SarcasmIsMyGame_ 2 жыл бұрын

Everything about this series is great: the intro, edits, sense of humor and the whole concept. You've got yourself a new sub. Cheers from Québec tabarnak!

@NotABand 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@heylookitsn0ah 4 жыл бұрын

YESYESYESYES VOV IS BACK VOV IS BACK

@mkyalvrz7860 4 жыл бұрын

Heylookitsnoah ! VOV VOV VOV VOV ❤️ NAS NAS NAS NAS

@palmtr3352 4 жыл бұрын

Finally! He is back

@wileyjaycomedy 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this, good work

@nattaliieee04 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen your videos before but DGD has been my favourite band for a few years now and I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Well done sir you have a new subscriber

@NotABand 4 жыл бұрын

Natalie S welcome welcome to the channel! :)

@hunterking6033 4 жыл бұрын

Matt Mingus is a legit drum wizard who’s as good at what he does, as Swan is at what he does. A lot of the reason DGD sound so great is the mind meld those guys seem to have between them. They transition between styles so effortlessly. I think the drums were a little double bass happy. But I can absolutely see this being a DGD song.

@leon-ns3gr 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, been waiting for you to do DGD since the very beginning. WOOT! Also, if you're into swancore, Happy Hour, Pulses., and Cat Company all have that sort of sound. It's always interesting to hear how heavily influenced some bands have been by DGD

@theRealEvanShow 2 жыл бұрын

Dude this was so good. wellllll done.

@EmoBoi91 4 жыл бұрын

This sounds like chon without vocals lmao. I love it

@WinterVibrations 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Casco chon doesn’t have vocals

@EmoBoi91 4 жыл бұрын

I’m talking about the song play through. I know they’re instrumental

@jam.lob. 4 жыл бұрын

@@WinterVibrations he means "without vocals, it sounds like Chon"

@WinterVibrations 4 жыл бұрын

Jamie Lobley ohhh lol

@cassi75474 4 жыл бұрын

Didn't they have a lot of tracks with vocals on Homey? Even if you discount that album we still have Ecco and Can't Wait as two tracks with really prominent vocals.

@aikawamontano9441 2 жыл бұрын

this helps me for my progress

@ForLorNVuLgaR 4 жыл бұрын

Holy shit! VOV How to write is back!? I hope you will once and for all do The Algorith

@michaellewis6005 4 жыл бұрын

Love the Final Fantasy Tactics music in the beginning.

@JohnMezzo 4 жыл бұрын

I have one gripe with this video. 2:40 Will Swan's Happiness scream vocals were fantastic, and it's a shame we don't even get an occasional verse from him anymore.

@michaelmolina598 4 жыл бұрын

Love this you are extremely talented

@ItsRossinator 4 жыл бұрын

As a DGD fan, that was fantastic. Definitely felt self titled vibes. Thanks!

@FlipperWolf 4 жыл бұрын

Wait I'm 15 seconds in the video and you're saying Dance Gavin Dance in Math Rock? WTF I would say it's Post-Hardcore, don't you think?

@somewhatdiscrete 4 жыл бұрын

this was incredible!

@tomekk.1889 7 ай бұрын

I have never heard the term swan chord before. I've tried looking all over the internet but no luck. It's perfect

@Fraend 4 жыл бұрын

Totally worth that intro! SUPER

@MayJeremiah 4 жыл бұрын

loved the additional band history as much as the tutorial. in fact, i was sad that you stopped short.

@pdub20nutz Ай бұрын

Nice job 👏

@glassdotgrl 4 жыл бұрын

this made me realize how much dgd take influence from the fall of troy

@Slappaccino 4 жыл бұрын

Doppelganger will forever be the greatest album

@Scott-sm1bs 4 жыл бұрын

Will has mentioned FOT as an influence

@tealeaf3210 4 жыл бұрын

The Fall of Troy is terribly underrated.

@tylermeyerhoff8774 4 жыл бұрын

Listen to the band Push Over! It’s Kurt and Thomas Erak!! (DGDxTroy)

@tealeaf3210 4 жыл бұрын

@@tylermeyerhoff8774 Wait. What? I didn't even knew about that. Thanks for the info!

@Cesar_94 4 жыл бұрын

That intro was cool as fuck! Keep up the great work guys.

@NathanOKM 4 жыл бұрын

You nailed it, it sounds like them

@mattallen2392 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@calebmckinney3605 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a how to write like counterparts

@MarcosRMarin 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing

@ryanjarnecke1220 3 жыл бұрын

Entertaining video, totally spot on 🤣 Subscribed!

@swsc3 4 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏 this does really sound like DGD!! Great Job!!

@tealeaf3210 4 жыл бұрын

Aaand that's how Summertime Sadness was born.

@Matthew-.- 4 жыл бұрын

I hear the most similarities between what you wrote and their track Summertime Gladness.

@ricosuave7053 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing lol

@julianbarriga8513 4 жыл бұрын

Instant sub good job

@makeslifegoodpro9060 4 жыл бұрын

i loved the part of storytelling

@vergils.lawnchair 4 жыл бұрын

The menu select was rad 🤙

@BranZHamZ 4 жыл бұрын

I thought I was listening to a new DGD song at the end there 👍 good shit

@stringsforfingers 4 жыл бұрын

HTWL Minus the Bear! Fantastic job on this btw

@statutoryape9098 3 жыл бұрын

Love these how toos

@NotABand 3 жыл бұрын

With a name like that, the next video is MEANT FOR YOU!

@statutoryape9098 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud

@MikeDD 4 жыл бұрын

I can literally hear the vocals from mess and tilian somehow. My brain somehow came up with the lyrics and contrast vocal display between both guys 😅

@DragonKidSlayer3 4 жыл бұрын

Subscribing cause of that intro cue

@UnAnsweredSolution 4 жыл бұрын

nice job

@craigb47 4 жыл бұрын

How to play like DGD while wearing a royal coda tshirt!! Dam you a Swan fan for real

@metadr0n13 4 жыл бұрын

How to write like yuth forever please!!!

@FullCaffeinatedAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын

I want a copy of your original song at the end so I can listen to it and do vocal warm ups with it. I love it. It sounds like something they'd have put on Happiness or Deathstar. Defeinitely has the Kurt Era vibes. Anyway, Great Video man.

@xl7219 3 жыл бұрын

Yess

@D.A.R.C.I. 4 жыл бұрын

Been listenin to them since mothership, and i just now learned 5:36 THAT WILL CREATED A GENRE??? GOD DAMN THIS MAN IS A GOD

@ImaWreckU 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Jesse Eisenberg, I learned a lot.

@ace-vi9085 4 жыл бұрын

this is amazing

@ace-vi9085 4 жыл бұрын

update: the heavy part rips

@5thgeerful 4 жыл бұрын

Rock solid homie

@stringsforfingers 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@DylieD00 4 жыл бұрын

You, good sir, have my sub.

@bladebreaker10 4 жыл бұрын

These Afterburner songs keep getting better and better

@luizraein 4 жыл бұрын

you are awesome!

@That0PENMindedKiD 4 жыл бұрын

yo this intro is super dope

@ryanm1894 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that was dopee

@jbasti227 4 жыл бұрын

11:18 lmaoo that slurp sound

@riffsliftsandfishfan3401 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you're back. Do HTWL I am abomination yo.

@agizmogamer 4 жыл бұрын

I can definitely get behind this. Subbing for more quality content my dude!

@rafasoccer007 4 жыл бұрын

Bruh fkn nailed it!

@localbaldguy4615 4 жыл бұрын

How to write like The Acacia Strain

@misterkenova6695 4 жыл бұрын

sick video. sick kiesel

@mikes2906 Жыл бұрын

Dope asf

@xl7219 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@ufoufo2788 4 жыл бұрын

the first chord section, the “will swan chord” section, and the step seven chords are all the same chord. it’s a major seventh chord, very distinct to swancore yeet. hearing chords described in fret numbers is helpful for beginners but knowing an ounce of music theory would be nice 😅

@shazbot4000 4 жыл бұрын

Sooooooo when we getting this hot spicy mix? Cause that shit was fire🔥

@frankunodostres473 4 жыл бұрын

damn I knew jonny had drug problems but I didn't know he outright scammed his fans... that's sad :(

@5HITBOX 4 жыл бұрын

frank unodostres Please explain what???

@corneliuswellington6670 4 жыл бұрын

@@5HITBOX something involving macbooks. He said he had a bunch for way less than retail value. People sent him money expecting him to mail the laptops to them in return, but guess what? He never sent them because he didnt have any. He was scamming for drug money.

@joshuawhitley5819 4 жыл бұрын

Well he got kicked out of Slaves (band number 4) for missing their touring being high as fuck on heroine. You’d think he’d figure it out by now

@sean_mccadden 4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Whitley He was doing really well for a little bit which was the result of Slaves second album “Beautiful Death” which I believe a lot if not most/all of the songs on the record were about him trying to deal with what he had done while on drugs as well as dealing with the demons from his family life growing up. He was clean for around two years before relapsing again unfortunately

@joshuawhitley5819 4 жыл бұрын

Sean McCadden As far as you know. Once an addict always an addict. It’s very easy to lie and hide these things from your loved ones. And he doesn’t exactly have the best track record when it comes to honesty. As far as I’m concerned, he never stopped.