Some Music Theory for House Producers

Some Music Theory for House Producers - Chords

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Күн бұрын

In this video I'm sharing some chord concepts I picked up over the last couple of years producing different styles of house music. The video mainly focuses on chords and different ways they can be used in house productions. Starting with simple one chord track approaches and how you can make them work, moving on to chord stab ideas and finally finishing up with some more complex chord progressions.
The main thing I figured out about house music is that it used a lot of principles stemming from Jazz, Blues and similar genres that break conventional music theory methods and don't always strictly follow a specific key, but rather combine a number of chords that work well together.
To fully understand the video you should have a basis in chords, scales and other basic music theory principles. Chords work well for House Pianos, and Rhodes Sound aswell.
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0:00 Intro
0:18 One Chord Tracks
2:38 How to find Chords with an Analyser
3:45 Chord Stab Approaches
6:15 Modulated Synth Chords
8:15 Advanced House Chord Progressions
12:18 Advanced 3 Chord Progression
13:35 Add additional Chords based on Progression
14:48 Outro

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@OleansHouse 2 жыл бұрын

Grab some free stuff inkl. Midi progression over on my instagram channel @Oleans_house

@Flanneln1 2 жыл бұрын

Just downloaded. Thank you..Great video....everything well explained. Ive just started using a Maschine so gonna try out some stuff later today.

@leejohnson197733 Жыл бұрын

good stuff, how do you make your drums ? they sound very nice and what did you use on the track with that nice synth blips around 6.41 ??

@gioni_mango Жыл бұрын

Man this video is so good. Going from basic to complex, but showing that all techniques are legit with some real world examples that actually slap. All of this without taking yourself too seriously, and showing that we're all learning this stuff together, at our own pace. Thanks a lot man !

@OleansHouse Жыл бұрын

thanks for the kind words :))

@I-ep8zk 14 күн бұрын

This is so useful for a non player. Subbed

@hobbeeforturitpublishingll3970 9 ай бұрын

Playing Chord progressions are actually pretty easy once you know the four notes you have to play that equal a minor and why you are playing that Chord.

@Athrox666 16 күн бұрын

Muy bien explicado, gracias 🌵

@krimsonfunk Ай бұрын

I like the fact that , that you acknowledge not being a keyboardist and regardless of that you are putting some great music together. You may not be a musician but you indeed have great instinct for music production ; keep it up ma man , your stuff is pretty good , would love to hear more !

@MrDavidstone9999 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Olean, great video,I have been waiting for a cool vibe, just what I needed 😁👍🙏

@DiegoFuego87 2 жыл бұрын

So helpful dude! Was looking for a simple framework for putting more random chords together. This is a huge help, please make more lots more videos ✊

@Artisianmusic 6 ай бұрын

Loved the video, really well done, clean stuff

@desoakley7760 Жыл бұрын

Simply brilliant...

@DrVinylBcn Жыл бұрын

4:35 this is something very common, you take a sample from funky chord's and you do the progression. Also using this technic you can do a "Sample" Piano with all your house music chords. I did this long time ago to improve the workflow

@Bittamin Жыл бұрын

This is the exact vibes I want to make. That track right there is so sick

@facundocabrera3644 Жыл бұрын

This was amazing, i've been learning music theory more oriented to progressive house, it's really cool to see it applied to classic house

@MC-kp1hw 2 жыл бұрын

This tutorial is fantastic 👌

@djkebbe Жыл бұрын

great video , never thought about that diminished stuff. sound great

@paddybandon Жыл бұрын

Explained so well... I have watched alot of videos and now it seems to finally make sense!!! True expert...Thank you

@huntrrams Жыл бұрын

One of the best music theory videos out there for house music production! Can you make this a series with different parts of a house song? Thank you for this! How do I get that min9 in Ableton?

@OleansHouse Жыл бұрын

i have some new music theory videos planned :)

@chema__gonzalez__ 6 ай бұрын

thanks for this! great info

@anzatzi 9 ай бұрын

Great stuff--really gave me some ideas

@bobbynecro 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video, thank you! Subscribed

@Sigmatic850 Жыл бұрын

Super helpful.

@lehlohonololechaba5739 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, thank you 👊🏽👊🏽

@tillmannschoenefeldt1921 2 ай бұрын

this video teaches again how in music rules are for guidance, not to limit. nice video, definitely got my sub :)

@rhlaggarwal258 2 жыл бұрын

Great video man ! Amazing content ...

@matesi 2 жыл бұрын

yeeee! awesome stuff!

@MichaelFerry Жыл бұрын

As soon as I heard "Rhythm II Rhythm" in the intro, I subscribed. The tutorial was great, too, thanks!

@SoundPeer 3 ай бұрын

that plus the Baaz reference. I think I'm in the right place

@HighZ-nv4vi Жыл бұрын

sweet, thanks!

@mrgibonskc Жыл бұрын

Cool video, thanks👍

@davidraphaelofc Жыл бұрын

great video! Cool dude. keep up the good work. cheres from switzerland

@labworx Жыл бұрын

Nice sounding track master!

@Diquemango Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this I’ve been wanting to learn how to play “a touch of jazz” for so long that was such a bonus lol

@OleansHouse Жыл бұрын

nice :)

@lazylance3991 2 жыл бұрын

dope!

@robertgarvansnyder4665 2 жыл бұрын

Loving your channel. Subbed here and on Ig. Please keep doing it!

@petergazin Жыл бұрын

Thanks good explanation

@jenumclucas7014 Жыл бұрын

Fire!

@educationcentral_ 7 ай бұрын

The perception that D minor 9 has a lot of stability and doesn’t require resolution is just that a perception . In the stand alone context lots of chords have this perceived stability . A lot of foundational music showcases standalone elements without a lot of chord movement because it’s a new idea . Great musicians however have the ability not only to revolutionize a style but also expand on it throughout its lifecycle

@donnydarko7624 5 ай бұрын

Yes, but anyone with a dictionary can use many words to tell a story, but it is much more difficult yet visceral and engaging if you are able to find the least amount words needed or probably more accurately the simplest way to tell that same story.

@twoscoops2 Жыл бұрын

Really useful. I am working on a track in a 90s house style so this was really helpful.

@OleansHouse Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear this helped you out :D

@philipversteegh1033 Жыл бұрын

Great video man

@user-dx1vv9hx1o 5 ай бұрын

This is a great video thank you!!

@applesauce0g408 Жыл бұрын

I was going to give up on my music making attempts but this video has reinspired me. Thank you sir!

@OleansHouse Жыл бұрын

thats super nice to hear :)

@ShawnBoucke 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I'm working on some solo electric violin stuff and this is giving me a ton of ideas. On a side note, I would call the "g-dim" an "e-dim" chord. It's the same notes but in context it makes a bit more sense since a dim chord often goes up to the resolving chord (f-min) however when mixing chords so freely these sort of rules don't always work.

@practice_Chinese_yoga Жыл бұрын

very nice vibes

@johntuem1616 2 жыл бұрын

Should do another one of these on leads or bass theory!

@crazypeople9318 2 жыл бұрын

David Morales style 👌 respect bro..👏

@prod07forgot Жыл бұрын

great vid thank u

@stingpinaudio Жыл бұрын

Nice one man

@corenting5925 10 ай бұрын

Thxxxxxxx brooo ❤

@omeramir Жыл бұрын

Dammit the chord progression on 12:50 sounds so familiar but I can't tell the name of the track! Loved the video! Thanks a lor for the effort.

@efitz8960 5 ай бұрын

Top man

@benonmusic 2 ай бұрын

nice bro

@Hasan-cd9ne Жыл бұрын

Instant sub

@educationcentral_ 7 ай бұрын

You can pitch shift stand alone chords in 2 directions and with lots of velocity variations can create the perception of variation. Though pitch shifting usually includes all notes velocity and instrument variations are critical

@Bonko_Job Жыл бұрын

The song at Advanced 3 i cannot specifically reffer to… but sounds like: The way it goes (stussy remix)

@marceloribeirosimoes8959 Жыл бұрын

Really, really cool! A deep research will lead you to Change, Chic, Herold Melvin and The Blue Notes, MSOP, Tree Degrees, First Choice, Virgo, Mr. Fingers, JM Silk, Visual, Blasé, Liz Torres, Marshal Jefferson, and the list could be too long. Nice work! Thank you!!!

@jacksonamaral329 10 ай бұрын

Interesting.

@osten_petersson 2 жыл бұрын

@7:22 I had to check crystal waters - Gypsie woman but the similarities was mostly in my head :)

@ximon4410 2 жыл бұрын

Any tips on building the bass lines around the chord stabs/one shots. I would've loved for you to go into more detail on that

@OleansHouse 2 жыл бұрын

will make sure to make some content on that too

@888berg Жыл бұрын

@@OleansHouse Yeah baseline tutorial would be amazing... tips of bass variation instead of just playing the short root on the bassline

@DrVinylBcn Жыл бұрын

3:35 I believe this is because use a flanger or phaser filter, creating automatic this modulation in the spectrum

@synthagoras5523 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I dont even make house but this is still helpful

@OleansHouse Жыл бұрын

nice! :D

@giomusic6176 2 жыл бұрын

thanks very interesting, can you advise me what studies I should do to learn these theories, maybe jazz? few times I asked some musicians but they couldn't help me with the chords even though studied music

@OleansHouse 2 жыл бұрын

I learned a lot from watching channels like Aimee Nolte Music. she has a ton of amazing content for many different levels

@dalecooperhmit 2 жыл бұрын

Super cool, once again! Where have you found this virtual piano plug in, please?

@OleansHouse 2 жыл бұрын

its called Virtual Piano - killihu :) its free but u need M4L

@dalecooperhmit 2 жыл бұрын

@@OleansHouse : thx!

@TheParkerwessel99 4 ай бұрын

This was really great thank you. Quick question, in the part where you were talking about moving from minor to major and major to minor and how they don't always stick to one specific key, when you have a chord progression like that, how do you determine what key to write a bassline in or what key a vocal or any other instruments should be in? Is it just kind of trial and error until you find something that works, or is there a "key dominance" like you briefly mentioned that should help with determining that?

@OleansHouse 4 ай бұрын

There are many ways to approach it, but you can kind of think that while a certain chrod is playing you can consider it as the tonic chord. so for example if your playing a cminor7 you for melody or bass and such considere to be in the key of cminor. or if you play a chord Gmayor7 you can consider so be in the key of G mayor

@wesevans6455 2 жыл бұрын

really like your content! not trying to be a smart-ass but perhaps you (or someone else) finds a short music theory input interesting: while you could call the third chord (in the "advanced 3 chord" section) a diminished 7th, at least from a functional harmony perspective, especially since you pair it with a C in the bass, most would be see this as a C7 a.k.a. a dominant chord, with a flat 9. This is a super common chord choice to get back to the tonic (F minor in your case), i.e. a V - I progression.

@OleansHouse 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping for someone to clear this up! :D my music theory knowledge is definitely limited so I really appreciate people jumping in and making additions or corrections! Super helpful!

@dalecooperhmit 2 жыл бұрын

06:10 : interesting. Could you give examples of "some overlapping stuff when you're moving from one fundamental note to the next one", please?

@OleansHouse 2 жыл бұрын

will try to involve it in a future video :)

@partypizza519 Жыл бұрын

12:34 Use Midi Monitor in Midi Effects

@karomusic3039 12 күн бұрын

where to get the virtual piano ?

@henryseitz3681 10 ай бұрын

I could be completely wrong as I don't have a degree in music theory but in the example you gave for advanced house chords the third sounded out of place. If you look at the circle of fifths you can tell that every chord is adjacent to Gm therefore you are probably in the key of Gm(or BFlat). The third is a G major which is pretty far away from that scale which is why it sounds out of place to me. If you choose another chord that is adjacent to Gm on the circle of fith wether or not its a 7 or 9 (like a Fmaj7 or Bflat9) it might sound more in place. I use circle of fiths app to keep track of keys and shit i was just checking that when i saw your video. Also thanks for explaining how to make a bassline with transposed chord progressions I never knew how to do that until now i really appreciate it. Also let me know anything i said is wrong! Also also that Gmin7 to Gmin diminished 7 sounds so fucking good. What was the song it came from it sounds like some Mr Fingers shit.

@OleansHouse 10 ай бұрын

Hey Henry! thanks for taking the time to write this detailed comment :) Im very glad you found the video helpful! I personally like the sound of the Gmaj7 and dont hear anything out of place about it. Also this progression stems from a classic hosue tune so there is at least one track out there using a progression of this sort. theory wise it's dificult to just stick to circle of 5th stuff since many genres like jazz or funk use lots of borrowed chords or chromatic movements and other approaches that use notes or chords outside a specific scale. in this case I guess we have to settle that it comes down to taste and what sounds out of place for some folks might sound just right to others

@domcolliermusic6390 Жыл бұрын

what is this banger at the bginging

@OleansHouse Жыл бұрын

first example track is a track by Baaz

@ssneg 10 ай бұрын

OP: This is a video for beginners. Also OP not two minutes into the video: a different chord inversion will provide a closer voicing.

@OleansHouse 9 ай бұрын

Thats the Real OP :)

@abigailsekgale9623 2 жыл бұрын

Good day,don't see your IG profile...can you please assist...thank you in advance.

@OleansHouse 2 жыл бұрын

instagram.com/oleans_house/

@i_solomission 2 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or he looks exactly like Charlie Puth..

@OleansHouse 2 жыл бұрын

haha I wish I also had some of his musical talent lol

@user-ow5gn1iv3r 4 ай бұрын

Come sempre si perde il senso di studiare e fare musica, con i duvuti criteri. Questa è un'altra forma di non sapere fare musica e illudere le persone, giusto per fare qualche soldino su Yuotube. Considerazione personale.