Songs that use Inversions

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Inverting a chord just means to have a note which isn't the root note as the lowest pitch. Using inversions can introduce a real richness and depth to a chord progression.
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0:00 Introduction
1:05 1st inversion tonic chord
2:07 1st inversion dominant chord
2:54 the third inversion
4:42 God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
6:30 Something by The Beatles
7:15 labelling inversions with roman numerals
10:11 Cadential 6-4
11:44 Ekster
12:34 100% inverted piano outro
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@DavidBennettPiano 2 жыл бұрын

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@Mikeinrepose Жыл бұрын

David Bennett Piano, the man who makes music theory seem easy, understandable and the only person who has made it make sense to me

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike!!

@aijamberisabel Жыл бұрын

100% agree!

@isacaraujo5506 Жыл бұрын

I'm Brazilian, and my English is not so good, but he can make me understand everything without subs

@tonyanddeb1012 Жыл бұрын

yep, totally agree

@gqbrown09 Жыл бұрын

I completely agree! His video explaining why there are 12 notes and how that creates intervals in standard Western music was an epiphany and made me understand what was previously confusing. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/otydrcqH2cDYhYU.html

@rocco7041 Жыл бұрын

The outro piece is amazing. I love that you always do one of these

@eeztulk Жыл бұрын

Same inversions as Take It Easy On Me by Little River Band! Nice!

@Omii_3000 Жыл бұрын

Totally! The 4 4m 1/3 add9 is the best

@tanukibrahma Жыл бұрын

Brian Wilson’s “God Only Knows” is a brilliant example. I can’t even conceive how he came up with those inversions. Incredible ear.

@dannycipriano2421 Жыл бұрын

Wow that song at the end was really beautiful!

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@GG-kp3gf Жыл бұрын

The keyboard appearing on the screen makes your videos absolutely perfect, even better understandable than before. It really is a highly appreciated new feature. Thanks a lot David!

@DeSlagen8 Жыл бұрын

I've always heard you talk about Radiohead for years and now I've been dragged into the world of Kid A and it feels so depressing and just perfect. It speaks to me. How To Disappear Completely, beautiful song. When he harmonises with the melody literal heaven.

@YazzMusicOfficial Жыл бұрын

You are helping me SO much to get through my GCSEs. Especially during the analysis of songs!!! ❤️❤️👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Great!!

@YazzMusicOfficial Жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano 😇😇

@DeSlagen8 Жыл бұрын

I did my GCSEs last year. I ended up doing my music exam at home. I did music production and produces a creative song in FL studio. Is your more theory based?

@kay-412 Жыл бұрын

@@DeSlagen8 that’s amazing! i’m learning FL Studio on mobile but their orchestral samples are 💀🥴 but it’s so good to use

@DeSlagen8 Жыл бұрын

@@kay-412 fl has been my favourite DAW for the past 3 years because of how intuitive and immersive it is

@AidanEyewitness Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite inversions: the first chord in ‘Aint no mountain enough’ i just thought of it and came on immediately in your video. Coincidence! Minds thinking alike!

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Good choice!

@vib80 Жыл бұрын

What makes that chord is the half diminished chord that follows, because there's only one note different. The inversion just lines things up nice to establish the downward motion.

@AllieSakwa Жыл бұрын

Brian May often used D/A on guitar -it's formed a big part of the Queen guitar sound!

@pauldonachy5084 Жыл бұрын

David Bennet, is truly the teacher I wish I’d had when I was young. I always enjoy his examples and narratives.

@Douglust Жыл бұрын

The bit at the end is a beautiful piece of music

@abuventertainment2856 Жыл бұрын

The song you wrote as an example is stunningly beautiful!

@scottmatznick3140 Жыл бұрын

glad you included the Beach Boys. Brian is the inversion king.

@PFDarkside Жыл бұрын

You are really hitting your stride, just putting out so many awesome videos so frequently! Thank you David!

@justie1220 Жыл бұрын

The instrumental section of Layla by Derek and the Dominos is one of my favorite examples of inversions

@oscar-cm4rc 11 ай бұрын

These outro pieces are god-tier

@NomeDeArte Жыл бұрын

Adam Neely once said that he love the bass because of the "brute force" of it, because you can invert or generate another lot of chords and armony, even if the whole band is playing D, you with a F# can change it all.

@badgasaurus4211 Жыл бұрын

Also why Sting likes it

@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. Жыл бұрын

You with a D# could change it even more.

@BillMcGirr Жыл бұрын

There are very few KZfaq channels that I watch all of their content. And click as soon as I can. You’re one of them. You’ve improved my musical life. And I’m thankful. You’re killing it David. Great content. Strong.💪🎸👍🥃

@GNVS300 Жыл бұрын

Use Somebody was the song that taught me inversions, although I didn't know until now it was in inversion; I just knew it had a slash chord

@jameswyre6480 Жыл бұрын

One of your best, and there are no bummers in your library of videos thanks to your skill at teaching and hard work.

@iancavalari7286 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are awesome David. I always look forward to them and learn a lot. I love the fact that you’re always using real world examples of these ideas in practice.

@DanielLightspeedMcNair Жыл бұрын

I won’t lie, your channel has made understanding music concepts so much easier, I’ve always been really good at understanding time signatures and writing with them, but chord theory used to be completely alien to me until I started watching your channel. now I’m actively seeking out new musical concepts to learn and apply to my own music because I can actually comprehend and digest them because of your videos.

@diarmuidsutton6231 Жыл бұрын

Love the piece at the end David. Super work. Thanks again for all.

@singsongdan249 Жыл бұрын

Ooh that song at the end is gorgeous! 💓

@robbybobbyhobbies Жыл бұрын

Adam Neely laid into figured bass two weeks ago in his “Can I pass AP” piece - its time on earth must soon be up if you two are combining forces.

@alexandermikoyan9171 Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful melody of yours at the end!

@Veni_Vidi_Vortice Жыл бұрын

10:33 Dammit, you forced me to stand up and salute! 😛

@i.setyawan Жыл бұрын

Your outro composition has always been a pleasure to listen to. But, I think this one is the best yet! Great video.

@felixa.6077 Жыл бұрын

Wow, Your composition in the end was really impressive! I didn't know that you're SUCH a great composer. Thanks vor the Video!

@jeffreyestacio5394 Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Thanks a brilliant chord progression!!! I always learn a lot from you!!! Keep up the good and generous work you share.

@OTR392 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos, been watching for a while, and theyre getting better! Thanks for doing what you do David!

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@edwardtait4285 Жыл бұрын

Thank you David and please compose some more. You have a great talent there.

@scottbrown6305 10 ай бұрын

If my professors had been more like you, David; my college experience would have been soooooooo much better.

@JumpingCow Жыл бұрын

Loved your piece at the end!

@dd-ccds Жыл бұрын

thanks to you i’m finally understanding about chord progressions and modes. i can’t thank you enough. you’re really the best teacher out there. cheers! 🎶🎶🎶

@aijamberisabel Жыл бұрын

I love your channel. You make music theory digestible, education and most importantly fun!

@druwk Жыл бұрын

Beautiful progression at the end. Voice leading and color. Cool post, and informative

@papageorge1718 Жыл бұрын

Very, very beautiful composition.

@DavidBeddard Жыл бұрын

A superb introductory explanation! I love watching your videos that cover more advanced topics too, but this is MY level. Thanks, David! 😃 So many other things I've seen make so much more sense now.

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Great 😊

@osocargm Жыл бұрын

Your composition is beautiful, thanks for sharing

@wadecooler7496 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful piece of music you have there at the end

@BIGREDSETHJONES 10 ай бұрын

Thanks David for giving me ptsd from my days in AP Music Theory, when you started talking about the figured bass all the bad memories of using it came back 😂, I just graduated high school and we did a lot of figured bass and even my teacher thought it was stupidly complicated/unnecessary 😂

@robster7316 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful segment, David. You filled in a number of blanks for me in a clear and concise manner. Well done, as always!

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Great!!

@cubesandoldstuff Жыл бұрын

I love this chord series!

@oblivionpro69 Жыл бұрын

I liked your inversions piece at the end, those last 3 chords were very pretty. Keep it up

@composer7325 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thank you, David.

@naspaarchiveocular 10 ай бұрын

I've learnt so much theory in such a few days because of you. Thank You.

@lindadee2053 Жыл бұрын

Very sweet and pretty melody you composed at the end. I really, really liked it a lot.

@barrycoulter6951 Жыл бұрын

Always informative, thank you.

@drew-adams Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Clear and informative. Keep up the great work!

@eduardotrillo3519 Жыл бұрын

thanks David!

@christopherfryda Жыл бұрын

I absolutely enjoy your videos, thank you!!!

@bassesatta9235 Жыл бұрын

I never knew that made such a big difference, i usually play a chord with whatever the triad notes are. i didnt care for what the bass was, just used what sounded the best/easiest to play. Great video as always

@coopdville855 Жыл бұрын

Yeah,that D/F# chord is very commonly used by guitar players. And for the exact reason you gave,of course. It makes for a very nice--if not slightly vanilla at this point--transition between a G and an Em.

@aishikchakraborty6816 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@helenbromley3618 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, really appreciated!

@tunestar Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video! I'm so glad I found your channel!

@ShaharHarshuv Жыл бұрын

Your piece is just beautiful. Love it.

@boomerbear7596 Жыл бұрын

Interestingly I learned inverted chords (specifically second-inversion ones) before even the root position ones as the first chart I learned chords off of had them in second-inversion. As such it is one of my favorite musical concepts and I've begun to realize that just like the examples you've used in this video, inverted chords tend to resolve rather than be resolved to, almost in my mind having some semblance of instability. I-4 tends to resolve to IV (as the third in the bass leads up to the fourth) and I-6-4 tends to resolve to V (as the root of the V is already there in the bass). Notable examples of inversion heavy songs I can think of include "These Dreams" by Heart which has a chorus of almost all inverted chords along with "Baby Hold On" by Eddie Money which uses a combination of I-6-4 and augmented chords. These both have chord progressions I would describe as unstable.

@connorlarkinbass Жыл бұрын

lovely piece at the end!

@johnmac8084 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting post, thanks. Great outro music as well

@canonwright8397 Жыл бұрын

Another good show and a nice song at the end to boot. Keep it up and have a nice day.

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@axlhyvonen461 Жыл бұрын

This was extremely intrresting, even more than usually, if possible! ☺️

@descendingforth Жыл бұрын

Best music theory channel on KZfaq!

@aviolentpurple9925 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding video! I must try using this ASAP

@Skelterbane69 Жыл бұрын

Inverting powerchords is a fun little trick, too

@Tinyterror-dn5cs Жыл бұрын

Song 2 by blur is the first that comes to mind

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I saw that in Paul David's recent video 😀😀

@victorwilburn8588 Жыл бұрын

Makes them even easier to play on guitar than regular power chords. Richie Blackmore loved them (though I believe he talked about them as parallel 4ths, but same diff -- a 4th is an inverted 5th) as evidenced by songs like "Smoke on the Water" and "Burn". Page used them in Zep's version of "In My Time of Dying". An easy way to make great-sounding riffs.

@wandajames143 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MartyWilson100 Жыл бұрын

Inversions are a favorite trick of mine to use in songwriting, a relatively simple yet effective way of making basic chords sound more interesting

@lim7lim Жыл бұрын

Beautiful outro piece

@johnong2655 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done

@bassplayer3974 Жыл бұрын

God only knows what invertions I play by time I splatter the chord tones all over the neck, good vid thanks.

@JCoubz Жыл бұрын

Great vidéo, as always! Thx

@HeribertoRangelM Жыл бұрын

Amazing explanation tank-you!

@mikewigley7748 Жыл бұрын

I love the way that Queen's "You're My Best Friend" ends on a first inversion, at least to my ears. It's the only example I can think of!

@paradoxinmotion Жыл бұрын

super helpful thank you!

@MrBanzoid Жыл бұрын

Thanks David. You've explained thinks that have been bugging me for ages in such an easy to understand way.

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Great!

@chrishb7074 Жыл бұрын

Another one of your best episodes.

@frankzelazko Жыл бұрын

what a fantastic lesson

@tutubeos Жыл бұрын

Well done 💙

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@dragonfocefan113 Жыл бұрын

I love Sir Elton John's use of inversions in Your Song. They add a level of beauty and sophistication the the harmonic color. Basically all of Billy Joel's music is the same

@tedl7538 Жыл бұрын

Yes I was playing that song a few months ago and noticed it as well.

@filipsolis9204 Жыл бұрын

wonderful

@gianpierocea Жыл бұрын

A fantastic italian song full of inversions is Paolo Conte's "gli impermeabili". Actually the tune you composed at the end sort of reminded me of it. I really reccomend it for the English listeners ;)

@rickfreeth6496 2 ай бұрын

I'll take my inversions via slash chord symbol thank you very much😊

@victorhernandez2976 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for everything learning theory has help me a lot

@jaredgarciaosorio4014 Жыл бұрын

Geez that outro piece was perfect David

@josephcorey4316 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding video. Helps me to realize the color added to a song by merely performing an inversion. Helps me to realize why listening to Brian Wilson's compositions can be so emotional.

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@DavidBennettPiano Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@antoniodavide Жыл бұрын

Love this video about chords!

@BrytonBand Жыл бұрын

Talk about timing. Coincidentally, I was just watching your video on augmented chords and you brought up how they’re the only form of chords that can’t be inverted. After you said that, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Now here we are.

@pcp110 Жыл бұрын

I really hope you’re getting good pay from those ads because. Your vids are top notch. Your level of care really shows. It’s pretty impossible to find other creators that break down theory to the point that anyone can understand the why of it all, and still maintain a solid conversation. You talk like we’re the new guy in the studio who just needs some help 😂. So many other times i watch other theory vids, they get stuck on the monotonous parts of theory and I find myself just waiting for them to get to the parts i’m not sure about. Bottom line, you should be charging us for these vids (please don’t)

@DesertScorpionKSA Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I always thought of some of those inversions as just walking the bass line up or down to the next chord but now I see that there is some music theory behind it.

@tedl7538 Жыл бұрын

Well these inversions ARE the "next chord." That's a distinction here.

@paulmint1775 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@cullenbrownmusic Жыл бұрын

That thumbnail is dope! love the colours

@KiteGiedraitis Жыл бұрын

Great video! I agree that figured bass is confusing and messy. Here's how I personally write inversions and other slash chords using roman numerals. Take Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate": C - - - Em/B - - - C/B♭ - - - F/A - - - Fm/A♭ - - - C/G - F - C - G - C - - - (Each dash is one additional beat.) In roman numerals: I - - - iii/5 - - - I/m7 - - - IV/3 - - - iv/3 - - - I/5 - IV - I - V - I - - - The bass note is always relative to the chord root, not the tonic. Thus a 1st inversion is always /3, a 2nd inversion is always /5, etc. Note that "3" refers to A in the F chord, but to A♭ in the Fm chord, because "3" refers to whatever the chord's 3rd is. If you wanted to do something weird like F/A♭ or Fm/A, that would be IV/m3 or iv/M3. In other words, to add a bass note that's not in the chord, just write the interval from the root to the bass note. Thus the C/B♭ chord becomes I/m7. (But C7/B♭ would become I7/7.)

@ascendedalchemist2551 Жыл бұрын

Video idea: Can you make a video about songs that use the prygian dominant scale?

@kalvino67 Жыл бұрын

Hi David, I would love it if you could do a lesson on how you have acoustically treated your room for recording. BTW, your videos/lessons are inspiring, educational and entertaining!!

@nimnone Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to an extended album with all your outro tunes.

@BigmanBoi Жыл бұрын

I've personally found with my own song writing that inversions really add some great colour to a song, and believe it or not, they really suit alternative rock and power chords

@tedl7538 Жыл бұрын

I thought power chords were just two-note intervals (usually fifths), how do you do an inversion with that?

@althealligator1467 8 ай бұрын

I always just write the bass note as an arabic numeral for the specific scale degree, so for example C/E in the key of C major would just be I/3, or Ab/Eb also in the key of C major would just be bVI/b3. It can't really lead to confusion since chord extensions which are also labeled with arabic numerals never appear after the /.

@MacGyver5AF Жыл бұрын

Inversions of the chord doesn't change the chord itself, it slightly changes the flavour of the chord. C is like a chips, C/E is like chips with tartar sauce, C/G is like chips with ketchup.

@tedl7538 Жыл бұрын

They also have a nice ambiguous quality about them, for instance sometimes they might be viewed as functioning like a suspension of the chord that follows.