The Blues, As Digested by a Classical Musician

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For Sound Bank 17, I made it an “As Digested by a Classical Musician” video where I explore the Blues genre, but more specifically the 12-bar progression derived from it, applied to many different types of music. The playlist I listened to while making this video is available on Spotify (link in my Twitter and Instagram).
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@hotttpockets 5 жыл бұрын

Watching her learn the blues by listening to 100 recordings and nail it is like The Matrix upload process. "I know kung fu".

@kozhikkaalan 5 жыл бұрын

here, take your 100th like :D

@JohnNy-ni9np 5 жыл бұрын

@Leah Ann Mitchell , her blue does have the taste of Mc Donalds, KFC and Taco Bell as well and I love it.

@michaelpark5681 5 жыл бұрын

Poor analogy. Neo never knew how to fight let alone kung fu. The owner of this channel is already an established musician. Also, Neo was plugged into the Matrix and thus unconscious in the real world as he learned the martial arts. The owner of this channel was fully conscious as she consciously learned the blues by listening to it in her full consciousness; a stark difference. Also, Neo's learning was through a single session of 'downloading' different types of martial arts, presumably in hours. The owner of this channel was acclimated to the blues through a period of several days, if not weeks. Lastly, the owner of this channel never said, 'I know the Blues'. I doubt that she will produce a Blues recording any time soon or perform Blues in a live setting professionally. Neo however applied what he learned to rescue mankind. Try again sister.

@magnus3716 5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelpark5681 Do you have a life bud?

@michaelpark5681 5 жыл бұрын

@@magnus3716 If I indeed do not have a life as insinuated by your snide comment, what does that make you? The one initiating contact with somebody who apparently has 'no life'? Something about my comment triggered you. And in return you were exposed. Get wrecked.

@sohamprasad6696 3 жыл бұрын

Can we just talk about how good her editing and storytelling skills are?? Like she ain't just a musician, she's also a pro content creator...

@NamNgo-op6se 3 жыл бұрын

As an accomplished musician, her sense of rhythm and structure should be as good as any story teller. Furthermore, she knows her craft well so the content she put out has depth and interesting. There you go, the result being good is quite unavoidable.

@gawkingtimetraveler1704 2 жыл бұрын

Plus she is teaching along the way!

@zellversefactory6956 2 жыл бұрын

She too Complex

@fatbelly27 4 жыл бұрын

'How many bars are there in 12-bar blues?' Sonny Boy Williamson: 'As many as I want there to be'

@jima2985 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been playing the blues for 22 years and I know guys who have been doing it twice as long and don’t nail the groove of it like you do. This was impressive af.

@Scooter_911 6 жыл бұрын

You should really be getting paid a lot of money to produce these videos. They are so fantastic.

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@norwalltino888 5 жыл бұрын

Agree, the money will certainly come

@martinet1985 5 жыл бұрын

she already has a lot of money... how much more do people want? jeez

@pointlesstoll 5 жыл бұрын

@@martinet1985 How exactly do you know how much money she has? If this is based on those sites that purport to calculate the net worth of youtubers and online personalities, you really should know they're often *wildly* inaccurate, and typically represent a hypothetical best case scenario. A single internet search is never enough, and will commonly be misleading instead.

@troelsknudsen253 5 жыл бұрын

@@martinet1985 that's not soo much the point here, i dont think. it's the idea that the information quality and time put in is top shelf stuff.

@Andrew-qq8fb 6 жыл бұрын

"I don't have my umbrella." That's the blues!

@Ryanin2D 6 жыл бұрын

Andrew underrated comment of the year

@jeropage95 6 жыл бұрын

"when you ain't got nothin, you still got the blues"

@blackie75 6 жыл бұрын

Because I got drunk and beat my wife with it. That's Country.

@theothertonydutch 6 жыл бұрын

The Umbrella is actually representative of my demonic bat-wings. Not sure if emo or goth.

@pjcpiano 6 жыл бұрын

Lighten Up You Serious Slobs It doesn't have to be a ultimate life tragedy to be the blues. It can be light-hearted sometimes

@pokemonfan14321 5 жыл бұрын

came from wired, so amazing.... wow

@azarealbheri6876 5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@cybercomets7260 3 жыл бұрын

Not me but yea i've been watching her videos frequently

@generalxod3266 4 жыл бұрын

I love that Nahre call it a "Language".

@sagadabeans 4 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too! Fascinating

@dxmirr 4 жыл бұрын

General Xod | music is a universal language

@Solbashio 3 жыл бұрын

it is a language though. Just like programming is also language

@RickBeato 6 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite of your videos! Loved the pieces and Oscar. More Oscar please :)

@j5545 6 жыл бұрын

Rick Beato Hello Rick didn't expect to see you here! You're the best teacher ever my mom bought me the beato book and it helped me so much

@GypsyBlws 6 жыл бұрын

For a brief moment I imagined my two favourite music youtubers collaborating and got really really excited, you two Im sure can work some pretty magical content together! Cheers Rick

@JamesVytas 6 жыл бұрын

love those songs especially when you let the left hand sit on the lower notes almost like bells chiming on random odd beats.

@suburbanindie 6 жыл бұрын

Now I understand why KZfaq recommends me these videos...

@avaron100 6 жыл бұрын

Beato is THE man!

@saosing04 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, you should have a spotify so we can follow the playlist you create

@parkerrex 4 жыл бұрын

Hey everyone - I put one together based on the songs she listened to and the ones submitted. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/6fgCyos03VkwkBmFmNnnxt?si=ykhcAcDKTYWSA_j8gt1noA

@parkerrex 4 жыл бұрын

open.spotify.com/playlist/6fgCyos03VkwkBmFmNnnxt?si=ykhcAcDKTYWSA_j8gt1noA

@NansNansNans 4 жыл бұрын

@@parkerrex thanks!!!

@alessandroperta 5 жыл бұрын

WTH!? 4:08 you nailed these accents and groove perfectly! If I was told you were a jazz pianist, I would say 110% yes. Your piece is very interesting, thank you so much for this, I know just how much work got into preparing, shooting and editing such a video. Keep it up, and definitely a happy new subscriber :) Cheers! EDIT: BTW I bet that with 91k subs, you're used to negative feedback but I wouldn't take these as such. It's true that jazz and blues are all about the feel, even if you play only one note, but technicality matters too. Ask Oscar Peterson or McCoy Tyner... I bet 99.8% of the naysayers can't even play a tenth of what you did at the moment I highlighted. I certainly can't - and not playing piano for months on end certainly doesn't help ;) And as you said: "blues as digested by a classical musician" - you delivered on this! Over and out.

@JoeLyoutube1111 5 жыл бұрын

this was a very nice comment, that was nice to read

@karlenzo15 5 жыл бұрын

this is so true lmao

@wird5406 5 жыл бұрын

Jo Blow The minor 3rd is emphasized a lot in jazz blues too cause it’s a “bluesey” note. Also of course she didn’t completely understand improv when she first started it

@null8295 4 жыл бұрын

@Jo Blow ok but calm down dude, it is obvious that she is not a good jazz player and she knows it, she is just making funny videos

@garyha2650 4 жыл бұрын

Make that -- educational. As a non-musician I'm going to be interested in whether it winds up revealed that jazz definitely has something against the downbeat.

@JoeyIndolos 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve known this for some time just from watching her play, but when she introduces “I tried playing a version with a little more swing feel to it” with the phrase “just for fun”, it starkly reminds me of just how way out of my league she is 😄

@TheArtofGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

She used to be happy, now she's just blue. ;) Amazing!

@HomephoneProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect you out here

@gl1tch542 5 жыл бұрын

I'm blue da ba di da ba di

@petermcateer1354 4 жыл бұрын

Putting out Stevie Wonder calibre stuff on a tiny keyboard..in a food court no less! An absolute joy to watch. Thanks!

@NomeDeArte 5 ай бұрын

2:10 Her face with hendrix. In another planet! :D

@johnrainmcmanus6319 5 жыл бұрын

0:46 "Now I don't got no umbrella, oh, no, no, no, no! Oooohhh, now I don't got no umbrella, oh, no, no, no, no!"

@scaho 4 жыл бұрын

Haha that made laugh. Thanks

@browncoat697 4 жыл бұрын

"I done lost my umbrella, can't stay dry no mo'!"

@armas_ectos 6 жыл бұрын

To tell you the truth, both versions of the keyboard piece in the mall sounded more like funk than straight blues; that chord progression is, in all fairness, just one example of the many things that can be done with the Blues scales. They really are the basis for the vast majority of popular music today, and we don't credit those pioneers of the Blues enough.

@diabl2master 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, rhythmically it's very suggestive of funk.

@zenlifestyleandmannersshow6892 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I totally love this series but I’d have to say this wasn’t “blues.” It definitely was some derivation of it - funk!

@arielteixeira4306 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely funk

@patrickhazell 2 жыл бұрын

I love your plane based upon elements of Blues. However, it is important when playing Blues to keep it simple. It is far more three chords and a pentatonic melodic scale. Most importantly, it is a Feeling. Most jazz players are not good at playing Blues. They create what we call Jazz so jazz is often embedded Within Blues tradition, it has a very different feeling from blues.

@viridianloom 6 жыл бұрын

Please do Prog Rock as digested by a classical musician ;)

@stefan1024 6 жыл бұрын

Isn't prog rock classical as digested by a rock musician? :)

@franciscodanconia3551 6 жыл бұрын

_ musique Lol

@Spanuse 6 жыл бұрын

_ musique severe but righteous!

@naught101 6 жыл бұрын

I barely even listen to prog but this would be great.

@OdinComposer 6 жыл бұрын

Habib Yep. It started that way with ELP!

@rossanopinelli5150 5 жыл бұрын

Questa ragazza è semplicemente geniale, fa cose straordinariamente ricche e assai complesse con una semplicità e una facilità disarmanti. Grandissimo talento.

@bazurk_dot_com 5 жыл бұрын

I Just found your channel via wired and I am very happy I did. You have a ability to help people appreciate music in a different way. As someone with dyslexia it can be hard to follow basic patterns but you have a beautiful way of breaking things down that's genuinely helped me appreciate music more. I suppose that's the end goal of any musician. I guess what I am trying to say is Thank you Nahre.

@gerardguitarist 6 жыл бұрын

I can't express how fantastic this is. Being a musician at heart is an everlasting journey of discovery. It soothes your soul to play. Seeing her smile at the licks of the great master Oscar P makes me smile. She's discovering a new way in the moment as she transcribes and gets it under her fingers. This should be a good lesson for those people who shun theory. When you understand the language you can converse about anything. I just love music and playing so much. There is just infinite exploration and discovery. The Lord is amazing.

@terryutain9897 3 жыл бұрын

very nice what you wrote , but this ISN'T blues....ha,ha,ha

@Pandametal_ 5 жыл бұрын

that version of OP's C-jam is just so great! I was impressed by how well you recreated his licks and accenting :o

@TheHoneyDrop1990 5 жыл бұрын

I am just starting out with piano but have many years of musical experience and I love looking at these videos. I am inspired to be able to just improvise and adapt styles like you because that is truly amazing! Pure talent and musical genius!

@theacan565 5 жыл бұрын

AMAZING!!!! How it works from a clasical grow up (much technical and theorical) to the world of the improvisation and the passion.

@jayfoster 5 жыл бұрын

I love this series. The most profound lesson you can share with other musicians is to keep an open mind and yours is wide open! Thank you for sharing this process with the rest of us, it is quite generous of you.

@Dogsnark Жыл бұрын

That was so fun! I can’t believe no one at the food court paid the slightest attention to you. I’d have pulled up a chair at the next table and given you my full, if respectful, attention. What a talent you have!

@bobwagemakers5055 5 жыл бұрын

The rain and the sleeping blue thing made me feel good... you know what you are doing. Quality and care. Thank you.

@MVMullins 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love to see how you deconstruct a piece of music to decipher it. As someone who unfortunately never learned theory, learned by ear and was not classically trained this came hard. You give me inspiration to not give up.

@holypeachy 4 жыл бұрын

I've playing around with the blues scales for a bit now. The best part of it is that it's hella fun to improvise.

@RhettShull 6 жыл бұрын

YES!!! Nahre, you killed this one. Blues is very much my musical language of choice, and for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience in this genre you nailed it. I love the pocket piece, so musical and original, while paying homage to the blues form as you see it. Side note, Red House by Jimi Hendrix is the reason I picked up a guitar. I remember where I was and what I was doing the first time I heard that song, it literally changed my life.

@MrBladle 6 жыл бұрын

You should try to do a guitar version of the pocket piece!

@monadyne 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, Rhett- - same thing for me and Jimi Hendrix. My buddy came back from England with an album of "Are You Experienced?" before it was released in the States. It literally changed my life, too. I went out to the music store on the highway, bought a cheap electric guitar and forced myself to learn how to play it. The British version of the album had Red House on it, which was what blew me away the most. Interestingly, the American release left out Red House. At that time, American record company executives still considered blues to be "race music", i.e., music suitable only for the "Negro market." So, they left the song out, thinking it might alienate white rock music buyers. Evidently, they were unaware that white American kids had already been exposed to blues through The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, and John Mayall, et al, and loved it.

@edwardjamyangmacarchick1847 6 жыл бұрын

I am a musician and prefer Hendrix's bluesier songs and playing to the other styles he played. :)

@titaniumwhite6626 4 жыл бұрын

I find it cool how the mall where I took piano lessons as a kid is the mall where you’re playing! Youre a huge inspiration to me & seeing you play where I started & learned how to play piano is just amazing to me!

@cesarrcanova 5 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t help but tap along the version with more swing. It’s amazing that the classical musician take on other genres comes out as jazz!

@mr.b89 6 жыл бұрын

You should consider trying out modal jazz, bebop, or fusion next. Love your videos!

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@ltran96 6 жыл бұрын

Do some Bill Evans! So much Debussy and Ravel influence in his harmonic language.

@johnnytable9217 6 жыл бұрын

No umbrella on rainy day. Perfect time to write some blues.

@nathanpolsinelli7345 4 жыл бұрын

Man that last section you were playing was incredible. The sound fit it perfectly it was so cool and subdued yet made you keep looking forward to that next little riff. Can’t help but smile and shake my head at how great is. Your music inspires.

@BluePi1313 5 жыл бұрын

I've been watching your videos ever since you started trying to write bossa nova songs. Your feel has gotten significantly better over the past few months! Keep up the good work. Also i love the little edits and the way you make your videos. Not only is it relaxing and happy, but watching your habits had helped me see what I need to do to improve my own abilities.

@parengthonycastillo4272 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear a classical musician wants to learn the blues, just like that Crossroads movie. I believe you might want to learn Robben Ford's blues style also so that you may know the other dark side of the blues.

@ajfirecracker 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, the swing feel really brought your composition to life

@HybridMusicians 4 жыл бұрын

I love how she spends the time to study each genre she covers - awesome example of dedication to your craft!

@AvoryFaucette 3 жыл бұрын

I really love this and hope you'll do more videos like this! As someone who has played piano casually for ages and just started learning theory and getting interested in learning the characteristics of specific musical styles at 35, your videos are quite inspirational.

@PaulHofreiter 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this! Loved your playing in the mall - I only know about you from the Wired thing so I was very curious how someone with a classical background would approach the blues. It made me very happy that you chose to take more of a jazz blues route and the way you assimilated that language is very impressive. Glad I found your channel!

@jeffhalebopp 6 жыл бұрын

You don't know how many times I watched the short part of you playing Oscar. Brought on a few tears. This is the holy grail of piano jazz. I'd love to see you do a transcribed or your own transcription of him. Keep going! It's such an amazing sound, the syncopation and accents bring it to life. Blues are blues, but there isn't enough chords in blues that hold my interest to long :) But Oscar or Tatum? Wow!

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Yes I love that recording! 😊

@scottdotjazzman 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Oscar has been a pervading influence in my playing; despite not listening to him much. Loved 4:02 :)

@nicot9305 6 жыл бұрын

For me it's Thelonious Monk. I'd be happy to just come in with the band after the drum solo....

@MarcG7424 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so impressed with you willingness to learn other styles of music and are not afraid to take risk

@Chris-cf2kp 5 жыл бұрын

The pocket piece sounded like a modern reminiscing and retrospective as well as a respectful nod to all the blues that had come before it from our current point in time, it really captured that melancholic but also joyful sound- so, very blues! Awesome.

@NathanielCoke 6 жыл бұрын

Nahre, your videos just make me so happy... 4:04 was swingin' so hard! Thanks for the time and effort you put into these videos!

@jarfo9663 6 жыл бұрын

I know, right? It’s a great lick.

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! ❤

@jibicusmaximus4827 6 жыл бұрын

ha, yes, it don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing.

@seanemmettfullerton 3 жыл бұрын

:) you are soooo brave! and disciplined! good on you for exploring outside of your comfort zone! i love this because you're bringing a fresh and welcome approach...

@CCMelodies 4 жыл бұрын

Love how you are so passionate about your craft; it really shows in not just your amazing piano skills, but also just in the way you talk about learning and music in general. And to share your insights with the rest of us? Awesome!

@talistse1431 5 жыл бұрын

Your take on the blues is so sweet! Absolutely love your tracks at the end, I wish they were on spotify so I could add them to my playlist. Got such vibes x

@ninjabassonline 5 жыл бұрын

Here because of David Bruce and your amazing composition

@lincolnmmitchell 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@Minimoog7 5 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! GREAT video! I loved it. Oscar is one of my piano heroes and I absolutely loved the way you transcribed his C jam blues. Valuable job!!!

@NahreSol 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🙌

@Gilamath. 5 жыл бұрын

Listening to this makes me think of an introvert learning how to do well at parties. A different experience from listening to lifelong jazz and blues musicians, as it should be. Very, very enjoyable. This made my day

@rileygestwa5042 5 жыл бұрын

AMAZING!! The second original piece really captured the elements of swing, timing and space that are KEY components to the blues.

@johnbovie9203 6 жыл бұрын

i really love these genre pieces that you do. It's how I found your channel to begin with. More please. :)

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊❤

@paradoxicaldragon 6 жыл бұрын

Head started to bob without me realising with that swing version

@edgbarra 5 жыл бұрын

I really like your videos! I quite enjoy how you explore music styles and learn from them. I'm a classical flute player. You just inspire me to learn more outside the classical world. Please keep learning and creating.

@Themusingpilgrim 5 жыл бұрын

I love this. The melody within this piece conveys a sweetness.

@wren23_bass-synths 6 жыл бұрын

Another great video. I love the fact you're going out your comfort zone and trying new music. Awesome!

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@RhymesWithCarbon 5 жыл бұрын

This was really interesting to watch, and a very different take on blues music. It felt cerebral where the blues is, to me, almost entirely visceral. When I play my best blues, and when it’s most fun to listen to, is when it is something you feel entirely and don’t even have to think about. I hope you got a lot out of your listening experience. New subscriber here!

@troelsknudsen253 5 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of thing that just makes you go "the internet is amazing". I really got something from watching this, thanks so much for doing it. the pocket piece is so.... light and bouncy! if that's blues it's the most optimistic i've heard the genre but i'm so into it, spirit lifting.

@keysscore 2 жыл бұрын

The part where she was playing that "C Jam Blues" by OP is so satisfying. Makes me wish I was classically trained. Strong technique is really important even in jazz. Love this vid

@cecilgriffiths6399 Жыл бұрын

Nahre, you’re quite Extraordinary and Wonderful!! 🙏🙏🎹⭐️☺️

@YogGroove 4 жыл бұрын

Most musicians specialize in a form for a reason. Seeing you branch into all these styles of music and pick them up is quite impressive. I wonder if you will come out of this with a breakthrough in music meta theory.

@SouloftheTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Nahre, I love you. Your creative soul knows no bounds and I find that so inspiring. I love you.

@piczar41 Жыл бұрын

I'm bored by the vast majority of musician channels but yours are always entertaining and enlightening. And inspiring, really motivates me to expand my musical toolbox. I've always loved blues and jazz but didn't know where to start, but this gives me some great ideas. BTW, love the bit of ASMR at the end of the video there, with the blankets and the rain.

@ericdew2021 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not a musician, classical or otherwise. But I started listening to music, seriously, through classical music. Then, my journey in music took a turn into jazz, blues, rock and roll, folk and other genres. I like that you, as a musician, are going through this journey to experiment and experience different genres. I'm somewhat well along to be able to distinquish between Mississippi blues versus Chicago, Memphis, and other regional blues. I always wondered whether classical composers would ever take on writing blues-type or jazz-type compositions (or rock music as well). For sure, Mozart and Beethoven would be all over it. Haydn would have a fit, as would most of the Bachs. Chopin would definitely be down with it, as would most other (non-Germanic) Romantic-era composers. The Russian composers might have a hard time acclimating themselves to the genre, but could eventually compose in that style. Keep on making new compositions and play them! We're in a dire need of new composers who aren't limited to 3 notes and the standard 4 chords.

@davideguiguren2770 6 жыл бұрын

Youre a great musician, Congrats!!!!

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@tronlady1 6 жыл бұрын

Great? A--mazing more like 😍

@kevinstrawser5073 6 жыл бұрын

Very tasty love it

@jamestucker457 4 жыл бұрын

Awsome! Seeing how you jell towards blues, and jazz, from a classical standpoint. Loved the records you chose to listen to. Wonderful influences. Keep up the good work!

@jacobwong38 5 жыл бұрын

Watching you listen to all those songs brought me so much joy 🥰

@chrismcmurry8508 6 жыл бұрын

Just awesome. I particularly like the swing version. I would love to see you playing blues & jazz with a band. Adam Neely on bass, maybe? 😁

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@ciarankeirle-singer1036 6 жыл бұрын

B A S S

@caixiuying8901 6 жыл бұрын

Adam Neely on bass, Nahre Sol on keys, and David Dockery on drums! I would say Matt Garstka on drums, but he already has a trio with Eldar Djangirov and Henrik Linder. I could dream dude.

@1dkappe 4 жыл бұрын

And here she is with a virtual band: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o5Opa9VyrKemgac.html

@saucedo121 5 жыл бұрын

You're... Amazing! And that shot with the rain on your windshield at the end... Just perfect.

@edwardjons8684 4 жыл бұрын

Love this. And I particularly loved the two pieces on electronic keyboard, they had a funky Ray Charles feel. I was much more impressed with this than the composition that resulted from the more sophisticated jazz exploration in an earlier video. Definitely getting the rhythmic feels down now! I’m inspired to relearn the piano after years spent exclusively on guitar.

@b00i00d 6 жыл бұрын

At last someone mentions the accents in Oscar Peterson's playing! (rather than generic statements about superior technique...) To me his accents are one of the most defining (and difficult to emulate) elements of his style. Great work Nahre Sol, I like how your listening went from, say, Parker, to Led Zeppelin, Hendrix to the Electric Light Orchestra to Junior Wells etc great variety and inclusiveness! And I am so impressed that you sat down and transcribed C Jam Blues, given you are not a Blues/Jazz player! And closing the video with real ambient sound while driving home in the rain - that was poetry! :)

@vitormelomedeiros 6 жыл бұрын

ooooh I love b6-b7-I it's one of my favorite harmonic tools on Mixolydian. Excellent video and piece as always!

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊🙏

@jibicusmaximus4827 6 жыл бұрын

but Mixolydian contains natural 6? could you please clarify. i love the sharp 5 / flat 6 dominant 7th chord on a blues turn around, if that is what you mean? or do you mean combining that with another chord built on the flat 7?

@vitormelomedeiros 6 жыл бұрын

Jibicus Maximus what I meant was that little bit of modal interchange with aeolian. You could also use the Mixolydian b6 scale altogether, but to just borrow the bVI chord also works. And this technique can work in major, too. In this case, it is the Ab-Bb-C sequence (which I forgot to mention, that's why I'm editing). It has the same feel as the Abmaj7-Cmin/Bb-C7 used since all the chords have the same function.

@jibicusmaximus4827 6 жыл бұрын

oh i see, hmm i have quite a limmited view of what blues is i guess, to me it a 1, 4, 5. i don't like it much more complex, i like to use Major and Minor Pentaonic, Dorian, mixolydian i guess but i don't think of it like that, usualy Minor third is a gace note to get to the Major third, it's an ambigious scale or note pool, ithere are other ways of interpreting it too, i heard it called the super blues scale once, basically 1, 2, b3, 3, 4, b5, 5, 6, b7, you could say it's blues scale with the Major third, which is common but then i could use the 2nd and 6th too for flavour notes, i would also use microtonal quarter tone bend on the Minor third and b 7th, jazzier blues is obviously more harmonically varried, jazz musicians express them self with note choice is my point, but i like to use subtle nuances and stuff with a limmited note pool, i love the progression you mentioned btw, the stairway to heaven type thing eh.

@vitormelomedeiros 6 жыл бұрын

That's so interesting! Never really thought about it.

@willbeatty9097 5 жыл бұрын

What a great video! I especially like that you included the background noise during your playing. It really gives it a live performance vibe.

@TMJF114 4 жыл бұрын

this is only the second video of yours that I’ve watched and I’m already obsessed with your channel

@ultimas20 5 жыл бұрын

The Blues, As Digested by a Classical Musician Isn't that kind of like 60's/70's prog rock? Especially the bit you played in the mall has a feeling similar to Caravan. Sweet video

@TheDins3939 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, totally agree.

@fatbelly27 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Reminded me of Greenslade

@attiliobastosguarnieri5416 4 жыл бұрын

Nahre Sol você é incrível ! Muito inteligente. Parabéns daqui de Rio de Janeiro.

@el-fingerstyle388 Жыл бұрын

Im a guitarist, i know how hard its feels when we learn a song, part by part, but when we already got the song it's a such of pleasure to us when we play it. Piano it's more difficult than a guitar, we must use two hand, you got the pure of talent in musicality. Thanks to God i found your channel, there are so many treasures of music at your channel, that i can learn a lot from you. May God always bless you & give you health, safe & succes. 🇲🇨🙏

@rathork 5 жыл бұрын

This is so cool! I totally love your tune and sound and the harmonies you picked, it's quite perfect and exactly my taste in bluesy jazzy piano music! :) Thanks!

@educapro 6 жыл бұрын

Yessss, nicely done Nahre. You're teaching me so much... and of course as you know simplicity is the most effective and lasting component in what you share which is why you're so effective getting your point across. You are so loved and respected by me. Keep it up. Hey.... you changed hair colors, wow I just noticed that... nice!

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊🙏

@dougiefresh04 2 жыл бұрын

you are a little genius my girl. Enjoy your talent and keep it up. Im a rock composer who dabbles in classical.... Creativity is a wonderful contribution to humanity. Some folks can take a 6-string guitar and create true beauty with 2 chords. What a mystery this all is!!

@penpadhundup448 5 жыл бұрын

I have no any music training but my passion for music lets me to kept watching this sort of video. Honestly speaking, it is delightful to just listen to your playing. It is really nice music and sound of that melody is quite new to me. Thanks for uploading. I hope that you may publish an solo album. All the best..

@csilt 5 жыл бұрын

I love this song and sounds you're getting out of this little keyboard! Loving the random sounds in the food court and the visuals. This is really cool

@danielperkins4610 6 жыл бұрын

I like that Rhodes sound you use. and your groove sounds more like a modern interpretation than traditional shuffle, that;s very cool! I grew up learning the minor blues scale as an option to play over tunes, never knew about the major blues scale. It seems similar to a pentatonic scale with a minor 3rd added.

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊 I like the sound of both major and minor blues scales :)

@BibleStorm 6 жыл бұрын

You can use them both at the same time! I use this blues scale (let's call it C) C-D-Eb-E-F-Gb-G-A#-Bb-B-C Use the major 7 degree sparingly and chromatically. Basically I just play any note that isn't a b2 or a b6

@jibicusmaximus4827 6 жыл бұрын

b2 works over the five chord, it functions as five chords b fifth hinting at a blues scale built on that chord, in this case, G, i only use it as a quick flick though, i stole the idea from Stevie Ray Vaughan, the amazing texas blues guitarist.

@BibleStorm 6 жыл бұрын

I've heard stevie do it too, but I haven't made it work with my sound. Avoiding the b2 and b6 gives you that swing/blues major/minor sound. The b2 is just a bit too minor for my taste.

@bencollins51 5 жыл бұрын

Damn girl! Them blues got some sol to em😃

@macabre2007 4 жыл бұрын

hey it's raining - congratulations - i know you love the rain as I do, and to see you drive through it is dreamy x

@guyb7005 4 жыл бұрын

Tiny keyboard + crowded hands = massive sound & creativity!! Enjoy this channel so much, videos brilliantly produced - very positive, curious, constructive and positive personality, right under our noses too!! yet connected somehow to so many youtube musicians I follow. There shines a flock of stars and HOPE in the millennial fog!

@Ndo01 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like it brought out the funk in you as well

@Soberan 6 жыл бұрын

GENIUS - PERIOD!!!

@NahreSol 6 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@Thepyrosfamily 5 жыл бұрын

The best video KZfaq recommended me so far, without hesitation ! I found it really interesting, and it shows that there is no such thing as a universal language for music. Despite being "as simple" as a repetitive pattern the blues is a whole different language, that has its own complexity and codes wich are as interesting as classical music and the other genres. Plus the video editing is good, for real great stuff, good job ! :)

@JakeHawken 4 жыл бұрын

Holy cow. Well done. What an incredibly skilled musician with a fantastically trained ear.

@MrEdgaralain 4 жыл бұрын

Dear Nahre Sol, your "Blues"-Video is extremely interesting. Blues from the viewpoint of a classical Maestra like you, that is really faszinating. And if you allow: Your new look suits you perfectly, congratulations! Edgar from Switzerland.