https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/19133/alfonsina-y-el-mar-solo-bass 2026-03-30T06:09:57.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TigsWuO457E/maxresdefault.jpg Alfonsina y El Mar solo bass Alfonsina y El Mar by Ramírez/Luna camera audio+DI https://www.youtube.com/embed/TigsWuO457E 2026-03-30T06:09:57.000Z Adam Neely 66 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/17896/i-practiced-wrong-for-40-years 2026-03-24T17:37:40.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gse5EuM_HWU/maxresdefault.jpg I Practiced Wrong for 40 Years Most guitar players practice… but don’t actually get better. I did the same for years. 😅 In this lesson, we look at how practice really works—and what actually moves the needle. If things have felt slow, frustrating, or unclear, this will help you get back on track. 🎯 Want a simple plan to practice more effectively? Grab the Effective Practice Guide here: https://mailchi.mp/justinguitar/practice 📖 Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction: What I wish I knew at 15 01:00 Guitarist A: The "Broad" Approach 02:34 My personal journey: 40 years of broad practice 03:37 Guitarist B: The Power of Focus 04:37 Visual Comparison: Slow vs. Rapid Progress 06:09 Why focus is better for hobbyists 07:31 Steve Vai’s Advice 08:33 Lessons from Scott Henderson & Wes Montgomery 09:05 Why my old advice was wrong 09:57 What I would teach my own kids today 10:31 Conclusion: Find your "one thing” 📬 New to JustinGuitar? Get started with my free Beginner Guitar Course: https://mailchi.mp/justinguitar/beginner https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gse5EuM_HWU 2026-03-24T17:37:40.000Z JustinGuitar 685 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/17176/why-does-emo-sound-like-that 2026-03-20T17:01:23.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rM05xaE6oDI/maxresdefault.jpg Why Does Emo Sound Like That? Support 12tone on Patreon to see my next video right now! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos More than any other genre, emo music, along with its close cousin pop-punk, captured the bizarre, directionless angst of adolescence in the early 21st century. Stuck in the shadow of global events we were too young to really understand, with new information technologies exploding our social networks, a stage of life that has always been confusing and disorienting was made even more so by the unique circumstances of the era. Emo spoke to that confusion in a unique way, making sense of the senselessness by embracing the duality of teenagehood, where everything is so important but nothing really matters, and that ethos can be found not just in its lyrics, but in its rhythms as well. Let's talk about half-time. Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-why-does-emo-sound-like-that Script: https://tinyurl.com/2kpfeeu4 And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, CodenaCrow, OrionWolfie, Arnas, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, Alex Mole, naomio, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Amelia Lewis, Mark, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Kyle Kinkaid, gunnito, Gray, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Andy Maurer, Cormag81, Don Jennings, Mikeyxote, Bill Owens, George Burgyan, Martin Romano, Flavor Dave, An Oni Moose, Blue 5alamander, Cliff Hudson, DraconicDon, Ken Birdwell, Megan Oberfield, morolin, Marc Testart, Donald Murray, Ethan Savaglio, Robert Bailey, Bob D'Errico, Ira Kroll, juneau, Justin Katz, Patrick Minton, Sina Bahram, David Shlapak, JD, Rennie Allen, Travis Briggs, Olaf, Brian Covey, Billy Abbott, Jasp https://www.youtube.com/embed/rM05xaE6oDI 2026-03-20T17:01:23.000Z 12tone 1116 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14407/how-to-play-behind-the-beat-and-sound-cool 2026-03-17T13:05:00.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H_VcHiWbQos/maxresdefault.jpg How to Play Behind the Beat (And Sound Cool) A laid-back groove isn’t about bad timing—it’s about controlled timing. ⏱️ Play slightly behind the beat, stay consistent, and the feel gets instantly cooler. 💡Rush the beat? Sounds tense. Sit just after it? That’s the magic. Timing isn’t just accuracy… it’s feel. 😉 👉 Subscribe for more guitar tips and insights! ✌️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/H_VcHiWbQos 2026-03-17T13:05:00.000Z JustinGuitar 113 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14406/why-some-musicians-instantly-connect 2026-03-17T13:04:49.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oVXdAPGiv_s/maxresdefault.jpg Why Some Musicians Instantly Connect Music isn’t just notes—it’s emotion in motion. 💡 Those tiny shifts in timing, dynamics, and feel carry what words sometimes can’t. When we truly feel something, it finds its way into the music… and that’s what people connect with. 👉 If we want people to feel our playing, we have to feel it first. 💙 Subscribe for more quick tips and guitar insights! :) https://www.youtube.com/embed/oVXdAPGiv_s 2026-03-17T13:04:49.000Z JustinGuitar 73 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14405/mix-lead-rhythm-guitar-with-simple-6ths 2026-03-17T13:04:38.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-bDvOzv9T7A/maxresdefault.jpg Mix Lead & Rhythm Guitar with Simple 6ths Ever wondered how to mix little lead lines into your rhythm playing without overcomplicating things? 🧐 In this video, we explore one of the simplest and most musical ways to do it: intervals of 6ths. They’re easy to see on the fretboard, easy to move around, and perfect for adding melodic movement while keeping the groove strong. We start from a basic G chord, learn how 6ths are formed, and move the shape through different positions so you can instantly make your rhythm playing more expressive. You’ll also see how to pick them cleanly using a pick and fingers, and how to practice them in time with simple rhythms. Small idea. Big musical payoff! 👉 Follow to find more bite-sized lessons and hundreds of free guitar tutorials! Have fun exploring—and happy playing! 🎶 https://www.youtube.com/embed/-bDvOzv9T7A 2026-03-17T13:04:38.000Z JustinGuitar 132 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14404/guitar-amp-pedals-tone-controls-finally-explained 2026-03-17T13:04:26.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UUdENXBsTOc/maxresdefault.jpg Guitar Amp & Pedals Tone Controls Finally Explained Ever wondered what the bass, middle, and treble knobs actually do on your amp? 🧐 If you’ve ever turned knobs randomly hoping your tone improves… you’re not alone. In this lesson, we'll learn how tone controls really work—so we can shape our sound with confidence instead of guessing. We explore what frequency means (in simple terms), how EQ shapes your guitar sound, and how to use tone controls on amps, pedals, and your guitar to get clearer, better tone—without buying new gear. If you want your sound to be less muddy, less harsh, and more balanced… this will really help. 🔗 Get first access to the upcoming lessons in Justin's Guitar Tone Quest: https://mailchi.mp/justinguitar/tone-quest 🎁 Learn to play with me! Free Beginner Guitar Course available for free: https://mailchi.mp/justinguitar/beginner 👉 Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:12 Treble, Middle & Bass Controls (Amps) 04:51 Single Tone Control (FX Pedals) 05:58 Suhr Badger 30 Demo 11:12 Boss Katana MkII Demo 16:09 Klon KTR Pedal 18:51 ThorpyFX Warthog Pedal 21:22 JHS Bonsai Pedal 24:17 The Duellist Pedal 26:51 Further Comments 29:10 Conclusion https://www.youtube.com/embed/UUdENXBsTOc 2026-03-17T13:04:26.000Z JustinGuitar 1763 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14403/master-solo-blues-on-acoustic-guitar 2026-03-17T13:04:12.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w4e0MZRU_S8/maxresdefault.jpg Master Solo Blues on Acoustic Guitar 👉 Play Solo Blues on Acoustic Guitar - Lead & Rhythm Together. 🔗 Get lifetime access now: https://www.justinguitar.com/store/solo-blues?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=solo_blues&utm_content=organic https://www.youtube.com/embed/w4e0MZRU_S8 2026-03-17T13:04:12.000Z JustinGuitar 94 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14402/b-minor-is-actually-easy 2026-03-17T13:04:00.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dMWR0I6vuA4/maxresdefault.jpg B Minor Is Actually Easy 👉 Full Lesson: https://www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/easy-barre-chords-for-beginners-bg-2303?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=bm 🎁 Free Beginner Guitar Course: https://mailchi.mp/justinguitar/beginner https://www.youtube.com/embed/dMWR0I6vuA4 2026-03-17T13:04:00.000Z JustinGuitar 138 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14401/combining-wrist-and-forearm-for-better-strumming 2026-03-17T13:03:49.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4wGutjhk03U/maxresdefault.jpg Combining Wrist and Forearm for Better Strumming There are actually two main strumming motions on the guitar—and each one works best in different situations. For slower, general strumming, a relaxed forearm motion gives control and accuracy. But when the tempo goes up, many players naturally switch to more wrist movement, which makes fast strumming easier—but less precise. In this lesson, we look at: ✅ When forearm strumming works best ✅ When wrist strumming makes things easier ✅ Why neither is “better”—just different ✅ How combining both motions gives you speed and control 💡 Understanding how and when to use each motion can make your strumming feel smoother, more relaxed, and much more musical. 🎁 Grab the full course for free here: https://www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/framing-the-double-strumming-technique-bg-2104?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=double_strumming https://www.youtube.com/embed/4wGutjhk03U 2026-03-17T13:03:49.000Z JustinGuitar 71 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14400/alternate-picking-for-beginners-pick-angle-tip 2026-03-17T13:03:37.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ehkCfLdiFAA/maxresdefault.jpg Alternate Picking for Beginners: Pick Angle Tip 🎸 Alternate picking gets way easier when the pick stops catching. 😅 A small change in pick angle helps the pick glide over the strings rather than fight them. Try adding just a little angle—and think in and out, not only up and down. Tiny adjustment now = smoother picking later 🎸 Get the full, free JustinGuitar Beginner Course: https://mailchi.mp/justinguitar/beginner https://www.youtube.com/embed/ehkCfLdiFAA 2026-03-17T13:03:37.000Z JustinGuitar 145 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14399/should-beginners-try-barre-chords 2026-03-17T13:03:25.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cIwTkP8p1oQ/maxresdefault.jpg Should Beginners Try Barre Chords? Most beginners are scared of barre chords—but trying them early isn’t a bad thing. ❌ You don’t need to master barre chords yet. ✅ You just need to feel what’s involved. Sometimes they’re easier than expected (especially with bigger hands). And if they’re hard, that’s not failure—it shows exactly what to work on next: • hand strength • thumb position • power chords • knowing the notes on the low strings 🙃 Trying “hard stuff” reveals the path forward. 🎸 Learn to play with me 👉 https://www.justinguitar.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=barre_chords_beginners https://www.youtube.com/embed/cIwTkP8p1oQ 2026-03-17T13:03:25.000Z JustinGuitar 77 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14398/there-is-no-strumming-pattern-for-a-song 2026-03-17T13:03:15.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i-OIXsWF40Q/maxresdefault.jpg There Is No “Strumming Pattern” for a Song Most songs don’t use a single strumming pattern. Great rhythm playing is about dynamics—knowing when to be quiet, when to build, and when to let the chorus lift. 🥱 If we strum the same way all the way through, things can get monotonous fast. 💤 ❌ The better question isn’t "what’s the strumming pattern for this song?" ✅ It’s: what’s the strumming pattern for this section? If you want to really get comfortable with this—and build rock-solid rhythm that works for real songs—check out Strumming SOS. 👉 https://www.justinguitar.com/store/strumming-sos?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=strumming-sos&utm_content=dynamics_no_single_pattern https://www.youtube.com/embed/i-OIXsWF40Q 2026-03-17T13:03:15.000Z JustinGuitar 74 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14397/strumming-with-your-thumb-watch-this-first 2026-03-17T13:03:03.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YGJeGgXNGC4/maxresdefault.jpg Strumming With Your Thumb? Watch This First Thumb or pick: which team are you on? 🧐 Strumming with your thumb changes everything. 🎸 Downstrokes with the thumb give a rounder, fuller sound, way less bright than a pick. That can be gold… especially when brightness isn’t what the song needs. The big thing to watch? Thumb angle. 👀 If it hooks under the strings, things get awkward fast. Keep the thumb slightly angled so it glides instead of catching. ▶️ No rules - just awareness. Explore the feel, listen to the tone, and find what works for you. 🔗 Strumming SOS: fix your rhythm guitar starting from the very basics: https://www.justinguitar.com/store/strumming-sos?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=strumming_sos&utm_content=thumb_strumming https://www.youtube.com/embed/YGJeGgXNGC4 2026-03-17T13:03:03.000Z JustinGuitar 84 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14396/if-strumming-with-a-pick-feels-weird-this-is-why 2026-03-17T13:02:50.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZIPeQRPUdFE/maxresdefault.jpg If Strumming With a Pick Feels Weird, This Is Why Strumming with a pick often feels awkward at first. That’s just part of learning. 🙃 A very thin pick and an ultra-light grip make strumming smoother and more forgiving while we build control. Start learning guitar here 🎸 https://www.justinguitar.com/beginner?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=beginner_pick_tips&utm_content=strumming_with_pick https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZIPeQRPUdFE 2026-03-17T13:02:50.000Z JustinGuitar 80 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14395/tired-of-boring-theory-meet-the-new-music-theory-app 2026-03-17T13:02:37.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EU_EK_MTWBQ/maxresdefault.jpg Tired of Boring Theory? Meet the New Music Theory App! Curious about the new Music Theory by Justin Guitar app? Join us for the live launch! If you’re tired of theory that feels boring or disconnected from real playing, this app finally makes it click. Learn how it helps you unlock the fretboard, understand how music works, and immediately level up your guitar playing. 🎶 Get the Theory app at https://www.justinguitar.com/store/practical-music-theory?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=livestream&utm_campaign=talivelaunch https://www.youtube.com/embed/EU_EK_MTWBQ 2026-03-17T13:02:37.000Z JustinGuitar 2704 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14394/learn-wish-you-were-here-at-50-win-rare-pink-floyd-prizes 2026-03-17T13:02:22.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/txgharCPT4E/maxresdefault.jpg Learn Wish You Were Here (at 50!) + Win Rare Pink Floyd Prizes 🎉 Wish You Were Here turns 50 this year—and we’re celebrating with a global intro challenge. 🥳 Learn the iconic intro, record your take, upload it to YouTube, and enter to win ultra-rare 50th Anniversary goodies created by the Pink Floyd team, including the limited-edition Wish You Were Here fire extinguisher, anniversary T-shirt, Diver mug, and the huge WYWH50 box set packed with unreleased demos, restored concerts, vinyl mixes, films, and artwork. 🎁 Time’s running out! Entries close December 11 (UTC). 👉 Learn the intro + join the challenge here 🔗 https://www.justinguitar.com/songs/pink-floyd-wish-you-were-here-chords-tabs-guitar-lesson-st-301?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=wywh50_challenge https://www.youtube.com/embed/txgharCPT4E 2026-03-17T13:02:22.000Z JustinGuitar 62 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14393/blues-immersion-class-4-launch 2026-03-17T13:01:56.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9UnhMYqX-oA/maxresdefault.jpg Blues Immersion - Class 4 Launch Dreaming of levelling up your Blues guitar? Blues Immersion might be the perfect fit. Enrolments for Class 4 are now open! Join Justin for an overview of the program, including what’s coming up and how to get the most out of the course, along with an early bird price! Enrol here: https://www.justinguitar.com/store/blues-immersion?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=live-event&utm_campaign=blim4-launch https://www.youtube.com/embed/9UnhMYqX-oA 2026-03-17T13:01:56.000Z JustinGuitar 3557 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14390/play-wish-you-were-here-win-rare-pink-floyd-gifts 2026-03-17T13:01:41.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cfecSRMM4o0/maxresdefault.jpg Play Wish You Were Here & Win Rare Pink Floyd Gifts! 👉 Enter here: https://www.justinguitar.com/songs/pink-floyd-wish-you-were-here-chords-tabs-guitar-lesson-st-301?utm_source=youtube-main&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=wish_you_were_here_promo Wish You Were Here is turning 50, and we want you to be part of the celebration. 🎉 I rebuilt the intro lesson from scratch and split it into five levels, so every guitarist can join the Wish You Were Here at 50 Intro Challenge, from total beginners to more advanced players. 👉 How to join: - Learn the intro at your level. - Upload your take to YouTube. - Add it to the Student Performances tab on the lesson page. - You’ll automatically enter the WYWH50 sweepstake! 🎁 You'll get a chance to win: - The ultra-rare Wish You Were Here 50 fire extinguisher (only 150 exist) - The official anniversary t-shirt - The Diver mug The massive 50th Anniversary box set is filled with restored concerts, unreleased mixes, artwork, and more! This isn’t about being perfect—it’s about celebrating a classic together. 🚨 Deadline: December 11, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/embed/cfecSRMM4o0 2026-03-17T13:01:41.000Z JustinGuitar 135 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14387/you-re-learning-blues-wrong-do-this-instead 2026-03-17T13:01:14.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BgLrK7w6OLM/maxresdefault.jpg You’re Learning Blues Wrong (Do THIS Instead) Learning Blues isn’t about running scales up and down; it’s about building a framework so your vocabulary can grow. 🎶 Just like learning a new language, you need real words, not just the alphabet. 💡 If you want to finally speak Blues on the electric guitar, not just play patterns, Blues Immersion is where we dive deep into tone, phrasing, and full-fretboard fluency. Get on the waiting list! Enrollments for Class 4 start soon! 👉 https://www.justinguitar.com/store/blues-immersion?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=blim4_waitlist_reels https://www.youtube.com/embed/BgLrK7w6OLM 2026-03-17T13:01:14.000Z JustinGuitar 164 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14386/want-to-sound-like-a-full-band-while-playing-solo 2026-03-17T13:00:48.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NOfdHYYVS74/maxresdefault.jpg Want to sound like a full band… while playing solo? Exclusive for livestream watchers: Use code SOLOBLUES50 at check out for USD 50 off! Claim it here: https://www.justinguitar.com/store/solo-blues?utm_source=live&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=soloblues This live session—perfect for Solo Blues students and anyone curious about levelling up their soloing! Justin’s giving a sneak peek at the new course, showing you how to get the most out of MatchMySound, and sharing soloing tips you’ll actually use. :) https://www.youtube.com/embed/NOfdHYYVS74 2026-03-17T13:00:48.000Z JustinGuitar 3860 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14385/want-to-sound-like-a-full-band-while-playing-solo 2026-03-17T13:00:34.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xQkez9cZvRk/maxresdefault.jpg Want to sound like a full band… while playing solo? 📱 Exclusive for livestream watchers: Use code SOLOBLUES50 at check out for USD 50 off! Claim it here: https://www.justinguitar.com/store/solo-blues?utm_source=live&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=soloblues This live session—perfect for Solo Blues students and anyone curious about levelling up their soloing! Justin’s giving a sneak peek at the new course, showing you how https://www.youtube.com/embed/xQkez9cZvRk 2026-03-17T13:00:34.000Z JustinGuitar 3858 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14384/developing-expressive-musicianship-masterclass-with-matt-schofield 2026-03-17T13:00:21.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QzbIng9pQDs/maxresdefault.jpg Developing Expressive Musicianship - Masterclass with Matt Schofield Matt Schofield, British Blues Hall of Famer and world-renowned guitarist, is back for a special masterclass! A regular guest in our sessions, he’s known for his signature tone and soulful playing, inspiring guitarists around the world. Now you can learn directly from him. https://www.youtube.com/embed/QzbIng9pQDs 2026-03-17T13:00:21.000Z JustinGuitar 4372 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14383/play-the-blues-without-a-band 2026-03-17T13:00:08.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BpILnGOz1Rs/maxresdefault.jpg Play the Blues Without a Band 🎶 Ever wanted to sound like a one-person Blues band? Our Solo Blues course teaches you how to combine chords, licks, and rhythm into complete solo performances. Join now—the first arrangements are free: https://www.justinguitar.com/store/solo-blues?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=solo_blues_launch https://www.youtube.com/embed/BpILnGOz1Rs 2026-03-17T13:00:08.000Z JustinGuitar 203 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14382/make-your-guitar-sound-like-a-full-band-no-singer-needed 2026-03-17T12:59:57.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WSQFyGRw2GM/maxresdefault.jpg Make Your Guitar Sound Like a Full Band 🎸 (No Singer Needed!) Stop strumming the same old chords. In Solo Blues, you’ll learn how to blend rhythm, bass, and lead lines so your guitar sounds like the whole band—no singer or backing track needed. 🎸 Start with free lessons and see how good it feels to Solo Blues 👉https://mailchi.mp/justinguitar/solo-blues?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=solo-blues&utm_content=reels-warmup-1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/WSQFyGRw2GM 2026-03-17T12:59:57.000Z JustinGuitar 72 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14381/how-to-transcribe-a-solo-with-guitar-pro-step-by-step-live 2026-03-17T12:59:46.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6uwMhkYRlpo/maxresdefault.jpg How to Transcribe a Solo with Guitar Pro (Step by Step, Live!) GET GUITAR PRO 8 HERE: https://www.guitar-pro.com/#ae55Join Justin and Thomas from Guitar Pro for a special live Masterclass where we’ll transcribe a Blues solo together. You’ll see how Guitar Pro 8 makes the process easier and more fun—and if you don’t have it yet, this is a perfect chance to grab it on a great Back to School deal. Don’t miss it! https://www.guitar-pro.com/#ae55 https://www.youtube.com/embed/6uwMhkYRlpo 2026-03-17T12:59:46.000Z JustinGuitar 3817 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14380/acoustic-guitar-effects-wow-no-amp-needed-tonewoodamp-2-demo 2026-03-17T12:59:32.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IDw7VLaSf7E/maxresdefault.jpg Acoustic Guitar + Effects = WOW! *no amp needed* (ToneWoodAmp 2 Demo) 👉 Buy ToneWoodAmp with a discount: https://www.tonewoodamp.com/JMGTR 🤩 Want reverb, delay, chorus, and more… straight out of your acoustic guitar's soundhole? That's exactly what the ToneWoodAmp 2 does. It's like a pedalboard built right onto your guitar—no amp, no cables. In this video, JustinGuitar and Mike Dawes try out the ToneWoodAmp 2 and explore its new features: ➕ USB-C rechargeable battery (longer play time) ➕ A companion app for saving presets and controlling effects ➕ New sounds like tremolo, flanger, and phaser ➕ Advanced tools and notch filters Once you hear it, it's hard to go back—even simple strumming feels inspiring. 👉 Learn more about the ToneWoodAmp 2 here: https://www.tonewoodamp.com/JMGTR ► Check out Mike Dawes' best-selling guitar course: http://mikedawes.com and use code JUSTINGUITAR for a discount! ▼ Mike's upcoming live shows GERMANY 11/04: Stuttgart 11/05: Pforzheim 11/06: Frankfurt 11/07: Bestwig 11/09: Oldenburg #ToneWoodAmp #AcousticGuitar #JustinGuitar https://www.youtube.com/embed/IDw7VLaSf7E 2026-03-17T12:59:32.000Z JustinGuitar 1862 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14379/masterclass-with-jim-campilongo 2026-03-17T12:59:20.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/X6A5OphpXE8/maxresdefault.jpg Masterclass with Jim Campilongo This Masterclass is part of Class 3 of the Blues Immersion Program! 🎸 Want to take your Blues playing to the next level? Join the waiting list to be the first to hear about our next enrolment: 👉 https://mailchi.mp/justinguitar/bluesimmersion Chapters - 00:00-01:45 Intro 🎸 - 01:45-06:30 Breaking Out of Playing Licks - 06:30-09:15 Emulating Singers - 09:15-15:00 Emotions in Guitar Playing - 15:00-23:35 Blind Bend Exercise - 23:35-27:00 Understanding Chord Tones vs. Pentatonic Scales - 27:00-32:00 Triads and Visualizing the Fretboard - 32:00-36:15 Demo of Practical Lick - 36:15-41:00 Jim's Minimalist Tone Setup - 41:00-48:30 Picking Location and Tone Control Techniques - 48:30-57:00 Behind the Nut Techniques - 57:00-01:01:30 Using Dissonance to Express Emotion - 01:01:30-01:04:45 Mental Framework for Improvisation - 01:04:45-01:09:30 Jim's Practice Approach - 01:09:30-01:12:00 Closing Thoughts and Upcoming Shows https://www.youtube.com/embed/X6A5OphpXE8 2026-03-17T12:59:20.000Z JustinGuitar 4617 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14378/blues-with-justin-16-masterclass-with-seth-rosenbloom 2026-03-17T12:59:08.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oOgND2tMtu4/maxresdefault.jpg Blues with Justin #16 - Masterclass with Seth Rosenbloom 🎸 👉 Hundreds of Song Guitar Lessons With Chords, Tabs, & Lyrics: http://www.justinguitar.com/songs #justinguitar #guitarforbeginners # 💡 Play songs along with JustinGuitar Songs & Lessons App and optimize your progress! 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Check my Practical Music Theory course - The best music theory course available on the web! http://bit.ly/jgtr-theory 👉 Check out https://www.justinguitar.com/products for my best-selling (paper!) songbooks, cool guitar-related t-shirts, and much more! • Website https://www.justinguitar.com • Theory Course http://bit.ly/jgtr-theory • JustinGuitar Beginner Song App https://go.onelink.me/3065804798/jgtryt • Store (books/t-shirts/more) https://www.justinguitar.com/products • Jam Tracks http://bit.ly/jgtr-jams • Instagram http://bit.ly/jgtr-instagram • Facebook http://bit.ly/jgtr-facebook • Forum http://bit.ly/jgtr-community • Workshops http://bit.ly/jgtr-workshops https://www.youtube.com/embed/oOgND2tMtu4 2026-03-17T12:59:08.000Z JustinGuitar 3697 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14377/this-1-finger-tip-changes-everything 2026-03-17T12:58:57.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HfT_a-CmTH4/maxresdefault.jpg This 1-Finger Tip Changes Everything Are you struggling to stay consistent with your guitar practice? This simple one-finger tip helps you practice better and build momentum, even with just a few minutes daily. Try it now and start making real progress! https://www.youtube.com/embed/HfT_a-CmTH4 2026-03-17T12:58:57.000Z JustinGuitar 113 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14376/your-new-favorite-chord-change 2026-03-17T12:58:47.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FMr4mEu_xdQ/maxresdefault.jpg Your New Favorite Chord Change 🎸 Discover a smooth Major 7 to Major 6 chord change that's both a great finger exercise and a fun way to add Latin groove to your playing. Perfect for improving dexterity and rhythm! 👉 Over 800 Song Guitar Lessons With Chords, Tabs, & Lyrics: http://www.justinguitar.com/songs #JustinGuitar #guitarforbeginners #guitarplayer SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE ► http://bit.ly/jgtr-sub 💙 I Appreciate Your Support. :) 💡 Play along with JustinGuitar Songs & Lessons App and unleash the musician in you! Over 1000 songs and the best resources to learn guitar, right in your pocket. Try it out for free: https://go.onelink.me/3065804798/jgtryt 🎵 Learn for free at https://www.justinguitar.com 🎸 Track your progress, set a practice routine, get free downloads and additional resources, Community help, and much more! Just like private classes with me! :) 🚀 Looking to LEVEL UP your guitar skills? Check my Music Theory course - The best one on the web! http://www.justinguitar.com/store/practical-music-theory 👉 Check out https://www.justinguitar.com/products for my best-selling (paper!) songbooks, cool guitar-related t-shirts, and much more! 🎸 Shop my guitars & gear on Reverb https://reverb.grsm.io/fnusparj8yfh 🔥 Get my JamTracks and solo over professional backing tracks. http://bit.ly/jgtr-jams 💬 Get In Touch! • Community http://bit.ly/jgtr-community • Instagram http://bit.ly/jgtr-instagram • Facebook http://bit.ly/jgtr-facebook • Workshops http://bit.ly/jgtr-workshops https://www.youtube.com/embed/FMr4mEu_xdQ 2026-03-17T12:58:47.000Z JustinGuitar 200 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14375/les-paul-guitar-string-change-easy-electric-guitar-restring-tutorial 2026-03-17T12:58:36.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/odiKctxCNG4/maxresdefault.jpg Les Paul Guitar String Change | Easy Electric Guitar Restring Tutorial 🎸 Learn how to change strings on a Les Paul-style electric guitar in this step-by-step tutorial with Justin! Whether you're a beginner or just new to Les Paul guitars, this video will walk you through the entire string change process—from removing old strings to properly installing and tuning your new ones. This method works for most Les Paul-style guitars, including Gibson, Epiphone, and other dual-humbucker models with Tune-O-Matic bridges. 👉 WATCH THE FULL SERIES: https://www.justinguitar.com/modules/how-to-change-guitar-strings #justinguitar #guitarforbeginners #guitarstrings SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE ► http://bit.ly/jgtr-sub 💙 I Appreciate Your Support. :) 👉 Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:35 What you need 02:30 Removing old strings 04:41 Cleaning the guitar 06:58 Adding new strings 09:32 Feeding strings into pegs 20:17 First tuning 21:10 Stretching & tuning 24:24 Conclusion 💡 Play along with JustinGuitar Songs & Lessons App and unleash the musician in you! Over 1000 songs and the best resources to learn guitar, right in your pocket. 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Check my Music Theory course - The best one on the web! http://bit.ly/jgtr-theory 👉 Check out https://www.justinguitar.com/products for my best-selling (paper!) songbooks, cool guitar-related t-shirts, and much more! 🎸 Shop my guitars & gear on Reverb https://reverb.grsm.io/fnusparj8yfh 🔥 Get my JamTracks and solo over professional backing tracks. http://bit.ly/jgtr-jams 💬 Get In Touch! • Community http://bit.ly/jgtr-community • Instagram http://bit.ly/jgtr-instagram • Facebook http://bit.ly/jgtr-facebook • Workshops http://bit.ly/jgtr-workshops https://www.youtube.com/embed/odiKctxCNG4 2026-03-17T12:58:36.000Z JustinGuitar 1503 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14374/masterclass-with-chris-buck 2026-03-17T12:58:23.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/14dpUbxe1cQ/maxresdefault.jpg Masterclass with Chris Buck Part of our Blues Immersion program - learn more here: https://www.justinguitar.com/store/blues-immersion https://www.youtube.com/embed/14dpUbxe1cQ 2026-03-17T12:58:23.000Z JustinGuitar 3884 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14373/i-tried-5-string-gauges-here-s-what-shocked-me 2026-03-17T12:58:12.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mwco9V8rhn8/maxresdefault.jpg I Tried 5 String Gauges—Here’s What Shocked Me! 🎸 Which string gauge is best for tone and playability? I tested D'Addario NYXL strings from 8s to 12s—and the results surprised me! Hear the difference across clean tones, riffs, and solos. 🎸 Learn how to change your strings step-by-step in the Change Strings with Justin series → https://www.justinguitar.com/modules/change-strings-with-justin #justinguitar #guitarforbeginners #guitarstrings SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE ► http://bit.ly/jgtr-sub 💙 I Appreciate Your Support. :) 👉 Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:30 Clean chords - string gauges 8 to 12 03:29 Comments on clean tone 05:08 Rock riff - string gauges 8 to 12 06:11 Comments on rock tone 07:18 Solo & comments - string gauge 8 09:23 Solo & comments - string gauge 9 11:14 Solo & comments - string gauge 10 12:54 Solo & comments - string gauge 11 14:44 Solo & comments - string gauge 12 17:40 Final thoughts 21:00 Conclusion 💡 Play along with JustinGuitar Songs & Lessons App and unleash the musician in you! Over 1000 songs and the best resources to learn guitar, right in your pocket. 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Check out my Music Theory course - It's the best one on the web! http://justinguitar.com/store/practical-music-theory 👉 Check out https://www.justinguitar.com/products for my best-selling (paper!) songbooks, cool guitar-related t-shirts, and much more! 🎸 Shop my guitars & gear on Reverb https://reverb.grsm.io/fnusparj8yfh 🔥 Get my JamTracks and solo over professional backing tracks. http://bit.ly/jgtr-jams 💬 Get In Touch! • Community http://bit.ly/jgtr-community • Instagram http://bit.ly/jgtr-instagram • Facebook http://bit.ly/jgtr-facebook • Workshops http://bit.ly/jgtr-workshops https://www.youtube.com/embed/mwco9V8rhn8 2026-03-17T12:58:12.000Z JustinGuitar 1298 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14372/blues-immersion-class-3-launch 2026-03-17T12:58:00.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9jec-Y-O_HQ/maxresdefault.jpg Blues Immersion - Class 3 Launch Join Justin for an overview of the Blues Immersion Program! Get an exclusive look at our Blues Immersion course! Justin will walk you through the details, share what the program offers, and answer any questions you may have. This is your chance to learn more about how Blues Immersion can level up your playing, improve your improvisation, and help you dive deep into the world of blues guitar. Whether you're thinking about joining or just curious, we’d love to see you there! 👉 Enrolments for Class 3 start here on June 12, 2025: https://www.justinguitar.com/store/blues-immersion https://www.youtube.com/embed/9jec-Y-O_HQ 2026-03-17T12:58:00.000Z JustinGuitar 3751 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14371/how-to-change-acoustic-guitar-strings-step-by-step-guide 2026-03-17T12:57:46.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eaUbs13xBl0/maxresdefault.jpg How to Change Acoustic Guitar Strings (Step-by-Step Guide) 🎸 Learn how to change acoustic guitar strings with this easy, step-by-step tutorial—perfect for beginners and anyone looking to improve their guitar maintenance skills. We’ll show you exactly how to remove old strings, install new strings, and tune your acoustic guitar so you get great tone and tuning stability. 👉 WATCH THE FULL SERIES: https://www.justinguitar.com/modules/how-to-change-guitar-strings #justinguitar #guitarforbeginners #guitarstrings SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE ► http://bit.ly/jgtr-sub 💙 I Appreciate Your Support. :) 👉 Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:30 What you need 01:56 Removing old strings 04:45 Cleaning the guitar 07:16 Adding new strings 10:02 Feeding strings into pegs 20:26 First tuning 21:51 Stretching & tuning 24:37 Conclusion 💡 Play along with JustinGuitar Songs & Lessons App and unleash the musician in you! Over 1000 songs and the best resources to learn guitar, right in your pocket. 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Check my Music Theory course - The best one on the web! http://bit.ly/jgtr-theory 👉 Check out https://www.justinguitar.com/products for my best-selling (paper!) songbooks, cool guitar-related t-shirts, and much more! 🎸 Shop my guitars & gear on Reverb https://reverb.grsm.io/fnusparj8yfh 🔥 Get my JamTracks and solo over professional backing tracks. http://bit.ly/jgtr-jams 💬 Get In Touch! • Community http://bit.ly/jgtr-community • Instagram http://bit.ly/jgtr-instagram • Facebook http://bit.ly/jgtr-facebook • Workshops http://bit.ly/jgtr-workshops https://www.youtube.com/embed/eaUbs13xBl0 2026-03-17T12:57:46.000Z JustinGuitar 1516 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14370/no-tuner-learn-how-to-tune-your-guitar-by-ear-using-harmonics 2026-03-17T12:57:35.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ihlDFZjNM6g/maxresdefault.jpg No Tuner? Learn How to Tune Your Guitar by Ear (using Harmonics!) 🎸 Learn how to tune your guitar without a tuner in this quick lesson using harmonics. Perfect for beginners or anyone tuning by ear. 👉 Looking for more free guitar lessons? Check out http://www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons for step-by-step beginner courses, song tutorials, and pro tips that help you play better, faster. #JustinGuitar #guitarforbeginners #guitarlesson SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE ► http://bit.ly/jgtr-sub 💙 I Appreciate Your Support. :) 👉 Chapters 00:00 How to tune a guitar without a tuner 05:02 Better chance to get your guitar in tune 💡 Play along with JustinGuitar Songs & Lessons App and unleash the musician in you! Over 1000 songs and the best resources to learn guitar, right in your pocket. Try it out for free: https://go.onelink.me/3065804798/jgtryt 🎵 Learn for free at https://www.justinguitar.com 🎸 Track your progress, set a practice routine, get free downloads and additional resources, Community help, and much more! Just like private classes with me! :) 🚀 Looking to LEVEL UP your guitar skills? Check out my Music Theory course - It's the best one on the web! http://justinguitar.com/store/practical-music-theory 👉 Check out https://www.justinguitar.com/products for my best-selling (paper!) songbooks, cool guitar-related t-shirts, and much more! 🎸 Shop my guitars & gear on Reverb https://reverb.grsm.io/fnusparj8yfh 🔥 Get my JamTracks and solo over professional backing tracks. http://bit.ly/jgtr-jams 💬 Get In Touch! • Community http://bit.ly/jgtr-community • Instagram http://bit.ly/jgtr-instagram • Facebook http://bit.ly/jgtr-facebook • Workshops http://bit.ly/jgtr-workshops https://www.youtube.com/embed/ihlDFZjNM6g 2026-03-17T12:57:35.000Z JustinGuitar 355 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14369/the-most-popular-out-of-key-chord-iii-aka-v-vi 2026-03-17T12:57:24.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bQujCSNV0Ms/maxresdefault.jpg The Most POPULAR Out-Of-Key Chord [III aka V/vi] Like learning about cool chords? You'll LOVE my book! https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/codex My Complete Theory + Songwriting Course: https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/songwriting-course Support these lessons: https://signalsmusic.studio/members or https://patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio When you're in the key of C major, you're likely to see an E major chord, the III or V/vi. This lesson explores that specific chord, how to use it, where you've heard it, and how to deal with it. It shows up in nearly every genre. It's out of key (non-diatonic) but still sounds awesome, and adds a boost of unstable energy into an ordinary major progression. We'll explore how to find it, use it, and then go deeper into its mechanics to unlock usage of a new scale, Ionian #5. Lastly, we make some real music using music theory concepts. Watch how I created the entire track: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/members/writing-producing-an-indie-rock-chorus Related Lessons: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/series/new-to-theory Harmonic Minor Modes: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/harmonic-minor-modes Video Chapters- 00:00 Intro 01:00 The Out-Of-Key Chord 03:05 Real World Examples 04:35 The 7th Is Optional 05:32 Chromatic Approach Chords 07:16 Relative Minor 08:45 Ionian Sharp Five 09:38 Making Music With III (V/vi) 12:02 HEAR THE SONG + SOLO 13:00 Outro https://www.facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio https://www.signalsmusic.studio https://www.youtube.com/embed/bQujCSNV0Ms 2026-03-17T12:57:24.000Z Signals Music Studio 868 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14368/improvising-in-major-is-insanely-fun-here-s-how-to-do-it-guitar-lesson 2026-03-17T12:57:13.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xKbtQM-qzSM/maxresdefault.jpg Improvising In Major Is Insanely Fun. Here's How To Do It! [GUITAR LESSON] Get the jam track for free: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/learn-to-improv-2 My theory course: https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/songwriting-course Support these lessons and get access to all my mp3s, charts, and extra videos: https://signalsmusic.studio/members or https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio This is a follow up to the last lesson I posted on improvising with the minor scale (aka aeolian mode) on guitar, which you can find here: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/learn-to-improv. In this lesson, we explore the major scale which is the FOUNDATIONAL scale for understanding theory going forward. However, due to the geometry of the shape we use (and the music tastes of most guitarists), I've chosen to teach it second instead of first. There will be a few more lessons in this series, but I have a few other videos in between that I'd like to make that aren't so guitar-focused, but the next lesson should post in about two weeks or so. Modal playlist: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/series/understanding-the-modes 00:00 Intro 00:24 Major Scale Shape 01:48 Tempo Considerations 03:04 Major Chord Tones 05:45 Playing "with the changes" 07:52 The FULL Shape 08:59 Pentatonic Major 10:11 New Scale Pattern 11:28 Two Important Licks 13:20 Applying It All 14:23 Is it Major? Or is it Minor? 16:03 Outro https://www.facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio https://www.signalsmusicstudio.com https://www.youtube.com/embed/xKbtQM-qzSM 2026-03-17T12:57:13.000Z Signals Music Studio 1010 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14367/still-can-t-improvise-or-jam-on-guitar-try-this 2026-03-17T12:57:01.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qmAQ-l2MnFE/maxresdefault.jpg Still Can't Improvise Or Jam On Guitar? Try This! Get the jam track for free: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/learn-to-improv My complete Theory and Songwriting Course: https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/songwriting-course My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio It's boggling to me how many good guitar players still can't improvise or jam! I'm making this series of lessons to help those folks by focusing on the application of scales and shapes to make jamming easy. This is a "beginners lesson" but even advanced players can benefit from it. If you can already shred, great! Just apply that stuff to what you learn here. Can't shred? No problem, neither could BB King. But he knew what notes to play, and why, which is what this lesson series will teach you. The next few videos I post will be focused on this topic, and will gradually grow your knowledge across the fretboard. I expect it'll be about 2 weeks in between each lesson. Get notified when my next lesson posts by signing up to my newsletter: https://signalsmusic.studio/newsletter The Pink Floyd Jam Track I mentioned: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/jam-track-pink-floyd Want to start learning about modes and relativity already? Check out this playlist: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/series/understanding-the-modes Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Learn the Shape 02:27 Scale Patterns 03:20 What Is This Shape? 04:45 Start Using The Shape 06:36 Adding Rhythm 08:17 Find the Chord Tones (Arpeggio) 10:44 BONUS NOTE 11:40 Pentatonic Minor 14:07 Adding Techniques 15:20 A Lick For This Shape 16:50 Putting It All Together 17:42 Which Jam Tracks To Practice Over 19:01 Next Lesson https://www.twitter.com/signals_music https://www.facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio https://www.signalsmusicstudio.com https://www.youtube.com/embed/qmAQ-l2MnFE 2026-03-17T12:57:01.000Z Signals Music Studio 1199 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14366/write-chromatic-infused-chord-progressions-with-modal-mixture-music-theory-arran 2026-03-17T12:56:51.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HkDQU1kpXGY/maxresdefault.jpg Write Chromatic-Infused Chord Progressions With Modal Mixture [MUSIC THEORY/ ARRANGEMENT] Complete Theory Course For Songwriters: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre The Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh Tabs, Charts, and More at my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143261609 Ever wonder how to write a chord progression with a descending bass line, even if it's chromatic? An easy way is to employ modal mixture, or borrowed chords. Here's the topics you should know before starting this lesson: Inversions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFN-eKved_8 Harmonic Minor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu2ylGI_Gp8 Borrowed Chords https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IdttvJSedg Dorian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyZPcYf1Pe4 Lydian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7X4YAoHEow Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:56 Simple Lament Bass in Major 03:34 EXAMPLE 1 04:42 Simple Lament Bass in Minor 06:27 EXAMPLE 2 07:35 Chromatic Bass in Minor 09:02 EXAMPLE 3 10:04 Chromatic Bass in Major 11:57 EXAMPLE 4 12:12 FULL Chromatic Descent 14:53 EXAMPLE 5 15:11 Closing Thoughts https://www.instagram.com/signalsmusicstudio https://www.facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio https://www.signalsmusicstudio.com https://www.youtube.com/embed/HkDQU1kpXGY 2026-03-17T12:56:51.000Z Signals Music Studio 1000 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14365/the-bad-advice-that-musicians-love-to-repeat 2026-03-17T12:56:29.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UvJtA0REI7c/maxresdefault.jpg The BAD Advice That Musicians LOVE To Repeat Jake's First Rant! Wanna learn music theory? check my site, https://signalsmusic.studio Like this video? Join my patreon! www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Paul McCartney's Quest for B7 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_r5B1AhP1Fo 00:00 Intro 01:30 Rant https://www.youtube.com/embed/UvJtA0REI7c 2026-03-17T12:56:29.000Z Signals Music Studio 375 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14364/famous-chords-with-weird-nicknames-and-how-to-write-music-with-them-songwriting- 2026-03-17T12:56:20.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BHwYlzpdsRI/maxresdefault.jpg Famous Chords With Weird Nicknames (And How To Write Music With Them) [SONGWRITING + MUSIC THEORY] Complete Music Theory Course for Songwriters: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre The Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh Tabs + More At My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Some chords are so famous and popular they got their own name. This lesson teaches several of them, like the Neapolitan Chord, the Augmented Sixth Chord, the Backdoor Chord, Cadential 64, and more. At the end, we try writing music with these popular chords. I've done lessons on some of these chords and progressions: The Mario Cadence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx7BcbS15tU The Picardy Third: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be2-Qr4htrA Minor Plagal Cadence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEadIDOBpuA Here's the excellent video behind the Neopolitan Chord's history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebWiF3XW4dU&t=20s Here's a blog post from Frank Lehmen on Hollywood Cadences: https://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.13.19.4/mto.13.19.4.lehman.html Stephen Laitz' on the Hollywood Cadence: https://archive.org/details/completemusician0000lait_n7v2 Table of Contents: 00:00 Most Wanted Chords 00:30 Intro 01:01 Neopolitan Chord 03:40 Backdoor Chord 06:22 Double Backdoor Cadence 07:58 Augmented Sixth 09:48 Royal Road Progression 11:11 Hollywood Chord 12:07 Minor Plagal Cadence 12:55 Cadential 64 14:54 Picardy Third 15:51 Famous Chords CHALLENGE 17:25 MUSICAL EXAMPLE https://www.youtube.com/embed/BHwYlzpdsRI 2026-03-17T12:56:20.000Z Signals Music Studio 1178 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14363/7-simple-musical-exercises-that-unlock-advanced-rhythm-and-complex-groove 2026-03-17T12:56:04.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CoBTWll93yE/maxresdefault.jpg 7 Simple Musical Exercises That Unlock Advanced Rhythm and Complex Groove Enroll in my Rhythm Guitar Course: https://tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f My Music Theory Course for Songwriters: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre My Patreon: www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio.com Learning complex rhythm skills if you're not a drummer might seem intimidating, but with a few simple exercises you can start learning polyrhythm, polymeter, metric modulation, and more - all without a metronome! This lesson shows 7 simple exercises for ANY instrument that will gradually unlock those deeper realms of rhythm complexity. Once you're done with this lesson, you should be better equipped to tackle the full 3:2 and 3:4 polyrhythm. If you prefer reading over watching, I've written a blog post outlining these same steps which can be found here: http://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/rhythmic-complexity Here are some follow up videos for you if you liked this lesson: Hemiola and the 3:2 Polyrhythm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhODahQ-U4U Master the 3:4 Polyrhythm: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/master-polyrhythm-3-4 Here are the songs I mention that use metric modulation: "Divine Moments of Truth" - Shpongle: https://youtu.be/8qt2WbfotkU?t=123 "The Mirror" - Dream Theater: https://youtu.be/rwscRurgXbQ?si=wxhCwUEYUZGCiCVU Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Exercise 1 - Steady 6 Notes 02:28 Exercise 2 - Groupings of 3 04:04 Exercise 3 - Groupings of 2 06:00 BUY MY STUFF! $ ! $ 06:19 Exercise 4 - Steady 12 Notes 07:17 Exercise 5 - Groupings of 3 08:26 Exercise 6 - Groupings of 4 10:17 Get Shpongled 12:16 MEGA EXERCISE 13:10 Exercise 7 - Added Complexity 14:22 Closing Thoughts Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content. https://www.youtube.com/embed/CoBTWll93yE 2026-03-17T12:56:04.000Z Signals Music Studio 940 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14362/what-you-didn-t-know-about-what-a-wonderful-world-by-louis-armstrong-perfect-pro 2026-03-17T12:55:54.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yagFsYdbfE0/maxresdefault.jpg What You Didn't Know About "What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong [PERFECT PROGRESSIONS #5] My COMPLETE Music Theory Course for Songwriters: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre The Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh Guitar Tab At My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio This video is a "music theory analysis" of Louis Armstrongs' "What A Wonderful World." I deem the chords in this video to be PERFECT! And analyzing perfect progressions is always a good idea. Follow along with the free chord charts at home. They're provided in the original key of F, and also in C for guitarists (so they can capo at the 5th fret). Here's the link: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/what-a-wonderful-world In this instance, we'll see all of the following theory topics, which I've discussed before: Diatonic Triads In A Key: https://youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA?si=1OjsgLZaiAO2OOcy Pedal Tones: https://signalsmusicstudio.com/musical-drones-and-pedal-tones/ Turning Triads Into 7th Chords: https://youtu.be/3JizNRwHYNY?si=zXOMDt6jjIDulbfd Inverted Chords: https://youtu.be/LFN-eKved_8?si=pH94zMdChtpTdPhy Secondary Dominants: https://youtu.be/py4HaueW50Q?si=DgTitKcm90x9dMrk Borrowed Chords: https://youtu.be/7IdttvJSedg?si=bRbcYgHal-RzYmJ9 Augmented Chords: https://youtu.be/wNWDjhDo2Ak?si=vJNl5oMMNcOomWlQ Diminished Chords: https://youtu.be/koulaYcijEE?si=OHNGrEAWjzS8G9V7 I don't have a video teaching Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Sorry! Special thank you to my Patreon subscribers for supporting my work. These videos would not exist without their help! Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:30 REAL Chords vs Guitar Chords 01:30 Intro Chord Progression 02:21 Verse Chord Progression 05:12 The Hidden Melody Appears... 06:25 Augmented Transition 08:57 Bridge Progression 11:31 Outro Progression 14:55 The Tale Of Larry Newton https://www.youtube.com/embed/yagFsYdbfE0 2026-03-17T12:55:54.000Z Signals Music Studio 987 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14361/master-barre-chord-theory-and-technique-100-free-course 2026-03-17T12:55:15.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xG3rd1dvTJI/maxresdefault.jpg Master Barre Chord Theory and Technique [100% FREE COURSE] Get the PDF and enroll in this course: https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/barre-chord My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Barre chords are the most frustrating part of learning guitar, but this course should make it much easier! We'll begin slowly, and pace ourselves week by week (don't skip ahead unless you're advanced) to build up the techniques and theory required to master this topic. This course is pay-what-you-want. If you think thats cool and want to support more free lessons like this in the future, you're encouraged to join my Patreon or buy my paid products and courses :) Table of contents: 0:00:00 What is this video? 0:00:54 Lesson 0: Intro and PreCheck 0:04:27 Lesson 1: Basic Technique 0:16:31 Lesson 2: 6th String Major Shape 0:23:41 Lesson 3: 6th String Minor Shape 0:27:38 Lesson 4: Muted Strums 0:31:16 Lesson 5: Fret Hand Rests 0:37:43 Lesson 6: 5th String Shapes 0:44:56 Lesson 7: Diatonic Barre Chords 0:49:54 Lesson 8: Partial Chords 0:53:50 Lesson 9: Advanced Techniques 0:56:27 Lesson 10: Advanced Studies https://www.youtube.com/embed/xG3rd1dvTJI 2026-03-17T12:55:15.000Z Signals Music Studio 3607 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14360/stealing-musical-ideas-to-make-unique-music-composing-producing-songwriting 2026-03-17T12:55:05.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/na-W43-6JUc/maxresdefault.jpg Stealing Musical Ideas To Make Unique Music [COMPOSING / PRODUCING / SONGWRITING] Learn to write + produce your own music! https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre My patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Writer's block begone! In this lesson, I show how easy it is to write original and awesome sounding music by stealing a simple rhythmic pattern (and a few other ideas along the way). The rhythm is known as a double tresillo, a grouping of 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 4. I explain that rhythm in detail here: One thing you may have caught is that I didn't actually play a riff over the picardy third. This is because after mixing and mastering, I decided to change the arrangement a bit. The point still stands though! Also, some folks will complain about my notation in the thumbnail. I get it. I also think that anyone who has studied rhythm for a decent amount of time will easily accept (and maybe even prefer) that notation over the proper one that uses ties. it's so ugly!!!! Table of contents: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Writing Heavy Metal 07:24 LISTEN: ONE MINUTE METAL 08:20 Writing (NOT) Heavy Metal 12:50 LISTEN: LATE 70's PSY POP ROCK? https://www.youtube.com/embed/na-W43-6JUc 2026-03-17T12:55:05.000Z Signals Music Studio 898 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14359/analyzing-a-genius-riff-from-metallica-s-orion 2026-03-17T12:54:54.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w-qWqvOS7Q8/maxresdefault.jpg Analyzing A Genius Riff From Metallica's "ORION" Wanna write and produce your own music? Get my Theory and Songwriting Course! https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Cliff Burton's contributions to the band Metallica are the thing of legend. In this video, I explore my favorite riff from the instrumental ORION, where his influence can be found all over the track. There is another moment in the song later on that is much more "classical" that also warrants an investigation, and if the interest is great enough, I'll happily analyze that part too! The reason I love this riff is that it sounds epic, amazing, and slightly confusing. Yet if you understand rhythm at a basic level, it all clicks into place quite well. It also demonstrates the classic composing tools of Metallica - minor keys that feature leading tones and "ugly notes" like b2 or b5. If you enjoy this video, you might like my other Metallica related videos: Ride the Lightning Arpeggios: https://youtube.com/video/CwtsiIVxZb0 Fade to Black Intro Solo: https://youtube.com/video/1z4p0AFQnGo The Metallica Scale: https://youtu.be/UuqvZDDm_bk The Case of the Missing 32nd Note: https://youtu.be/dRBmavn6Wk0 Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content. www.signalsmusicstudio.com https://www.youtube.com/embed/w-qWqvOS7Q8 2026-03-17T12:54:54.000Z Signals Music Studio 747 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14358/intro-to-altered-dominant-chords-songwriting-jazz-music-theory 2026-03-17T12:54:42.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/63-PX9XvrKg/maxresdefault.jpg Intro To ALTERED DOMINANT Chords [SONGWRITING / JAZZ / MUSIC THEORY] If you like this video you’ll love the Chord Progression Codex!: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh Check out my Theory and Songwriting Course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre Altered Dominant chords are absolutely essential to writing complex jazz progressions. The topic can be very difficult to navigate though, so I’ve tried to simplify it down to the absolute basics in this video. To summarize this video: -Take a regular dominant chord (1 3 5 b7) and move it’s 5th up or down a half step to alter it. This creates 7(b5) or 7(#5) (aka augmented 7th) -Like ALL altered dominant chords, you can use these as a colorful replacement for V7 in a V7 – I cadence. -Altered dominant chords of any type can be written with the symbol 7alt. -It’s easy to use altered dominant chords right after or before regular dominant chords, like G7 – G7alt – C, or G7alt-G7-C -Altered dominants can be used in secondary dominant movements. Instead of playing V7/vi - vi, try V7alt/vi – vi. Or, V7alt/vi -V7/vi - vi Thanks to my Patreon subscribers for making this lesson possible! If you sign up, you’ll get access to a lot of videos that aren’t available here on youtube, as well as the monthly live Q+A’s and occasional production/composing streams. www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio 00:00 Intro 00:25 What is an altered dominant (easy mode) 01:30 Guitar Shapes 1:52 Use altered dominants wherever you see V7 2:56 Use them as part of a ii-V7-I 3:47 Don’t like it? Fix the voice leading! 4:47 Play them next to unaltered dominant chords 6:00 Use them in secondary cadence 7:00 Putting it all together 07:48 What is an altered dominant (hard mode) https://www.facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio https://www.signalsmusicstudio.com Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content. https://www.youtube.com/embed/63-PX9XvrKg 2026-03-17T12:54:42.000Z Signals Music Studio 622 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14357/explaining-musical-intervals-as-clearly-as-i-possibly-can-music-theory-fundament 2026-03-17T12:54:32.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m9GlB8tanNE/maxresdefault.jpg Explaining Musical Intervals As CLEARLY As I Possibly Can [MUSIC THEORY FUNDAMENTALS] Read the entire chapter for free here (from the Chord Progression Codex): https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/courses/codex/ch2 If you want the printable PDF instead, just ask me over at my Patreon page! www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio This lesson is about the absolute fundamentals of western music theory: naming musical intervals. It's not the most exciting topic, I admit, but honestly you'll need to learn most of this stuff at least once. If you do it correctly, it will make your future studies MUCH EASIER and will help you avoid stupid internet arguments about augmented seconds versus minor thirds. I designed this lesson to quickly teach intervals as quickly as possible, so if you're taking classes on the topic (and are regretting your decisions), you'll be able to use this video and the linked chapter as a reference. But also, if you're self taught, just keep in mind this is the kind of stuff they start music students with, so do pity them when you see them! Just note - this is the kind of lesson I feel obligated to make because it's the kind of lesson I wish someone had sat me down and made me watch. But trust me that it's not what I consider to be "fun theory". SORRY! Hope it's helpful regardless. Also note - most everyday musicians won't be aware of the stuff after 6:54, and you probably won't really need to know those things unless you plan on doing some serious academic study into theory or are taking classes on the subject. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Intervals that EVERYONE should know 03:09 Letter Classes and Major/Minor Intervals 05:14 Perfect Intervals 06:54 Diminished and Augmented Intervals 08:47 Rare Intervals 09:55 What You Should Learn Next https://www.youtube.com/embed/m9GlB8tanNE 2026-03-17T12:54:32.000Z Signals Music Studio 760 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14356/add11-arpeggios-build-speed-learn-theory-and-sound-amazing-music-theory-guitar-l 2026-03-17T12:54:22.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4wGCy6d6RWM/maxresdefault.jpg ADD11 ARPEGGIOS - Build Speed, Learn Theory, and Sound AMAZING! [MUSIC THEORY/GUITAR LESSON] Tabs and Charts at my Patreon! https://patreon.com/posts/109609113 My theory and songwriting course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre My book, the Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh Add11 arpeggios are fun and easy, and learning them provides an opportunity to get faster on your instrument while also improving your knowledge of music theory AND giving you more cool ways to make music. That's what this lesson is all about! If you're confused, here's some videos that might clear things up for you: Diatonic Chords in Major: https://youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA?si=lfG7Dn3SMvmJ4H_G Major 7th, Minor 7th, and 7th chords: https://youtu.be/3JizNRwHYNY?si=9tIoZ-GEbyBht7N8 Suspended Chords: https://youtu.be/qu49nYaBfdM?si=jo8MVdwBdl4tdNgs https://www.facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio https://www.signalsmusicstudio.com Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:49 Four Different Add 11 Arpeggios 04:29 GUITARISTS ONLY! 07:50 The Diatonic Add11 Arpeggio Exercise 10:15 Making Music With Add11 Arpeggios 12:36 HEAR THE ARPEGGIOS 13:00 Advanced Usage of Add11 Arps 15:00 Related Concepts Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content. https://www.youtube.com/embed/4wGCy6d6RWM 2026-03-17T12:54:22.000Z Signals Music Studio 1013 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14355/we-fought-against-musical-a-i-and-won 2026-03-17T12:54:10.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NY4K-9u4Ibo/maxresdefault.jpg We Fought Against Musical A.I. And Won Master chords and music theory with my new book! https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh My full songwriting course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre IS AI THE DEATH OF MUSIC?!?! I know that’s what I'm supposed to title this video, but as you'll see, I'm not too worried about it. In defiance, I present to you an HONEST evaluation of AI music technology and what it might mean for modern composers, by setting up 6 challenges or battles of skill. Along the way, you might learn something about songwriting, music theory, or production! To summarize this entire video: AI tech is really cool, and lots of composers will find it helpful. But if you have an artistic VISION, you can not rely on AI to create it for you. It’s untweakable- it spits something out and you either like it or you don’t. Want to change it? Then you’re gonna need some composing skills! Please show your support for the HUMANS who participated in this video: Karen Shook: https://www.karenshook.com/bio https://www.instagram.com/karenshookmusic/ Will Orlyk: https://www.instagram.com/will_orlyk/ Dave Lizzio: https://cheesebone.bandcamp.com/ Mike Muggli: https://youtu.be/oyJ6IbShvuI?si=BHV8Xu5mozDW2fkD Beardstank: https://www.youtube.com/c/BeardStank https://www.instagram.com/beard_stank/ Provos:https://www.provos.org/ https://soundcloud.com/activ8te Parallax tool from Provos: https://github.com/provos/parallax-maker I hope AI doesn’t take over music production and writing, otherwise I’d be out of a job! I teach theory and songwriting, and people really enjoy my paid courses. You can find them at www.signalsmusicstudio.com. I also publish a lot of free lessons. The only way I can afford to do that is because of supporters who sign up at my Patreon over at www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio. Every bit of support helps! Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:52 Meet The Challenger 01:45 BATTLE 1: Radio Ad 02:40 Battle 1 Human Submission 03:35 Battle 1 AI Submission 04:32 BATTLE 2: Folksy Duet 06:13 Battle 2 Human Submission 08:03 Battle 2 AI Submission 09:21 BATT https://www.youtube.com/embed/NY4K-9u4Ibo 2026-03-17T12:54:10.000Z Signals Music Studio 1525 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14354/15-practical-tips-for-songwriters-composers-and-producers-of-all-genres 2026-03-17T12:53:52.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gX6d0XiB8Ug/maxresdefault.jpg 15 Practical Tips for Songwriters, Composers, and Producers of ALL Genres Like my shirt? Beardstank made it! Buy one from him here: https://shorturl.at/WEwYr My theory and songwriting course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre My new book is now out! The Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh Here's some common sense tips that I endorse that should help you along your path to becoming a competent and confident composer, songwriter, or producer. I don't do advice videos often but there's a lot of things I wanted to get across here that my average video doesn't have room for. Hopefully you find it helpful! A special thank you to my lovely Patreon supporters. They are why this channel exists, still! Join them here if you like - we do live Q+As once a month and also the occasional special lesson or live composing stream. https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Table of contents: 00:00 Intro 00: 37 Tip 1 - Practice Songwriting As A Skill (not a talent) 01:55 Tip 2 - Start Recording (If you haven't already!) 02:38 Tip 3- Don't Worry About Unfinished Tracks... 03:13 Tip 4 -... But Make Yourself Finish A Track! 04:05 Tip 5 - Deeply Analyze Your Favorite Music 05:03 Tip 6 - Criticize Your OWN Music 05:30 Tip 7 - Know Your Own Tastes 06:45 Tip 8 - Find Good, Trustworthy Feedback 07:25 Tip 9 - Ego and Songwriting 08:24 Tip 10 - Why You Should Learn Basic Theory 09:24 Tip 11 - Learn About Other Instruments 10:35 Tip 12 - Find Collaborators 11:25 Tip 13 - Embrace Technology 12:54 Tip 14 - Inspiration 13:38 Tip 15 - Write Music For Yourself 14:23 BONUS TIP!!!! https://www.youtube.com/embed/gX6d0XiB8Ug 2026-03-17T12:53:52.000Z Signals Music Studio 933 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14353/these-2-indian-rhythm-exercises-will-destroy-you-advanced-rhythm-theory-konnakol 2026-03-17T12:53:41.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/duBOlIt9uMI/maxresdefault.jpg These 2 Indian Rhythm Exercises Will Destroy You [ADVANCED RHYTHM THEORY + KONNAKOL] Part Two of this lesson, by Ben Levin, is found here! https://youtu.be/vJCPnu1XU5E Confused? Take my rhythm course! https://tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f In this lesson, we learn to perform some "simple exercises" from Indian konnakol (vocal percussion), then make music inspired by the concept. For most Western musicians like myself, these exercises will be wildly complex and advanced, since we rarely encounter such patterns in our music. However, reductive and growing patterns are common in Indian music, and keeping track of a steady pulse beneath them is a must! By learning konnakol and practicing these patterns, you should be able to easily expand your composing possibilities and start including "exotic rhythms" into your own music should you wish. As you'll see, these exercises easily lead into polyrhythms and polymeters of extreme complexity. Thank you to my Patreon supporters for making these videos possible - their support means I don't have to put sponsors or ads in the middle of my videos. https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio And a HUGE thank you to Ben Levin for being a part of this video! Make sure to visit his website here: https://benlevinmusicschool.com/ And to @BeardStank (Jeff Schwertfeger) for his drumful prowess! Like chords more than rhythms? Check out my new book, the Chord Progression Codex. I promise you'll love it! https://shorturl.at/bouLV Here's the Adam Neely video with the Phrygian Challenge, featuring this rhythm: https://youtu.be/ZxQWbyaMzfg?si=7qEaI_V3KjyU7yW9 Table of Contents 00:00 Intro 01:35 Explaining Exercise 1 03:38 Keeping Tala With Your Hands 04:34 Hear Exercise 1 05:46 Converting Indian Rhythms to Western Notation 06:51 Hear The Exercise On Guitar 07:30 Turning Mad Rhythms Into Music 13:25 Hear The Song by Jake Lizzio + Ben Levin 14:56 Exercise 2 16:57 Closing Thoughts https://www.youtube.com/embed/duBOlIt9uMI 2026-03-17T12:53:41.000Z Signals Music Studio 1129 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14352/the-chord-that-should-not-be-7-9-aka-jimi-hendrix-chord-music-theory-mixed-third 2026-03-17T12:53:28.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aT0HloEyHvg/maxresdefault.jpg The Chord That Should Not Be - 7#9 aka "Jimi Hendrix Chord" [MUSIC THEORY - MIXED THIRDS] The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh Check out my Theory and Songwriting Course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre If all you've learned is classical theory, then this chord makes no sense. It contains both the major and minor 3rd, which used to be a big no-no. However, it's contains the absolute essence of rock and blues music - the clashing between two thirds. This lesson explores how the b3 interacts with major chords, and vice versa. Along the way you should gain some knowledge on how to use the Jimi Hendrix chord (7#9) and other ways to compose with "mixed thirds". Here's the @AdamNeely video I mentioned at the end: https://youtu.be/mqsnqIw--RU?si=ar2xYoq9lVJVq66r The following lessons should be great followups to this video since they involve some of the same concepts: Pentatonic Possibilities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIggxG7Kon8 Mario Cadence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx7BcbS15tU Borrowed Chords: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IdttvJSedg Modal Mixture: https://youtu.be/RyR98UEtt18?si=W4uxewcscWSMQ3yk Picardy Third: https://youtu.be/Be2-Qr4htrA?si=C0X42fXGjtHflDPh My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio My Site with premium courses for songwriters and musicians: https://www.signalsmusicstudio.com 00:00 The Worst Chord In Music, IMO 01:27 A Musical Axiom 02:05 Major Triads + Minor 3rds 03:43 7(#9) chord 05:36 V7(#9) 07:10 Where To Place The 9th 07:55 Chromatically Approaching the 3rd 09:40 Mutually Exclusive Thirds 11:10 The Picardy 3rd 12:58 Additional Thoughts https://www.youtube.com/embed/aT0HloEyHvg 2026-03-17T12:53:28.000Z Signals Music Studio 900 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14351/the-smart-way-to-think-about-chord-names-and-labels-free-pdf-music-theory-lesson 2026-03-17T12:53:12.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2SeN9W1CIrI/maxresdefault.jpg The SMART Way To Think About Chord Names and Labels [+FREE PDF] [MUSIC THEORY LESSON] Get the Chord Progression Codex! https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/codex FREE Printable Chord Theory Cheat Sheet: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/every-chord This is a lesson I WISH someone had taught me when I was younger! It's a pattern I stumbled across while writing my new book. I'm certainly not the first to realize it but I hope that this lesson will be a unique and effective way to teach the concept. I also don't know why this "works", because I don't know the history of chord names, and I question if anyone truly knows the whole story. All I know is that it works! SUSPENDED VARIATIONS: You can lower the 2nd in a suspended chord, or raise the 4th, to create chords like Gsus#4 or Gsusb2. If you really wanted to, you could also use the (b5) or (#5) symbols in conjunction with "sus" to create chords like Gsus2(#5), Gsus2(b5), or Gsus4(b5). However, sus4(#5) just creates an inverted minor triad, so it's appearance would be largely theoretical. ILLEGAL COMBINATIONS: Some symbols just shouldn't be combined. "sus" with "min" for example - these two labels defy one another, since "sus" means "remove the third", but "min" means "lower the third". Some other bad combos: "aug" with "dim" "aug" with "min" - This just creates an inverted major triad, and would be easier parsed as such "m" with "dim" "maj" with "dim" For all of these examples: Remember that "aug" is also written as "+" or (#5). MY COURSES: I have a name-your-own-price Rhythm Theory course that is perfect for guitarists of all levels. https://shorturl.at/nzGIM Here's a link to my Theory and Songwriting course. It's very light on chord theory so it's a perfect companion to the Chord Progression Codex. https://shorturl.at/evKMX Lastly, my Patreon, if you'd like to support my free lessons (like this one!) In exchange, you'll get access to monthly live Q+A's and more lessons I've made. https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio 00:00 Intro 01:02 WHERE ALL CHORDS ARE BORN 04:29 What "maj" does 05:10 What "min" does 05:41 Combining "min" a https://www.youtube.com/embed/2SeN9W1CIrI 2026-03-17T12:53:12.000Z Signals Music Studio 1114 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14350/demonstrating-7-ways-that-composers-make-music-using-modes-songwriting-theory 2026-03-17T12:53:00.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sC2qXLnVU3A/maxresdefault.jpg Demonstrating 7 Ways that Composers Make Music Using Modes [SONGWRITING / THEORY] Master Chords + Progressions with The Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh Or Check Out My COMPLETE Songwriting + Theory Course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre In this video we explore 7 different ways that the musical modes of major actually get used in modern sounding music, starting with some simple tips and ending with some more advanced concepts. Here's the video I made for my Patreon subscribers showing how I wrote the Dorian melody. I did a poor job of describing this though - it's 15 minutes (not 20) and isn't primarily about melody. I do think it'll still be enlightening though! https://youtu.be/YqZkNw3hI5g I'll be posting more frequently on that channel as well with less polished content that is hopefully just as helpful as Signals videos. If you're having trouble following along with this video, I'd recommend these other videos I did - they should fill in any gaps. Modes and Tonal Center: https://youtu.be/lPDVo-7Ua28?si=aesvmtp5NwNU-r3c Meet The Modes: https://youtu.be/bwaeBUYcO5o?si=TgX0yJxxkzCXYQNX Modes on Guitar: https://youtu.be/96cydVB4w-A?si=Ek1iAXpmYldLp_ok 7th Chords: https://youtu.be/3JizNRwHYNY?si=zIHAOk5pP37_vZv9 Chords of Minor: https://youtu.be/j-j4g0ktPGw?si=zeiiaUaRIBcpGIhp The chart I'm using is my Ultimate Modal Poster and can be purchased here: https://shorturl.at/rET34 My patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:42 Writing exclusively in a mode 03:23 Demonstrating a piece in 100% Dorian 04:10 Writing in a mode but breaking it 07:15 Demonstrating Dorian mixed with natural 7ths 07:48 Modulating between relative modes 10:10 Demonstrating Phyrgian moving to Aeolian 11:21 Modulating between parallel modes 13:36 Demonstrating Major moving to Lydian 14:18 Writing in major and borrowing chords from anywhere 15:37 Demonstrating modal mixture in major 16:27 Modal Mixture in Minor 19:27 Using Modes or Scales to Play Over Chords 21:12 Demonstrating a New Scale for Each Chord https://www.youtube.com/embed/sC2qXLnVU3A 2026-03-17T12:53:00.000Z Signals Music Studio 1382 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14349/how-to-arrange-chords-into-beautiful-4-part-harmonies-music-theory-voice-leading 2026-03-17T12:52:50.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UkatcvIuF4U/maxresdefault.jpg How To Arrange Chords into BEAUTIFUL 4-PART HARMONIES [Music Theory - Voice Leading] Learn more about voice leading and chord progressions in the Chord Progression Codex, my book! https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh My Pro Songwriting+Theory Course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre My Patreon: https://bit.ly/3gE4sSL Writing a 4 part harmony can be very difficult if you don't understand the basic principles behind voice leading and arrangement. There are countless rules one must follow to emulate the stylings of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. But these rules are not needed just to arrange a simple progression! This video goes through the fundamental concepts of harmony and arrangment without getting into the weeds of clefs, notation, and actual "rules". By the end of the lesson, you should be able to arrange any chord progression for other instruments, and hopefully get new insight into the sorts of complex harmonies that can exist within a chord progression. Thank you to my Patreon Supporters for all their help and kind words. They deserve as much credit for this channel as I do! Read this lesson as a blog instead: http://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/voice-leading TAKE NOTE: The arrangement I make in this video at the end violates several golden rules. For one, it includes parallel fifths (parallel motion that occurs a perfect fifth apart). As a teacher who lives in the year 2022, I don't want you to burden yourself with these rules unless you're trying to sound like music from the "common practice era", or unless you're trying to pass tests in music school (or if you're just really curious). On Parallel Motion: If both voices are moving together in the same interval class, it's parallel. If one voice moves up a m3 while the other moves up a M3, those are both THIRDS. The motion is parallel. If one voice moves up a m3 while the other moves up a fourth, those are no longer the same interval class (thirds and fourths), and would not be called parallel motion, but instead would be called similar motion. Professional arrangement and orchestration takes many more skills than just learning to voice lead. https://www.youtube.com/embed/UkatcvIuF4U 2026-03-17T12:52:50.000Z Signals Music Studio 1327 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14348/the-awesome-power-of-the-andalusian-cadence-making-music-in-5-styles-songwriting 2026-03-17T12:52:36.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qbeRVJMT5CY/maxresdefault.jpg The Awesome Power of the Andalusian Cadence - Making Music in 5 Styles [SONGWRITING + ARRANGEMENT] If you like this video, you'll LOVE my book on chords + progressions! https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh My Theory + Songwriting Course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre Mp3's + PDF at my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio David Bruce- Composing A Melody over a Chord Progression https://youtu.be/jA7gdz56LtY The Andalusian Cadence is an old fashioned chord progression that can be thought of as mainly deriving from the Minor Key (aeolian mode) but also includes the dominant chord. It's a killer progression, you've heard it in songs like Runaway by Del Shannon and Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits, as well as a million other songs. This time, we're transforming into many different styles, and along the way, hopefully you pick up some composing tricks, music theory hacks, or general song writing inspiration. These are the links I reference in this video. If you were confused something in this video, chances are it is explained in one of the following vids. 12tone- Andalusian Cadence: https://youtu.be/MSjVTZ_l9XA David Bruce- The mystery at the Heart of Flamenco https://youtu.be/XYgTkW4WK80 David Bruce- Composing A Melody over a Chord Progression https://youtu.be/jA7gdz56LtY Writing Progressions in Minor Keys https://youtu.be/j-j4g0ktPGw Harmonic Minor Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTR7Cy9Sv2845ykqmNpmeGFq_v9yKZ_3A Suspended Chords https://youtu.be/qu49nYaBfdM Powerchords https://youtu.be/dbhF2wnnT7M Pedal Tones + Drones https://youtu.be/5E4Nsa6RL9I A quick note- there's some sloppy guitar playing in here. I absolutely have the production skills to elminate those mistakes (and probably would if these songs were to be released on an album) but I think it's important for you all to see/hear those mistakes! Also the intro has many inversions and chord modifcations. I simplified the numerals. One more thing I want to point out- the Em scale over B can sound fine if you play it fast enough - pretty much anything is passable if you play it quickly. But you really can't build real harmonies off https://www.youtube.com/embed/qbeRVJMT5CY 2026-03-17T12:52:36.000Z Signals Music Studio 1396 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14347/how-to-write-harmonies-for-guitar-piano-vocals-music-theory-songwriting-lesson 2026-03-17T12:52:23.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8lCf7q_VPHA/maxresdefault.jpg How to Write Harmonies for Guitar / Piano / Vocals [MUSIC THEORY + SONGWRITING LESSON] Learn EVERY chord + master progressions: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh Master rhythm guitar: https://tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f Or buy my Theory and Songwriting course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre Writing harmonies can be HARD! Hopefully this video makes it easy. It's still just a launching pad, but it's pretty thorough. One quick thing I forgot to mention- You can get away with really weird/bad harmonies if they are on "weak beats", like in between the quarter notes or right before a downbeat. However, strong beats nearly REQUIRE a good solid harmony that matches the underlying chord. If you were confused by anything in this video, you should check out these videos: Interval Training Course: https://signalsmusicstudio.com/courses/guitar-interval-course/ Chords of Major: https://youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA Sincere thanks to my wonderful Patreon Supporters. They've been very patient with me :) www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio 00:00 Intro 00:59 Harmonized Thirds 03:42 Sixths 07:20 Fourths and Fifths 08:27 Parallel vs Contrary Motion 10:41 Why Parallel Fifths are Weird 12:24 Writing a Vocal Harmony 17:23 Final Thoughts https://www.youtube.com/embed/8lCf7q_VPHA 2026-03-17T12:52:23.000Z Signals Music Studio 1285 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14346/how-to-design-dark-and-scary-sounds-for-producers-composers-musicians 2026-03-17T12:52:11.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U7wkq_s2t4M/maxresdefault.jpg How To Design Dark and Scary Sounds (For Producers / Composers / Musicians) The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 This video is a basic tutorial on how to make dark and scary sounds- for ambience, sound design, composition, production, beats, whatever! It's scary audio, and it's surprisingly easy to make with just two techniques: reversing things, and slowing them down. Throughout this video, I demonstrate several concepts of how to combine these techniques and where you may have heard them before. Here are my other "spooky" music videos: Scary Chords: https://youtu.be/-dgicW1ioP0 Spooky Composing Techniques: https://youtu.be/CezFEDWth-c Here is my video on the minor scale (includes the fake Tool song): https://youtu.be/Bz_q96JhSOg Here is my video on the Locrian scale (includes my song Pascal's Prison): https://youtu.be/RhKXolkwyDM Like this video? Thank my Patreon subscribers for sponsoring these lessons! They're the reason you don't see ads or sponsorships in the middle of my videos. You can join them here: www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio 00:00 The Red Room 00:48 Backmasking 02:29 Backwards Reverb 03:50 Better Backwards Reverb 06:34 Lynchian Backwards Talk 07:23 Slowing it Down 08:17 Slowdown + Reverse 09:55 Outro https://www.youtube.com/embed/U7wkq_s2t4M 2026-03-17T12:52:11.000Z Signals Music Studio 667 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14345/musical-drones-and-pedal-tones-theory-and-songwriting 2026-03-17T12:52:01.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5E4Nsa6RL9I/maxresdefault.jpg Musical Drones and Pedal Tones [Theory and Songwriting] The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh My pro theory + songwriting course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre Read this lesson in blog format: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/drones-and-pedal-tones https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Droning sounds simple right? Welp, yeah, but it can be way complex too! The pedal tone opens up a whole door of amazingly weird progressions and effects, and this lesson should walk you through what those might feel, sound, and look like. TAKE NOTE- When I say "Western Mainstream", I'm speaking from an American Pop Music perspective. There are more styles of drone music than those from India- I did not mention the Hurdy Gurdy or the Bagpipes, two heavyweights in the world of droning. The bagpipes themselves drone on a single note while the rest of the pipes are tuned to a mixolydian scale relative to the drone. This is the second time I have likely offended the Scots, and twice now I must beg their forgiveness. I also did not mention the importance of pedal tones as they apply to metal, since I went over that topic in my video on the Metallica Scale https://youtu.be/UuqvZDDm_bk and also in my video on Mixolydian Rock https://youtu.be/39iZqrZf66o. Wanna jam over the same note for 10 minutes, you weirdo? Well so do I. Here's the track. https://signalsmusicstudio.com/harmon... If you run into one of my patreon subscribers, give them a big hug for me. If you are one of my patreon subscribers, THANK YOU! 00:00 INTRO 00:30 A Brief History Of Drone 04:45 Guitar Drones and Modern Acoustic Songs 06:29 Bass Pedal Tones 10:42 Writing with a Melody Pedal Tone 14:52 Infinite Scale Possibilities 16:50 6 Scales 1 Drone 18:30 Pedal Point https://www.youtube.com/embed/5E4Nsa6RL9I 2026-03-17T12:52:01.000Z Signals Music Studio 1236 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14344/demonstrating-the-modes-of-harmonic-minor-music-theory-scales 2026-03-17T12:51:49.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qk8uobP4uJE/maxresdefault.jpg Demonstrating The Modes of Harmonic Minor [MUSIC THEORY / SCALES] The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 GET THE FREE CHARTS AND MP3s: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/harmonic-minor-modes The modes of harmonic minor are seldom explored and often misunderstood, but they contain an entire universe of abstract harmonies. Although the 1st and 5th modes are fairly common, I think more attention should be given to some of the others as they can create truly unique sounds. If you want my new Harmonic Minor Poster you can click this link - there are versions in A and in C. https://signals-shop.creator-spring.com/ MOST USEFUL, RANKED (in my opinion) Harmonic Minor (mode 1) Phrygian Dominant (mode 5) Dorian #4 (mode 4) Ionain #5 (mode 3) Lydian #2 (mode 6) Locrian Natural 6 (mode 2) Ultralocrian (mode 7) Jens Larsen's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/jenslarsen02 NOTE- Quist does a good job of jamming with Ultralocrian in his jam track! I wish I had listened to his solo first, it would have given me some good ideas lol. Here's his track: https://youtu.be/ufif3rob_Vo At 8:00 I forgot to include the flat signs after the E's when talking about A Dim chords At 10:18 I should have said "A Augmented Major Seventh", not A Augmented Seventh. If you're confused, you'll want to watch my videos on Harmonic Minor here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTR7Cy9Sv2845ykqmNpmeGFq_v9yKZ_3A Special thanks to my Patreon Supporters for sponsoring these videos. This one took a while. If you enjoy the charts, you should thank them :) www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Table Of Contents 00:00 Intro 01:18 Harmonic Minor Chords 05:40 DEMO Harmonic Minor 06:24 The Second Mode 08:41 DEMO Locrian Natural Six 09:10 The Third Mode 10:20 DEMO Ionian Sharp Five 10:56 The Fourth Mode 12:10 DEMO Dorian Sharp Four 13:44 The Fifth Mode 15:12 DEMO Phyrgian Dominant 15:57 The Sixth Mode 17:37 DEMO Lydian Sharp Two 18:21 The Seventh Mode 19: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qk8uobP4uJE 2026-03-17T12:51:49.000Z Signals Music Studio 1369 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14343/why-electric-acoustic-guitars-get-double-tracked-and-not-copy-pasted 2026-03-17T12:51:35.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iu1P-cAhWJw/maxresdefault.jpg Why Electric + Acoustic Guitars Get Double Tracked (and NOT copy pasted) The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 There was some confusion over stuff I said in my last video (my fault, should have explained it!) so I figured I'd try to clear things up here. I'm not used to teaching production concepts, but am very experienced teaching music and theory, so when I do touch on production I think I am not quite in tune with what the average student is aware of like I am with my regular lessons. Thanks to the comment section though, I realized the principle of double tracking is not very well understood, so in this video I demonstrate the difference between a "fake" double tracked guitar and a real double tracked guitar. This way you can draw your own conclusions on when and where you should single track vs double track. TAKE NOTE! -When I double track, I OFTEN record the second part on a different amp, guitar, impulse, or pickup selection. Not always, but often. It's nice to have some differences between the L + R as you can hear in the last part of the "fake double track" which sounds pretty good and could have use in some tracks. -While there is no "wrong" or "right", I can confidently say that you need to double track your guitars (and not copy paste them) if you want to achieve a modern rock/metal sound for rhythm parts. I've yet to encounter a vst or effect that can replicate the effect for me. I have used Vocal Doublers on acoustic guitars for a fun fake-double-track but it's not quite the same (not better-not worse-just not the same) -Phasing is cool, that is why the Phaser effect exists. It's easier to put a phaser on a track than it is to duplicate and offset like shown. Experiment with doubled guitar tracks, each with their own phaser dialed in with its own settings! -Anyone can double track a lead these days with studio tools and edits. I still don't like the effect that much, and it's still much easier to just https://www.youtube.com/embed/iu1P-cAhWJw 2026-03-17T12:51:35.000Z Signals Music Studio 938 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14342/15-mistakes-that-can-ruin-your-studio-recording-sessions 2026-03-17T12:51:23.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mp1YTT09PXc/maxresdefault.jpg 15 Mistakes That Can RUIN Your Studio Recording Sessions The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 I'm no big-time producer, but I've tracked enough singles and albums with locals to know what brings down a session and what keeps things on pace. This is, in my opinion, a brief exploration of some of the pitfalls that live performers may not be aware of until they get into the studio. Hopefully, by reviewing this list, you'll be better prepared for your own studio sessions, either as a player or producer! A few notes- When double tracking guitars, there is sometimes a good reason to NOT do the identical part. This is to create interest and variance in the stereo field. However, these elements are usually crafted with intention, not just randomly thrown in. Although the accidental mistake in a double-track can sometimes result in some very cool effects, the skill of accurately recreating your playing is one that is pretty much required as a modern day rock guitarist looking to record. In my examples on bass, you won't hear ANYTHING if you're just listening through your phone/tablet! Also, my example of arrangement isn't the best, mixing it in a way that allows you to hear it and also not hear it at the same time was difficult. A good concrete example would be the bass part in Metropolis Pt 1 by Dream Theater, which has a bass-tapping section that is nearly inaudible and therefore I transcribed incorrectly in my video on the song. The producer himself for that album complained often about the young and inexperienced band's ability to properly arrange parts (and Mike Portnoy's dynamics!) so it's not just a personal gripe. Thanks to my Patreon supporters for sponsoring these vids :) I don't do often do advice-style videos but this one I do think can save people a lot of time, energy, and money. www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:42 General Advice for ALL Musicians 04:26 Ad https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mp1YTT09PXc 2026-03-17T12:51:23.000Z Signals Music Studio 842 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14341/seventeen-days-jake-lizzio-lo-fi-jazz-hip-hop 2026-03-17T12:51:10.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CR01l2THDOU/maxresdefault.jpg Seventeen Days - Jake Lizzio [Lo Fi Jazz Hip Hop] The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV Streaming links (will be auto updated): https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jakelizzio/seventeen-days How I made this song: https://youtu.be/cTO1KsC4Ono My music theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn #LoFiHighStakes Additional credits: Mark Kahovec - Sax Mike Muggli - Keys Jeff Schwertfeger - Samples Huge thank you to my Patreon subscribers for sponsoring my videos. I owe them! https://www.youtube.com/embed/CR01l2THDOU 2026-03-17T12:51:10.000Z Signals Music Studio 189 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14340/writing-producing-jazzy-lo-fi-hip-hop-beats-the-hard-way 2026-03-17T12:50:58.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cTO1KsC4Ono/maxresdefault.jpg Writing + Producing Jazzy Lo-Fi Hip-Hop Beats (the HARD way!) The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 The whole song/music video is here: https://youtu.be/CR01l2THDOU This video is a guided tutorial through writing and producing a lofi hiphop beat to study chill or smoke to. I say it's jazzy cause it has saxophone and some extended chords :P It actually can be thought of as 33/32 though I wouldn't notate it like that - you'll hear how and why it came together that way as the song progresses. Special thanks to my Patreon subscribers, they are my favorite people on the whole planet and this video wouldn't exist without them. Additional thanks goes to Mike Muggli (Moog Lee) for his added keyboard line, Mark Kahovec for his Government Subsidized Saxophone, and Jeff Schwertfeger for sending me a bunch of random clips. www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio If you were confused at the theory in this video you should check out these other lessons I did: Writing with 7th chords: https://youtu.be/3JizNRwHYNY Motifs and chords: https://youtu.be/z3Dy6Mnp5Og Hemiola: https://youtu.be/HhODahQ-U4U Table of contents: 00:00 Intro 00:48 The Sloppiest Rhythm Ever 05:25 Writing a Melodic Theme 09:02 Adding Vocals 09:46 SAX 10:38 Creating Ambience and Atmosphere 11:34 Production Notes 13:40 The FINAL step to LoFi Goodness 15:06 Music Video "Seventeen Days" 18:06 Final Comments https://www.youtube.com/embed/cTO1KsC4Ono 2026-03-17T12:50:58.000Z Signals Music Studio 1215 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14339/why-is-the-9-8-time-signature-so-confusing 2026-03-17T12:50:45.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FYZ_c5SO2k0/maxresdefault.jpg Why is the 9/8 time signature so confusing? Read this lesson as a blog: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/nine-eight-time-signature My Theory + Songwriting Course: https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/songwriting-course Master Rhythm Guitar: https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/rrg1 This is a giant exploration of rhythmic concepts for songwriters, and the confusion surrounding the 9/8 time signature as well as all other compound meters. There is a good solid rant in here that gets to the heart of a topic I’d like to explore more, which is the outdated and relic teaching methods still used by modern music educators in professional academic settings. Liked this video? You’ll probably enjoy these other rhythmically related videos: Polymeter- https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/polymeter-complex-rhythms 3:4 Polyrhythms- https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/master-polyrhythm-3-4 Sextuplets- https://youtu.be/3CjeZDUQUwM Truncated Polymeter- https://youtu.be/o3LypkzywIw A few things to mention- when converting 9/8 to 3/4 with triplets, it’s important to remember that the tempo markings must indicate the correct beat. If I’m doing 3/4 with triplets, my quarter note pulse is the one I’d be using for my metronome, while in compound triple meter, I’d write my tempo marker as a dotted quarter note. Also, the graphics during one part of the animation show the wrong beaming of 8th notes. Minor detail but still, it should represent the underlying pulse (as I specifically state!). Here’s the songs I mentioned: Francisco Tarrega Etude in Em NOT CARCASSI! tab):https://www.classtab.org/tarrega_etude_in_em.txt Twista – Get Me https://youtu.be/gCV01atcDz8?t=99 Dream Theater- Voices https://youtu.be/JDGSvbpB9Kg Like this video? Thank my Patreon subscribers for sponsoring these lessons! They're the reason you don't see ads or sponsorships in the middle of my videos. You can join them here: My Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Table of Contents 00:00 Intro 00:42 Demonstrating Basic 9/8 02:30 Making a 9/8 Groove 07:14 The Traditional Approach 09:04 An Examp https://www.youtube.com/embed/FYZ_c5SO2k0 2026-03-17T12:50:45.000Z Signals Music Studio 913 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14338/making-music-with-pascal-s-triangle-the-locrian-scale-riffing-with-modes-7 2026-03-17T12:50:33.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RhKXolkwyDM/maxresdefault.jpg Making Music with Pascal's Triangle + the LOCRIAN scale [RIFFING WITH MODES #7] The Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh My pro theory + songwriting course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre My Rhythm Guitar Course: https://tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f Every Episode of RIFFING WITH MODES: https://bit.ly/3r9oR5E At long last, the seventh and final (?) episode of Riffing With Modes. I did not anticipate this series to take so long, as I expected to make most of the videos short little efficient lessons with quick-tips on riff writing. Instead I took this series as a personal excuse to write music to my heart’s content- starting from Rush style rock riffs in Major, to Dad Rock Dorian. Then crushing Phrygian morse code metal, followed by progressive Lydian vibes. An entire 80s rock single and music video for Mixolydian, and 3 different mini-songs for Minor. And now, Locrian. I won’t lie- the mode hath bested me. I began writing this song in SEPTEMBER 2020 and it’s now January 2021. The music was done surprisingly early, but the video had many hurdles to overcome and technical screw-ups that I had to pay the temporal price for. But the battle is over, the dragon is slain, and here lies Locrian madness in all of its glory. Hopefully by watching this video, you’ll see that you can make interesting and moving music even without the harmonic tools like “good notes” and “good chords” and “good melodies”. This entire piece is influenced from random algorithmically generated sequences, and still maintains a sense of groove at times, only to be fractured at others. I hope you find the piece interesting even if it isn’t your cup of tea, and more importantly, I hope you discover some useful songwriting, production, or arrangement techniques that can help you in your music making. IMPORTANT LINKS BELOW! Byzantine Pi Math Metal - https://youtu.be/6tNxfx2tetA “Adore”-Faustas Udrenas (Produced by me!) - https://youtu.be/ILug0hqhD5U Numberphile – Pascal’s Triangle - https://youtu.be/0iMtlus-afo David Bennet Piano- A Song In Locrian - https://youtu.be/Q6JBsOzOFaQ Adam Neely (and friends) – Making Loc https://www.youtube.com/embed/RhKXolkwyDM 2026-03-17T12:50:33.000Z Signals Music Studio 1162 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14337/how-to-write-a-sea-shanty-song-or-pirate-music 2026-03-17T12:50:19.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b-qiqrixptU/maxresdefault.jpg How To Write A Sea Shanty Song or Pirate Music The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 Recently there’s been an upswell of interest in sea shanties, specifically the song The Wellerman (see here: https://youtu.be/-KO7cofMJH0). Since I’ve long planned for doing a video about pirate music, I figured now would be as good a time as any. One important note I neglected to mention in the rhythm part of this video! If you DO decide to write in regular 4/4 (with no shuffle or swing) then I HIGHLY recommend you utilize the GALLOP. An eighth note followed by two sixteenth notes. This pattern works very fine for that oceanic rhythmic motion without relying on triple meter or swing. If this lesson was confusing to you, try these other lessons I’ve done first: The Minor Scale + Chords: https://youtu.be/j-j4g0ktPGw The Dorian Scale + Chords: https://youtu.be/hyZPcYf1Pe4 Here’s a link to my favorite Korpiklaani song, Wooden Pints! https://youtu.be/QjZ1B897Tuk A huge thank you to my Patreon supporters for sponsoring these videos. The reason you don't see me doing ads in the middle of my videos is thanks to them! My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Table of Contents: 00:00– A Self-Referencing Shanty 00:42- Intro 01:21- Rhythmic Suggestions 02:51- Scale Suggestions 04:56- Orchestration 06:40- Chord Changes 08:37- Hear The Dorian Difference! 09:50- Additional Aspects https://www.youtube.com/embed/b-qiqrixptU 2026-03-17T12:50:19.000Z Signals Music Studio 710 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14336/a-christmas-song-that-no-one-wants-to-hear 2026-03-17T12:50:07.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dDW_ybiNSaM/maxresdefault.jpg A Christmas Song That No One Wants To Hear The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 Fun things in this song- The F/G chord is the lamest and cheesiest chord I've ever found. It just screams out 90's family sitcom. I've been carrying that chord around for years but never had any use for it until now. There's quite a bit of the cadencial 6/4 movement going about in one form or another, and a classic abrupt half-step modulation in the style of a theater tune. The ending section uses a lot of borrowed chords from the parallel minor, just to head into another cadencial 6/4 to resolve. I should have started this project earlier but I began on it right as soon as the last video posted so it was a rush to get it done in time before Christmas. Hope you get a kick out of it! Music and lyrics by Jake Lizzio Piano arrangement by Mike Muggli First Verse and Choir by Joe Watychowicz Ski Instructor Choir led by Jeff Schwertfeger All my videos are sponsored by the amazing people who signed up to my Patreon. They're the best. https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio My site- https://signalsmusicstudio.com https://www.youtube.com/embed/dDW_ybiNSaM 2026-03-17T12:50:07.000Z Signals Music Studio 160 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14335/43-music-theory-concepts-that-every-modern-composer-should-master-the-music-theo 2026-03-17T12:49:54.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qeS8txkoUH4/maxresdefault.jpg 43 Music Theory Concepts That EVERY Modern Composer Should Master [The Music Theory Map] Get the course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre Download the PDF: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Check out NODA! http://noda.io/ This is a tour of music theory for the modern composer. I think these concepts are very important to learn, and in this order specifically! This doesn't encapsulate all of music, but it is a very solid foundation. Knowing these topics will enable a songwriter to easily approach new advanced music theory topics with ease. Sorry it's been so long since I've posted - I was working all day shifts to finish this course. I started it last year actually but gave up since it was so much work. Fortunately I found the motivation after my last video to wrap it up - I honestly think it's the greatest course available on the internet, and I think the price is great for the amount of content you get compared to actual guitar lessons. Now that my course is done, I can start working on YT again. Expect the Locrian video soon, along with some surprises.... THANK YOU TO MY PATREON SUPPORTERS. Without them, there would be no YT channel or course! www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Table of Contents: 00:00 - Intro 01:58 - Begin the Tour 25:33 - "Composers" https://www.youtube.com/embed/qeS8txkoUH4 2026-03-17T12:49:54.000Z Signals Music Studio 1707 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14334/how-to-produce-pitch-perfect-acapella-when-you-re-bad-at-singing-vocal-productio 2026-03-17T12:49:43.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EC_Fvs3TEj4/maxresdefault.jpg How To Produce PITCH PERFECT Acapella (when you're bad at singing) [Vocal Production + Mixing] The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 I've posted a PDF of the 4-part harmony on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/42733607 Producing modern vocals that sound crisp and clean is pretty easy these days if you have access to pitch correction software. Even without programs like Melodyne, Autotune, Wavetunes, or Nectar, you can still make your vocal mix sound WAY better just by using some common sense mixing principles like panning, doubletracking, compression, and EQ. Most of my videos are theory based- this one breezes past the theory and writing to jump straight to production. In my opinion, the modern musician MUST consider production when writing his/her music, unless they strictly intend on only performing the music live. The more production knowledge a composer has, the more easily their songs can realize into the actual world without any hiccups. It also gives you a lot of confidence as a songwriter, knowing the sort of production techniques you intend to use when writing that can create certain sounds or cover up certain deficiencies. Note- there are some strange audio glitches during the demonstration part of the video that really only pop up because of the way I filmed this. In the final rendered version that you hear at the beginning of the video, none of those strange glitches (clips and autotune freakouts) are audible (to me at least!). Also, if you have some criticisms on my arrangement, I'm game for a public call-out on what I did "wrong". If you liked this video, definitely be on the lookout for the following folks and thank them for the generous support! Adam Granger Billyshes Bradley Bower Brandon Combs BuzzWasHere Christopher Swanson CrippleMonkey Daniel Danciu Darrin Goren Donal Botkin Don Dachenhausen III Don Watters Erik Lange Jared Yelton Joe Buote John Arnold jon reddish Kip Ingram Linas Orentas Lord of the Chord https://www.youtube.com/embed/EC_Fvs3TEj4 2026-03-17T12:49:43.000Z Signals Music Studio 1726 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14333/analyzing-the-chords-of-john-lennon-s-imagine-perfect-progressions-4 2026-03-17T12:49:28.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x02jj3UNCI8/maxresdefault.jpg Analyzing The Chords of John Lennon's "Imagine" - Perfect Progressions #4 The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 This video deeply analyzes John Lennon's Imagine, specifically the chord progressions used to make up the song. In addition, we take a look at the arrangement, production, and other musical choices that all sum up this iconic composition. Music theory is simply a way to describe what songwriter's have done. All of the composing tricks used in this song were clearly in John Lennon's vocabulary, whether he used their proper academic name (secondary dominant / pedal tone / etc.) is not relevent. What matters is understanding why this composition feels the way it does, and use that knowledge to our own benefit as composers! Take note- this song was written on piano. Even if you're a lousy key player, you should be able to take these chords to the piano and see how simple of a song it really is. You'll also see how the geometry of the piano itself probably played a giant part in why the song was written the way it was. It falls very easly on the hands. Special thanks to my Patreon subscribers for making these videos possible! Especially these groovy folks: Adam Granger Billyshes Bradley Bower Brandon Combs BuzzWasHere Christopher Swanson CrippleMonkey Daniel Danciu Darrin Goren Donal Botkin Don Dachenhausen III Don Watters Erik Lange Jared Yelton Joe Buote John Arnold jon reddish Kip Ingram Linas Orentas Lord of the Chords Live on Indiegogo Now! Marc Bulandr Marek Pawlowski Markos Zouganelis Martin Michael Galli Morgan M. Nick White Patrick Ryan Philip Sharp Stumann Sophie SKG Stephen Marz Tyler Sherkin My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio In This Video: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Verse Chords 03:00 Why Voicings Matter 04:15 Creating Melody Within Chords 06:25 Mystery Ninth 07:34 Double Tracking 08:16 Chorus Chords 10:44 Refrain 13:31 Summary https://www.youtube.com/embed/x02jj3UNCI8 2026-03-17T12:49:28.000Z Signals Music Studio 910 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14332/how-to-sound-like-daft-punk-tool-or-every-rock-band-using-minor-aeolian-riffing- 2026-03-17T12:49:15.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bz_q96JhSOg/maxresdefault.jpg How to Sound Like Daft Punk, Tool, or EVERY Rock Band using Minor/Aeolian [Riffing With Modes #6] The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh My pro theory + songwriting course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre Real Rhythm Guitar: Level 1- https://tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f Mp3s at my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Thank you to Klos! https://klosguitars.com/pages/feature-page This is the sixth video in a series on how to write riffs using the modes of major. Being the sixth in the episode, this lesson focuses on the Aeolian mode, which is identical to the natural minor scale. There is an argument to be made that there is a difference between Aeolian tonality and Minor tonality, which I touch on at the end. The first style is a dancey funk song in the style of Daft Punk or Chromeo. In addition to basic music theory and songwriting advice, quite a bit of detail is mentioned on the audio production itself. Next, the riff is transformed into a Tool style crushing riff. Then lastly, a classic acoustic rock style intro that sounds all too recognizable. Some videos you should have seen to be able to follow this one- Minor Scale and Chords: https://youtu.be/j-j4g0ktPGw Seventh Chords: https://youtu.be/3JizNRwHYNY 3+3+3+3+4: https://youtu.be/QFVS7y_zGRw A few details I forgot to mention or want to clarify- -ANY interval can funk in proper context. It’s purely subjective- please don’t pretend I’m citing fact when I say the flat seventh is the funkiest. -The minor chords played in the background were inevitably going to become minor sevenths since I was writing funk. I don’t know how or why I neglected to mention this! -If Aeolian had a signature sound, it would be the minor fifth chord (v). I’m slightly disappointed I didn’t feature it, since it is a unique sound of Aeolian. It’s very sad, and still usable. I may just make a video on the v chord so it doesn’t get ignored, but it really should have made an appearance here. -I have met educated teachers who consider the fifth chord of a minor key to be major, even though it contains the leading tone which is out of the https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bz_q96JhSOg 2026-03-17T12:49:15.000Z Signals Music Studio 1687 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14331/the-bizarre-world-of-augmented-chords 2026-03-17T12:49:01.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wNWDjhDo2Ak/maxresdefault.jpg The Bizarre World of Augmented Chords The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 PDFs+MP3's for this lesson at my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40293305/ Augmented chords are awkward, weird, and can seem useless. It took me a while to eventually grasp on what aug chords are capable of- as well as aug7 (or +7) chords. They're certainly a unique sounding chord, and in this lesson we go over the basics behind how the triad is built, but also how it can be used in musical settings. Depending on your knowledge of music theory, this lesson may get too advanced near the end, but it should be simple to follow for the first half at least. Here's how Mike Muggli made the ragtime piano bit: https://youtu.be/TJ_m_6KczlI In this video: 00:00 Intro 00:29 Augmented Triad Basics 02:20 Swapping V for V+ 04:37 Adding Sevenths 05:48 Voice Leading 08:21 Augment Symmetry + Composing 10:54 Lydian Augmented 12:29 MinMaj7 Relationships I made a mistake when walking through my "ragtime piano chords" piece. I accidentally played a B7 (and said V/ii) instead of a B+ (V+ / ii). Hope you'll forgive me! Thanks to my outstanding Patreon subscribers for sponsoring these lessons. If you learned something from this video, your appreciation should go to them. Especially the following fine folks! Adam Granger Billyshes Bradley Bower Brandon Combs BuzzWasHere Christopher Swanson CrippleMonkey Daniel Danciu Darrin Goren Donal Botkin Don Dachenhausen III Don Watters Erik Lange Joe Buote John Arnold jon reddish Kip Ingram Linas Orentas Lord of the Chords Live on Indiegogo Now! Marc Bulandr Marek Pawlowski Markos Zouganelis Martin Michael Galli Morgan M. Nick White Patrick Ryan Philip Sharp Stumann Stephen Marz Tyler Sherkin https://www.youtube.com/embed/wNWDjhDo2Ak 2026-03-17T12:49:01.000Z Signals Music Studio 929 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14330/learn-and-apply-two-hand-tapping-technique-theory-guitar-lesson 2026-03-17T12:48:48.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6UjtGYhTKt0/maxresdefault.jpg Learn AND Apply Two Hand Tapping: Technique + Theory [GUITAR LESSON] The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio This lesson is a detailed guide to get you started on learning the two-handed tapping technique for guitar. There are two important skills that must be learned first: left hand legato, and the right hand tap. After that, we will break down the most common tapping pattern (heard in Van Halen’s “Eruption,” Metallica’s “One,” and countless other tracks) into three simple steps. After learning how to synch up our practice with a metronome, we will then explore different patterns of varying difficulty, including 4-note sixteenth note patterns, 5 note quintuplet patterns, and 6-note sextuplet patterns. A small amount of music theory will also be taught relating to minor and major arpeggios, which are the most common way to perform tapping sequences. However, you are encouraged to EXPERIMENT with new shapes, patterns, strings, etc. Included with this lesson is a backing track using the chords Em-G-A-C. Try using the skills taught in this lesson to create a tapped arpeggio sequence that matches each chord. Also included is a 2 page PDF detailing the steps to tapping, arpeggio theory, and tabs/music for the tapping patterns. These lessons are sponsored by my incredible Patreon supporters. They deserve my appreciation, and if you enjoy these lessons, yours as well! Shout out to the following heros: Adam Granger Billyshes Bradley Bower Brandon Combs BuzzWasHere Christopher Swanson CrippleMonkey Daniel Danciu Darrin Goren Donal Botkin Don Dachenhausen III Don Watters Erik Lange Joe Buote John Arnold jon reddish Kip Ingram Linas Orentas Lord of the Chords Live on Indiegogo Now! Marc Bulandr Marek Pawlowski Markos Zouganelis Martin Michael Galli Morgan M. Nick White Patrick Ryan Philip Sharp Stumann Stephen Marz Tyler Sherkin 00:00 Intro 00:50 Getting Started 04: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6UjtGYhTKt0 2026-03-17T12:48:48.000Z Signals Music Studio 1392 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14329/6-ways-to-solo-over-4-simple-chords-dorian-minor-modal-mixture 2026-03-17T12:48:36.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m0zLzVhTPYU/maxresdefault.jpg 6 Ways To Solo Over 4 "Simple" Chords [Dorian + Minor Modal Mixture] The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 Get the PDF + MP3 here: https://bit.ly/2BD1E7m This lesson explores modal interchange AKA modal mixture between Dorian and Minor. Specifically with the tonal center of E. The four chords we are working with are Em – G – A and C, and these do not fit conveniently into a single mode of major. Therefore switching between scales is a valid and helpful approach to writing melodies or leads over these chords. We explore several different varieties of scale-blending, arpeggios, and voice leading to discover new ways to solo over a set of chords without just repeating the same licks over and over. If you’re interested in recording/production, you can watch my 1 hour tutorial on how I mixed and made the backing track for this video: https://youtu.be/OaXcTchsmss If you’re confused about this lesson I recommend you watch the following videos: Minor Scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-j4g0ktPGw Dorian Scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r6ftqp1bkA Modal Mixture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyR98UEtt18 Arpeggio Basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnwCnkYHv9U&t=232s Special thanks to my Patreon subscribers who sponsor these videos. I post special goodies there for all members, including mp3s, pdfs, and lesson videos. A big shoutout to the following folks: Adam Granger Billyshes Bradley Bower Brandon Combs BuzzWasHere Christopher Swanson CrippleMonkey Daniel Danciu Darrin Goren Donal Botkin Don Dachenhausen III Don Watters Erik Lange Joe Buote John Arnold jon reddish Kip Ingram Linas Orentas Lord of the Chords Live on Indiegogo Now! Marc Bulandr Marek Pawlowski Markos Zouganelis Martin Morgan M. Nick White Patrick Ryan Philip Sharp Stephen Marz Tyler Sherkin You can join them here: www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Method #1: Pentatonic Minor Scale 02:11 Method #2: https://www.youtube.com/embed/m0zLzVhTPYU 2026-03-17T12:48:36.000Z Signals Music Studio 831 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14328/how-to-write-solos-that-shred 2026-03-17T12:48:23.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GVtxw5KGZuM/maxresdefault.jpg How To Write Solos That SHRED! The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course: https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 ShredMaster Scott’s Modal Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfMmP9vb2WA Writing shredding and fast lead lines is tough business. Too many notes and it gets repetitive and robotic, too few and the kids won’t think you’re cool. But by combining simple melodic techniques with fast scale passages and arpeggios, as well as sufficient practice, you can compose an impressive technical solo on any instrument. Throughout the video I refer to the chords as A and B. To be more specific, the B chord is played as a B/A, so the bass remains unchanged, and stays playing an A over the B chord. SHREDDIAN RESOURCES- Videos that are mentioned or are related to this one- The Lydian Mode: Lydian Basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou_Z9ol8r0I Maj7 Arpeggios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geGr0c-qwoA Economy Picking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0tq2PNpbok Sextuplets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CjeZDUQUwM 3 notes per string: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZORL0JBBscY Composing Lydian Prog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7X4YAoHEow Sweeping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gChLdrC57hw A big giant huge wonderful thank you to my Patreon supporters. They’re the reason these videos continue to get made, and the following folks deserve a special bit of recognition: Adam Granger Billyshes Bradley Bower Brandon Combs BuzzWasHere Christopher Swanson CrippleMonkey Daniel Danciu Darrin Goren Donal Botkin Don Dachenhausen III Don Watters Erik Lange Joe Buote John Arnold jon reddish Kip Ingram Linas Orentas Lord of the Chords Live on Indiegogo Now! Marc Bulandr Marek Pawlowski Markos Zouganelis Martin Morgan M. Nick White Patrick Ryan Philip Sharp Stephen Marz Tyler Sherkin My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio https://www.youtube.com/embed/GVtxw5KGZuM 2026-03-17T12:48:23.000Z Signals Music Studio 873 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14327/harmonizing-in-tucson-with-lau-noah 2026-03-17T12:47:44.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QJREn8nd3Mc/maxresdefault.jpg Harmonizing in Tucson (with Lau Noah) Watch Harmonizing in Tucson (with Lau Noah) on Vidert https://www.youtube.com/embed/QJREn8nd3Mc 2026-03-17T12:47:44.000Z Adam Neely 64 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14326/the-ludacris-song-that-broke-my-brain 2026-03-17T12:47:30.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M8mHggTYYb4/maxresdefault.jpg The Ludacris song that BROKE my brain Trying to learn how to hear 1 in Roll Out by Ludacris. Come see Sungazer on tour in the UK/Ireland 🇮🇪/🇬🇧 ! http://sungazermusic.com/tour Trying to learn how to hear 1 in Roll Out by Ludacris. 0:00 Intro 2:23 Attempt #1 - Count & move along 3:10 Attempt #2 - Change the song a bit 8:36 Attempt #3 - Count & PLAY the song 13:58 Attempt #4 - Noodle (for science) 16:32 Attempt #5 - Rap/sing the hook 20:29 Epilogue - Final Thoughts If you have been tapped into music theory discourse™️ for the past couple years, you're probably familiar with Ludagate - the discussion about where the downbeat is in Roll Out by Ludacris. The answer is pretty simple, it's on the word out. Roll is on beat 4, out is on beat 1. Thats how his live band counts it in. It's a pretty cut and dry case, no real ambiguity. However, the PROBLEM is that I can't hear it that way, I have a different hearing of the music, because my ear is drawn to certain elements within the music that cause me to hear it the way that I do. That's a frustrating problem to have - it means that I'm experiencing reality very differently that the musicians who make the music. I at least want to be on the same page as them when I listen to the music. So, I set about learning to FLIP my hearing to the correct hearing, and it was quite a process. I think I finally did, but it was a lot harder than I thought it would be, and required me to *gulp* rap in public to finally get the downbeat to flip for me. Mazbou Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY3vRTbA3VU https://youtu.be/uY3vRTbA3VU (his song Polymers) Post from Dr. Robert Komaniecki https://www.instagram.com/p/DL8RhwVBveo/ 12Tone’s Excellent overview/analysis of Roll Out https://youtu.be/6LgtXINpf6w Shawn Crowder’s video on Counting https://youtu.be/Aun3-bKojnM (⌐■_■) ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/M8mHggTYYb4 2026-03-17T12:47:30.000Z Adam Neely 1406 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14325/the-harmonic-genius-of-lau-noah 2026-03-17T12:47:19.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IT4QZp4xpPs/maxresdefault.jpg The Harmonic Genius of Lau Noah Lau Noah knows every chord, and how to use them. Listen to our EP together - the Way Under - out now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_tSd8y5O1E Go listen to Lau Noah’s music wherever you stream her music also! Lau’s Patreon (Wooden chair 🪑 tutorial and more) https://www.patreon.com/launoah?utm_source=search 0:00 Intro 1:17 Harmonizing guitar voicings note-by-note (La Belleza) 3:04 Developing a deep harmonic vocabulary (You are too Beautiful) 6:12 Americana and storytelling (Wooden Chair) 9:32 Chutes and Ladders with harmony 14:29 Adam’s thoughts on naming things 17:20 Recording the Way Under https://www.youtube.com/embed/IT4QZp4xpPs 2026-03-17T12:47:19.000Z Adam Neely 1189 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14324/the-ethics-of-fake-guitar 2026-03-17T12:46:50.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R1QEV9euGAg/maxresdefault.jpg The Ethics of Fake Guitar Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/adamneely Watch my exclusive interview with a Virtue Ethicist about fake guitar https://nebula.tv/videos/adam-neely-reacting-to-fake-guitar-videos-with-a-virtue-ethicist Get a lifetime subscription to Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=adamneely 0:00 Intro 3:42 Part I - A Brief History of Faking Performances 10:15 Part II - How to Fake Musical Performances 15:07 Part III - Why Faking Performances is WRONG 19:54 Part IV - Why Faking Performances is OKAY (the noble lie) 27:21 Part V - Genre and Morality 37:00 Part VI - “Let’s Talk about Jazz” 47:34 Part VII - Role Models Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jltJuXy5lMJa2DLB8Ab2zPfwePulGRnS-yB0ebkBG6g/edit?usp=sharing Music from the Introduction: Gustav Holst - The Planets (Mars, Bringer of War) National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Michael Francis (conductor) (In the spirit of fake performances, I altered this recording a bit to better fit the timing of the YouTube video) (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/R1QEV9euGAg 2026-03-17T12:46:50.000Z Adam Neely 3129 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14323/the-secret-to-better-iem-rigs-for-touring-bands 2026-03-17T12:46:25.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Zl9w4EEHp8w/maxresdefault.jpg The Secret to Better IEM Rigs (for touring bands) Donate to high-impact, cost-effective charities today with Give Well. http://givewell.org This is how we built Sungazer's latest IEM rig using an analog audio over ether net split. Come see us live! sungazermusic.com/tour 0:00 Intro 0:43 Defining the problems 2:26 Building the Analog Audio over Ethernet IEM Rig 3:47 Solution 1 - D'Addario Modular Snake 5:56 Solution 2 - Sound Tools Cat Rack 8:00 Putting it all together 12:03 Weird Quirks with this kind of system 15:07 Final Thoughts My last in-ear monitor video https://youtu.be/mHoljbkyAEs Company that does these kinds of builds (and way better than us) https://btpa.com/ ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zl9w4EEHp8w 2026-03-17T12:46:25.000Z Adam Neely 1136 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14322/why-does-everyone-sing-it-like-that 2026-03-17T12:45:58.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q1m9S6K-Kr4/maxresdefault.jpg Why does everyone sing it like THAT? COD IN THE MID00000l - why does every pop singer of the past 20 years sing in like that? 🎼 Come see Sungazer on Tour! | http://www.sungazermusic.com/tour 0:00 Intro 0:45 Examples of "caught in the middle" 2:40 Question #1 - Why is this happening? 2:47 Reason 1 - Tone Painting 3:46 Reason 2 - Prosody 5:58 Question #2 - Why is this only happening in the past 20 years? 7:22 Reason 1 - Scotch Snaps 8:37 Reason 2 - Cot-Caught Merger 9:22 Reason 3 - Popularity (⌐■_■) ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q1m9S6K-Kr4 2026-03-17T12:45:58.000Z Adam Neely 675 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14321/can-you-improve-your-internal-clock-without-a-metronome-q-a 2026-03-17T12:45:41.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/klZxfUWBBm8/maxresdefault.jpg Can you Improve your Internal Clock WITHOUT a metronome? | Q+A Also, is "real jazz" in NYC, and why tune to EADGC | Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/adamneely 0:00 Intro 0:02 Can you improve your internal clock without a metronome? 4:09 Is REAL JAZZ in NYC? 7:24 What's the early history of the double bass drum? 8:41 What do you think about the Finale shutdown? 10:09 What was your experience at Radar Festival like? 11:00 How did you get that sound on the Sungazer track 12:14 Why high C instead of B? 13:03 How was Serbia? 13:48 Are you going on tour anytime soon? Ari Hoenig QUINTET Live at Smalls Jazz Club - Billie's Bounce https://youtu.be/WfwlW_a99Jw (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/klZxfUWBBm8 2026-03-17T12:45:41.000Z Adam Neely 1053 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14320/wait-it-s-all-just-in-4-4 2026-03-17T12:45:19.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W4hWmZSOQjM/maxresdefault.jpg Wait, it's all just in 4/4? Talking 11-tuplets, advanced 4/4, and Sungazer! Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/adamneely Watch the exclusive Sungazer Belgrade vlog: https://nebula.tv/videos/adam-neely-lufthansa-lost-my-bass-and-all-of-our-gear-vlog 0:00 Intro 4:21 Hypertuplets 11:17 The Language of Undectuplets 16:39 Hypertuplet Aksak 20:34 7-Eleven Polyrhythms LISTEN TO AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT wherever you stream your music! Full new album out Sept 27 sungazermusic.com Come see Sungazer on tour! sungazermusic.com/tour Some music psychology sources https://tinyurl.com/bdej9d2z Check out Shawn Crowder’s excellent YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnCrowder https://www.youtube.com/embed/W4hWmZSOQjM 2026-03-17T12:45:19.000Z Adam Neely 1662 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14319/atonal-metal-big-band-music-sungazer-plus-live-at-the-blue-note-nyc 2026-03-17T12:45:04.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DyN194bVvoo/maxresdefault.jpg Atonal Metal Big Band music (Sungazer plus live at the Blue Note NYC) Watch Atonal Metal Big Band music (Sungazer plus live at the Blue Note NYC) on Vidert https://www.youtube.com/embed/DyN194bVvoo 2026-03-17T12:45:04.000Z Adam Neely 61 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14318/what-makes-meet-the-grahams-sound-scary-q-a 2026-03-17T12:44:51.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/X9RUh7w3i60/maxresdefault.jpg What makes Meet the Grahams sound scary? | Q+A Answering Music Theory questions from instagram Come see sungazer play live! https://sungazermusic.com/tour 0:00 Intro 0:01 Why does Meet the Grahams sound scary? 2:48 Is A# and Bb the same? 3:34 How do you jam over the internet with latency? 7:26 Have you ever played in a professional big band? 7:57 Cool guitar chord? 8:12 Does E7 resolve to Cmaj7? 10:00 How do you handle negative criticism of your music? 10:44 I’m a beginner, how do I improvise? 12:00 What is your view on piano-centric music education? 12:55 How do you feel about opening for Snarky Puppy? (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/X9RUh7w3i60 2026-03-17T12:44:51.000Z Adam Neely 886 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14317/why-ai-is-doomed-to-fail-the-musical-turing-test 2026-03-17T12:44:30.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N8NyEjB_XeA/maxresdefault.jpg Why AI is Doomed to Fail the Musical Turing Test AI will get vibed at the jam session, and there's nothing that it can about it. 🎹 Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/adamneely 🧠 Watch Tibees video on the original Turing Paper: https://nebula.tv/videos/tibees-the-original-turing-test-paper?ref=adam-neely 🚀Get lifetime access to Nebula for $300: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=adam-neely 0:00 Intro 3:54 Part I - Musical Turing Tests 10:56 Part II - Thinking Like a Human 20:17 Part III - "Not music" Sources: https://tinyurl.com/5n85k5bk Valerio Velardo's channel on AI music. https://www.youtube.com/c/ValerioVelardoTheSoundofAI (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/N8NyEjB_XeA 2026-03-17T12:44:30.000Z Adam Neely 1610 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14316/chechnya-s-bizzare-ban-on-musical-tempo 2026-03-17T12:44:17.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q811R6YsM0s/maxresdefault.jpg Chechnya's Bizzare Ban on Musical Tempo Chechnya's Cultural Minister just banned all music outside of 80-116BPM...why? well.... This is probably just a clever way to make sure that Lezginka is legal (which is crazy fast, but whose half time tempo fits within this window) but foreign music like House and Techno does not. Thanks to Dr. VanHandel for joining me! Follow her on twXtter... https://x.com/Dr_VanHandel Sources: bit.ly/3xvtU8X Chechan Music Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jRZdXgg0IjGqOepEp4MVB?si=9de187fabae74799 (⌐■_■) Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q811R6YsM0s 2026-03-17T12:44:17.000Z Adam Neely 622 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14315/should-sheet-music-be-required-for-music-school 2026-03-17T12:43:46.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/51P4-YQACvU/maxresdefault.jpg Should sheet music be required for music school? Continuing the Tantacrulian tradition of chess metaphors in music notation. Get $100 in donations matched at https://www.givewell.org 0:00 Intro 1:22 Part 1 - Music notation is kinda hard, actually 6:05 Part 2 - Music notation as a “professional tool” 10:52 Part 3 - What is Music School even for? (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/51P4-YQACvU 2026-03-17T12:43:46.000Z Adam Neely 1002 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14314/is-laufey-jazz 2026-03-17T12:43:37.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/68zOvCLwcL8/maxresdefault.jpg Is Laufey jazz? Laufey is the world's most famous living jazz musician (according to Spotify streams). What does that mean for jazz? Sungazer Tour tickets https://www.sungazermusic.com/tour (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/68zOvCLwcL8 2026-03-17T12:43:37.000Z Adam Neely 2025 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14313/are-binaural-beats-real-q-a 2026-03-17T12:43:24.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gJMKuMIBBJ8/maxresdefault.jpg Are BINAURAL BEATS real? | Q+A Answering your music theory questions! Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Adamneely Watch the shubhgazer india vlog here: https://nebula.tv/videos/adam-neely-touring-jazz-fusion-across-india-shubhgazer-2020-vlog 0:00 Intro 0:02 Are Binaural Beats real? 4:50 Thoughts on this reharmonized bass progression? 5:53 Why are BPM's so consistent? 7:04 Can quantized performances be groovier? 7:56 What's the deal with the mixolydian pentatonic? 8:46 What are your thoughts on Musicophilia? 9:28 Does touring ever get boring or exhausting? (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/gJMKuMIBBJ8 2026-03-17T12:43:24.000Z Adam Neely 693 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14312/does-music-have-a-speed-limit-and-why 2026-03-17T12:43:08.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/erBecZH7b0Y/maxresdefault.jpg Does Music Have a Speed Limit? And Why? Video essay on why the Mahavishnu Orchestra slaps Get a Henson razor and a free pack of 100 blades with code ADAMNEELY at: https://bit.ly/42rIUzz And why is the Mahavishnu Orchestra's live version of Vital Transformation so damn fast? A journey into embodied musical cognition. 0:00 - Intro 2:17 Part 1 - Brain and Body 13:14 Part 2 - Vital Transformation 23:33 Part 3 - The Aesthetics of Fast Things Come check out Sungazer when we come through. We're going on tour this fall! http://sungazermusic.com/tour Sources: https://tinyurl.com/bdej9d2z (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/erBecZH7b0Y 2026-03-17T12:43:08.000Z Adam Neely 2069 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14311/did-ed-sheeran-actually-plagiarize-marvin-gaye 2026-03-17T12:42:47.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tpzLD-SAwW8/maxresdefault.jpg Did Ed Sheeran ACTUALLY Plagiarize Marvin Gaye? So...is there any actual merit to the Ed Sheeran/Marvin Gaye lawsuit? The Grotesque Legacy of Music as Property (video essay on music as property) https://youtu.be/MAFUdIZnI5o My first video on the Ed Sheeran/Marvin Gaye lawsuit https://youtu.be/Tpi4d3YM79Q ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/tpzLD-SAwW8 2026-03-17T12:42:47.000Z Adam Neely 514 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14310/what-is-the-time-signature-of-the-bluey-theme-q-a 2026-03-17T12:42:21.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IfJDpSokfZw/maxresdefault.jpg What is the TIME SIGNATURE of the Bluey Theme? | Q+A Answering the IMPORTANT music theory questions of our era | Get a Henson razor and a free pack of 100 blades with code ADAMNEELY at: https://bit.ly/42rIUzz 0:00 Intro 0:03 What time signature is the Bluey theme song? 6:45 Was the major 6th illegal in the renaissance? 9:18 Music is for the listener, but the first listener is the player 10:12 Ebm(maj7) and a discussion on register/emotion 12:12 Drink more coffee 12:20 What string gauges do you use? 12:28 congrats! 12:59 How does a guitar player stay out of the way of the bassist? 13:27 Tips for walking a bass 14:41 What's a good song in 5/4 14:46 What's your opinion of fake musicians that go viral? 15:00 How do you impress people at an audition? ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/IfJDpSokfZw 2026-03-17T12:42:21.000Z Adam Neely 1186 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14309/understanding-somebody-that-i-used-to-know 2026-03-17T12:42:08.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tg63Xc39uaQ/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Somebody That I Used To Know Support 12tone on Patreon to see my next video right now! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Gotye. To my generation, that name causes an almost pavlovian reaction, conjuring up a simple guitar loop that all of us heard thousands of times and could recognize from multiple rooms away. But what made Somebody That I Used To Know so infectious, and more importantly, why did we never hear from him again? Gotye is a mysterious figure in the history of 21st-century pop, but much of what makes him such a unique artist is on display in the one song that made him famous, and I think it's time I took a look. 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Or, ok, not called out exactly. More like tagged in. Another music youtuber, Michael Jesse, made a whole video about this bizarre mystery surrounding Linkin Park's Breaking The Habit, but he couldn't come to a satisfying conclusion, so at the end of his video, he asked for my opinion. Like, me, specifically. A lot of people forwarded the video to me and there seems to be a lot of confusion, so it seemed like a perfect opportunity to not just solve the mystery, but show how I attack these sorts of problems in general! 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But within that scene is the Neue Deutsche Welle, a specifically German take on the genre that grew up in a country living more than most in the shadows of the Cold War, and perhaps its most famous members were the band Nena. A surprise breakout hit that crossed language barriers to rise up the charts, 99 Luftballons is a fun, accessible piece that still manages to tell a very personal and important story of the struggles of living in West Berlin, surrounded on all sides by Soviet forces. Even if most people who heard it didn't know that's what it was about. The blending of exciting, upbeat synthpop with dark, dangerous stories is a staple of New Wave, and few songs do it better than 99 Luftballons. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-99-luftballons Script: https://tinyurl.com/4h2xjjhv And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, CodenaCrow, OrionWolfie, Arnas, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, Alex Mole, naomio, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Amelia Lewis, Mark, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Gray, gunnito, Kyle Kinkaid, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Andy Maurer, Cormag81, Dan Whitmer, Don Jennings, Mikeyxote, Bill Owens, George Burgyan, Martin Romano, Flavor Dave, An Oni Moose, Blue 5alamander, Cliff Hudson, DraconicDon, Ken Birdwell, Megan Oberfield https://www.youtube.com/embed/EgtpCJSnUbc 2026-03-17T12:41:38.000Z 12tone 1327 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14306/the-lost-genius-of-randy-rhoads 2026-03-17T12:41:22.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/h0TbtOxv2qI/maxresdefault.jpg The Lost Genius of Randy Rhoads Support 12tone on Patreon to see my next video right now! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos The history of metal music can be broken up into a couple distinct periods, and the early '80s saw the beginning of one of its most important phases. The Neoclassical movement would become one of the most influential ideas in metal, with its focus on elaborate, technical guitar work making it a clear forebear to subgenres like tech death, djent, and mathcore, and leading the charge was a young virtuoso named Randy Rhoads. Though his career was short, he left an indelible mark on the genre, and decades after his passing, he remains one of the most important figures in metal history. Let's look at some of his solos to see why. 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But to me, and to a lot of metal fans, his greatest works were set in motion in 1979, when he met his greatest collaborator, Randy Rhoads. Though the two of them worked together for only a few short years, their innovative collaboration helped change the face of metal forever. Even among just those couple albums, there's so many great songs to choose from, but the one that best captures who Ozzy was to so many of his fans has to be Crazy Train. 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Support 12tone on Patreon to see new videos early! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos When I first started studying music, there were a lot of things that confused me. It felt like there were whole languages of practice that musicians all knew, and I had no idea how to speak any of them. With a lot of work and some very patient teachers, I eventually got fluent, but one problem that stuck with me is, in hindsight, a fairly simple question: What's the difference between 3/4 and 6/8? It feels intuitive now, but in order to understand it you have to really understand meter, and that's a lot harder than it sounds. 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Or maybe few songs are understood as correctly while still missing the point. It's a straightforward song, but one fateful choice has made it the subject of decades of pedantic debate and mockery. Which, don't get me wrong, I love a good pedantic argument, but I do think it's a shame 'cause once you look past the word choice, there's a lovely song there waiting to be discovered. Plus there's one really cool chord that I want to talk about. Can I please just talk about this one chord? 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That's enough to make it good, but to become truly great, you need cohesion: Each part should flow seamlessly into the next, properly managing listener expectations and crafting a dynamic journey, but that's... I mean, it's hard. How do you do that? The answer depends a lot on genre, style, and what the song is trying to say, but there are some general techniques that get used a lot, so let's pull back the curtain on section transitions and see if we can find what makes them work. 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They're loud, angry, and always ready to break stuff. But in all the noise, it's easy to loose track of the deeper messages that run through their work. So I want to pull one of those messages out. I want to look at Testify, a song that, perhaps more than any other in their catalogue, perfectly captures the hope of Rage Against The Machine, and see how they make something so jagged and jarring to listen to also feel... important. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-testify Script: https://tinyurl.com/2cprxu67 And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Gray, gunnito, Kyle Kinkaid, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Andy Maurer, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek H., Bryan, Mikeyxote, Dan Whitmer, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Flavor Dave, Marc Testart, DraconicDon, Megan Oberfield, morolin, An Oni Moose, Ken Birdwell, Blue 5alamander, Cliff Hudson, Ethan Savaglio, Robert Bailey, Donald Murray, juneau, Sina Bahram, Ira Kroll, Patrick Minton, Justin Katz, Roahn Wynar, Bob D'Errico, Robert Shaw, David Shlapak, JD, Rennie Allen, Travis Briggs, Brian Covey, Jay Harris, Sean Murphy, JasperJackal, Tommy Transplant, Wolfgang Giersche, Olaf, Billy Abbott, Gil, d0d63, Jon https://www.youtube.com/embed/lqp1LbEtsJ4 2026-03-17T12:40:08.000Z 12tone 1467 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14300/why-don-t-songs-have-sequels 2026-03-17T12:39:55.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kmcKydVn_j8/maxresdefault.jpg Why Don't Songs Have Sequels? Does this matter? Probably not. But it matters to me. Support 12tone on Patreon to see new videos early! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Sequels. They're everywhere, from TV, to movies, to books. But not music. It's not that it never happens, but it's really rare compared to most other mainstream art forms, and as a true believer in the narrative potential of music, I find that kinda disappointing. So I set out to understand what makes them so uncommon, and what, if anything, we can do about it. 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Support 12tone on Patreon to see new videos early! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos The early '80s were an exciting and scary time in the world of music. The first wave of truly affordable electronic instruments were just hitting the market, and pioneers from across the musical spectrum were trying to figure out what to do with them. These new machines were bulky and unreliable, but they offered powerful new ways to create and conceive of sound, and they turned out to be a lifeline for a struggling pair of artists who had just watched their musical dreams go up in flames. The remnants of the pop rock band The Tourists, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart knew they had just one shot left, so they swung for the fences, and the result was Sweet Dreams. 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Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-i-listened-to-one-song-on-repeat-for-a-month This was a... surprising experience. I'm always looking for ways to become a more engaged music listener, and one of the best ones I've found is listening games. I do these fairly often in my personal life, picking some restriction and making myself do it for a while to see what happens, but now that it's become a part of my musical practice I wanted to talk about it in a video, and to do that I had to pick something really ambitious, and long story short I wound up listening to a single song, over and over, every day for a month to see how that repeated exposure changed my experience of it. I did a lot of active listening exercises along the way, approaching it from every angle I could think of, and in one of my longest videos ever, I want to talk about what that was like and, more importantly, all the things I learned. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/4dweafbs And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Kyle Kinkaid, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Andy Maurer, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek H., Bryan, Mikeyxote, Dan Whitmer, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Fl https://www.youtube.com/embed/ycsSbB_j6EQ 2026-03-17T12:39:23.000Z 12tone 1520 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14297/understanding-sympathy-for-the-devil 2026-03-17T12:39:11.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HtcJvqwXL-E/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Sympathy For The Devil Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-sympathy-for-the-devil Check out Noah's video: https://youtu.be/--nH88lTzuY Listen to Ghost Notes: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes?ref=12tone Who is the Devil? As a longtime rock and metalhead, I've heard hundreds of songs trying to answer that question, and the thing that strikes me most is how varied those answers are. As an artist, the Devil is whoever you need him to be, a symbolic chameleon taking whatever shape best fits the song. He's one of our most ubiquitous folklore characters, as slippery as he is powerful, and to better understand him, Polyphonic and I are turning our attention to one of the most definitive depictions of the Devil in rock: Sympathy for the Devil, by the Rolling Stones. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script w/ sources: https://tinyurl.com/2zurxdfb And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Kyle Kinkaid, Tom, Andy Maurer, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek H., Bryan, Mikeyxote, Dan Whitmer, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Flavor Dave, Marc Testart, DraconicDon, Megan Oberfield, morolin, An Oni Moose, Ken Birdwell, Blue 5alamander, Cliff Hudson, Ethan Savaglio, Robert Bailey, Deirdre Saoirse Moen, Do https://www.youtube.com/embed/HtcJvqwXL-E 2026-03-17T12:39:11.000Z 12tone 1505 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14296/understanding-highway-to-hell 2026-03-17T12:39:00.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2btT9Wi7lPw/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Highway To Hell Never change, AC/DC Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-highway-to-hell Do you ever just stop and think about AC/DC? I do. They fascinate me as a band because they simply figured out what they wanted to sound like early on and then just, like, stuck with it. Over the years, they've actively refused to evolve their sound, with Angus Young even openly mocking the idea that they'd want to, and yet they still made a huge mark on the world of rock, because the sound they were so stubbornly committed to was really, really good. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/4ex3xzcn And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Kyle Kinkaid, Tom, Andy Maurer, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek H., Bryan, Mikeyxote, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Flavor Dave, Marc Testart, DraconicDon, Megan Oberfield, morolin, An Oni Moose, Ken Birdwell, Blue 5alamander, Cliff Hudson, JayneOfCanton, Ethan Savaglio, Robert Bailey, Deirdre Saoirse Moen, Donald Murray, juneau, Sina Bahram, Ira Kroll, Patrick Minton, Justin Katz, Roahn Wynar, Chuck Dukhoff of The Stagger Lee Archives, Bob D'Errico, Robert Shaw, David Shlapak, JD, Rennie Allen, Travis https://www.youtube.com/embed/2btT9Wi7lPw 2026-03-17T12:39:00.000Z 12tone 1450 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14295/the-worst-possible-chord 2026-03-17T12:38:46.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9Bfwe5tolPQ/maxresdefault.jpg The Worst Possible Chord I am very serious about this. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-the-worst-possible-chord I'll be honest, I don't really have a good explanation for this one. I just wanted an excuse to do an excessively thorough deep dive through every possible three-note chord and I needed a framing device and this sort of happened from that. Sometimes that's how art works, y'know? Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/2yv6ucsh And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Kyle Kinkaid, Tom, Andy Maurer, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek H., Bryan, Mikeyxote, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Flavor Dave, Marc Testart, DraconicDon, Megan Oberfield, morolin, An Oni Moose, Ken Birdwell, Blue 5alamander, Cliff Hudson, JayneOfCanton, Ethan Savaglio, Robert Bailey, Deirdre Saoirse Moen, Donald Murray, juneau, Sina Bahram, Ira Kroll, Patrick Minton, Justin Katz, Roahn Wynar, Chuck Dukhoff of The Stagger Lee Archives, Bob D'Errico, Robert Shaw, David Shlapak, JD, Rennie Allen, Travis Briggs, Greyson Erickson, Jordan Nordstrom-Young, Strife, Brian Covey, Jay Harris, Sean Murphy, JasperJackal, Tommy Transplant, Wolfgang Giersche, Olaf, Billy Abbott, Gil, https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Bfwe5tolPQ 2026-03-17T12:38:46.000Z 12tone 1325 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14294/understanding-wonderwall 2026-03-17T12:38:34.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mm0e5bVMI1k/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Wonderwall But can one ever truly understand Wonderwall? Help support LA fire relief efforts: https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/ Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-wonderwall A funny thing happens when you mention the 1995 Oasis hit Wonderwall. It warps whatever conversation it's brought up in, transforming it into a debate about the song's merits, its meaning, and what a "wonderwall" even is. It occupies a near-unique place in modern music culture, the poster child for the overplayed, a deeply controversial song that everyone seems to have an opinion about. Here's mine. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/54ctawhu And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Kyle Kinkaid, Tom, Andy Maurer, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek H., Bryan, Mikeyxote, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Flavor Dave, Marc Testart, DraconicDon, Megan Oberfield, morolin, An Oni Moose, Ken Birdwell, Blue 5alamander, Cliff Hudson, JayneOfCanton, Ethan Savaglio, Robert Bailey, Deirdre Saoirse Moen, Donald Murray, juneau, Sina Bahram, Ira Kroll, Patrick Minton, Justin Katz, Roahn Wynar, Chuck Dukhoff of The Stagger Lee Archives, Bob D'Errico, Robert Shaw, David Shlapak https://www.youtube.com/embed/mm0e5bVMI1k 2026-03-17T12:38:34.000Z 12tone 1461 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14293/the-unbelievable-story-of-the-carol-of-the-bells 2026-03-17T12:38:21.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E3tyiOpX-Gc/maxresdefault.jpg The Unbelievable Story of the Carol of the Bells I didn't know any of this. Did you? Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-the-unbelievable-story-of-the-carol-of-the-bells Did you know I've never made a Christmas video before? It's true. I have a complicated relationship with Christmas music, and I've always been hesitant to bring that into my work, but there are a couple songs that really resonate with me, and the Carol of the Bells tops that list, so I figured after all this time, I should probably try talking about it. And then I started reading up on the history and... y'all. It's such an incredible story. I can't believe I didn't know where this song came from, and if you're anything like me, you won't believe it either. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script w/ all sources: https://tinyurl.com/2w4782bw And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Kyle Kinkaid, Tom, Andy Maurer, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek H., Bryan, Mikeyxote, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Matthew Soddy, Flavor Dave, Marc Testart, DraconicDon, Megan Oberfield, morolin, An Oni Moose, Ken Birdwell, Blue 5alamander, Cliff Hudson, JayneOfCanton, Ethan Savaglio, Robert Bailey, Deirdre Sao https://www.youtube.com/embed/E3tyiOpX-Gc 2026-03-17T12:38:21.000Z 12tone 895 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14292/understanding-green-day-s-holiday 2026-03-17T12:38:09.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/163MUrEoj5Y/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Green Day's "Holiday" I got mad. Sorry about that. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-green-days-holiday I've been thinking a lot recently about the presidency of George W. Bush. His two terms coincide almost perfectly with my teenage years, and watching how he led the country had a huge impact on my relationship with politics. These days, he's mostly rebranded himself as just a goofy little man who loves to paint, but that's not the Bush I remember. The Bush of my teenage years was worse, more dangerous, and while it's been a long time since he had that sort of power, the damage he did in those 8 years is still leaving scars today. So, to help me process these feelings, I'm turning to the art I grew up with, the never-ending sea of anti-Bush protest songs, and picking out one of my absolute favorites: Green Day's Holiday. Donation links: National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/donate/ National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory Food Not Bombs: https://foodnotbombs.net/new_site/donate.php National Immigration Project: https://secure.nipnlg.org/forms/donate Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/mvnuhevw And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, G https://www.youtube.com/embed/163MUrEoj5Y 2026-03-17T12:38:09.000Z 12tone 1552 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14291/understanding-cat-s-in-the-cradle 2026-03-17T12:37:57.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lPErwvzEl70/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Cat's In The Cradle Because being a father is hard sometimes. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-cats-in-the-cradle What does it mean to be a father? It's a question explored by many great works of art across the years, but in this current moment, one of the most thoughtful takes on the question must be Harry Chapin's classic ballad, Cat's In The Cradle. Written alongside his wife Sandy, and inspired by her past experiences with her ex-husband, the song carefully balances the desire for love with a lack of communication that makes building that deeper connection impossible, as a tragic warning to prospective fathers everywhere. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/nh9wfbcs And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Kyle Kinkaid, Tom, William Christie, Joyce Orndorff, Andy Maurer, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek H., Bryan, Mikeyxote, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Marc Testart, Alin Nica, Matthew Soddy, Flavor Dave, DraconicDon, Megan Oberfield, morolin, An Oni Moose, Ken Birdwell, Blue 5alamander, Cliff Hudson, JayneOfCanton, Ethan Savaglio, Robert Bailey, Deirdre Saoirse Moen, Dona https://www.youtube.com/embed/lPErwvzEl70 2026-03-17T12:37:57.000Z 12tone 1438 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14290/the-easiest-way-to-improve-your-lyrics 2026-03-17T12:37:45.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5oHY-cQH_4c/maxresdefault.jpg The Easiest Way To Improve Your Lyrics Probably my single best piece of songwriting advice. Get 40% off an annual plan with Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/12tone Watch the full, ad-free version of this video: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-the-easiest-way-to-improve-your-lyrics Lyrics are the first thing most people notice, so more than any other aspect of a song, they really need to be perfect. Many great pieces of music have been dragged down by poorly executed lyrics, and while there are, of course, many factors to a great lyric, there's one often-overlooked aspect that regularly causes unprepared songwriters to lose control: The shapes of the words themselves. It sounds simple, and honestly it kind of is, but trust me, really understanding those subtle nuances of sound is an absolute game-changer, and once you know how to think about it, it's one of the easiest ways to make your lyrics better. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/bddtc65x And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Kyle Kinkaid, Tom, William Christie, Joyce Orndorff, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Durnell, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Mar https://www.youtube.com/embed/5oHY-cQH_4c 2026-03-17T12:37:45.000Z 12tone 1077 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14289/how-radiohead-writes-a-song 2026-03-17T12:37:23.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YHA-VnHLQOI/maxresdefault.jpg How Radiohead Writes A Song Dissecting rock's most enigmatic band. Get 40% off an annual plan with Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/12tone Watch the full version of this video: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-how-radiohead-writes-a-song Radiohead is a weird band. After cutting their teeth in the '90s britpop scene and crossing over to the US with familiar alt rock sounds, they decided to take things in a slightly... different direction. Since the late '90s, Radiohead has refused to retread musical ground, constantly pushing themselves to explore surprising sounds and experiment with new compositional techniques. No two Radiohead albums are alike, and yet through all that variety they've remained surprisingly recognizable. There's something that makes their work sound inherently Radiohead, and I want to know what. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/57c42xke David Bennet video: https://youtu.be/CEi9ecBRR_4 Holistic Songwriting's video: https://youtu.be/alt9sQepob4 Dr. Osborn's book: https://books.google.com/books/about/Everything_in_Its_Right_Place.html?id=mgsBDQAAQBAJ And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Kyle Kinkaid, William Christie, Joyce Orndorff, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Ma https://www.youtube.com/embed/YHA-VnHLQOI 2026-03-17T12:37:23.000Z 12tone 1480 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14288/understanding-have-a-cigar 2026-03-17T12:37:12.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nlm0GLxjwP8/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Have A Cigar Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar! You're gonna go far. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-have-a-cigar What do you do when you've spent your entire life working toward a single goal, and then you accomplish it beyond your wildest dreams? That was the conundrum faced by Pink Floyd after the release of Dark Side Of The Moon, and while each member had their own response, the overall answer seemed to be "mourn the loss of a purpose". They'd done it, and they weren't happy, so the band, led by their famously cantankerous bassist Roger Waters, decided to look inward. They didn't like what they saw, but as artists, they knew how to handle that sort of darkness: You turn it into more art. Wish You Were Here wasn't a passion project, it was a project of necessity, ground out of the band by a music industry that demanded a follow-up to keep the money flowing, and at the heart of the album, Waters struck back, laying bare all his sharpest critiques of the business that had destroyed his soul. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/2s48snpb And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign https://www.youtube.com/embed/nlm0GLxjwP8 2026-03-17T12:37:12.000Z 12tone 1391 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14287/write-better-drum-parts 2026-03-17T12:36:58.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MdOV8I4n6v8/maxresdefault.jpg Write Better Drum Parts The most overlooked instrument needs love too. Get 40% off an annual plan with Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/12tone Or just go watch the full version of this video: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-write-better-drum-parts Drums are the hardest instrument to write for. Or, rather, they're the easiest, and that's the problem. For arrangers without a lot of percussion experience, it's natural to just default to a simple pattern and leave it alone, or to try to overcomplicate things without understanding their purpose, and either way, the end result is often a pretty lackluster beat. But I'm also an arranger without a lot of percussion experience, and over the years I've had to learn a lot of drum lessons the hard way, so for all my fellow non-drummers, I thought I'd put together a little guide on how I approach the rock ensemble's most challenging instrument. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/7adbjn6c 8-Bit's video: https://youtu.be/FoMmVlAvjmM Dr. Geary's paper: https://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.24.30.2/mto.24.30.2.geary.html And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Kyle Kinkaid, William Christie, Joyce Orndorff, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spr https://www.youtube.com/embed/MdOV8I4n6v8 2026-03-17T12:36:58.000Z 12tone 1189 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14286/understanding-the-ballroom-blitz 2026-03-17T12:36:43.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pBL7DnLQ3x8/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding The Ballroom Blitz Always listen to the man in the back. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-the-ballroom-blitz Rock music is about many things, but in its purest form, I think it's often about performing rock music. The showmanship of rock is baked into its musical DNA, and that's especially true of the early hard rock era of the '70s, where the bombastic arrangements and aggressive, virtuosic technique were intrinsically married to wild costumes and elaborate stage shows that transformed bands from mere performers into ringleaders of their own audience circus. And perhaps no song captures that marriage quite like The Ballroom Blitz, an explosive rock song about how explosive rock shows can be, inspired by real events and transforming the studio recording into a proxy for the wild experience of an actual live gig. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/yzn9yce8 And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Kyle Kinkaid, William Christie, Joyce Orndorff, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Du https://www.youtube.com/embed/pBL7DnLQ3x8 2026-03-17T12:36:43.000Z 12tone 1406 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14285/this-music-trick-shouldn-t-work 2026-03-17T12:36:30.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EIzAzFlGu7E/maxresdefault.jpg This Music Trick Shouldn't Work But it does. What's up with that? Get 40% off an annual plan with Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/12tone Check out Identiteaze: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze?ref=12tone Or give the gift of Nebula: https://gift.nebula.tv/12tone One thing I've always believed is that music theory is more than just a toolbox. It's useful, sure, but it's also an art form, a way of constructing new kinds of beauty and meaning, and when I get the chance, I like to try to show that side of it. There's lots of great examples, but one of my favorites has always been Jack Douthett's infamous Cube Dance, a deceptively simple map of triads that both hides a ton of insight about harmonic relationships and also just looks really frickin' cool! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/yeysmtcn And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Kyle Kinkaid, William Christie, Joyce Orndorff, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Durnell, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Marc Testart, Carlfish, Matthew Soddy, Flavor Dave, Al https://www.youtube.com/embed/EIzAzFlGu7E 2026-03-17T12:36:30.000Z 12tone 1326 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14284/understanding-time-after-time 2026-03-17T12:36:17.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Eo8-ZxLO-9Q/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Time After Time I have a surprising number of thoughts. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-time-after-time What makes a great love song? Time After Time has been covered so many times that it's easy to forget there was an original, but before it became a cultural standard, it was a simple last-minute addition to Cyndi Lauper's debut album, She's So Unusual. Even at the time, she and her cowriter Rob Hyman knew they had something special, and they treated the process of writing this song with a level of reverence and care that comes through in every aspect of the final production, from its hauntingly simple melody to its hollow, ticking groove. It's a timeless classic that transcends its origins while remaining intrinsically tied to them. So let's talk about it! Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/5ep7tnk9 And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Kyle Kinkaid, William Christie, Joyce Orndorff, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Durnell, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michae https://www.youtube.com/embed/Eo8-ZxLO-9Q 2026-03-17T12:36:17.000Z 12tone 1294 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14283/why-genre-still-matters-a-response-to-polyphonic 2026-03-17T12:36:00.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ISkx1PAo-BE/maxresdefault.jpg Why Genre Still Matters (A Response to Polyphonic) It's a dark day for the Ghost Notes fandom. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/12tone Or check out Danger Music: https://nebula.tv/videos/volksgeist-danger-music?ref=12tone So, a funny thing happened to me recently. I was watching the recent Polyphonic video about the death of genre, and suddenly, Noah called me out. By name! He challenged me to explain the academic perspective on genre, and I can't just say no to that sort of thing, so here I am stepping up and doing it. Musical genre's a really complicated thing, but it's also really important to how we understand and relate to the music we love, so let's dig in and try to figure it all out! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/bddt7sh8 Fabbri's paper: https://www.francofabbri.net/files/Testi_per_Studenti/ffabbri81a.pdf It's Boundo.'s ambient music video: https://youtu.be/I84_pIsv_iw And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, William Christie, Kyle Kinkaid, Joyce Orndorff, Stephen Tolputt, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Durnell, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Micha https://www.youtube.com/embed/ISkx1PAo-BE 2026-03-17T12:36:00.000Z 12tone 1508 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14282/understanding-pinball-wizard 2026-03-17T12:35:45.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/h3W71DasDvw/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Pinball Wizard There *has* to be a twist! Support Beverly Bunny on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdhat/beverly-bunny Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-pinball-wizard Tommy is an... interesting project, with a complicated legacy. It's a challenging, fascinating work, and it revolutionized the music world by introducing the concept of the rock opera, with a long, interconnected narrative running through the album, the narrative itself certainly raises some eyebrows. That legacy and complexity have meant that, while Tommy is remembered for its historical importance, the actual music on it has mostly not survived in pop culture in the same way as other important albums of the time, with one glaring exception. Outside musical theater circles, Tommy is remembered mainly as the album that brought us Pinball Wizard, Pete Townshend's bombastic celebration of an arcade classic, shoehorned into the plot as an inside joke with rock critic and pinball fan Nik Cohn. That song has become emblematic of the album as a whole, and while there's a lot more to Tommy than that, I think it's a pretty good introduction. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/5fe8mysn And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, Graham Orndorff, gu https://www.youtube.com/embed/h3W71DasDvw 2026-03-17T12:35:45.000Z 12tone 1631 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14281/the-greatest-guitar-solo-ever-played 2026-03-17T12:35:31.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lT_mlbMjcxo/maxresdefault.jpg The Greatest Guitar Solo Ever Played Was there ever any doubt? Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/12tone Or go straight to The Ballad of John and Yoko: https://nebula.tv/videos/lindsayellis-the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko?ref=12tone Or just watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-the-greatest-guitar-solo-ever-played What makes a great guitar solo? How do you transcend beyond merely playing notes and create something truly sublime? Easy: Be Prince. The Purple One's guitar skills are legendary, but perhaps his crowning achievement came in 2004, when he joined an all-star tribute to George Harrison for the late Beatle's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Prince waited patiently for his moment, and as they reached the end of Harrison's iconic ballad, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, he stepped forward and made history, playing what is often described as the greatest guitar solo ever played. Let's talk about why. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/3yjppep5 The original performance: https://youtu.be/dWRCooFKk3c Really Easy Guitar Lessons tutorial on playing this solo: https://youtu.be/lPL4KfA1kg4 And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Matty Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Wil https://www.youtube.com/embed/lT_mlbMjcxo 2026-03-17T12:35:31.000Z 12tone 1712 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14280/understanding-bad-guy 2026-03-17T12:35:18.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/V7rPzw8FGhU/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Bad Guy Pop is weird now and I love it. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-bad-guy What is pop music? It used to be a pretty simple question, but in the last few decades, changes in the landscape of music consumption and distribution have begun to dissolve the boundaries between genres, and not even the carefully curated landscape of pop has been safe. There are many examples of the increasingly obscure, esoteric, and divergent soundscapes that have come to define modern pop, but if I had to sum it up in one artist, I think the clear choice is Billie Eilish. So let's talk about her. Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/35xb7eaa Holistic Songwriting video: https://youtu.be/U2cjdf0DxGQ And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Matty Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, William Christie, Kyle Kinkaid, Joyce Orndorff, Stephen Tolputt, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Durnell, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Marc Testart, Carlfish, Matthew Soddy, Flavor Dave, DraconicDon, J https://www.youtube.com/embed/V7rPzw8FGhU 2026-03-17T12:35:18.000Z 12tone 1818 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14279/how-chord-loops-really-work 2026-03-17T12:35:06.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CyWpCVVUpO8/maxresdefault.jpg How Chord Loops *Really* Work I've been thinking way too much about this. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/12tone Check out Polyphonic Magazine: https://nebula.tv/polyphonicmagazine?ref=12tone Or watch my video on The Prisoner: https://nebula.tv/videos/working-titles-9-the-prisoner-12tone?ref=12tone As I'm sure you all know by now, I'm kind of a fan of chord loops. They've been a primary focus of my own music theory work for years now, and I've done, like, way too many videos trying to wrap my head around them, so you can imagine my excitement when some professor friends of mine dropped a brand-new music cognition study that aimed to answer some of the questions I'd been asking this whole time. But the results were... well, let's just say I've been reconsidering some things, and I'd like to explain why. Check out the paper itself here: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/spj6h Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/jnbzvats And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, W. Dennis Sorrell, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Matty Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, gunnito, Graham Orndorff, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, William Christie, Kyle Kinkaid, Joyce Orndorff, Mike Wyer, Stephen Tolputt, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Br https://www.youtube.com/embed/CyWpCVVUpO8 2026-03-17T12:35:06.000Z 12tone 1456 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14278/understanding-careless-whisper 2026-03-17T12:34:53.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KIoDSenNO10/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Careless Whisper Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-careless-whisper When you think iconic saxophone songs, there's practically nothing in the same league as George Michael and Wham!'s Careless Whisper. Ok, maybe Baker Street. And Born To Run. And Giant Steps, in its own way. And... ok, look, the point is Careless Whisper has become practically synonymous with the sax in popular culture, taking on all the rambunctious, seductive connotations of the instrument, and I wanna talk about a saxophone so I'm gonna do it. Who's gonna stop me? Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/3j5m987m Dan Forshaw's video: https://youtu.be/6UvoRqBDwsI And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, W. Dennis Sorrell, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Matty Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, gunnito, Graham Orndorff, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, William Christie, Kyle Kinkaid, Joyce Orndorff, Mike Wyer, Stephen Tolputt, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Durnell, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Marc Testart, Carlfish, Matthew Soddy, Flavor Dave, DraconicDon, John W Campbell, Jimmy2Guys, Megan Oberfield, mo https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIoDSenNO10 2026-03-17T12:34:53.000Z 12tone 1782 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14277/finding-the-best-musical-scale 2026-03-17T12:34:40.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_kKtdPJGC-Y/maxresdefault.jpg Finding The BEST Musical Scale I promise this is the best way to find out! Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/12tone Check out Polyphonic's Nebula Class: https://nebula.tv/how-to-listen-like-a-musician?ref=12tone Music theorists would have you believe that there is no best possible scale: Different scales have different uses, and are appropriate for different musical goals, so picking an objective "best" is not only pointless, it's actively counterproductive. And that's true... but what if it wasn't? What if we *could* work out the best scale, through the careful, scientifically grounded process of running a bunch of my favorites through a single-elimination bracket? Would that be a good idea? I mean, probably, right? 'Cause that's what I did. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: http://tinyurl.com/58tysd4n Jay Beard's Mystic Chord video: https://youtu.be/lTx2LOcAh3g My Lydian Chromatic Concept video: https://youtu.be/lAt1Vcuy5LY My Elephant Scale video: https://youtu.be/f4eXdIlXZ7k Ethan Hein's Blues Tonality post: https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2022/blues-harmony-primer/ My Enigmatic Scale video: https://youtu.be/YMyr4a7wHGE Adam Neely's Locrian video: https://youtu.be/el1ZhkN85Mc And thanks to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, W. Dennis Sorrell, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Jake Sand, Graeme Lewis, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Mark James, Matty Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, gunnito, Graham https://www.youtube.com/embed/_kKtdPJGC-Y 2026-03-17T12:34:40.000Z 12tone 1812 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14276/understanding-people-are-strange 2026-03-17T12:34:29.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XQVjylcUH6k/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding "People Are Strange" This song is 2 minutes and 12 seconds long. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-people-are-strange The Doors are one of the most important bands in rock history, which is a strange thing to say when their music sounds so... unique. No one sounds like The Doors: Guided by the singular voice of Jim Morrison, the band played a pivotal role in the genre's reinvention in the late '60s, and while their career was short due to Morrison's untimely death, they left an indelible mark on rock music for generations to come, and songs like People Are Strange remain culturally relevant, if somewhat anachronistic, to this day. Go watch Matt's video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br-Ed3NxjN4 Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: http://tinyurl.com/235vw9yc And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, W. Dennis Sorrell, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Jake Sand, Graeme Lewis, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Mark James, Matty Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, gunnito, Graham Orndorff, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Paul Tanenholz, Tom, William Christie, Kyle Kinkaid, Joyce Orndorff, Mike Wyer, Stephen Tolputt, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Durnell, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Marti https://www.youtube.com/embed/XQVjylcUH6k 2026-03-17T12:34:29.000Z 12tone 1714 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14275/understanding-even-flow 2026-03-17T12:34:16.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KUZDfVWyUWU/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Even Flow Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-even-flow Growing up, I was never really sure what Even Flow was about. Something about butterflies, maybe? But over the years, as I've listened more closely and parsed more of the words, I've come to appreciate it much more as a powerful message about empathy and the struggles of homelessness. And for decades, Pearl Jam has been putting their money where their mouths are on that issue, raising millions of dollars to support programs aiming to end homelessness once and for all, so in honor of that mission, I want to talk about the song that started it all. UCLA Homelessness study: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/46n649n0#main Everyone In donation page: https://everyoneinla.org/get-involved/donate/ Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script w/ sources: http://tinyurl.com/3tys6x73 And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Anna Work, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, W. Dennis Sorrell, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Dave Shapiro, Walther, Jake Sand, Graeme Lewis, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Kottolett, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Mark James, Matty Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, Joe Johnston, gunnito, Graham Orndorff, Kayla Sparks, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Paul Tanenholz, Tom, William Christie, Joyce Orndorff, Kyle Kinkaid, Stephen Tolputt, Mike Wyer, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jenning https://www.youtube.com/embed/KUZDfVWyUWU 2026-03-17T12:34:16.000Z 12tone 1359 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14274/so-about-the-new-beatles-song 2026-03-17T12:34:04.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IRA_Q-plicY/maxresdefault.jpg So... About The New Beatles Song I'm not the only one who feels weird about this, right? Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-so-about-the-new-beatles-song There's a new song out by the Beatles. That's... weird, right? I've spent the last month thinking about how weird it is, and when my brain gets stuck on a question the only way to clear it out is to make a video, so this is gonna be about 20 minutes or so of me trying to figure out how I feel about the fact that there's new Beatles music in 2023, when half the Beatles have been dead for decades. What does it say about us that this is a thing that happened, and what does it say about us that this is a thing that matters? Oh, and while we're on the topic anyway, is it actually a good song? Mic The Snare's video: https://youtu.be/YQBjG1FPBMs David Bennett's video: https://youtu.be/yjYb_Io6RPA Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script w/ sources: https://tinyurl.com/ye7b86wb 0:00 Intro 0:51 How did this happen? 5:54 Serious music analysis 9:05 What does it mean? 12:14 The part where I'm cynical 17:05 The part where I'm less cynical And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Anna Work, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, W. Dennis Sorrell, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Dave Shapiro, Walther, Jake Sand, Graeme Lewis, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Kottolett, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Mark James, Matty Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, Joe Johnston, gunnito, Graham Orndorff, Kayla Sparks, Dou https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRA_Q-plicY 2026-03-17T12:34:04.000Z 12tone 1319 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14273/understanding-in-the-end 2026-03-17T12:33:53.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vnPhdumlefw/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding In The End It starts with one thing. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-in-the-end Linkin Park was one of the bands that absolutely defined my teenage years. Their work sounded like nothing else going on at the time, taking the evolving nu metal scene and elevating it to new heights. Songs from Hybrid Theory and Meteora were in constant rotation on my iPod, so if you'll indulge me, I'd like to take a moment to revisit that era of my life and connect with some of the music that made me who I am today. Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/2w34pw5p And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Anna Work, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, W. Dennis Sorrell, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Dave Shapiro, Walther, Jake Sand, Graeme Lewis, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, Kai, רועי סיני, Kottolett, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Mark James, Matty Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, JD White, Andrew Wyld, Joe Johnston, Claymore Alexander, A Devoted Servant of the Holy Water Bottle, gunnito, Graham Orndorff, Kayla Sparks, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Paul Tanenholz, Tom, William Christie, Joyce Orndorff, Kyle Kinkaid, Stephen Tolputt, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek H., Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Durnell, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, M3RK Chaos Official Patreon page, Mike Wyer, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, N Zaph, Marc Test https://www.youtube.com/embed/vnPhdumlefw 2026-03-17T12:33:53.000Z 12tone 1553 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14272/what-makes-heavy-metal-heavy 2026-03-17T12:32:48.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b0mo17wLB4Q/maxresdefault.jpg What Makes Heavy Metal Heavy? A metalhead's quest for meaning. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-what-makes-heavy-metal-heavy As a metalhead, I've been calling things "heavy" for most of my life, but I never really stopped to think about what I meant. It's such an intuitive label to me, with such a clear meaning that neatly translates to the music I'm describing. But these days, stopping to think about what I mean when I talk about music is pretty much my entire job, so I think it's finally time to ask that question: When a metalhead calls a piece of music heavy, what are they actually saying? Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/38ju3mt4 Huge thanks to our Elephant Club members: Susan Jones Jill Jones Howard Levine Warren Huart Len Lanphar Ken Arnold William (Bill) Boston Damien Fuller-Sutherland Chris Prentice Jack Carlson Kelly Christoffersen Christopher Lucas Andrew Beals Dov Zazkis Hendrik P Thomas Morley Jacob Helwig Donal Botkin Stephen Cook b-rom Jon Hancock Hendrik Stüwe Dan Bonelli Kevin Boyce Luke Ian Seymour Neil Moore Blake White Dhruv Monga Ken Jones Obadiah Wright Carlos Rendon Kylie McInnes OrionWolfie Laurence T Maloney Michael Mol RAD Donato Oliver Marchand Reiji Kobayashi Catherine Berry Matt Ivaliotes Chris Davis Luke Klima Hikaru Katayamma Fred Kroon Chris Burgess HardScale Chris Piro Matt Robbins Ryan Evans Leigh VanHandel Geoff Aaron Boodman Samuel Ollesh Mikko Koli Jonathan Lonowski DrJRad David Krieger Staal Jay Roman Gopal George Romaka Romain Baugue And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Anna Work, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, W. Denn https://www.youtube.com/embed/b0mo17wLB4Q 2026-03-17T12:32:48.000Z 12tone 1171 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14271/understanding-in-the-air-tonight 2026-03-17T12:32:35.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y4TpSSBK7Qg/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding In The Air Tonight Let's talk about a drum fill! Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-in-the-air-tonight In the pantheon of legendary drum fills, few songs come close to the legacy of Phil Collins' solo debut single. But In The Air Tonight is about more than just a drum fill: The song is a perfectly crafted slow burn, patiently building up an overwhelming atmosphere before finally delivering on the implicit promise made by its slow crescendo. So let's talk about it! Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/12tonevideos Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@12tonevideos Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/3y5tdtys Huge thanks to our Elephant Club members: Susan Jones Jill Jones Howard Levine Warren Huart Len Lanphar Ken Arnold William (Bill) Boston Damien Fuller-Sutherland Chris Prentice Jack Carlson Kelly Christoffersen Christopher Lucas Andrew Beals Dov Zazkis Hendrik P Thomas Morley Jacob Helwig Donal Botkin Stephen Cook b-rom Jon Hancock Hendrik Stüwe Dan Bonelli Kevin Boyce Luke Ian Seymour Neil Moore Blake White Dhruv Monga Ken Jones Obadiah Wright Carlos Rendon Kylie McInnes OrionWolfie Laurence T Maloney Michael Mol RAD Donato Oliver Marchand Reiji Kobayashi Catherine Berry Matt Ivaliotes Chris Davis Luke Klima Hikaru Katayamma Fred Kroon Chris Burgess HardScale Chris Piro Matt Robbins Ryan Evans Leigh VanHandel Geoff Aaron Boodman Samuel Ollesh Mikko Koli Jonathan Lonowski DrJRad David Krieger Staal Jay Roman Gopal George Romaka Romain Baugue And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Anna Work, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, W. Dennis Sorrell, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, B https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y4TpSSBK7Qg 2026-03-17T12:32:35.000Z 12tone 1476 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14270/isaac-newton-s-lost-musical-insights 2026-03-17T12:32:22.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/83ytb6AWRAk/maxresdefault.jpg Isaac Newton's Lost Musical Insights The father of gravity had some thoughts about music. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-isaac-newtons-lost-musical-brilliance Music history is littered with great thinkers, bringing a broad range of unique perspectives to the exploration of the art form. But a name you might not expect to see on that list is Sir Isaac Newton, president of the Royal Society and leader of the Scientific Revolution. And for good reason: he pretty much never wrote about music. It wasn't an area particularly that interested him, and he rarely if ever listened to music for fun. But as a part of his well-rounded education, he did learn music *theory*, and a nearly-forgotten notebook from his college years tells us a lot about how he understood the subtle art of sound. Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/12tonevideos Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@12tonevideos Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script w/ sources: https://tinyurl.com/2vetb33p Huge thanks to our Elephant Club members: Jill Jones Duck Howard Levine Warren Huart Len Lanphar Ken Arnold William (Bill) Boston Damien Fuller-Sutherland Chris Prentice Jack Carlson Kelly Christoffersen Christopher Lucas Andrew Beals Dov Zazkis Hendrik P Thomas Morley Jacob Helwig Donal Botkin Stephen Cook b-rom Hendrik Stüwe Dan Bonelli Jon Hancock Kevin Boyce Luke Ian Seymour Neil Moore Dhruv Monga Ken Jones Obadiah Wright Carlos Rendon Kylie McInnes Michael Mol RAD Donato OrionWolfie Laurence T Maloney Blake White Oliver Marchand Reiji Kobayashi Catherine Berry Matt Ivaliotes Kai Chris Davis Luke Klima Hikaru Katayamma Fred Kroon HardScale Chris Piro Matt Robbins Ryan Evans Chris Burgess Leigh VanHandel Aaron Boodman Samuel Ollesh Mikko Koli Jonathan Lonowski Isaac Hampton DrJRad Geoff David Krieger Staal Jay Roman Gopal George Romaka And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Ol https://www.youtube.com/embed/83ytb6AWRAk 2026-03-17T12:32:22.000Z 12tone 1310 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14265/in-defense-of-bad-lyrics 2026-03-17T12:32:03.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zIfCjLfxGfc/maxresdefault.jpg In Defense Of Bad Lyrics What even are good lyrics, anyway? Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-in-defense-of-bad-lyrics Lyrics are the first thing most listeners notice in a song, and everyone has their own opinions about what you need to do in order to make your lyrics "good". But are those opinions... wrong? Maybe! Well, no, but I think they're often overspecified, and lyrics that are actually really good get overlooked because they seem, on the surface, to be incoherent, so instead of just letting other people have different tastes from me, I decided to invent a whole new category of lyrics in order to justify my own love of cool-sounding nonsense! 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I mean, it's gotta be Smoke On The Water, right? That one four-note blues line established Deep Purple as rock legends, and even as pioneers in the developing world of metal, part of the "Unholy Trinity" with fellow hard rock acts Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. But how did it all happen? 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Dennis Sorrell, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mol https://www.youtube.com/embed/OA9PRBOH5wI 2026-03-17T12:31:52.000Z 12tone 1421 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14263/understanding-call-me-maybe 2026-03-17T12:31:35.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IC1ZuNDTiz8/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Call Me Maybe Ha! Now that song's stuck in your head. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-call-me-maybe About a decade ago, Carly Rae Jepsen's career exploded. She went from being a reasonably successful artist on Canadian radio to an international superstar practically overnight, all thanks to one lucky break. After the lead single for her sophomore album happened to catch the attention of another Canadian pop star, the world immediately fell in love with it, setting her on a journey that would see her local hit become an international sensation. But what makes it so dang catchy? 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Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-the-most-sampled-song-ever In 1969, GC Coleman played some drums on a song not many people would listen to. You'd be excused for assuming that was the end of the story, but over a decade later, his solo would be dug up by an enterprising hip-hop producer. That producer republished the song, sharing Coleman's drum break with the world, and the world went nuts for it, sampling, remixing, and transforming that humble, formerly obscure break into one of the most iconic sounds in music history. Let's talk about it. Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/12tonevideos Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@12tonevideos Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/mryrcab5 Dr. Hein's article: https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/building-the-amen-break/ 8-Bit's drum video: https://youtu.be/FoMmVlAvjmM Huge thanks to our Elephant Club members: Susan Jones Jill Jones Duck Howard Levine Kevin Wilamowski Len Lanphar Warren Huart Ken Arnold Elaine Pratt William (Bill) Boston Chris Prentice Jack Carlson Christopher Lucas Andrew Beals Dov Zazkis Hendrik P Thomas Morley Jacob Helwig Kelly Christoffersen Donal Botkin Davis Sprague Damien Fuller-Sutherland Stephen Cook b-rom Hendrik Stüwe Dan Bonelli Kevin Boyce Darius Rudominer Luke Ian Seymour Jon Hancock Dhruv Monga Ken Jones Obadiah Wright Neil Moore Carlos Rendon Kylie McInnes Michael Mol RAD Donato Jody Reiji Kobayashi OrionWolfie Laurence T Maloney Catherine Berry Matt Ivaliotes Kai Chris Davis Luke Klima HardScale Chris Piro Matt Robbins Ryan Evans Fred Kroon Shanta Kaneshiro Chris Burgess Leigh VanHandel Aaron Boodman Samuel Ollesh Leo Bellantoni Steven Fines Mikko Koli Direangel Jonathan Lonowski DrJRad David Krieger And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Logan https://www.youtube.com/embed/LwOs4aM6upA 2026-03-17T12:31:23.000Z 12tone 1134 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14258/understanding-london-calling 2026-03-17T12:31:09.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QD59vsEnmHI/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding London Calling The Clash didn't have to go that hard. They did that for us. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-london-calling The Clash's London Calling is one of the most important albums in punk rock history, reimagining what punk was allowed to sound like and pushing the genre forward without losing any of its intensity or spirit. The title track is a scathing critique of contemporary British society, but more than that, it's an anthem for change, putting a voice to issues that have plagued society for generations, and it remains just as relevant today as it was in 1979. It's also a great demonstration of how much skill and craft goes into making an iconic punk song! 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Not identical, obviously, but there's definitely a characteristic sound, to the point where you can often tell a piece was written for a winter level without ever actually seeing the level in question. But how does that work, and why? Check out the paper: https://www.mtosmt.org/issues/mto.23.29.1/mto.23.29.1.lavengoodwilliams.html 8-Bit's Christmas video: https://youtu.be/OfV4y5AWN14 Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/12tonevideos Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@12tonevideos Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/2hmbuw4f Huge thanks to our Elephant Club members: Susan Jones Jill Jones Duck Howard Levine Kevin Wilamowski Len Lanphar Warren Huart Ken Arnold Elaine Pratt William (Bill) Boston Chris Prentice Jack Carlson Christopher Lucas Andrew Beals Dov Zazkis Hendrik P Thomas Morley Jacob Helwig Kelly Christoffersen Davis Sprague Donal Botkin Stephen Cook Damien Fuller-Sutherland b-rom Hendrik Stüwe Dan Bonelli Kevin Boyce Darius Rudominer Luke Ian Seymour Dhruv Monga Ken Jones Obadiah Wright Carlos Rendon Jon Hancock Neil Moore Kylie McInnes Jody Michael Mol RAD Donato Reiji Kobayashi Catherine Berry OrionWolfie Laurence T Maloney Matt Ivaliotes Oliver Marchand Kai Chris Davis Luke Klima HardScale Chris Piro Matt Robbins Ryan Evans Fred Kroon Shanta Kaneshiro Chris Burgess Leigh VanHandel Aaron Boodman Samuel Ollesh Leo Bellantoni Steven Fines Mikko Koli Direangel Jonathan Lonowski DrJRad And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Logan Jones, Oliver, Anna Work, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Trevor Sullivan, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Duck https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGb3tTxkkpk 2026-03-17T12:30:53.000Z 12tone 1053 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/14256/understanding-never-gonna-give-you-up 2026-03-17T12:30:42.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v0su7FiNLVg/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Never Gonna Give You Up Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-never-gonna-give-you-up Few songs have had quite the legacy of Rick Astley's debut single. When it was released in 1987, it became a #1 hit in the US, UK, and all around the world, but that initial success was nothing compared to what it would become with the rise of the internet. Over the last 15 years, the meme of Never Gonna Give You Up has refused to die, and at this point its opening tom fill may be the most recognizable drum part ever recorded, but with all that attention, it feels like the song itself has become secondary to the joke. Let's fix that. 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Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-the-hardest-music-question-ive-ever-been-asked People ask me a lot of questions about music, but the hardest ones aren't the ones you'd expect. Dealing with complex musical structures can be tricky, sure, but some of the most challenging questions I've ever been posed were ones that pushed me to re-examine things I'd always taken for granted. In a recent episode of my podcast, I had to figure out how to explain major scale to someone with zero pre-existing musical knowledge, and I found the exercise so interesting that I decided to make a whole video about it! Check out the Ghost Notes episode with Nate: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes/ghost-notes-and-friends-nate-holder Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/12tonevideos Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@12tonevideos Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/5753bfs6 Huge thanks to our Elephant Club members: Susan Jones Jill Jones Duck Howard Levine Kevin Wilamowski Len Lanphar Warren Huart Ken Arnold Elaine Pratt William (Bill) Boston Chris Prentice Jack Carlson Christopher Lucas Andrew Beals Dov Zazkis Hendrik P Thomas Morley Jacob Helwig Kelly Christoffersen Davis Sprague Donal Botkin Stephen Cook b-rom Damien Fuller-Sutherland Hendrik Stüwe Dan Bonelli Kevin Boyce Darius Rudominer Luke Ian Seymour Dhruv Monga Ken Jones Obadiah Wright Carlos Rendon Neil Moore Kylie McInnes Jody Michael Mol RAD Donato Jon Hancock Reiji Kobayashi Catherine Berry OrionWolfie Laurence T Maloney Oliver Marchand Matt Ivaliotes Kai Chris Davis Luke Klima Liz Webb HardScale Chris Piro Matt Robbins Ryan Evans Fred Kroon Shanta Kaneshiro Chris Burgess Leigh VanHandel Aaron Boodman Timothy Halloran Leo Bellantoni Steven Fines Mikko Koli Direangel Jonathan Lonowski And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugen https://www.youtube.com/embed/t9MT9HHRMtw 2026-03-17T12:30:29.000Z 12tone 1378 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6673/understanding-personal-jesus 2024-09-27T17:00:39.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YivxYkhDgsU/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Personal Jesus How Depeche Mode built their own false god. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-personal-jesus Much like its title character, Personal Jesus is a song with many interpretations. There are optimistic, almost evangelical readings, but there are also dark, frightening stories of predators lurking inside: To see that duality, one need look no further than the covers by Johnny Cash and Marilyn Manson. But while each of those stakes out its claim, the original leaves things much more ambiguous, as Depeche Mode invites you to reflect on your own relationship to the concepts of divinity, salvation, and exploitation. Who is your personal Jesus? Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/5ff6vr6x And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, OrionWolfie, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Andrew Wyld, JD White, Graham Orndorff, gunnito, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Kyle Kinkaid, Tom, William Christie, Joyce Orndorff, Isaac Hampton, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Durnell, Dan Whitmer, Thel 'Vadam, FAD3 Chaos, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Marc Testart, Carlfish, Matthew Soddy, Flavor Dave, Alin Nica, DraconicDon, Me https://www.youtube.com/embed/YivxYkhDgsU 2024-09-27T17:00:39.000Z 12tone 1218 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6694/understanding-fast-car 2023-09-15T17:00:04.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/63sZQM-N8-Q/maxresdefault.jpg Understanding Fast Car You've got a fast car. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-fast-car What is there to say about Tracy Chapman's devastatingly beautiful debut single? It's a powerful story told with incredible finesse and craft, supported by music that stays out of her way while also building the world of her story. It was a near-instant classic on release, and has remained relevant and beloved for decades since. Let's talk about it. Emily Yahr's article: https://web.archive.org/web/20230717080307/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/07/13/tracy-chapman-luke-combs-fast-car-cover/ Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/12tonevideos Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@12tonevideos Email: 12tonevideos@gmail.com Script: https://tinyurl.com/3btmf34s Huge thanks to our Elephant Club members: Jill Jones Duck Howard Levine Warren Huart Len Lanphar Ken Arnold William (Bill) Boston Damien Fuller-Sutherland Chris Prentice Jack Carlson Kelly Christoffersen Christopher Lucas Andrew Beals Dov Zazkis Hendrik P Thomas Morley Jacob Helwig Donal Botkin Stephen Cook b-rom Hendrik Stüwe Dan Bonelli Jon Hancock Kevin Boyce Luke Ian Seymour Neil Moore Dhruv Monga Ken Jones Obadiah Wright Carlos Rendon Kylie McInnes Michael Mol RAD Donato OrionWolfie Laurence T Maloney Blake White Oliver Marchand Reiji Kobayashi Catherine Berry Matt Ivaliotes Kai Chris Davis Luke Klima Hikaru Katayamma Fred Kroon HardScale Chris Piro Matt Robbins Ryan Evans Chris Burgess Leigh VanHandel Aaron Boodman Samuel Ollesh Mikko Koli Jonathan Lonowski Isaac Hampton DrJRad Geoff David Krieger Staal Jay Roman Gopal George Romaka And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Oliver, Anna Work, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, David Bartz, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, David Conrad, https://www.youtube.com/embed/63sZQM-N8-Q 2023-09-15T17:00:04.000Z 12tone 1195 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6649/the-daily-grind-of-life-on-tour 2023-07-06T16:07:28.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kq5VPV5c13I/maxresdefault.jpg The Daily Grind of Life on Tour Exploring a day in the life of a touring musicians. Sungazer is going on tour! Check out if we're coming to a city near you. https://www.sungazermusic.com/tour (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kq5VPV5c13I 2023-07-06T16:07:28.000Z Adam Neely 834 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6651/the-terrible-gamble-of-flying-with-musical-instruments 2023-04-18T19:12:32.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lazSHKZ1xmI/maxresdefault.jpg The Terrible Gamble of Flying With Musical Instruments Exploring the chaotic world of transporting musical instruments in planes. ✈️ The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare https://skl.sh/adamneely04237 ✈️ For a limited time (now through April 30, 2023), Skillshare is offering 40% off your first year of membership - one of their best offers out there! https://skl.sh/adamneely40123 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Part 1 - Law & Policy 4:41 - Part 2 - Strategy 8:25 - Part 3 - Step by Step Guide on how to get your guitar on board SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/484vjswj (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/lazSHKZ1xmI 2023-04-18T19:12:32.000Z Adam Neely 1167 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6625/suno-ai-music-and-the-bad-future 2026-02-02T18:35:34.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U8dcFhF0Dlk/maxresdefault.jpg Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future 🚀 Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/adamneely 🚀 Get $200 off a lifetime Nebula subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=adamneely 🚀 Check out MarcButEvil's Nebula exclusive, The Breakup - McCartney After the Beatles (Episode 1) https://nebula.tv/videos/marcbutevil-the-breakup-mccartney-after-the-beatles-episode-1?ref=adamneely Intro animation by Ben Levin https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLuHOqDilyLQT4NPXQuVN4Q Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1my3jJ96cyKmHubZu5mTLgp3wzEWtXKJkqfP0kKcF6kE/edit?usp=sharing Pete Seeger - What Side are You On? https://youtu.be/mbyaliQP-x0?list=RDmbyaliQP-x0 0:00 Intro 4:06 Challenge accepted 6:55 Three Questions 24:14 Why no influences? (deskilling/narcissism) 35:50 Profiles of the Future 47:54 Good uses of Suno 59:05 Futurism/Techno-Optimism 1:16:22 New Virtues 1:22:03 Final Predictions https://www.youtube.com/embed/U8dcFhF0Dlk 2026-02-02T18:35:34.000Z Adam Neely 5380 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6626/cool-east-african-tigray-pop-groove 2025-10-06T18:40:14.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IyrX5rBjpTo/maxresdefault.jpg Cool East African (Tigray) pop groove Watch Cool East African (Tigray) pop groove on Vidert https://www.youtube.com/embed/IyrX5rBjpTo 2025-10-06T18:40:14.000Z Adam Neely 64 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6630/touring-in-canada-be-like 2025-05-13T17:27:55.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S8-yW0NjNKY/maxresdefault.jpg Touring in Canada be like… Come see me on tour. ☀️ http://sungazermusic.com/tour ☀️ Thanks to Portraits for being a swell group of dudes. Go check out their music, I think you will like it! Sungazer Crew - Me - Bass Shawn Crowder - Drums Joshua De La Victoria - Guitar Jared Yee - Sax Sean Richards - TM/FOH Jacki Viteta - Photo/Merch Tour dates for this summer - May 15 – Shenzhen 🇨🇳 – Hou Live May 16 – Shanghai 🇨🇳 – Blue Note Shanghai May 17 – Beijing 🇨🇳 – Blue Note Beijing May 18 – Beijing 🇨🇳 – Blue Note Beijing May 23 – Tokyo 🇯🇵 – Unit (+) June 27 – Edmonton 🇨🇦 – Edmonton Jazz Fest June 28 – Victoria 🇨🇦 – Victoria Jazz Fest June 30 – New York 🇺🇸 – Blue Note Jazz Fest July 1 – New York 🇺🇸 – Sungazer Plus @ Blue Note Jazz Fest July 2 – New York 🇺🇸 – Sungazer Plus @ Blue Note Jazz Fest August 9 – Dublin 🇮🇪 – Opium (^) August 10 – Belfast 🇬🇧 – Limelight 2 (^) August 12 – Glasgow 🇬🇧 – Cathouse (^) August 13 – Newcastle 🇬🇧 – The Grove (^) August 14 – Bristol 🇬🇧 – ArcTanGent August 16 – Brighton 🇬🇧 – Chalk (^) August 22 – Boston 🇺🇸 – Suffolk Downs (Supporting Snarky Puppy) (^) w support from Maddie Asheman (+) w support from Button Masher Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/S8-yW0NjNKY 2025-05-13T17:27:55.000Z Adam Neely 1051 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6632/sungazer-paydushko-horo-bass-play-through 2025-01-03T16:25:14.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0_ao2g8jfQs/maxresdefault.jpg Sungazer - Paydushko Horo [Bass Play-through] Listen to Sungazer - Against the Fall of Night wherever you stream your music! Come see us on tour http://sungazermusic.com/tour EDM/Prog/Jazz version of Bulgarian/Macedonian trad dance. Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/0_ao2g8jfQs 2025-01-03T16:25:14.000Z Adam Neely 290 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6634/sungazer-hot-saturn-bass-play-through 2024-12-05T16:11:16.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iZTuj589uYI/maxresdefault.jpg Sungazer - Hot Saturn [Bass Play-through] Listen to Sungazer - Against the Fall of Night wherever you stream your music! Come see us on tour http://sungazermusic.com/tour I realized that I haven't had a video of me playing bass on this channel for like, a decade, so here's a video of me playing bass! Enjoy. Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/iZTuj589uYI 2024-12-05T16:11:16.000Z Adam Neely 224 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6637/can-the-audience-dance-to-this 2024-09-24T16:12:58.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pM-e_csNupM/maxresdefault.jpg Can the audience dance to this? Dancing to some metrically modulating polyrhythms! Come see Sungazer on TOUR this fall! http://www.sungazermusic.com/tour Listen to Cool 7 wherever you stream your music, and be sure to dance to it as well. Be sure to check out YogevGabay's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@YogevGabay As well as ShawnCrowder's https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnCrowder https://www.youtube.com/embed/pM-e_csNupM 2024-09-24T16:12:58.000Z Adam Neely 756 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6643/touring-in-europe-is-chaotic-gig-vlog 2024-03-01T15:42:18.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sfxKBSTRSkM/maxresdefault.jpg Touring in Europe is...chaotic (gig vlog) Sungazer toured Europe last November, and a lot of things happened along the way. 0:00 Intro 0:41 OETELDONK 2:24 Arrival in Haarlem 4:30 Soundcheck/setup and stuff 5:52 Avant George in Haarlem 6:55 Sungazer in Haarlem 7:57 Traveling to Helsinki 10:02 STOCKHOLM AIRPORT RUN (!!) 11:43 The aftermath 13:53 Sungazer in Helsinki Come see us live. https://www.sungazermusic.com/tour (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam https://www.youtube.com/embed/sfxKBSTRSkM 2024-03-01T15:42:18.000Z Adam Neely 1026 yes no https://vidert.com/v/music-theory/video/6644/1-8-million-subscribers-and-no-one-cares 2024-01-25T19:20:27.000Z weekly 0.5 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RceZ8VS8PbQ/maxresdefault.jpg 1.8 Million Subscribers (and no one cares) This is not a youtube quitting video, but also, it's not not a youtube quitting video. 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