Explain chords in this song

[Nickswardson]

So here we go:



coming in at 0:18

Am i right that the first chord played in the sequence starting at 0:18 is not the same as the first chord in the second loop after the first loop ? it sounds like there is another voice in there, giving it a groovier sound. Could someone explain what is happening here to me ? I know very little theory.

[Ogg Vorbis]

So here we go:



coming in at 0:18

Am i right that the first chord played in the sequence starting at 0:18 is not the same as the first chord in the second loop after the first loop ? it sounds like there is another voice in there, giving it a groovier sound. Could someone explain what is happening here to me ? I know very little theory.

Good ear, Nick! The difference is major chord vs minor at the beginning of each new series. Which one is which?

[Nickswardson]

lol, for a moment i thought you were being sarcastic.

The second one is major? Could you point out to me what chords are being played?

[Ogg Vorbis]

lol, for a moment i thought you were being sarcastic.

The second one is major? Could you point out to me what chords are being played?

No, not sarcastic! You can hear the subtle shift of the harmony as it comes around. One happens to be a triad of a minor quality and the other of the major quality. I think, since you can hear these subtleties, that you could pick out the bass notes.

I believe that all the chords are in root position (perhaps you could look up "root position" and "inversions.")

Once you nail the bass notes, experiment with applying triads (look that up) above the notes. Keep comparing what you are playing with what you hear in the video.

You will get it, and your ears will be sharper!

[trewq]

Would you settle for an opinion?

IMO, I've no idea why they subtituted EM for Em there. But the result is yuck! Seems foreign to the overall key of those chords.

[SeanKBrennan]

Would you settle for an opinion?

IMO, I've no idea why they subtituted EM for Em there. But the result is yuck! Seems foreign to the overall key of those chords.

Probably because the key of E minor is different to E major...

[trewq]

Would you settle for an opinion?

IMO, I've no idea why they subtituted EM for Em there. But the result is yuck! Seems foreign to the overall key of those chords.

Probably because the key of E minor is different to E major...

Yes, in that every-other sequence of chords with EM, the key of the moment was neither E minor nor E major, or a mix of the two...

[tapler]

Trewq heard that and sang the lyric @ 1:30 from this song:

[trewq]

Trewq heard that and sang the lyric @ 1:30 from this song:

I thought I was going to puke actually.

{added} ok I admit, maybe it works fine when 'cheesy' is what you're going for...