Songs that don't start on the tonic chord

For a limited time, get 20% off select Hooktheory products when you use this link: https://www.hooktheory.com/davidbennett šŸŽ¼ My video on songs with NO tonic chord:    • SongsĀ thatĀ neverĀ goĀ toĀ theĀ TonicĀ chordĀ Ā  Although most songs will begin on their tonic chord, the home chord of the key, many songs don't and there is certainly a special feel, a momentum, to songs that don't start on the tonic. The outro music to this video is my track "Kneel" which you can hear in full on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wKKJ... šŸŽ¶ And, an extra special thanks goes to Peter Keller, Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! šŸ˜‡ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: Ā Ā /Ā davidbennettpianoĀ Ā  šŸŽ¹ 0:00 Introduction 0:21 begin on IV chord 2:21 begin on ii chord 3:18 begin on V chord 4:35 begin on bVI chord 6:01 Hooktheory 6:50 what defines the key of the song? 8:44 Lost Woods from Legend of Zelda 9:54 (They Long To Be) Close To You 10:52 Deacon Blues 11:45 Conclusion 12:18 Patreono