Chord Function - Song Examples

In music, chord function helps to explain why certain progressions sound good. Here, we look at some different song examples to hear (and see) chord function in action. Once you see how it works, you can't unsee it.... 0:00 Welcome 1:18 Chord function (continued from last week's stream) 2:07 Harmonic heat map -- Love Me Do 2:28 I Feel Fine (another harmonic heat map) 3:15 First a quick recap from last week (key of G chords -- guitar) 4:55 Key of G in table format (shows connectedness) 6:30 Circle of thirds sequence (loop) 8:40 Stability, Change, and Tension 13:00 Major, minor, and diminished chords 14:05 Taking M, m, and dim to the circle of thirds 17:30 Consonant vs Dissonant within the circle of thirds 18:00 Think of these chords as people with their own personalities 19:13 I Feel Fine (Lennon) 23:40 I Feel Fine -- chorus heat map 29:15 Drive My Car -- Verse (all these examples are from Lesson 7) 36:52 Looking at the two songs side-by-side 39:33 Q: 5th chord is annoying to play -- why? 43:30 Q: How is the D tension? (circle of thirds) 46:50 Wrap up 🎹 SHOP + COURSES 🎸 https://mycolormusic.com/ 🤘 WHERE TO FIND ME 🗣 TIKTOK: @mikegeorge360 INSTAGRAM: @mikegeorge360 X: @mikegeorge360