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The Beatles are widely known for their key changes, but how frequently did they really alter key? Well, I chose to find out by going through all of their tunes and taking note of not just whether they change key however also what kind of essential modification we are dealing with. So today I share with you my findings as we explore the wide variety of essential changing Beatles tunes.
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0:00 Beatles key change stats.
2:25 Semitone crucial modification.
3:38 Tone key change.
7:09 Small 3rd key modification.
9:10 Significant 3rd key modification.
9:31 Closely associated key change.
11:29 HDpiano.
12:05 Carefully associated crucial modification (cont.).
13:59 Tonicization.
14:58 Parallel essential change.
16:54 Relative crucial modification.
19:35 Miscellaneous.
20:57 Conclusion/Patreon.
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If I had a pound for every key change, I would have…. a fair few.
I’ll watch the video later today, but I just need to say HEINZ FONT, thank you.
Ringo with the 50% key-change ratio, truly the most ambitious and avant garde beatle 👏👏
of course
ringo starr has been known for his experimental and far ahead of his time work in the beatles…. definitely surpassing john paul or george
It says ‘and I lover her’ at about 3 mins
Good Day Sunshine also has a surprise modulation/key change right before the coda/fade out, which adds a huge amount of interest and excitement to the song.
@@spindriftdrinker good shout, that little coda is so cool
Very erudite as always. Quite amazing how good the Beatles were at using music theory tricks without knowing music theory. I like the “Here There and Everywhere” key change especially.
An intriguing potential series: do songs sound better in different keys (pitch shifted)?
With no musical training, and without these videos, I wouldn’t have a clue about any of this. It all just sounds like natural music.
This is serious dedication, now we have exhausted the beatles catalog, what the man will do next to showcase his love for the Beatles?
Regarding Hey Jude vs Norwegian Wood
100% agreed on your take!! Norwegian Wood goes from major to minor: obviously a key change.
Hey Jude — well, it’s modal mixture or modal interchange, but that doesn’t mean it’s a proper key change.
Your analysis, as always, is quite enlightening. I can hear something a thousand times, and after seeing you translate what is actually happening, I can somehow hear it for the first time again! GLORIOUS!!!
Your knowledge and enthusiasm are incredible. Thank you for what you are doing.
I was 9 years old (1963) when The Beatles came into my life, and I was actually – believe it or not – a Shadows fan (Hank B. Marvin etc) but I found “real” music in The Beatles. Have played in many party bands over the years, wrote songs and stuff, but f..k they are the best! Appreciate your “intellectual” love of their music mate. Lol!
Always love your videos David!
16:20 The key signature for F major and F mixolydian are surely different ( 1 flat, 2 flats) so by your own previous logic it should be counted as a key change.
I think the difference between a VI versus a shift to relative minor is mostly harmonic rhythm (though I like your definition of having a prevalence of V7 chords resolve to minor).
In Yesterday, the minor chord being on the 1st beat of the 3rd bar is a relatively weak beat compared to on the 9th bar or 17th bar. Plus it is in the middle of an unfinished phrase that moves back to the I chord, so I think that makes it firmly not a modulation. Great video!
1:50 wasn’t the key change in Octopus’s garden Harrison’s idea?
At 0:32 you say there are 54 Beatles songs with key changes, but at 20:49 you say “those are the 53 Beatles songs with key changes”. I didn’t count the songs as you mentioned them in the video, so I’m curious: Is it 53 or 54? 🤔
great video man as always!
‘magical mystery tour’ is their best key change IMO; the switch from chorus back to verse especially