The Beatles - Hey Jude - Circle of Fifths
Did the Beatles know music theory? Let's look at the song, "Hey Jude" and Paul McCartney's use of multiple modes in the circle of fifths to find the answer. And once you know how this song works, you'll never see it the same way again.
BOOKMARKS:
0:00 Welcome!
2:05 Let's dive in (piano/melody)
3:38 We are solidly in the key of F (ChordMap)
4:44 Let's play it on the guitar (chords)
5:54 Let's look at the Circle of Fifths (ChordMap)
6:55 Moving to the chorus
7:50 Looking at the chorus on the ChordMap
10:38 Looking at the pre-outro
16:10 Another aspect of the song (piano)
17:47 He's playing with a bluesy sound to foreshadow shift into Mixolydian
20:23 A cool layering to give it depth
21:19 Check out this diagram (will be in the library)
23:07 Q: Elliott Smith songs, please?
23:34 Q: Mode guesses
24:53 Q: Why is it called Mixolydian? (in lesson 18 of the course... out summer 2024)
26:05 Q: Borrowing from Ionian.... (losing harmonic connections)
29:30 Wrapping up
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