How to Play the Super Mario Theme on Bass | Tutorial and Harmonic Analysis
In this video, we're going to analyze and learn to play one of the most famous video game songs, the iconic Super Mario Bros. theme, step by step.
The Mario theme is both simple and complex. We'll analyze the melody and harmony in detail, and you'll be surprised by how much information this song contains and the ingenious way it uses fundamental musical resources.
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🎬 Chapters:
0:00 Playing Melody and Bass Line
1:09 Introduction and History
2:28 Form and General Characteristics
3:23 Intro Section 🎸
3:52 Intro Section Harmony 🎹
5:39 Section A 🎸
6:32 Returning to Section A 🎸
8:08 Section A Harmony 🎹
10:11 Section B 🎸
12:00 Section B Harmony 🎹
14:32 Section C 🎸
15:19 Section C Harmony 🎹
16:48 Section A (again) 🎹
17:03 Section D 🎸
19:39 Section D Harmony 🎹
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🤓 Bibliography and links of interest:
📘 Interview with Koji Kondo: • Interview with Video Game Composer Koji Kondo
📘 Short Koji Kondo Documentary: • Composer Profile - Koji Kondo
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