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Musician Jacob Collier answers the internet’s burning questions about music theory. What the heck is reharmonization? What’s Middle C? What do the piano pedals do? Does music theory matter? Jacob answers all these questions and much more! Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED?…

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Musician Jacob Collier answers the internet’s burning questions about music theory. What the heck is reharmonization? What’s Middle C? What do the piano pedals do? Does music theory matter? Jacob answers all these questions and much more!

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767 Comments

  1. Jacob Collier

    May 26, 2021 at 4:29 pm

    Thanks so much for having me, you wonderful people!!

    • Nilix

      May 27, 2021 at 12:51 am

      I really like waltzes. Haven’t yet heard one that I didn’t find beautiful. I wished that time signature got a slight Renaissance in popular music.

    • Kid Perfect

      May 27, 2021 at 12:52 am

      Preach king 👑

    • Branko Locanetto

      May 27, 2021 at 1:01 am

      You’re amazing, thank you for all your music and your knowledge!

    • EpicN

      May 27, 2021 at 1:05 am

      king

    • imnotgay_butineedthemoney

      May 27, 2021 at 1:09 am

      I just wanna touch yo hair.

    • Bram Rutgers

      May 27, 2021 at 7:49 pm

      No, thank you for teaching us more about music theory and music facts. The first video with the 5 levels of harmony already taught me a whole lot of concepts, and I’m glad to learn more about other concepts now as well (Gonna study the circle of fiths now again)

    • ThePoiMaster

      May 27, 2021 at 9:14 pm

      This was soul filling, thank you!

    • Sky Redding

      May 27, 2021 at 9:31 pm

      i live for random media outlets showing me scraps of jacob collier wholesomeness

    • Daily Dose Of Stupitity

      May 27, 2021 at 10:34 pm

      yay reply go fdo

    • Gabriele Marogna

      May 27, 2021 at 10:42 pm

      Man, what a cool guy, you’re the only person I’d actually simp for (yes, that’s meant as a compliment xD)

    • Liam Neville Violist

      May 28, 2021 at 4:57 pm

      You’re wonderfuller (yes I made up a word just for your gorgeous self Jacob 🙂 )

    • wesjeff

      May 28, 2021 at 5:26 pm

      Your he amazing one

    • DeathRiderCS6

      May 28, 2021 at 6:31 pm

      Love your music and everything you do! I have seen some crazy things that you have done but I can’t get over the fact that you were a semitone off the circle of 5ths when you sang your f#. People in the comments are gushing over how you sang it “perfectly” but as someone with perfect pitch as well I had a double-take hearing you sing it.

    • Sherlock Holmes

      May 28, 2021 at 7:40 pm

      not that you need any approval, but please keep being you

    • Sean Murphy

      May 28, 2021 at 7:42 pm

      For the good of humanity we’re gonna need a full version of Over The Rainbow just you and keys

    • Elmer Lemus

      May 29, 2021 at 12:42 pm

      This was so sick! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and reaching out to us lowly ones 😂

    • Mike Hamelin

      May 29, 2021 at 1:23 pm

      @Jacob Collier, I feel I need to correct you on the saddest key. As anyone that has watched This is Spinal Tap knows, the saddest key is D minor.

    • GangPardos

      May 29, 2021 at 3:40 pm

      ur so underrated its wild

    • vinilag

      May 29, 2021 at 8:26 pm

      Te amo.

    • Isaias Chin A Loi

      May 30, 2021 at 1:28 am

      6:14 A little sharp on the A and E there huh

    • Hotdoggo P

      May 30, 2021 at 6:01 pm

      I think he has perfect pitch or close to it. Cool

    • Locke's Socks

      May 30, 2021 at 6:38 pm

      Sorry Jacob Dminor is the saddest of all keys, Nigel Tufnel told us all in Spinal Tap.

    • Demigod Dan

      May 30, 2021 at 6:49 pm

      I like ur hair, makes me wanna play with it (*>ω

    • Luana Tereza

      May 30, 2021 at 7:56 pm

      I’m in the love with you and your brain

    • Tye Austin

      May 30, 2021 at 10:02 pm

      The circle of fifths is what you see when C and G share the same whis-key!

    • KateyStreet3

      May 31, 2021 at 1:34 am

      You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, perspective, and music!

    • JulianFernandez

      May 31, 2021 at 5:23 am

      Pat Metheny said Bb is the saddest key.

    • None None

      June 2, 2021 at 3:06 pm

      I really like your black jacket here

    • Snowflake/Button’s World

      June 2, 2021 at 4:05 pm

      Yes

    • Erhan Ozcan

      June 3, 2021 at 3:47 pm

      Didn’t know Jordi ENP was also a musician going by the name of Jacob Collier 🧐

    • J.B. Adams

      June 4, 2021 at 2:04 am

      They joy you have for music is infectious, I love to listen to all of your ideas about it. Keep at it man, your sound is awesome!

    • Camila Vinueza

      June 5, 2021 at 1:43 am

      Hiii I love your music!!

    • nineloc

      June 5, 2021 at 5:29 pm

      You sound like an MP for Butternut upon Squash and it’s beautiful

    • Karon

      June 5, 2021 at 6:18 pm

      You are a music legend ✍️

    • Glenn Davey

      June 6, 2021 at 9:20 pm

      Your look for this video has nailed 1986, well done

    • Glenn “Seymour Brighton” Davey

      June 6, 2021 at 9:20 pm

      Your look for this video has nailed 1986, well done

    • Alex Otlacan

      June 8, 2021 at 2:42 am

      will you love me

    • Christopher Whitehead

      June 8, 2021 at 9:45 pm

      I’m self taught composing everyday. This is helpful. Your a talented Musician. Shoutout San Diego。 #chrisplayspiano

    • Christopher Keys 🎹

      June 8, 2021 at 9:45 pm

      I’m self taught composing everyday. This is helpful. Your a talented Musician. Shoutout San Diego。 #chrisplayspiano

    • kerth

      June 14, 2021 at 4:06 pm

      no. you are wonderful

    • DontEvenTryItCZ

      June 19, 2021 at 4:10 pm

      Jacob I dont know where to start learning music theory. I am prepared to spend years on this but right now I just have musical talent and relative pitch that I dont know what to do with. Any advice?

    • Jarron Jantoc

      June 19, 2021 at 7:21 pm

      youre awesome dude. i love you lol <3

    • Daniel Kirchheiner

      June 22, 2021 at 9:19 pm

      Waltz-lover here btw.

    • vacuumlover1

      June 22, 2021 at 11:04 pm

      *devil devil devil*

    • Fidessa Inen

      June 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm

      i love you

    • BarsoapBoi :]

      June 25, 2021 at 12:10 am

      You’re so talented man, inspired 🙂

    • Tay B.

      June 25, 2021 at 10:21 pm

      Hi 👋 just discovered your music and I love it.
      You’re a dream 🤌🏼✨💓

    • Ran Dream'nAziz

      June 27, 2021 at 12:09 pm

      You’re a freaking God

    • pearly Vee

      June 28, 2021 at 1:40 am

      Love love love you’re music !!!!!!!

    • Luis Fer Alonzo

      June 29, 2021 at 5:59 pm

      Genius!!!

    • simpilot001

      June 30, 2021 at 8:52 pm

      Y u sound like Tom Scott?

    • SILVER EMINENCE

      July 1, 2021 at 12:47 am

    • Zoë

      July 1, 2021 at 8:18 am

      you’d look sick in nail polish 🙂

      also ur sick in general,
      & hopefully you’ll come to nyc sometime we’d luv tu have u!

    • ArchieSucksAtLife

      July 2, 2021 at 2:12 pm

      Hi

    • Andrew Torrie

      July 2, 2021 at 11:09 pm

      Oh man Jacob’s so cool! 😉

    • João Torres

      July 4, 2021 at 8:37 pm

      I cannot express how many times I’ve seen this

    • Runtwer

      July 22, 2021 at 2:23 pm

      Those pants are legit. Where did you get them?

    • Jingles Khan Audio Productions

      August 5, 2021 at 7:16 am

      live long & prosper

    • Top Nug

      August 10, 2021 at 11:31 am

      YOU WERE WRONG ABOUT THE TRITONE

    • a X e L

      August 17, 2021 at 2:50 pm

      Man I’m never gonna be able to listen to the original hey Jude ever again u owe us a full reharmonization

    • a X e L

      August 17, 2021 at 2:57 pm

      Wait now I have a new music theory question because of one of your explanations how is a fourth and a fifth the same

  2. n3zyd

    May 27, 2021 at 12:57 am

    Well, I’m not a fan of the waltz, but my friend Matilda is.

  3. Max N

    May 27, 2021 at 12:59 am

    we like this

  4. Timothy Joo

    May 27, 2021 at 12:59 am

    Yayyy!!

  5. Branko Locanetto

    May 27, 2021 at 1:00 am

    I love him so much

  6. John Olson

    May 27, 2021 at 1:01 am

    You’re obviously not a big fan of Nigel Tufnel, AKA the greatest musician who ever lived, Mr. Collier- or else you would know that D minor is in fact the saddest of all keys

  7. toster!

    May 27, 2021 at 1:08 am

    even when he’s going through the basics stuff on music theory he still manages to make it interesting as heck even though I already know what he’s talking about. good teacher!

  8. imnotgay_butineedthemoney

    May 27, 2021 at 1:09 am

    I just wanna touch his hair.

  9. q susio

    May 27, 2021 at 1:10 am

    ok but where do i get that blazer or jacket it got drip 🔥🔥🥵

  10. Nicholas K.

    May 27, 2021 at 1:10 am

    Jazzzz jazzzz, devil devil devil devil, jaaaaaaaaz

  11. Micaiah Taylor

    May 27, 2021 at 1:14 am

    14:56 best advice right there

  12. Galaxanz

    May 27, 2021 at 1:16 am

    13:31 – hit the nail on the head completely there haha!

  13. Alexander Ciprian

    May 27, 2021 at 1:18 am

    Always messing around with a good ol’ waltz baby

  14. subZero Electronics

    May 27, 2021 at 1:18 am

    Even when he isn’t singing, he’s still singing.

  15. Hailey Wachtel

    May 27, 2021 at 1:19 am

    I like how he’s just slappin’ keys chanting, “DeViL DEVil DevIL DeVil DEVIL dEvIl” LMFAOOOOO

  16. AL3PH

    May 27, 2021 at 1:21 am

    He’s back on wired 🙂

    • AL3PH

      May 27, 2021 at 1:22 am

      Waiting for the ytp

  17. Evan Wyatt

    May 27, 2021 at 1:21 am

    I feel like the reason the piano keyboard is laid out the way it is is because of the enharmonic equivalence of say e sharp and f natural (because of how we use the circle of 5ths divided in 12) meaning the most ergonomic way to lay these out is in ‘groups’ of 2 and three? It would also be very hard to remember all the notes without a recurring pattern for each, say octave?

  18. Robbie Snell

    May 27, 2021 at 1:22 am

    The Elon Musk of music

  19. Big Michael

    May 27, 2021 at 1:22 am

    man really be reharmonizing lullabies

  20. Victory Breadbox

    May 27, 2021 at 1:23 am

    I suppose his answers make a good video, but I feel in many cases could have been clearer if he really wanted to teach. The circle of fifths bit, the guy talked about it being gibberish to him, and I feel the explanation was not any less gibberishy…

  21. Takoda Crick

    May 27, 2021 at 1:25 am

    I’d recommend Schopenhauer’s outline of music to understand why it’s as personal and necessary to us. It’s not scientific, it’s metaphysical in nature.

  22. Ciri Daanis

    May 27, 2021 at 1:25 am

    Now i want to learn piano

  23. Pat

    May 27, 2021 at 1:26 am

    that scale he played is the mr rogers scale

  24. Unga Bunga

    May 27, 2021 at 1:26 am

    right on time for my arrangement assignment I’m supposed to pass tomorrow

  25. Pacific coast piper

    May 27, 2021 at 1:26 am

    He looks like the lead singer of the misfits

  26. Bog Scholar

    May 27, 2021 at 11:53 pm

    As a huge fan of waltzes, I feel very acknowledged LOL

  27. Ben Cisse

    May 27, 2021 at 11:56 pm

    B Minor is the saddest key 🥲

  28. Sandphantom_ 31

    May 27, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    is that george not found?

  29. Guilherme brazao

    May 28, 2021 at 12:01 am

    I knew he could play… But I never thought that mid 90’s Keanu Reeves was so into theory.
    Very nice pitch sense btw!

  30. Joshua Paren

    May 28, 2021 at 12:02 am

    5:10 “sometimes i’m in A flat minor”

  31. Unfortunate Observer

    May 28, 2021 at 12:05 am

    IDK if it’s been mentioned yet, but in Avatar The Last Airbender, whenever Azula appeared, a tritone played. It gives the scene that unerring strangeness and sense of tension and foreboding that Azula embodies.

  32. Your Saddest Deer

    May 28, 2021 at 12:06 am

    Jacob I love you

  33. Ulvorskets

    May 28, 2021 at 12:06 am

    He’s really the perfect person to do this

  34. RDubs_Music

    May 28, 2021 at 12:12 am

    I adore the way Jacob talks about music. Inspirational and aspirational all in one go.

  35. Jess Stoodley

    May 28, 2021 at 12:15 am

    WHERE WAS THIS WHEN I WAS DOING MY GCSEs

  36. Kir Kanos

    May 28, 2021 at 12:15 am

    Where did you get that jacket ? it’s awesome !

  37. teeny

    May 28, 2021 at 12:26 am

    I like how the Spinal Tap joke completely goes over Jacob’s head

    D minor is the saddest key

  38. Envy May

    May 28, 2021 at 12:27 am

    i am in fact a fan of waltzes and i suppose i am now obligated to say so

  39. kjl3080

    May 28, 2021 at 12:28 am

    5:00

    Jacob not knowing what rn means is so precious zomg

  40. Rebecca Gibbs

    May 28, 2021 at 12:31 am

    “tom-brah” ive been saying tim’br my whole life like an IDIOT. This video is clearly not for me LOL

  41. Danny k

    May 28, 2021 at 12:33 am

    5:09 admits a crime

  42. Whalehelm

    May 28, 2021 at 12:44 am

    Ive been waiting for thisssss

  43. Tracy Scott

    May 28, 2021 at 12:50 am

    I wish I had music talent and understanding but all this is so confusing to me. However my son is a musician ( he recently moved back in and my dining room looks like it’s setup for band practice: guitars, drum set, keyboard and a violin)and he understands all of this. He’s got THE EAR

  44. David Stevens

    May 28, 2021 at 12:51 am

    Maybe they should have asked an actual music theorist.

  45. Thededhs Nightcoredude

    May 28, 2021 at 12:54 am

    I like waltz

  46. Charles Gauthier - Pianist

    May 28, 2021 at 12:54 am

    Guy’s for a piano right in front of him but still sings the circle of fifths just to flex his perfect pitch

  47. Aidan Syracuse

    May 28, 2021 at 1:10 am

    Didn’t know keyboards could have a whammy bar😂

  48. Richard Wielgosz

    May 28, 2021 at 1:14 am

    So I guess Jacob has never seen Spinal Tap. And he was all indignant about not knowing Hey Jude…

    Harumph.

  49. John LoBo

    May 28, 2021 at 1:15 am

    I’m a sucker for a good waltz

  50. dickinsontanner

    May 28, 2021 at 9:58 pm

    this guy can do songs by ear as fast as my family thinks i can.

  51. Leon Ski

    May 28, 2021 at 10:12 pm

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  52. Junho Jun

    May 28, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    13:12 Screeching Pedal right there

  53. Nick Hoad

    May 28, 2021 at 10:26 pm

    While jacob clearly has an enormous knowledge of music theory and how to apply it and also an enormous amount of enthusiasm and passion for music, I don’t think he’s very good at explaining certain concepts in a way that makes sense to a beginner. The circle of 5ths is what really stuck out to me in that way. He really is just on a whole ‘nother level of something or other and finds it difficult to return to the world of us mortals.

  54. Bryce Mason

    May 28, 2021 at 10:36 pm

    So much right, but the things you didn’t get right were pretty simple things

  55. Vito Tigani

    May 28, 2021 at 10:39 pm

    I love when Jacob explains stuff but it feels like it’s a bit of a waste to have a genius level music brain like his explain the circle of 5ths or other basic music concepts

  56. Ian Cunningham

    May 28, 2021 at 10:59 pm

    it feels like this is least serious I’ve ever seen Jacob

  57. FullShockz

    May 28, 2021 at 10:59 pm

    9:09 gave me Sword Art Online vibes

  58. Zucchi Leonardo

    May 28, 2021 at 11:14 pm

    Jordi?

  59. Ben Ostiguy

    May 28, 2021 at 11:21 pm

    Seems to me music theory was developed to describe and explain music… music theory “sounds good” because music evolved over millennia to sound pleasant to humans. Nobody sat down and developed rules for music absent the existence of music.

  60. Esaú Ponce

    May 28, 2021 at 11:23 pm

    8:22 Jacob is awesome, but he mentioned here something that’s not accurate. Adam Neely has a nice video explaining the appropriate historical context of what we now know as the “devil’s interval” (tritone).

  61. daniel schwartz

    May 28, 2021 at 11:32 pm

    If aliens visit us we should send Jacob as our first contact!

  62. Ruben

    May 28, 2021 at 11:34 pm

    Yeah im a fan of a waltz
    Waltzchads rise up

  63. Sophrosynicle

    May 28, 2021 at 11:47 pm

    The saddest key is the one who can’t open anything.

  64. Batesdude72

    May 29, 2021 at 12:07 am

    I could watch content like this all day — thank you Jacob and WIRED!

  65. Serenity Mercer

    May 29, 2021 at 12:14 am

    We all know the saddest key is D minor 😢

  66. Jim Gardner

    May 29, 2021 at 12:27 am

    If 1% of the people who run the music business had 1% of the talent this guy has in 1% of his little finger, Kanye West wouldn’t exist.

  67. LilBonsai

    May 29, 2021 at 12:31 am

    Someone please take the clip of Jacob saying “no cap” out of context please please please

  68. The Arachnid

    May 29, 2021 at 12:34 am

    Jacob was the first (and honestly best) guest when I was in VA State Choir this year… I was so stoked to talk to him. He’s a great dude.

  69. andre kessler

    May 29, 2021 at 12:44 am

    He’s an alien

  70. Jesús Corona Barragán

    May 29, 2021 at 12:51 am

    5:37 Here’s where he explains the circle of fifths

  71. Fabi Villa

    May 29, 2021 at 1:08 am

    CONFIRMED: Jacob Collier sold his soul to satan

  72. Nathan Shen

    May 29, 2021 at 1:21 am

    4:02 for any producers that want to sample jacob saying no cap

  73. Robert

    May 29, 2021 at 1:21 am

    Jacob needs to do one of those master classes but with music theory. Awesome video 🙌

  74. Brandon Gunnarson

    May 29, 2021 at 9:05 pm

    Jacob: “All the sharps and flats, those are the black keys”
    Fb and Cb: “allow us to introduce ourselves”

  75. and321now

    May 29, 2021 at 9:27 pm

    I honestly thought, with my prg-loving middle-aged musical snob head on – who is this Jacob Collier? Some young millennial same-old non-original classically-trained pop-wannabe-whippersnapper who thinks he’s a superstar tinkling the keys. Happy to say I was wrong. What a cool guy, thoughtful, eloquent and what a muso….. wow. New Jacob Collier fan here.

  76. Prior2Popular

    May 29, 2021 at 9:27 pm

    4:21 TRUTH “Music theory doesn’t sound like anything. Music Theory just sounds like parchment. Music sounds like stuff tho.”

  77. Adrian Sullivan

    May 29, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    Nice!

  78. Prior2Popular

    May 29, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    It’s a jazz demon! Lol 😂

  79. Rekt Sillyvester

    May 29, 2021 at 9:36 pm

    The amount that he is immersed in music makes me almost jealous. The understanding is incredible.

  80. Marco Andreetto

    May 29, 2021 at 9:42 pm

    DIDI HE REALLY JUST SING THE WHOLE CIRLE OF FIFTHS

  81. Ricky Liu

    May 29, 2021 at 9:46 pm

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  82. A. Kenneth

    May 29, 2021 at 9:48 pm

    What is the Circle of Fifths?
    Me: Uhm…~stands exactly in the center of the liquor store~
    Tada.

  83. Jonathan Bonicel

    May 29, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    This guy is just the definition of coolness and passion. Thanks for making the music world fun

  84. Dovid Pearlman

    May 29, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    He’s the Elon Musk of music.

  85. Ajavisk

    May 29, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    C major is the saddest key

  86. LUCKYジュージュー

    May 29, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    The way he surprises himself while playing chords makes me feel like a dumbass when messing with music lol

  87. TJ Almeida

    May 29, 2021 at 10:41 pm

    It can be too late to learn language.. but yes you can learn many things anytime in life

  88. Michele e Niente

    May 29, 2021 at 10:51 pm

    i absolutely love how Jacob approaches life. Love you Jake!

  89. Jules Vrins

    May 29, 2021 at 10:52 pm

    I would love to see this guy play a song with a very “bright” tone while only using white keys (no flats or sharps)

  90. JZH10000

    May 29, 2021 at 10:57 pm

    6/8 is a way to count heavily swung 4/4 time
    123 456 123 456
    1°& 2°& 3°& 4°&
    The “°” is the larger swung space in the 4/4 count

    Its easiest to hear this for yourself in a lot of old american blues music where it’s hard to tell if it was written in swung 4/4 or just 6/8

    One of the best examples is somebody loan me a dime by Fenton Robinson. The drummer is playing the hat like hes riding a 6/8 beat but the snare is hitting on the 1,3,2, and 6 making sound like a heavy swung blues jam

  91. Pr0sif

    May 29, 2021 at 11:07 pm

    The Elon musk of music

  92. TheRealPicard

    May 29, 2021 at 11:44 pm

    Can’t wait to have him back AGAIN !

  93. Marco Ugolini

    May 30, 2021 at 12:06 am

    It must be something else to have perfect pitch, must it not, Jacob?
    But I hear it goes away later in life, as it happened to Gary Burton, Oscar Peterson and others.
    I hear that, when that happens, it’s quite shocking and disconcerting.
    It’s like discovering that your trusty old map has been made suddenly completely obsolete.
    But until then I’m sure it must feel like a superpower, because it is, in many ways.

    • DEGOBEATS

      May 30, 2021 at 12:40 am

      Idk perfect pitch doesnt really seem like a super power to me its just something i have aquired

  94. AlefMamduda

    May 30, 2021 at 12:32 am

    He has the ultimate white man energy

    • DEGOBEATS

      May 30, 2021 at 12:39 am

      🙂

  95. Jacky Mai

    May 30, 2021 at 12:56 am

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  96. Olivia Fearey

    May 30, 2021 at 1:01 am

    genius

  97. Isaias Chin A Loi

    May 30, 2021 at 1:24 am

    6:14 weren’t you just a little flat on the A and E there lol

  98. Garry Hall

    May 30, 2021 at 6:14 pm

    “The mute pedal … that bit of felt makes it sound really really warm … and there’s a really beautiful kind of softness about that sound”

    yeh Jacob, I’m pretty sure it’s just so that you can practise at night without bothering the neighbours. But I love that you can turn anything into beautiful music.

  99. Mains Blanches

    May 30, 2021 at 6:24 pm

    Saddest “key”?…maybe she meant “scale”!!…

  100. Mains Blanches

    May 30, 2021 at 6:28 pm

    Triton = vampire movie music!!…

  101. Sam Campos

    May 30, 2021 at 6:47 pm

    Nice!
    So “lower keys” are “sadder”.

  102. Demigod Dan

    May 30, 2021 at 6:56 pm

    Who else wishes that they tried to transcribe all the noises and stuff he was doing when typing out the reply just being like “well the difference is *happy piano sound* and *sad piano sound* so they sound different”

  103. Katherine Haig

    May 30, 2021 at 6:57 pm

    “Devil, devil, devil, devil, devil, devil”

  104. Curtis Jordan

    May 30, 2021 at 6:58 pm

    Devil devil devil devil! LMFAO!!! I love it!

  105. xsomenoobx

    May 30, 2021 at 7:10 pm

    “Say I’m in A♭minor, Sometimes I’m in a flat minor”… Phrasing?

  106. I M

    May 30, 2021 at 7:37 pm

    i don’t know who this man is and i feel like i should, but either way he’s cool! knowledge is impressive

  107. Corbafett

    May 30, 2021 at 7:40 pm

    he has such a nice voice!!

  108. Max the king

    May 30, 2021 at 7:57 pm

    This dude on auto tune naturally

  109. Byran Pitts

    May 30, 2021 at 8:21 pm

    I was pretty anxious at @12:58 for a moment

  110. Flavio de Campos

    May 30, 2021 at 8:40 pm

    “What is the saddest key in music?” Yeap, this is unanswerable.
    But the saddest music might be
    Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings:
    or
    Bach-Siloti Prelude in B minor:

  111. Connor Cristiano

    May 30, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    such an interesting and fun person to listen to

  112. Magnolia Seidman

    May 30, 2021 at 8:44 pm

    am fan of waltz

  113. themichaelcycle

    May 30, 2021 at 8:47 pm

    Somewhere over the rainbow, there’s another rainbow.

  114. Thomas M-Gilbert

    May 30, 2021 at 9:07 pm

    This man is frustratingly talented

  115. Ish

    May 30, 2021 at 9:43 pm

    2:56 I’m pretty sure the C Major Pentatonic scale contains the notes C, D, E, G, and A

  116. Alex Cardenal // Alpaca Beats.

    May 30, 2021 at 10:04 pm

    this dude really made Hey Jude sound like a part of the next Zelda soundtrack..

  117. Tajek Supitar

    May 30, 2021 at 10:15 pm

    7:08 are we just going to ignore that uncannily excellent cymbal emulation?

  118. FzzLe

    May 30, 2021 at 10:21 pm

    “Nothing really matters” – I heard that phrase before…

  119. Bo Brown

    May 31, 2021 at 1:01 am

    Jacob: If you don’t know Hey Jude, that’s pretty tragic

    Also Jacob: What’s the key again?

  120. afndc asd

    May 31, 2021 at 1:02 am

    lets be honest we are all here for the 8:29

  121. Aditya Porsiana

    May 31, 2021 at 1:47 pm

    i love wired. i love jacob collier

  122. Nico Lou C.

    May 31, 2021 at 2:25 pm

    If only i also asked him.

    “How do you make your harmonies using microtones?!!”

  123. May Braaten

    May 31, 2021 at 2:26 pm

    I’m a fan of waltzes

  124. Mikkel Kjaerstad

    May 31, 2021 at 3:04 pm

    12:40 its because there is no half Tone/step/sharp between B and C and also no E# between E and F

  125. Shawn Anderson

    May 31, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    Sorry but Spinal Tap answered that question long ago. The saddest key in music is Dm. Everybody knows that

  126. Laa Franchi

    May 31, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    Jacob explaning basic music theory questions is my religion

  127. unknownfancy

    May 31, 2021 at 3:58 pm

    Suddenly existentialist. Hahahahaha nothing really matters

  128. Asa Uzziah Adams

    May 31, 2021 at 4:05 pm

    Circle of 5ths? That didn’t clarify it at all.

  129. sunsh4de

    May 31, 2021 at 4:12 pm

    It’s funny you autotuned your sang notes.

  130. Daniel Bauer

    May 31, 2021 at 4:50 pm

    10:03 The notes have ceased to exist.

  131. Kyle Anderson

    May 31, 2021 at 5:53 pm

    DM Support w/ Matt Mercer?

  132. JosefAKenpo

    May 31, 2021 at 6:19 pm

    Jacob Collier is the Elon Musk of music.

  133. JOSHUA TAMANG

    May 31, 2021 at 8:20 pm

    This is so much helpful.
    Would love to see more stuffs like this in WIRED

  134. Phuoc Nguyen 777

    May 31, 2021 at 8:32 pm

    Awesome awesome👍👍👍

  135. Justin Suits

    May 31, 2021 at 8:41 pm

    I could watch this all day.

  136. pianorgaccorilin

    May 31, 2021 at 8:51 pm

    D minor

  137. Chris Shumaker

    May 31, 2021 at 9:03 pm

    How did you just change keys on the fly like that? Are you thinking of the chord progression like I, IV, V (or whatever they are for somewhere over the rainbow).

  138. EgoTherapie Lee

    May 31, 2021 at 9:18 pm

    why does he talk like gordon ramsay, he on coke?

  139. Swastik Panja

    May 31, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    Has to be one of the best WIRED videos.

  140. casey__boy

    May 31, 2021 at 9:59 pm

    9:47 was beautiful

  141. Lennart N

    May 31, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    I’m sure he knows this and just didn’t go into it, but I think it’s interesting: an octave can be split into 3 major thirds (c – e – g# – c). The tritone was considered unholy because it divides an octave into 2, thus disrupting the holy trinity.

    Also, it blows my mind a bit that he just sings the circle of fifths like it’s nothing.

  142. Audrey Yun

    May 31, 2021 at 10:54 pm

    saddest chord – dminor. easy.

  143. Mark Thompson

    May 31, 2021 at 11:50 pm

    He just hummed the circle of fifths. Without a reference

  144. PianoBea Music

    June 1, 2021 at 12:40 am

    Tagging 6:35 swing concept for my theory students 🙂

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  146. carlos praia

    June 1, 2021 at 11:57 am

    I don’t know if anything really matters actually! hahahahaha I love Jacob

  147. franko strbac

    June 1, 2021 at 12:18 pm

    2:29 he forgot the “step”

  148. Gainesley

    June 1, 2021 at 1:44 pm

    during his explanation of re-harmonization
    , I went, ‘ooo…OOOOO!’, a bunch of times lol

  149. Virtuosic Fantasies

    June 1, 2021 at 2:44 pm

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  150. Falguni Nag

    June 1, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    I never knew him! I was mentally convinced that he was American! His accent got me shook!!!

    • doliio volay

      June 1, 2021 at 4:28 pm

      According to Spinal Tap, the saddest key in music is D Minor. 👍😁

    • Falguni Nag

      June 1, 2021 at 4:55 pm

      @doliio volay 😂

  151. Emile Locas

    June 1, 2021 at 4:14 pm

    “Its kind of like magic” sure…

  152. amp amp

    June 1, 2021 at 4:24 pm

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  153. doliio volay

    June 1, 2021 at 4:27 pm

    “It’s like a cradle” — never let jacob hold your baby.

  154. Ashwin S Krishna

    June 1, 2021 at 5:42 pm

    in the end the video would have been complete if jacob said thank you people for asking such STUPID questions.

  155. osiris towers

    June 1, 2021 at 6:05 pm

    Reharmonization is just how Bill Wurtz makes music 😂 2:36

  156. Pointer To Void

    June 1, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    “saddest key”. Clearly Jacob Collier has never heard “Lick My Love Pump”.

  157. Bernardo Estrela

    June 1, 2021 at 8:10 pm

    can’t tell if this a fan made meme or serious. can’t ever tell with this guy

  158. TheUKNutter

    June 1, 2021 at 8:17 pm

    3:31 I was taught that this was C3 in England.

  159. Flyin43

    June 1, 2021 at 8:28 pm

    Coller’s enthusiasm for music is infectious. I’m not the slightest bit interested in learning how to play a musical instrument and never have been but I enjoyed this video anyway. That’s pretty impressive

  160. amp amp

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    LMAO 14:13 I immediately thought of this:

  161. PianoChris

    June 1, 2021 at 10:26 pm

    lmfao music theory sounds like parchment

  162. Peťanův hudební kanál

    June 1, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    Is the video speeded up or what? How can he be so fast, funny and professional at the same time? Love you Jacob!

  163. Santiago Caldeira

    June 1, 2021 at 10:37 pm

    He is just flexing his perfect pitch rn

  164. Joeeh Powell

    June 2, 2021 at 12:30 am

    “well this is what it sounds like” *plays chord* “so I guess that is what it’s called” is what I am going to use now when I compose something I like but that does not make sense in western music theory.

  165. Focus Studios

    June 2, 2021 at 12:31 am

    Everyone knows the saddest key is d minor…

  166. Alex

    June 2, 2021 at 12:39 am

    “Devil, devil, devil, devil” Jazz!

  167. Xzendor7a1

    June 2, 2021 at 12:43 am

    Great Info; Thanks For The Share And The Knowledge

  168. Ines J

    June 2, 2021 at 1:19 am

    But where’s the soul?

  169. Emre C. Korkmaz

    June 2, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    When “Hey Jude” becomes “Hey Dude”

  170. Emre C. Korkmaz

    June 2, 2021 at 2:04 pm

    In music, what makes anything ‘anything’ is what comes after it.

    • Bonyari Boy

      June 3, 2021 at 12:13 am

      It’s funny, painting is exactly the same. A colour may make you feel a certain way or have connotations on its own, but the meaning and feeling could change to anything depending on the colours surrounding it.

  171. None None

    June 2, 2021 at 3:03 pm

    I like the explination of reharmonization

  172. Jack Grimm

    June 2, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    His pronunciation of timbre is abysmally painful.

  173. driya A

    June 2, 2021 at 4:24 pm

    This, along with any video by Nahre Sol, reminds me of those old VHS guitar tutorials where Yngwie shreds for two hours and nobody has any clue what’s going on.

  174. Peter Muller

    June 2, 2021 at 4:37 pm

    How great is it when J smashes his paws on the keys to make ugly sounds? I’m half expecting him to resolve it…. somehow….

  175. Michael

    June 2, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    I respect him but instead of saying he doesn’t know the answer to the question, like for example the C- scale with the BB or the why does music theory sound good collier just dodges the question

  176. Nikita Shaitan

    June 2, 2021 at 6:02 pm

    i read The Circle of Filth
    And i can’t unread it

  177. Abdul Alshibly

    June 2, 2021 at 6:26 pm

    08:56 Jacob: I have been there.
    Me: *looking at Jacob’s age and his works…….. yaaaaaaa not sure about that

  178. Mark Henstock

    June 2, 2021 at 6:51 pm

    I know what fifths are but still don’t know how and why and when to use the circle of fifths.

  179. Ashley Chua

    June 2, 2021 at 7:25 pm

    Long overdue!

  180. Emma Maria

    June 2, 2021 at 7:33 pm

    What an angel! Woah

  181. Jules Allen

    June 2, 2021 at 7:39 pm

    Who is this guy

  182. Quinn Mclaughlin

    June 2, 2021 at 7:51 pm

    I played bass guitar in school and all we did was learn sheet music, I decide to get back into it after 20yrs to learn the music theory side of things

  183. Sean Byrne

    June 2, 2021 at 8:38 pm

    5:09 Sometimes I’m in a flat minor…. Oh boy…

  184. MXDrumline

    June 2, 2021 at 9:11 pm

    Dude that Hey Jude though, omgggg

  185. Benjamin S.

    June 2, 2021 at 9:23 pm

    Jacob Collier is precisely more than a legend: he’s answers questions with extraordinary performance.

  186. Axel Andru

    June 2, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    Amazing how many concepts about music Jacob knows !

  187. Ben Ward

    June 2, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    Piano pedals stop the piano or make it go faster.

  188. Evan Sitton

    June 2, 2021 at 11:20 pm

    12:25 Who rocks a baby in their arms that fast? …or that fast period?!

  189. Evan Sitton

    June 2, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    13:30 Just a quick existential crisis, nothing to see here.

  190. Andrew Meronek

    June 2, 2021 at 11:25 pm

    A different take on the circle of fifths: given our common pitch system of 12 notes, a “fifth” is a distance of 7 notes. 12 and 7 are relatively prime, therefore a complete “cycle” or “circle” of fifths exists in this system.

  191. Troik

    June 2, 2021 at 11:34 pm

    I do like natural D’s, they make me hum *snickers*

  192. black bird

    June 2, 2021 at 11:52 pm

    this is so slightly chaotic but i love it

  193. John Mangel

    June 3, 2021 at 2:23 am

    8:37 a true banger

  194. Campbell Tate

    June 3, 2021 at 5:06 am

    I could wat h this guy for hours, definitely have him back on!

  195. big vezzo!

    June 3, 2021 at 5:25 am

    I love his passion and knowledge ✨

  196. James N. S.

    June 3, 2021 at 5:40 am

    I better start learning some rocket science.

  197. FlowEckurt

    June 3, 2021 at 5:49 am

    I like the energy and enthusiasm Collier gives to the world. The answer it’s never too late to learn the piano is an example✨😻

  198. liam mason

    June 3, 2021 at 6:12 am

    Jacob singing the circle of fifths. Coltrane is summoned to the room

  199. Kalila Valezina

    June 3, 2021 at 8:24 am

    I love this guy, such an awesome teacher!

  200. Nader Taghinia

    June 3, 2021 at 8:38 am

    At 13:50 , Jacob reveals why he is so cool and successful in life…and actually his greatest tip in the whole video: Nothing really matters, so I wouldn’t take it so seriously! 👍🏻🌹

  201. Jordan Carpenter

    June 3, 2021 at 9:17 am

    There are 12 notes in the piano, right? Here they all are *clngrdnmjnmn*

  202. Merlin Braun

    June 3, 2021 at 10:11 am

    8:31 is the part you are here for.

  203. TheeSAUCi

    June 3, 2021 at 11:58 am

    4:03 “No Cap” how Punny🥲

  204. Ro Cel

    June 3, 2021 at 1:28 pm

    Does anybody know what brand/type is the keyboard in the video?

  205. gioyu comi

    June 3, 2021 at 1:49 pm

    more confused that I already was

  206. Kenneth Jezreel

    June 3, 2021 at 2:01 pm

    wait- what is 6:04 and 6:07 ……

  207. Rhyce Records

    June 3, 2021 at 2:58 pm

    big fan of waltz 🙂

  208. JemMaxine

    June 3, 2021 at 3:49 pm

    jacob: if you’re good at maths you’d already notice that
    me: *immediately feels the need to apologize

    (also he made the my Bonnie song sound so fancy TT)

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  210. Drew Davis

    June 3, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    Music theory question: As mentioned in the video, the white keys are the C major scale (and its modes). All twelve tones in the octave include the black keys. The black keys form the pentatonic scale (major or minor, and whatever you’d like to call the other modes of that scale).

    So: why is it that all 12 tones minus a major scale leaves the pentatonic scale? Why are those two sets of notes exact complements that add together to make the full set of 12, no overlaps and nothing missing? Just coincidence? Or is there some deeper structure there? (Those two interval patterns neatly divide the circle of fifths between them into contiguous regions.) Is it also coincidence that those scales are a tritone apart (C major and F# major pentatonic)?

    • yuoop noke

      June 3, 2021 at 6:06 pm

      I better start learning some rocket science.

  211. David Beadle

    June 3, 2021 at 5:45 pm

    Totally agree abt swing percentage. Esp the low percentage in e.g. J-Dilla style beats which is almost a straight eighth note but just behind the “&”

  212. yuoop noke

    June 3, 2021 at 6:05 pm

    more confused that I already was

  213. Kathrine

    June 3, 2021 at 6:50 pm

    I love how he explains music theory and makes it so accessible! It’s also a great way to relearn it (in my case)

  214. Michael Fitzurka

    June 3, 2021 at 10:24 pm

    ty my man.

  215. cryx

    June 4, 2021 at 1:59 am

    there’s no devil in tritone

    the devil in music is particularly played in jazz and guitar-shredding-raged music

  216. C A P T A I N M O O

    June 4, 2021 at 2:16 am

    There are 12 notes on the piano, here they are… *noise*

  217. TheMiniSongstress

    June 4, 2021 at 3:28 am

    The way he just sang the circle of fifths off the top of his head in immediate succession 😭😭😭 👏👏

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  219. Vincent

    June 4, 2021 at 4:47 am

    as a music “composer” and “producer” (i’m really just an ambitious teenager), i can say jacob collier is by far the biggest chad in music. he should start doing lessons

  220. Jakob Dawson

    June 4, 2021 at 6:50 am

    I could sit at my desk all night and watch

  221. Alex PGSV

    June 4, 2021 at 7:05 am

    dropped a no cap without even knowing it

  222. Paul Ansell

    June 4, 2021 at 7:31 am

    You are a British hero.

  223. Caleb Carney

    June 4, 2021 at 8:23 am

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    • sokin jon

      June 4, 2021 at 4:46 pm

      apart (C major and F# major pentatonic)?

  225. Mea Dish

    June 4, 2021 at 11:40 am

    …A Major and A Miner walked into a 12 bar blues…

  226. dea tamala

    June 4, 2021 at 12:01 pm

    Yes please, let’s do this again some time.

  227. sokin jon

    June 4, 2021 at 4:45 pm

    Jacob Collier is precisely more than a legend: he’s answers questions with extraordinary performance.

  228. Garrett Stelly

    June 4, 2021 at 6:26 pm

    I could listen to this guy play all day

  229. Peter Vasiliadis

    June 4, 2021 at 7:19 pm

    It is well established that D minor is the saddest of all keys.

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  231. aidanhasaknife

    June 4, 2021 at 8:29 pm

    the one time youtube shorts has been useful: the short that guided me to this wonderful video

  232. Francisco Ruiz

    June 4, 2021 at 11:03 pm

    Thanks!

  233. Daniel Holtzman

    June 4, 2021 at 11:08 pm

    He’s becoming too aware of his own eccentricities.

  234. iLLeag7e

    June 5, 2021 at 12:41 am

    that was actually pretty awesome! good content wired

  235. Crep 50

    June 5, 2021 at 1:33 am

    Lmao the intro got me smiling

  236. Muzaffar Zarrataj

    June 5, 2021 at 2:09 am

    When are we gonna get Keanu Reeves gives custom bike support? or Bobby Hundreds gives streetwear support?

  237. Steve Empire Videos

    June 5, 2021 at 2:57 am

    one of the best musicians of our time imo

  238. Jademonas S2

    June 5, 2021 at 3:02 am

    this dude has such an anime protagonist energy

  239. evan zheng

    June 5, 2021 at 3:47 am

    3:29 yes love c4 lol n i mean the explosive

  240. mira r

    June 5, 2021 at 3:52 am

    So Jacob just taught us what we already know: *the Devil likes jazz*

  241. kyle guimba

    June 5, 2021 at 4:24 am

    British Joji!?!?!

  242. David A

    June 5, 2021 at 5:13 am

    How come no one asked a question about negative harmony, microtonality, half-sharp, etc.?

  243. RonsonDenmark

    June 5, 2021 at 8:34 am

    I don’t want to hear atonal .. reharmonization .. and circle of fiths.. I just want to hear him play Hey Jude like @ 1:37

  244. Tom Howe

    June 5, 2021 at 9:47 am

    Great vid! But if you’re interested diving deeper into “which is the saddest key” and “why are the black notes in that pattern”, look up equal temprement. The intervals on a piano aren’t precisely the harmonic ratios you get out of a natural instrument like brass – they’re an approximation to make playing in all 12 keys possible.

    For this reason, when you play a song in a different key on piano, it takes on a subtly different tone and emotion. Some keys may sound sadder than others, because the harmonic ratios are all slightly different.

  245. Danilo Ricci

    June 5, 2021 at 11:02 am

    Where do you ask questions to Jacob? On twitter??

  246. Some_1

    June 5, 2021 at 1:06 pm

    Anyone else wondering why he pronounces timbre as Tom-bruh

  247. damsi pivo

    June 5, 2021 at 1:30 pm

    About the second pedal/soft pedal. What I found out is that on classical Grand piano the middle pedal slightly shifts the whole mechanic, so hammers hit just 2 strings instead of 3, 1 instead of 2 etc.. resulting in more calm/smoother sound (probably changes the Timbre? :D)

  248. Shahrul Andean

    June 5, 2021 at 2:07 pm

    That was actually the first time I’ve ever heard someone vocalising the circle of fifths ahaha and he did it so well. Awesome man

  249. PlutoLoco23

    June 5, 2021 at 2:43 pm

    This sucks. Lol. You didn’t really try that hard to answer these.

  250. valty

    June 5, 2021 at 5:18 pm

    he’s such a natural on camera

  251. Tobi Ogunleye

    June 5, 2021 at 5:45 pm

    Does he have perfect pitch?

  252. Jared Zett

    June 5, 2021 at 6:15 pm

    Everything he does sounds good. He could trip into an instrument and it would be an award winning piece

  253. Bobby Smith

    June 5, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    For someone so intelligent this dude is massively bad at explaining concepts

  254. Vanessa Nguyen

    June 5, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    I loved this! I’d look forward to more videos like this with Jacob Collier

  255. William Angelo Gonzales

    June 6, 2021 at 12:05 am

    5:55

  256. Chad Chestbeard

    June 6, 2021 at 12:27 am

    2:24 “what you doing bro”, I believe you played a Trent Reznor melody actually.

  257. Tony Serrano

    June 6, 2021 at 5:05 am

    This was super fun ngl

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    June 6, 2021 at 6:05 am

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  259. Undergroundkid

    June 6, 2021 at 6:11 am

    For every 1000 people hating on jacob 1million like him.

  260. Lil!_ thiccPeach

    June 6, 2021 at 6:22 am

    Please please please someone make him an internet meme

  261. Dante Moreno

    June 6, 2021 at 6:38 am

    Soo the devils interval or tritone sound like the begging to mazurka op 17 no 4 by Chopin. Love the video.

  262. MS

    June 6, 2021 at 6:56 am

    I…I like jazz ???

  263. District of Merlin Official

    June 6, 2021 at 7:42 am

    I didn’t know there’s a human equivalent for arson. 🤣🤣

  264. MrSF247

    June 6, 2021 at 8:36 am

    I’d say D Minor is the saddest of all keys.

  265. nitram419

    June 6, 2021 at 9:17 am

    Jacob, in your re-harmonization demo for the song “Hey Jude”, you were using chords containing a common note, but those chords were not respecting the key signature that the song was meant to use — so to me the result did not really sound coherent for that song. Or is there something I’m missing here? Most grateful for your advice.

  266. Douko

    June 6, 2021 at 9:39 am

    Music Theory?
    I play guitar

  267. Christian Springer

    June 6, 2021 at 9:53 am

    Oh wow! Mr. Collier! It seems like he has not seen spinal tap before lmao. The saddest key according to Nigel Tufner is D minor.

  268. Bobby Archaic

    June 6, 2021 at 3:19 pm

    “Well, that’s the sound of it… So I guess that’s what it’s called, really.”
    Beautiful answer.

  269. J_JHIJ_J

    June 6, 2021 at 4:03 pm

    5:10 “Sometimes I’m an a flat minor”😂😂

    • Nicholas James Samples

      June 6, 2021 at 5:10 pm

      He said “Sometimes I’m in a flat minor”

    • Brendan Gaffney

      June 6, 2021 at 9:59 pm

      @Nicholas James Samples i think that makes it sound bad

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  271. Andrew Maina

    June 6, 2021 at 4:48 pm

    If you dropped a piano down a mine shaft, you would get a flat minor, and in the context of the miner’s wife, it would be very sad.

  272. lilli

    June 6, 2021 at 5:25 pm

    I did not expect the guy to sound posh

  273. cossiedrifter

    June 6, 2021 at 7:22 pm

    What is jazz?

    Jacob: “-Devil, devil, devil, devil, devil, devil, devil, devil.”

  274. Nawaf - alharbi

    June 6, 2021 at 7:32 pm

    2:25 this masterpiece is an example??????

  275. sipntea

    June 6, 2021 at 7:51 pm

    4:02 AYY NO 🧢

  276. Auto Brief

    June 6, 2021 at 8:20 pm

    Im gonna looped 3:22 to 3:27

  277. Watjalukinat

    June 6, 2021 at 10:52 pm

    Tritone was not thought of as devilish “back in the day”. It was used in religious songs. This is is a common misconception.

    • Chris Isaac Shelton (965ChrShel)

      June 7, 2021 at 7:51 pm

      Eventually it was but originally the Catholic Church banned it back in the early days of harmonization

    • Watjalukinat

      June 7, 2021 at 11:12 pm

      @Chris Isaac Shelton (965ChrShel) That never happened.

  278. Drew Ratliff

    June 7, 2021 at 3:52 am

    I feel like he didn’t answer any of those IMO

  279. Brian Bauer

    June 7, 2021 at 4:40 am

    Jazz still has some sort of release though. Otherwise it’s more sadistic jazz. For music to catch on in some context it needs some sort of appeal.

  280. illuminaut

    June 7, 2021 at 5:58 am

    That answer to why the black and white keys are lined up like that was absolutely terrible.

  281. Daniel Pleitez-Martinez

    June 7, 2021 at 6:03 am

    Ethan grin that’s a dominant pentatonic not a major pentatonic lol, B flat isn’t in c so it can’t be major

  282. For Games

    June 7, 2021 at 11:09 am

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  283. Ilias Ververis

    June 7, 2021 at 11:40 am

    8:32

  284. oborojin

    June 7, 2021 at 3:52 pm

    Jacob! So great!
    What a great educator– passionate, intelligent, and talented!
    Love these!

  285. Fausto Granadoscruz

    June 7, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    Never thought I would be watching jordi El Niño teaching me music theory

  286. Zul Hakimi

    June 7, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    He read or rap?

  287. dysen

    June 7, 2021 at 6:34 pm

    wow the reharmonization of ‘hey jude’ sounds beautiful

  288. dysen

    June 7, 2021 at 6:47 pm

    somewhere over the rainbow cover was really nice

  289. LYN

    June 7, 2021 at 8:45 pm

    That’s so fricken impressive

  290. caboosemd123

    June 7, 2021 at 9:58 pm

    I like waltz‘s

  291. Banders Cuder

    June 8, 2021 at 1:41 am

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  292. Ardilo Playda

    June 8, 2021 at 2:20 am

    Sometimes I’m a minor

  293. Aaron Gray

    June 8, 2021 at 4:06 am

    @Ethan Hein – Its C Mixolydian TTSTTST, missing the 3rd and 6th notes.

  294. DuJoPP

    June 8, 2021 at 4:21 am

    Today I learned that Jacob Collier doesn’t know the lyrics to Hey Jude

  295. Somander

    June 8, 2021 at 8:17 am

    mmmm need that jacket

  296. Qeph

    June 8, 2021 at 8:37 am

    I do enjoy waltzes quite a bit Jacob, yes.

  297. Shahar Har-Shuv

    June 8, 2021 at 8:48 am

    Watching collier singing the notes in the circle of fifths, and I am somehow convinced he is a human VST
    He sings an arbitrary note in its exact pitch like he’s playing himself with a MIDI keybaord.

    • Shahar Har-Shuv

      June 8, 2021 at 8:56 am

      Oh my god I want a Jacob Collier VST why not??

  298. Casper Tack

    June 8, 2021 at 9:18 am

    I dont even speak music but this is so interesting

  299. jr

    June 8, 2021 at 10:05 am

    Wired please invite Mamamoo

  300. sorakishimoto

    June 8, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    Fck! Now I have to listen to “Hey Jude” on piano right now.

  301. Linzer Kyle

    June 8, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    8:30 i thought it looked like he was just crashing the keyboard for a sec

  302. Green Chicken Nugget

    June 8, 2021 at 2:07 pm

    D minor is the saddest. Spinal tap says so.

  303. ᕲ ᖇ ᘿ ᗩ ᘻ ᑘ ᓰ

    June 8, 2021 at 2:17 pm

    9:00 what was that?

  304. Larry Brandt

    June 8, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    I think he re-harmonised the Blue Danube 😅

  305. Siebenstein83

    June 8, 2021 at 3:13 pm

    What a cool dude

  306. Emma Weyer

    June 8, 2021 at 4:14 pm

    The most intriguing video to ever exist.

  307. L.D Baywood

    June 8, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    Is he related to Rachel k Collier

  308. Louis Moran

    June 8, 2021 at 5:33 pm

    4:36 WRONG! The saddest key, Jacob, is in fact D minor. D minor just makes people weep instantly.

  309. Erik Williams

    June 8, 2021 at 9:13 pm

    “Tom-bruh”

  310. Ariel Haygood

    June 9, 2021 at 12:16 am

    What keyboard is that?

  311. Mirian Graafsma

    June 9, 2021 at 1:41 am

    There’s only one instrument You’ve never bothered to play It’s the CHURCH ORGAN DARE YOU!!!!!!
    Your take on Bach Passacaglia in C min.

  312. F Abdi

    June 9, 2021 at 4:07 am

    5:43 wtf bro did anybody pronounce rn like that? 🤣

  313. Sam Hammerman

    June 9, 2021 at 4:21 am

    This guy us awesome

  314. Alyna Waters

    June 9, 2021 at 6:03 am

    Middle C is sort of in the middle of the piano but it’s definitely in the middle of the treble clef and bass clef. 😄😉

  315. Corley Kinnane

    June 9, 2021 at 6:25 am

    You were remotely helpful.

  316. Kowhai Jim

    June 9, 2021 at 6:40 am

    That ohh at 2:39 was like..
    “..well I tried but you get my point?”

  317. Kowhai Jim

    June 9, 2021 at 6:47 am

    He’s like the “Doc” in “Back to the Future, but if he had a son.

  318. Tom Valdez

    June 9, 2021 at 8:17 am

    OMG! Jacob Collier, the modern genius of music (I’m a HUGE fan), says middle C is C4????? But… that’s wrong…?? Middle C is C3. Or could I be wrong? I learned about C3 long ago when learning about MIDI. So I search for it, and dang! It’s BOTH!! Of course, labels and names are arbitrary, but we do need to agree on them so that we’re all talking apples, not oranges. Anyway, I found this:

    “Middle C, being a benchmark, can either be C3 or C4, but regardless, they represent the same exact note, viz: On any MIDI keyboard, assuming that any transpose feature isn’t activated, Middle C outputs note #60. Korg has opted to use the name “C4” to designate this note. Yamaha and other companies call it “C3″.”

    • punypufferman180

      June 9, 2021 at 2:23 pm

      Middle C is C4. It’s standard for western music theory

  319. Lachlan Lau

    June 9, 2021 at 9:26 am

    You’ve got naturals, and you’ve got the PS2 intro

  320. Thomas Fischer

    June 9, 2021 at 12:35 pm

    Jazz is the devil confirmed

  321. J William

    June 9, 2021 at 12:43 pm

    Looks like his name should be chad and should be saying dude and awesome at every given opportunity, sounds like a royal consort whos name is Arthur Archibald Augustus Alfred Bartholomew ||

  322. VZ Matthews

    June 9, 2021 at 1:57 pm

    That Hey Jude reharmonization was strangely good 👏

  323. Jacob Dudney

    June 9, 2021 at 2:42 pm

    13:31

  324. Nathan Collins

    June 9, 2021 at 2:44 pm

    Isn’t “pocket” technically just a form of swing?

  325. Jerry Rodriguez

    June 9, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    Anyone have any music theory book recommendations

  326. Facundo Fourcade

    June 9, 2021 at 3:49 pm

    I find his answer to the difference of playing in different keys interesting. Since he has absolute pitch, he does really perceive them like different, like seeing different colors. While the rest of us just hear the same melody but higher or lower.

  327. Bil Ert

    June 9, 2021 at 4:09 pm

    It’s sad to me, when a young person thinks that nothing really matters…

  328. Cameron

    June 9, 2021 at 7:11 pm

    Looks and sounds like eddy redmane with very messy hair

  329. jude moosbrugger

    June 9, 2021 at 7:21 pm

    I feel so respected with my name being Jude

  330. BiggsFaleur

    June 9, 2021 at 7:46 pm

    I like waltz but enjoy foxtrot more.

  331. Gligor Vladimir

    June 9, 2021 at 10:01 pm

    6:08 that’s like god mode perfect pitch

  332. Dirtroit

    June 9, 2021 at 10:17 pm

    Hey! I know Rachel Chop Suey! Small world! 🙂

  333. RavenDG

    June 10, 2021 at 7:18 am

    I like your funny words, magic man

  334. Elben

    June 10, 2021 at 7:53 am

    What a legend 🤘🏼

  335. Jimmy-Hieu Le

    June 10, 2021 at 12:37 pm

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  336. Hikaru Yasuda

    June 10, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    Jacob at 5:08 :”Sometimes I’m in A Flat Minor”
    Me: Oh no… This will be taken out of context

  337. mymy 20

    June 10, 2021 at 1:45 pm

    He sounds like the music equivalent of Gordon Ramsay… Minus the swearing

  338. JaJuan Brown

    June 10, 2021 at 2:19 pm

    Hey! I recently started learning extensions on the piano and I was curious if anyone could answer my question about the 11th. Can you only make an 11th chord with the dominant 7th, or can it be made with the major 7th as well? Take C11 for example, you need C-D-E-G-F-Bb arranged in some manner (I know you can exclude some notes as well). Can you do the same thing with the major 7th and make a Cmaj11 with some arrangement of C-D-E-G-F-B? I’ve tried and it sounds really strange, maybe that’s the dissonance he was talking about. Thanks for the help!

  339. m4ssee

    June 10, 2021 at 3:34 pm

    The way I see reharmonization is just changing the chord progression under the melody. Correct me if I’m wrong.

  340. Peter Strouss

    June 10, 2021 at 3:36 pm

    Absolutely love you Jacob! I wish that you had been a little more scientific about a few of these answers. Yes there is a reason piano keyboards are equally divided between the octaves. Sound wavelength doubles and halves with octave changes. Minor and major keys being associated with a specific feeling is a western invention, and major triads sound very sad to Indonesian people for instance. I’m certain you’re one of the best musicians living, so I know you know all of this. Don’t dumb music down to think you’re making it more relatable. Most musicians are nerds anyway and would love to understand the nuance. Thank you for all of the beautiful music you make Jacob

  341. Carmine Fazzi

    June 10, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    Weak

  342. aballenger79

    June 10, 2021 at 5:30 pm

    Dude you are really good. Thx for the quickie lessons

  343. Tunyaluk B.

    June 10, 2021 at 6:20 pm

    I love your sound

  344. fabuluv

    June 11, 2021 at 12:12 am

    Never even heard of this guy untill the YT algorithm popped him in to my feed…

  345. Samuel Alfaro

    June 11, 2021 at 12:24 am

    I’m an academic musician with more than a decade of music studies and yet I feel like a beginner when I hear this guy

  346. Ethan Santiny

    June 11, 2021 at 1:48 am

    When he started ripping jazz, I knew I shouldn’t mess with him

  347. Jimmy-Hieu Le

    June 11, 2021 at 3:53 am

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  348. MrCnin3 259

    June 11, 2021 at 4:19 am

    4:15 i didnt really like jacobs answer here tbh. Asking why music theory sounds nice is like asking why food tastes good. Its because it was meant to taste good. Over the course of human history through trial and error we arrived at certain techniques of cooking, we learnt what spices tastes nice together, what doesnt taste nice together etc. Recipe books didnt always exist.

    Same applies to music. Music theory didn’t always exist. We made music and then realised that certain groups of notes sounded better than others. So we grouped them and gave them names etc. And thats how you get music theory. The person who asked the question was thinking backwards. Music theory didnt give us nice sounding music, nice sounding music is what music theory is based around.

  349. Camilo Delgado

    June 11, 2021 at 6:11 am

    I can’t even imagine what goes through Jacob’s head when he makes music

  350. Naufal Aden

    June 11, 2021 at 6:32 am

    Wooow just wow

  351. Abby Chapple

    June 11, 2021 at 11:06 am

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  352. Jonathan Ge

    June 11, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    he’s like the bob ross of music. so talented, yet so humble and encouraging 🙂

  353. karla

    June 11, 2021 at 5:18 pm

    I’ve never thought about a single thing in this video and have no idea what 90% of this video is about, but I love the way he is passionate about music

  354. SeriousGamer753

    June 11, 2021 at 5:19 pm

    11:30 Well wasn’t that awfully sassy

  355. Matt Tanner

    June 11, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    He’s wrong. D minor is the saddest of all keys. People weep instantly when they hear it.

    • Jon Stewart

      June 13, 2021 at 6:51 pm

      nailed it. “if you know, you know”

  356. Blue Bookhard

    June 11, 2021 at 7:23 pm

    Why does he give me Elon Musk vibes

  357. Corlan Costello

    June 12, 2021 at 1:36 am

    5:08 Wouldn’t it be better to say G-sharp minor instead of A-flat minor? There are fewer sharps in G-sharp minor than there are flats in A-flat minor.

  358. Corlan Costello

    June 12, 2021 at 1:43 am

    When was the tritone no longer forbidden? I remember there being a tritone in Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 10 No. 1 3rd Movement. (One of the chords I played in the left hand was made up of the notes, A-flat, C, and F-sharp. C and F-sharp are a tritone apart.)

  359. Brandon Mayers

    June 12, 2021 at 3:28 am

    I want him to be my teacher.

  360. Spike Vulpes

    June 12, 2021 at 6:50 am

    How his room is so bright

  361. Trey Kilgore

    June 12, 2021 at 8:22 am

    Devil devil devil 🤣🤣🤣

  362. Teresa Redman

    June 12, 2021 at 9:05 pm

    This was very interesting thank you

  363. Ashton Perez

    June 12, 2021 at 9:56 pm

    This man is a genius

  364. Leonardo Ross

    June 12, 2021 at 10:26 pm

    In my own personal experience, C# minor is the saddest of all keys

  365. Dani Leopardeye

    June 13, 2021 at 2:48 am

    A young musical God right here.
    His acapellas are life. 😇😇😇

  366. Evan Thiessen

    June 13, 2021 at 4:08 am

    I love Jacob going down the whole tone scale and the going “aw” as he realized he’s a half step flat and it immediately cutting away.

    • Evan Thiessen

      June 13, 2021 at 4:10 am

      It’s because he’s really good and I’m jealous and petty

  367. Jar Kaze

    June 13, 2021 at 6:22 am

    8:30 sheeeesh

  368. Roizel Diez

    June 13, 2021 at 11:17 am

    He is such a dreamboat

  369. xl

    June 13, 2021 at 12:35 pm

    I like how he make it sound like it’s rocket science or stuff, but it’s really not.

  370. ManichinoBlu

    June 13, 2021 at 3:02 pm

    “sometimes I’m in a flat minor” sounded so wrong.

  371. JUSTE

    June 13, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    I’m in love with the line, “I Donn’t know what it’s called but this is what it sounds like. So that’s what it’s called.” Yes!!!!!!!!! language is just made up words. Vibrations are amazing!!!

  372. Masonati2020

    June 13, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    The circle of fifths is part, sounded like the intro to some tv thing… 🤔 80’s… sci fi or cartoon ?

  373. Jon Stewart

    June 13, 2021 at 6:50 pm

    it’s technically not in the middle of the piano. in the middle of the treble and bass clef: one ledger line down in treble clef, one ledger line up in bass clef aka middle C 🙂

  374. Nicolas Noech

    June 13, 2021 at 7:58 pm

    Ta robado con esa oreja…jeje! Grande Jacobooo!!!! Era!

  375. Young Harp

    June 13, 2021 at 11:15 pm

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  376. Bernardo Bessow

    June 14, 2021 at 2:24 am

    THIS GUY IS A GENIUS

  377. Hula VUX

    June 14, 2021 at 5:15 am

    6:11

  378. Tall Drink of Marmalade

    June 14, 2021 at 9:46 am

    I thought he was wearing an ahegao shirt

  379. andy ashworth

    June 14, 2021 at 3:11 pm

    Jacob Collier is one of those generational people, that in many many years time will be known as someonetruly great, even if right now we don’t know what in particular it is that he will be thought of for.

  380. ksiiso nriaru

    June 14, 2021 at 5:04 pm

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  381. ijeremyoliver

    June 14, 2021 at 5:35 pm

    13:24 Jacob Collier, Nihilist.

  382. Andy Sheng

    June 15, 2021 at 12:20 am

    Piano teacher: play the c4
    Student: Activates bomb

  383. bennosparigus

    June 15, 2021 at 1:22 am

    It’s actually called the devils tritone because it was hard to sing in choirs im pretty sure

  384. hawk james

    June 15, 2021 at 4:14 am

    What an interesting fellow

  385. Irfan Sukeri

    June 15, 2021 at 8:28 am

    Can someone tell a noob like me the exact brand and model of keyboard that Jacob is using in this video?

  386. HighHopesBass

    June 15, 2021 at 9:23 am

    I think I’ve met Jacob a few years ago at a Music Producers Guild awards night…. decent guy, if I’m remembering him rightly

  387. Fernando Martín-Peñasco Osorio

    June 15, 2021 at 3:27 pm

    4:51 Rachmaninoff cello sonata, 3rd movement 😂😂😂

  388. Dhritish Mukherjee

    June 15, 2021 at 4:33 pm

    He’s so down to earth

  389. Leau_thegold

    June 15, 2021 at 6:21 pm

    This man just described Soul in the most amazing way

  390. Naitik Srivastava

    June 15, 2021 at 7:13 pm

    Which Waltez is this? 12:00

    • Cannoli

      June 16, 2021 at 3:52 pm

      Blue Danube Waltz- Strauss

  391. Jack Lee

    June 15, 2021 at 8:44 pm

    Jacob Drip Collier is underrated and underappreciated

  392. Giuseppe Verrazza

    June 15, 2021 at 9:20 pm

    that reharmonization of hey jude though… wtf dude I want the entire single now

    • Harvey Cooke

      June 16, 2021 at 10:28 am

      He literally wrote a new song by taking a great song & shuffling the chords up, brilliant.

  393. Alessandro Antolini

    June 15, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    Music theory absolutely does matter, even the great artists that claim they don’t understand music theory understand it on a subconscious level

  394. The World of Yuri

    June 15, 2021 at 9:33 pm

    and then you see that he thinks in A 12:08

  395. BOOTY FIEND

    June 15, 2021 at 10:19 pm

    Wtf I thought this was Leffen

  396. Michiel van Rijn

    June 15, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    Thank you, YouTube algorithm! Hi Jacob!

  397. Grayson Cole Matters

    June 15, 2021 at 11:04 pm

    I want to be a friend so bad.

  398. Tom Wylde

    June 15, 2021 at 11:04 pm

    I thought the thumbnail said “Cradle of Filths”😂

  399. Ç. Ç

    June 16, 2021 at 9:40 am

    4:37 I was expecting Dm, the saddest of all keys

  400. Absolute Absurd

    June 16, 2021 at 11:00 am

    the “differencr” XDD

  401. Jord SX

    June 16, 2021 at 11:17 am

    This guy’s a genius. Love it

  402. Chugs

    June 16, 2021 at 2:47 pm

    The homie really just explained the circle of fifths without showing the actual graphic, he’s too dangerous

  403. Sort of

    June 16, 2021 at 2:51 pm

    5 year older than me, but 50 years wiser than me. ahahahaha

  404. Cody

    June 16, 2021 at 8:12 pm

    *plays tritone like a boss*
    *gets jailed by the church*

  405. Kimie Mecca

    June 17, 2021 at 8:38 am

    I love Jacob he makes me want to pick up music again.

  406. sangpelarian

    June 17, 2021 at 2:03 pm

    it’s not the question that’s interesting, it’s YOUR answer

  407. Paul Mina Storm

    June 17, 2021 at 2:20 pm

    He’s an absolute attention seeking narcissistic brit on a mission to make the igorant think he’s brilliant. In fact it’s just applying jazz harmony to pop tunes. This is all quincy jones promotion to keep him on the radar. I would think he’s borderline sociopathetic.

  408. Mike Slovak

    June 17, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    K now we need a cover of Hey Jude by Jacob Collier

  409. Oxiz Beats

    June 17, 2021 at 7:52 pm

    Bro this guy not only was blessed with the talent of playing music but with the talent of explanation too.

  410. Patrick Harrison

    June 17, 2021 at 9:16 pm

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  411. Michael Reilly

    June 17, 2021 at 9:36 pm

    Never heard anyone sing the circle of fifths! Genius

  412. Tz_mzU1

    June 18, 2021 at 12:00 am

    it seems to me that every key has a different “feeling” as long as it is not a key on the piano. I mean in his example, it was the stretching of the voice that brought forth the difference…

  413. B Quek

    June 18, 2021 at 4:37 am

    I love this man so much

  414. Daniel Tomlinson

    June 18, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    He should give up the center for children that can’t read good and teach music! He is awesome!

  415. Kerisha M Mendez Gonzalez

    June 18, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    His speaking voice is veryy thicque, for lack of better word to explain what im feeling

  416. Birchlermüesli

    June 18, 2021 at 10:59 pm

    Studies music theory and says timbruh , insted of tamber

  417. Amelia Battaglia

    June 18, 2021 at 11:28 pm

    Thank you so much!

  418. Jin Fandi

    June 19, 2021 at 12:04 am

    Man that different styles of Hey Jude has like different stories they tell

  419. Chiefbadmojo

    June 19, 2021 at 12:28 am

    “D minor is the saddest of all keys” -Nigel Tufnel, 1984

  420. Monke Perspective

    June 19, 2021 at 2:03 am

    He’s like an actual wizard.
    A music wizard.

  421. I'm the 'guys' in every youtuber's 'what's up guys'

    June 19, 2021 at 7:22 am

    He kinda sounds like Eddie Redmayne when he talks.

  422. Ray James V

    June 19, 2021 at 7:35 am

    ❤❤❤❤

  423. Clay Upchurch

    June 19, 2021 at 8:59 am

    He’s like the male version of Keira Knightley.

  424. Neo Recurdz

    June 19, 2021 at 11:35 am

    That last part where he played “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, that really really caught me off guard. Love that song so much.

  425. Daveo

    June 19, 2021 at 1:49 pm

    Long fingers gang.

  426. Jas Bataille

    June 19, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    “One as the timber of a midi piano”
    *Nord as left the chat*

  427. Igor

    June 19, 2021 at 5:51 pm

    People composing music for thrillers/horror movie be like:
    “TRITONE TRITONE TRITONE”

  428. Sam Lewis

    June 19, 2021 at 8:52 pm

    Just discovered jacob recently he is really cool!

  429. Paradox

    June 19, 2021 at 9:54 pm

    His perfect pitch is annoying. Not jealous at all. And I have perfect pitch 🙁

  430. Zachary Roth

    June 19, 2021 at 10:57 pm

    “well this is the sound of it, that’s what it’s called.”

  431. Ruben Verburg

    June 20, 2021 at 1:07 am

    Nice someone so passionate about music

  432. Esteban Venegas

    June 20, 2021 at 1:15 am

    Nice

  433. Self Elements

    June 20, 2021 at 2:54 am

    2:40 There is no wrong, there is no right, the circle only has one side… 🙂

  434. Self Elements

    June 20, 2021 at 3:02 am

    7:32, 14:37

  435. Nitty Gritty

    June 20, 2021 at 5:28 am

    Jazz: *exists
    Jacob: Devil devil devil

  436. M. Otto

    June 20, 2021 at 6:26 am

    there are infinite ways to harmoize a set of infinite elements. No shi* bro

  437. wuziq

    June 20, 2021 at 6:34 am

    wait that jazz part was dope

  438. Rv

    June 20, 2021 at 8:59 am

    He hopes that he was helpful well let me say this, it was a lot more time helpful than he will ever know. Ever

  439. Kiwa Bai

    June 20, 2021 at 10:04 am

    Differencr🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  440. Hayden Brumby

    June 20, 2021 at 10:26 am

    I love you so much Jacob Collier.

  441. Patrick Haley

    June 20, 2021 at 11:28 am

    Video should be re-titled:
    *People ask a Jacob Collier questions that could be answered by a 12 second google search

  442. Chalice Jones

    June 20, 2021 at 12:09 pm

    Ducking mozart

  443. Oli _

    June 20, 2021 at 12:28 pm

    ah yes, “hey jude”, beatles’ best prog piece

  444. Mark Cole

    June 20, 2021 at 1:31 pm

    Get him in schools teaching our kids music (imagine the lessons!). Also, what a great role model for being humble, kind and an all round decent human being.

  445. seulgi ddeulgi

    June 20, 2021 at 2:22 pm

    I HAVE BIG RESPECT FOR THIS GUY

  446. Charlie F

    June 20, 2021 at 2:59 pm

    Dude on them prescriptions

  447. Xavier Noria

    June 20, 2021 at 3:06 pm

    Respectfully disagree with the answer to the last question! When you add a singer, of course, the human voice will feel different on different keys/registers. However, if timber more or less stays the same, to me it’s the same generally speaking. Like, move half a tone up or down on a piano. Doesn’t matter. People with relative pitch cannot even tell where they are until they get a reference.

  448. Reuben Fuchs

    June 20, 2021 at 3:40 pm

    13:31 me at 2AM in my bed

  449. Fingerstylist Guitar

    June 20, 2021 at 4:43 pm

    Lol when he started chanting DEVIL DEVIL DEVIL i lost it.

  450. Lorenzo G

    June 20, 2021 at 4:54 pm

    8:31 straight jam

  451. John Dahitmakaa

    June 20, 2021 at 7:32 pm

    I think jacob collier has perfect pitch

  452. kaniphish

    June 20, 2021 at 8:22 pm

    Fun fact:
    He’s called Jacob Collie Ear because dogs have really good hearing.

  453. wa7saka

    June 20, 2021 at 8:40 pm

    very good at explaining sheesh

  454. Somehow Sane

    June 20, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    4:35 It’s obviously the G5

  455. SLPY That's all

    June 20, 2021 at 11:19 pm

    ladies and gentlemen, mr music himself.

  456. Recycle Bin

    June 21, 2021 at 1:52 am

    black keys represent tone tone (semitone) tone tone tone (semitone) so the tones are the back notrs however this is only true in C major which is how the piano keys are kind of laid out. So it would not be true in any other key

  457. Dustin Ranem

    June 21, 2021 at 3:53 am

    💚 walz

  458. Music by Ear

    June 21, 2021 at 6:21 am

    The Elon Musk of Music no doubt

  459. Music by Ear

    June 21, 2021 at 6:21 am

    I can’t be the only one who thinks he has a strand of Elon Musk DNA in him, talks and sounds like him

  460. Dustin Kihn

    June 21, 2021 at 8:30 am

    This guy is great! Couldn’t stop watching

  461. Vinylle in the hill

    June 21, 2021 at 10:13 am

    Modern McLennon musicgenius

  462. HELP ME

    June 21, 2021 at 11:40 am

    That moment collier says f# but sings an f UHOH GEORGE RUSSLE IS TURNING in the gRaVe

  463. EOWLI

    June 21, 2021 at 11:53 am

    it is unfair how amazing a musician this guy is, i learn so much every vid i watch of him

  464. cent0r

    June 21, 2021 at 12:08 pm

    Jacob out here looking like Zoolander Jr.

  465. Jonathan Gardner

    June 21, 2021 at 12:54 pm

    “…Devil, Devil, Devil, Devil, devil, devil” 😂

  466. Whynot

    June 21, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    Opening doors into new keys. XD 14:57

  467. Laurent Cardister

    June 21, 2021 at 3:01 pm

    I would love to have Jacob Collier as a piano teacher

  468. Fabricia Arbetová

    June 21, 2021 at 4:59 pm

    What’s the name of the jazz song in 8:33?

  469. mike osted

    June 21, 2021 at 6:39 pm

    here are the 12 notes on a piano *key smash* i lol’d

  470. Yellow There!

    June 21, 2021 at 9:51 pm

    Man reminds me of Eddie Redmayne

  471. LordSmorgasbord

    June 21, 2021 at 11:47 pm

    the amount of buttons on his keyboard greatly intimidates me

  472. Bob Marley

    June 22, 2021 at 12:56 am

    this guy is basically the Brian Cox of the music world

  473. Andreas Tronga

    June 22, 2021 at 2:40 am

    I just want a full length Hey Jude. I keep hoping he’ll play the whole song starting at 1:37 and never stop

  474. sophie !

    June 22, 2021 at 3:34 am

    hi jacob, i am a fan of waltzes thanks for asking

  475. Van Hohenheim

    June 22, 2021 at 4:52 am

    He looks like what James Hoffman became if he’s a musical genius rather than a great batista

  476. Henry Bussler

    June 22, 2021 at 8:34 am

    Putting Jacob to it that he calls Ralph in 2 years

  477. Carmen Capistrano

    June 22, 2021 at 9:01 am

    That Hey Jude just became something like an Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera piece. Yes, I’m obsessed with that musical.

  478. 解析新人

    June 22, 2021 at 10:16 am

    2:14 Probably this is the first time I’ve ever seen Jacob makes an obvious miss touch.

  479. Richard Ewins

    June 22, 2021 at 11:24 am

    I want to shut him in a room full of instruments with Bill Bailey and see what they come up with…

  480. Phil Jones

    June 22, 2021 at 11:46 am

    I’d sign up for this course

  481. A N

    June 22, 2021 at 12:50 pm

    hard not to love this guy

  482. Kaspars Keiris

    June 22, 2021 at 2:06 pm

    It even sounds good if Jacob plays even all notes together. What is the magic? 🙂

  483. Derek Geleynse

    June 22, 2021 at 2:10 pm

    On the subject of black and white keys, e sharp, b sharp, c flat, and f flat completely ruin this explanation.

  484. Kalil Fagundes

    June 23, 2021 at 12:49 am

    6:11 is that the intro of Candy Shop – 50 Cent?? Lol

  485. Lowkey

    June 23, 2021 at 5:38 am

    Have never seen a better and simplest example of the difference between Pitch & Timbre than the one Jacob did.

  486. Victor G

    June 23, 2021 at 5:39 am

    “…the more exciting it is to be a human…” Jacob, you’re not human though!

  487. Annabelle Annabelle

    June 23, 2021 at 8:04 am

    The wretched option electrophysiologically refuse because atm feraly scatter round a empty fender. curved, volatile sampan

  488. Vicente Moraga

    June 23, 2021 at 8:22 am

    I loved when he said: “C is mmm”

  489. cinema countess

    June 23, 2021 at 11:38 am

    i would love to have him as my music teacher

  490. St3w4rt

    June 23, 2021 at 11:39 am

    You can’t silence me, yankee!

  491. St3w4rt

    June 23, 2021 at 11:40 am

    He fingers dead people

  492. Samuel Hughes

    June 23, 2021 at 11:54 am

    You are a very engaging person and speaker, loved this!

  493. corey phillips

    June 23, 2021 at 12:43 pm

    I like this guy but he looks like a great value Jude law.

  494. Mr. Sus69

    June 23, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    Who is jacob collier

  495. saxy1player

    June 23, 2021 at 4:21 pm

    This guy is good but he’s a bit too cocky for my taste

  496. Edgar Ferretiz

    June 23, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    I am a fan of waltzes! 🙋🏽‍♂️

  497. Agustinus

    June 23, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    I WAS LOOKING FOR TALENTED MUSICIAN THAT CAN EXPLAIN MUSIC AS CLEAR AS HIM. I found gold

  498. Luminiscentric

    June 23, 2021 at 7:44 pm

    Anything he plays is a masterpiece imo…

  499. Paige Moore

    June 23, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    IM A HUGE FAN OF WALTZES LOL 🤣

  500. Kyle Leon

    June 23, 2021 at 10:37 pm

    The question about the circle of fifths was not answered at all. In fact, I’m more confused by the answer.

  501. vaotuuboi314

    June 23, 2021 at 11:26 pm

    Mr. Collier,
    Every teachers day I will come here and bid you happy teachers day. You have taught me so much in This vid😂😂😂. Happy early teachers day Mr.Collier

  502. Madeline Eaton

    June 24, 2021 at 4:58 am

    Close your eyes and it’s Hugh Grant.

  503. onzkicg

    June 24, 2021 at 5:17 am

    For him to answer the question“ what is middle C” is proof enough of how patient and how dedicated he is in sharing his knowledge in music 😂

  504. cybolik

    June 24, 2021 at 5:59 am

    12:13 I want to see a full version of this holy crap

  505. Tommy Casual

    June 24, 2021 at 6:04 am

    Good to know the sharps and flats are the more interesting ones, because they’re literally the only keys I understand when I play piano.
    Then again, I’m only learning by ear and have no idea how to even approach music theory. Written notation is quite literally something I can’t grasp, no matter how long I try to figure it out.

  506. Arya

    June 24, 2021 at 7:22 am

    The thing with Jacob is, he makes music theory so entertaining to watch. i don’t have the slightest idea of what he’s saying most of the time, but here I am.

  507. LooneyKuhne

    June 24, 2021 at 8:33 am

    I really want ralph to learn and show us what hes accomplished

  508. Fenrir

    June 24, 2021 at 9:48 am

    This guy is so cool

  509. Imad Boumendil

    June 24, 2021 at 12:57 pm

    “Give him some luggage or something” killed me

  510. kimosabe77

    June 24, 2021 at 1:08 pm

    I can already picture Eddie Redmayne playing this guy in a future Biopic..

  511. Kyla Estoya

    June 24, 2021 at 2:09 pm

    Youtube keeps pointing me to a new crush every time

  512. Robbie Dozier

    June 24, 2021 at 2:56 pm

    4:30 everyone knows D minor is the saddest of all keys

  513. Luan Cao

    June 24, 2021 at 2:57 pm

    15:03 DJENT

  514. O Monitor de GAAL

    June 24, 2021 at 3:24 pm

    Nothing really matters
    Anyone can see
    Nothing really matters
    Nothing really matters
    To me…

  515. Keshav Laddha

    June 24, 2021 at 7:30 pm

    They should rename Music and now call it Collier or something.

  516. Ajwad Raza

    June 24, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    Jacob: Nothing really matters
    Also Jacob: hope you’re having a good time

    Me: Oh sure bud. Sure.

  517. Esther Leitão

    June 24, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    i’m just so in love with him, he’s so talented

  518. Brady Whaley

    June 24, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    I learned more in this video than I ever did in music class jfc

  519. xdxd

    June 24, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    Never play f4, it shuts down your keyboard…

  520. Aaron Simon

    June 24, 2021 at 10:38 pm

    “There are 12 notes on the piano, here they all are”
    Genius

  521. Sampson

    June 25, 2021 at 12:20 am

    I’m a fan of waltzes, I recommend valse hot

  522. Henrique Branco

    June 25, 2021 at 1:11 am

    i would watch 4 hours of this easily

  523. Juan Fonseca

    June 25, 2021 at 1:14 am

    QQ
    what notes does a C#7Dim have?

  524. Carmen S

    June 25, 2021 at 1:51 am

    6/8 is more like a 4/4 shuffle, whereas 3/4 is like a waltz.

  525. Martin Vivian

    June 25, 2021 at 4:57 am

    Jazz is the devil’s music, got it!

  526. John O.

    June 25, 2021 at 10:34 am

    12:35 there’s an illustrative video by chic korea that suggests why the keys on a keyboard are spread the way they are. It kinda has to do with the physiology of the human hands.

  527. matt waldman

    June 25, 2021 at 12:42 pm

    The creepy plot subsequently warm because raincoat neurally impress within a obnoxious delivery. wrong, wrong spike

  528. Wimbus Bert

    June 25, 2021 at 1:44 pm

    Badass musician. Idk about that coat though, man.

  529. Tanay Pathak

    June 25, 2021 at 4:05 pm

    5:48 is what I came here for.

  530. EC

    June 25, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    This man has such a loving spirit for music

  531. Studio Illegal

    June 25, 2021 at 6:22 pm

    Literally Keanu Reeves of music

  532. Eric Pardoe

    June 25, 2021 at 8:40 pm

    Jacob’s new hit song, “Devil. Devil. Devil.”

  533. Elio Belio

    June 25, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    Jacob Collier is the Bob Ross of music

  534. Kele

    June 25, 2021 at 9:01 pm

    He has a perfect pitch…..howww???

  535. 😛

    June 25, 2021 at 9:23 pm

    I find him so hot, idk

  536. John Emsley

    June 25, 2021 at 9:31 pm

    Dm is the saddest of all keys

  537. user7737

    June 26, 2021 at 1:26 am

    Hey bruh your voice is so deep I had to double check my EQ settings okay

  538. ANDY 09

    June 26, 2021 at 4:53 am

    Why jacob didn’t what to cover songs?

  539. Super Pokemon

    June 26, 2021 at 6:34 am

    Try do the C maj 21 x47#45×43#41×39#37#35#33#31#29#27#25#23#19#15#11 🙂

  540. Frosty Mittens

    June 26, 2021 at 7:05 am

    The frequent brass coincidingly permit because wrinkle additonally hammer worth a electric pyjama. divergent, long roast

  541. dickster typ

    June 26, 2021 at 7:15 am

    mega funny!

  542. Shashank Mallik

    June 26, 2021 at 8:21 am

    I am a painter, and this inspired me way more than anything did in the past few years. Thanks!

  543. UnjustifiedRecs

    June 26, 2021 at 12:53 pm

    He explained middle C and C4 better than any music teacher I ever had when I was a kid.

    • Francis Morrison

      June 27, 2021 at 6:48 pm

      Than you must have had terrible music teachers

    • UnjustifiedRecs

      June 27, 2021 at 9:04 pm

      @Francis Morrison yeah I did

  544. Yurina Eka

    June 26, 2021 at 1:03 pm

    Me watching this: understand nothing but amaze with this genius

  545. Sonya Matlack

    June 26, 2021 at 3:05 pm

    does anyone call the middle peddle the some-stain peddle?

  546. Daniel Haghjou

    June 26, 2021 at 4:37 pm

    I’m a fan of chopin waltzes 🙂

  547. YzzrGS MedioCreAtions

    June 26, 2021 at 6:35 pm

    “is it too late to learn piano?”
    I’m learning guitar by my self inspired by 9 years old kids (AAron Hodek and Gev Delano)

  548. Shohan Music

    June 27, 2021 at 1:04 am

    How did he play 12 notes at once with only 10 fingers… Jacob is an alien, confirmed.

  549. KAZAM707

    June 27, 2021 at 3:43 am

    He’s very good at not answering the questions well!

  550. Brennan

    June 27, 2021 at 6:37 am

    5:27 composition idea

  551. B. C.

    June 27, 2021 at 7:35 am

    i am COMPLETELY OBSESSED with this version of Hey Jude. i DEMAND this version complete.

  552. D Scott

    June 27, 2021 at 10:46 am

    D minor is the saddest of all the chords.

  553. Syed Talha Mohiuddin

    June 27, 2021 at 12:21 pm

    c,d,f,g,b flat , we have a name for it. Its called raag Megh 🙂

  554. arl

    June 27, 2021 at 1:00 pm

    I barely know anything about piano but everything he explained made sense to me.

  555. Nicholas Headway

    June 27, 2021 at 1:57 pm

    I have no idea who he is

  556. Zois kritselis

    June 27, 2021 at 2:54 pm

    5:29 Is that an actual song?

  557. SirCaleb

    June 27, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    This guy needs to be protected at all costs.

  558. idconfirm

    June 27, 2021 at 4:26 pm

    Wished I had a piano teacher like him! Nerding out so much on music theory! It would have been fun lol

  559. Ronin

    June 27, 2021 at 4:27 pm

    This guy music theories.

  560. eugene

    June 27, 2021 at 4:27 pm

    Devil devil devil😂😂😂

  561. Francis Morrison

    June 27, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    I don’t understand if it’s his humor or what, but how hard is it to say that to turn any major chord into a minor chord, you lower the third of the chord by one half-step? It has nothing to do with “weighing it down”. Just makes it seem like he’s mocking the question.

  562. Gabriel

    June 27, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    i think i’m in love now…. hum the circle of fifth to me tonight

  563. Prower's Edits

    June 27, 2021 at 10:43 pm

    This guy really sang the circle of fifths

  564. AND ME

    June 28, 2021 at 12:07 am

    Maybe let Jacob help you with your sound setup next time as the piano sound quality was garbage

  565. Boris Rio

    June 28, 2021 at 1:37 am

    Ok, you have to do this again! So much fun

  566. Ethan Kahrl

    June 28, 2021 at 1:57 am

    I learned piano when I was younger and I was today years old when I learned what all the pedals on a piano actually did

  567. Drew Lester-Nieves

    June 28, 2021 at 2:53 am

    Jacob Collier is the Gordon Ramsay of music

  568. Tevita Motulalo

    June 28, 2021 at 4:40 am

    No shame in zoning in more on theory he says. Geeking out on theory he means.

  569. Timeless Perspective

    June 28, 2021 at 6:47 am

    12:35 The keys are shaped to fit the average human hand. If you place your middle finger on the group of 3 black keys, you’ll notice how well your hand lays on the keyboard.

  570. Amanda V Ferrante

    June 28, 2021 at 7:17 am

    Awesome

  571. Linebeck1

    June 28, 2021 at 7:48 am

    Me: Cap.

    Jacob: 4:02

  572. Kacper Glodek

    June 28, 2021 at 9:10 am

    The circle of 5th’s still makes no sense after his explanation

  573. Marie Torres

    June 28, 2021 at 9:34 am

    Yas Waltzzzzz lol

  574. t j

    June 28, 2021 at 10:27 am

    I’ve never seen this guy before but I’m going to take a guess and say he has perfect pitch. Dude is really talented

  575. DaftFader

    June 28, 2021 at 11:08 am

    “Yes, music theory matters, but then nothing really matters, so don’t take it too seriously …
    Hope you’re all having a good time….”

    LOL!

  576. eowynabinadi

    June 28, 2021 at 4:32 pm

    Very nice and interesting to listen to your ‘support’. Like an intellectual-eargasm.

  577. Ayan Tandon

    June 28, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    This man’s a gem

  578. JF Composition

    June 28, 2021 at 5:27 pm

    This guy is like 5000 books of music theory

  579. Novajed

    June 28, 2021 at 5:59 pm

    Anthony Rice Music? Yo I went to high school with that dude haha. Also I need a jacket like Jacob’s got

  580. SOPRATENOR

    June 28, 2021 at 6:11 pm

    Thank youuuu for finally showing me that Perfection is not of this world !!! At 6.05 he says “F sharp” and sings an F. Phew, I’m a little less desperate haha!
    Joking aside, Jacob Collier, I adore you!

  581. Gian Carlo Fermin

    June 28, 2021 at 7:01 pm

    bruh i caught feelings like 2 minutes into the video

  582. Flightsoldier

    June 28, 2021 at 8:16 pm

    Different vibes for different keys. Never thought about it.. Cool

  583. Marta Boavida

    June 28, 2021 at 9:27 pm

    I wish Jacob was my teacher at music school.

  584. Nick Perkins

    June 28, 2021 at 10:19 pm

    I would buy the devil song if you made it lmao

  585. Yishai Zuriel

    June 28, 2021 at 10:43 pm

    This are some very long fingers

  586. Rob Wilson

    June 28, 2021 at 11:07 pm

    Wow such talent!

  587. Malo Tourneur

    June 28, 2021 at 11:32 pm

    I love this man

  588. Javier Santana

    June 29, 2021 at 2:21 am

    The tritone is not really evil, just to clear that out. And the answer to if keys have actual differences besides the pitch: I would actually say no, it might depend on the range on an instrument still. Organ sounds monstrous on C minor since the lowest note of the pedale is a C. (Passacaglia in C minor bwv 582) Also D minor sounds amazingly dark on that instrument for the same reason, the D on the pedale is one of the lowest notes. On the other side, guitar sounds very open and full in G Major since the chord of G Major is usually voiced with several open strings on it and for some reason it is a pleasant chord to hear. Same for cello with C Major and stuff. but i don’t really feel there are differences in the way music affects us emotionally radicating or depending on the key, or, at least, we haven’t figured that out yet.

  589. Allen Williams

    June 29, 2021 at 6:00 am

    When you playback your own videos, do you understand how brilliant you are? For me, listening to you it’s like listening to some alien language… But it doesn’t matter you are always fascinating. And this comes to you so easily. It always appears to be effortless for you. You do realize that most people can’t even come close? You are incredibly fortunate.

  590. D1visor

    June 29, 2021 at 7:21 am

    5:51 🤣

  591. Steve Tumbiga

    June 29, 2021 at 8:06 am

    Its a nord piano right?

  592. Victor Camargo

    June 29, 2021 at 2:43 pm

    This video shows a very interesting phenomena that get us musicians. Some of us, like Jacob, have music concepts so deeply internalized (not only perfect pitch) that it becomes hard to express it (just like explaining a color), in the other hand there’s musicians like Adam Neely which doesn’t have perfect pitch, but has studied the foundations of music so deeply that they can explain the nature of it very clearly to anyone.
    After all none are better or worse in any kind, they’re just different and it’s amazing to see/listen to how great these different approaches to music sound in the end.

  593. Valentina Collares

    June 29, 2021 at 6:32 pm

    it must be so wild inside his brain

  594. Lee Martínez

    June 29, 2021 at 8:40 pm

    De Yo-Yoo Ma to this there is a long path downward.

  595. Akim

    June 29, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    4:37

    I like to think d minor is the saddest of all keys. If you get the reference, I love you.

  596. J

    June 30, 2021 at 1:09 am

    theres reharmonization and then there is implied reharmonization kids … learn something

  597. J

    June 30, 2021 at 1:15 am

    ethan thers no such thing as a second mode boy

  598. J

    June 30, 2021 at 1:16 am

    specify middle C in its frequecy boy

  599. J

    June 30, 2021 at 1:18 am

    roy, shuddup boy… a better question to ask is why can some notes be leading notes and not clash while others cant

  600. J

    June 30, 2021 at 1:19 am

    the saddest key in music is A or F i forgot… its hte key kshmr uses all the time .. boy … i think its F … kshmr just likes that sound

  601. J

    June 30, 2021 at 1:22 am

    ohhh…. circle of fifth means every key or osmething has a 5th… i couldnt understand it at first bc they made it sound so complicated i didint htink it was that easy…………

  602. J

    June 30, 2021 at 1:26 am

    this is why i watch youtube videos… to answer questions i already know hte answer to

  603. J

    June 30, 2021 at 1:28 am

    soft peddal is for virtuos if he as playing piano in a band

  604. Trap

    June 30, 2021 at 6:19 am

    Smh he’s not even indian though

    • hi sisters

      July 1, 2021 at 2:17 pm

      What

    • Trap

      July 1, 2021 at 2:50 pm

      @hi sisters “tech support”. get it

  605. Trap

    June 30, 2021 at 6:23 am

    2:24 This is so beautiful. Thus reminds me of Aston by Jiwoo. Masterpiece

  606. Spiced Trash

    June 30, 2021 at 8:29 am

    Jacob started reharmonizing hey jude and it looked like Wired had to cut the section because he was starting to feel it too much lmao

  607. Treasure Ngcobo

    June 30, 2021 at 10:09 am

    He could have chosen any key to demonstrate the “sadness” of keys and yet he chose Eb Major/Minor… It has been confirmed that Eb Minor is indeed the saddest key (iykyk)

  608. Musical World

    June 30, 2021 at 10:33 am

    Explains how a minor chord is formed – ~uses pitch wheel instead of going down one semitone~ Makes people even more confused, no hate just a joke.

  609. Dika Satriani

    June 30, 2021 at 10:56 am

    Me : Google , pls find “how to practicing pitch perfect”
    Google : dont know , pls ask jacob

  610. Big Bise

    June 30, 2021 at 12:04 pm

    The reason the keys are “spaced” the way they are is because if there wasn’t space it’d be a lot harder to press the keys.

  611. Syckn Enano

    June 30, 2021 at 1:53 pm

    man i dont even know a thing about making music but i enjoyed every bit of it

  612. PAULO JAZZ

    June 30, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    Regarding the reharmonization part please let it be clear of a true understand of the chords that Jacob is playing to avoid confusion. Well this is what you need to know to understand the chords he used ……””””””””Basic regarding diatonic scale, Theory regarding chord substitution and maybe intervals. Don’t go and play all as majors chords or suffer to figure out because it not going to sound good at all ”””””””””’. You can harmonize anyhow by taking consideration of the song you’re playing, the soul of the song and other aspect that might help you to not twist the song into something totally biter as we are experiencing with the young musician of this time.

  613. PAULO JAZZ

    June 30, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    Also just to add up where he speaks about Triton regarding the question that was asked about intervals. Speaking Triton into Jazz is nothing rather than the implantation and superlative use of of Blues which is the melody of Seventh. That’s why he played a blues by making substitutions of Seventh chords or tension chords. He used Tritons into all chords to explain the use of that particular intervals ….but the concept of Tritons are basically useful for Seventh chords….

  614. Thomas W

    June 30, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    I highly recommend watching Collier‘s Tiny Desk concert with four Colliers playing together. Technically absolutely awesome!

  615. Oli

    June 30, 2021 at 3:43 pm

    Better lesson here than i had in two years at acm guildford lol.

  616. Gamen Snootdroop

    June 30, 2021 at 4:29 pm

    Thanks, now it’s even more confusing!

  617. TheWingus

    June 30, 2021 at 4:40 pm

    “What’s the saddest key?”

    There is none….

    ::Nigel Tufnel has entered the chat::

  618. Roy von Third

    June 30, 2021 at 5:40 pm

    This guy is a freak. And not in the good way.

    • hi sisters

      July 1, 2021 at 2:16 pm

      Now what does this mean

  619. Whisker Whippers ™️

    June 30, 2021 at 6:18 pm

    I’d ask him if his hands are insured

  620. Keren K

    June 30, 2021 at 6:58 pm

    I’ve always wondered why the concept of, “one instrument playing two+ voices” doesnt have an official name!

    • Joe Marta

      July 2, 2021 at 12:07 am

      Polyphonic

    • Keren K

      July 2, 2021 at 12:09 am

      @Joe Marta …..im an idiot. thank you

  621. Erick123M

    June 30, 2021 at 7:11 pm

    D Minor is the saddest key!! 🙃😂

  622. Claudia Ortiz

    June 30, 2021 at 7:31 pm

    Loved this video and Collier’s explanations. Thanks!

  623. Fish Pancake

    July 1, 2021 at 6:29 am

    o dang so that’s what bill wurtz is doing 2:05

  624. PAULO JAZZ

    July 1, 2021 at 8:12 am

    On the question regarding the black and whites keys of the Piano 13min. Shouldn’t the answer be ”’Diatonic scale theory?”’

  625. mario torres

    July 1, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    i didn’t realise jacob collier was a nihilist 😂

  626. Elliott Stanger

    July 1, 2021 at 7:01 pm

    6:26 – As a horn player, this is my nightmare when I try to explain being in F, and having to transpose.

  627. Andrew Elias

    July 2, 2021 at 2:24 am

    Casually sings the circle of fifths in perfect pitch. Backwards. What an absolute mastery of harmony.

  628. S. Y.

    July 2, 2021 at 11:21 am

    5:48

  629. Dan Latt

    July 2, 2021 at 8:00 pm

    There are 12 notes on a piano *key mash*

  630. Yuki Zaraky

    July 2, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    13:50 nothing really matters…..to meeeeeeeee……..

  631. Elder Perez

    July 2, 2021 at 9:06 pm

    “Back in the day- like a few hundred Years ago” …….

  632. JoeyLeachLeg

    July 2, 2021 at 10:05 pm

    D minor is the saddest of all keys

  633. ReVaX

    July 2, 2021 at 11:58 pm

    as soon as my cat heard the tri tones he left💀

  634. Nick Witt

    July 3, 2021 at 12:26 am

    8:36 what republicans hear when they listen to lil nas x

  635. T G

    July 3, 2021 at 1:10 am

    Can anyone tell me what keyboard this keyboard-playing person is playing? Much thanks.

    • JackWM3

      July 4, 2021 at 3:22 pm

      Nord electro

  636. Adam Gearhart

    July 3, 2021 at 2:59 am

    Me watching Jacob Collier:

  637. Adam Gearhart

    July 3, 2021 at 3:08 am

    Watched all his videos. He’s great. I’m looking forward to seeing him after he looses his need to impress people and himself with his ability to be unique all over the place and jazztacular too prove himself to the world.
    I look forward to seeing the Jacob that has fallen in love and had is heart broken and comes to terms with his need to make the world love him.
    Then… he’s going to be amazing.
    Right now he’s an over sharpened pencil. For those that have ears to understand what I’m saying, you will understand.

  638. Nate Fleming

    July 3, 2021 at 3:09 pm

    well he has perfect pitch

  639. Pika Peka

    July 3, 2021 at 4:38 pm

    This is amazing

  640. H K

    July 3, 2021 at 5:38 pm

    I thought all piano pedal are the same cause I only ever have upright/grand piano

  641. dzefdet

    July 4, 2021 at 12:45 am

    does anyone else think he should win the Nobel Peace Prize for his clothing style?

  642. M McManus

    July 4, 2021 at 6:53 am

    dEaR jAcOb, wHaT iS a nOtE?

  643. Mark D

    July 4, 2021 at 2:43 pm

    He’s a great instructor. He answers the not so technical questions with the same enthusiasm as the highly technical questions. He always seems to be having so much fun.

  644. Omni bbx

    July 4, 2021 at 3:45 pm

    I’m not really a piano player, but I use the piano a lot as a music nerd

  645. Austin Alexander

    July 4, 2021 at 10:56 pm

    “This is the sound, so that’s what it’s called”What an amazing man

  646. Stratosaurus Rex

    July 4, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    “This is the sound of it, so I guess that’s what it’s called really.” Sound is king.

  647. Ollie Editz

    July 5, 2021 at 4:29 am

    i am writing my own movement, is it ok for this guy to make my movement sound absolute trash

  648. avril14thlove

    July 5, 2021 at 6:23 am

    Jacob Collier is a ufcking legend. PERIOD.

  649. bcptbcpt

    July 5, 2021 at 7:31 pm

    Geniuses don’t necessarily make the best teachers. They are really entertaining to listen to though.

  650. Scott Huston

    July 5, 2021 at 8:30 pm

    Lil Sas?

  651. Rombizio

    July 5, 2021 at 10:51 pm

    I started learning piano at 40. Then I listened to Jacob playing and that is why I am quitting.

  652. Dr. Banane

    August 12, 2021 at 4:54 pm

    The scale C, D, F, G, B-flat is called the neutral-pentatonic I think. It has no third and sixth

  653. Mr. Goldbar

    August 12, 2021 at 7:18 pm

    I love that reharmonization of Hey Jude!

  654. Luk Hilgers

    August 13, 2021 at 12:48 am

    the devil plays good music i guess. haha

  655. Modern Music Studio

    August 13, 2021 at 1:31 am

    You can tell he’s a full time musician with extensive music theory knowledge. He also knows how to explain it in a way that person without this knowledge would understand which not all people can do!

  656. Luke Percy

    August 13, 2021 at 10:44 am

    Jacob Collier… making pyjamas cool in 2021

  657. phil12323

    August 13, 2021 at 12:10 pm

    I always figured middle C was called middle C because it sits right in the middle between bass and treble clef.

  658. Cervine Ian Dantes

    August 13, 2021 at 1:36 pm

    I feel like his brain is so big and process so fast

  659. Shannon M

    August 13, 2021 at 2:05 pm

    LOL “music theory sounds like parchment”

  660. xcy-7

    August 13, 2021 at 3:56 pm

    I think music theory matters as much as physic matters. Just like how you can walk and jump without understanding physics, you can listen to and enjoy music (maybe even play something) without knowing music theory. However, you need it to compose music, if not for anything else then atleast for the sheet music notation. Understanding stuff like harmony can make it easier to discover new things. So just like anything else, it depends on your goal with music whether or not it “matters”.

  661. TITCHY

    August 13, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    the same guy who PLAYED HIS AUDIENCE

  662. michael freeman

    August 13, 2021 at 5:47 pm

    I love waltzes. every year my highschool has a waltz concert where the orchestra devides into three and they trade off playing waltzes and dancing waltzes.

  663. Blake Corkill [AMS]

    August 13, 2021 at 6:44 pm

    6/8 can have 3 emphasized beats too. I think the main difference between 3/4 and 6/8 is the quarter note is the foundation of the beat in 3/4 (4 for quarter note) and the 8th note in 6/8 is the foundation (8 for 8th note).

  664. 333 Studios

    August 13, 2021 at 10:52 pm

    2:23 Is how Coldplay’s Christ Martin would play Hey Jude

  665. Arska

    August 14, 2021 at 1:47 am

    Jacob collier is great always when he is not playing music

  666. Camila Rivas

    August 14, 2021 at 3:16 am

    I want to study music just for this human being

  667. wocufot

    August 14, 2021 at 4:14 am

    o yes my favourite song, devil, devil, devil

  668. Jesus Christ

    August 14, 2021 at 9:44 am

    “Tributaries” – A river or stream that flows into a larger river. Yup, he just used a word I didn’t understand to explain a concept I didn’t understand… In the most beautiful way. This dude.

  669. Ian Tyner

    August 15, 2021 at 2:41 am

    If you had a piano where the white keys were set up as the c whole tone scale instead of the c major scale, it would just go white black white black the entire time

  670. Toraaay

    August 15, 2021 at 3:37 am

    When he started playing constant tri tones 👁 👄 👁

  671. Rayna Thiel

    August 16, 2021 at 9:55 pm

    Why is this so funny though 5:50

  672. partylikeits1066

    August 16, 2021 at 10:17 pm

    TIL ‘timbre’ isn’t pronounced ‘timber’

  673. John Knutson

    August 17, 2021 at 4:54 am

    …and here they all are…

  674. Wisdom isn’t free

    August 17, 2021 at 7:26 am

    Are we not going to talk about how he explained how to turn a major chord into a minor? 😂

  675. whiteparachute

    August 17, 2021 at 11:00 pm

    I love a waltz

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