How to Play Chords Like James Blake

I liked the Background music!(:

This is an awesome video man xx

wow thank you~ this is just what I needed!

The chime sounds in the background were a poor choice, believe me 😊

this is weird, saying “james blakeify” a chord when black people BEEN using this type of chord structure in Gospel, Neo-Soul, etc. He doesn’t trademark that style. smh 🤦🏾‍♀️

👍 nice

I'm sorry bit the background music was so aggravating and distracting and confusing for me... like I feel like I was really trying to engage and you didn't want me to. I'm not even that mad at it, it's just super loud for it to supposedly be n the background. Like I said... I'm sorry.

Definitely appreciate you

Dude your videos are mad nice👌🏾

Sorry too much synth tones muddy up your technique. Try just using "piano" tone and I'm sure more folks won't click away,,, like us 😪🙉😂😎💥😇

love your videos man

What chords are you playing at the end of the video?

Wow fucking love that! Great video

Good vid man!

But doesn't it cause problems when mixing? When you play chords like that it occupies a huge frequency spectrum and conflicts with other instruments and vocals.

The bg music is so disturbing

CHORD PROGRESSION IN THE END OF VIDEO?

lovely edit. lovely info.
ty, cheers!

I’ve watched a few of your videos today and I had to subscribe after watching this one and 2 others on understanding chords. First of all, the quality of your videos and the editing and way it all looks and is put together is beyond professional - so, so good. But the content is unbelievably succinct and easily digestible, broken down in a totally understandable way for anyone... and yet, the actually content and information your trying to teach is so relevant and useful and so well-done. Thank you very much for this! Look forward to more of your videos in the future!

You are james blake 99% 7A copy👍👍👍

your videos are so wonderfully edited and useful, i really hope you start uploading again!

Who is James Blake?

love this edit

make more videos!!!!

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What instrument is this?

No need for background music when explicating on music.

You're a tutorial god man

Jesus Christ. Took ages to find this video to sub.

rip my search history

Can anyone tell me what’s the preset on wave table from Ableton?

"James-Blakify" Imagine your name used like this, should be the dream of every musician

🤓 I wish there were more of those videos.

Please please please come back!!! You're one of the best teachers I have ever stumbled upon!

What animation software are you using? Thanks!

Just found your channel. You're the guy that talks on the Samplified tutorial videos...Aren't you??

This video is really a gem lol ever since i watch it i look at chords different

your video is terrible.

and also gospel changes

Here is the simple answer. James Blake plays open voicings similar to how black gospel musicians play. The open voicings allow him space to smoothly and creatively voice lead from one chord to the other. The mixing of this gospel style of voicing with his dark dense choices of harmonies is what makes his music different from the rest.

For anyone who doesn’t already know but is interested in getting your chord choices closer to James Blake style (i.e. gospel style) look up drop 2 voicing. Also since there is a church music undertone to his music take a look at some Bach chorales as well. Good luck and sorry for getting all music theory on you but a bit more of an in depth yet simplified explanation was needed for those who really want to know and improve.

Wow. Great to the point video.

stupid background music

Vid was epic. Dont listen to haters

It's not just the chord voicings - it's the progressions. He uses a lot of little secondary dominant and passing chords.

Idk if it’s me or the piercing iPhone speakers I have but I can focus on the cords with those chimey noises in the back it’s like I can hear anything else

This was a really good video

give me some james blake song recommendations

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