Jacob Collier deconstructs a Stevie Wonder classic

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• VO

  @Vox · 7 years ago · pinned

  The most challenging part of making this video was visually interpreting the song and Jacob&apos;s explanation in a clear way for musical amateurs (just like me). There&apos;s one moment around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZP6nogQYPg&amp;t=135">2:15</a> where Jacob says &quot;A flat minor.&quot; Now, as I&apos;m animating, I&apos;m also learning new things about music theory, and fact checking them. This moment completely stumped me, because &quot;A flat minor&quot; - I learned - is the enharmonic equivalent of &quot;G sharp minor.&quot; In clearer terms, they are the same chord, though many people find &quot;G sharp minor&quot; to be the simpler alternative.<br><br>So, should he have said &quot;G sharp minor instead?&quot; Please discuss that amicably below. From my perspective, it would have been more complicated and confusing to write &quot;G sharp minor&quot; as he said &quot;A flat minor.&quot; Also &quot;A flat minor&quot; needs more love. Please clap for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/aflatminor">#Aflatminor</a>.<br><br>And if you want to help me make even more Vox Earworm videos, the best way to do that is by joining the Video Lab: <a href="http://bit.ly/vox-video-membership">http://bit.ly/vox-video-membership</a>. Thanks!<br><br>- Estelle

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• JP

  @jpeg398 · 7 years ago

  <b>dont let this distract you from the fact that guy is wearing CROCS</b>

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• JO

  @jonathanb7062 · 7 years ago

  “He’s obnoxiously good at music.”<br><br><br>Adam Neely

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• VR

  @vroomoon · 7 years ago

  Normal Terminology: Blue Note<br>Jacob Collier Terminology: S P I C Y Note

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• ET

  @ethanschubkegel6135 · 5 years ago

  Me: <b>sits on the piano</b><br>Jacob: &quot;And that&apos;s actually one of my favorite chords&quot;

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• AN

  @andreskosberg4566 · 6 years ago

  He doesn&apos;t say<br>-I am Jacob Collier a musician god graduated in the god music school<br>He say<br>-I am Jacob Collier, the biggest Stevie Wonder fan

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• JE

  @Jellestraatsma · 7 years ago

  Stevie Wonder: uses blues scale<br>Jacob Collier: there&apos;s some pretty heavy stuff going on

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• GH

  @ghostofpop · 6 years ago

  Song: <b>misses beat by 0.001bpm</b><br><br><br>Jacob: <b>heavy breathing</b>

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• DY

  @dystopic-q9m · 7 years ago

  How did I go from learning about calculus to jazz on YouTube

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• IZ

  @izzycamoc1289 · 6 years ago

  Why does Jacob’s drum imitation sounds more like a real drum than the drums in the music

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• ZI

  @zius2140 · 7 years ago

  This Jacob fan guy should start a career in music!

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• KE

  @kennardlam8673 · 7 years ago

  yall should start a series call music theory with Jacob Collier lol. By far the most informative musical theory video ive ever watched&gt; gr8 jobbbbb

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