The Nirvana Hit That Uses All 12 Notes

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Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years" and Jobim's "Girl From Ipanema" uses all 12 notes!

As a fellow songwriter- musician it was very clear in the early 90s that Cobain's chordal inclinations were quirky, Beatlesque and richly complex. He had done his homework and it showed yet he wasn't copying anyone. It was a beautiful time in music 😊

Kurt did it intuitively, and it sounds amazing. For me, that's exactly the definition of a genius.

I've been waiting my whole life for the right time to say this. Clearly, that time is now. The 1969 hit single "Tracy," by The Cuff Links, contains not just all 12 notes, but all twelve major CHORDS. And six of the twelve minor chords, too.

It’s stuff like this that shows how great of a songwriter Kurt was, dude had a great sense of melodicism when it comes to writing guitar parts

Kurt's genius was his ability to weave a memorable melody through a parallel harmony based chord progression basically.

Pleased that i worked out which song it was on my own. So grateful for Nirvana. The music made being a teenager bearable

Professional musician for 30 years. Was into Nirvana big time when they were releasing albums. Nevermind came out when I was in high school. I always thought he was a genius writer, but all my musician friends and fellow classmates during college while studying music thought I was crazy for liking them. I am proud that I have been, and always ways a fan. Kurt was amazing at taking weird chord progressions and making beautiful melodies. Nice to see him being appreciated. ***I remembered I also loved the lyrics of this song in particular because it was about someone who likes Nirvana’s pretty sounds but “knows not what it means”. And it was a cheeky way for Kurt to acknowledge that as he got famous that their were going to be fans that sang along, but didn’t really get who they were. And where they came from. Genius!!

"Just" by Radiohead uses all 12 notes. It was a deliberate challenge between Thom and Jonny to see who could write a song with the most chords.

In bloom is 33 years old. I think I am going to sit down 😂

I‘m sitting here in a city in Germany with my morning coffee just before a really long work day in my Nirvana shirt and enjoy this video so much. And I have no clue of musical theory. I love how enthusiastic Rick is about great melody writing.

In Bloom and Lithium.. surprisingly sophisticated. Best Nirvana tunes.

While I no longer actively play an instrument( it's been 3 decades), I love these educational pieces you're doing and constantly look forward to them. It makes me even think about getting back into music.

I thought it would be Heart Shaped Box, which has such an unusual melody that drifts all over the place. Instead it turns out to be what SEEMS like a 'simple song' In Bloom. Cobain was a genius at turning the simple into the extraordinary, and since he wasn't a giant theorist, I think he got there basically by knowing the rock cliches and using them but also messing with them, mixed with following his natural talent with wherever it led him.

Most of the bands in Seattle were incredibly intelligent songwriters. Soundgarden,AIC, Pearl Jam etc. Just incredible stuff.

I like your response to the question about Kurt analyzing himself.

“Aneurysm” immediately came to mind but “In Bloom” was the next obvious choice. The former arguably a top 3 Nirvana song.

As a non-musician I find this fascinating, but "In Bloom" is just a great choice. One of my favorite Nirvana songs, I find the lyrics to be so interesting and fun to listen to.

There's actually an earlier Demo version of In Bloom that was recorded just before Chad was fired from the band. Its fascinating because at the end of the chorus, Kurt actually sings a full octave above the nevermind version in that very last melody note. It sounds so cool though. Kurt had a unique understanding of range and harmonies. They probably changed it up for the Nevrmind recording since Dave was doing back-up and the lower octave sounded smoother with his voice