Understanding Seven Nation Army

Seven Nation Army is arguably the most iconic bassline ever recorded. It's been adapted by countless musicians, and it's even become a stadium chant. But how did that happen? How did this humble walk down the minor scale become such a global sensation, and what can it teach us about the power of repetition? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Merch: http://standard.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/bCTDaj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/12tonevideos Twitter: https://twitter.com/12tonevideos Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/12tonevideos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/12tonevideos/ Email: [email protected] Last: https://youtu.be/2pirdPK5avU Script: https://tinyurl.com/636dk6ps Huge thanks to our Elephant of the Month Club members: Susan Jones Jill Jones Duck Howard Levine Ron Jones Brian Etheredge Khristofor Saraga Len Lanphar Ken Arnold Elaine Pratt William (Bill) Boston Chris Prentice Jack Carlson Christopher Lucas Andrew Beals Dov Zazkis Hendrik Payer Thomas Morley Jacob Helwig Davis Sprague Alex Knauth Braum Meakes Hendrik Stüwe Dan Bonelli Kevin Boyce Allyson Scott Howarth Luke Kelly Christoffersen Kevin Wilamowski Symmetry Donal Botkin Dhruv Monga Ken Jones Obadiah Wright Kobalent Stephen Cook Jesse Anderton Jason Nebergall Carlos Rendon Lyan Porto David Bartz Sofia Sangiorgio Aleksandar Milojković And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gabi Ghita, Gene Lushtak, Owen Campbell-Moore, Eugene Bulkin, Logan Jones, Oliver, Anna Work, Adam Neely, Rick Lees, Dave Mayer, Paul Quine, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Dmitry Jemerov, Michael McCormick, Blake Boyd, Luke Rihn, Charles Gaskell, Ian Seymour, Trevor Sullivan, Tom Evans, Elliot Jay O'Neill, Favrion The Man, JH, Chris Borland, David Conrad, Lamadesbois, Chris Chapin, Alex Atanasyan, Elliot Burke, Tim S., Elias Simon, Jerry D. Brown, Jake Lizzio, Todd Davidson, Ohad Lutzky, James A. Thornton, Brian Dinger, Peter Leventis, Stefan Strohmaier, Shadow Kat, Adam Wurstmann, Kelsey Freese, Aaron Epstein, Blake White, Chris Connett, Angela Flierman, Richard T. Anderson, Kevin Johnson, Kenneth Kousen, James, h2g2guy, W. Dennis Sorrell, Ryan, Matthew Kallend, Rodrigo "rrc2soft" Roman, Jeremy Zolner, Patrick Callier, Danny, Francois LaPlante, Volker Wegert, Joshua Gleitze, Britt Ratliff, Darzzr, Melvin Martis, Joshua La Macchia, Professor Elliot, Jozef Paffen, Charles Hill, Alexey Fedotov, Alex Keeny, Valentin Lupachev, John Bejarano, Roming 22, Gary Butterfield, Steve Brand, Rene Miklas, Andrew Engel, max thomas, Red Uncle, Peter Brinkmann, Doug Nottingham, Nicholas Wolf, Robert Beach, ZagOnEm, Naomi Ostriker, Alex Mole, Kaisai Morihito, Tuna, Mathew Wolak, T, Lincoln Mendell, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Dave Shapiro, Jacopo Cascioli, Sam Rezek, Matt McKegg, Beth Martyn, Lucas Augusto, Caitlin Olsen, NoticeMK, Evan Satinsky, RaptorCat, CoryC, Rafael Martinez Salas, Walther, Jigglypuffer, leftaroundabout ., Jens Schäfer, Mikely Whiplash, room34, Austin Amberg, Doug Lantz, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Kayla Sparks, Max Glass, Francisco Rodrigues, Elizabeth, Michael Tsuk, Aditya Baradwaj, Matt Ivaliotes, Yuval Filmus, ThoraSTooth, Robert McIntosh, Brandon Legawiec, Brx, Jim Hayes, Evgeni Kunev, Hikaru Katayamma, Juan Madrigal, Alon Kellner, Özgür Kesim, Rob Hardy, Scott Albertine, Mark Henning, Patrick Chieppe, Eric Stark, David Haughn, Gordon Dell, Dave Hooper, Byron DeLaBarre, Matty Crocker, anemamata, Brian Miller, Lee-orr Orbach, Eric Plume, Kevin Pierce, Jon Hancock, רועי סיני, John Carter, Caleb Meyer, Conor Stuart Roe, Jason Peterson, Peggy Youell, Dragix PL, EJ Hambleton, Jos Mulder, Daryl Banttari, J.T. Vandenbree, Gary Evesson, Kottolett, Brian Stephens, Dylan Vidas, David Taylor, Cereus, Carlos Silva, John Castle, Wayne Robinson, Gabriel Totusek, SecretKittehs, Mnemosyne Music, AkselA, Philip Miller, Sam Plotkin, Sean Thompson, David MacDonald, Jeremiah Coleman, Nellie Speirs Baron, Charles R., Josh, Brian Davis, Eric Daugherty, The Gig Farmer, Sam, Hunter Embry, DialMForManning, Wayne Weil, Michael Wehling, darkmage, Jeff Bair, Thomas Morgan, Ludwick Kennedy, James, David Peterson, Bryan C. Mills, Ridley Kemp, Mark James, Bean, Paul, Jeremy Ryan Pierce, Milan Brezovsky, Edmund Horner, Daria Gibbons, TJ FUNCTION, and NinoDoko! Your support helps make 12tone even better! Also, thanks to Jareth Arnold and Sofia Sangiorgio for proofreading the script to make sure this all makes sense hopefully!