Four chords, 36 songs

brightonalex · Post by **brightonalex** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:45 am

http://www.b3ta.com/links/Four_Chords_36_Songs

Grappadura · Post by **Grappadura** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:03 am

nice. Whats the chord progression?

lerky · Post by **lerky** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:13 am

c g a f or 1-5-6-4 i think

Grappadura · Post by **Grappadura** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:17 am

vicz · Post by **vicz** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:26 am

Status Quo manage with three...

xrayfish · Post by **xrayfish** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:37 am

They missed out 'Another Girl Another Planet' by the Only Ones...

fishmonkey · Post by **fishmonkey** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:12 am

lerky wrote:c g a f or 1-5-6-4 i think

close...

1-5-6m-4 i reckon...

e.g C G Am F

kristoffer1989 · Post by **kristoffer1989** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:07 pm

fishmonkey wrote:
lerky wrote:c g a f or 1-5-6-4 i think
close...

1-5-6m-4 i reckon...

e.g C G Am F

If you're playing in C major there is no chord called A. The 6th step is Am so no need to write 6m. There is no C# in C major.

So if your playing an A you're probobly on your way into some other key like D f.x. /A is the dominant for D.

fishmonkey · Post by **fishmonkey** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:12 pm

ya, let's be pedantic together...

but just because you are playing in C major doesn't mean you can't play an A, does it?

i don't remember all this stuff, so what is the technically correct way of notating C-G-A-F? do you have to assume it's not in C major because of the A major chord?

kristoffer1989 · Post by **kristoffer1989** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:09 pm

fishmonkey wrote:ya, let's be pedantic together...

but just because you are playing in C major doesn't mean you can't play an A, does it?

i don't remember all this stuff, so what is the technically correct way of notating C-G-A-F? do you have to assume it's not in C major because of the A major chord?

Of course you can play an A that's the cool hing about music. You don't have to follow rules like a slave=)

I am not shure about the correct steppnotating maybe 6#3 or something. It will not be in c masjor. But it is not shure it will be in anything. So maybe one of the modes or maybe just c major with an exeption on the third chord in the sequence:)

fishmonkey · Post by **fishmonkey** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:16 pm

mmm, i really thought you might know the answer to that... oh well...

darkenedsoul · Post by **darkenedsoul** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:38 pm

It'd be:

C (major)
D (minor)
E (minor)
F (major)
G (major)
A (minor)
B (dim)

Here's a link which explains things a little: http://www.accessrock.com/Songwriting/c ... ession.asp

gurumonkey · Post by **gurumonkey** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:10 pm

actually, even though you are in a key you can certainly play any chord you wish. the 6m would be correct, or "vi" would be even more correct, as chords related to scales are traditionally represented by roman numerals. using a chord that doesn't naturally fit in the key signature would be referred to as using an altered chord, or sometimes a borrowed chord. It doesn't necessarily mean that the song isn't in the original key, especially if only one chord is altered. whenever you notate in numbers or roman numerals you should always keep the quality of the chord associate with it, even if it's naturally suggested by the key.

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:06 pm

blah blah blah pedantic semantics aside, common sense tells us it's an Am. there's nothing tricky about it.

chapelier fou · Post by **chapelier fou** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:11 pm

blah blah blah

That's what I was going to say