Four Chord Song

A 2009 song by the comedy group the axis of awesome called four chords demonstrated the ubiquity of the progression in popular music for comic effect.

Four chord song. It was written in e major thus using the chords e major b major c minor and a major and was subsequently published on youtube. The chords are the i iv v and vi chords in any key. E b c m a this is a brilliant composition by axis of awesome i thought i d tab this version it has more songs and its also more challenging than the cd version. Here is the list of all the guitar chords in every key.

Australian comedy group axis of awesome perform a sketch from the 2009 melbourne international comedy festival. Recommend capo fret 2 w capo. D a nobody wants to see us together bm g but it don t matter no cause i got d a oh country roads take me home bm g to the place where i belong d i m your biggest fan a bm i ll follow you until you love me g papa paparazzi d a oh i can t live bm g with or without you d a pictures of you pictures of me bm g hung upon your wall for the world. However adding the d minor into the end of the words let it be really makes the song all the better.

They all use the same 4 chords. Interestingly you will find this song listed in four chord song lists especially because the main verse follows the axis of awesome chord progression. Well it s pretty simple. Ever wonder why all those pop songs sound kinda the same.

This is a list of recorded songs containing multiple repeated uses of the i v vi iv progression containing the i v vi and iv chords consecutively. You won t be able to play all of each song with them in most cases but you should be. The list does not include songs containing the progression for only brief sections of the songs nor does it include remade recordings of songs by other artists. In any key you can make chord progressions using the i iv v vi chords.

4 chord song progressions. There is a tricky change in chord structure after save tonight. For example the i iv v vi chords in the key of c major are. We re going to do everything in the key of e which means you ll be needing the chords of e b c mi and a.

D a my life is brilliant my love is pure. This is a good example of how some songs can be played simply yet are enhanced as we. So amazing in fact that many artists have made their fortunes with songs using chord progressions with different combinations of just 4 easy guitar chords see the huge list at bottom of article there s even an australian comedy group called axis of awesome that uses these 4 chord progressions to play. Footage courtesy of network ten australia.