3 Chord Songs (Radio1)

[DoubleYellow]

About a month ago, radio 1 or possibly Radio 2 were running a sound clip with lots of snippets of songs only using the same 3 chords.

Anyone got a link to were I can get hold of this. Only breifly heard it in the car but wouldn't mind another listen if it has been released onto the interweb.

Thanks...

[elster]

4 chords

and I'm onto it like a fat kid over a smartie.

[elster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHBVnMf2t7w#

Axis of Awesome.

[MitchT]

DoubleYellow said:

About a month ago, radio 1 or possibly Radio 2 were running a sound clip with lots of snippets of songs only using the same 3 chords.

Must have been R2. Three chords is two more than R1 can handle.

[Ordinary Bloke]

Oh, that's good, so easy! I'm just off to get my guitar and become famous...

[DoubleYellow]

Nice find. Thanks.

[elster]

MitchT said:

DoubleYellow said:

About a month ago, radio 1 or possibly Radio 2 were running a sound clip with lots of snippets of songs only using the same 3 chords.

Must have been R2. Three chords is two more than R1 can handle.

You have to wait a year for the same music to be played on R2 as it was on R1.

[crofty1984]

3 spring to mind
All along the watchtower
Leaving on a jet plane
You can't always get what you want (Basically 2 chords with the occaisional renegade D thrown in)

[shirt]

pretty much everything by the ramones i'd have thought

didn't someone release a single with a tab on the artwork. said something like 'this is an 'a' chord, now go start a band'?

[Alfanatic]

Three chord trick - isn't that a cornerstone of rock? Must be thousands of examples available.

I assume many of you are familiar with this joke but I'll take this opportunity to tell it anway:

q) What's the difference between a rock guitarist and a jazz guitarist?
a) A rock guitarist plays three chords to thousands of people..

[elster]

It was 4 chord, and listen to the video posted and you will understand what he was on about.

[smiller]

"Black Sabbath"

Riff and verse consists of 2 notes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akt3awj_Ah8

Soooo effective

[homicide]

elster said:

4 chords

and I'm onto it like a fat kid over a smartie.

"Like a fat kid over a smartie" Legend

[shirt]

so what are your thoughts on the greatest 2 chord trick?

as a complete song, not a guitar piece, i vote smokey robinson's 'tracks of my tears' G,C & D

[Ordinary Bloke]

shirt said:

so what are your thoughts on the greatest 2 chord trick?

as a complete song, not a guitar piece, i vote smokey robinson's 'tracks of my tears' G,C & D

My vote on the worst chord mathematics trick goes to... shirt!

[smiller]

Ordinary Bloke said:

shirt said:

so what are your thoughts on the greatest 2 chord trick?

as a complete song, not a guitar piece, i vote smokey robinson's 'tracks of my tears' G,C & D

My vote on the worst chord mathematics trick goes to... shirt!

+367

Hang on......

+1

Sorry. Shirtsyndrome there.

[shirt]

sausage fingers from me, i meant 3!