4 Chord Songs Pdf

[Vennie Fireman]

Haveyou ever tried writing a song with just one chord? This is an assignment I give occasionally in songwriting workshops and the results, particularly given how limited the idea can seem at first, are often really good.

Lacking harmonic variety, successful one-chord songs seem to put a strong emphasis on the groove of the song, the notes and rhythm of the melody, the lyric, and the performance. And they can benefit from that emphasis.

Thank you Hal for your response. Now that I presented the Devil's Tuning Method (Retuning from GDg to ADf#) I want to post a few videos demonstrating what to do now that you can find the chords you need.

Not to blow my own horn, but what the Hell, I feel this method offers a very solid approach to playing CBG if you want to strum chords and make arrangements that are simple but at the same time sound good.

Thank you Kenny, I am a total idiot when it comes to music theory. (it also doesn't help that I have a tin ear and the rhythm of a three-legged duck on crack.) What you said makes some sense to me, as when I strum these chords on my six-string, the result is more familar, though I struggle with it ( didn't know about the capo). I, and others I'm sure, will eagerly await your video.

Keni Lee Burgess said:

First consider the key. I believe the original recorded key is D. Playing on a standard 6 string, a capo is placed at the 7th fret, so playing a G chord sounds a D chord. Key is very important to get that familiar recorded sound.

Additionally the chords are played in open position and not moving up in pictch across the fingerboard. Chord selection is not simply a matter of finding the correct notes. How they are stacked (inversions), placement on the fingerboard (pitch) and also relativity to the other chords you are using is essential to making it sound right. Chords progressions are usualy grouped closely together.

I found this site for some three chord songs: -to-play-20-easy- tchord-guitar-songhree-s/. But when I try to play them on my 3 string tuned GDg, they don't sound right. (Example: Blowin' In The Wind - It's just G (open) C (5th fret) D (7th fret) repeated over and over during the verse and then C D G for the chorus. But when I play it, it doesn't sound anythng like the song I know.)

Thanks for the feedback. Froggie Went A-Courtin' is on the site, and I thought about You Are My Sunshine but all the information I've seen online leads me to believe it's still under copyright. I could be wrong about that though, but my opinion is better safe than sorry.

I think I should've called the site "51 easy songs," or waited a bit more to put it up. All of the sudden life is getting in the way and it's getting harder to find time to work on it. :) Oh, well, I'll get there.

I doubt Dan is still looking for a list of simple 3 chord songs (since he started this discussion well over a year ago) but, since the thread is still active, there must be other people that are looking for something...

I'm putting together a ton of 3 chord songs all notated "I, IV, V" so all anyone has to do is know where to find those three chords on their instrument, and they can play what will eventually be over 100 songs. No learning all the major chords, or transposing to the right key, or anything. (Also no advanced technique, no "strumming" patterns, no melody line, no tabs. I know what I know, and I don't pretend to know what I don't.) Anyway the URL is

I started it for myself but someday I'm gonna start selling CBGs. (I already have someone who wants me to build one for her son's birthday present, and I've only made one so far.) Anyway I thought something like this could be a good resource for the absolute "I've never even seen a guitar before in my life" beginner to just learn three chord shapes and have hours of fun. And then when they're ready to move on they can search the Nation and elsewhere for more advanced stuff.

By learning to master your favourite songs on the guitar your love for music can only continue to grow. Best of all the next time a guitar comes out at a party or an event, you will be ready to impress your friends and family.

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I love a creative chord progression, and so I think looking for chords that sound fresh and not overly-used by others is a worthwhile pursuit. I balance that statement with the idea that I often put forward on this blog, however, that very few songs suffer because of a boring chord progression.

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