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Marcus797 · Post by **Marcus797** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:06 am

are there any original chord progressions left?

dover666 · Post by **dover666** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:13 am

i couldn't stand listening to the whole thing...

but thats a bit of truth you can pick your teeth with....

i wonder, who owns rights to that chord progression?

gambaytheunspoken · Post by **gambaytheunspoken** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:33 am

To answer your question, no one. Chord progressions cannot be copyrighted, only melodies can.

Ciao!

dover666 · Post by **dover666** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:36 am

yeah i was sort of joking, but no doubt.. got to get this whole "playing music right" thing down... enough with weird music..... now i know the secret, if 36 songs can successfully use that same bit... f**k it, so can i.

Hewitt Huntwork · Post by **Hewitt Huntwork** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:09 am

dover666 wrote:yeah i was sort of joking

I knew you were joking.

rockstar_not · Post by **rockstar_not** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:13 am

Even though I used to really dig Coldplay, their tired chord progression that shows it's face nearly on half their tunes caused me to make a spoof song using it.

It's here: rockstarnot - Coldplay Chordal Confessional

-Scott

Mike777 · Post by **Mike777** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:58 am

I | V | vi | IV progression must be in 80 percent of pop music. It's driving me nuts because I hear it all the time. In fact when I write music, I purposely make an effort to avoid it. Not that I don't like it, but because I hear it so often.

sam i am · Post by **sam i am** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:42 pm

Ah, it's not the chords, it's the way you use them, altho I agree this one has been overused so much It's hard to make it good.

Another one is VI IV I V eg, Am F G C, in fact I think the video switched to It half way though :/

Chillis - Under The Bridge is definately major and the Offspring - Self Esteem is definately a minor progression.

dark_virus · Post by **dark_virus** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:42 am

Interesting. It's really easy to come with a top 10!

SparkySpark · Post by **SparkySpark** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:57 pm

Marcus797 wrote:

are there any original chord progressions left?

As one of the other posters said - it's not the chord progresion that makes the song. But man - this link was enlightening!

I must admit that I nowadays find it a bit amusing listening to Bach, as most of his music is based on the circle of quints (just like every song on Alpavilles classic - but not "classical" (see other thread) - album).

/SparkySpark

Duckster · Post by **Duckster** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:10 pm

That was a bit ''disturbing'' to watch. Someone please create some odd alienic chords that pop music can use too!

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:26 pm

I remember when I was about, 14 or 16, I found some little tiny pamphlet with chord progression formulas - I was a drummer and just not that swift on the uptake - and I recall the eureka or OMG moment, THIS is why all this music sounds the same to me! Here I was trying to make something up! Well... here I am STILL...

36 songs? Try 36 zillion.

4 chords 36 songs