Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Woodie Guthrie: "If you use more than two chords in a song, you're showing off."Anybody think of a bunch of tunes in this modest vein?Spike Driver Blues... Cold Rain and Snow... Eleanor Rigby... Iko Iko... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Fire on the Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 "So What" by Miles Davis (Em7/11 and Dm7/11, according to this transcription).Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Love is (What I got) - SublimeIstanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might be Giants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatpatguy Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 just about the entire late 60s and 70s James Brown catalogue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Wheat KingsQuinn the EskimoActually i think these are three chorders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 lots and lots and lots of early neil young. wasn't a very talented player (acoustically) in the 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Unbroken Chain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 chain of fools....A min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonyak Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Wharf Rat..I think its just a and d..could be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 no Wharf Rat has a lot more going on than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) volunteers by jefferson airplane is F and Ggreatest hits by sublime is just a few chords, 3 or 4 i think tops, and garden grove is just F and G as well Edited November 23, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 BradM, Miles Davis' "So What" shifts up a half step ... Fm7/11 Ebm7/11 .. so it's not really a two chord song. It's actually a pretty fun song to improvise over. At Jazz school this is one of the first examples of 'modal' songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelter Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Piece of Crap - Neil Youngthat's all i can think of at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Feeling Alright - Traffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 When Love Came To Town - U2 with BB KingI Don't Know Why I Love You - House Of Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 I'm betting that most of his early songs are two chord based. Here's a couple:" Bo Diddley " - Bo Diddley" Who Do You Love " - Bo DiddleyI think if you think this song through by playing regular chords, only A and D. If you bluies it up, it's 3 chords:" Mannish Boy " - Muddy Waters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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