There was recently some local artist who decided to produce a pop song in the span of eight hours using just common chords found in everyday pop songs, and managed to generate interest from record producers. I think the guy even admitted it was a social experiment and proves that pop music is canned.
There was recently some local artist who decided to produce a pop song in the span of eight hours using just common chords found in everyday pop songs, and managed to generate interest from record producers. I think the guy even admitted it was a social experiment and proves that pop music is canned.
Our lives were changed forever when we first heard the great comedy rock band Axis of Awesome's "Four Chord Song," which humorously proved that every popular song from John Denver to Lady GaGa uses the same four chords.
Many songs are based on a chord progression of I - IV -V (root notes in the scale). C-F-G is a common folk progression. E-A-B is common in blues. In the songs in the video the progression is I - V - vi - IV
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in a given key, chords are denoted by the relationship to the tonic. for instance, in "don't stop believing", E is the tonic (the one, or "I" in roman numerals), B is the fifth note of the E major scale (the "V"), C# is the sixth note of the scale (and the chord is minor, so it's "vi" in lower-case­, and A is the fourth note of the scale (the "IV"). so, E, B, C#m, A = I, V, vi, IV this chord progression is generally referred to as "one, five, three, four". you can switch the key, and just use the I, V, vi and IV in that key, as in "forever young", which is in C major: C, G, Am, F = I, V, vi, IV "with or without you" is in D major (you left out the G, btw): D, A, Bm, G = I, V, vi, IV the chorus to "paparazzi" is in Ab major (they weren't talking about the verse): Ab, Eb, Fm, Db = I, V, vi, IV so yes. totally true. there's your music lesson for the day.
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The young singer told Jay Leno last night that she’ll be donating proceeds to Japan and her school.
If true I give her huge props! And take back all the mean things I said....kinda.
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Our lives were changed forever when we first heard the great comedy rock band Axis of Awesome's "Four Chord Song," which humorously proved that every popular song from John Denver to Lady GaGa uses the same four chords.
Many songs are based on a chord progression of I - IV -V (root notes in the scale). C-F-G is a common folk progression. E-A-B is common in blues. In the songs in the video the progression is I - V - vi - IV
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in a given key, chords are denoted by the relationsh#ip to the tonic. for instance, in "don't stop believing"#, E is the tonic (the one, or "I" in roman numerals), B is the fifth note of the E major scale (the "V"), C# is the sixth note of the scale (and the chord is minor, so it's "vi" in lower-case#), and A is the fourth note of the scale (the "IV"). so, E, B, C#m, A = I, V, vi, IV this chord progressio#n is generally referred to as "one, five, three, four". you can switch the key, and just use the I, V, vi and IV in that key, as in "forever young", which is in C major: C, G, Am, F = I, V, vi, IV "with or without you" is in D major (you left out the G, btw): D, A, Bm, G = I, V, vi, IV the chorus to "paparazzi#" is in Ab major (they weren't talking about the verse): Ab, Eb, Fm, Db = I, V, vi, IV so yes. totally true. there's your music lesson for the day.
This is actually really helpful to any amateur musician who wants to sound better than they actually are or maybe make up songs to sing to girls over Facebook.
I'm totally looping some E, B, C#m, A right now to a cheesy 80s guitar solo.
So I just happened to be checking out the Amp Radio playlist, and apparently about half an hour ago, they actually played this song on the radio, someone please tell me it was a joke.
Maybe it's a stupid question, but Im curious, how does she make 14 grand from youtube hits?? She's using youtube as a platform to promote herself. Who pays her and where does the money come from?
Maybe it's a stupid question, but Im curious, how does she make 14 grand from youtube hits?? She's using youtube as a platform to promote herself. Who pays her and where does the money come from?
Ark released her song on the iTunes store. It's currently charting at #35 in the Canadian iTunes store and I read that it's in the top 20 in the US.
I have to admit, she actually seems like a really nice kid. Even said that she planned to donate all her youtube proceeds to Japan and to her school.
wish the best on her short lived career hope she takes advantage of everything while it's here, not to keen on the lip syncing to her song on the tonight show that was kinda lame. The point of being a performer is to perform your art not lip sync to a perfect recording
, and A is the fourth note of the scale (the "IV").
