Cool Ways to Use Basic Chords
The most basic chords in music are the I, IV, and V. With these harmonies alone, you can write great songs. But there are other ways to amplify their impact. Here, we look at three examples of how to do this.
BOOKMARKS
0:00 Welcome
0:09 Jumping into tonight's topic
3:22 If we skip some of those chords... Just focus on I-IV-V
4:33 The color wheel is analogous to the circle of fifths
5:22 The 12-Bar Blues (Hound Dog)
9:58 You probably need more variety in your diet
11:35 Hey Jude (I-IV-V in the verse, then the chorus brings variety)
14:17 Across the Universe (variety in the verse, back to I-IV-V in the chorus)
19:00 Let's look at it on the ChordMap
20:58 Second part of the chorus
24:35 ChordMap
25:31 C: Radiohead
25:48 C: D-G-A, Abba's "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
26:43 C: Campfire music
28:13 C: They Might Be Giant's "New York City", I-vi-IV-V
29:16 Q: Songs that can draw a tear?
32:45 Summary
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