E-A-D GUITAR CHORD PROGRESSION SONG'S

THE E-A-D CHORD PROGRESSION IS ONE OF MOST OFTEN PLAYED
CHORD PROGRESSION'S IN ROCK.IF YOU CAN LEARN THESE THREE SIMPLE CHORDS;YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY HUNDREDS
OF WELL KNOWN POP/ROCK SONGS.HOW WELL YOU CAN PLAY THEM IS UP TO YOU. HERE'S A FEW TO GET YOU STARTED; STARTING WITH ONE OF MINE.
1."BABY PLEASE BELIEVE ME"-BOMP-130-1980
PETE HOLLY AND THE LOOK'S
MY FIRST MEMORABLE ROCK SONG,I WAS 17 WHEN I WROTE IT.

2."WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU" -SONY-1980
THE ROMANTICS
ALLMOST IDENTICAL TO MY SONG-- EXCEPT MINE IS A LITTLE MORE
LIKE SMOKEY ROBINSON'S "TEARS OF A CLOWN" AND THIERS IS MORE LIKE NEIL DIAMONDS "CHERRY CHERRY"

3."THE TEARS OF A CLOWN
SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE IMPERIALS-MOTOWN-1970

WHAT ALL THREE SONGS HAVE IN COMMON IS THEY ALL START IN THE KEY OF E;PROGESS TO A;LAND ON D.THEN THEY DESEND BACK THE OTHER WAY IN THE EXACT SAME ORDER AND STYLE. YET THEY ALL HAVE COMPLETLY DIFFERANT MELODY'S AND ARRANGMENTS IN THE VOCALS..ALL OF THE OTHER SONGS THAT START IN E AND END IN E AND ALSO USE THE SAME PROGRESSION PATTERN USING E-A-D IN THE SAME PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED WAY ARE MOSTLY DESENDANTS OF DIAMONDS "CHERRY,CHERRY" WHO HIMSELF HAS HAD OTHER HITS RE-USING THIS SIMPLE SEQUENCE OF CHORDS.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANY OTHER ARTIST OR SONG THAT USED
THE SMOKEY ROBINSON-"TEARS OF A CLOWN" VARIATION
OTHER THAN MYSELF AND THE LOOK'S on "BABY PLEASE BELIEVE ME".
This makes sense because besides Buddy Holly;Smokey Robinson and the Miricles were probably the biggest influence on the "The Beatle's" and "The
Beatles" were by far the biggest influence on both "Pete Holly and the Look's"
and also "Pete Holly";that is,my four solo CD's.
The most puzzling thing is that even though "The Beatle's" mentioned
Smokey and the Miracles many times as a big influence,even covering and releasing one of thier songs-"You've Really Got A Hold On Me".The fact
never seemed to really sink into the fans of The Beatles minds.In fact most
people,whatever age they may be, aren't aware that Smokey was one of thier biggest influences.

NEXT LESSON:E-A-D SONGS IN THE KEY OF A !

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COMPLATION LP-WITH "PETE HOLLY" SELL'S FOR $25.00

I NOTICED THAT SOMEONE ON E-BAY SOLD A USED COPY OF THE 2-L.P. RECORD
COMPILATION-"EXPIERIMETS IN DESTINY" WHICH CONTAINED THE STUDIO VERSION OF "LOOK OUT BELOW" THAT MY BAND "PETE HOLLY AND THE LOOK'S" RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES DURING THE MAKING OF OUR 3-SONG SINGLE FOR BOMP.
TECHNICHALLY THIS WAS WAS THE VERY FIRST RECORD I EVER APPEARED ON.IT'S
RELEASE PRE-CEDED THAT OF BOTH "THE BATTLE OF THE GARAGES VOL. 1" AND
"PETE HOLLY AND THE LOOK'S"-BOMP-130-"7-"45-SINGLE.IT'S A REALLY GREAT
COMPILATON WITH "THE ROMANTICS","THE PLIMSOULS","THE SONIC'S"-A REALLY
LOT OF GREAT MUSIC.IT WAS LISTED IN THE FIRST EDITION OF TROUSER PRESS'S
BOOK ON "NEW WAVE" MUSIC AS ONE OF THE BETTER COMPILATIONS OF THAT
PERIOD AND TRULY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TIME.BUT IT ALSO STILL HOLDS UP
WELL EVEN TODAY.IT'S VERY RARE.I'M NOT SURPRISED IT FETCHED $25.00 BUCKS.
IT'S WORTH IT AND IT'S SURE TO INCREASE IN VALUE AS THE YEARS GO BY.

The Business Songwriter-No Myth!

REALLY WE ARE ALL BUSINESS SONGWRITERS;BUT SOME SONGWRITERS HAVE A
INCREDIBLY LARGE BUSINESS APPROACH TO THIER CRAFT.THERE'S LITTLE ROOM
FOR ARTISTIC PURPOSE.I'M GOING TO TO TRY AND MAKE THIS BRIEF AND AS
PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION NAMES BECAUSE MY POINT IS NOT TO HURT OR EMBARASS BUT JUST TO TELL THE THE TRUTH.
HERE'S A LITLLE OF WHAT I KNOW ABOUT SONGWRITING AND IT'S CRAFT.
1-3-MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK HIT SONGS ARE EASY TO WRITE,ONLY TAKE A FEW
MINUTES,OR THAT ANY MUSICIAN CAN WRITE GREAT SONGS.THEY KNOW GREAT
SONGWRITERS ARE RARE AND THEY PUT AN EXTRODINARY VALUE ON THIER TALENT.

2.BRITNEY SPEARS HAS SOLD OVER 31 MILLION RECORDS IN THE U.S. ALONE.THAT'S
THE MOST OF ANYONE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS AND THE MOST OF ANYONE 25 YEARS
OLD OR YOUNGER,EVER.OBVIOUSLY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE NOT ONLY CONVINCED THAT BRITNEY SPEARS CAN SING;BUT THEY ARE SURE THAT SHE IS DAMN GOOD AT IT AND SHE CAN DANCE HER ASS OFF AT THE SAME TIME.IF THAT
ISN'T TALENT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.

4.-POP/ROCK MUSIC FANS LOVE THE LYRICS TO THIER FAVORITE SONGS AND TREASURE THEM DEEPLY.THEY ARE THE SOUNDTRACK AND THE DIALOUGE TO THIER LIVES.PLAY A POPULAR SONG AND IT WILL TRIGGER A MILLION SPECIAL
MEMORIES IN A MILLION SPECIAL FANS.EACH ONE AS UNIQUE AS A SNOWFLAKE.

11.-IT'S O.K. FOR BOB DYLAN TO HATE EVERYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

5,6,7,8,9,10-NO RETORT-ABSURD MYTHS NO-ONE BELIEVES.

14-AND FINALLY-THIS IS THE DIGITAL AGE.EVEN A LOW PRICED CD PLAYER HAS INCREDIBLE SOUND QUALITY.

ALL THESE ARE RETORTS TO WHAT A VERY SUCCESSFUL SONGWRITER CALLED
"14 MYTHS OF SONGWRITING{OR SONGWRITERS}"-THERE'S ONLY ONE PROBLEM.NONE OF THE SO CALLED MYTHS THAT THE WRITER MENTIONED IS A MYTH THAT ANY SIZABLE
PORTION OF THE CD BUYING PUBLIC BELIEVES OR OF WORKING SONGWRITERS.
IT USED TO BE THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND BUT TODAY'S AUDIENCE AND SONGWRTERS HAVE THE INTERNET AND THAT HAS
MADE THEM A MUCH SMARTER.THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME
WHEN THE PEOPLE HAS HAD SO MUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEM NOT
ONLY ON THE MUSIC BUSINESS BUT ABOUT EVERY BUSINESS.THERFORE VERY
FEW MYTHS STILL EXIST IN ANY BUSINESS.THE PUBLIC AND SONGWRITERS WILL NEVER KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS BUT THEY SURE AS HELL BOTH KNOW A
VERY GREAT DEAL MORE THAN THEY USED TOO-P.HOLLY-2006-DEC. 1-