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.
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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