One-chord songs

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Post by Judas Jetski » Mon May 28, 2007 5:57 am

Johnny B wrote: I'm reasonably sure "Sister Ray" is two chords.
Yeah it's all about the I and IV, right? I can't find my recording of the song but when I get out the guitar and play it myself that's what it sounds like.
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Post by hiddendriveways » Mon May 28, 2007 6:34 am

"Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" LCD Soundsystem
"Yeah" LCD Soundsystem

Come to think of it, the brunt of LCD's catalog are one chord songs. I saw them live two weeks ago and it was fucking amazing.

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Post by MoreSpaceEcho » Tue May 29, 2007 11:44 am

5 pages and no one's mentioned ''halleluwah'' yet?

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Post by Babaluma » Tue May 29, 2007 2:56 pm

madonna - justify my love (1 note bass line, although the strings change chords)

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Post by MoreSpaceEcho » Wed May 30, 2007 8:36 am

bad to the bone?

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Post by lg » Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:24 pm

'mannish boy' pretty much covers that territory, no?

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Post by Vogon » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:34 pm

Salvation, Cranberrys.

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Post by generichumanperson » Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:48 am

the beastie boys, 'somethings got to give?" I don't think the bassline changes at all. Maybe kaki king's 'frame', I heard they recorded that by having several guitars tuned differently and just randomly strumming the open strings. It's hard to think of any songs that don't change chords.

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Post by Vogon » Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:27 am

"Salvation" is an Am stummed pretty much in 8's all the way through.

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Post by lyle76 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:11 am

"x french t-shirt" by Shudder to think?

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Post by drumzealot » Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:32 pm

The Descendants: Parents

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Post by rushofblood » Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:05 pm

Imperial Teen - Ivanka

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