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Three chords, many songs
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Many songs need only three chords: I, IV and V.
In C major those are C, F and G. “La Bamba”, “Twist and Shout” and “Happy Birthday” need nothing else.
I, IV and V in C major.
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Which three chords carry all those songs?
I is home. IV and V take the music away.
A song starts on I, travels through IV and V, and comes back. Your ear hears I as the place to rest.
Home, away, home.
Play the three in order. The last one sounds like arriving.
The first chord is I, home. Did it end at home, or away on IV or V?
The same three chords exist in every key.
In G major, I, IV and V are G, C and D. That is why a three-chord song moves easily to any key.
In C major, which chords are I, IV and V?
Three chords carry many songs.
What you learned
- I, IV and V are the three major chords of a major key.
- I sounds like home; IV and V take the music away.
- In C major they are C, F and G; in G major, G, C and D.
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