Heads will roll chords pdf#

This is the way Chuck Berry played it in Johnny B Goode though the last 4 chords are often V – VI – I – V (D – C – G – D). The fourth is the Blues Progression, I – I – I – I – IV – IV – I – I – V – V – I – I (G – G – G – G – C – C – G – G – D – D – G – G). It is, however, simply an extension of the basic I – IV – V – I progression that was used by nearly every composer for hundreds of years up to about 100 years ago. The piece, forgotten soon after it was written (around 1694), was rediscovered in the early 20th century and has influenced a number of songwriters. It was the chord progression used by Pachelbel for his Canon in D (not G as above). The third is the Canon, I – V – vi – iii – IV – I – IV – V (G – D – Em – Bm – C – G – C – D). Notably used recently by Justin Bieber for “Baby” (Justin was like baby baby baby oh… what a pity) and Sean Kingston for “Beautiful Girls,” though Kingston really just ripped Ben E. I call it this because it was hugely popular in the 50’s and 60’s and is still used today. The second is the 50’s Progression, I – vi – IV – V (G – Em – C – D). The Axis of Awesome did a great bit about this one in which they play 40 songs in a row that all have the same progression including, No Woman No Cry, Let It Be, I’m Yours, etc… and over the past few years, that list has become a lot longer! Number one is the Don’t Stop Believing Progression, I – V – vi – IV (G – D – Em – C). For those of you that don’t, I’ll give you the progressions in the key of G in parenthesis. These chord progressions are the musical archetypes.įor those of you that know music theory, I’m providing the roman numerals. If you’re a songwriter, knowing these progressions will help you avoid writing the same song multiple times or copying your heroes’ music.

Heads will roll chords pdf#

If you learn these progressions and are able to pick them out of a song by ear, you should be able to play (or at least understand) nearly any song! To make it a little easier to play in any key, I made this PDF that lists all the chords you’ll need in all keys! I’ll be putting more resources including scales for guitar and bass, arrangements, chord charts, etc. Some are classic and have been used hundreds of times sometimes in combination with each other or with slight alteration to make things a bit more interesting.

The following is a list of ten of the most used chord progressions in music today.