Is this true? “All you need to write country music is three chords and the truth.”
A joke… “What’s the difference between a rock guitarist and a jazz guitarist? A rock guitarist plays three chords to a million people
and a jazz guitarist plays a million chords to three people!”
Group Projects
Chorus students are about to begin group projects based around “Four Chord Songs.” As you prepare this project, here are the resources your group might need to be successful.
- Axis of Awesome’s “4 chord song” (YouTube video)
- This video sums up the concept of 4 chord songs very nicely, and your group song must be chosen from the songs performed here
- List of songs from the Axis of Awesome video (simple list)
- Guitar tutorials by all4chordz (YouTube channel)
- “Where you can learn to play your favorite songs on guitar with only 4 chords and have fun while you’re doing it. If you’re just beginning, pick up how to play a lot of tunes here!”
- Piano tutorial on the “4 chord song” (YouTube video)
- Performance Rubric
- This is the rubric Mr. D will use to grade your final performances
To read more about simple chord progressions and their use in popular music, I suggest this article.
