I think this song is great. The multiple keyboards, saxes and percussion are all masterful. Presumably it's a 1-chord wonder which I am a tad skeptical about.
"Cannonball" was written and sung by keyboardist Rick Davies entirely in the chord of G minor. Davies stated in an interview "I did it simply to see if it could be done".
Can someone confirm if this is truly a 1 chord song?
Cannonball
At first listen, while I'm typing this, it doesn't sound like a one-chord song to me.
I've played a few one-chord pop songs in my years, and I find them challenging to improvise an interesting solo to.
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At first listen, while I'm typing this, it doesn't sound like a one-chord song to me.
Same - it also doesn't sound a one-chord song to me.
I remember covering “Electric Avenue”, by Eddy Grant, for a regular customer.
It's basically G for the duration of the song. I left room for a solo, as I am the solo hog, and never did one I was happy with. One chord and a repetitive rhythm was just to confining (boring) for me.
We ended up eventually dropping the song, as that customer was a long time ago, the song got old, and it never got a very good reception.
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According to this sheet music it is not a one chord song:
Thanks for these links. Since I don't read sheet music it never occurred to me to search for sheet music.
So we all agree that it is not a 1-chord song.
I wonder how Wiki got it wrong, this may be the 1st time I've seen Wiki mess-up.
Wiki Link
Ya, One Note Samba actual is more than one note!
