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Hi all - hope everybody is doing well during this crisis...musicians have an unfair advantage when it comes to keeping themselves engaged inside the house...good for us !!!

I've been slowly learning my favorite 3 songs from all my favorite groups. I'm a big pop music and rock fan. I've just learned a couple of America songs, and am surprised and amazed at how much mileage they can get out of 2 chords. Yes, I know there are a few 1-chord songs, and a LOT of 3 and 4 chords songs, but I had not come across many 2-chord songs. Now when I say songs built on 2 chords, I separate the verse and chorus, so the majority of the whole song might have 4 chords in all.

I know we have quite a few songwriters on this forum - so this may be less of a 'revelation' to you. But perhaps you have noticed other song forumulas or patterns that struck you as "wow...look what they created off this idea". Share those too : )

So here are my favorite America songs that have 2-chord verses or 2-chord choruses.

1.) Horse with No Name - still love this one, even though it's overplayed. This one actually uses 2 chords for the WHOLE song - Em - F#m7 add 11

2.) Ventura Highway verse and chorus G6-->Dmaj7
Bridge Em --> F#m

3.) Amber Cascades verse Amaj7 -->Dmaj7
Bridge F --> G
4.) Tin Man chorus - Gmaj7 - Cmaj7

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My favorite two chord song is Feeling Alright by Joe Crocker:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoAO0851FwA


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Good call MarioD. How about "Season of the Witch" by Donovan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU35oCHGhJ0

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Good picks - it seems in a 2 chord song percussion and groove is pretty important - I'm reminded by Joe Cocker's song of Santanna's Evil Ways and Oye Como Va.

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Evil Ways by Santana - endless two chords, then a final third chord.


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Good call MarioD. How about "Season of the Witch" by Donovan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU35oCHGhJ0



A7 - D7 dominate chords that never fully resolve and just keep us in suspense. Great two chord vamp.


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Then there's this great cover from the Super Session album. This track features Al Kooper and Steve Stills on "wah-wah" guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnIFxKTxP5s

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Here is a video I did of Jambalaya



Chain of Fools.. One chord



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Nice videos Joanne !!!

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Nice videos Joanne !!!


Thank you kind sir. There are hundreds more like it on my Youtube channel and new videos released every day.


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The band called The War on Drugs specializes in gauzy 2 chord songs.

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ok - gonna check them out Rockstar

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