Learn These 4 CHORDS to Play HUNDREDS of Songs! || Riff Theory

Welcome back to RIFF THEORY! Did you know that you only need to know 4 CHORDS to play HUNDREDS of your favorite pop songs?! I'm showing you this classic chord progression, also known as the axis of 4 awesome chords. Check it out!
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[@MattH1874]

Yo, Marty... U dropped this 👑

[@johnrobinson7036]

Marty, these concise, well thought out lessons are pure gold. Thanks.

[@joshnorko5586]

I dig it. The major, minor, minor. Major, major, minor is everywhere

[@NewLifeWithGuitar]

I only started learning guitar about 9 weeks ago & I'm documenting my entire learning journey on here. Meanwhile, here's Marty taking 15 minutes to teach me all I need to know to impress the average unmusical Joe.

[@Nonameneeded1825]

Always fun bro thanx

[@Tracer9GTRider8]

The Let It Be interlude you opened with - my instructor has me learning that finger-picking with double stops, and it's very challenging for me for where I'm at currently in my guitar journey. When I chose that song I was hoping he would be teaching it to me the way you played it. 😩

[@Wysewolf]

I have a pattern for this that sounds really good on acoustic. I will try to describe it in writing. I hope it will be of some use. Lol If you play the F, C, and G all using the "open C shape" fingering, then the F and C follow the same double stop pattern of starting with the root and walking it down the frets. 3, 2, 0, and after the initial hit you can double stop the 2,0 part with the open note of the string below. Then just close the pattern with G, F5 (F powerchord) to C. The cool thing about this is that by using this pattern you use your middle and ring for the whole passage except for the F5 which will require your pointer to move just once, and then it will move back once you change back to C. You can actually use the open F for the closing too but I think the F5 sounds better than going back to open F because it keeps the double stop sound and it keeps the bass note going down until it picks up to the last chord/first chord of the next pattern.)

[@Wysewolf]

My apologies if this makes no sense. Upon reading it back I realized why we invented true music notation. 😂

[@Tracer9GTRider8]

@@Wysewolf 😂 it's ok, and at my level it is kind of difficult to understand that - but that's not your fault. The way my instructor is teaching it to me wouldn't be that difficult to a slightly more advanced player but for me it's challenging because it requires pinching two strings with my right hand (and those strings change) and movement of my fretting hand and fingers. I can do it very slowly but I haven't progressed. I told him I was actually getting to the point that I don't like trying to play the song, other than the strumming, because it's a little beyond my grasp.

[@Wysewolf]

@Tracer9GTRider8 Keep at it. Despite what some will have you believe, none of us came out of the womb shredding. Lmao 😊 I've been playing a long time, but it never ceases to amaze me how you can go from not knowing a song at all one day, and after some practice it becomes second nature and you wonder how it was ever a problem. Lol You start to learn a lot faster once you put in the work up front to get your first set under your hands. And if it becomes too boring to practice a song, I always say go work on a new one or just noddle for a bit, then come back stronger/refreshed later. I plan to play my whole life, so I'm in no rush. Lol Good luck to you and have fun! 😊

[@Tracer9GTRider8]

@@Wysewolf I am in agreement with you, and I have no intention of giving up...but it's challenging! He has me playing the intro with block chords so I'm picking three strings with my middle index and pinky and then a bass note with my thumb. Then to strumming for the verse and chorus, then the double stops for the interlude before the guitar solo, and then back to strumming for the solo 😅 I do work on other stuff and come back to it but the point I'm trying to make to my instructor is I don't want this one song to be the focus of every lesson 😅

[@jcburger733]

Hey Marty, thank you for the latest Riff Theory segment. Loved it!!

[@sirtogii5216]

At the beginning of my guitar journey and only working on technique and how to play the songs and solos I love. However, videos like this are AMAZING to get a little cheat code into what actually goes on underneath. Love your riff theory stuff!

[@brandon1987]

I would love to hear more about Norway. I have always wanted to visit. I know you can find stuff on google but I would love to hear about Norway culture and history and about what to do and what not to do whenever I can visit your country

[@christaylor4206]

Thanks Marty. Excellent lesson!

[@mannymanuel07]

I just have finished a harmony’s basic course and I am able to understand your tutorial. Let me tell you Marty you are awesome. I ❤it. Thanks.😊

[@RyanPickel]

Thanks Marty! I'm glad to have such a great resource available. 🎉🎉🎉

[@bertus1110]

god bless you marty you doing good things

[@ripstar3144]

appriciate you marty thanks for teaching us music you doing gods work best wishes from Belgium

[@DavidTucker-x5y]

I wish Marty would use tab

[@RambIinRose]

Thanks Marty!

[@astara3770]

So helpful!

[@chiptaker1099]

I’m so confused with all this theory…but I’m loving it!! 😅

[@GGGuitarGamingyeah]

Love

[@jafo1970]

As always, the source of good notes!

[@matthewmaddocks1014]

Marty man I just wanted to let you know this isn't my account but man that you , you've taught me basically how to play guitar thanks to m friend showing me you're KZbin channel lol much thanks man

[@tomrunge5232]

Helped me a lot.Thank you :)

[@garrettmancuso4417]

Right before you said you felt like you're in a kids show, I was feeling like a kid watching The Elephant Show 30 years ago.

[@gavinshepherd2168]

can you please do a santa monica by everclear guitar lesson+tuitoral

[@paullawson8610]

Hallelujah Marty the minor fall the major lift😉

[@The_Glizzy_God]

hey Marty, what guitar is that?

[@townheadbluesboy]

Super Helpful - could you explain a bit more about how to think about and make the like runs/solos around this? Great video thanks😃

[@raph_the_guitarist7940]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the 7th chord is a diminished chord. Even if the seventh chord is diatonic to the key, when played it just sounds out of the scale...

[@ranhold1]

Hey Marty, can you give a break down of song construction from a guitarist standpoint please?

[@DavidMayeur]

Bravo pour les notes en français ! Thanks a bunch 👍

[@splashesin8]

😃Thanks Marty❣️

[@kevingiblin6925]

jeepers Marty your swell!

[@Gene_Cali]

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ "Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." Thank you Marty. 🎸😎 Cheers!

[@REYFERNZ]

Nice

[@angelangel-li9yd]

Marty big fan here please do tutorial for bottom of the bottle by smile empty soul.❤

[@jameslyons1661]

❤hi Marty awesome channel

[@thebeetle1656]

new riff theory!!

[@johnupdate]

Fun fact: the very first song I wrote when I was about 16 had these chords. But I discarded it because I thought: I can't use that, it's already there.😂🤦‍♂️

[@workingtoseethelight8244]

MArty PleAsE, take us on a ride on a "Big Jet Plane".... Thanks again blessings to us all.

[@rizalomar4377]

❤ thnks

[@Juderino]

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[@jaschapreston5269]

Thanks Marty for your excellent guitar tutorial keep it up. I hope you'll do a tutorial in a song "25 Minutes" by michael learns to rock soon.

[@artrogers3985]

Cool 😎

[@try2bcool]

Hope you don't get sued by the estate of Marvin Gaye! 🤣

[@GAMCONTENT]

I love your content Marty! Also I’m going to start to watch riff theory to learn these!

[@avengedstevenfoldA7X]

Proof that all pop songs sound the same

[@Corsocon]

Anything SRV or BB KING

[@ThomasMilner]

is that the 1, 3, 6, 2 chord progression?

[@nirudi1]

1 5 6 4 i think

[@darienmarcus100]

I thought it was 1,2,3,4

[@ThomasMilner]

@@darienmarcus100 That's for a Waltz 😁

[@michaellandreth1392]

Hey Marty as usual a great lesson. But was wondering why you didn't call it by it's name "The Nashville Number System" ? Also two points I think people miss when teaching this is. 1. How you can Transcribe and Transpose chords by knowing these things. 80-90% of 3 chord Pop songs is a 1,4,5. 4 Chord songs 1,5,6m,4 or 1,6m,4,5. % may be lower. Knowing this you can figure out a lot of songs (Thousands Not Hundreds). 2 Transposing If it's a 1,4,5 in one Key it's a 1,4,5 in all the other Maj Keys. Same with the 1,6m,4,5/1,5,6m4. Or the 1,6m,2,m,4... Also the person who taught me the NNS (Scott Grove Groovy Music Lessons) in his experience the 7 is about 90% a Maj chord. i.e.: Sweet Home Alabama D-C-G. A 1-7-4 in D.... Also if you look at a song and it's got more than 4 chords it may just be 2 or 3 of those 3/4 chord groups in different Key's. Thank you for posting this and all your lessons. You are helping so many learn guitar. Hope You don't mind a little constructive criticism.

[@raoulduke344]

Even the USSR (I think it's still the Russian National Anthem to this day) National Anthem used this progression.

[@andrep0wly35]

Ia this because of the Ed Sheeran sue

[@markdicicco6409]

1st?