The Legendary Chord Change Guitar Gods Used

[@MusicisWin]

What's your favorite chord progression? Doesn't have to be 'legendary', just your favorite!

[@anshulroy9978]

I really like the chord progression used in Still loving you by the scorpions

[@remove_music]

You just made a video about it hahaha

[@jacobjacobs9074]

What type of guitar is that?

[@stephrad6659]

mine is the chord progression in wish you were here by pink floyd

[@stephrad6659]

@@jacobjacobs9074 paul reed smith

[@cbrot2001]

Best part of this is Tyler’s acknowledgment of the D as guitar gods

[@Araknid42]

I agree 100 percent

[@Dzeroed]

No, he didn't. He said "apparently" they met the devil and they were paying tribute to Stairway. Check my comment up top, I set him right about the D's essential work giving birth to rock as we know it. 👌 \m/

[@SquiggleBojangles]

I only came to this video because of The D 🤘🏻

[@TheGhostofClaremont]

When did Jimmy ever play the stairway solo "correctly"?

[@sothbeachboy2195]

Justin Burrows it’s his song

[@c_sparks_1002]

He was probably too strung out on heroin to forget what he played on the studio version lmao

[@garretmorris6237]

@@c_sparks_1002 lol for real, and you forgot his cocaine addiction on top of the heroin. I'm sure he could play the solo almost exactly like it was on the studio version if he was younger and actually tried to "copy" that version of the solo. It's not hard to play the solo basically exactly how it was played on the studio version, it does sound better with a strat or tele as the solo has that zingy sound to it. I still can't replicate that "smokey" sound that I hear on the solo, maybe its the amp or pedals... Even with 4 different popular tube amps I can't get it perfectly:(

[@sixstringsshack]

garret morris have you tried reverb?

[@bigjavo36]

Shoot my favorite version isn’t even the studio version. I prefer the one from the bbc sessions album.

[@Stuk4s]

Your stairway solo is sick! 🤘🤘

[@JoelBonnie]

Instructions Clear . Guitar God Created

[@RevontuletMusic]

picked up a banjo, instructions unclear, dick stuck in tuner

[@rtxf]

I'm pretty sure ur not

[@Punttipate62]

@@rtxf r/wooosh

[@rtxf]

@@Punttipate62 you don't get how that dead ass meme works my friend.

[@Punttipate62]

@@rtxf Its not a meme lmao

[@Traceur-ek2ks]

2:08 The lick

[@madiserket2]

adam neely would be proud

[@ZL1LoVeR]

The outro to Wet Sand by the Red Hot Chili Peppers uses a version of this progression (and the solo is just one that takes you to a different world). You can also hear this progression on one of the guitar overdubs to Dosed (triads specifically, which Frusciante loves) and it is just a sonic experience

[@ZL1LoVeR]

Just remembered also, Jerry Horton uses this on Papa Roach’s Last Resort

[@SandeepSingh-tc1kn]

You didn't have to give the explanation for not playing the stairway to heaven note to note. Your creativity can be seen in the improvised solo. Nice work man.

[@rachelb2952]

We both know there are always critics who don't understand creative genius

[@c_sparks_1002]

Exactly please find a video of Jimmy playing it live exactly as the studio version

[@renebauch6568]

Thats the progression i noodled for hours when i first started guitar. To me it had that epic big "herolike" sound.

[@Jacks_Ghost]

Don't Fear The Reaper is another one that stands out to me. Going Am - G7 - F - G7 or also 1 - b7 - b6 - b7

[@3star2nr]

Under the bridge by red hot chilli peppers also uses a variation of this progression at the climax of the song

[@tylerbrown8098]

Also Astronomy by BoC during the "Astronomyyyyyyyy, a staaaaaaAAAAR!" section

[@Jacks_Ghost]

@@tylerbrown8098 Yesss, I noticed that too. It goes Em - D7 - C - D7 in the key of E Minor which is also 1 - b7 - b6 - b7. BOC definitely realized the power of this progression.

[@tylerbrown8098]

@@Jacks_Ghost its really fun to play. The chorus is actually where my FAVORITE chord progression is, just a re-ordering of these chords into 1, b6, b7, 1 with a funky rhythm. In the latter part of Aqualung by Jethro Tull, you can hear it as well.

[@Jacks_Ghost]

@@tylerbrown8098 That re ordering of the chords is actually how the first two chorus parts are played, Em - C - D7 - Em. The last chorus played is Em - D7 - C - D7, very interesting. And yeah, I guess it is.

[@djp928]

"Tribute" is explicitly not the song they played that night. It's just a Tribute. Because they couldn't remember what they played.

[@benjamin-papa]

it's just a matter of opinion

[@jonnypayne598]

@@benjamin-papa no, it is literally what the song is about.

[@fritzkarlesknusperig-zart6472]

@@jonnypayne598 woooooosh

[@PeterParker-hl6il]

Love how you included Tenacious D in the thumbnail lol

[@dralock1]

And if you know the history of the song, it originally was just stairway with different lyrics. They changed it for the special / album.

[@guerillagrueplays6301]

Goodness gracious, can you PLEASE do an entire cover of The Trooper like that? That was absolutely beautiful.

[@soloh_ugo]

We need a whole acoustic ‘The Trooper’ cover, am I right?

[@aaronfoley5150]

Not really no

[@andrewd7316]

Yes pls

[@gabrielmastel4433]

no we don't

[@theironredbaron]

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[@allgrainbrewer10]

Magnus Slaughter holy crap. I may have to quit guitar after watching that.

[@davidoneill2686]

I'm a simple man.. I see Jimmy Page, I hit like.. (All n' all bro, great video:)

[@akhilkumar8018]

Jimmy Page sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sothbeachboy2195]

Akhil Kumar you must live under a rock

[@silverballs9399]

@Akhil Kumar You must be a fan of Mumble rap and shit pop music and your brain is so underdeveloped that it doesn't understand real music and the one who really sucks is you

[@66guns4]

I'm from Annapolis, MD. I used to go into Paul Reed Smith's little shop downtown when I was 12 just to hang out and be in the environment.

[@john564holloway]

Good attitude with 'Stairway ', Tyler! Make it good or don't play it; and you did splendid. You didn't chop it up. You did set a great example by making it your own. Thank you!...

[@peytondoesthings]

C7 to Bb to F to Gm. Jazzy progression that I really like.

[@brianbenitez3551]

Tyler Larson you play guitar really good and your'e a good man for teaching others to do the same . God bless you !!

[@danko5002]

AND AS WE WIND ON DOWN THE ROAD

[@yonikup2865]

G D Em C, on an acoustic. Every generic pop song ever.

[@nerijusvilcinskas7851]

So is that I V vi IV?

[@shanerobison3392]

* Am

[@xabuinternauta]

@@raddydydy Exatly

[@tigerberryguy2822]

4 chord songs :-\

[@larry77lee]

acoustic

[@clench13]

Cool lesson Tyler. I feel like it’s been a while since you’ve done one of these. Keep it up my friend.

[@daokayestguitaristunder2061]

I love your take on stair way I do it my own way to

[@mattybold6726]

Full version of The Trooper like that please. Please. Please. That was beautiful, man! Really showcases the writing

[@jeepguitargod]

love the small electrical fire to the right of the desk

[@redstrat1234]

Very nice re-interpreting of the solo.

[@josep43767]

your guitar playing reminds me of flowing water. it is so fluid, and it seems like your hands just know exactly what to do without any outside forces hindering them.

[@leofisher1280]

You can use a V chord to bridge between the i and the b7. You should play an inversion so the bass ascends chromatically. eg GBD (bVII) G#BE (V) ACE (i)

[@conspd7191]

I played this chord progression by accident years ago, it's just so good i keep playing it to that day on different songs

[@calculuscrane7882]

Em, D, C, D + some epic lead parts = every Iron Maiden song

[@GuerrillaGuitar]

Basically. And that's why I find this progression boring and overused and tend to avoid ad much as I can in my band's Song. It's really useful if You want to sound epic tho. BTW if You wanna check out my band,here's one of our songs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJPEhmeAapZ3ask

[@GL32168]

Exactly, this is what I was thinking at the end of the video. How could he not mention that majority of Iron Maiden songs use slight variation on the same progression. And they do it in minor, so no pentatonic. What's funny is that I guessed the progression from the title.

[@maverickou51]

i couldnt stop looking at the smoke on right. The trooper sounds clean

[@66guns4]

Dude, you friggin' ROCK! If this were 1974 you'd be playing at sold out stadiums!

[@marklnz]

Man, totally agree with what you're saying about solos - it's IMPROVISATION that is the hallmark of the really great guitarists, and the solo is the most improvised part of the whole process, so let fly!

[@mgrocki]

Always loved the chord progression for Hotel California, emotion for days. (PS... solid new logo, just noticed!)

[@squidwardstesticles5914]

mgrocki same. My favourite chord progressions are the ones that have more than 4 chords

[@BennyGuitare]

Another great usage of that cords progression is Sultans of Swing.

[@cort_tempered]

Between this and I V vi IV (aka the 4 chord song) guitarists are set for life haha

[@JakeGiguere]

The perfect birthday gift 🎁

[@jackdellow]

Jake Giguere happy birthday

[@Clemos137]

Happy birthday man 🎸

[@jgiron5348]

Happy birthday☺

[@JakeGiguere]

Thanks all 🤘🏻keep shredding

[@dayontapout]

I didn't realize that so many songs covered this variation, and also, the EXACT chords you used in the beginning.

[@Weekender2005]

Wow, someone actually made a video about what I have been thinking for a very long time. And I think that opposed to the generic 4 chord pop progression ( usually C,G,Am,F ), this 3 chord progression almost never gets old. There are so many beautiful applications of this progression.

[@geraldarchambault2565]

loved your lead take on Stairway. Great!

[@eethinkamper4038]

Hells bells was the first song that popped into my head when I heard the chord progression e, d, c, d

[@CraftSized]

Ziggy Stardust also features this chord progression at around the 1;11 mark

[@temorinkaari]

I actually loved the solo, its just refreshing. And now i will riot until you will teach me it, its really nice and i want it

[@yowazzah1141]

The bird stickers on that PRS is starting to fade away

[@Jackghmedia]

Noeh A Thats just how the inlays are on this specific model

[@jacksonclevenger3572]

I think anything you play with that overdrive preset will sound legendary ✊

[@sadhappy8860]

What's the smoke to the right of your desk

[@SessionGold]

Look close at the beginning of the video... and you will get your answer ;)

[@GuilhermeSilva-qp3jl]

probably the humidifier

[@salatieljyrustumanan4929]

Humidifier. Shown around 0:14 . Hope it helps!

[@sadhappy8860]

@@salatieljyrustumanan4929 ha, missed that. I was worried tyler

[@richardkeltr0n149]

a Line 6 POD 2.0 ..thats his secret sauce..

[@erestube]

Just discovered this channel. Thank you. And your guitars sound great!

[@CherryfinchJr]

Just saying your approach on the Stairway solo is pretty awesome, has it‘s own feel and fits in pretty well

[@jelledumanoir8110]

First time you played it it reminded me of Under a glass moon by dream theater even though it is not the same progression. The way you play it however reminds me of it

[@aidank2108]

Just wondering: 1. What do you think is the greatest song of all time. 2. What us your favorite song

[@tylerramsey5606]

1:31 sounded like rock and roll fantasy by badcompany off their desolate angels lp

[@kylerbrack7435]

All along the watchtower has the same change too

[@itzed]

Yep, it just feels good.

[@jobpopping5119]

The first chord progression in paranoid android and also the rain down part, those are awesome

[@ulricclayton3428]

I think the most epic chord progression is the I-IIIb-IV with powe chords, it's just so cool to jam to those chords

[@barrymcnicholl4140]

I started out learning Irish traditional music so it was all weird chord progressions but my heart lies in boogie and blues so pick 3 chords and knock yourself out.

[@viniciusfranca896]

The intro of achilles last stand by led zep....SUCH A GODLY RIFF

[@santiagovanegas3812]

Your Stairway solo version is friggin awesome ⚡️🥨

[@tonymemphis72]

Much food for thought thnk you! Nailed it!

[@michaelandmelanieasby4378]

Tyler I cant believe you mentioned iron maiden......and played a lick......wow!!!!

[@hobbyknight9962]

As a die hard Maiden fan I love your take on the trooper. Great analysis as always. Check out the Axis of Awesome "Four Chord Song" or the "Pachabel Rant" for some more common chord progressions found everywhere in music.

[@jonesy.316]

Van Halen- On Fire, the intro, has this utilized as well

[@dawnpoint]

A good one, and easy. I'm also a huge fan of a surprise major IV in a minor key.

[@PtakubJ]

To add some more examples: "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele is indeed i-bVII-bVI-bVII and even though it's not a hard rock guitar solo legend it has quite the same effect. And if you drop the exact order and just go around that "i - bVII - bVI" dynamic you get Nothing Else Matters, lots of Iron Maiden epics and many more. Just the relation of first and sixth degrees of minor sounds great and is really REALLY omnipresent. It's a musical trope comparable to I-V-vi-IV or IV-V-I. I became aware of that years ago and took serious measures to get out of that box, outright banning that VI degree of minor from stuff I was composing, because otherwise it all revolved only about that one relation . Other chords where simply additions to embellish the "i - bVI" which defined the sound. And I can tell you: this kind of limiting yourself from using such universal tricks gives you a lot of growth

[@thomaschapman9093]

this is a demonstration of why the guitar is awesome

[@agastyabose8362]

Literal chills on hearing your cover of Stairway.

[@officialbenparkhurst]

Pretty sure Nsync BYE BYE BYE uses this progression. Could be wrong but I deffo use this progression when I play it live

[@petercollin5670]

Another great use of this prog.... Triumph's "Fight the Good Fight" solo break.

[@chanhtrungle1188]

I II IV I, such as E F# A E, everytime I listen to that one, I get goosebump, just so good, so pure for me

[@insanesavagetv]

First song I learned to play on guitar was Jimmy's all along the watch tower love that song

[@benjaminfranks5256]

I really like the i bVI bIII bVII progression, it just sounds so bitter sweet melancholy

[@pedrovicnt_]

THIS IS JUST A FREAKING TRIBUTE

[@GeezusMcGandhi]

You can also drop down to the V chord rather than go back up for maximum resolution (a la Hit the Road Jack, Sweet Dreams, Seven Nation Army [although that goes up to the 3rd briefly])

[@RyderHaas]

I like the renovated logo!

[@TimdogQ]

Can’t forget the legendary progression’s appearance in “Kings from Queens” by Run DMC.

[@jasonlight8813]

Awesome video dude. Great playing and teaching of theory. You certainly make it fun

[@alexsaludes84]

Absolutely sick solo @musiciswin

[@Dzeroed]

Wait wait wait wait. Jaybles and KG _DID_ play the greatest song in the world- the song you hear? _THAT_ was the _tribute_ to the time they _played_ the song they originally _created,_ which happened to _be_ the greatest song in the world, whose notes were so awesome they reverberated through time and space and spread the seed of rock, the very juices which is responsible for rock we know it today the juice given to a young Jaybles by Ronnie James Dio. Did you never watch Back To The Future? It's a simple chicken/egg paradox, but when you've been a student of the D long enough, you will understand that they are the vessels of the Gods of rock and were chosen to impregnate the fretboards of _LIFE ITSELF!!!_ They are. They were. They will always be... The two picks, of destiny. And so it is, that we too, all before us and all after us- share the seed of rock. *LONG LIVE THE D!*

[@hanomag251]

Thanks for this one. That was a good video. Hope you bring more of that kind of knowledge to us. Thanks!!!

[@stel961]

Oh I randomly chose stairway to improvise on, from the plethora of songs I've played in this channel. It really doesn't have anything to do with getting my video copyright striked, really.

[@skylinezAblaze]

I love the Add9 chords

[@boseefusmacmurphy1156]

a demonstration of why the guitar is awesome..dime, Buckethead, John 5, Rhoads, abasi.... cool video thanks man

[@MongiNouira]

Clean tone is insane

[@ratulahmed6903]

I HAVE TO say that Trooper Riff gave me chill

[@MickZarco]

I wasn't paying attention when the Trooper came, it hurted a little bit, but I recognized it, can you do more songs that way? Plz

[@conan218]

You. Are. The. Man.

[@f.p2886]

I love watching your vids

[@fourlights654]

I liked your take on the "Stairway..." solo.

[@palukens]

Such goodness here

[@Skaarn_]

Thought I should let you know I finally decided to get Guitar Super System because I'm doing a diploma this year for music performance and music theory understanding is a MUST among other things and having not learnt any theory (i mean i know what things like scales, modes and keys are, but that's the extent). Anyway I'm on the first lesson of music theory 1 and I feel like I'm going to love this I never thought I would be laughing out loud one lesson in, I'm excited to keep going, also I haven't watched this video yet cos I was too excited to leave this comment lmao.

[@junkfoodisgood69]

THAT was an expertly played intro lick in All Along the Watchtower. No one ever plays it that perfectly.

[@FDSbeach]

Motorhead's "Too Late, Too Late" kinda has that feel, not exactly in that order, but those chords are there.

[@El_Rebelde_]

i totally agree with you on the solo from stairway you dont have to play it exactly like it is in the recording to be legit. sure at least get the main points from it but you gotta also be able to put your spin on it.

[@christianwerth3601]

After you were done with all along the watchtower, I paused the Video, got up and jammed for half an hour

[@TK-fk4po]

I really like the look of that offset guitar.

[@trebornnamgreb4169]

Em, G, D, C (or Cadd9) on acoustic and the ones with power chords on the electric.

[@montlejohnbojangles8937]

The modified Stairway solo was actually tasty as hell, really nice feels. ❤️

[@RanterInShades]

Chromatic descension progressions are the best.

[@tobiassiagian2562]

F C G Am on acoustic Sounds kinda happy

[@TRlCKERY]

Bm D A G has always been a favorite of mine

[@michaelgallagher3640]

Humidifier?