World's Most Common Chord Progression

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[@BrandonDeon]

Can you name any songs that use this progression or naw? Also it's still an early time to get on the 52 Week Guitar Player waiting list: brandondeon.com/survey-page2

[@vibrant_]

talor swif bad blod

[@SJohnTrombley]

4 chords by Axis of Awesome

[@Chaos_is_very_dumb]

Was pleasantly surprised to hear a sample from a Green Day song

[@Jukebox707]

Agreed

[@oobernoober7617]

Same

[@GreenDayDog2004]

Me too dude

[@Chaos_is_very_dumb]

@@GreenDayDog2004 with a username like that I'm not surprised 🔥

[@JaydenB118]

same here

[@puckypenguin4u766]

Thank you for reminding me that this is how you look at chord progresions. My music teacher is so stupid she made me forget

[@javin7134]

Most of blink-182 songs use that same progression, for example Dammit which is one of my favorite!

[@totallynotdiego-182]

​@@offsetsface2135it doesnt

[@offsetsface2135]

@@totallynotdiego-182 yeah it does in the chorus

[@lucasbrotemarkle1464]

​@@totallynotdiego-182 c g am f

[@kyoya5318]

​​@@totallynotdiego-182it does C G Am F

[@tugfa0]

@@kyoya5318that's fun it's just like she's out of her mind but rearranged (taking a guess bc I haven't listened to dammit)

[@sapk3532]

My favorite chords Cb

[@jamosbigjaw1791]

The guitar is so nice 👌

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Buy a couple books on music theory for beginners.

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@@mraaronstewart1556damn 2k? Id rather buy a neat les paul and be a noob youtube learner😂

[@erikracz4162]

Good video, and it has a focus on song writing, that’s what someone who wants to be a musician strives for, to write their own music. I’d like to see more videos like this, it’s very enlightening and useful. 👍

[@adriancoppin977]

Wow. I’m bowled over. Thanks a bunch for sharing that snippet of info. You are a star.

[@patwoods226]

I love your videos, no BS just straight to it and you are pretty funny as well, I watch your videos and they have helped me.

[@vic.joe.lee06]

Day 5 of me asking you what a minor bend is like in the guitar solo of Peace of Mind my Boston

[@davineuskens21]

I wrote about 5 songs that use this chord progression

[@swedishbloke]

As soon as I heard the first 2 chords I screamed “SINCE YOU BEEN GONE”

[@gawkingtimetraveler1704]

Very well explained.

[@thewhiterabbit8581]

The let it be chord progression

[@davil0u]

Thank you sir for this simple tuturials and the info that you give

[@MisterRorschach90]

Almost every pop punk song ever uses this lol

[@ET_1479-ct7ys]

My first thought when hearing it was the theme to the office

[@Oceanmachine27]

Did you just say "C flat"

[@sillyk2549]

yes, because you can’t have both a Bb and a B in a scale

[@dylan.cosgriff.moozik]

Brilliantly exemplified by The Axis Of Awesome’s ‘Four Chords.’

[@jamesvales9512]

This is what I've been looking for the combinations of Chords in a Key... This is a big help

[@colintodd.]

Dammit - blink 182

[@Robson89almeida]

I really like your videos, young version of Super man! Thanks for posting.

[@liamgauthier3022]

I was thinking instantly of WHAT'S MY AGE AGAIN😂

[@mastowl_7112]

Don't stop believin' by journey

[@thebetteroffsmusic]

I wrote a few songs when I started playing guitar, and the lyrics and melodys were super catchy, I just wish I didnt use this progression like 7 times

[@emermon1663]

The first chord progression he played was literally good by better than Ezra with one note changed.

[@ulisescdp6365]

And what about the Wonderwall chord progression, for example? I think it's pretty common too.

[@tanmigz19]

My fav chord progression is (II - V - I - VI)

[@owenbruce4120]

Fuel for the tank, great 👍👍

[@JaydenB118]

WHEN I COME AROUUUNDDD

[@niklasandrae3292]

Axis of awesome

[@enacku]

The Oldest Malcom in the middle brother is a really good guitar player too, I never knew.

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CUZ YOU KNOW WHERE ILL BE FOUND WHEN I COME AROUND

[@tylerlansing2035]

Made to Love by TobyMac, at least the bridge and outro are

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😢 when he tells me to leave

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Bro, you’re impacting the internet and the community in a big way. Sitting in class did you ever imagine you’d be here doing what your doing now? I’m pumped to see what the future has in store for you. 🚬 ?

[@suspicious_soup-]

Free bird, but adds an F before C

[@wrayMUSICs]

The key of Gb sounds like the office theme

[@CodeineSkeeter]

If theirs a secret society that gate keeps guitar secrets they're gonna kill the shit outta this guy

[@johnnytarget9991]

Across generations, it’s 1 6 4 5. Go back to the 50s and walk it forward. It’s crazy!

[@TheLeila126]

Let it be

[@bisaiya87]

So i should memorized all chords in key?

[@transformersstopmotions8209]

Highly recommended to do that

[@jamieloy9384]

I remember you!

[@devonboes2376]

G D Em and C make up the chords for Imagine if you play it on G but some say it's played in the key of C. Art teacher taught it to me in G and it sounds light and beautiful.

[@lukemagnotta7338]

Bro I instantly recognized Gb as the end of What’s My Age Again

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Hey Brandon, time to go out to see the sun you look like "Fester" from Addams Family .....LOL

[@davidedge6512]

I’m shocked you didn’t say where it came from: SAM COOKE. He was the first genius to use it.

[@dawidskowronski1347]

It looks that Pachabel is the Godfather of music.

[@drunkendog796]

Arent you afraid that your guitar dont have a pick guard?

[@helmenhjelmen1955]

First one i thought of was counting stars and impossible.

[@UndertaleFan-cx2mc]

I instantly thought of Green Day when you player those chords; Dookie had a lot of songs like that

[@Not_Lewis]

Its popular because its "circular". The home chord the Root, provides a basic starting point. Then the 5th, or dominant, provides the most natural jumping point. The minor 6th, also the natural minor of the same key, provide natural tension from the major and dominant chords. Then the major 4th, from the 6th provides the tonal direction which sends us back to home. Its the most basic cookie cutter progression that our ears just love the most.

[@vishalsherpa2778]

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[@XanderPhillips]

My first song “The Beach In September” I wanted it to sound like the most commercial song ever so I made the chorus this WITHHHH a modulation for extra commercialism 😂

[@ElliotRomeo]

The verse in bold as love by Jimi Hendrix experience and the verse in under the bridge by rhcp

[@optimus_rhymes6955]

Every song in the 90’s

[@troystaunton254]

Just looked at the wiki page and frankly what stood out is ACDC Guns n roses Led zeppelin Motley Crüe Ozzy Osbourne Motörhead None of them make an appearance. This of course doesn’t mean they didn’t do one. But at the same time these are big enough bands to suggest they’d be prominent examples if they had.

[@danfox1853]

'All i can do is write about it' Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@cosmicowl4799]

I call this the My Name Is Jonas progression. Also in Dammit by Blink-182

[@shopkeep9710]

The first song i ever learned how to play, was on ukulele and it was those chords in that exact order. It was a filthy frank song, i was 14 😂 a couple years later I graduated to guitar.

[@MovieRiotHD]

To be fair, before 1990 this chord progression was original! After that it increasingly went downhill..

[@Pyrobanane]

Watch the 4 chords song from axis of awesome to see even more

[@carterheekin1974]

Once you listen for this progression you realize it's so common that to make a list of songs that use it seems silly. It's like making a list of all the songs that feature a female singer and acoustic guitar. The chord progression is popular for a reason, and even if we don't like the idea of something being common and over-used, this is one of those times that if it sounds good it is good. The trick for it to be great or at least good, however, is to use it well or cleverly, as music is more than just the chord progression.

[@yaknowwhoitis3437]

Thrres also free bird

[@ilovemaccaroni]

39 by queen uses this

[@Dumbstuffwatcher]

I-vi-IV-V has entered the chat

[@hikmetbatuhanbalk8797]

The first song that I thought of was “dosed” by RHCP. The chorus is built upon this progression in G.

[@nickboon1235]

NO WAY I ACTUALLY GUESSED THAT💀

[@markvanhorne3276]

The coolest thing about 1564 chords is that you can hit target tones in a solo of scale degrees 1234 thereby building energy.

[@artistaccount]

What about 1765?

[@brainmushart561]

this has actually been deemed the "axis progression" by many, because of axis of Awesome's parody.

[@victorribeiro2431]

Dude... The G progression is literally an brazilian song named Exagerado by Cazuza. You should listen to it.

[@RellGiles]

No woman no cry Bob Marley

[@Kape98]

When do you know if the chord is minor or major in the key of G (or any key)? I can’t figure out the pattern

[@dsrree]

Because it just sounds good. Even people who know no music theory end up with that chord progression.

[@alexmaga9655]

Cool, but is there any way to "spice" the progression up?

[@v.harlot]

Lots of them, one of the most popular ones is that you can add a minor IV at the end to make it sound "nostalgic". Diminished passing chords between V and vi or some out-of-scale leading tones also work great.

[@daltoncuellar4580]

how can someone use this chord progression without it sounding too much like another song?

[@shane_o_mac0490]

How do you tell what the order is? I hope it's not a stupid question lmao

[@Hi-gv6mi]

Bubble

[@Skelevon_gaming]

Black smoke rising chords are a little bit similar

[@AffixedEvil]

I thought the most popular is I - any chord besides listed ones - IV - V

[@profoundproductionss]

Beato

[@zanemacias]

Wagon wheel

[@cookingwithmike56]

Did he just play a regular G major? 😮

[@tylerbaars1173]

Intervals 5htp?

[@daviviana9158]

Well, Somewhere Over the Rainbow uses G-D-Em-C Or C-G-Am-F

[@johnlratcliffe]

Cb. ?

[@fox0357]

Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone

[@donaldharris8826]

@fox0357 "Since You Been Gone", by "Head East", that's a 80's to 90's rock band that I go back and listen to now and then !!! Cheers !!! 👍😎🎸🤘🎼🇺🇸🙏 DDH 7-30-2023.

[@flappybird4128]

No idea what 1 5 6 4 stands for.

[@eggosandchill1424]

Am I the only one who heard party in the USA? 😭

[@shivsakpal6448]

The boulevard of broken dreams also uses the same progression

[@1BillyPeterson]

The impression that I Get by Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus.

[@jamesslayer4]

Party in the USA

[@yarek549]

Just use 4-6-1-5 instead 🤓

[@o0...957]

This progression is actually used in this order in Japanese pop music. It's mostly 4-6-1-5 or 6-1-5-4. That way it becomes easy to switch between 4-5-3-6, 6-4-5-1 and 4-3-6-1.

[@panzer_5724]

isn't that an unfinished cadence? im not fully sure from what ive learnt in school (i do music as a subject) ive been told that a I-V-I and a I-IV-I are perfect cadences, well something along the lines of it, i don't even know if this is even related to what's in the video

[@VodaOverMinD]

Ozone bruh 💀

[@andrewcook330]

Is a c flat a b or?

[@slidessideways2690]

yes, c flat and b are the same tone

[@TOXIC_ZX]

This is my kingdom cu😊

[@p0k3mn1]

I don’t know what the fuck most that shit means