Pop-punk chord progression
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The pop-punk chord progression is the chord progression I-V-vi-IV.[1] For example, in the key of C major, this would be: C-G-Am-F.
It can also be used in the form vi-IV-I-V, which was dubbed the sensitive female chord progression by Boston Globe Columnist Marc Hirsh.[2] In C major this would be Am-F-C-G (Am-F-C-G/B voicing is very common in modern pop music). Hirsh first noticed the chord progression in the song "One of Us" by Joan Osborne.[3] He claims he then began to notice the chord progression in many other songs. He named the progression because he claimed it was used by many members of the Lilith Fair in the late 1990s.[2]
It's also used as IV-I-V-vi in songs such as "Umbrella" by Rihanna,[4] "Alejandro" by Lady Gaga,[5] and "Down" by Jay Sean[6] or as V-vi-IV-I as in "Wannabe" or "Angels".
Both are a variant of the "doo-wop" I-vi-IV-V progression, familiar from songs such as "Earth Angel" and "Donna".[2]
The V is often replaced by iii ("Price Tag"), III ("If We Ever Meet Again" chorus), ii ("Halo"), I ("Doesn't Mean Anything"), bVII ("Firework" first verse), II ("Try Too Hard" by P!nk), IV ("I Gotta Feeling").
A 2009 recording by the comedy group The Axis of Awesome, their "Four Chord Song", in D major (thus using the chords D major, A major, B minor, and G major), is a widely viewed clip on YouTube.[7]
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Examples [edit]
Examples of use of the pop-punk progression include:
- Alphaville - "Forever Young"
- Green Day - "When I Come Around"[1]
- The Offspring - "Self Esteem"[2]
- Toto - "Africa"[8]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Under the Bridge"[1][7]
- The Rolling Stones - "Beast of Burden"[1]
- The Beatles - "Let It Be"[1]
- Blink 182 - "Dammit"[1] and "Feeling This"[1]
- The All-American Rejects - "Night Drive" from Move Along[9]
- Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'"[7]
- Adele - "Someone Like You" (chorus)[10]
- James Blunt - "You're Beautiful"[7]
- Axis of Awesome - "Four Chord Song"[7]
- Lady Gaga - "Poker Face",[11][12] "Paparazzi" (chorus),[13] "Hair",[14] "Alejandro", "Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)" and "The Edge of Glory"[15]
- Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"[16]
- Kelly Clarkson and Jason Aldean - "Don't You Wanna Stay"[17]
- Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"[18]
- Nelly - "Just a Dream"[19]
- P!nk - "Perfect"[20]
- Jay Sean - "Down"[21]
- Nicki Minaj - "Marilyn Monroe"[22]
- Mika - "Happy Ending"[23]
- Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble"[24]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Bennett, Dan (2008). The Total Rock Bassist, p.63. ISBN 978-0739052693
- ^ a b c d Hirsh, Marc. "Striking a Chord", The Boston Globe, December 31, 2008.
- ^ Rundown 3/4: "Sensitive Female Chord Progression", Here and Now, March 4, 2009, wbur.org.
- ^ http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0058137_D1 (subscription required)
- ^ http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0080611& (subscription required)
- ^ "Down", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e Lynskey, Dorian (17 December 2010), "Don't Stop Believin': the power ballad that refused to die", The Guardian: 3 (Film & music), retrieved 19 February 2011
- ^ the Sensitive Female Chord Progression Blog.
- ^ Miers, Jeff (4 May 2007), "Pop power; All-American Rejects wildly accepted in gig in Buff State arena", The Buffalo News: G26, Factiva BFNW000020070505e35400007
- ^ "Someone Like You", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
- ^ "Poker Face", SheetMusicDirect.US. (subscription required)
- ^ "Lady Gaga Poker Face is from The Fame album", DS Music.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0074157 (subscription required)
- ^ http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0093574 (subscription required)
- ^ "The Edge of Glory", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
- ^ "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", MusicNotes.com. Chords marked. (subscription required)
- ^ "Don't You Wanna Stay", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
- ^ "Save Tonight", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
- ^ "Just a Dream", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
- ^ "Perfect", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
- ^ http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0106385& (subscription required)
- ^ "Marilyn Monroe", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
- ^ "Happy Ending", MusicNotes.com. Chords marked. (subscription required)
- ^ "I Knew You Were Trouble", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
Further reading [edit]
- Scott, Richard J. (2003), Chord Progressions for Songwriters, iUniverse, pp. 216–218, ISBN 0-595-26384-4
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