Pop-punk chord progression
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]
Both are a variant of the doo-wop I-vi-IV-V progression, familiar from songs such as "Earth Angel" and "Donna".[2]
A 2009 recording by the comedy group The Axis of Awesome, their "Four Chord Song", in E major (thus using the chords E major, B major, C-sharp minor, and A major), is a widely viewed clip on YouTube.[4]
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[edit] Examples
Examples of use of the pop-punk progression include:
- Green Day, "When I Come Around"[1]
- The Offspring[2] - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid[citation needed] and Self Esteem[citation needed] (although both are actually vi-IV-I-V, not I-V-vi-IV) and All I Want[citation needed]
- Toto, "Africa"[5]
- The Coronas - "San Diego Song"[citation needed]
- Beyonce, "If I Were a Boy"[5]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Under the Bridge"[1][4]
- The Rolling Stones, "Beast of Burden"[1]
- The Beatles, "Let It Be"[1]
- Blink 182, "Dammit",[1] "Feeling This",[1] and "What's My Age Again?"[citation needed]
- The All-American Rejects, "Night Drive" from Move Along[6]
- Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'"[4]
- James Blunt, "You're Beautiful"[4]
- Axis of Awesome, "Four Chord Song"[4]
- Eminem, "Not Afraid"[citation needed]
- Eminem, "Love the Way You Lie"[citation needed]
- Plain White T's, "Rhythm of Love"[citation needed]
- U2, "With or Without You"[citation needed]
- Fleetwood Mac, "What's The World Coming To?"[citation needed]
- Rainbow, "Since You Been Gone"[citation needed]
- N-Dubz, "Girls"[citation needed]
- Gym Class Heroes, "Stereo Hearts"[citation needed]
- Caramell, "Caramelldansen"[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Bennett, Dan (2008). The Total Rock Bassist, p.63. ISBN 0739052691
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e Lynskey, Dorian (17 December 2010), "Don't Stop Believin': the power ballad that refused to die", The Guardian: p. 3 (Film & music), http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/dec/16/dont-stop-believin-2010, retrieved 19 February 2011
- ^ a b 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: p. G26, Factiva BFNW000020070505e35400007
[edit] Further reading
- Scott, Richard J. (2003), Chord Progressions for Songwriters, iUniverse, pp. 216–218, ISBN 0-595-26384-4
[edit] External links
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