Should include songs like: Someone Like You Hello Whistle Despacito Cruise Its Time Demons Whatever It Takes Edge Of Glory Bailando Danza Kuduro Jar Of Hearts Stronger We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together I Just Had Sex Nice Guys Finish Last We Found Love Wake Me Up Faded (Alan Walker) Cheap Thrills Fight Song Drive By Let It Go (Frozen) Let Her Go Hall of Fame Give Me Everything International Love Say You Won't Let Go Better Now Ride (Twenty One Pilots)
@@maxotto9877 The point is to show they have the same basics, not the same song. What you're saying is the same as saying every famous statue is the same because they are all made of marble.
When I was in middle school, my bunk mates and I mashed up "Soul Sister", "I'm Yours", "Party In The USA" and "123" for our summer camp talent show. It turns out we had... several more options...
The fact that 12 years later this song was part of Ed Sheeran's successful defense against a frivolous copyright infringement lawsuit just makes it even more legendary.
In case you want the songs: 0:10 Don’t Stop Believing - Journey (1981) 0:18 You’re Beautiful - James Blunt (2004) 0:29 Where is the Love - The Black Eyed Peas (2003) 0:38 Forever Young - Alphaville (1984) 0:45 I’m Yours - Jason Mraz (2008) 0:55 Hey, Soul Sister - Train (2009) 1:03 Wherever You Will Go - The Calling (2001) 1:12 Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John (1994) 1:22 Don’t Matter - Akon (2006) 1:30 Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver (1971) 1:38 Paparazzi - Lady Gaga (2008) 1:44 With Or Without You - U2 (1987) 1:53 Pictures of You - The Last Goodnight (2007) 2:02 She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 (2002) 2:11 Let it Be - The Beatles (1970) 2:16 No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley (1974) 2:18 Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy (1997) 2:20 Land Down Under - Men At Work (1981) 2:23 The Funny Things You Do - Jill Colucci (1991) 2:30 Taylor - Jack Johnson (2003) 2:36 2 Become 1 - Spice Girls (1996) 2:39 Take On Me - a-ha (1984) 2:55 Save Tonight / Africa - Eagle-Eye Cherry / Toto (1997 / 1992) 3:04 If I Were A Boy / Behind These Hazel Eyes - Beyoncé / Kelly Clarkson (2009 / 2004) 3:10 In My Head - Jason Derulo (2009) 3:20 Bullet with Butterfly Wings - The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) 3:24 One of us - Joan Osborne (1995) 3:26 Complicated - Avril Lavigne (2002) 3:33 Self Esteem - The Offspring (1994) 3:39 You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring (2008) 3:47 Beautiful - Akon (2008) 3:55 Apologize - Timbaland ft. OneRepublic (2007) 4:03 Love The Way You Lie - Eminem ft. Rihanna (2010) 4:10 It’s My Life - Bon Jovi (2000) 4:20 Poker Face - Lady Gaga (2008) 4:25 Barbie Girl - Aqua (1997) 4:27 Other Side - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999) 4:34 Double Rainbow Song - The Gregory Brothers (2010) 4:43 Kids - MGMT (2007) 4:55 Con te partirò - Andrea Bocelli (1995) 5:02 Auld Lang Syne - Tiny Hill and his Orchestra (1939) 5:09 Superman (It’s Not Easy) - Five for Fighting (2000) 5:13 Bird Plane - The Axis Of Awesome (2008) 5:27 Scar - Missy Higgins (2004)
As someone who knows a lot of these on guitars, I can confirm that a lot do NOT follow the same chord progression. At least a third do not. Most obvious are Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Self Esteem, and Sex and Candy. Not even close.
*I - V - vi - IV* Journey - Don't Stop Believing 0:09 James Blunt - You're Beautiful 0:18 Black Eyed Peas - Where Is the Love 0:27 Alphaville - Forever Young 0:37 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours 0:45 Train - Hey Soul Sister 0:54 The Calling - Wherever You Will Go 1:04 Elton John (Lion King)- Can You Feel The Love Tonight 1:12 Akon - Don't Matter 1:21 John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads 1:28 Lady Gaga - Paparazzi 1:37 U2 - With Or Without You 1:44 The Last Goodnight - Pictures Of You 1:53 Maroon Five - She Will Be Loved 2:01 The Beatles - Let It Be 2:11 Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry 2:15 Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy 2:17 Men At Work - Land Down Under 2:19 Jill Colucci - The Funny Things You Do 2:23 Jack Johnson - Taylor 2:30 Spice Girls - Two Become One 2:35 A Ha - Take On Me 2:39 Green Day - When I Come Around 2:41 Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight 2:55 *vi - IV - I - V* Toto - Africa 2:56 Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy 3:03 Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes 3:04 Jason DeRulo - In My Head 3:11 The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings 3:20 Jan Osborne - One Of Us 3:23 Avril Lavigne - Complicated 3:27 The Offspring - Self Esteem 3:32 The Offspring - You're Gonna Go far, kid 3:39 Akon - Beautiful 3:46 Timbaland feat. One Republic - Apologize 3:55 Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie 4:03 Bon Jovi - It's My Life 4:10 Lady Gaga - Pokerface 4:19 Aqua - Barbie Girl 4:25 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside 4:27 The Gregory Brothers - Double Rainbow 4:35 MGMT - Kids 4:43 *I - V - vi - IV* Andrea Bocelli - Time To Say Goodbye 4:55 Robert Burns - Auld Lang Syne 5:02 Five For Fighting - Superman / The Axis Of Awesome - Birdplane 5:09 Missy Higgins - Scar 5:26
I used to recite this song with my brother. The song is 6 minutes long, and we still sang it all the way through many times. It probably irritated my mom and my sister, but we didn't care. It hurts whenever I remember these times and realize he's gone.
ALL SONGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: 0:17 | James Blunt - You're Beautiful 0:27 | Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love 0:36 | Alphavill - Forever Young 0:44 | Jason Mraz - I'm Yours 0:53 | Train - Hey, Soul Sister 1:03 | The Calling - Wherever You Will Go 1:11 | Lion King - Can You Feel The Love Tonight 1:21 | Akon - Don't Matter 1:28 | John Denver - Country Roads 1:37 | Lady Gaga - Paparazzi 1:44 | U2 - With Or Without You 1:52 | The Last Goodnight - Pictures of You 2:01 | Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved 2:08 | *Awkward Silence* 2:10 | The Beatles - Let It Be 2:15 | Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry 2:17 | Marcy Playground- Sex and Candy 2:19 | Men at Work - Down Under 2:22 | America's Funniest Home Videos Theme 1990 2:30 | Jack Johnson - Taylor 2:34 | Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 2:39 | A-Ha - Take on Me / Green Day - When I Come Around 2:55 | Eagle-Eye Cherry - Save Tonight / Toto - Africa 3:03 | Beyonce - If I Were A Boy / Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes 3:11 | Jason Derulo - In My Head 3:19 | The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings 3:22 | Joan Osborne - One Of Us 3:27 | Avril Lavigne - Complicated 3:31 | The Offspring - Self Esteem 3:38 | The Offspring - Self Esteem / The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid 3:46 | Akon Colby O'Donis - Beautiful 3:54 | Timbaland - Apologize ft. OneRepublic 4:02 | Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie ft. Eminem 4:10 | Bon Jovi - It's My Life 4:19 | Lady Gaga - Pokerface 4:25 | Aqua - Barbie Girl 4:27 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside 4:34 | Double Rainbow Song 4:42 | MGMT - Kids 4:54 | Andrea Bocelli & Sara Brightman - Time to Say Goodbye 5:01 | Andrea Bocelli & Sara Brightman - Time to Say Goodbye / Beautiful Version Of Auld Lang Syne 5:08 | Axis of Awesome - Birdplane 5:26 | Missy Higgins - Scar What was/were your favourite part(s)? Mine were: 1:28 | 2:10 | 2:30 | 2:39 | 2:55 | 3:19 | 3:31 | 5:26
I just love how the last song, "Scar" has the chorus that explains this entire video and then ends with the line "That's all it takes to be a star." It's like it was makes just for it to be in this video because I never knew of it's existence until Axis made this.
Yup and no doubt deliberately. There's so many versions of the 4 chord song, different songs, different orders etc but they always include Scar (and bird plane of course) at the end
I still come back to this whenever I need cheering up. I live in the Scottish highlands and am lonely and sore with a chronic illness. This makes me smile every time x
I can't be the only one who is very impressed that Benny could hit the high note in "Take On Me". A note that probably is an entrant on the list of "most botched notes by otherwise decent karaoke singers".
I assume the familiarity. Our ears become extremely accustomed to this progression (clearly). It's relaxing. Tension in music comes from subverting expectations with unexpected chords or modulations. Since these chords are extremely predictable to our brains, it almost feels like home
Basically there's the concept of tonic chords and dominant chords. Tonic chords are at "home," they sound resolved and like they don't need to go anywhere. Dominant chords are tense and feel like you must go somewhere, like you've got to move to another chord. The progression is I-V-vi-IV. I is a tonic chord (it is the strongest tonic chord), then we go to V which is the dominant/tense. vi is a tonic chord but it's got more of a wistful sense to it and isn't quite as strong as I. IV is subdominant -- it isn't resolved, but it's not as tense as V, it isn't at home but it's not desperate to go somewhere either. So you have this constant home-tense-kinda home-kinda tense. It also makes a very good loop because unlike the strongest resolution which is V-I, it features IV-I when the loop repeats which doesn't have as much sense of finality to it, rather it kinda feels like it wants to keep looping around. So it's all about tension and release and the open-ended sound of the end of the loop.
Look folks, before you start talking about how pop stars are unoriginal, there actually aren't many chord progressions out there. There are surprisingly few combinations that work and sound good. This happens to be one of the most powerful chord progressions; that's why it gets used so much.
+Dan Letts, Next to the fact they only play 4 bars of each song. With 1 chord per bar you could virtually fit every song ever wrote in this. Except for hiphop (no chords) or jazz (about 5 chords per bar)
+Dan Letts It's more about an amusing observation than it is actually about 'originality.' The four chords of pop show up a lot, but it doesn't make the songs bad for using them.
It just struck me that this actually tells a story of a guy falling in love getting married, argue and fights with his wife, he cheats, tries to apologize, but its too late and then they split and he's single again.
This is probably still the most amazing musical .... Word... There's no words. Clever, talented, insightful. One of my faves forever. Yes I'm back listening again
All the time when I'm singing one of these songs I keep on singing the way it is here....I forgot how most of the songs actually continue because of this!!
@@krismg_21 I... suppose, but they mask the "extra" 2 bars pretty well with all the songs coming in and out. It's not obvious that the progression is being felt differently unless you're really paying attention
@@q3a2 That has never stopped them before. Just saying. Covers can quite frequently get snagged by those sorts of things, even if they deviate extremely: for example: th-cam.com/video/oTkSKK307Vg/w-d-xo.html This cover of 'Take Me Home Country Roads' has gotten Copyright Strikes before.
This song demonstrates very well something I keep noticing over and over again, and that's that so many songwriters just found some nice sounding riff and put it on loop for the entire song and thought nobody would notice.
Man, all these years later and these guys have 45 million friggin views... awesome... I remember watching this on TV once on a comedy special or something, now all these years layer it comes into my feed and I’m stoked. Awesome work
As amusing as that'd be, the pop song progression used here is C -> G -> Am -> F, and Hallelujah doesn't actually have that. Fucks around lots with those chords and Em, but not in that order.
My life is brilliant, my love is pure I saw an angel, of that I'm sure People killing people dying Children hurting you hear them crying Can you practice what you preach Would you turn the other cheek? Forever young, I want to be Forever young I won't hesitate, no more no more it cannot wait, I'm yours Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains I knew I wouldn't forget you If I could, then I would I'll go wherever you will go And can you feel the love tonight Nobody wants to see us together But it don't matter no 'Cause I got you Country roads, take me home To the place, that I belong I'm your biggest fan I'll follow you until you love me Papa-Paparazzi Cause I can't live, with or without you Pictures of you, pictures of me Hung upon your wall for the world to see And she will be loved yeah, she will be loved When I find myself, in times of trouble Mother Mary Comes to me No woman no cry Mama this surely is a dream I come from a land down under Red, white and blue all the funny things you do America, America, This is you They say Taylor was a good girl never one to be late complain express ideas in her brain I need some love like I never needed love before I wanna make love to your baby Take on me (When I come around) Take me on (When I come around) I'll be gone in a day Save tonight (Its gonna take a lot to drag me away from you) and fight the break of dawn come tomorrow (There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do) Tomorrow I' ll be fine Here I am, once again I'm torn into pieces Can't deny it, can't pretend Just thought you were the one In my head I see you all over me. In my head, you fulfill my fantasy. In my head Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage What if god was one of us? Tell me, why'd you have to go and make things so complicated? I see the way you're Actin' like you're somebody I know she's playing with me Well that's okay cause i got no self esteem With a thousand lies and a good disguise Hit 'em right between the eyes Hit 'em right between the eyes 'cause You're so beautiful So damn beautiful Too late to apologize, too late Just gonna stand there and watch me burn But that's alright because I like the way it hurts It's my life It's now or never I ain't gonna live forever Can't read my, can't read my No you can't read my poker face Come on Barbie lets go party How long how long will I slide Separate my Double rainbow all the way 'cross the sky Yeah, Yeah, so intense Enjoy yourself Take only what you need from him A family of trees wanting Time to say goodbye Veduto e vissuto con te Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? I'm more than a bird I'm more than a plane I'm a birdplane, I'm a birdplane a mother fuckin' birdplane Doesn't that sound familiar? Doesn't that hit too close to home? Doesn't that make you shiver? The way that things have gone. And doesn't that seem peculiar 'Cause everyone wants a little more It's something I do remember to never go this far That's all it takes to be a STAR
Currently i am drunk in a train towards Amsterdam. I walked through the train when i encountered a group singing this song. We sang the whole song together until they took off, right at the birdplane song . Thank you for this moment!
@@izd4 *do not* not cannot. It goes the other way too. A lot of British acts that aren't from Southern England are incomprehensible when talking but enunciate well in song
@@solosam9 I think he was referring to the original artist, not these guys! Unless he meant original vid in which case live sounds don't record as well etc
I don't know there names, but the one with (in my opinion) the best voice is the one who looks like a Pug. The Chihuahua is pretty good. I'd love to hear the Great Dane when he really tries.
I play this every time I'm inconsolable to the point of being a danger to myself. Thank you from the ADD/ADHD family. I personally endorse this song as the best medicine for those with a short attention span. I appreciate your art.
***** First of all, as a musician, I know. You don't need to explain it. It was kind of you to do so, but no need to be rude, man. I'm aware of plenty of music theory. I understand, completely. Don't be rude, dude. It does no good.
it doesn't matter which key it's in, it's the progression I-V-vi-IV. If it's in C major, then the four chords are C, G, Am, and F. This song is in E major, so the chords are E, B, C#m, and A.
Couple of years ago I worked as a newspaper carried, basicly just driving around the countryside shoving newspapers in the peoples' mailboxes and it was my tradition to always sing along to this when my route was near to end. :)
It was this song that made me realize how much I like that chord structure like most of the songs on this list and a bunch of songs that aren't that I noticed after
My life is brilliant, My love is pure, I saw an angel, Of that I'm sure, People kill and people dyin' Children hurt and you hear them crying' Can you practice what you preach, Would you turn the other cheek, Forever young, I wanna be forever young, I won't hesitate, No more, no more, It can not wait, I'm yours, Lipstick stains, And the front lobe of my left side brains, I knew I wouldn't forget you, If I could, Then I would, I'd go wherever you will go. And can, You feel the love tonight. Nobody wants to see us together, But it don't matter, no. Cause I can't- Oh country road, Take me home, To the place, Where I belong. I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me, Papa-Paparazzi, Well I can't believe, With or without you. Pictures of you, Pictures of me, Hung up on your wall, For the world to see, And she will be loved, Yeah, she will be lo-... When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, No woman no crying, (Yeah momma this surely is a dream), I come from the land down under. Red, white and blue, Funny things you do, America, America, This is you. They say that Taylor was a good girl, Never wanna be late, Complain, express ideas, and complain, I need love like I've never needed love before, I'm going to make love to your baby, Take on me, (When I come around) Take me on, (When I come around) I'll be gone, In a day or two! Save tonight, (It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you) And fight the break of dawn, (There's nothing a hundred men or more could ever do) There's more before I'm gone, (If I were a boy) Here I am, Once again, I'm torn into pieces, Can't deny it, Can't pretend, (I think I would understand) Just thought you were the one in my head, I see you all over me in my head, Beautiful fantasies of you in my head, Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage, (What if God was one of us?) Tell me, Why'd you have to make things so complicated, I see the way you're acting like somebody- (I know she's playing with me, Well that's okay 'cause I got no self esteem) With a thousand eyes and a good disguise, Hit 'em right between the eyes, Hit 'em right between the eyes, You're so beautiful, So damn beautiful.. Too late to apologize, Too late.. Just gonna stand there and watch me burn, But that's all right 'cause I like the way it hurts, It's my life, It's now or never, I ain't gonna live forever, Can't read my, Can't read my, No he can't read my poker face, (Come on Barbie, Let's go party) How long, How long, Will I slide, Separate my, Double rainbow all the way across the sky, Yeah, Yeah, So intense. Enjoy yourself, Take only what you need from it, A family of treason. Time to, Say goodbye, (veduto e vissuto) Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind, I'm more than a bird, I'm more than a plane, I'm a birdplane, I'm a birdplane, A motherfuckin' birdplane, Doesn't that sound familiar, Doesn't that hit to close to home, And doesn't that make you shiver, The way that things have gone, And doesn't seem peculiar, 'Cause everyone wants a little more, It's something I do remember, To never go this far, That's all it takes to be a star.
This video has lived rent free in my head for 6 consecutive years. Not even lying. There is always some influence from this song in my ehad somewhere at any given time to this day. And I still remembered all the words and timing just now. Legendary
I'm finally glad to see someone put this video together. I've always hated that chord progression because of it's overuse and unoriginality. Or maybe it's cause for Bass Players, we can sniff out bad chord progressions. After a while, if you start to feel like you're playing the exact same bass lines over and over, you may want to refer to this list.
Check this one. it's much better in my opinion. th-cam.com/video/5pidokakU4I/w-d-xo.html Or in text: Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles)
This always makes me remember the great citation back from 1950's _"All music has been already played. What's left is to take all the money."_ - Benjaminas Gorbulskis
Some additional songs that use the 4 Chords (not all have lyrics): Adam Levine - Stereo Hearts Adele - Someone Like You Ahrix - Nova (NCS Release) Alan Walker - Faded Alan Walker - Force (NCS Release) Ariana Grande - Breathin’ Avril Lavigne - Wish You Were Here Different Heaven & ETH!DE - My Heart (NCS Release) Elektronomia- Sky High (NCS Release) Fefe Dobson - Stuttering Janji - Heroes Tonight (NCS Release) Jim Yosef- Can’t Wait (NCS Release) Josh Groban - February Song Owl City - When Can I See You Again? Silent Partner - Every Step Silent Partner - Days are Long Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams Train - Drive By Zayn - Dusk Till Dawn
Your forgot Puff The Magic Dragon The Soviet National Anthem Streets of London Yellow Submarine Pachelbel’s Canon in D The first Noel Christmas Canon And many others These songs are inspired all by Pachelbel’s canon www.google.com/amp/s/amp.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/four-chords-every-pop-song/
We had to listen to this in music class today. The person who could write down the most titles of the songs gets a treat next week. The problem was that i knew the songs but not the titles
Feather The Third Wheel they mean if you know the title of the songs you give a point to yourself. They didnt have access to the description. It was a sort of mini game
Lyrics: My life is brilliant, my love is pure I saw an angel, of that I'm sure People killin', people dyin' Children hurt can you hear them cryin'? Can you practice what you preach? Would you turn the other cheek? Forever young, I wanna be forever young I won't hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait, I'm yours Lipstick stains On the front lobe of my left side brains I knew I wouldn't forget you If I could, then I would I'll go wherever you will go And can you feel the love tonight? Nobody wants to see us together But it don't matter no Cause I got Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong I'm your biggest fan I'll follow you until you love me Papa-paparazzi Oh I can't live With or without you Pictures of you, pictures of me Hung upon your wall for the world to see And she will be loved Yeah she will be lo- When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me No woman, no cry Yeah mama this surely is a dream I come from a land down under Red, white and blue The funny things you do America, America oh this is you They say that Taylor was a good girl Never want to be late, complain Express ideas in her brain I need some love like I never needed love before (Wanna make love to your baby) Take on me (When I come around) Take me on (When I come around) I'll be gone, in a day or two Save tonight (Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you) And fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow (There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do) Tomorrow I'll be gone (If I were a boy) Here I am, once again I'm torn into pieces (I think I would understand) Can't deny, can't pretend Just thought you were the one In my head, I see you all over me In my head, you fulfill my fantasy In my head Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage What if God was one of Us? Tell me Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated? I see the way you're Acting like you're somebody I know she's playing with me Well that's ok cause I got no self esteem With a thousand lies And a good disguise Hit 'em right between the eyes Hit 'em right between the eyes You're so beautiful, so damn beautiful Too late to apologize Too late Just gonna stand there and watch me burn But that's alright because I like the way it hurts It's my life, it's now or never I ain't gonna live forever Can't read my, can't read my No, he can't read my poker face Come on Barbie, let's go party How long, how long will I slide Separate my Double rainbow all the way across the sky Yeah, yeah, so intense Enjoy yourself Take only what you need from it A family of trees wanted Time to say goodbye Veduto vissuto con te Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind I'm more than a bird I'm more than a plane I'm a birdplane, I'm a birdplane A motherfucking birdplane Doesn't that sound familiar Doesn't that hit too close to home Doesn't that make you shiver The way that things have gone And doesn't that seem peculiar Cause everyone wants a little more And something I do remember To never go this far That's all it takes to be a star
They have one on their special edition album. It's on Rhapsody but I don't know if it's on Spotify. Doesn't matter though, it's not nearly as good as this. It's performed like they're sick of playing the Four Chords song.
The fact that this has like 43 million views but 500k likes tells me a lot of people are like me... and rediscover this song once a year and then watch it 10 times and then forget it again.
They have these 3 versions, with slightly different songs. Pretty good! Its interesting it really fits. Great job, talented guys. And we have 8400 deaf people here.
The fact that those 4 chords made them famous makes their thesis true.
My 🎷 teacher showed us this
You ain't wrong 🤣
Touché
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@@sarahibatzin6053 same for me just today
I'd love to see an updated version of this
itll most likely have despacito on there
Should include songs like:
Someone Like You
Hello
Whistle
Despacito
Cruise
Its Time
Demons
Whatever It Takes
Edge Of Glory
Bailando
Danza Kuduro
Jar Of Hearts
Stronger
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
I Just Had Sex
Nice Guys Finish Last
We Found Love
Wake Me Up
Faded (Alan Walker)
Cheap Thrills
Fight Song
Drive By
Let It Go (Frozen)
Let Her Go
Hall of Fame
Give Me Everything
International Love
Say You Won't Let Go
Better Now
Ride (Twenty One Pilots)
@@sidtv2542 and like every ed sheeran song
Some brazilian songs like "de musica ligeira" and "à sua maneira" have tha same chords of "Save Tonight"
@@Pixelando de musica ligera brazilian, try again.
Don’t get me wrong. 42 million is a lot of viewers, but..I still feel like more people should know about this gem
I think like 30% of them view is re view after years ago, like myself
@@andrewj3177 and the other 70% is music teachers showing their students
@@charmedrools1 This can't be a coincidence
@@makisekurisu8594 what can't be?
someone else actually posted a live performance of this and got I think 66 million views. Its about a minute shorter though.
The fact that Ed Sheeran presented one of their videos at his defense trial for copyright infringement is a thing of beauty.
Bro do you have a source on that
@@J_GamerSP what? Leaving my comment here to get notified in case of a response
@@J_GamerSP th-cam.com/video/38OY_0NHNA8/w-d-xo.html
@HeyHeyChey it's on the case where he is being sued by Marvin Gayes trust
@@J_GamerSP most news outlets are reporting it
7 years later and this is still a banger
Original sketch is from 2009.
9 years later and this is still a banger
Lizzy Meloy So True mah boiii
Well canon in D is actually I V VI III IV I IV V whereas these four chords are I V VI IV.
Fucking 7 years? God I'm getting old
You just go 50 songs stuck in my head at once
How true is that?!
exactly
YESSSSS!
I relate to this so fucking much
@@maxotto9877 The point is to show they have the same basics, not the same song. What you're saying is the same as saying every famous statue is the same because they are all made of marble.
When I was in middle school, my bunk mates and I mashed up "Soul Sister", "I'm Yours", "Party In The USA" and "123" for our summer camp talent show. It turns out we had... several more options...
Pretty awesome! One of my favorite mashups was Twist and Shout and La Bamba performed by a polka band, but I would have loved to see yours too.
All night longggg...
well and you failed to become rich and famous....feel stupid at all? :-)
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Missy Barbour I see what you did there(123 for)
The fact that 12 years later this song was part of Ed Sheeran's successful defense against a frivolous copyright infringement lawsuit just makes it even more legendary.
11*
@@thenulamudiyanselage3582 this was uploaded July 2011, that's close enough to 12 years for me
@@benwillis5840 whyd u tag me
whats rgat song when he plays the kazoo at 4:44
@@shuush223 Kids by MGMT
In case you want the songs:
0:10 Don’t Stop Believing - Journey (1981)
0:18 You’re Beautiful - James Blunt (2004)
0:29 Where is the Love - The Black Eyed Peas (2003)
0:38 Forever Young - Alphaville (1984)
0:45 I’m Yours - Jason Mraz (2008)
0:55 Hey, Soul Sister - Train (2009)
1:03 Wherever You Will Go - The Calling (2001)
1:12 Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John (1994)
1:22 Don’t Matter - Akon (2006)
1:30 Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver (1971)
1:38 Paparazzi - Lady Gaga (2008)
1:44 With Or Without You - U2 (1987)
1:53 Pictures of You - The Last Goodnight (2007)
2:02 She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 (2002)
2:11 Let it Be - The Beatles (1970)
2:16 No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley (1974)
2:18 Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy (1997)
2:20 Land Down Under - Men At Work (1981)
2:23 The Funny Things You Do - Jill Colucci (1991)
2:30 Taylor - Jack Johnson (2003)
2:36 2 Become 1 - Spice Girls (1996)
2:39 Take On Me - a-ha (1984)
2:55 Save Tonight / Africa - Eagle-Eye Cherry / Toto (1997 / 1992)
3:04 If I Were A Boy / Behind These Hazel Eyes - Beyoncé / Kelly Clarkson (2009 / 2004)
3:10 In My Head - Jason Derulo (2009)
3:20 Bullet with Butterfly Wings - The Smashing Pumpkins (1995)
3:24 One of us - Joan Osborne (1995)
3:26 Complicated - Avril Lavigne (2002)
3:33 Self Esteem - The Offspring (1994)
3:39 You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring (2008)
3:47 Beautiful - Akon (2008)
3:55 Apologize - Timbaland ft. OneRepublic (2007)
4:03 Love The Way You Lie - Eminem ft. Rihanna (2010)
4:10 It’s My Life - Bon Jovi (2000)
4:20 Poker Face - Lady Gaga (2008)
4:25 Barbie Girl - Aqua (1997)
4:27 Other Side - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999)
4:34 Double Rainbow Song - The Gregory Brothers (2010)
4:43 Kids - MGMT (2007)
4:55 Con te partirò - Andrea Bocelli (1995)
5:02 Auld Lang Syne - Tiny Hill and his Orchestra (1939)
5:09 Superman (It’s Not Easy) - Five for Fighting (2000)
5:13 Bird Plane - The Axis Of Awesome (2008)
5:27 Scar - Missy Higgins (2004)
The fact that MGMT got onto here just shows how incredibly skilled they were at parodying all of pop.
Excellent list, a few I don't know. Also there's a brief snippet of "When I Come Around" Green Day during the astounding Aha cover.
As someone who knows a lot of these on guitars, I can confirm that a lot do NOT follow the same chord progression. At least a third do not.
Most obvious are Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Self Esteem, and Sex and Candy. Not even close.
How do u need this typed out? Lol
How do you save a youtube comment? Lol good list thank you from 2023
*I - V - vi - IV*
Journey - Don't Stop Believing 0:09
James Blunt - You're Beautiful 0:18
Black Eyed Peas - Where Is the Love 0:27
Alphaville - Forever Young 0:37
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours 0:45
Train - Hey Soul Sister 0:54
The Calling - Wherever You Will Go 1:04
Elton John (Lion King)- Can You Feel The Love Tonight 1:12
Akon - Don't Matter 1:21
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads 1:28
Lady Gaga - Paparazzi 1:37
U2 - With Or Without You 1:44
The Last Goodnight - Pictures Of You 1:53
Maroon Five - She Will Be Loved 2:01
The Beatles - Let It Be 2:11
Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry 2:15
Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy 2:17
Men At Work - Land Down Under 2:19
Jill Colucci - The Funny Things You Do 2:23
Jack Johnson - Taylor 2:30
Spice Girls - Two Become One 2:35
A Ha - Take On Me 2:39
Green Day - When I Come Around 2:41
Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight 2:55
*vi - IV - I - V*
Toto - Africa 2:56
Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy 3:03
Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes 3:04
Jason DeRulo - In My Head 3:11
The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings 3:20
Jan Osborne - One Of Us 3:23
Avril Lavigne - Complicated 3:27
The Offspring - Self Esteem 3:32
The Offspring - You're Gonna Go far, kid 3:39
Akon - Beautiful 3:46
Timbaland feat. One Republic - Apologize 3:55
Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie 4:03
Bon Jovi - It's My Life 4:10
Lady Gaga - Pokerface 4:19
Aqua - Barbie Girl 4:25
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside 4:27
The Gregory Brothers - Double Rainbow 4:35
MGMT - Kids 4:43
*I - V - vi - IV*
Andrea Bocelli - Time To Say Goodbye 4:55
Robert Burns - Auld Lang Syne 5:02
Five For Fighting - Superman / The Axis Of Awesome - Birdplane 5:09
Missy Higgins - Scar 5:26
I love you for this
+Andrew Malik it's in the description
+Nathaniel Berry Well... Thats awkward.
+Andrew Malik indeed
I - V - vi - IV* the six chord is minor.
i fricking love discount jack black
He a woman now
Lmao
russian russia bullshit prove it
what the fuck is so improbable about a trans musician
It actually is Chester Bennington reincarted after he hanged himself.
13 years later. Damn take me back to the simple times.
It's been in my top 100 on Spotify for several years in a row 😂 never gets old
Oh yea
I used to recite this song with my brother.
The song is 6 minutes long, and we still sang it all the way through many times.
It probably irritated my mom and my sister, but we didn't care.
It hurts whenever I remember these times and realize he's gone.
Not gonna lie they had us in the first half...
But seriously, you ok bro? How long ago has it been?
@@gipsybauski8971
4 years, he left a hole in me.
It will never heal, but the pain grows less and less over time...a long time.
@@YowLife R.I.P your brother
@@YowLife how old were you when it happened? Did you write him a letter to say goodbye? Talk to a professional?
@@YowLife admitting to yourself that you need help is the hardest part. Then asking for and seeking help is the next hardest thing.
4 chords that made a million...
Nice SW reference
Thank you !!
it must be something psicologyc
warner kurt they are the same chords, just on a guitar
Steven Wilson ( former Porcupine Tree's singer/guitarist ).
"Endgame is the most ambitious crossover."
The Axis of Awesome:
"Allow us to introduce ourselves"
Am I a joke to you.jpeg
Hold my four chords.
Hold my chords
Why can’t I press read more?
This masterpiece is 13 years old? Holy... how time flies and it is still brilliant!
ALL SONGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:
0:17 | James Blunt - You're Beautiful
0:27 | Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love
0:36 | Alphavill - Forever Young
0:44 | Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
0:53 | Train - Hey, Soul Sister
1:03 | The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
1:11 | Lion King - Can You Feel The Love Tonight
1:21 | Akon - Don't Matter
1:28 | John Denver - Country Roads
1:37 | Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
1:44 | U2 - With Or Without You
1:52 | The Last Goodnight - Pictures of You
2:01 | Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
2:08 | *Awkward Silence*
2:10 | The Beatles - Let It Be
2:15 | Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
2:17 | Marcy Playground- Sex and Candy
2:19 | Men at Work - Down Under
2:22 | America's Funniest Home Videos Theme 1990
2:30 | Jack Johnson - Taylor
2:34 | Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
2:39 | A-Ha - Take on Me / Green Day - When I Come Around
2:55 | Eagle-Eye Cherry - Save Tonight / Toto - Africa
3:03 | Beyonce - If I Were A Boy / Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes
3:11 | Jason Derulo - In My Head
3:19 | The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings
3:22 | Joan Osborne - One Of Us
3:27 | Avril Lavigne - Complicated
3:31 | The Offspring - Self Esteem
3:38 | The Offspring - Self Esteem / The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
3:46 | Akon Colby O'Donis - Beautiful
3:54 | Timbaland - Apologize ft. OneRepublic
4:02 | Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie ft. Eminem
4:10 | Bon Jovi - It's My Life
4:19 | Lady Gaga - Pokerface
4:25 | Aqua - Barbie Girl
4:27 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside
4:34 | Double Rainbow Song
4:42 | MGMT - Kids
4:54 | Andrea Bocelli & Sara Brightman - Time to Say Goodbye
5:01 | Andrea Bocelli & Sara Brightman - Time to Say Goodbye / Beautiful Version Of Auld Lang Syne
5:08 | Axis of Awesome - Birdplane
5:26 | Missy Higgins - Scar
What was/were your favourite part(s)?
Mine were: 1:28 | 2:10 | 2:30 | 2:39 | 2:55 | 3:19 | 3:31 | 5:26
Mr. Memelord You missed Barbie Girl by Aqua at 4:25 :)
Noted, thanks ;)
Mr. Memelord +
Or, you know, check the description
Careless I
0:21: Accidentally gets paper in his mouth
0:28: Trying to spit out paper with no success
0:33: Conspicuously chewing something
The best trilogy since The Lord of The Rings
@Addict C Paper is made of wood and the Lorax speaks for the trees so it isnt vegan
lmao
This is an intense character arc.
He ate it
I just love how the last song, "Scar" has the chorus that explains this entire video and then ends with the line "That's all it takes to be a star." It's like it was makes just for it to be in this video because I never knew of it's existence until Axis made this.
Yup and no doubt deliberately. There's so many versions of the 4 chord song, different songs, different orders etc but they always include Scar (and bird plane of course) at the end
It's been a year since this comment was made, do you still still care that that isn't the original line that Scar ends with?
I didn't even know that was a different song I thought they added that because it's so fitting
@benharrison7485 🤦
I still come back to this whenever I need cheering up. I live in the Scottish highlands and am lonely and sore with a chronic illness. This makes me smile every time x
Howdy stranger and hope you're feeling above the weather and smiling today :)
Hope you doing better always wanted to visit the Isle of Skye!
I can't be the only one who is very impressed that Benny could hit the high note in "Take On Me". A note that probably is an entrant on the list of "most botched notes by otherwise decent karaoke singers".
i am that person, that note is brutal to the human soul
They are playing all these songs in one key -- which happens to be HIGHER than the key that A-Ha used in the original!!!
I hit that note every time... but I'm a woman :P
@markpark4028 They've performed this song live. And Benny has hit that note.
4:25 every time I hear poker I always sing “come on Barbie lets go party” at that part.
Barbie
miss B damn autocorrect haha
@@Enivri I get that problem all the time!!!! 🤣
Have been doing it for 8 years now
There's actually quite a few songs on this list where I end up reciting the 4 chord song instead of the lyrics from just that song glad i'm not alone.
Some dude in the quad: I can play like 50 songs on guitar
😂 Lmao
Elijah Faria HEY. THAT’S MY NAME. 😠
More ;)
I feel like the fact that a solid 80% of these absolute bangers is maybe the even more impressive part. Like what about these cords is sooo appealing?
I assume the familiarity. Our ears become extremely accustomed to this progression (clearly). It's relaxing. Tension in music comes from subverting expectations with unexpected chords or modulations. Since these chords are extremely predictable to our brains, it almost feels like home
Basically there's the concept of tonic chords and dominant chords. Tonic chords are at "home," they sound resolved and like they don't need to go anywhere. Dominant chords are tense and feel like you must go somewhere, like you've got to move to another chord. The progression is I-V-vi-IV. I is a tonic chord (it is the strongest tonic chord), then we go to V which is the dominant/tense. vi is a tonic chord but it's got more of a wistful sense to it and isn't quite as strong as I. IV is subdominant -- it isn't resolved, but it's not as tense as V, it isn't at home but it's not desperate to go somewhere either. So you have this constant home-tense-kinda home-kinda tense. It also makes a very good loop because unlike the strongest resolution which is V-I, it features IV-I when the loop repeats which doesn't have as much sense of finality to it, rather it kinda feels like it wants to keep looping around. So it's all about tension and release and the open-ended sound of the end of the loop.
it's proven to resonate. time tested.
@@mack.attackahh you know a lot about music theory!
Such a brilliantly executed concept!
Yo what’s up godzillarex
@@KM-sb3zk cc
I’m very disappointed in myself that I only discovered this video now 😞
came back 7 years later.. it just came back to my mind after that long time..
Omg same !!! Memories 😄
@@kvillagonzalo no you didn't
Coming back to mind just now? WHENEVER I hear Pokerface during all these years, I always end it with "Come on Barbie, let's go party!" :-D
This is just BRILLIANT. Ive watched it before but coming back again a couple of years later you cant fault the talent. BRILLIANT
I listen to this every few years whenever I am reminded of the truth of this video
Almost 10 years old and still brilliant, nothing less,
I think chicken little is a little older than 10. he doesn't like it, i know.
We performed this at a choir concert one year and the audience loved it. Highly recommend for large student choirs.
Look folks, before you start talking about how pop stars are unoriginal, there actually aren't many chord progressions out there. There are surprisingly few combinations that work and sound good. This happens to be one of the most powerful chord progressions; that's why it gets used so much.
+Dan Letts, Next to the fact they only play 4 bars of each song. With 1 chord per bar you could virtually fit every song ever wrote in this. Except for hiphop (no chords) or jazz (about 5 chords per bar)
+Dan Letts It's more about an amusing observation than it is actually about 'originality.' The four chords of pop show up a lot, but it doesn't make the songs bad for using them.
+Dan Letts There are so many combinations that sound good. But just a few that sound like Pop.
+Dan Letts the producers are unoriginal
+$-No-MND no, not at all. this progression is just widely poular. it's not about the progression but about the actual song.
If they don't show this video to every single first-year music student everywhere, they absolutely should.
Wow! I DO show this to music students all the time!
We watched this in music class at school. Is a sick mashup!
ChrisGamingSAV IKR WE DIS
@@idc3509 oh yeah yeah
ChrisGamingSAV oh no no
Same aha
we just watched it today
We need a yearly update of this song! "4 chords 2019", "4 Chords 2020" etc
A lot of songs in recent years have switched to a different chord progression: C, D, Em, D
I have done a version of this medley myself with more songs... I'll give you the link: th-cam.com/video/3XEbnqT5X8s/w-d-xo.html
Yeah they should add Adele’s Someone Like You and Taylor Swift’s Wildest Dreams
Lewis Bastard Capaldi
505 years for one chord
It just struck me that this actually tells a story of a guy falling in love getting married, argue and fights with his wife, he cheats, tries to apologize, but its too late and then they split and he's single again.
And then just some random shit
What do you mean dude
If you follow the lyrics the songs they choose combined together, tells a story.
@@isaacyarrell607 that's crazy, I'll check that out
And at some point, gets high on drugs and becomes a birdplane.
This is probably still the most amazing musical .... Word... There's no words. Clever, talented, insightful. One of my faves forever. Yes I'm back listening again
Jack Black, Neil Patrick Harris, and Aiden English make quite the trio.
Dude in the glasses looks like Chris Evans 😂
OffLeatherWings it's like you tried really hard just to reference a wrestler
You mean Jack Black, Eddie Murphy, and Chicken Little.
I didn't know Neil Patrick Harris wrestled.
OffLeatherWings THE BEETHOVEN OF BARITONE
2:39 Take on Me and When I Come Around at the same time gets me every time. Best part
All the time when I'm singing one of these songs I keep on singing the way it is here....I forgot how most of the songs actually continue because of this!!
Exactly!
Me too!
Nice make up.
fctrumpet I wish I could do that with make-up. It's just a filter though
you wanna know the best part? this music is acctuly better than 50% of the "original" musics like lady gaga and stuff like that :v
Here I am, more than 11 years later, still loving this song. It's still so good.
pretty cool how they effortlessly transition from the "major" 4 chords to the "minor" at 2:55. They're really good musicians!
Came here looking for anyone else who noticed that!!
I assume you are ironic because that is just starting the lyrics 2 bars later: I V vi IV I V vi IV I V vi IV I V vi IV I V vi IV I V vi IV I V
@@richardbloemenkamp8532 thats what the major and minor versions are, just different starting points
@@Cloiss_ that's their point, there's no much merit in that. Well handled but not genius
@@krismg_21 I... suppose, but they mask the "extra" 2 bars pretty well with all the songs coming in and out. It's not obvious that the progression is being felt differently unless you're really paying attention
Imagine how many copystrikes this video could get.
UMG would like to: know your location
None cause theyre covers
@@q3a2 oh damn XD
@@q3a2 That has never stopped them before. Just saying. Covers can quite frequently get snagged by those sorts of things, even if they deviate extremely: for example:
th-cam.com/video/oTkSKK307Vg/w-d-xo.html
This cover of 'Take Me Home Country Roads' has gotten Copyright Strikes before.
LOL!!!
For the last 8 years I keep rewatching that video. It still cheers me up!
If there would be a 30min Version, I'd still enjoy that.
This song demonstrates very well something I keep noticing over and over again, and that's that so many songwriters just found some nice sounding riff and put it on loop for the entire song and thought nobody would notice.
Man, all these years later and these guys have 45 million friggin views... awesome... I remember watching this on TV once on a comedy special or something, now all these years layer it comes into my feed and I’m stoked. Awesome work
The 4th, the 5th, the minor fall and the Major lift
As amusing as that'd be, the pop song progression used here is C -> G -> Am -> F, and Hallelujah doesn't actually have that. Fucks around lots with those chords and Em, but not in that order.
Oh my gosh! Thank you for explaining that line!!!
My life is brilliant, my love is pure
I saw an angel, of that I'm sure
People killing people dying
Children hurting you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Forever young, I want to be
Forever young
I won't hesitate, no more no more
it cannot wait, I'm yours
Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left
side brains
I knew I wouldn't forget you
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
And can you feel the love tonight
Nobody wants to see us together
But it don't matter no
'Cause I got you
Country roads, take me home
To the place, that I belong
I'm your biggest fan
I'll follow you until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi
Cause I can't live, with or without you
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
And she will be loved yeah, she will be loved
When I find myself, in times of trouble
Mother Mary Comes to me
No woman no cry
Mama this surely is a dream
I come from a land down under
Red, white and blue all the funny things you do
America, America, This is you
They say Taylor was a good girl never one to be late
complain express ideas in her brain
I need some love like
I never needed love before
I wanna make love to your baby
Take on me (When I come around)
Take me on (When I come around)
I'll be gone in a day
Save tonight (Its gonna take a lot to drag me away from you) and fight the break of dawn come tomorrow (There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do) Tomorrow I' ll be fine
Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
In my head I see you all over me. In my head, you fulfill my fantasy. In my head
Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
What if god was one of us?
Tell me, why'd you have to go and make things
so complicated?
I see the way you're
Actin' like you're somebody
I know she's playing with me
Well that's okay cause i got no self esteem
With a thousand lies and a good disguise
Hit 'em right between the eyes
Hit 'em right between the eyes
'cause You're so beautiful
So damn beautiful
Too late to apologize, too late
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
Can't read my, can't read my
No you can't read my poker face
Come on Barbie lets go party
How long how long will I slide
Separate my
Double rainbow all the way 'cross the sky
Yeah, Yeah, so intense
Enjoy yourself
Take only what you need from him
A family of trees wanting
Time to say goodbye
Veduto e vissuto con te
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
I'm more than a bird I'm more than a plane
I'm a birdplane, I'm a birdplane a mother fuckin' birdplane
Doesn't that sound familiar?
Doesn't that hit too close to home?
Doesn't that make you shiver?
The way that things have gone.
And doesn't that seem peculiar
'Cause everyone wants a little more
It's something I do remember to never go this far
That's all it takes to be a STAR
Lara du wirst überall gesehen😏
you really just
Wo
Not all heroes wear capes 👍
Lara S. oooo
Currently i am drunk in a train towards Amsterdam. I walked through the train when i encountered a group singing this song. We sang the whole song together until they took off, right at the birdplane song . Thank you for this moment!
netherlands right
We need a part 2 to this video with recent pop songs :)
Would be like 4 hours long ...
Which anime is this?
Lol
+Boblol126 Cory in the House: Unrated and Uncut
Boku no Pico
TheRandomron AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!! MY EYES!!!!!!
+fromb2b Uncut ;)
It's incredible how clear they speak English, I understood words that from the original didn't.
Well since English is their first language its not hard
@@solosam9 there are a lot of people who can speak flawless english but cannot enunciate their lyrics properly at all
@@izd4 *do not* not cannot. It goes the other way too. A lot of British acts that aren't from Southern England are incomprehensible when talking but enunciate well in song
Covers of Nirvana songs are like that too lol like Amy Lee's cover of Heart Shaped Box
@@solosam9 I think he was referring to the original artist, not these guys! Unless he meant original vid in which case live sounds don't record as well etc
11 years later and this is still epic!
Who’s music teacher also showed them this?
Surprisingly enough, my English professor showed us this. That's how I found out about this a few days ago
My history through music teacher showed us the live on stage version.
same
Mine xd
Leo Limited Edition my music teacher showed me this
I find myself singing this in random places, and I think people assume I can't keep my mind on one thing or something.
That's totally me
I don't know there names, but the one with (in my opinion) the best voice is the one who looks like a Pug. The Chihuahua is pretty good. I'd love to hear the Great Dane when he really tries.
Omg 😂😂
Also know as chicken little
Benny is the blonde Jordan is the one who used to sport the bears and Lee is the bean pole they hang their coats on
+Adam Evans beard not bears hate auto correct
its funny because you know exactly who he's talking about
I play this every time I'm inconsolable to the point of being a danger to myself.
Thank you from the ADD/ADHD family. I personally endorse this song as the best medicine for those with a short attention span. I appreciate your art.
XD!
I was just thinking the same thing! It's what my brain wants when I'm listening to the radio 😄
Everyone wants to be an "ADD sufferer" nowadays.Maybe you all just have the attention span of a goldfish.
This.
Danger? How?
for those wanting to play on guitar easily-
capo on 2nd.
C, G, AM, F
no ! this video is played in D maj key ! not C !
Jul Lin That is D major. It's C Major on capo 2, which makes it D Major. Likewise using those cords on capo 4 would make it E Major.
It's not easy if you have to use an F chord! :P But in all seriousness, I think it's easier to play in the key of G no capo. G D Em C
seems to sound betta, like Am, F, C, G on al lotof em :p
***** First of all, as a musician, I know. You don't need to explain it. It was kind of you to do so, but no need to be rude, man. I'm aware of plenty of music theory. I understand, completely. Don't be rude, dude. It does no good.
it doesn't matter which key it's in, it's the progression I-V-vi-IV. If it's in C major, then the four chords are C, G, Am, and F. This song is in E major, so the chords are E, B, C#m, and A.
I was about to write this
I thought those were the chords to the live performance, thought for their official version they used D, A, Bm and G
MadnessCore
They start the song playing "Don't Stop Believing" exactly on key, so it's in E major.
SavageGreywolf I dont remember where I got my previous information but you must be right
This is at the same time so beautiful... And so devastating
Thats why words rhythm and arrangement are so important.
My roommate started teaching me how to play guitar.
His first lesson was learn this four chords and you can play over 1000 popular songs
Wes Rodriguez what are the four cords? Asking for a friend
@@tofu_twee Em, G, C, D
@@tofu_twee G, D, em, C is the right order
?
Same here, I learned ukulele just by learning four chords
Tmw I've memorized this whole thing and sing it when feeling down
Cept I don't know the italian opera words. I sing "TIME TO... SAY GOODBYE! Prosciuto, prosciuto, pompeiiiiii!"
ditto
Same
Couple of years ago I worked as a newspaper carried, basicly just driving around the countryside shoving newspapers in the peoples' mailboxes and it was my tradition to always sing along to this when my route was near to end. :)
I didn't feel complete until I learned how to sing it
When you found this 8 years later on spotify
I think i found gold!!
Still stuck in my head a decade later. Wow, time flies
Every once in awhile I go back to watch this and love it every time
Still one of the best videos on TH-cam.
A decade later and this is still just as good.
I was just introduced to this tonight and I love it.
i want a full cover of The Offsprings- You're going to go far kid.
I agree!
Hell no, that song sucks bad
MongolHorde69 they're going to make it good.
cozi cosimini You can't make something awful suddenly good
+MongolHorde69 lol.
2019??? This IS sick. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN UPDATED VERSION OF THIS!!!!!!
ICONIC Shadow sadly they won't be doing it they split up
Also this is the updated version, the original was at a comedy festival
Kc king of pickles Audis 😱😱😱 no!!!
No, old is gold
Léopold Madsen ha well youre right
Happy 10 years! I've listened to this song at least every year- still brilliant, I'd love to see an update with 10 more years of songs
Over a decade old now, never get tired of this video, these 4 chords or these songs! :D
It's so awesome that the kids who loved this in high school when it was brand new, are now music teachers playing it for their students! 😍
I can testify to this as a high schooler
My guitar teacher showed this to me yesterday and it all makes sense now.
My music teacher (and form tutor) showed me this today, its dead cool! I really like it!
Same
Dmaj, Amaj,Bmin,Gmaj
It’s a 1-5-6-4 progression so you can just do it with any key if you want
Thx
1-5-minor 6th-4 (the lowercase "vi" at the beginning denotes the minor), otherwise the major 6th doesn't sound quite right
Tru
It's C major, G major, A minor and F major.
Thank you
It was this song that made me realize how much I like that chord structure like most of the songs on this list and a bunch of songs that aren't that I noticed after
“And the cast of Glee” gets me every time 😂😂😂
Yeah I just finished watching the show and saw this video and that took me by surprise lol
Time stamp? I’m too drunk to catch it lol
@@somenightsidontknow3762 like the first 10 seconds lol
My life is brilliant,
My love is pure,
I saw an angel,
Of that I'm sure,
People kill and people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them crying'
Can you practice what you preach,
Would you turn the other cheek,
Forever young,
I wanna be forever young,
I won't hesitate,
No more, no more,
It can not wait,
I'm yours,
Lipstick stains,
And the front lobe of my left side brains,
I knew I wouldn't forget you,
If I could,
Then I would,
I'd go wherever you will go.
And can,
You feel the love tonight.
Nobody wants to see us together,
But it don't matter, no.
Cause I can't-
Oh country road,
Take me home,
To the place,
Where I belong.
I'm your biggest fan,
I'll follow you until you love me,
Papa-Paparazzi,
Well I can't believe,
With or without you.
Pictures of you,
Pictures of me,
Hung up on your wall,
For the world to see,
And she will be loved,
Yeah, she will be lo-...
When I find myself in times of trouble,
Mother Mary comes to me,
No woman no crying,
(Yeah momma this surely is a dream),
I come from the land down under.
Red, white and blue,
Funny things you do,
America, America,
This is you.
They say that Taylor was a good girl,
Never wanna be late,
Complain, express ideas, and complain,
I need love like I've never needed love before,
I'm going to make love to your baby,
Take on me,
(When I come around)
Take me on,
(When I come around)
I'll be gone,
In a day or two!
Save tonight,
(It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you)
And fight the break of dawn,
(There's nothing a hundred men or more could ever do)
There's more before I'm gone,
(If I were a boy)
Here I am,
Once again,
I'm torn into pieces,
Can't deny it,
Can't pretend,
(I think I would understand)
Just thought you were the one in my head,
I see you all over me in my head,
Beautiful fantasies of you in my head,
Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage,
(What if God was one of us?)
Tell me,
Why'd you have to make things so complicated,
I see the way you're acting like somebody-
(I know she's playing with me,
Well that's okay 'cause I got no self esteem)
With a thousand eyes and a good disguise,
Hit 'em right between the eyes,
Hit 'em right between the eyes,
You're so beautiful,
So damn beautiful..
Too late to apologize,
Too late..
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn,
But that's all right 'cause I like the way it hurts,
It's my life,
It's now or never,
I ain't gonna live forever,
Can't read my,
Can't read my,
No he can't read my poker face,
(Come on Barbie,
Let's go party)
How long,
How long,
Will I slide,
Separate my,
Double rainbow all the way across the sky,
Yeah,
Yeah,
So intense.
Enjoy yourself,
Take only what you need from it,
A family of treason.
Time to,
Say goodbye,
(veduto e vissuto)
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind,
I'm more than a bird,
I'm more than a plane,
I'm a birdplane,
I'm a birdplane,
A motherfuckin' birdplane,
Doesn't that sound familiar,
Doesn't that hit to close to home,
And doesn't that make you shiver,
The way that things have gone,
And doesn't seem peculiar,
'Cause everyone wants a little more,
It's something I do remember,
To never go this far,
That's all it takes to be a star.
Good job....
I'm like 90% sure I got a few words wrong.
+Nicholas Lopez Sans ;)
and country hole is country home
country road
Guy with glasses is one of the best singers I've heard. You have range bro 🤘🏻
This video has lived rent free in my head for 6 consecutive years. Not even lying. There is always some influence from this song in my ehad somewhere at any given time to this day. And I still remembered all the words and timing just now. Legendary
I'm finally glad to see someone put this video together. I've always hated that chord progression because of it's overuse and unoriginality. Or maybe it's cause for Bass Players, we can sniff out bad chord progressions. After a while, if you start to feel like you're playing the exact same bass lines over and over, you may want to refer to this list.
I’m here because of my music teacher. Wow. This is so fascinating.
same :)
random girl yeah Me too
Check this one. it's much better in my opinion.
th-cam.com/video/5pidokakU4I/w-d-xo.html
Or in text: Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles)
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Same
This always makes me remember the great citation back from 1950's
_"All music has been already played. What's left is to take all the money."_ - Benjaminas Gorbulskis
these guys are amazing
Some additional songs that use the 4 Chords (not all have lyrics):
Adam Levine - Stereo Hearts
Adele - Someone Like You
Ahrix - Nova (NCS Release)
Alan Walker - Faded
Alan Walker - Force (NCS Release)
Ariana Grande - Breathin’
Avril Lavigne - Wish You Were Here
Different Heaven & ETH!DE - My Heart (NCS Release)
Elektronomia- Sky High (NCS Release)
Fefe Dobson - Stuttering
Janji - Heroes Tonight (NCS Release)
Jim Yosef- Can’t Wait (NCS Release)
Josh Groban - February Song
Owl City - When Can I See You Again?
Silent Partner - Every Step
Silent Partner - Days are Long
Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart
Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams
Train - Drive By
Zayn - Dusk Till Dawn
Also (sorry for this), Let It Go.
Your forgot
Puff The Magic Dragon
The Soviet National Anthem
Streets of London
Yellow Submarine
Pachelbel’s Canon in D
The first Noel
Christmas Canon
And many others
These songs are inspired all by Pachelbel’s canon
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/four-chords-every-pop-song/
And Sk8ter Boi
This comment is soooo underrated!
Face Down - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
We had to listen to this in music class today. The person who could write down the most titles of the songs gets a treat next week. The problem was that i knew the songs but not the titles
Animation Lover haha i know your problem.
Wow wtf i did that exact same thing 🤔 What was ur teachers name?
It says the titles in the description xD
Feather The Third Wheel they mean if you know the title of the songs you give a point to yourself. They didnt have access to the description. It was a sort of mini game
We too😂
Person: How many copyright strikes do you want?
Axis of Awesome: Yes.
Half of TH-cam is covers. There’s nothing to copyright strike.
Plus oddly enough this is probably protected by the parody part of copyright law
@@dhmt1626 You can do your own rendition of a song, it doesn't require to be s parody.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
since they only sing one or two lines of every song and it is clearly a parody, copyrightstrikes would have no chances.
que vídeo incrível
My music teacher played this video. Then i thought it was awesome and decided to continue watching at home!
No way, same here, yesterday. Haha
Lucky. My teachers would never show a masterpiece like this in class.
My music teacher also schowed this me 😂😂😂
Same
My ap human geo teacher showed us this to show pop culture i then got my music teacher to play it in class
2:52
Dayum...I could never hit that note.
Amazing Ness
Ikr
....
Tigerlivi 101 What?
Alyssa Biggs I can if I'm warmed up
That sudden Billy corgan bullet with butterfly wings got me...
SAME
James Delong omg same 😂😂😂😂
James Delong i died 💀😂😂😂
Lyrics: My life is brilliant, my love is pure
I saw an angel, of that I'm sure
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt can you hear them cryin'?
Can you practice what you preach?
Would you turn the other cheek?
Forever young, I wanna be forever young
I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours
Lipstick stains
On the front lobe of my left side brains
I knew I wouldn't forget you
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
And can you feel the love tonight?
Nobody wants to see us together
But it don't matter no
Cause I got
Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
I'm your biggest fan
I'll follow you until you love me
Papa-paparazzi
Oh I can't live
With or without you
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
And she will be loved
Yeah she will be lo-
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
No woman, no cry
Yeah mama this surely is a dream
I come from a land down under
Red, white and blue
The funny things you do
America, America oh this is you
They say that Taylor was a good girl
Never want to be late, complain
Express ideas in her brain
I need some love like I never needed love before
(Wanna make love to your baby)
Take on me (When I come around)
Take me on (When I come around)
I'll be gone, in a day or two
Save tonight (Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you)
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow (There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do)
Tomorrow I'll be gone (If I were a boy)
Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces (I think I would understand)
Can't deny, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
In my head, I see you all over me
In my head, you fulfill my fantasy
In my head
Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
What if God was one of Us?
Tell me
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're
Acting like you're somebody
I know she's playing with me
Well that's ok cause I got no self esteem
With a thousand lies
And a good disguise
Hit 'em right between the eyes
Hit 'em right between the eyes
You're so beautiful, so damn beautiful
Too late to apologize
Too late
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
It's my life, it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
Come on Barbie, let's go party
How long, how long will I slide
Separate my
Double rainbow all the way across the sky
Yeah, yeah, so intense
Enjoy yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanted
Time to say goodbye
Veduto vissuto con te
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind
I'm more than a bird I'm more than a plane
I'm a birdplane, I'm a birdplane
A motherfucking birdplane
Doesn't that sound familiar
Doesn't that hit too close to home
Doesn't that make you shiver
The way that things have gone
And doesn't that seem peculiar
Cause everyone wants a little more
And something I do remember
To never go this far
That's all it takes to be a star
I’ve been watching this for years. And It still shocks me how many and how different the songs are
Hey Axis of Awesome! Can you please do an updated version of the 4 cord song!!!
Hayley Elford that would be lit!
And one of just 80s
They have one on their special edition album. It's on Rhapsody but I don't know if it's on Spotify. Doesn't matter though, it's not nearly as good as this. It's performed like they're sick of playing the Four Chords song.
8 years later and it’s still as amazing as it was
@HyperDeath600 - One of my Sons discovered this only recently, and I still remembered it from back then, too! :-))
Still need the full otherside cover all these years later
I am so pleased this exists
I think every music teacher today has shown their class this video .. xD
You got that right
Mine has lol
Exactly.
Loool exactly
True
The fact that this has like 43 million views but 500k likes tells me a lot of people are like me... and rediscover this song once a year and then watch it 10 times and then forget it again.
Brilliant! Exactly like Rob Paravonian's Pachelbel rant from about 15 years ago. So painfully true so many years later.
They have these 3 versions, with slightly different songs. Pretty good! Its interesting it really fits. Great job, talented guys. And we have 8400 deaf people here.