Two Chord Song Summary
By Don • Jun 27th, 2006 • Category: Songwriting Tips
I wrote an earlier article Can great songs be written with only two chords, and I promised I would provide a summary of song examples suggested by Blogging Muses readers.
A big thank you to everyone who contributed songs to the list. There were many I never even realized before. Quite eye-opening.
I am a little late getting this summary done. I also found some more examples of two-chord songs in a book called “How To Write Songs on Guitar“. I will put those at the end of the list.
So here you have it – the Official Blogging Muses Two-Chord Songs Compendium:
Horse With No Name
America
Exodus
Bob Marley
Dreams
Fleetwood Mac
Roadrunner
Jonathan Richmond
Something In The Way
Nirvana
So What?
Miles Davis
I’m Waiting For The Man
Velvet Underground
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Shoulder Holster
Morcheebab
an \
That’s The Way (I Like It)
KC and the Sunshine Band
How Come
Ray LaMontagne
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
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Thanks again everyone for your suggestions.
Want to Write Your Own?
Now let’s hear some of your own two-chord songs. I know you can do it.
Check out the article:
Can great songs be written with only two chords?
Happy songwriting!
Update 12/20/2008: NotPlayingGuitar has links to even more lists of two chord songs. Check it out!
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Don is the founder, writer and editor of BloggingMuses.com. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
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