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songs with 1 (one) or 2 (two) chords

alcxxk [Edit] [Delete] 68 replies 17:29, 20 June '13

notes:
i) must be *songs*
ii) must HAVE ONLY ONE (1) OR TWO (2) chords

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The Seeds - Pushin Too Hard

Pretty sure it's just A and B minor all the way through

juicegermer | 20 Jun '13, 17:32 | X
The Jam - That's Entertainment

Ikara Colt - One Note

GayGuevara | 20 Jun '13, 17:39 | X
- That's Entertainment has four, it cycles between two in the verses but then there's two more in the chorus.
  
  hip_young_gunslinger @GayGuevara | 20 Jun '13, 17:40 | X
  
  alcxxk this'd this
  - Nope.
    
    GayGuevara @hip_young_gunslinger | 20 Jun '13, 17:41 | X
    - yep
      
      innisj @GayGuevara | 20 Jun '13, 17:49 | X
      - verse is G-Esus-Em(or E) chorus Am-F
        
        innisj @innisj | 20 Jun '13, 17:53 | X
        
        Nope.
        
        GayGuevara @innisj | 20 Jun '13, 17:55 | X
        
        It's definitely four
        
        Although I'm going with Bb and Gm for the verses, Cm and Ab for the verses.
        
        bornin69 @GayGuevara | 20 Jun '13, 19:53 | X
        
        It doesn't have any drums either
        
        JohnM @bornin69 | 21 Jun '13, 12:38 | X
        
        :D
        
        Jordan_229_2 @JohnM | 22 Jun '13, 22:49 | X
        
        I dont really know why I'm arguing this:
        
        But he definitely plays what I said in this version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3ncWH7_pSM
        
        And its obviously more than two chords
        
        innisj @bornin69 | 21 Jun '13, 20:37 | X
The Moldy Peaches

I don't see what anyone can see in anyone else but you - just G and D or something.

hip_young_gunslinger | 20 Jun '13, 17:39 | X
Pretty much everything by The Feelies.

GayGuevara | 20 Jun '13, 17:41 | X
Placebo

Pure Morning

Phil_Insane | 20 Jun '13, 17:41 | X
Pretty much all Spacemen 3 songs

heartworms | 20 Jun '13, 17:43 | X
royal trux

yellow kid? that's from memory without reference though so could be wildly off base.

matthewslaughter | 20 Jun '13, 17:43 | X
The Astronauts - Still Talking

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmfy780Xdso

CillaCrack | 20 Jun '13, 17:54 | X
- sod it, one more
  
  www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccSBd2Kckik
  
  CillaCrack @CillaCrack | 20 Jun '13, 17:55 | X
Neutral Milk Hotel - Song Against Sex

F and B flat I think.

SuperInuit | 20 Jun '13, 17:55 | X
Radiohead - Creep

anal_schwarzenegger | 20 Jun '13, 17:56 | X

Royter-Hatfood, ma0sm, MartinClunes, LdnMetropolitanElite, neonhighwire, JaguarPirate, and Jordan_229_2 this'd this
- nah - there's 4 chords in that
  
  MarwoodW @anal_schwarzenegger | 20 Jun '13, 18:02 | X
  - nah it's just the strumming pattern that changes
    
    there's only 2 chords
    
    anal_schwarzenegger @MarwoodW | 20 Jun '13, 18:10 | X
    
    ma0sm, MartinClunes, LdnMetropolitanElite, neonhighwire, JaguarPirate, and Jordan_229_2 this'd this
    - I've always played it as:
      
      G, B, C, Cm - never seen the offical chord structure so I could be wrong of course.
      
      MarwoodW @anal_schwarzenegger | 20 Jun '13, 18:16 | X
      
      aactv and Raanraals this'd this
      - Wow do you look foolish right now
        
        MartinClunes @MarwoodW | 20 Jun '13, 18:39 | X
        
        JohnM and pieces_of_reece this'd this
        
        It's not very good trolling, really
        
        Raanraals @MartinClunes | 21 Jun '13, 12:51 | X
    - huh?
      
      what are the 2 chords?
      
      cloud @anal_schwarzenegger | 20 Jun '13, 18:18 | X
      - chord 1 and the other chord
        
        Remember there's also no drumming on that track, just really clever noisework from jonny
        
        pieces_of_reece @cloud | 20 Jun '13, 19:37 | X
        
        alcxxk, JaguarPirate, JohnM, and LdnMetropolitanElite this'd this
        
        Creep is definitely G/B/C/Cm.
        
        Played it for years. It just is.
        
        geordiedave1981 @pieces_of_reece | 20 Jun '13, 23:01 | X
        
        jigglypuff this'd this
        
        you must be talking about a different song, mate
        
        pieces_of_reece @geordiedave1981 | 21 Jun '13, 12:41 | X
        
        andyvine, incandenza_, and LdnMetropolitanElite this'd this
- I don't get the joke.
  
  OvertakenByTractors @anal_schwarzenegger | 22 Jun '13, 05:25 | X
- can't believe this happened again
  
  Jordan_229_2 @anal_schwarzenegger | 22 Jun '13, 22:50 | X
The Beatles - Paperback Writer

That's only 2 chords

MarwoodW | 20 Jun '13, 18:01 | X
- Tomorrow Never Knows
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spjcPS4ekOA
  
  ethricdouble @MarwoodW | 22 Jun '13, 05:33 | X
Pissed Jeans - Boring Girls

Puds | 20 Jun '13, 18:12 | X

Stringly this'd this
Dylan

Masters of War.

I think.

valenci | 20 Jun '13, 18:13 | X
ps:

sus chords don't count

alcxxk | 20 Jun '13, 18:14 | X
well they do

if the normal, unsus version of them isn't otherwise used

alcxxk | 20 Jun '13, 18:14 | X
Lost in the Supermarket by The Clash

I know this because my old band covered it once, and I spent the entire song playing the wrong chord.

Royter-Hatfood | 20 Jun '13, 18:19 | X
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

Standard response.

aactv | 20 Jun '13, 18:24 | X

MarwoodW this'd this
Nicotine valium vicodin marijuana ecstacy and alcohol

C-c-c-c-c-co-CAINE!

ma0sm | 20 Jun '13, 18:38 | X

Comaboy this'd this
- Also: Sick! Sick! Sick!
  
  ...I think
  
  Coja @ma0sm | 20 Jun '13, 21:14 | X
Sheets of Easter

Steved | 20 Jun '13, 18:44 | X
Spacemen 3 - Suicide

pheripheral | 20 Jun '13, 18:47 | X

H-Stein this'd this
- This was my first thought
  
  Spectrum playing this at Sala Apolo in the run up to Primavera Barca was immense.
  
  H-Stein @pheripheral | 21 Jun '13, 12:43 | X
Modern Lovers - Roadrunner

shy_retirer | 20 Jun '13, 19:17 | X
i may be incorrect

but Ohm by Yo La Tengo is just one chord right? they do a lot with the melody obviously

emmettcruddas | 20 Jun '13, 19:27 | X
Neu! - Hallogallo

Stringly | 20 Jun '13, 19:32 | X
VU - Sister Ray

shy_retirer | 20 Jun '13, 19:35 | X
molly's lips might only have 2 chords?

pieces_of_reece | 20 Jun '13, 19:39 | X

geordiedave1981 this'd this
- You are right!
  
  geordiedave1981 @pieces_of_reece | 20 Jun '13, 23:02 | X
the Wave Pictures - Canary Wharf

is just Em and Am, I think.

Probably a bunch more by them, too.

heliolithic | 20 Jun '13, 21:54 | X
Heroin

Velvet Underground

miles_of_smiles | 20 Jun '13, 22:03 | X

rainmaker this'd this
The Chariot - Evan Perks

TheKennedyCurse | 20 Jun '13, 23:05 | X
Blue Thunder by Galaxie 500

Just G and C, I think.

Mr_Grieves | 21 Jun '13, 12:35 | X

Kallgeese this'd this
Breathe deeper

Daydreamer

JohnM | 21 Jun '13, 12:41 | X
51 replies and nobody's mentioned John Lee Hooker yet.

WTF?!

Und_Gorgeous_Cars | 21 Jun '13, 20:40 | X
Radiohead - Give Up The Ghost, Dollars and Cents
The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends
Mew - Snowflake
Portishead - Machine Gun

OvertakenByTractors | 22 Jun '13, 06:11 | X
- Oh I forgot about the end bit of Give Up The Ghost
  
  haven't listened to it in a good while cos it's shit.
  
  OvertakenByTractors @OvertakenByTractors | 22 Jun '13, 23:15 | X
Stairway To Heaven

Jordan_229_2 | 22 Jun '13, 22:51 | X
Wooden Shjips

Maybe 85% of their songs

blisters | 22 Jun '13, 22:57 | X
Born In The USA

spiritofjazz | 22 Jun '13, 22:58 | X
Jane Says

spiritofjazz | 22 Jun '13, 22:59 | X
Swans

ethricdouble | 22 Jun '13, 23:39 | X
Do The Harlem Shake

aactv | 22 Jun '13, 23:43 | X
eleanor rigby - the beatles

creakyknees | 22 Jun '13, 23:55 | X
Ça plane pour moi

Plastic Bertrand

creakyknees | 22 Jun '13, 23:57 | X
- That's got three chords
  
  blisters @creakyknees | 23 Jun '13, 10:11 | X
  
  LdnMetropolitanElite this'd this
most anything by Loop

Fade Out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKlMuljoO9k

Soundhead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVqsnEJd9Dc

Nail Will Burn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH3fds8x4AY

feedthecollapse | 23 Jun '13, 00:05 | X

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