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I think Nirvana proved all you need is 3 chords, actually. Maybe the 4th keeps the lead guitar from killing themselves. 

Anyone to name the four chords? 

This is MUCH more polished than the "Pachibel" video that was going around years ago, and a lot more current songs as well. 

Repost? This song is fairly old. 

E, B, C#m, A

that's the most common, though the steps can be used in several keys though. 

And by repost, I mean this same band doing this same song, not just a similar song. 

C, G, Am, F, capo anywhere you like. 

HOLY SHIT!! TIM MINCHIN!

thse guys might just very well be the Axis of Awsm 

disco biscut said:

I-V-vi-IV

The most used progression in pop for a good reason.

Taken from the first post from when this video was posted a while ago. Still awesome though. 

Catalyst said:

I think Nirvana proved all you need is 3 chords, actually. Maybe the 4th keeps the lead guitar from killing themselves.

Hahahahahaha. 

Turkishjade said:

This is MUCH more polished than the "Pachibel" video that was going around years ago, and a lot more current songs as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

still worth watching though. 

"fuckoff Chicken Little" 

ummmm did they really steal that form him?????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM 

Yes, we have seen this before. You are correct in that. 

Sigh, BFD, you can sing any song in that key if you transpose it. That's why most of those songs weren't exact. 

3 chords and a story....

weeeeeeeedle
weeeeeeeedle
weeeeeeeedle 

I feel like I got rickrolled when I clicked that link and watched this for the 5th time. 

The HOOOOOK brings you BAAAaaAAAACK 

scader said:

Anyone to name the four chords?

Moe, Larry, Curly and Shemp. 

I see what you did there... 

Good Presentation. 

I used to do a medley very much like this one in college at coffeeshops back in the 90s. I probably would have been famous if I'd put it on YouTube before all these other people. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j61E0vv-FE&feature=related =Jimmy Fallon is Awesome 

People ranting about how they've seen this more than once?
Why do you hate America? 

lol dude looks like shrek 

Lost July said:

Sigh, BFD, you can sing any song in that key if you transpose it. That's why most of those songs weren't exact.

Except for the many, many original tunes done by artists who chose not to use this same tired chord progression. Examples: Duke Ellington, Dream Theater, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Screaming Headless Torsos, etc. etc.

Not saying using the I-V-vi-IV chord prog. should be completely avoided, but like too much salt in a recipe, too much of that chord prog. makes me dehydrated and pukey. 

its jack blacks doppelganger! 

do they have piano capos? 

tallscot75 said:

Except for the many, many original tunes done by artists who chose not to use this same tired chord progression. Examples: Duke Ellington, Dream Theater, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Screaming Headless Torsos, etc. etc.

Not saying using the I-V-vi-IV chord prog. should be completely avoided, but like too much salt in a recipe, too much of that chord prog. makes me dehydrated and pukey.

Maybe Dream Theater should consider using it more often so their music sucks less. 

i thought the middle fat guy looked like the retarded burger king guy:

"ding fries are done, ding fries are done" 

haha that was great 

The heavy-set guy looks like a young Meatloaf. 

I IV V is just as popular, no? 

I IV V I is a classical music thing more than pop i think 

Lost July said:

Sigh, BFD, you can sing any song in that key if you transpose it. That's why most of those songs weren't exact.

You can so long as your song is just a bunch of open chords with no accidentals. Which is the joke. 

McBad said:

I IV V is just as popular, no?

In the 60s, yes. Not anymore.