FOAK: Music Homework Help Required

My daughter's, not mine.

"Find six songs which use chords I, IV & V"

Now obviously I could point her at all the 12 bar based songs I know
but a] I'd like to be a little more inventive and b] this is year 8
[12 to 13yrs] so I'd also like to suggest some songs she and her class
migh have heard of.

She came up with - Scouting For Girls - She's So Lovely. I suggested -
James - Sit Down. I think American Idiot by Green Day qualifies too.

Any other suggestions welcome. The more modern the better.

 

Cane posted:

Mercy, by Duffy - it's just a 12 bar.

Just about anything by Status Quo or the Ramones? Not modern, but
still I-IV-V based.

 

Brilliant!

Thanks.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, DR

<An ignoramus writes>

I-IV-V?

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I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

The first, forth and fifth chords. i.e. *E* - f - g - *A* - *B*

Thus giving you an E A B chord progression as found in 12 bar blues.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Cane

Ah! I am obliged. And educated.

Bargain!

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

IRTA "Just about anything by Status Quo or the Romans?"

I guess the " I-IV-V" plus the "status quo" led me to that.

 

"Now obviously I could point her at all the 12 bar based songs I know
but a] I'd like to be a little more inventive and b] this is year 8
[12 to 13yrs] so I'd also like to suggest some songs she and her class
might have heard of. "

 

Also known as the "bridge" chords.

 

Chasing cars.

--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Or "The lazy man" progression. Still the most useful progression in Western
music though.

--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

That uses more than just the three chords. Then again, I suppose Cane
didn't specify *just* those three.

 

I'm not. I can't play a note. [1]

Cheers,

Paul.

[1] I can sing a reasonable tune though.

 

<A three chord trick folkie writes>

I always thought it was just a case of the progression (tonic and all
that music theory stuff), and that you could play 12 bar blues in any
key - though E is the 'classic' ?

In pub sessions round here the magic three are G,C,D - but not 12 bar
progressions. You can play for ages thrashing away on those in
approximately the right order and never repeat the same song. Though to
do some properly you need to throw in the odd Am or Em.


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You're only short the knowledge to write down what you already know how
to plan and apply then. a few music theory classes and lots of the
music I could already play suddenly made a lot of sense.

 

Well you can't get much lower, can you?

 

Good call. Thank you.