The Greatest TWO Chord Song of All Time
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- Опубліковано 25 кві 2024
- What is the Greatest TWO Chord Song of All Time? In this video I answer that question.
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Lou Reed said it best: "One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz."
And you know who said it best about jazz: "Just play the right notes!" Angela Martin. The Office.
"Passenger"= Post-modern jazz. 4 chords.......
yea, lou reed sucks lol
Here Comes The Ocean is the most powerful song.. 2 chords. Lou was something special
Probably because Lou was incapable of playing three chords in any given song.
When 'A Horse with No Name' hit #1 on the US charts, Neil Young's Dad called him up to congratulate him. Neil had to say, "Ummm... that's not me Dad, it's a band called America."
A Horse With No Name sounds more like Neil Young than Neil Young does. Don't know how they got away with it.
Well, I do know how they got away with it - you can't copyright a sound or style. Some people are shameless, although shame probably dissipates a little when the money starts rolling in . . .
@@tonybates7870 It happens every now and then. Think of 'Long Cool Woman wIth a Black Dress' by the Hollies. Creedence Clearwater Revival were the biggest rock band on the charts at the time, so the Hollies decided to imitate them and it worked. 'Stuck in the Middle With You' by Stealer's Wheel. Could that sound any more like Bob Dylan? ("Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right"...). Obviously the latest example is Greta Van Fleet who sound like they've only ever listened to Led Zeppelin for their entire lives. If you're the original artist you could take it as a compliment... I guess.
although I reckon Neil would never write a lyric like ".. the heat was hot" !! 😋
@@simond1023
Also, I call your cheat Rick: “Dreams” has a little instrumental interlude between first chorus and second verse with a couple of vi chords in it… I know there’s no vocal there, but it does break up the two-chord pattern and provide a bit of release from the tension of those two chords.
Exactly, it’s defo not a two chord song
I’m learning so much, please don’t stop with this easy songs for beginners. I’d like to see the cords a little closer on the camera.😊
Its all on the net mate. the last one is cool (Nirvana - Something in the way). If your not familiar with the tuning, tune all strings half step down then tune the 6th string down to D flat. Barre 4th fret followed by open strings, rock on.
the way rhett played the cello part with his guitar on something in the way was absolutely fantastic
Very cool. EHX String 9 with the slide?
SO cool! EHX 9 Mellotron cello?
Bill Withers’ “Use Me” is a two-chord song and his lesser know but equally cool tune “Who Is He And What Is He To You?” is a one-chord song.
That song is better than the others.Thx
I also love Lonely Town Lonely Street by Bill Withers.
"Hope She'll Be Happier" as well, if my memory serves. Just D and Gm, then flips them around for the bridge. Also the rare song with no chorus (depending on how you look at it)
Yea I thought it'd be a ii-V/vi-II like 'Use Me' or 'Oye Como Va'
Paperback Writer too...Rick needs to do another!
Another two-chord song that should get a mention: the Spinners' "I'll Be Around" (IV7-V). The arranger absolutely earned his keep with that one.
So true! The vocals are amazing too- just a wonderful record.
Great great song!!
That song uses three chords :-)
*3 chord song. That's 50% more chord than this
@@reggaerock I'm not hearing a third chord. Enlighten me?
I first came across Mary Spender when she worked with Leo at Frogleap... what a gorgeous voice she has, she really should be better known
My all time 2 chord song favourite : Chuck Berry, C'est La Vie ... Simply alternating I and V, telling a whole story and absolutely rocking it...
Hadn’t thought of that one. That’s a favorite.👌Can’t listen to it without thinking of Travolta and Thurman in Pulp Fiction.
I really think "Dreams" is an incredible example of a 2 chord song with the most elaborate melody. For the less musically inclined, they'd never guess it was a 2 chord song.
ABB 'Dreams?'
@@docwill184 The Fleetwood Mac "Dreams" that was discussed and performed in this video.
Dreams? Never heard of it.. LOL. Which song is that again? Please don't have the Mac lawyers analyzing this video.
There’s an Am in “Dreams” during the solo.
“Give Peace A Chance”- John Lennon
Mary Spender has such an incredible singing voice.
'Holding Back The Years' by Simply Red is a great two chord track.
"Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction is only two chords. I thought for sure it would be in this video.
Edit: "Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect" by The Decemberists is two chords, too!
"I'm done with Sergio, he treats me like a rag doll!" EPIC :) Love that song!
actually 3 the chorus goes to D major
I’ve just listened to „Jane Says“ after reading your comment. Cool song - thank you!
@@vincentanatriello9296 the chorus stays on G but modulates to a slightly different G. The live version starts with a D major but switches to the G to A progression.
Love the Decemberists love
Rhett Shull's "cello" slide is killer!!!
it sure was, but there must be some kind of effect added. I wonder what though
@@marmelaki It would be good to know because that is way too cool!!
Rhet, can you make a video about how to get that tone?
@@eric9822 I was just plugged straight into Ricks Vox Valvetronix solid state amp
Thank you!
I got chills listening to Dreams..the guitar and the voice…incredible.
Thank you so much, this was so inspiring and educational. Plus I have loved these songs for so long!
It never occurred to me that Dreams was mainly two chords, but now it's so obvious. The melodies, amazing performances and production make it so much bigger than just the two chords.
Ditto
Yeah crazy! Same thought , never realised and now it is obvious
I know! Me, either, and then it was like ... oh ... wow ... holy cow ... that's right!
Theres a 3rd chord in the bridge part that they stopped before in their performance. However 99% is just 2 chords back and forth.
No, technically there are 3 chords in it, just you CAN play it with 2. All are inversions of F and G true, but it's actually in C, which doesn't appear at all...!
What about Sly Stone “Everyday People”. Love that song!
Same!
“Feelin’ Alright” (originally by Traffic, but made more popular by Joe Cocker”) is two chords: I7-IV7 and it TOTALLY works and is a rocking song. Bluesy melody makes it work. Another two-chord song I do at gigs is “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys: i-v. Also a great classic Latin tune with two chords is “Oye Como Va”: i-IV.
Anything sung by Joe Cocker is great 😊
i always liked the traffic version better.
Came here to say this. Thank you.
Love Feelin Alright! Traffic’s version is great, but Joe Cocker took it to another level!
Feelin' Alright was my first guess too !
This hands down the best music appreciation channel - so much more than just reactions. Thank you.
Glad to hear that "Horse with no name" is here. Its the first song I learned on guitar. Simply melodic. 👍
its 4 chords though
@@texasfossilguy Technically yes, but, cmon.... I've played it both ways and it really doesn't matter
I'm a pianist. It's the ONLY song I can play on guitar ;)
We used to call it the "song with no tune" 😂
Heroin by the Velvet Underground is I - IV. Also Molly's Lips by the Vaselines (Nirvana Cover). Ceremony by Joy Division (New Order) is the perfect I - V song. Transmission only uses two chords as well.
in the same vein as Ceremony, I'd say "LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends" is another good contender.
I'm surprised Rick missed Heroin. Bolero style rare gem of a song
Walking With Jesus by Spacemen 3, Rainin’ Babies by Flaming Lips
I think Rick focused this one on "pop" and, while heroin is one of the best songs ever recorded, I don't think it really fits in that category. Also this channel doesn't really admit most of the 60s exists... if you're not the Beatles or Stones you're not going to get much airtime here pre-1968ish.
new order- your silent face
I'm a big fan of the drumming choices in "Dreams" as well.
I like Mary’s voice. You both sing great together. I’ve got to go to her link to hear more of her voice.
I immediately think of Harry Nilsson's "Coconut" as a ONE chord song. My dad used to play it on guitar when I was young. There are likely others.
Yes! I played that for my kids, usually at bedtime! Sometimes even added in the wild quadruple-forte in the vocal.
Good call...
You won the interwebz.
"Shotgun", "Funky Broadway", a lot of funk music.
The third song I never heard of didn't like it to much
Waylon Jennings “Are you sure Hank done it this way” is my favorite 2 chord song. Love your channel keep up the good work.
Yessir! That's what I'm talking about!
Clyde as well. JJ Cale but Waylon does the definitive version IMO.
Hell yeah !
'Molly's Lips' by the Vaselines (covered by Nirvana) - chord to the IV chord
Love these video’s! Thank you
Isn’t it so crazy how these songs still feel like they have so much depth and energy with just 2 chords and those gorgeous Melodies on top
I'll admit this song has good emotion but gorgeous melody? Not sure about that. Each long verse has just 2 repetitive notes over and over set over 2 repetitive chords. Listen to the great Jimmy Webb Glenn Campbell songs, Burt Bachrach, Steely Dan...
@@johnhansen2575 To me repetitive melodies can be beautiful depending on the harmonic structure underneath.
Eleanor Rigby C and Em. And yes before anybody says there are more, in the full-blown version there is an E minor walk down which includes E minor E minor 7 and E Minor 6 but it can be played perfectly well with just a c and an E minor. This is one of the great songs and especially great to use to teach guitar.
"Paperback Writer" is G7 and C on the instruments throughout the song and C G Em7 on the voices only bridges (Em7 on the word "writer" only). Does that count? It is one of the great songs "of all time".
Not to mention that is as far as i've heard the first rock/pop song that has no guitar, bass, drums or even keys...
I always appreciated 1 riff songs or really minimal stuff like that, cause it really forces the melody to tell a story on it's own.
I ve beden watching ur videos from time to time n i realised how We were following d Music industry from 20 years behind .D cords ur Using n d way u use ur fingers on d keyboard is amazing.
My favorite 2-chord song is I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James. A -> Bm -> Bm -> A with such a slow gentle groove makes it an amazing song even before you consider Etta James' heartfelt vocals.
tennesee whiskey , about the same , good song thoug.
Just like Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton.
I was thinking of the same song. (I'd rather go Blind) One of my all time favorites!
Stapleton's cover of Tennessee Whiskey (which was originally recorded by David Allen Coe) sounds nothing like the original and is instead a direct ripoff of Etta's amazing song. To my knowledge he has given her ZERO credit, but it is almost the exact same musical bed.
@@pfelice157 i thought the original was done by George Jones..
Wait, Mary is hammering/fretting the bass notes only one-handed, while singing??
That woman just doesn't stop impressing me!
In a studio full of mic stands?
SMH really
Agreed, she is a youtube treasure...
It's not as difficult as it may seem
I missed that. Very impressive. Sorry that some people had to put it down.
@@amybethhurst If you are referring to me, Im not putting her down at all. Fretting a bass just simply isnt hard, thats all. She is extremely talented
All great songs, was awesome to see Something in the Way at the end one of my favorites
Love Mary's voice, simply beautiful.
Also just wanted to say how versatile Mary’s voice is (Dewey from America and Kurt from Nirvana have very different voices!) and that I actually said “Oh wow!” when she appeared.
I thought that cover sucked
@@andrewwojo3230 which one?
@@Mike-zf4xg Whereas you probably sound like a cat vomiting.
Mary, your voice is beautiful.
Wow! She is awesome! Great voice. Who is she?
@@Mike-zf4xg 🤡
Dreams has an instrumental break, though, that brings in other chords!
Break On Through by The Doors truly has only two chords.
So does…
Feeling’ Alright (Traffic/Joe Cocker)
Fire On The Mountain (Grateful Dead)
Jane Says (Jane’s Addiction)
Whole Lotta Love (Zep)
Tomorrow Never Knows (Beatles)
Lively Up Yourself (Bob Marley) & and many many other reggae songs
Walk On The Wild Side (Lou Reed)
Oye Como Va (Santana)
Life During Wartime (Talking Heads)
Memphis Tennessee (Chuck Berry)
Shotgun (Jr. Walker & the Allstars)
Iko Iko (Dixie Cups)
Feelin' Alright it's original by Traffic but yes Joe Cocker's is the definitive version and yes it should be on this list for SURE.
What I Got by Sublime :)
Tomorrow Never Knows (Beatles) has only one chord. C.
There are 5 chords in "Fire On The Mountain" . "Memphis Tennessee" has 5 chords.
@@lucalone no it also has a B/C. The bass stays on C but the guitar drops down a whole step for bars 5 & 6 then back up to C.
I knew it !!! A horse with no name is fantastic !!
The Beatles have a few of them. Tomorrow Never Knows was always said to be one chord, but it's actually two.
But Harrison's "Love You To" and "Blue Jay Way" are based on single chords.
Man, Mary has such a great voice... and no auto tune...
Disagree. 100%. She sounds awful in the nirvana cover. Imagine not having a pop filter while you sing.
@@gimphandjeff In the Nirvana cover, it seemed as if she is doing a parody of the song.
If you base your opinions on a nirvana cover only, no she does not sound like Kurt. Try listening to some of her catalog to produce a more informed opinion...
Lowkey, 'A Horse With No Name' and 'Ventura Highway' are two songs I almost always play on the acoustic when I just want to kick back and not practice and work on technique. Thankful for my dad for having an affinity for Folk/Soft Rock
I was sure that America would have a song in this video.
I love Mary Splendor!
Born In The USA! There's your I-IV.
There's also this song from, I think, the early 2000s. Just Wanna Dance the Night Away. Had a I V7 chord sequence. Not sure you mentioned that as one of your possibles.
Feeling Alright, by Traffic and covered brilliantly by Joe Cocker is probably my favorite two chord song.
I was going to suggest this! It was one of the first songs I learned to play
Great one!
Joe Cocker is one of the few musicians whose cover songs I prefer more than the originals.
Actually a Dave Mason song, still the best version,
Feelin' Alright is a great choice. I love the Artie Butler piano part in the Cocker version. I learned to play it. Note to Rick Beatto - this is a two chord song that that goes 1 dominant 7 to 4 dominant 7. And I think it works great! So 1-4 is possible.
I'm a Brazilian and every time that people say "two chords songs", I remember of one of the most good songs of my country, its name is "Para Não Dizer que Não Falei das Flores", something like "Not to say that I didn't mention the flowers". This is a beautiful song of the singer/composer Geraldo Vandré.
Fellow Brazilian here. Just so you know, most good doesn't exist, the right word is best.
Had to check it out. I don't understand the lyrics but a beautiful song.
Jack Tequilla only has two chord as well. And it follows the I - IV Rick mentioned
That is a great song indeed.
Thank you. I love every opportunity to learn about more Brazilian music. Especially from someone who KNOWS like you!
Gordon Lightfoot’s Song “the Way I Feel” had only 2 chords as well and it was a big hit for him.
Unknown Legend, by Neil Young. Strumming on only C ang G chords. But such a wonderful vibe in that song.
Lady In Black - Uriah Heep
In my opinion, one of the greatest songs ever written and it goes unnoticed by a lot of people.
Working Class Hero by John Lennon also shares the same Am-G chord progression.
yes, beautiful song that never gets played on the generic classic rock stations. uriah heep are one of the most underrated bands ever.
what he said....in spades!
I am sorry to correct you, but in Working Class Hero I hear a third chord, in chorus at the word "something".
Anyway, Lady In Black belongs definitely on this list...
@@AlexEMagnus I stand corrected. Just checked the chart. It's a D you are hearing.
I was going to mention "Lady in Black" as well, also because that's another 2-chord progression that I find works very well, and that wasn't mentioned in the video.
Jane Says is an incredible two chord song. Jane's Addiction was firing on all cylinders when writing it.
Great point and true dat. I used to tear it up on Jane Says.
And still do.
Yah. I was gonna say Jane Says too. I'd swap out the Nirvana cut for Jane Says. No shade on Nirvana. It's just Something in the Way is a deep cut from Nevermind. Jane Says was a huge hit. But, i don't make videos and i'm probably not gonna start, so, c'est la vie lol
@@FullumMusic I would simply make it a top 4 list. I mean, Something in the Way was pretty big on UNplugged and was used for The Batman film. Jane Says was a hit and is still my favorite Jane's tune.
@@CKC411 True... forgot about Something in the Way on Unplugged. Unplugged was insanely HUGE, and so was every song on it individually. Yeah, how do you bump any of those songs to make it a Top 3? Top 4 it is! 🥳😆
1. *"Ode to Joy"* by L. van Beethoven: V-I in D. 🎻
2. A lot of songs by *Modest Mouse,* 🎈⚓including but most certainly not limited to:
- "All Night Diner."
- "The Good Times are Killing Me." (mixed by The Flaming Lips.)
- "What People are Made Of."
- "Here It Comes."
- "Baby Blue Sedan."
- "Night on the Sun." (not counting the strange riff in a strange mode which can't be classified.)
*[({R.G.)}]*
Ode to Joy has a third chord - II Major right at the end of the counter phrase, as it returns back to the main phrase. Close, though...
"You Never Can Tell" by Chuck Berry ( the 1 and the V) is my favorite 2 chord song....
2:00 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
3:55 America - A Horse with No Name
5:35 Nirvana - is Something in the Way
First song I ever learned in guitar with my guitar teacher was Horse with no name. It was a MASSIVE confidence booster for me as I previously had only learned chords out of a book. Being 7 years old and playing along with a massively well known song I felt like I was on top of the world. After playing that I was off to the races, I remember the next week coming to my guitar teacher begging him to teach me Comfortably Numb and 12 years later I’ve never put a guitar down!
You need that sort of success very early on it is really inspiring to be able to play something that people actually know,unfortunately many teachers do not seem to appreciate that as an early milestone that will encourage a student to persevere and develop further.
@@76-UVB Yes! let em have fun first and the skills will follow.
Just wanted to say what a wonderful story that is! Quite beautiful actually. Music how it touches us sincerely yours, Bob the blind bedroom guitar
First song for me too. Taught myself though. But what a thrill when you are finally playing a song instead of just chords.
My first song as well 👍🏼.
Get Up Stand Up is a two chords song from Jah ! Great video Rick !
What a trio! Looks like everyone is having fun - as are we!
My fav 2 chord song is "When Loves Comes to Town" by U2 and BB King.
From the video: B. B. King: “I’m no good with chords, so what we do is get somebody else to play that.”
Bono: “Well, Edge will do that; there’s not that many chords in the song, there’s only two.”
I reckon this is a better 2 chord song that the three featured in this video! So clever!
Bad is also another great 2-chord song!
Great one!
"Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction. Just G and A all the way through if I remember correctly, but incredibly deep lyrics and a fascinating melody.
Came here to say this, I love the kettledrum version.
Horse was the first song I learned on guitar. I think it’s a standard teaching practice. So easy to play
Thank you, good work. That was great.
Props to Mary for singing and hammering-on the bass part, and to Rick and Rhett for singing!
Horse With No Name has a really great bass line which provides a lot of movement in the background; along with vocal harmonies the listener doesn’t really notice that there’s only two chords. Genius in simplicity. And, I’m a sucker for a shuffle.
The Mavericks, "All You Ever Do Is Let Me Down" is a great two-chord song (A-E). There are some great lead licks in the song, as well.
Feelin' Alright by Traffic. Simple but great.
Hey, Rick, your I-IV chord song is Harry Nilsson's "Jump Into The Fire". He also had a one-chord hit, "Coconut."
Read my mind. Nilsson is so good in his simplicity.
"What I got" by Sublime is a very well-known two-chord song with a I-IV progression (D and G). Works very well!
Came to say this
Yes indeed.
I believe Van Morrison's "Moon Dance" is just two chords.
yes
I knew I wasn't the first to think of What I Got!
"Feeling Alright" Traffic (great cover by Joe Crocker)
Dream Baby - Roy Orbison; my favorite 2 Chord song.
It dawns on me that The Staple Singers "I'll Take You There" is just F and C the whole time. They do SO MUCH AMAZING with those two chords, but it's just those two chords that i never get tired of. It's my warm-up bass playing song.
I too, love that song. James Brown had a song that hardly anyone knows. He wrote it while performing on stage in Paris, France. It's one chord, and only 7 words: "My face is wet / wet with sweat" repeated over and over ad nauseum.
Great tune. I did thirty years on a city transit bus and I often thought that would be a good transit motto. Groovy song.
Chris Stapleton. Tennessee Whiskey
1 to 2m❤
Her voice is magnificent - especially when she goes a little bit high.
And does it so effortlessly
Guess you haven’t heard Lanie Gardiner sing this song, she blows Stevie Nicks away.
This girl isn’t even close to doing this song right
Great songs, beautiful voice, great guitars sounds too...❤
Mary's voice is incredible singing Fleetwood Mac's Dreams, her nuances were just beautiful, gave me goose bumps.
I agree. These three should make a band, they sound so good together. The harmonies complemented Mary so well also.
Highlight of the video imo
Absolutely awe inspiring version
yeah, her voice didn't suit the other 2 songs as well, but she's absolutely perfect for Dreams
Dreams was only #1 hit for FM. Used 3 part harmony too.
By Rick's definition of two-chord songs, "Eleanor Rigby" only has two. True Em has some nifty extensions/variations, but so does "A Horse With No Name."
Yup, there’s two for the verse and two, similar but different for the chorus. Inside, outside and outside inside fingering, too. Simple to finger, but sound great.
Eleanor Rigby is the first song I thought of. Surprised he didn’t include it.
The first song I learned to play on the guitar was Lady in Black in e minor and D major.
Mary sings beautifully ❤
Of the three, "Dreams" is by far the best two chord song. Your beautiful interpretation is download worthy.
Horse With No Name- to me is the best because the chords just ring out differently so it sounds like there's more going on than two chords. Also, it's instantly recognizable as soon as you strum the first bar acoustic.
Dreams- is a great song but without the baseline and delay laden lead parts it really doesn't hold up on its own like Horse With No Name does.
Every time I hear Mary, even way back on her first performance with Leo, I think, "God this woman should be heard by EVERYONE".
I only just found right this moment this TALENT.
She is Smoking and Mezmerizing
I am in love.
I saw her live in London last week and I agree, more people should hear her sing and play.
She's pretty squeaky
Something in the Way is such a longing, beautiful song...great pick for this exercise...
Also love Chuck Berry's "C'est La Vie," and Hank Williams' "Honky Tonkin'" and "Jambalaya."
"What I Got" by Sublime was the first two chord song that came to mind for me. Great video. Love Mary Spender so much!
That one is a I, IV as well...
@@roh3974 Great suggestion. Probably could've been included in the video.
@@roh3974 Oye Como Va is also a i - IV... or is it a ii - V ?
Yes almost all is D, G, except on the motherf* line there is an A chord
@@roh3974 I might be recalling incorrectly, but pretty sure it's technically a V-I
Good stuff. A mention to Chuck Berry's 'You never can tell' as my favourite 2-chord song.
Mary Spender is awesome !! I love her voice -- and she changes it for the song.
I hate it!
I love it when Rick and the old guys discuss music. They are super high brow with their musical talent, but they talk about it sometimes just like my friends and I did when we were 17. They just love guitar dude and everyone loves everyone's style. And gear, and tunes. Bro, it is really nice.
Canadian folk legend Corb Lund’s ‘Gonna shine up my boots’ is another 2 chord banger!
My favorite two-chorder is "Feelin Alright" by Dave Mason, popularized by Joe Cocker. Great tune to jam to!
That’s a I to IV, no V chord, Rick! Great tune.
Agree, I thought of that song immediately, too
Ken...just noticed your post from 4 days ago...after I had just posted about this one myself , as well. Just C + F (and throw in the 7th note to the C Chord, on occasion.) Dave's great!
@@motman52 Hey man... I actually play B7 to E7. Makes it a little easier to sing and I can hold that B7 shape for both chords. I think Dave is great too. Love his solo on "Look At You Look At Me".
My favorite two chord song is "So What" by Miles Davis. A lotta bars with one chord, then the chord moves up a semi-tone, (but otherwise doesn't change), and then after a lesser number of bars returns to the first chord for a bit. That's it!
@@wolleyreikivalley, ok, so....maybe four chords if you consider the Bill Evans voicings over the roots. But the improvisation is just as Robert describes.
@@wolleyreikivalley Depends.on what you call a chord Dm11 and Ebm11 cover the whole song
I lean towards calling two modes: D and Eb Dorian, but I see where you're coming from.
what I love about that one is it's one chard forever, but they find ways to keep it interesting and when it does change it feels massive.
My favorite one-chord song; Tomorrow Never Knows, The Beatles. 🥰
Jambalaya (on the Bayou) is a lot of fun to play and sing!
one of the first songs i learned was "lady in black" with uriah heep. i love this song!
It actually was the very first song I ever learned^^ My father taught it to me using the chords em and D though :)
Wow , I saw Uriah Heap get so booed at a show in the 70’s. I liked July Morning.
@@stephankrain i was taught an Am and G :)
This woman's voice,range and style is incredible.♥️
She has super intelligent videos, too.
She's considerably out of her range on the 3rd song.
@@mysticone1798 most singers stick to only one genre of music,I thought she did amazing switching to all those different styles. The third song is grunge, it sounded fine to me how she sang it
@@pattiannepascual I didn't say she wasn't a good singer. I simply said the 3rd song was out of her range.
@@mysticone1798 Yet does it supremely well all the same.
Jambalaya - Hank Williams. The Bottle Let Me Down - Merle Haggard. Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash.
I think, "Born in the USA" (Bruce Springsteen) and "I´d rather go blind" (Etta James) are fantastic 2-chords-Songs. :)
I'd rather go blind is one that should be in the top 3. I think Tennessee Whisky has 2 chords as does Feelin' Alright by Joe Cocker
@@Willd-ki8ix According to Ultimate Guitar Chords, several versions of Born in the USA have 2 chords,.. the I to the IV while on another version it tosses in a couple variation of those chords... so both you guys are right... kinda.. lol
@@Willd-ki8ix I went and listened to the song. It is basically a two chord song built on a repeating riff. It goes from the tonic (I chord), to the subdominant (IV chord) ... back and forth... with the riff played through the 'changes' ...2 being the number in this case. It is in a major key, built on standard diatonic harmony...
I hope this helps.
Wow, that "Dreams" cover has some of Mary's best singing ever. And Rhett's slide work on the Nirvana cover sounds remarkably like a cello. Nicely done, all three of you! -Tom
Does anyone know what effects they used to get that cello sound?
@@nicholasdupont9097 I prefer to watch and listen to 2Cellos, especially in Verona, on here UA-cam, as they can make them sound like guitars. Enjoy ! They do an amazing Iron Maiden cover which is mind boggling. My favourite..
@@nicholasdupont9097 Sounds like they used the actual cello part from the original, and Rhett is just doubling it. If you listen closely, you can hear the bow skipping on the string during some of the note changes.
Yeah!!! I Was looking for the Cello. Well done boys and girl!
@@nicholasdupont9097 I'm pretty sure he's using an EBOW.
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & the Drells is an example of how two chords and a great groove can make a song a classic.
Noah - great song. but when they do the 'make it mellow' part there are some extra chords.
And it was a hit. It seems Beato is limiting two chord songs to hits.
Good choices. Mine are Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell" (I, V), the Dead's "Fire On the Mountain" (I, bVII), and Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" (i, III).
You've taught me so much about music!
Love Mary’s voice. Her cover with Leo of Sultans of Swing is brilliant!
Can you link the video, if it exists? Would love to see that!
"Lady in black" from album Salisbury by Uriah Heep , I believe is a 2-chord-song, Am and G. Very nice to see Mary Spender join in, her voice is so beautiful !!
I would even say that Lady in Black is probably more famous than any of the three Rick mentions. Everybody knows it and everybody knows how to play it. And yes, it is a 2-chord-song.
I totally thought he'd definitely talk about lady in black 😅
This was the first song I thought of! Great song!
First song I ever learned
Hey, same here - I thought this was gonna be #1 on this list :D
Unbelievable two chord songs soo sophisticated & magic classics! What’s happened to music now! Less is More dudes!!
My faves are Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton and What I got by sublime. 👌
I knew "Horse with no Name" would be on the list. Didn't realize about the other two. Mary S.'s voice is wonderful. I swear this was the first time I really heard all the words to "Dreams".!
HORSE must e the most boring piece of a tune ever inflicted on the world.
I used to play a lot. (12 string) Horse with no name was not just two chords.
"Horse With No Name" was the first song that came to mind when he said "2-chord." I totally forgot about Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams."
@@Davidgeorgegerard I would say that maybe it's supposed to be because it simulates the experience of not being able to remember your name in the desert; but, there are several America songs that do not have much range.
@@Davidgeorgegerard At least they shortened it up for this ...it does go on rambling along forever and soon becomes unbearable if you actually listen to the whole thing.