can someone explain me why I love this sequence so much. Is there a thing that happens to your brain when you hear this? How has this been so succesful in history? Basically all 50s songs are in the doowop sequence.
i cant explain it no, but it doesnt use any chords outside of a standard major scale - so i suppose it sounds even. it also ends on a G chord when its played in C, so you end up with I-vi-IV-V as a progression. ending on the 5th in a scale is essentially a cadence. like when you listen to a national anthem when it ends, it ends on a really pleasing note, and i can almost garauntee it will end on a I or a V (1st or a 5th). so essentially this would be the most audibly pleasing progression you can find. canon in d also ends on a 5th, and everybody loves that.
It's perfect and nostalgic. Starting with the major 1 that sets the key. Then the minor 6 that gives it the mysterious, "Uh, oh. Something bad is happening!" The major 4 turning things around and giving you hope that you're gonna make it. Then, finally the perfect 5th, giving you a sense of resolution and the feeling that, "Everything is alright, now. I'm home safe"
I’ve always loved this progression. I always considered it a “50’s progression” or a “swing step”. Essentially black ops 2 zombies loading screen. Eddie my love, earth angel. Etc etc
Fifties progression is my favorite chord progression. I like pretty much every song I've heard in this progression, The Beatles, to some extent the Beach Boys, and more recently Weezer has been using it in a lot of tracks like "Endless Bummer" and "Go Away" along with quite a few other tracks.
I appreciate you not criticizing this chord progression. It obviously sounds good, and of course it’s used quite a bit. But that shouldn’t stop us from at least learning about it and it’s place in history. Sometimes I get turned off to some musical concepts either big or small because of snobbish people saying it’s not even worth my time. I’ve finally decided to not listen those people
@@AyushRaj To be fair, a considerable amount of contemporary music uses the 50s progression as well. And its use actually goes back at least as far as the 1930s, as demonstrated by "Blue Moon" and "Heart and Soul."
Great Video Andy, Two things that I would like to touch on. 1. BLUE MOON CHORD PROGRESSION. Some say that it is I VI ii V, rather than I VI IV V. Interesting. 2. RHYTHM (Strumming Pattern) Any chance that you could create a video on RHYTHM? Still, use the 50s chord progression, but focus on RHYTHM.
one of my favorite series :-) it would be a great challenge to record an EP with the same chords but NOT sounding the same (actually, like a blues album).
You are correct that "Blue Moon" was written in the 1930s (by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, for what it's worth.) The most famous recording wasn't from the 50s, though; it was by a doowop group from Pittsburgh called the Marcels in 1961, but 50s and early 60s rock sound almost identical in many ways, so I can see why people would make that mistake. "My Boy Lollipop" is also from the early 60s. "Heart and Soul" and "Beyond the Sea" also had a number of covers in the 50s and early 60s (the most famous of the latter being by Bobby Darin in 1959).
Absolutely loved how you sang lollipop!! Love the 50's tunes. My parents raised us on them. Oldies but the goodies! So many great songs.. Loved this video! The memories.. not to mention the humor LOL.. You Rock! Looking forward to more videos such as these for sure! (The C and F cords may take me a couple of years to learn... (small hands and short fingers ugh)
I'm 12 n I have been growing up on them since birth! I was from my mom to my grandma and she played a lot of oldies n still does I know a lot if u live in San Antonio Texas there is a restaurant called rays drive in I love it! They serve Mexican n seafood. They play oldies and have a lot of antiques if u live here u should try it it's really good
The lactose intolerant people prefer confusing songs that include the 2,3,7, or 8 chords. They can't digest dairy products. So, I guess that's how they get their vitamin D, which is the 2 chord (assuming we're in the key of C major).
Andy Guitar my man you just gained 100 points the moment I heard you sing Unchained Melody!! Wow! Definitely learning the chord sequence now!! GF will love it!! :D
Could I just say to performing guitar players that if you stick to this method, the gig can get very wearing to the listener. The change of key & chord progression makes a more interesting gig. Not sure if Andy has covered this before in live performance tips.
Thanks for sharing Joseph, that's a great point! However, this video is intended for those who have never gigged and are new to playing songs and those looking to increase their reportoire in a simple way. Hope it helps some people!
For me, there's no other progression (except maybe the 1-4-5-4). Every time I sit down at the piano, I try to right something unique, but always come up with this same progression. There's just something about it. It's perfect. It's simple. It's nostalgic. No other progression gives that feeling. It's the major 1 that sets the key. Then the minor 6 that gives it the mysterious, "Uh, oh. Something bad's happening!" The major 4 turning things around and giving you hope that you're gonna make it. Then, finally the perfect 5th, giving you a sense of resolution and the feeling that, "Everything is alright, now. I'm home safe". I might put them in different order at times (e.g. the first couple of bars of The Beatles, "Let It Be" with 1-5-6-4. But, it still needs that resolution back to the 1st in the next few bars), but in the end, the 1, 4, 5, and 6 chords are always in whatever I write. (Probably which is why I will never become famous). All the other chords (2-3-7-8) can go to hell.
Can you please make a video explaining why a lot of guitar riffs from the 1950s sound the same? A good example of the riff I’m trying to describe is the riff on sweet little sixteen by Chuck Berry
It’s kind of insulting you say earth angel was made famous by back to the future lol. Was famous way before back to the future was made.also if you’re going to make a video on 50s 60s music at least listen to it before making a video. It’s not duke duke duke of earl earl earl ... most those songs are not wrote or sang with just those 4 chords.
This guy just taught over 20 songs in 10 minutes.... immense
As soon as you started playing I immediately thought of Earth Angel. Back to the future is one of my favourite films too 😃
Love your pfp
@@unclepear1528 thanks!
@@samraffertymusic muse is amazing. Love this too
Or black ops 2 ^^
And yes, cool pfp.
can someone explain me why I love this sequence so much. Is there a thing that happens to your brain when you hear this? How has this been so succesful in history? Basically all 50s songs are in the doowop sequence.
i cant explain it no, but it doesnt use any chords outside of a standard major scale - so i suppose it sounds even. it also ends on a G chord when its played in C, so you end up with I-vi-IV-V as a progression. ending on the 5th in a scale is essentially a cadence. like when you listen to a national anthem when it ends, it ends on a really pleasing note, and i can almost garauntee it will end on a I or a V (1st or a 5th). so essentially this would be the most audibly pleasing progression you can find. canon in d also ends on a 5th, and everybody loves that.
Hard to say it effects me the same way.
It's perfect and nostalgic. Starting with the major 1 that sets the key. Then the minor 6 that gives it the mysterious, "Uh, oh. Something bad is happening!" The major 4 turning things around and giving you hope that you're gonna make it. Then, finally the perfect 5th, giving you a sense of resolution and the feeling that, "Everything is alright, now. I'm home safe"
Because it follows the heartbeat in progression.
We like it so much because it's not 1-4-5. It's like stepping out of a rut.
I’ve always loved this progression. I always considered it a “50’s progression” or a “swing step”. Essentially black ops 2 zombies loading screen. Eddie my love, earth angel. Etc etc
I also know it because of BO 2 🔥
WELL done ... this was a great era....i am 77 this year and can remember this music when i was growing up.
Beyond The Sea is one of my parents favourites. Always remember it from the credits of Finding Nemo, which will always be a classic!
Fifties progression is my favorite chord progression. I like pretty much every song I've heard in this progression, The Beatles, to some extent the Beach Boys, and more recently Weezer has been using it in a lot of tracks like "Endless Bummer" and "Go Away" along with quite a few other tracks.
I appreciate you not criticizing this chord progression. It obviously sounds good, and of course it’s used quite a bit. But that shouldn’t stop us from at least learning about it and it’s place in history. Sometimes I get turned off to some musical concepts either big or small because of snobbish people saying it’s not even worth my time. I’ve finally decided to not listen those people
Finding this video was like finding a gold mine. Thanks so much. I still live in the 50s and thankful for it.
You sing so well.
Thank you!!🎸
I was born in 98 but this somehow gives me nostalgia
I was born in 2000 and this feeling of nostalgia might make me tear up.
Guess we all watched back to the future when we were kids
@@AyushRaj To be fair, a considerable amount of contemporary music uses the 50s progression as well. And its use actually goes back at least as far as the 1930s, as demonstrated by "Blue Moon" and "Heart and Soul."
That progression reminds me of Sleepwalk by Santo & Johnny.
Gary Rooney that’s the exact thing I heard when I first listened to it lol
Gary Rooney reminds me of the transit theme from black ops zombie
Henry Stickman search earth angel it sounds just Like transit theme song
Mikey Wilson yeah they all sound the same cause they’re from the 50s and tranzit is based on the 50s
Yes, that uses it too, though it's an instrumental.
Nicely done Andy…you will be the guy forever remembered by me who gave me the 1st lesson on the guitar at age 60ish!
A lot to gain from your "Blue moon" 💖... great voice Andy. Thanks for making us able to learn!
‘Blue Moon’... RIP Elvis...
Neko to Sanpo from the Nekopara OST uses this chord progression at the beginning of the song.
I just put out a 1950s style song with these chords on my channel! It’s called “love me for the night”!!
Great Video Andy, Two things that I would like to touch on. 1. BLUE MOON CHORD PROGRESSION. Some say that it is I VI ii V, rather than I VI IV V. Interesting. 2. RHYTHM (Strumming Pattern) Any chance that you could create a video on RHYTHM? Still, use the 50s chord progression, but focus on RHYTHM.
unchained melody made famous by the Righteous Brothers!
Hehe I know, I thought the same watching it back! 😳😳😳
@@andycrowley I think you did list it as being by the Righteous Brothers in your link... just a brain fart in the recording. thanks Andy
But originally sung by Elvis...
Ricardo R not sure if this is a pisstake but it was originally recorded by Todd Duncan for a film in 1955
@@jainamudani3420 "Unchained Melody" was NOT originally sung by Elvis.
one of my favorite series :-) it would be a great challenge to record an EP with the same chords but NOT sounding the same (actually, like a blues album).
You are correct that "Blue Moon" was written in the 1930s (by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, for what it's worth.) The most famous recording wasn't from the 50s, though; it was by a doowop group from Pittsburgh called the Marcels in 1961, but 50s and early 60s rock sound almost identical in many ways, so I can see why people would make that mistake. "My Boy Lollipop" is also from the early 60s. "Heart and Soul" and "Beyond the Sea" also had a number of covers in the 50s and early 60s (the most famous of the latter being by Bobby Darin in 1959).
his voice is so *good*
Absolutely loved how you sang lollipop!! Love the 50's tunes. My parents raised us on them. Oldies but the goodies! So many great songs.. Loved this video! The memories.. not to mention the humor LOL.. You Rock! Looking forward to more videos such as these for sure! (The C and F cords may take me a couple of years to learn... (small hands and short fingers ugh)
I'm 12 n I have been growing up on them since birth! I was from my mom to my grandma and she played a lot of oldies n still does I know a lot if u live in San Antonio Texas there is a restaurant called rays drive in I love it! They serve Mexican n seafood. They play oldies and have a lot of antiques if u live here u should try it it's really good
That's "My Boy Lollipop," not "Lollipop."
BEST CHORD PROGRESSION ONE DAY I GONNA MAKE A SONG WITH THIS STYLE :)
The Lead Guitarists of The Wild Angels/ Now 2nd Guitarist-with MUD, Keith Read, Taught me this Progression Many Years ago,
But I love Rock n Roll
I can see the agony when he's sing Baby Baby
Maybe someday you will teach us how to play some of those songs in a tutorial! Such a great era!
Because it's smooth like ice cream, and everyone loves it like ice cream, except lactose intolerant people who hate this chord progression.
I read this in Hank Green's voice lol -Leah
LOL
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And lactose intolerant people can enjoy it if there's an element that can help them do that: an outstanding melody for example.
The lactose intolerant people prefer confusing songs that include the 2,3,7, or 8 chords. They can't digest dairy products. So, I guess that's how they get their vitamin D, which is the 2 chord (assuming we're in the key of C major).
Thank you .Great Lesson
i have all these songs in my oldies playlist
the first song that came up my mind is lonesome town
you tought me how to play the guitar thx
You're welcome Freddy! 🎸
@Rick O'Shea Dude he's like a foreign kid leave him alone lol
Can u make an analysis video about emotions and musicology of 50s songs??
Andy Guitar my man you just gained 100 points the moment I heard you sing Unchained Melody!! Wow!
Definitely learning the chord sequence now!! GF will love it!! :D
great songs! buti'm not so sure they have the same chord progresion... in chorus or bridges chords change... we find also diminished ones...
So cool, I was waiting for Every Breath You Take. Thanks. I just learned 30 songs and wrote a couple more. Subscribed.
Great video Andy (as usual). Thank you from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada!
Absolutely Awesome!
I cannot even begin to tell you how long I've been looking for what this style of music is, here from black ops 2 love song for a dead man
Last Kiss
Great lesson Andy, as usual, well done 😎👍
Loved it!
Could I just say to performing guitar players that if you stick to this method, the gig can get very wearing to the listener. The change of key & chord progression makes a more interesting gig. Not sure if Andy has covered this before in live performance tips.
Thanks for sharing Joseph, that's a great point! However, this video is intended for those who have never gigged and are new to playing songs and those looking to increase their reportoire in a simple way. Hope it helps some people!
@@andycrowley It does & you do I've learnt a lot from you. I've subscribe & bell notification is on.
Thank u Andy for teaching me.
The I, vi, IV, V. Seems to sound a lot like some 50s songs, The intruders - Come home soon, uses this progression I believe
Love these vids. 👍
Thanks Mark!
You rock.
I think Unchained Melody is by The Righteous Brothers
Thanks!
Excellent. Should have far more likes.
Superb!
Throw a few extensions and inversions in there and you're cooking with grease.
reminds me of earth angel
For me, there's no other progression (except maybe the 1-4-5-4). Every time I sit down at the piano, I try to right something unique, but always come up with this same progression. There's just something about it. It's perfect. It's simple. It's nostalgic. No other progression gives that feeling. It's the major 1 that sets the key. Then the minor 6 that gives it the mysterious, "Uh, oh. Something bad's happening!" The major 4 turning things around and giving you hope that you're gonna make it. Then, finally the perfect 5th, giving you a sense of resolution and the feeling that, "Everything is alright, now. I'm home safe". I might put them in different order at times (e.g. the first couple of bars of The Beatles, "Let It Be" with 1-5-6-4. But, it still needs that resolution back to the 1st in the next few bars), but in the end, the 1, 4, 5, and 6 chords are always in whatever I write. (Probably which is why I will never become famous). All the other chords (2-3-7-8) can go to hell.
You are ace
Too kind! 👌
Awesome 👏
wow I'm learning something new
Nice one Andy
Can you do a chord chart for all I have to is dream
Great song!!
Diana Paul Anka, Baby Justin Bieber
What about "True Blue" (1986) by Madonna, or "Girls just wanna have fun" by cyndi lauper? There are literally dozens.
With any luck this will come in handy
What about the progression in Sleepwalk by Santo and Johnny? It sound similar to this but kinda diferente
Hound Dog by Elvis too
teenager in love
Does anybody else feels disturb by the way he plays the G chord?
yeah he has his index finger there but its not on a fret lmao
Yeah it trips me out a little lol
Pretty sure earth angel was famous before bttf. Unchained melody was famous before ghost. And it was by the righteous brothers. I'm fun at parties.
Can you please make a video explaining why a lot of guitar riffs from the 1950s sound the same? A good example of the riff I’m trying to describe is the riff on sweet little sixteen by Chuck Berry
Thanks you sir
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😅😅😅 Yes! Keep up the good work.
The 7 people who disliked this were lactose intolerant
prertty cool I just realized Rockpile played doo wop after 40yrs. and that dude started to look like Nick Lowe by the end of the video.
Unchained melody was the Righteous Brothers not the Everley Brothers.
Punk songs use this chord progression as well
It always sound better when it’s done by 50’s vocal groups aka Doowop groups like mine The 3 Tones... 😬👍🏼
hi
You forgot another Beatles song: This Boy.
the 50s chord progression (puts Billie Joe on the miniature)
Earth Angel The Penguins 1954
Let’s call it the jazzy vintage progression or the C majors relative progression
Give name of song not just the first line
Andy can you make a tutorial of The Weight by Shawn Mendes?
Justin Bieber was the best one
Where did his accent go
That "one guy on CZcams" is Hank Green.
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Transposed to key of A & Duke of Earl jumped out. 🤣
A F# D E
"Baby" is by far the best song of those mentioned. Jk lmao
I'm only here because of Sonic
He's just missing Teenager In Love lol
It’s kind of insulting you say earth angel was made famous by back to the future lol. Was famous way before back to the future was made.also if you’re going to make a video on 50s 60s music at least listen to it before making a video. It’s not duke duke duke of earl earl earl ... most those songs are not wrote or sang with just those 4 chords.
Nice.