77 songs that fit the “Great Composers” chords (CGAmF) (mp3 link)
About 6 years ago I noticed that more and more songs (I’m obsessed with pop radio) were using the chord cycle (or sequence or progression) 1564 (or C G Am F, in the key of C, as used in the Ping song, “Great Composers”). I started making a list and at the same time, wrote my own song, called “Drop”, that used the progression. Then when I performed the song, I did a little medley of the list of famous songs as an intro. Someone told me about a US comedian Rob Paravonian’s brilliant rant about Pachabel’s Canon (which is the chord cycle 15634145, though he drifts into 1564). This inspired me to make my medley more complete. Then a few years later I saw the comedians Axis of Awesome started doing their medley… great minds think alike!
Most of the songs start on the 1 chord, but many start on the 6 (6415) and a few on the 4 (4156) or 5 (5641): I’ve marked these on the list. It’s interesting that the 3 Lady Gaga songs each start on a different part of the cycle. Hmmm. Can you think of any others? Bewdy, thine, Mal
No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley)
Let It Be (Beatles)
With or Without You (U2)
So Lonely (Police)
Africa (Toto) 6415
Butterfly Ball (Ronny James Dio)
Beast of Burden (Bette Midler)
Reckless (Reyne)
Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye) 5614
Down Under (Men at Work)
Barbie Girl (Aqua) 6415
Tomorrow Wendy (Concrete Blonde)
Country Roads (John Denver)
Save Tonight (Eagle Eye Cherry) 6415
Fall at Your Feet (Crowded House)
Take On Me (Aha)
Horses (Ricki Lee Jones)
Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx)
Waltzing Matilda (Banjo Patterson)
Forever Young (Alphaville/Youth Group)
Captain (Kasey Chambers)
Pretty Enough (Kasey Chambers)
Complicated (Avril Lavigne) 6415
Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne)
You and Your Hand (Pink) 6415
Superman (Five for Fighting)
Under The Bridge (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
Too Late To Apologise (One Republic) 6415
Happy Ending (Mika)
Stop and Stare (One Republic)
Push (Match Box 20)
How Far We’ve Come (Match Box 20)
Sun Will Set (Linkin Park)
She Will Be Loved (Maroon 5)
Can you Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John)
Stacey’s Mom (Fountains of Wayne) 4156
Umbrella (Rihanna) 4156
Live Your Life (Rihanna feat. T.I.) 4156
Where is the Love (Black Eyed Peas)
You’re Beautiful (James Blunt)
If I were a Boy (Beyonce) 6415
Dammit (Blink 182)
21 Guns (Green Day) 6415
Lovesong (Amiel)
Feeling This (Blink 182)
When I Come Around (Green Day)
Torn (Natalie Imbruglia)
Gotta Be Somebody (Nickelback)
Far Away (Nickelback)
Don’t Stop Believing (Journey)
The Show (Lenka)
Wherever You Will Go (The Calling)
Here Without You (3 Doors Down)
Love Story (Taylor Swift)
Break Even (The Script) 4156
Pure Shores (All Saints) 5614
Scar (Missy Higgins)
You were Amazing (Alex Lloyd)
Everything (The Veronicas) 6415
Glycerine (Bush)
No One (Alicia Keyes)
I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
Pictures of You (The Last Goodnight)
High/Forever You and Me (Lighthouse Family)
Paparazzi (Lady Gaga)
Poker Face (Lady Gaga) 6415
Alejandro (Lady Gaga) 4156
On The Radio (Regina Spektor)
20 Good Reasons (Thirsty Merc)
Hey, Soul Sister (Train)
Dream Catch Me (Newton Faulkner)
On a Mission (Gabriella Cilmi) 6415
According to You (Orianthi)
No Surprise (Daughtry)
Thought I’d Died And Gone To Heaven (Bryan Adams)
Canvas Bags (Tim Minchin) 6415
Already Gone (Kelly Clarkson)
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No Woman No Cry / Mother Mary comes to me / With or Without You / So Lonely / I felt the Rain down in Africa / Everybody’s got to live together / Your beast of Burden / Don’t be So Reckless / When I get that feeling, I want Sexual Healing / I come from a land Down Under / Come on Barbie, let’s go party / Tomorrow Wendy’s going to die / Country Roads take me home / Save Tonight and we’ll fight the break of dawn / Fall at your feet / Take on me / We’ll be riding on the horses / I will be right here waiting for you / Once a jolly swagman / I wanna be forever young / You’re the captain / Am I not pretty enough? / Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated / Hey you you I don’t like your girlfriend / Just you and your hand tonight / I’m more than a bird / Sometimes I feel like / It’s Too Late To Apologise / No happy ending / Stop and Stare / to push you around / Let’s see how far we’ve come / And the shadow of the day / And she will be loved / Can you feel the love tonight? / Stacey’s Mom has got it goin on / umbrella ella ella eh eh eh / Paper, just live your life / Where is the love? / My life is brilliant / If I were a Boy / I guess this is growing up / What’s worth fighting for? / Another stupid lovesong / I’m feeling this / When I Come Around / I’m all out of faith, this is how I feel / Gotta Be Somebody / Far away for far too long / Don’t Stop Believing / Just enjoy the show / I’ll go Wherever You Will Go / I’m here without you baby / It’s a love story / When a heart breaks no it don’t break even / I’m moving I’m coming, Can you hear, what I hear / Would you leave me with a Scar / You were Amazing / ‘Cos she’s everything everything / Glycerine / No One, No One / I’m Yours / Pictures of You, pictures of me / Gonna be, forever you and me / Paparazzi / Poker face / Ally Alejandro / On the radio / Give me 20 Good Reasons / Hey, Soul Sister / Dream catch me / On a mission / According to You / It’s No Surprise / Thought I’d Died And Gone To Heaven / The supermarket, take your canvas bags / I’m already gone
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