E A D songs?

[arneyz]

i remember a while back a thread being posted on songs that use this progression. I'm giving lessons to a friend of mine and i want to be able to give him a fun song to learn once he gets these chords down. could someone possibly find that thread for me? i'm having some problems with the search function. or if anyone wants to list some songs they know off the top of their head.

 

Thanks,

Zach

[Fingerstyle_Jim]

Can't help you with the thread but one song jumps out right away: "Gloria"(Van Morrison/Them?), in order of appearance = E, D, A. If you start a song with A, you can apply the 12-bar progression that will give you nearly half the songs in the known universe(also referred to as the I-IV-V progression). It would go something like this: A A A A D D D D A A A A A A A A D D D D D D D D A A A A A A A A E E E E D D D D A A A A. This example is just one of the miriad variations but you get the idea,

 

Jim

[Guitar Slinger]

Desire - U2

 

The chords are D-A-E-A-E repeat.

[GuitarPlayerFL]

The most obvious tune I know is That's What I Like About You by The Romantics.

[GuitarPlayerFL]

Isn't R.O.C.K. In The USA by John Mellancamp that progression also?

[Eric VB]

The most obvious tune I know is That's What I Like About You by The Romantics.

Yes, "What I Like About You" is mostly E, A, D, A. Except the bridge that starts on G5 (and also adds B5 as well as power chords for E, A and D). The chords at the beginning of the song are voiced differently (played up the neck -- most TABs seem to have it right) so playing just open chords will sound a little different than the recording.

 

"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." uses the same E, A, D, A which most cover bands take advantage of by segueing from one song to the other or somehow making a medley of the two. I don't remember the bridge off hand but I think John also uses a B at the end of the verses.

[Eric VB]

First three chords to "Working Man" (Rush) are E, D, A. (If you also know C and G you can play an open chord only version of the whole song.)

[splitting hare]

"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." uses the same E, A, D, A which most cover bands take advantage of by segueing from one song to the other or somehow making a medley of the two. I don't remember the bridge off hand but I think John also uses a B at the end of the verses.

 

Guilty as charged, there... well, 20 years ago, anyway. We also used to do the same with Wild Thing and Louie, Louie like a million other bands did. Add those two utilizing those same chords and also Mellencamp's Play Guitar is one that comes to mind. Hey, that one could be combined with Gloria.

 

 

[Eric VB]

"Bye Bye Love" (Everly Brothers) uses just those 3 chords.

[RobRose]

Cherry, Cherry by Neil Diamond, "Little Bit of Me, Little Bit of You" by the Monkees (also written by Neal Diamond) also use this pattern.

 

We do "What I like about you, and then in a breakdown we add "Rockin in the USA, Cherry, Cherry and Gloria"... still looking for others that fit the tempo and rhythm...

[Sauce]

I think "Wild Thing" and "Louie Louie" are both mainly E, A, and D. And Sublime's "Caress me Down" if I recall correctly.