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Three chords and the truth. Usually attributed to Harlan Howard [1], an early country music songwriter. A lot of early country music sticks to just I, IV, and V
by uhoh-itsmaciek 4y ago
Three chords and the truth. Usually attributed to Harlan Howard [1], an early country music songwriter. A lot of early country music sticks to just I, IV, and V.
[1]: (PDF) https://countrymusichalloffame.org/content/uploads/2019/05/WM-3-6-Harlan-Howard-Bio.pdf https://countrymusichalloffame.org/content/uploads/2019/05/W...
- pohl 4y agoThank you, fixed. That phrase flew right out of my fingers carelessly.
- uhoh-itsmaciek 4y agoNo problem. In country and bluegrass jamming circles, there's definitely a faction that prefers simpler songs with fewer chords (true to Howard's quote), so I was amused to see his words distorted. Thanks for fixing it.