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The four groups of strings make up four chords. Going clockwise, they are C, Am, F, G. This is a common chord progression[1] in pop music. It became popular bec
by fallingsquirrel 2y ago
The four groups of strings make up four chords. Going clockwise, they are C, Am, F, G. This is a common chord progression[1] in pop music. It became popular because the chords sound good together.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2750s_progression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2750s_progression
- rkagerer 2y agoA video to drive this home, with examples from pop songs: https://youtu.be/oOlDewpCfZQ https://youtu.be/oOlDewpCfZQ
- aidenn0 2y agoI should note that this is the same 4 chords as the '50s progression, but a different ordering (I V vi IV vs I vi IV V). One is associated with more recent pop/punk music and the others is more associated with doo-wop.