{"id":1906,"date":"2014-11-10T11:03:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T19:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doctorkeys.com\/piano-blog\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2014-11-10T11:03:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T19:03:37","slug":"axis-of-awesomes-4-chord-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctorkeys.com\/newblog\/2014\/11\/axis-of-awesomes-4-chord-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do These Crazy Dudes Have To Do With My Latest Piano Course?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5pidokakU4I?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t yet seen this highly entertaining video, do yourself a favor and watch it now. In it, Axis of Awesome shows how you can play big chunks of many of the greatest pop hits using the same four chords.<\/p>\n<p>Now as it happens, my new course, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorkeys.com\/pop-piano-accompaniment-home-page.html\">Pop Piano Accompaniment<\/a><\/em>, opens with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorkeys.com\/pop-piano-accompaniment\/piano-styles-for-1564songs.html\">two tutorials<\/a> based on the same premise. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In these two lessons, I teach you to play that progression using a variety of rhythmic styles, styles that I match up with specific songs, including <em>Someone Like You, No One, She Will Be Loved,<\/em> and many others.<\/p>\n<p>So I thought I\u2019d share with you the Axis of Awesome video and the list of songs it contains. If you\u2019re working your way through my course and are looking for more music to play using the same chords, this will be of interest to you.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, If you\u2019re a songwriter, you need to know this progression.<\/p>\n<p>Update: I just found another video called <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/OdVurJFMDUI\">&#8220;4 Chords, 65 Songs&#8221;<\/a>, based on exactly the same idea.<\/p>\n<p>You can find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorkeys.com\/pop-piano-accompaniment-home-page.html\">my course here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br style=\"height:4em\" \/><br \/>\nOn the Axis of Awesome video:<br \/>\n0:52 Journey \u2013 Don\u2019t Stop Believing<br \/>\n1:00 James Blunt \u2013 You\u2019re Beautiful<br \/>\n1:09 Alphaville \u2013 Forever Young<br \/>\n1:17 Jason Mraz \u2013 I\u2019m Yours<br \/>\n1:25 Mika \u2013 Happy Ending<br \/>\n1:34 Alex Lloyd \u2013 Amazing<br \/>\n1:41 The Calling \u2013 Wherever You Will Go<br \/>\n1:49 Elton John \u2013 Can You Feel The Love Tonight<br \/>\n1:56 Maroon 5 \u2013 She Will Be Loved<br \/>\n2:04 The Last Goodnight \u2013 Pictures Of You<br \/>\n2:12 U2- With Or Without You<br \/>\n2:19 Crowled House \u2013 Fall At Your Feet<br \/>\n2:29 Kasey Chambers \u2013 Not Pretty Enough<br \/>\n2:38 The Beatles \u2013 Let It Be<br \/>\n2:42 Red Hot Chilli Peppers \u2013 Under the Bridge<br \/>\n2:48 Daryl Braithwaite \u2013 The Horses<br \/>\n2:54 Bob Marley \u2013 No Woman No Cry<br \/>\n2:56 Marcy Playgroung \u2013 Sex and Candy<br \/>\n2:59 Men At Work \u2013 Land Down Under<br \/>\n3:03 Banjo Patterson\u2019s Waltzing Matilda<br \/>\n3:05 A Ha \u2013 Take On Me<br \/>\n3:06 Green Day \u2013 When I Come Around<br \/>\n3:22 Eagle Eye Cherry \u2013 Save Tonight<br \/>\n3:23 Toto \u2013 Africa<br \/>\n3:30 Beyonce \u2013 If I were a Boy<br \/>\n3:32 The Offspring \u2013 Self Esteem<br \/>\n3:38 The Offspring \u2013 You\u2019re Gonna Go Far Kid<br \/>\n3:47 Pink \u2013 You and Your Hand<br \/>\n3:53 Lady Gaga \u2013 Poker Face<br \/>\n4:00 Aqua \u2013 Barbie Girl<br \/>\n4:04 The Fray \u2013 You Found Me<br \/>\n4:09 3Oh!3 \u2013 Don\u2019t Trust Me<br \/>\n4:16 MGMT \u2013 Kids<br \/>\n4:23 Tim Minchin \u2013 Canvas Bags<br \/>\n4:33 Natalie Imbruglia \u2013 Torn<br \/>\n4:49 Five For Fighting \u2013 Superman<br \/>\n4:53 Axis Of Awesome \u2013 Birdplane<br \/>\n5:05 Missy Higgins \u2013 Scar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t yet seen this highly entertaining video, do yourself a favor and watch it now. In it, Axis of Awesome shows how you can play big chunks of many of the greatest pop hits using the same four chords. 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