Talk:Guitar/Chord Progressions
Here is the section on copyright infringement that I removed from the main module:
"Since many famous songs often use only three or four chords, it is sometimes difficult to post a simple chord progression without infringing on the copyright on several hundred songs. If you are adding a chord progression, please do not list specific copyrighted songs that use that progression. Instead, allow players the opportunity to discover these musical connections for themselves. However, please give suggestions about rhythm and playing style."
I understand the original editor's concern but I feel that this has not been a problem with this module. The editors have not provided any chord progressions of famous songs. --Sluffs (talk) 14:08, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
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[edit source]The removed material has been placed here for the moment. It does have some value but I felt the introduction needed to be short so that the student is then directed to the first progression.
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Most songs use three or more chords though some songs exist that only use two chords. Often musicians will embellish chords by adding or removing notes and to provide further interest may vary the rhythm. One chord "structures" are uncommon but they do exist. For instance, Frere Jacques is a one-chord song because it can be played against a single major chord. The melody "Taps", traditionally used at American military funerals, and which is very evocative, consists only of the notes which comprise the C-major chord (C, E, G).
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