Comments on: How ‘4Chords/4Bars’ Songs Took Over The World https://tonyconniff.com/how-4chords4bars-songs-took-over-the-world/ Songwriter, Producer, and Coach, based in New York City. Fri, 19 Feb 2021 05:33:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tony Conniff https://tonyconniff.com/how-4chords4bars-songs-took-over-the-world/#comment-7207 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 22:45:47 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=3189#comment-7207 In reply to David Herman.

David,
Thanks for reading and for your comments. You make a lot of good points! As the song says, ‘Everything Must Change’.
Best wishes,
Tony

]]> By: David Herman https://tonyconniff.com/how-4chords4bars-songs-took-over-the-world/#comment-7206 Tue, 07 Nov 2017 21:42:12 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=3189#comment-7206 Hi Tony,
So music’s gone back to 4 chord like in the fifties.
I think the Beatles in particular were one of the
reasons the songs got more harmonically interesting
in the 60’s. Their sophisticated melodies and harmonies
set the bar pretty high and others tried to emulate them
especially with all the success they were having.
It seems to me that another obvious reason that songwriting has gotten
back to the basic 4 chords is because of modern technology
which has enabled non-musicians to be able to create
a professional sounding product without having to have
any musical education. It’s so much easier to create a professional
sound now, that knowing anything about music or having
any musical education is just not important or necessary anymore.
Just some thoughts. I’m trying to get with the program but I really
miss the great melodies and harmonies of the past.

David

]]> By: Tony Conniff https://tonyconniff.com/how-4chords4bars-songs-took-over-the-world/#comment-7205 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 04:19:15 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=3189#comment-7205 In reply to Joyce Rogers.

Joyce,
Never!
Best wishes,
Tony

]]> By: Joyce Rogers https://tonyconniff.com/how-4chords4bars-songs-took-over-the-world/#comment-7203 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:21:02 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=3189#comment-7203 Axis of Awesome clever and interesting. Never say never…

]]> By: Tony Conniff https://tonyconniff.com/how-4chords4bars-songs-took-over-the-world/#comment-7202 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 06:14:24 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=3189#comment-7202 In reply to brian wolle.

Think about it… Have you really never written a song where the chords followed a ‘tradition’? A 12 bar blues? A I IV V rocker? A I VI II V ballad?
Most of us have at some point, even if it was one with a twist.
That’s all this is – songwriting that’s turned into a ‘type of song’.
Thanks for reading and writing, Brian!
Best wishes,
Tony

]]> By: brian wolle https://tonyconniff.com/how-4chords4bars-songs-took-over-the-world/#comment-7201 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:06:26 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=3189#comment-7201 my songwriting never followed any formulas -why should it?

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