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How Chord Progressions Work: Chord Maps of Great Songs
The discussion coming up shows you examples of chord maps for the following selection of great songs of diverse genres (Table 46), most from the GSSL.
TABLE 46 Chord Maps of a Selection of Songs (Comin’ Up)
| “All Along The Watchtower” | “It Was A Very Good Year” |
| “Blue Moon” | “Jambalaya” |
| “Bridge Over Troubled Water” | “Kaw-liga” |
| “Carefree Highway” | “Kodachrome” |
| “Crazy” | “Lovesick Blues” |
| “Danny Boy” | “Midnight Train To Georgia” |
| “Dear Landlord” | “Moondance” |
| “Five Foot Two” | “One Fine Day” |
| “Free Man In Paris” | “Return To Sender” |
| “Georgia On My Mind” | “September Song” |
| “Gimme Shelter” | “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay” |
| “Girl From Ipanema” | “Star Spangled Banner” |
| “Heart And Soul” | “Sundown” |
| “Heartbreak Hotel” | “Three Bells (Jimmy Brown Song)” |
| “Hey Jude” | “Tracks Of My Tears” |
| “Hey Joe” | “Trouble In Mind” |
| “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’” | “Walking After Midnight” |
| “I Heard It Through The | “When A Man Loves A Woman” |
| Grapevine” | “Wild Horses” |
| “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” | “Yesterday” |
Using chord maps, you will soon see precisely how and why the chord progressions of these brilliant songs work. And how you can apply the chord progression techniques they reveal in your own songwriting.