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Re:What chords do you need? by uhoh-itsmaciek on Thursday April 21, 2022 @12:04PM (#31111281)
Three chords and the truth. Usually attributed to Harlan Howard [1], an early country music songwriter. A lot of early country music sticks to just I, IV, and V.

[1]: (PDF) https://countrymusichalloffame.org/content/uploads/2019/05/W...

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Re:What chords do you need? by pohl on Thursday April 21, 2022 @12:30PM (#31111594)
Thank you, fixed. That phrase flew right out of my fingers carelessly.
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Re:What chords do you need? by uhoh-itsmaciek on Thursday April 21, 2022 @12:44PM (#31111807)
No problem. In country and bluegrass jamming circles, there's definitely a faction that prefers simpler songs with fewer chords (true to Howard's quote), so I was amused to see his words distorted. Thanks for fixing it.
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