6 Ways to Use Incredible Chord Progressions (and not get sued)
26K views · May 21, 2023 · Music
Comments · 81
@Robowx · 3 years ago
It’s not chord progressions, it’s the melody
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@charlesvachon5838 · 3 years ago (edited)
Interestingly enough Lennon was taken to task by Chuck Berry for using as inspiration "You can't catch me for "Come together" and admitted to it & made restitution ... so Marvin where did you get your"s? ... I think we may need to have a seance for this one!
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@NiechoVollmar · 3 years ago
I was so glad the court case was found in his favour. And equally glad that he had the musical theory knowledge to play examples and explain the situation. Many folks are all "That's my music!"-- but chords are finite with only a little over 4k possible chords combinations. This would have been a nightmare had he lost, had he never written songs again. And imagine the number of lawsuits that would have followed later! Any time I hear someone claim "X stole my song!" it makes me ask, "Where did you get the idea, and where did they get the idea? And so forth and so forth and so forth ad nauseum.
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@homedisbauxat · 3 years ago
"Come Together" was based on Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me". John just copies Berry's song, Paul suggested to slow it down.
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@matthewhardy8943 · 2 years ago
Y’all are my hero’s for teaching us how to make better music!!!!
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@sayithigher · 3 years ago
Sade "By your side" similar to "Whiter shade of pale"
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@Endless_Skyway_Adventures · 3 years ago
You can’t copyright harmony.
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@cheribarkman1784 · 3 years ago
Thank you.
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@shadfan66 · 5 months ago
I always understood that a chord sequence could not be copyrighted. Every book and video I hve seen/heard make this point.
@leftofcenter4 · 1 year ago
This is an outstanding songwriting tip clip.
@liquidsolids9415 · 3 years ago
Your videos are getting better and better. This was a fantastic lesson, well thought-out and delivered. Thank you!
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@josephmartino9958 · 3 years ago
The be boppers did something like that in the 40's and came up with a whole new sound...possibly foreshadowing rock&roll...?
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