The Four Chords Song

[GamersPosition]

let the kid play fifa on xbox :P

[Greencapybara]

Comedy History

[WhiteChocolate0o]

i just noticed hes playing in jpurneys actual key but the piano is transposed down one half note :P

[Earthheart]

Holy shit, I've had this on my favs for years and I just now realized this Benny is THE Benny.....i had never seen him with facial hair!

[rubiksist]

He looks really sexy without his glasses!

[cooner9898]

is that ray william johnson sitting on the beanbag watching tv?

[musicmania531]

i thought it was journey at first

[bushbasher42]

@musicmania531 It was

[NicholasPicholasIII]

Benny!!

[LilMissChop]

im confused, what are the chords? like in plain english haha i wanna play them but dont understand all this tonic stuff :/

[JimmyRakeValentine]

@LilMissChop Am, C, G, F

At least thats what I play

[ANDREW007CZ]

@JimmyRakeValentine

I think it is C, G, Am, F

[garrettrogers62]

@ANDREW007CZ

its E, B, C#m, and A. those are the long notes on the left hand.

[thunderXalchemist]

I'll be one of the ones here to say. I love this guy's voice~

[royaille]

ur coowl dude

[borvitez]

he's also playing with the right hand

[LindyPSvideo]

i can only figure out E and A :(

[Nikioko]

@LindyPSvideo: If E (4#) is the tonic, B (5#) is the dominant, C#m (4#) is the relative minor, and A (3#) is the subdominant. That is easy... If you use it as tonic, relativ minor, subdominant, dominant (seventh) you get another widely used combination (e. g. Laudato si, Walking on the Milky Way)

[iarechucknorris]

all it is is dont stop beliving in the key of e

[vasalmon]

@iarechucknorris I think it's a little bigger than that, but you could say that.

[sierragrace1996]

What are the notes?

[moonlightradience]

haha genius:D

[sammy3212321]

Journey ftw

[gibsondanny]

EPIC ENDING AXIS OF AWESOME INDEED

[mrMASTERMOLEY]

he is actually very good!

[tenaciousheart123]

There's also paparazzi by lady gaga, hot and cold by Katy perry, jar of hearts, and many more.

[Stephhyycakess]

@tenaciousheart123

yeah but this video was made in 2006 when those songs didnt exist yet

[Jblaze123420]

@tenaciousheart123 jar of hearts isnt that bad but gaga and perry can die in a car fire

[MrRedemption1]

are the chords E,H,C#mol,A??

[Csendesmi]

@MrRedemption1

Think it is C major/G major/A minor/F major

[mrMASTERMOLEY]

@Csendesmi yeah thats right

[gibsondanny]

@mrMASTERMOLEY Actually hes playing E, B, C#m and A but transposed down on (maybe with a switch on his keyboard... not really sure) to Eb, Bb, Cm and Abm

[MrRedemption1]

@mrMASTERMOLEY ok i will try C,G,Am,F!

[MrRedemption1]

@mrMASTERMOLEY it isnt C,G,Am,F that sounds quietly wrong!

[Gredran]

@MrRedemption1 It's transposed, its the I, V, vi, IV

[Nikioko]

@Gredran: It is tonic, dominant, relative tonic, subsominant.....

[mrMASTERMOLEY]

@MrRedemption1 there is no such thing as a H chord.

[Csendesmi]

@mrMASTERMOLEY There is...some country's are using Kodály theory which uses H instead of B and uses B instead of Bb.

[Franciscanplaypiano]

@MrRedemption1 H?! erm...

[ShmexyBiatch14]

he looks.... deifferent...... with a beard

[edgeofsins]

You forgot "Shes just a small town girl living in a lonely world."

[mbro96]

These four chords embody the uniersal vibrations that all humans accept. They are simple so they are widely accepted. Complexity divides us all. The musical analysts should be ashamed of themselves, mocking the greatest chords to ever unite all ears. They promote the dark days of lonely, cynical, excessively intellectual mjuzyks.

[calvinknowles]

@mbro96 ur an idiot. stop over analyzing and just enjoy.

[enajanole]

lolzzz... medley song?? hahaha

[3DSNintendoBoy]

hahaha at the kid in the background not giving a shit :L

[19russell94]

he's ace on singing...

[Unluck9000]

Anything by Blink182 pretty much...

Offspring likes I V iv VI's cousin vi IV I V...[just start on vi]

[fifa260]

OMG its chicken little!

[faniag44]

dude what is that u should be on i love ny show pleaseeee

[SeedfulMusic]

I like that the dude is just chillin playing video games while your recording and singing yoru soul out. What game is that?

[8SKiM0CHiCk8]

I LOVE U!!!!

[anishinaabe]

Did he forget Don't Stop Believin?

[alcockell]

@anishinaabe No need - that's the keyboard riff he's playing.

[mrdannyandjoe]

make a tutorial!!!

[Kiyoshi112]

you should really do a cover of Amazing by Alex lloyd

[INTENTIONPEACE2]

THAT DUDE ON THE BEAN BAG IS LIKE GOD SHUT UP BRO

[Georgman15]

LOL is that guy in the Background trying to watch TV while Benny play piano ?

[Torn80cj]

@Georgman15 Looks like he's playing a video game, his fingers keep moving on what looks like a controller for a video game.

[ThatslikeIam]

@Georgman15 don´t you see the gamepad in his hands??

[Zachvaughan101]

@Georgman15 im pretty sure he is playing xbox :)

[Silversprig]

@Georgman15 hes playing xbox

[vasalmon]

@Georgman15 He's there for moral support ;)



[Sooskja]

can someone tell me the four chors he uses? :)

[DoorHunter]

@Sooskja E - B - C#m - A

[Torn80cj]

@Sooskja I, V, VI, IV. Just pick the key that is most comfortable for you. If the key of E is not in your pitch range, you can do it in C if that was to be your pitch range, which would be C, G, A minor, F. But this guy is doing it in E. My key would probably either be in C, D, or Db.

[Sooskja]

@Torn80cj Thanks a lot! :)

[oHeyitsthatguy]

@Torn80cj *vi :) hahaha. sorry to be picky :P

[10jaynim]

i love how the other guy is just chilling there playing video games.... when he singing his heart out<3

[shadow7t]

can u make a tutorial of how to do this? lol i cant find the right one on youtube :P

[HGrace97]

hey what's this song called?

[94bojack]

theres always that one guy in the background thats been around the singer too much

[sadierulestheworld]

Hes singing natalie imbruglia's song

[crietenz]

Just a small town girl, livin in a lonely world!!

[sadierulestheworld]

@crietenz I thought the very same thing. lol

[abingdonissxy]

lol. i love how the other guy is just watching tv...

[Striker837657]

He's playng E, B, C#m, A. But it sounds as Eb, Bb, Cm, Ab cause he's got transpose set at -1 semitone on the keyboard.

[36899793]

Please please show me the keys for the right hand!!!!! I love the way you play this, and would kill to know the right hand notes!!!

[passgar]

Rasterbated Art behind Benny!!!! love it :)

[tyinykiller5]

uuh, wats with the guy watching tv?

[PunkStevo7]

it's the original, original!

[Hoparound21]

lol axis of awsome remake w/ more songs, SWEET!!!!

[MJIsAlive100]

1:06 ULTRA FAIL!!!!

[julzabro]

Interesting!

[soadfan12025]

fuck off chicken little

[skinnyfatman80]

i like the guy playin x box or ps3 lol

[musicmaniacbobsmith]

@Bloodflower84 he's the piano player for "Axis of Awesome"

[Bloodflower84]

it´s a copy of "axis of awesome´s" 4-chord medley!!

[dieselflynn]

@Bloodflower84 : No copy. This is the same guy, but 4 years earlier.

[Hoparound21]

@dieselflynn wait, ITS BENNEY! how do u know?!?

[skygirl12]

Lmao I loved how you mixed a bunch of song into one. lmao you make me laughhh!!!! :D

[naresh22597]

Can you tell us the 4 chords you used?

[Bloodflower84]

@naresh22597

it´s E, B, C#m and A

[MJIsAlive100]

@Bloodflower84 Yes, he's PLAYING E, B, C#m, A. But it actually COMES OUT as Eb, Bb, Cm, Ab because he is CHEATING with a TRANSPOSE button on his keyboard!! HAHAHAH!!!

[ODBFmemzak]

@MJIsAlive100 Haha I thought something was off when I tried it on the piano... XD

SO basically it's I, V, vi(relative minor) and then IV...

(for those who don't do music, it can be in any key as long as you do the tonic (root cord) then the fifth (the dominant) then the relative minor (also the sixth) and finally the fourth (the subdominant)

Hehe, all pop songs on such a simple thing... Funneh...

[KarltheCanadian]

@ODBFmemzak Just note that when you play the vi (relative minor) you play the natural minor, so when you add the seven you play it natural, not raised like it would be in the more common harmonic minor.

[loryxon]

The Axis of Awesome!!!!!!!

[okonh0wp]

that's the same guy in glasses on the axis of awesome songs?

[Axl8787]

He plays Eb/Bb/Cm7/Ab in this video. The studio version is E/B/C#m/A.

[stefansson11]

@Axl8787 it' easier to use C/G/Am/F

[MJIsAlive100]

@Axl8787 he is playing E/B/C#m/A but it comes out differently cuz he is cheating by using a transposition button on the keyboard lol

[Axl8787]

@MJIsAlive100 Haha you're in the right XD

[MissKC1989]

Benny! Man he looks amazing with the facial hair...shuoldn't have gotten rid of it! Seriously...Aussie + piano player + good singer = perfection

[JonHolstein]

@MissKC1989

I would suspect this is Benny in private... and on stage he has a certain styling to make him more comic.. after all, he couldnt possibly be Chicken Little with this styling =)

[Mimischaf]

love it :)

[jadeangel2757]

dude i love this guy.

[ReeceMcMillin]

So, was this before Axis of Awesome?

[13deso]

@ReeceMcMillin this was 2006, axis 2009

[ReeceMcMillin]

@13deso Axis of Awesome was probably around before they got big. I don't know enough history about the band to know if they were around in 2006.

[MaBonando]

Dammit! I loved Benny when I saw him! First time on Youtube! He's awesome!!! s2

[KassandraEliseJayde]

"Yeah F*ck off chicken little"

Nah Jokes Benny Is Awesome

[13deso]

i want to learn to play keyboard!

[MrJimmySlayer]

46 people missed the Like button...

[smashmonkeyEXTREME]

is that the same thing as Don't Stop Believing by Journey?

[F14J5A3I]

is benny from axis of awesome?

[kenshinx84]

he's hot

[HarmoniousChirp]

Chords are I V vi IV. Go look up theory or something if you don't know how to apply that.

I just tried playing Adam's Song and I can say it doesn't use the four chords

[abels121]

@HarmoniousChirp your an idiot

[HarmoniousChirp]

@abels121 trololo

[abels121]

@HarmoniousChirp and your still an idiot, did you even look at the fucking chords of adam song, its the same fucking chords, it just dosen't use the V. muppet

[HarmoniousChirp]

@abels121 I don't need to, I can hear it.

Chords are C F Am on the chords chart. That would be I IV vi.

Maybe you should look up what chord progression is, because you contradicted yourself.

[abels121]

@HarmoniousChirp wtf, its still the same fucking chords, adam song uses the same chords just without the V, the chord progression starts and ends exactly the same regardless of the absence of the G major, it moves the same, it feels the same, BECAUSE ITS STILL USING THE SAME CHORDS. you can hear it? oh sorry i didnt realise you were some kind of musical genius, well done, you can work out what the IV is in the key of C. ps your still an idiot

[HarmoniousChirp]

@abels121 I'll correct myself, the progression is I IV vi IV.

It's similar, but I wouldn't say it uses the same chords. Just because it starts and ends the same, it doesn't make it the same progression.

Some people will just always be pricks. Well, that's YouTube. By the way, I don't have a "still an idiot"

[HarmoniousChirp]

@abels121 I'll just show you this digg comment I found.

"It's cute but it's not accurate. It WORKS but it's not "right" - the melodic lines Fit over the chords but do not necessarily have the same Harmonic Progression in actual context. An example is Adam's song which has a verse progression of I - IV - vi - IV, which is in fact close to the I - V - vi - IV he's using, close enough to make it sound like it works, and it works. But it's fudging the truth."

[abels121]

@HarmoniousChirp ...so your saying im right...but at the same time wrong...oh well thats good enough for me. Anyway this has been fun but i really was just trying to troll, but you have put up a good argument, well done.

[SovereignSarcasm]

lol I like how theres a random guy in the background playing video games during such a badass song video recording

[jacobpotter]

Yeah! fuck off... chicken... little...

[Curlyfunksta]

What notes do you play in the left hand?

[adalgisa120109]

hahahahaha wow...funny..wahahahha

[pantechuser0815]

funny stuff, that guy is best!

[modernman15]

what are the four chords you are using?

let me know! thanks

[Skidracer21]

"Chicken Little!"

[neomp5]

what is with the people who see videos like this and think the laziness of the songwriting makes it better music? as if all these ghostwriters are all the more talented for writing identical songs. this video exposes that laziness.

[Xpektz]

@neomp5 haha idiot, the songs does not have the same chord(with under the bridge and don't stop believing being the exception) These songs uses similiar "tones" like C etc when they are being sung. So you can transfrom the original chords into "E B C#m A", therefore it works. And he only shows small parts of the song, ergo you can't play a WHOLE song using just those 4 chords since the verses might be different from the refrain etc. So basically, few parts are smiliar due to the tones.

[neomp5]

@Xpektz

many of these songs do keep the same chords all the way through the song.

these chords are an example of the backing a lazy ghostwriter will slap together to back a monotonous and unoriginal vocal track. the pop music industry is built on this shit. they sell the same song over and over to the same brainless people. apperently chganging up the key is enough to fool you into thinking they're being original.

[cliffe008]

Sounds good What are the cords ??

[tberg323]

I used to have a roommate that would play his guitar and sing allllll the time. I wanted to kill myself.

[rockroon]

i'm so stupid. i didn't read the description. at first, i didn't saw that it benny who plays this xD. i've seen the axis of awesome 'version' many times!

[rockroon]

nice! i think you're good. the guy in the background, not interresed at all. haha.

[zuka7]

He's perfect!

[macomber4]

hilarious!!!!

[punkyloserjess]

HOW CUTE IS HE! And talented...

[DuochanMaxwell]

@punkyloserjess i agree!

[ThePreviewgirl]

can anyone make a tutorial vid? :(

[rezzacool]

@ThePreviewgirl C G Am F

[MooreMelodies1]

that was excellent!! : )

[MrsMusicAddict]

Wauw. I love the song, also the Axis of Awesome version, your voice and you just a little bit =D

[Kitarist88]

haha awesome :D

[JxNxAx3DxVe]

amazing!!! i had no idea that glycerine and torn could be so closely related let alone all of the other songs!!!!

...and the four right chords can make me cry <3 3eb

[dinoodlez3]

What are these chords??? awesome!

[sketnomore]

@dinoodlez3 dude its the same chords stolen of the symphony "Canon".

C-G-A-F

[teoj29]

@sketnomore stolen is bit strong!

[Finstahy]

@sketnomore

In C, Canon is:

C-G-Am-Em-F-C-F-G

[curse4eva]

dont stop believing :o

[UkeBoy631]

AMAZING :) Love it

[Martinsooon]

benny is a brilliant singer

[MippyProductions]

C, G, A, and F work too, especially on a piano where you don't have to worry about sharps and flats

[rutgerwolf]

@MippyProductions I Would play an Am instead of A

[xLionandthelamBx]

The chords used are

E B7 C#M A

[cliffe008]

Hi is that the cords in the vid

[thefrayfann]

the secret

[yummyfariy]

Hey, what are the four chords you use? :)

[NicolettaBellaa]

lol at the guy sitting on the bean bag :P

[TheAliii101]

we used this as inspiration in our music class. so glad theres some U2 in there. :D so good!

[BlackBeltNinja1]

what are the four chords??!?!?!?!

[emzscaramouche12]

This is awesome :)

I love it when he starts playing a song that I know xD haha. But I was waiting for him to start singing 'Don't stop believing' because that has the same chord line! Oh well :P it's still pretty damn cool.

[Carmelly22]

@emzscaramouche12 yeah seriously, where's the Journey?? It's just begging for it.

[mishi6997]

can u make a tutorial?

[BOOSHBOYDOM]

this is cos popular musics crap

[jo300hn]

You barely got a pass on that

I expected you to post Weet Grain...must now have a spell-check eh?

[jo300hn]

BARLEY IS A FOOD CROP

[taotapp]

I love how the guy in the background looks so bored. Meanwhile, I'm just sitting here and my mind is blown.

[oneidababe]

Guy in background: OH MY GOD STFU I WANNA PLAY MY XBOX

[SookyTurner]

how funni is tht other guy in the baqckfground watchin the tele

[fionncroke]

@SookyTurner hahaha yup, I think he's playin Xbox hahahaha epic :D