Every song has the same chord sequence

The oldest song I have in my library that uses this is With Or Without you, but I know that there will be songs that predate this. I could have found more if I wanted but the video was long enough as it is!
I think the chord sequence is 1-5-6-4. Correct me if I'm wrong.
It is definately the most used chord sequence in musical history, and it doesn't look like artists are going to stop using it.

The collection:
1. With Or Without You- U2
2. Dream Catch Me- Newton Faulkner
3. Girlfriend- Avril Lavigne
4. Tattoo- Jordin Sparks
5. 23- Jimmy Eat World
6. Crush- Jimmy Eat World
7. Stolen- Dashboard Confessional
8. 100 Stories- Alkaline Trio
9. Feeling This- Blink 182
10. Buck Rogers- Feeder
11. Take A Bow- Rihanna
12. No one- Alicia Keys
13. Stop and Stare- Onerepublic
14. Thinking of You- Katy Perry
15. With You- Sum 41
16. Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors- Editors
17. What's My Age Again?- Blink 182
18. If You Can Afford Me- Katy Perry
19. Work- Jimmy Eat World
20. Over and Out- Alkaline Trio
21. Do You Wanna Know- Alkaline Trio
22. Bloody Valentine- Good Charlotte
23. Say (All I Need)- Onerepublic
24. Map Of Your Head- Muse
25. Walking Disaster- Sum 41
26. Dear Father- Sum 41
27. Run- Snow Patrol
28. Rewind- Paolo Nutini
29. Hold On- Good Charlotte
30. Stay With You- Goo Goo Dolls
31. Afterlife- Avenged Sevenfold
32. Happy Ending- MIKA

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Music

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• unoriginal
• chord
• pattern
• progression
• bass
• fender
• jazz
• sunburst

[ECHOES2131]

Imagine saying that to frank zappa. "Le herp, hey frank it's like, man, every song has the same chord sequence"

[spiffcorgi]

@ECHOES2131 Allow some artistic license with the title. I wasn't saying all music is the same, I was saying that the vast majority of "music" out there is lazily made. The other 10% is amazing.

[cheesecakemousetrap]

Identifying songs as D# and G# instead of Eb and Ab-while not technically incorrect-is very de clase.

[spiffcorgi]

@cheesecakemousetrap Yeah I noticed properly trained musicians tend to quote flat rather than sharp. I have a weird habit. I'll say Eb and Bb, but F#, C# and G#.

[spiffcorgi]

@poopydork stop being such a music snob. look how old this video is.

[pdherr71]

@xTessa94

"been used for ages" you just contradicted yourself about the originality.

[aylaisafox]

bass O_O <3

[MrDoublespeak]

@cheesecakemousetrap And do you use that rule with the G flat minor scale and have double flats?....ya didn't think so....

[jeremyunderground41]

nice video dude, I also noticed that 4 chord patters. Avril Lavigne - Things I'll Never Say + Taylor Swift - Love Story + blink 182 - Carousel + Bayside - On Love On Life uses D-A-Bm-G- pattern. And there are millions of songs with those patterns.

[neoshenlong]

@rdezoveelste Yeah... you lost the point of the video, didn't you.

[McSuperfly101]

@emergencyurgently You've just lost again.

[emergencyurgently]

God damn it, I lost the game.

[jomasterjoe]

theres alot more to a song and band then a chord progression

[SuperBlackChic]

@QYKLIM no, not all rap sounds the same. but i do agree that rap and R&B song mixed together needs to end.