The Axis of Awesome 4 Chords

Studio recording of The Axis of Awesome's "4 Chords". The song that proves that all you need to be a pop star is four simple chords.

The audio is accompanied with a slide show of the original artists.

Different recordings of "4 Chords" will vary as the band continually updates the song with the latest hits that use the structure.

http://www.axisofawesome.net

• Category

  Comedy

[spudsucker]

a motherfuckin birdplane

[jmyz1991]

Am F C G - Axis of 4

[sr19]

fact is.....they sound good.

[sr19]

ever heard of modes? harmonic minors? metal uses some very interesting chord progressions. no offence, but if you believe that, the metal you played as a teen was probably fucking shit.

[Jesse Cabral]

the chords in the video were E, B, C#, A

[hockeymonkey11293]

This one is based off the original song they put together for their comedy routine. The official one that they released on their album is different though, yes.

[gleonardops]

That cuz metal only uses e minor, and there are no progressions, just random fretting.... I know i use to play metal as a teenager!!!

[kcmet79]

The "reverse" of the primary progression (vi IV I V), whose examples start after the awesome AH-HA falsetto screech, is way more annoying IMO. Linkin Park uses it incessantly with their singles, for example. Anyway gr8 vid.

[fujibuds]

This is very different than the official video

[rubiksist]

i*'m kind of depressed now, benny is abled to sing higher notes, than I (note: I'm female!)

[TrueCanadianTV]

This is an older version, the newer one is a lot better with more popular songs