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Thinking Out Loud
- Ed Sheeran -
Key of D.
Verse/Chorus
1 - 1(3bass) - 4 - 5
Prechorus
2 - 2 - 5 - 1
2 - 2 - 5 - 5
2 - 2 - 5 - 6
2 - 2 - 5 - 5
End of Chorus
6 - 5 - 4 - 1(3bass) - 2 - 5 - 1
Great example of playing a chord that sounds like a 3 chord, but it's actually a 1 chord with it's 3rd in the bass
Let's Get It On
- Marvin Gaye -
Key of Eb
Main Song
1 - 3 - 4 - 5
Bridge Section (at 1:37)
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 (the arrangement is playing these as dominant)
1 - 3 - 4 - 5
Last Repetition of this section
4 - 4 - (5of5) - (5of5)
5 - 5 - 5 - 5
Very similar to the Sheeran tune above, but noteably actually plays a 3 chord, as opposed to 1(3bass)
Waiting On the World to Change
- John Mayer -
Key of D.
Main progression
1 - 6 - 4 - 1
5 - 6 - 4 - 1
Also a great example of a 4 - 1 cadence
Things You Can't Change
- Rhys Lewis -
Key of Db
Verse
1(3bass) - 5(3bass) - 6 - 4
That 5(3bass) also has a 6th in it (voicing is 3,1,5,6). Because of this, you could also call this chord a 3 chord, 5bass.
Prechorus
5 - 5 - 2 - 2
5 - 5 - 5----
Chorus
4 - 1 - 5 - 6
Great example of a song that has two different progressions that are actually the same thing, just rhythmically offset by a chord. The verse is 1-5-6-4, chorus is 4-1-5-6 which is the same exact number order, just starting on 4 instead of 1.
All About That Bass
- Meghan Trainor -
Key of A
1 - 2 - 5 - 1
Doesn't get simpler.