The Axis of Awesome 4 Chords

[Ro3b]

Always wondered, never asked: is the vi in lower case to indicate that it's minor? If so, what do you do with the VII since it's actually diminished? You could "wing it" a bit with a minor, though, I suppose.

Right, the lower case is minor. For the dim seventh, you'd write viiº. In many contexts if you want the seventh in the bass it's more common to use a V chord in first inversion instead (e.g. A/C# in the key of D), depending on how you want to resolve it.

[Brian Krashpad]

I love that one too David! Cracks me up that you can find something similar to that chord structure in so many songs. And Tig, I love that shirt. If anyone runs across where to get one, let me know. I think I might need one.

Btw, that shirt is similar to a design that dates from c. '76-'77 in the UK, from the birth of the punk movement/DIY mindset. The drawing is often (mis-)credited to the UK punk fanzine 'Sniffin' Glue.' The illustration featured drawings of three chord shapes, captioned, "this is a chord, this is another, this is a third. Now form a band." This drawing actually originally appeared in another fanzine, 'Sideburns,' and was later reproduced in the Stranglers fanzine 'Strangled.'

The shirt pictured can be bought in the UK, here:

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/g_c_d_now_st...58442419789251

[markb]

Edit: Forgot to post this shirt:

Concept ripped off from a British punk fanzine circa 1977. Fits the theme of this discussion nicely

[Commodore 64***]

So if this is so common, how come Coldplay settled with Satriani out of court?

[Tig***]

So if this is so common, how come Coldplay settled with Satriani out of court?

Per this youtube vid:
Coldplay was the 3rd to plagiarize the song. Satriani was the 2nd to do so. Enanitos Verdes was the 1st... The original song was by Cat Stevens.

[Spudman***]

The eventual zombie invasion will take care of it all.

[Brian Krashpad]

The eventual zombie invasion will take care of it all.

I thought Coldplay WERE zombies?