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Topic: Two-Chord Songs... Suggestions? |
Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 12:36 pm |
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Every few years or so, a few of us old geezers (who are spread out between Indiana and California) try to get together under the pretext of playing a few tunes for old-times sake. We usually manage to slip in some music between other vital activities.
Next time we are initiating a theme of two-chord songs. I came up with a few, and would be interested in other suggestions. What'dya got? Here's mine:
1) A-11
2) The Bottle Let Me Down
3) C'est la Vie (You Never Can Tell)
4) Take Me Back To Tulsa
5) ??? |
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Tucker Jackson
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 12:50 pm
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Guitars, Cadillacs
Tennessee Whiskey
Last edited by Tucker Jackson on 29 Jul 2019 12:54 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 12:53 pm
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| Jambalaya. |
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Glenn Demichele
From:
(20mi N of) Chicago Illinois, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 1:16 pm
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Tulsa Time
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Dave Little
From:
Atlanta
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 1:40 pm
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Are you sure Hank done it this way
Waylon |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 4:42 pm
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| A-11 |
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Glenn Demichele
From:
(20mi N of) Chicago Illinois, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 4:52 pm
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The Hokey Pokey
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David Gertschen
From:
Phoenix, Arizona
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 4:53 pm
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Rainy Day Woman
Copperhead Road |
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Pete Bailey
From:
Seattle, WA
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 5:40 pm
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| Waltz Across Texas |
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Matthew Walton
From:
Fort Worth, Texas
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 6:25 pm
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Achy Breaky Heart (I think)
For some non-country:
Horse with No Name
Iko Iko
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 6:22 am
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Thanks for the suggestions, folks. Achy Breaky and Hokey Pokey would likely be a hard sell to at least one of my partners, but the rest of the songs are distinct possibilities.
It's surprising that I could not immediately recall tunes such as Jambalaya, Tulsa Time, and Iko Iko, which I have played innumerous times over the years.
I did come up with one more, however: Bottle Baby Boogie. |
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Chris Walke
From:
St Charles, IL
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 6:39 am
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| Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker |
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Tim Kowalski
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 9:43 am
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Tom Dooley - Kingston Trio
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Ian Kerr
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 5:45 pm
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Merle Haggard The Bottle Let Me Down
Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room |
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Ian Kerr
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 6:02 pm
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| OOPS, sorry. You're already got the Bottle Let Me Down. |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Dana Blodgett
From:
California, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 8:03 pm
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Life in Prison-Haggard
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Dana Blodgett
From Los Osos,Ca.
'74 ShoBud 6140 3+4, Martins HD28,D-12-28, D-15,'65 Gibson LG-1, '77 Gibson Les Paul special dbl cut p-90's, Les Paul Special p-100's,Les paul Special Hybrid(maple top) hbkr's,'68 Fender Strat reissue, Fender Squire Jazz bass,Epi mandolin,Epi Wilshire '66 reissue, Kamaka Concert uke, 70's Kamaka Soprano Uke, Fender Super amp, Ampeg ba112 bass amp,60's harmony banjo,'00 Gibson SG Supreme |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 2:37 pm
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Paperback Writer
Memphis
Eleanor Rigby
My Darlin' Clementine
Horse With No Name
Down In The Valley
Fire On The Mountain
Okie From Muskogee |
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Jim Robbins
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 8:17 pm
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| Etta James "I'd rather go blind" |
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Pete Bailey
From:
Seattle, WA
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Posted 1 Aug 2019 1:29 pm
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| One more for you : La Paloma |
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John Peay
From:
Cumming, Georgia USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2019 4:31 pm
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| Hank Williams - Where the Soul of Man Never Dies |
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Blake Hawkins
From:
Florida
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Posted 3 Aug 2019 6:18 pm
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| "Drivin' Nails In My Coffin" |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Travis Wilson
From:
Johnson City, TX
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Posted 29 Oct 2019 6:13 pm
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Stars On The Water - George Strait
Chase Each Other Round The Room - Merle Haggard |
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Dave Magram
From:
San Jose, California, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2019 10:44 pm
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| Jack Hanson wrote: |
| I did come up with one more, however: Bottle Baby Boogie. |
Best of all, unlike the other two-chord songs listed here that consist of a I and a V chord, the two chords in "Bottle Baby Boogie" are a I and a II chord!!
I read somewhere that Buddy Emmons' original plan for what became his Buddy Emmons Sings Bob Wills album was to play all Bob Wills instrumentals with only one vocal--"Bottle Baby Boogie"!
- Dave |
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