Learn These 4 CHORDS to Play HUNDREDS of Songs! || Riff Theory

Welcome back to RIFF THEORY! Did you know that you only need to know 4 CHORDS to play HUNDREDS of your favorite pop songs?! I'm showing you this classic chord progression, also known as the axis of 4 awesome chords. Check it out!

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[johnrobinson]

Marty, these concise, well thought out lessons are pure gold. Thanks.

[joshnorko]

I dig it. The major, minor, minor. Major, major, minor is everywhere

[NewLifeWithGuitar]

I only started learning guitar about 9 weeks ago & I'm documenting my entire learning journey on here. Meanwhile, here's Marty taking 15 minutes to teach me all I need to know to impress the average unmusical Joe.

[RyanPickel]

Thanks Marty! I'm glad to have such a great resource available. 🎉🎉🎉

[mannymanuel]

I just have finished a harmony’s basic course and I am able to understand your tutorial. Let me tell you Marty you are awesome. I ❤it. Thanks.😊

[gavinshepherd]

can you please do a santa monica by everclear guitar lesson+tuitoral

[brandon]

I would love to hear more about Norway. I have always wanted to visit. I know you can find stuff on google but I would love to hear about Norway culture and history and about what to do and what not to do whenever I can visit your country

[jcburger]

Hey Marty, thank you for the latest Riff Theory segment. Loved it!!

[chiptaker]

I’m so confused with all this theory…but I’m loving it!!
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[sirtogii]

At the beginning of my guitar journey and only working on technique and how to play the songs and solos I love. However, videos like this are AMAZING to get a little cheat code into what actually goes on underneath. Love your riff theory stuff!

[garrettmancuso]

Right before you said you felt like you're in a kids show, I was feeling like a kid watching The Elephant Show 30 years ago.

[bertus]

god bless you marty you doing good things

[ripstar]

appriciate you marty thanks for teaching us music you doing gods work best wishes from Belgium

[matthewmaddocks]

Marty man I just wanted to let you know this isn't my account but man that you, you've taught me basically how to play guitar thanks to m friend showing me you're YouTube channel lol much thanks man

[townheadbluesboy]

Super Helpful - could you explain a bit more about how to think about and make the like runs/solos around this? Great video thanks😃

[paullawson]

Hallelujah Marty the minor fall the major lift😉

[DavidMayeur]

Bravo pour les notes en français ! Thanks a bunch 👍

[angelangel-liyd]

Marty big fan here please do tutorial for bottom of the bottle by smile empty soul.❤

[Gene_Cali]

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ "Sometimes, ' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." Thank you Marty. 🎸😎 Cheers!

[raph_the_guitarist]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the 7th chord is a diminished chord. Even if the seventh chord is diatonic to the key, when played it just sounds out of the scale...