Almost every song in the pop charts is built around the same four chords. And it's nothing new – they're the same three chords that Pachelbel used in his famous Canon. But why do we keep coming back ...

Johnny Cash's Hurt hits way different in A Major, as much so as Ring of Fire in G Minor. The dissonance in tone between the chords is, ahem, a minor one: simply the third note lowered to a flat. But ...

Greetings future all-star guitarists, are you ready to learn 10 easiest four chord songs for beginners? Learning these songs will not be difficult, and you won’t find yourself in the temptation to ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Fender Songs is a new iOS app from the veteran guitar manufacturer which lets you learn the chords to ...

Above all else, country music is most often touted for its most essential part: being simple, and comprised of, as they say, “three chords and the truth.” And that is often the case. But in certain ...

It’s hard to imagine putting together a successful, charting pop song with just one chord. However, that’s exactly what the following three musicians and bands did with their respective hits.