Today the 3 Chord Club welcomes the first family of country music, The Carter Family. We’ll learn three of their timeless three-chord classics by ear.
At the 3 Chord Club we choose three songs from a specific artist, label or genre of music that we’ll learn by ear. All the songs will contain three chords or less! Since you know the song has only one to three chords, try to figure out the changes, or chord progression by ear. Here’s a hint, most of the time the chords will be the I-IV & V or V7 chords. In the Key of C, that’s C-F-G or G7. Remember, the sound examples may be in various keys. As an added bonus, try to figure out the key of the recording.
Wildwood Flower
(Hint: Goes to the IV once per verse)
Foggy Mountain Top
(Hint: I-IV-I-V7-I etc.)
Keep On The Sunny Side
(Hint: I-IV-I-V7-I etc.)
Songs presented are for educational purposes only and used under the fair use doctrine of United States copyright law.
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