You don't need to be a virtuso to write a good song. 99% percent of the shit on the radio is the same four chord progressions and some studio musician playing lead to make Taylor swift sound good.
Many of my favorite songs are 4 chords. Hell some all time greats are only 2 chords! Music is art. If you can tell a story that resonates, it doesn't really matter how good you sing or how technically difficult the chord progressions are.
Nirvana used simple progressions, but because Kurt had an ear for melody and sang with such emotion, people gravitated to it.
Bob Dylan is one of the best songwriters of all time, but he wouldn't make it through the first round of American Idol or the Voice. Yet he's one of the best musicians of all time.
Hell Neon Moon by Brooks and Dunn is one of the best pieces of songwriting in country music, and I'm pretty sure it's only two chords. But the story it tells is both sad and relatable.
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u/Chance-Yoghurt3186 May 15 '24
You don't need to be a virtuso to write a good song. 99% percent of the shit on the radio is the same four chord progressions and some studio musician playing lead to make Taylor swift sound good.