Shadowcaster wrote:I was playing my acoustic a while back and was just experimenting with some chord changes and came upon C, Am, F and G as I was playing the lad walked in and said that sounds familiar. Sure enough a quick check and found that I was playing Stand By Me and that the chord progression is pretty standard stuff. I can't say that the song Stand By Me is a tune that I like very much, but without realizing it I was playing it. I think sometimes it's almost impossible to avoid copying or sounding similar. Have a listen to this video I found, 20 songs using C, Am, F and G some do sound the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e46kyz9jdhg
Cheers
Rich
Webb wrote:Those sound like Bach but I can't pin them to any particular composition.
These guys didn't even bother to change the name (BWV 147), there being no copyright to infringe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ekQ1RTmzBc
Apex wrote:Whiter Shade of Pale is one of the all time greats, my late 60's group played it at many gigs back then.
Wikipedia says:
"The song is often regarded as being derived from Johann Sebastian Bach's well-known "Air on the G String"." and "However, the song has been linked to other works by Bach."
I suppose there's a Bach-ish influence in there, but I don't think it was lifted wholesale from any Bach piece.
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