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Title: Best song using Blue Moon chord sequence
Post by: Pilzkopf on October 12, 2009, 08:00:06 PM
When I was learning guitar in the 60s that's usually what it was called, "the Blue Moon sequence". You know - C, Am, F, G, with variations, like Dm instead of F. This one - "Moths", by Jethro Tull - contains more complex harmonies too, but it uses that sequence as the core of the melody, and it's possibly the most perfect example of what you can do with a very simple (even clichéd) chord progression. I think it's quite sublime.

Jethro Tull- Moths (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZhegSBIUJ0#normal)
Title: Re: Best song using Blue Moon chord sequence
Post by: nyfan(41) on October 12, 2009, 10:34:01 PM
Heart And Soul - Hoagy Carmichael - 'Big' Theme Tune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8CSjDC18b0#normal)
The Rays - Two Silhouettes on the Shade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdGYK7VpeEE#normal)
The Dovells - The Bristol Stomp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_Df3-hVh0U#normal)
Paul And Paula - Hey Paula (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-TWbfHVbKY#normal)
The Beatles - This Boy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to33jCATC2s#normal)
Crocodile Rock-Elton John (lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlSh_6xqUAE&feature=related#normal)
D'yer Maker by Led Zeppelin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoF4Dsd1uRU&feature=related#normal)
Madonna - True Blue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwiHbC-EVTc#normal)


so many doo wop hits use these chords . . .

all in all, my vote for best would be this :
The Penguins - Earth Angel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H4heyqcdJ8#normal)
 ha2ha

Title: Re: Best song using Blue Moon chord sequence
Post by: peterbell1 on October 12, 2009, 10:34:59 PM
How about this one - definitely one of my favourites!!

John Lennon - Stand By Me [The Beatles] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2i-5yp8JgU#normal)
Title: Re: Best song using Blue Moon chord sequence
Post by: alexis on October 14, 2009, 12:30:36 PM
Dion and the Belmonts were good with the Blue Moon Chords!
Dion And The Belmonts - Runaround sue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c49klxPex-k#normal)
Run Around Sue

Dion & The Belmonts - A teenager in love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNYdcwunG7g#normal)
Teenager In Love

Del Shannon Runaway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLLcvWeiKw#normal)
Del Shannon - Runaway. No Max Crook on his Musitron though!

Teen Angel-Mark Dinning-original song-1960 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE-AcC53OYY#normal)
Teen Angel by Mark Dinning. Is this the most morbid teen song ever?


BTW - Did you guys remember Del Shannon was the 1st to get airplay in the US with a Lennon-McCartney tune? He did "From Me to You" very soon after it was released, and it was played on a midwest radio station. Apparently he did the England tour with the other Yanks in '62 or '63, heard them do it live, and came right back home and recorded it. There's an old thread around somewhere about that with a music clip, but since it's not Blue Moon chords, I won't hijack this thread (any more - sorry!).

Funny thing is ... on Elvis' Sun Sessions Blue Moon recording, it sure is hard to hear the Blue Moon progression! He kind of rocks it up ...
Title: Re: Best song using Blue Moon chord sequence
Post by: Pilzkopf on October 15, 2009, 01:28:31 AM
Quote from: alexis on October 14, 2009, 12:30:36 PM

Funny thing is ... on Elvis' Sun Sessions Blue Moon recording, it sure is hard to hear the Blue Moon progression! He kind of rocks it up ...

Sounds like a different song - Blue Moon of Kentucky. That's one of his. Though he did Blue Moon (without Kentucky) as well.