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hunter1801
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12/05/2011 8:21 pm
Originally Posted by: alanfromdarwenhi hunter1801, yes i have seen those video's.. but they dont say what the four chords actually are do they, and thats what i am really after.

many thanks

alan.[/QUOTE]


They do explain it in the wiki I linked:
The "Four Chords", in Roman numeral analysis, are written I - V - vi - IV.[6] Since these four chords are played as an ostinato, the band also uses a vi - IV - I - V, usually from the song "Save Tonight" to the song "Torn". The band plays the song in the key of E so the progression they use is E-B-C♯m-A. Many of the songs featured in the medley have been transposed from their original keys.


[QUOTE=alanfromdarwen]sorry i dont know what this means.

A little backwards, but he wrote: 1, minor 6th, 4, 5, (5 with a 7th)?
You would need to understand chord progression terminology.

I, VI min, IV, V (V7)?