Song With The Most Chords ?

Jimmy Dale · Post by **Jimmy Dale** » 11 Sep 2004 6:21 pm

Yes, The Christmas Song, and George Strait's Right or Wrong, and Something Special have enough chords to keep me busy. Jim Miller I'D RATHER BE STEELIN'

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 11 Sep 2004 6:28 pm

Interesting post. I never counted all the chords in the old songs we played. But I think Duke Ellingon"s "Sophisticated Lady" moves through a lot of chords. I still play it once in awhile and it keeps me busy....al

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Jim Baron · Post by **Jim Baron** » 11 Sep 2004 7:58 pm

One I really like is "Do You know what it means to miss New Olreans". Never counted the chords, didn't want to scare myself. I just like the way these chords go together. Jim

Tracy Sheehan · Post by **Tracy Sheehan** » 12 Sep 2004 8:19 pm

Thought of a couple more.The Letter,by the Box Tops.And for a steel number th bridge to the Sawed Off shot Gun.

Bob Markison · Post by **Bob Markison** » 12 Sep 2004 8:28 pm

Don't forget Chelsea Bridge (Strayhorn) - sounds nice on steel. For those who enjoy standard tune changes, here is a very generous site, listing hundreds of tunes/changes - and very helpful for use with BIAB: http://www.ralphpatt.com/Song.html#c
Regards. - Bob

Gerald Menke · Post by **Gerald Menke** » 13 Sep 2004 6:43 am

"What A Wonderful World" has a few, I had to play that on dobro at a wedding recently, and solo over a verse... Not too easy, but man what a beautiful piece of music. I felt honored just to be playing it. Calling "all the things you are" "all the chords you know" practically had me on the floor. Too funny. Cool thread, must get me one of theme fake books and figure some of these songs out.

Gerald
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Tommy Roten · Post by **Tommy Roten** » 13 Sep 2004 6:56 am

"Laughin' all the way to the bank" by Michael Peterson.

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John Steele · Post by **John Steele** » 13 Sep 2004 9:34 am

Thank goodness "The Christmas Song" only comes up once a year !
-John

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 13 Sep 2004 11:36 am

"Statue of a Fool," doesn't have THAT many chords, but since the song doesn't really have a verse/chorus franework, it's tricky (at least for me). But then, "The Beat Goes On."

FIONA TOMANY · Post by **FIONA TOMANY** » 13 Sep 2004 11:45 am

Id nominate the Song Loch Lomand not sure hay many chords it has but it changes chords every bit I learnt loads when I tabbed this out I did it from Sheet Music (Jeff Newman would have rapped my knuckles if he had known).

FIONA TOMANY · Post by **FIONA TOMANY** » 13 Sep 2004 11:47 am

Id nominate the Song Loch Lomand not sure hay many chords it has but it changes chords every bit I learnt loads when I tabbed this out I did it from Sheet Music (Jeff Newman would have rapped my knuckles if he had known).

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 15 Sep 2004 2:24 pm

More chords? more pedals? more knee levers? OK I'll buy that "BUT" my good friends whom I have known since they were teenagers and had to paint eyebrow pencil on their faces in form of a mustache and side burns to make them look older.

because they were underage to perform in clubs did what no one has ever done before and I doubt in my lifetime will never happen again.

While I was looking for augmented 11 ths and flatted 9ths,,,these two young boys put the steel guitar where it has never been before. And all with 3 to 4 chords. I knew the moment I heard them in a club with myself and Cucci we would visit between sets I felt that they were on to something. It wasn't only the bright single string melody on steel guitar or the rhythm of his brother or the back beat of their uncles drum beat,,what I saw was what Johnny Cucci didnt see, and that was the young kids dancing to the music and swaying in a dreamy kind of way as they played an unknown tune.

Sleepwalk and all with four chords. It makes me proud to realize that I knew somehow someway these young kids were on to something.

I am proud as the devil to have been there during these times and that I had a part in getting Santo his first Fender guitar.

More Chords?? Im not sure anymore. Simplicity and tasty playing is where its at. And they are members of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame and many other awards too numerous to mention.

Sure I realize I played poorly at the ISGC but it made mne proud that Jonny Farina acknowledged his old buddy.

Thank You Johnny,you did me proud.

Chuck McGill · Post by **Chuck McGill** » 15 Sep 2004 2:55 pm

Pick most Steely Dan tunes.

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 15 Sep 2004 3:39 pm

Buddy doing multiple transpositions of a good sized tune would have a lot of chords for sure,
but I don't think that counts. Unless
you say most chords in a currently recorded song.

Now if we all pass around a 12 key version of Lush Life and all add a solo, that would certainly be the biggest chord structure on the planet.

And around 30 minutes long too.

What would be even hipper would be not to just do a 1/2 step transposition, but do it from a circle of 5ths with maybe a cool passing chord at the transposition point.