Patience - GnR
― More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 19:57 (ten years ago) link
John Lennon - "Woman" (the intro) first example that pops into my head. And yes, this chord pattern does seem more rare in songs from the last 15 years or so, at least in pop-oriented stuff.
― Lee626, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 22:27 (ten years ago) link
"Carnival of Sorts" on A in the chorus, but I think he's just playing the notes (4-3-2-1).
ditto -- in a much more pronounced way -- on the A turnaround between the chorus and verse of "don't go back to rockville."
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 22:57 (ten years ago) link
"Money Changes Everything" has this, I believe. Also Beefheart's "Call On Me" and several songs by the Beau Brummels ("Sad Little Girl", "I Want You", "Don't Talk To Strangers", maybe more.)
― Sir Lord Baltimora (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 25 July 2013 08:30 (ten years ago) link
The Beatles - "Anytime at All" (after the chorus)
― timellison, Wednesday, 28 August 2013 21:41 (ten years ago) link
"American Pie"
― timellison, Thursday, 17 October 2013 21:54 (ten years ago) link
The Doors "Love Street" in a little turn before it modulates at 2:08.
― timellison, Monday, 5 March 2018 00:56 (six years ago) link
The "hold on" section of the bridge in "Ballad of El Goodo" is written around this, including the vocal melody. Nice to run into our old friend in an essential, rather than embellishing, role.
― mick signals, Monday, 5 March 2018 01:34 (six years ago) link
Wire, "French Film Blurred"
Following the line, "On the day the vibrations will shake your bones".
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Monday, 5 March 2018 10:28 (six years ago) link
opening day, that is
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Monday, 5 March 2018 10:29 (six years ago) link
'VCR' by the XX does this around the C triad on all the verses.
― campreverb, Monday, 5 March 2018 16:18 (six years ago) link
Velvet Underground, "I'm Set Free".
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Monday, 5 March 2018 16:43 (six years ago) link
Surprised The Beatles - "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" hasn't been mentioned.
Also I think Pearl Jam - "Down" qualifies.
― carrotless, turnip-pocketed (fionnland), Monday, 5 March 2018 21:36 (six years ago) link
sugar "if i can't change your mind" (on the C triad on intro and verses)
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 02:07 (six years ago) link
It comes up in Taylor Swift's "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" here, which has to be one of the most recent appearances in a popular song.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Tuesday, 6 March 2018 02:15 (six years ago) link
I'm surprised "Hide Your Love Away" didn't come up earlier too! "Love Street" and Sugar = good catches.
Wow, good one.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Tuesday, 6 March 2018 02:41 (six years ago) link
I haven't listened to the third VU album in a long time. I forgot about this one.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Tuesday, 6 March 2018 02:51 (six years ago) link
We missed "Shaking Through" in the R.E.M. accounting!
― timellison, Friday, 6 April 2018 19:20 (five years ago) link
David Bowie - "Kooks" almost does this but just D to Dsus4
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 22:36 (five years ago) link
Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
― Ρεμπετολογια, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 23:05 (five years ago) link
The Monkees - You Told Me
― timellison, Saturday, 23 February 2019 16:57 (five years ago) link
Blue Rodeo - "Hasn't Hit Me Yet"
― silent as a seashell Julia (Sund4r), Saturday, 23 February 2019 16:59 (five years ago) link
^^ good song recommended for non-Canadians btw
Also, I don't know how we missed Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive".
― silent as a seashell Julia (Sund4r), Saturday, 23 February 2019 17:01 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrjKwYVL21g
― timellison, Saturday, 26 October 2019 18:51 (four years ago) link
Surely Roxette would have loads of this
― Duke, Saturday, 26 October 2019 19:23 (four years ago) link
I looked throughout our listand I don't know how we missed
AMANDA
― No language just sound (Sund4r), Monday, 9 December 2019 18:07 (four years ago) link
lol
― Tales of Jazz Ulysses (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 9 December 2019 18:09 (four years ago) link
What about the fact no one mentioned "Free Bird" ("...and this bird you cannot change")
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 07:12 (four years ago) link
The Monkees - "Tapioca Tundra"
― timellison, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 00:13 (three years ago) link
Gustavo Cerati / Soda Stereo did this a lot.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 01:29 (three years ago) link
top of my head "luna roja" which is pretty much just an A chord throughout that goes to Asus4 to Asus2 and back... I might be wrong but that's what it looks like to me.
https://youtu.be/BosH13cX4qg
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 01:34 (three years ago) link
Does 'Money Money Money' by ABBA do this in the 'in my dreams I have a plan' bit?
― Defund the indefensible (NickB), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 08:10 (three years ago) link
Also there is an obvious 70s soul golden oldie that also does it on like an A minor chord, but I can't quite tease the song out of the jumble of intractable knots that constitute my brain.
― Defund the indefensible (NickB), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 08:17 (three years ago) link
Ah wait, the mists have finally parted - I'm thinking of the intro to the Four Tops' Reach Out I'll be There (which is obv not from the 70s duh). Is that doing this thing?
― Defund the indefensible (NickB), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 12:52 (three years ago) link
Gloria Gaynor’s version was tho!
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 17:53 (three years ago) link
Both of those examples are clever! In both, the top voice falls 4-3-2-1 in a minor key, instead of going 4-3-2-3 in a major key, which is the cliché version, but they both absolutely meet the criteria of the question.
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 01:39 (three years ago) link
instead of going 4-3-2-3 in a major key, which is the cliché version
Monkees song totally does this.
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 01:40 (three years ago) link
On piano, the end of John Cale's "Child's Christmas in Wales"
― timellison, Saturday, 19 September 2020 23:28 (three years ago) link
Good one
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Sunday, 20 September 2020 18:46 (three years ago) link
Was the tape of that track sped up slightly? It seems ≈ a quarter-tone off from standard tuning?
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Sunday, 20 September 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link
The early 90s positive vibes thread reminded me:Michael Jackson - Black or White
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Saturday, 2 October 2021 21:30 (two years ago) link
― Duke, Saturday, October 26, 2019 3:23 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
― The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Saturday, 2 October 2021 22:05 (two years ago) link
Wichita Lineman fits here.
― Duke, Sunday, 3 October 2021 09:59 (two years ago) link
Where are you thinking? I hear a lot of sus4 chords resolving to triads but not sure I hear the whole figure?
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Monday, 4 October 2021 00:36 (two years ago) link
I think it's the acoustic guitar on the D major after "...overload" and "...stand the strain"?
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 4 October 2021 00:45 (two years ago) link
I'm still not hearing the sus2 there, I don't think. Just sus4 and triad, like this guy demonstrates around 0:35https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWk-kz0mKjg
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Monday, 4 October 2021 00:58 (two years ago) link
"Tapioca Tundra', The Monkees, I think.
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 December 2021 23:17 (two years ago) link
Ugh, mismatched quotes.
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 24 December 2021 00:00 (two years ago) link
it gives the song title an open feel while also being a triad of marks. well done.
― accordion folder full of Zoobooks (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 24 December 2021 02:05 (two years ago) link
Thanks. Seems to me like there is some kind of gravitational pull between the " and the T as well.
― Circle Sky Pilot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 24 December 2021 03:28 (two years ago) link