I, IV, V chord progression

[AwkwardBass]

Hey, sorry for the inconvenience, but does anybody know some songs with I, IV, V chord progression? I know exactly what a chord progression is, but my bass teacher asked for 3 songs with 1, 4, 5 chord progression, and none of the music I listen to happens to have it. Thank you for your time, if you choose to help.

Edit: I looked at some Stevie Ray Vaughn tunes, and yeah, I have the 3 I need. Thank you, Double E!

[Double E]

Just about any blues tune...do you dig Stevie Ray Vaughn? He does have tunes that are NOT I, IV, V. Part of the exercise could be learning to pick out the progression yourself from listening to tunes. I'll give you one to start with..."Red House"

[AwkwardBass]

Yeah, we did do the thing where I picked out the chord progression, but yeah, thanks for the suggestion. I guess I just didn't realize it because I don't listen to alot of blues.

[Double E]

Well your teacher is a smart guy for getting you to learn the basics. This is one of the most easily recognized progressions in rock, if you can train your ear to pick it out then you are on your way to being able to figure out other progressions easier as well.

[Rama]

Matt Guitar Murphy with Memphis Slim, Bill Stepney and Willie Dixon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxmyFGrR9V4

The Mar-Keys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX5T9GvSnbY

There also songs which uses variations of the I IV V scheme. (Non traditional 12 bar Blues)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxZuq57_bYM

[Richard Lindsey]

Try some old Hank Williams or Woody Guthrie songs.

[tobie]

Originally Posted by Richard Lindsey

Try some old Hank Williams <snip> songs.

Agreed. In fact, most Country songs have I-IV-V progressions.

[Yakob]

Isn't Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones a I-IV-V progression (A-D-E)?

[cassanova]

Blues, Rock, and Country have plenty of I-IV-V progressions in them.

[Deathblade Eric]

A good chunk of Status Quo's back catalogue will land you a I-IV-V:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhwCqAmggnM

[Jim Nazium]

La Bamba
Twist and Shout
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
Hey You Get Off My Cloud
Wild Thing
Louie Louie
Any blues tune (Red House, Hoochie Coochie Man, The Sky is Cryin', Jesus Just Left Chicago, etc)
Anything by The Ramones
Anything by ZZ Top
...

[Paul Barsic]

I know it's a cheesy tune, but "Rock Around The Clock" is a blues progression with a V-IV7-I7 turn-around. As I recall, the bass does nothing but play the root, third, fifth, and sixth chord tones all the way through the song in the Bill Haley recording. It's boring but really easy to hear.

[MalcolmAmos]

Ever wonder why I IV V is so popular? Those three chords contain every note in the scale. So --- those three chords are all you need to harmonize any melody - that stays in scale. For example:

In a dirt simple song the verse could/would start with the I chord, then move to the IV chord somewhere toward the last of the first line and continue into the second line. Somewhere toward the end of the second line the V or V7 chord will come into the song and the second line will end with the I chord. The 3rd and 4th line will repeat this same format.

Recapping. The first two lines of the verse could/would start and finish with the I chord. The V7 chord - think of it as being the climax chord. Where is the best place for a climax chord? Toward the end. So if we start and end with the I chord and place the V7 chord toward the end where does the IV chord go? It fills up the middle.

Is it like this all the time - no - however, jamming a song for the first time with no sheet music - this will get you close. Notice I say somewhere toward -- the actual melody notes dictates where the chord is to be placed. Be aware of the possibility and listen for the change.

Have fun.

[lowendfriend]

Most of Blues and Rock is I-IV-V.

Eric Clapton Blues album.

Most of Hendrix' Blues album.

Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, SRV, Albert King, BB King, Freddie King, Johnny Winters, Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Elvis Presley, Doyle Bramhall Sr., Buddy Guy, Robben Ford, Ry Cooder, Walter Trout, Elmore James, Sonny Landreth, JJ Cale, Little Walter, to name a few.

Amazing that you can get that much total music output from 3 little chords....

[Staccato]

Originally Posted by Jim Nazium

La Bamba
Twist and Shout
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
Hey You Get Off My Cloud
Wild Thing
Louie Louie
Any blues tune (Red House, Hoochie Coochie Man, The Sky is Cryin', Jesus Just Left Chicago, etc)
Anything by The Ramones
Anything by ZZ Top
...

Eat 'em up, OP!

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by Yakob

Isn't Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones a I-IV-V progression (A-D-E)?

sort of. the bridge has a B in it, though.

[Staccato]

Any beginner suggestions to help us get on-board with I, IV, V, without spending six months on theory and scales?

Here's a stumbling block that hurts beginner's heads...

Example:
"Twist and Shout": D / G / A7 / A7

Various approaches for beginners--
1. Play the root through the entire song.
2. Play the A7 on the fretboard, wait-it's not on the fretboard. A7 is a chord, not a single note...

What is one of the main ways to keep a beginner practicing? Playing songs (or parts of them) every practice session!
Sometimes it's good to remind the professor what it is like for beginners.

I'm not aware of any simple, straightforward, beginner methodology that takes a I, IV, V song like "Twist and Shout," and illustrates HOW to break it down in a simple, usable manner (quick and dirty-if you will) to keep him playing it-beyond the root, and begin to improve over time with walking, or other embellishments.

If it were a book, it would-from the first few pages, get the beginner playing a song like this, while learning the fretboard, scales, and incorporating necessary theory, bit by bit. It's the idea of NOT drowning the beginner theory before he's ever playing simple popular songs (not Twinkle Twinkle, please). Evidently, that book has not been written, or TB'rs would be talking about it.

[mambo4]

Staccatto, I think that's a great idea.
Using such a song as an illustration about what to play over a I- IV-V besides the root would probably go a long way towards showing how to construct a bassline.

I'd write up something, but I'm on my lunch break. :P

[warnergt]

ZZ Top's "Tush"