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Axis of Awesome Chord Progression

Four chords - hundreds of songs.

vi IV I V chord progression. In the original video, they play it in D.

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The songs

  1. Journey – Don’t Stop Believing
  2. James Blunt – You’re Beautiful
  3. Alphaville – Forever Young
  4. Jason Mraz – I’m Yours
  5. Mika – Happy Ending
  6. Alex Lloyd – Amazing
  7. The Calling – Wherever You Will Go
  8. Elton John – Can You Feel The Love Tonight
  9. Maroon 5 – She Will Be Loved
  10. The Last Goodnight – Pictures Of You
  11. U2 – With Or Without You
  12. Crowded House – Fall At Your Feet
  13. Kasey Chambers – Not Pretty Enough
  14. The Beatles – Let it Be
  15. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under the Bridge
  16. Daryl Braithwaite – The Horses
  17. Bob Marley – No Woman No Cry
  18. Marcy Playground – Sex and Candy
  19. Men At Work – Land Down Under
  20. Banjo Patterson’s Waltzing Matilda
  21. A Ha – Take On Me
  22. Green Day – When I Come Around
  23. Eagle Eye Cherry – Save Tonight
  24. Toto – Africa
  25. Beyonce – If I Were A Boy
  26. The Offspring – Self Esteem
  27. The Offspring – You’re Gonna Go Far Kid
  28. Pink – You and Your Hand
  29. Lady Gaga – Poker Face
  30. Aqua – Barbie Girl
  31. The Fray – You Found Me
  32. 30h!3 – Don’t Trust Me
  33. MGMT – Kids
  34. Tim Minchin – Canvas Bags
  35. Natalie Imbruglia – Torn
  36. Five For Fighting – Superman
  37. Axis Of Awesome – Birdplane
  38. Missy Higgins – Scar

All these songs in the video are based on Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D, hence, the same 4 chords

The progression chords of Pachelbel’s Canon can be found in many modern songs: