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I analyzed chord progressions in 680k songs

And the results surprised me

Does this mean that all songs these days are so basic that someone who just picked up an instrument for the first time could write and perform them? Though the riff circling throughout the verses of “Hounds” would be enough to keep me coming back, that’s not the main reason I’ve been addicted to this single from Ireland’s For Nina. This 1985 song by Big Audio Dynamite, a band that Mick Jones formed after getting pushed out of The Clash, is a great example.

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