Chords Quotes

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I sometimes try to write something that is actually really simple and I can't do it. So, then, it's not simple anymore. It's really hard… — Sondre Lerche
The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even more. — Black Francis
To some degree. I think that I've always been very much of a chordal person. The chords are the foundation of everything. Some of Yes'… — Geoff Downes
Sometimes an idea from six years ago will come to me out of the blue. And maybe I haven't even seen the lyrics I wrote… — Ryan Adams
My sister played the piano. She's two years older than me, and I always wanted to play something. So my grandmother got the guitar for… — Willie Nelson
Talk health. The dreary, never-changing tale Of mortal maladies is worn and stale. You cannot charm, or interest, or please By harping in that minor… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Soft as Memnon's harp at morning, To the inward ear devout, Touched by light, with heavenly warning Your transporting chords ring out. Every leaf in… — John Keble
The more melodies and chord changes, the less good it is for the clubs, but the better it is for radio, because it makes it… — David Guetta
Sometimes images may emerge from some chord in my subconscious, the way a dream might. Even in those paintings where an image unconsciously develops, a… — Robert Motherwell
When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty… — Alan Ladd
The music comes first, like, 99 percent of the time. I come up with the basic chord structure and the melody first and then I… — Mikal Cronin
Pete Townsend for me was a huge influence. Because essentially they were a three-piece band and the way he structured his chords and took up… — Alex Lifeson
I still feel like if I can get a song to work with, say, a basic beat, a rhythm, some chord changes, and a melody,… — David Byrne
I went to my friend's house one day, and he had an electric guitar he had just bought with a tiny little amp. I turned… — Ace Frehley
I write the music because I can't really write lyrics. But I can write chords like Robin's never heard of. So I provide the music… — Maurice Gibb
I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally. — Martin Gore
If you play more than two chords, you're showing off. — Woody Guthrie
I'm definitely responsible for coming in with some basic chord changes, or ideas. Everybody in the band looks to me to come up with the… — Billy Corgan
It's very much a piece of myself when I write a song. I don't mean to say it's very personal, like the lyrics mean something… — Zooey Deschanel
My guitar only has five strings 'cause the top one broke and I decided not to put it back on: when I play chords I… — Brian Eno

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