Chords Quote by Junior Kimbrough

There's four chords in every song. That's the fun part - trying to make that your own.

— Olivia Rodrigo

The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even…

— Anonymous

I would describe my songs as just a collection of my thoughts, with melodies that probably occurred to me in the grocery store or…

— Withered Hand

If the chords change a lot over the course of a song, it's better to stay within the same melodic structure.

— Max Martin

Nothing matches the sheer euphoria of discovering a new melody or a new batch of chords that just come out of nowhere.

— Kevin Parker

There are only seven chords, and I believe every song has already been written.

— Rickey Medlocke

It doesn't really matter what chords I play, what words I say or time of day it is, as it's only a Northern Song.

— George Harrison

I like chords that are very lush with all the lush parts taken out.

— Carla Bley

I could write a dozen different songs with the same three or four chords, but they'd all be entirely different.

— Gary Rossington

There's only seven chords, so you got to use the same ones over and over. It's all in what you do with them.

— Gary Rossington

All my songs were made at the end of the neck, 'farmer's corner' chords.

— David Berman

I guess I like minor chords better than major ones, in general.

— Aaron Dessner