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The 25 Most Powerful Songs of the Past 25 Years - Mental Floss

by Jennifer Drapkin, Kevin O'Donnell and Ky Henderson They’re not the most beautiful songs, or the most musically important. In fact, a few could literally drive you nuts. But the following tunes—some as old as Mozart, others as current as Beyonce?—have fundamentally altered the world we live in at some point in the last quarter century. 25. Music That Makes Sewage Disappear For all the chatter about how Mozart makes your kids smarter (false!) 24. "867-5309/Jenny" (Tommy Tutone) The Drunk-Dialing Song For nearly three decades, this single has been a gift to smashed college kids everywhere. A few people have managed to turn the digits to their advantage. 23. The Song That Showed Saddam's Softer Side © INA/Handout/Reuters/Corbis You might think winning elections is easy for dictators—after all, they aren’t running against anyone. 22. 21. The Sound that Ended Silence Forever You may not realize it, but you know this tune all too well. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. © Jens Wolf/dpa/Corbis 12.

Guitar/Guitar Chords Song Library - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks The following is a list of notable easy to learn guitar songs from the 1950s to the present. It also contains links to external websites containing different informal chords to songs which represent many different authors' own interpretations of the original songs. Most of the chords on the list are relatively easy to learn, and would be a great start for novice guitar players who are interested in improving their playing abilities. The technical difficulty and skill level required to play each of the songs is defined with a star rating system: - Easy Song - Intermediate Song - Difficult Song Basic Guitar Chord Patterns You will find 5 simple major chord styles on your guitar. also minor chord variation of those 5 basic patterns. You’ll discover that you will find chords that be seemingly missing such as for instance F chords and B chords in addition to chords with sharps or flats. for instance) you've to utilize a barre chord. site. The 5 Essential Major Chord Patterns basic guitar chords g

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