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Progression I vi IV bVI bVII i I V vi I bVII IV I vi I bVI I IV I bVII bVII IV I I IV V i bVII bVI i v bVII bVI bVII i i bVII iv i bIII bVII bVI iv i I iii vi I V vi i bVI i bVI bIII i bVI I IV i bVI I IV I IV I vi IV I V vi i iv bVI I IV i bVI bIII I IV I I vi IV i bIII bVII v iv bIII IV I I IV I bIII bVII i I V vi I vi IV I IV V I ii IV

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Song Last Kiss The Kill Take on Me Back in Black Big Balls Big Balls Highway To Hell It's a Long Way to the Top It's a Long Way to the Top You Shook Me All Night Long Rolling in the Deep Rolling in the Deep Rolling in the Deep Set Fire to the Rain Set Fire to the Rain Set Fire to the Rain Someone Like You Someone Like You Turning Tables Turning Tables Dream On Sweet Emotion The Other Side The Other Side Walk This Way Unchained Melody Forever Young Back to Black Rebellion (Lies) Rebellion (Lies) Rebellion (Lies) Wake Up I Bet That You Look Good on the Dance Floor I Bet That You Look Good on the Dance Floor Baby I Love You Baby I Love You The Funeral Waltzing Matilda Stand By Me Piece Of My Heart I Got a Feelin'

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Composer/Recording Artist (Pearl Jam) 30 Seconds to Mars A Ha AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC Adele Adele Adele Adele Adele Adele Adele Adele Adele Adele Aerosmith Aerosmith Aerosmith Aerosmith Aerosmith Al Green Alphaville Amy Winehouse Arcade Fire Arcade Fire Arcade Fire Arcade Fire Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Band of Horses Banjo Patterson Ben E. King Big Brother & The Holding Company Billy Currington

Progression I IV I IV V I IV bIII IV I IV I I VI vi bVII IV I vi IV I i v bVI I iii vi i bIII bVII I bVII bIII I III vi I V vi I bVII I bVII I ii iii I vi I V ii i V bVI

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Song I Got a Feelin' Piano Man River of Dreams Can't Find My Way Home Heart Of Glass Heart of Glass After All All The Things You Know And I'm Here And I'm Here Breathe In Dances with a Thunder Don't Forget Don't Forget Everyone Remember Your Name For the Boys For the Boys For the Boys Go On Go On June Will Make July Little Town Marigold Mulholland Mulholland Mulholland Mulholland Nothing Worth Fighting For Real Thing Silent Charades The Ending Window Screen You're Still Young It's Not Your Fault Young and Empty Don't Fear the Reaper Run-Around Like a Rolling Stone Like a Rolling Stone Like a Rolling Stone Like a Rolling Stone I Shot the Sheriff

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Composer/Recording Artist Billy Currington Billy Joel Billy Joel Blind Faith Blondie Blondie Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Judy Blue Oyster Cult Blues Traveler Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Marley

Progression bVI bVII i I V vi I vi IV i bVII I bVII I V vi i bVI bIII i bIII i bIII bVII i bVI bIII i v I V IV I bVII IV I bVII IV bVI bIII bVII I vi IV I bVII IV I IV ii vi I IV V I I IV ii I IV ii V bVII I bVII IV i bVII v I bVII IV I IV V I IV ii vi V IV vi bVI I bVII I v ii I bVII IV I I IV I ii IV vi II V i V bVII i bIII bVII i bVI bVII i bIII IV bII I

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Song I Shot the Sheriff No Woman No Cry Total Eclipse of the Heart Total Eclipse of the Heart Total Eclipse of the Heart The Story Honest Mistake Honest Mistake Honest Mistake Grenade Grenade The Lazy Song Lit Up Lit Up Lit Up Everyday For What it's Worth For What it's Worth Feel So Close Viva La Vida A Long December A Long December Sunshine Of Your Love White Room White Room Fortunate Son Bad Day Bad Day Bad Day Bad Day Heroes Heroes Heroes Heroes Young Americans Crooked Teeth Crooked Teeth Soul Meets Body Soul Meets Body Soul Meets Body Smoke On The Water

Section verse all chorus verse1 verse2 all chorus prechorus verse chorus verse all (verse) bridge chorus

Composer/Recording Artist Bob Marley Bob Marley Bonnie Tyler Bonnie Tyler Bonnie Tyler Brandi Carlile Bravery Bravery Bravery Bruno Mars Bruno Mars Bruno Mars Buckcherry Buckcherry Buckcherry Buddy Holly And The Crickets chorus Buffalo Springfield verse Buffalo Springfield all Calvin Harris all Coldplay chorus Counting Crows postchorus Counting Crows chorus Cream (verse) Cream intro Cream verse Creedence Clearwater Revival verse Daniel Powter chorus Daniel Powter chorus2 Daniel Powter awesome Daniel Powter chorus1 David Bowie chorus2 David Bowie chorus3 David Bowie verse David Bowie chorus David Bowie verse Death Cab for Cutie verse Death Cab for Cutie chorus1 Death Cab for Cutie chorus2 Death Cab for Cutie verse Death Cab for Cutie chorus Deep Purple

Progression I vi I IV i bVII bVI i bVI bVII ii V I I vi IV i bVI V i i bVI bVII i bIII iv I V i bVI bVII iv v i i v I IV I V vi I bVII IV

Song Runaway Runaway V Runaway i Layla IV Layla V Runaround Sue Sultans of Swing bVII Sultans of Swing Sultans of Swing V Deadwood IV The Boys Of Summer bVI The Boys Of Summer Hot Stuff i Nuthin But A G Thang I Son Of A Preacher Man IV Save Tonight bVI That's the Way of the World

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C'mon Everybody Summertime Blues Can You Feel the Love Tonight Candle In The Wind Crocodile Rock Crocodile Rock Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Rocket Man Rocket Man Rocket Man Tiny Dancer Tiny Dancer Tiny Dancer Watching The Detectives Watching The Detectives All Shook Up bVII Lose Yourself Lose Yourself bIII Stan vi Wonderful Tonight V Wonderful Tonight V Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) bVI Dance Dance

Section chorus outro verse chorus verse all (verse) intro verse chorus verse chorus most chorus verse postchorus verse chorus verse chorus verse aa-aa chorus1 chorus2 verse chorus1 chorus2 verse chorus verse chorus chorus verse all chorus verse most bridge

Composer/Recording Artist Del Shannon Del Shannon Del Shannon Derek And The Dominos Derek And The Dominos Dion Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dirty Pretty Things Don Henley Don Henley Donna Summer Dr. Dre Dusty Springfield Eagle Eye Cherry Earth Wind & Fire Eddie Cochran Eddie Cochran Elton John Elton John Elton John Elton John Elton John Elton John Elton John Elton John Elton John Elton John Elton John Elvis Costello Elvis Costello Elvis Presley Eminem Eminem Eminem Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Eurythmics Fall Out Boy

Progression i bIII bVI i bVII bVI i bVI bVII i bVI I IV bVII ii I I bVII IV I v bVII I V ii i bIII bVII ii V I vi i iv bVI I bVI bIII i bIII bVI IV I vi V IV i bVII bVI I V vi I IV bVII I bVII IV bVI bVII I i bVII bVI I vi V I vi iii vi ii IV vi I V i bIII bVI I ii i bIII iv i bIII bVI i bIII bVI i bVI i bVII iv i bVII bVI i bVI bIII I iii vi I V bVII I v bVII I V vi i v

Song V Dance Dance bVII Dance Dance Go Your Own Way Rhiannon Rhiannon Times Like These Times Like These I Times Like These V I Want To Know What Love Is IV Pumped Up Kicks My Sweet Lord My Sweet Lord v Careless Whisper V Crazy V Crazy Slide I Slide Slide IV When I Come Around I Paradise City I Sweet Child O Mine Welcome To The Jungle IV Welcome To The Jungle IV Amsterdam V Amsterdam I Fa Fa IV Keep It Together iv Keep It Together Keep it Together i Keep It Together Satellite iv Satellite iv Satellite Satellite Satellite bVII Stereo Heart IV Stereo Heart IV Middle of Nowhere IV Middle of Nowhere IV You're Beautiful It's a Man's Man's Man's World

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Composer/Recording Artist Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac (chorus) Foo Fighters (intro) Foo Fighters (verse) Foo Fighters chorus Foreigner all Foster the People chorus George Harrison chorus George Harrison all George Michael (verse) Gnarls Barkley chorus Gnarls Barkley chorus Goo Goo Dolls intro Goo Goo Dolls verse Goo Goo Dolls all Green Day chorus Guns N Roses verse Guns N Roses chorus Guns N Roses intro Guns N Roses postchorus Guster Guster verse Guster (bridge) Guster verse Guster verse Guster verse2 Guster chorus1 Guster chorus2 Guster intro Guster verse1 Guster verse2 Guster chorus Gym Class Heroes oh-oh Gym Class Heroes chorus Hot Hot Heat verse Hot Hot Heat verse James Blunt verse James Brown

Progression IV ii I I v bVII I IV I V vi I bIII IV I i bVII bVI I bIII V IV I IV V I IV V I ii V I IV V I I IV I V vi I vi IV I IV V I ii vi bVI iv i IV vi V bVI bVII I bVII IV I V vi i bIII IV I V bVII I vi IV I IV V I bVII I V bVII I V I IV I IV i bVII bVI bIII bVI i I bVII IV IV V I I bVII I V bVII I vi IV i bVII I iii vi

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Song Fire And Rain Fire And Rain Fire And Rain I'm Yours Are You Gonna Be My Girl Are You Gonna Be My Girl All Along The Watchtower Purple Haze Voodoo Chile Cheeseburger in Paradise Margaritaville If I Could Fly Imagine Imagine Don't Stop Believin Baby Walking on Sunshine Firework Last Friday Night Teenage Dream TiK ToK Born This Way Poker Face Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Celebration Day D'yer Mak'er Fool in the Rain Hey Hey What Can I Do Hey Hey What Can I Do Over the Hills and Far Away Ramble On Ramble On Stairway to Heaven Stairway to Heaven Thank You The Wanton Song Whole Lotta Love Are You Gonna Go My Way Bleeding Love Party Rock Anthem How to Love

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Composer/Recording Artist James Taylor James Taylor James Taylor Jason Mraz Jet Jet Jimi Hendrix verse Jimi Hendrix chorus Jimi Hendrix chorus Jimmy Buffett chorus Jimmy Buffett chorus Joe Satriani chorus John Lennon verse John Lennon verse Journey chorus Justin Bieber verse Katrina and the Waves all Katy Perry all Katy Perry all Katy Perry all Ke$ha chorus Lady Gaga chorus Lady Gaga all Led Zeppelin chorus Led Zeppelin verse Led Zeppelin breakdown Led Zeppelin chorus Led Zeppelin verse Led Zeppelin intro Led Zeppelin (chorus) Led Zeppelin verse Led Zeppelin solo Led Zeppelin verse Led Zeppelin verse Led Zeppelin solo Led Zeppelin chorus Led Zeppelin bridge Lenny Kravitz all Leona Lewis all LFMAO all Lil Wayne

Progression I IV bIII bVII i I bVII IV I V vi I V vi i V I V vi i bVII i I V vi bVI v i vi IV I i bIII I ii vi iv bIII i bVI bIII I V vi I V vi i bIII bVI IV I i bVII I IV bIII I bVII IV I iii vi I IV V i bIII bIII bVII i I V IV i bVI bIII I vi iii IV V I i bVI I vi bVI bVII I I IV I iv IV I V I III IV i v bVI bVI i bVI i bVII bVI I V vi

Song bVI The Fear Simple Man Sweet Home Alabama IV Sex and Candy IV She Will Be Loved Wake Up Call IV Land Down Under bVI Land Down Under IV Happy Ending Cooler Than Me Little Lion Man Little Lion Man IV Starlight bVII Blankest Year bVI Blankest Year IV Torn IV Super Bass iv Hurt The Hand That Feeds Come As You Are bVI Smells Like Teen Spirit V Champagne Supernova IV Secrets vi Hey Ya bVII Crazy Train Another Brick in the Wall Give Me Everything bVII Give Me Everything IV Where Is My Mind vi Hey There Delilah bVII Hey There Delilah Hey There Delilah Crazy Little Thing Called Love bVII Crazy Little Thing Called Love I Believe I Can Fly vi Party Shaker iv Creep bIII Seventeen Years bIII Seventeen Years V Hit the Road Jack IV Under the Bridge

Section verse all all chorus chorus chorus chorus verse chorus all chorus verse verse chorus verse chorus all verse (chorus) verse verse chorus all (all) intro chorus intro chorus chorus bridge prechorus verse outro verse verse all all chorus verse all verse

Composer/Recording Artist Lily Allen Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd Marcy Playground Maroon 5 Maroon 5 Men at Work Men at Work Mika Mike Posner Mumford and Sons Mumford and Sons Muse Nada Surf Nada Surf Natalie Imbruglia Nicki Minaj Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails Nirvana Nirvana Oasis OneRepublic Outkast Ozzy Osbourne Pink Floyd Pit Bull Pit Bull Pixies Plain White T’s Plain White T’s Plain White T’s Queen Queen R Kelly R.I.O. Radiohead Ratatat Ratatat Ray Charles Red Hot Chili Peppers

Progression I bVII I IV V I V I I IV IV I I vi IV i bVI bIII i bVII iv I IV I bVI I V ii i bVI bIII vi IV I I ii I vi IV IV I IV IV vi IV vi IV I I i bIII I IV I IV V I V vi I III vi i bVI bVII vi V I I iii IV I V IV I IV V

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Song Cheers (Drink to That) La Bamba Satisfaction Satisfaction Horse Outside Wonderful World Building a Mystery Ice Cream Nobody's Baby All I Wanna Do All Star Bullet with Butterfly Wings Disarm Mayonaise Mayonaise Young, Wild & Free Young, Wild & Free Balk Balk I Turn My Camera On The Joker The Joker Life by the Drop Santeria Eye of the Tiger Dynamite The Weight The Weight Up on Cripple Creek A Day In The Life A Hard Days Night All You Need Is Love Can t Buy Me Love Come Together Drive My Car Drive My Car Eleanor Rigby Help Hey Jude I Saw Her Standing There I Want To Hold Your Hand

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Composer/Recording Artist Rihanna Ritchie Valens Rolling Stones Rolling Stones Rubberbandits Sam Cooke chorus Sarah McLachlan chorus Sarah McLachlan verse Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings chorus Sheryl Crow verse Smash Mouth chorus Smashing Pumpkins verse Smashing Pumpkins intro Smashing Pumpkins verse Smashing Pumpkins all, 1st half Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa all, 1st half Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa chorus Speechwriters LLC verse Speechwriters LLC verse Spoon chorus Steve Miller Band verse Steve Miller Band verse Stevie Ray Vaughan verse Sublime verse Survivor chorus Taio Cruz verse The Band verse The Band (chorus) The Band The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles chorus The Beatles verse The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles nah nah The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles

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Song In My Life Let it Be Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Penny Lane Please Please Me Rain Revolution Rocky Racoon She Loves You Something Strawberry Fields Forever Ticket To Ride While My Guitar Gently Weeps With A Little Help From My Friends Yellow Submarine Yellow Submarine Yesterday Wherever You Will Go Exploding Boy I Believe in a Thing Called Love Under The Boardwalk Already Gone Hotel California Peaceful Easy Feeling Jenny Was a Friend of Mine Jenny Was a Friend of Mine Louie Louie Lola Naive All I Want All I Want Amazed Amazed Change the World Change the World Change the World Change the World Cool to Hate Cool to Hate Cool to Hate Cool to Hate

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Composer/Recording Artist The Beatles verse The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles verse The Beatles all The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles chorus The Beatles verse The Beatles The Beatles chorus The Calling verse The Cure chorus The Darkness chorus The Drifters all The Eagles chorus The Eagles verse The Eagles verse The Killers prechorus The Killers verse The Kingsmen verse The Kinks verse The Kooks (verse) The Offspring chorus The Offspring chorus The Offspring verse The Offspring chorus The Offspring postchorus The Offspring prechorus The Offspring verse The Offspring (chorus) The Offspring (chorus) The Offspring verse1 The Offspring verse2 The Offspring

Progression I bVII IV i bIII bVII I bVII I bIII I V vi i bVII I bVII IV bVII IV I i bVI i bVI bIII bIII IV I I IV V I IV IV I I vi IV I V IV I iii ii bVI bVII I i V bVII i IV I vi IV I IV I IV vi I IV V I v bVII i bIII bVI I V vi bIII bVII I I ii i bIII bVI I V vi i bVI bVII IV V I I IV I i bVI iv I vi IV I IV V I IV vi ii V vi III IV I IV V

Song Don't Pick it Up IV Gone Away IV I Choose IV I Choose IV Leave it Behind Leave it Behind I Me & My Old Lady Mota bVII Mota bVII Self Esteem Way Down the Line IV Way Down the Line Way Down the Line Earth Angel V Earth Angel iii Such Great Heights V Such Great Heights Steady As She Goes IV Steady As She Goes Reptilia V My Girl My Girl V The Lion Sleeps Tonight IV Wild Thing IV Bittersweet Symphony V Seven Nation Army IV Africa Sunday Bloody Sunday Sunday Bloody Sunday Sunday Bloody Sunday IV With or Without You V Scream vi Brown Eyed Girl V Brown Eyed Girl V Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt I (If You're Wondering if I Want You to) I Want You To IV Beverly Hills Beverly Hills I Island in the Sun I Say It Ain't So IV Undone (The Sweater Song)

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Composer/Recording Artist The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring The Penguins The Penguins The Postal Service The Postal Service The Raconteurs The Raconteurs The Strokes The Temptations The Temptations The Tokens chorus The Troggs all The Verve verse The White Stripes chorus Toto postchorus U2 prechorus U2 verse U2 all U2 all Usher chorus Van Morrison verse Van Morrison verse We Are Scientists (verse) Weezer chorus Weezer verse Weezer chorus Weezer verse Weezer all Weezer

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