#chords

I get the same charge from juxtaposition of colors as I do from juxtaposition of chords. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

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I use a lot more chords than most organists and I'm careful to phrase them with the guitar. ↗

— Alan Price

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I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords. ↗

— Patti Smith

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Yeah, I can read music and I know the names of chords. ↗

— Dave Navarro

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I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That's when I was born. ↗

— Charlie Parker

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Sometimes you stumble across a few chords that put you in a reflective place. ↗

— David Bowie

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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 tired of your own voice. ↗

— Alan Ladd

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All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could be on an indie label. ↗

— David Byrne

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It's really weird to be playing chords again. Haven't played chords for a long time. I realised I haven't played chord changes since OK Computer and stuff like that. ↗

— Ed O'Brien

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Music is gathering. Taking our scattered thoughts and senses and coalescing us back into our core. Music is powerful. The first few chords can change us where no self-help books can. ↗

— Jane Siberry

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