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I - V - IV

from Mom Fears My Demos by Michael Hahn

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recorded at the Recording Workshop in 2008

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have you ever wondered why
all the songs on the radio sound so good?
it's almost like there is some secret
scientific formula to use for writing catchy tunes
it's three major chords that
make up perfect harmonic intervals
sound pleasing to the ear
songwriters use these chords because it's so
easy to write a melody (and harmony)

IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR

you don't care at all about the verse
so i'll play the chorus one more time

IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR

but you still gotta change it up for the bridge
you have to play a little different
and if you have a case of writer's block
just use the one five four
and you never know
(no, you never know)
no, you never know
(you might just write a hit like:)

today is the greatest day I've ever known
i don't wanna come back down from this cloud
it's better than the rest
do you have the time to listen to me whine?
i smell like a sound, i'm lost and i'm found
and i'm hungry like the wolf
for the one five four

IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
AND YOU NEVER KNOW
IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
AND YOU NEVER KNOW
IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
AND YOU NEVER KNOW
IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
AND YOU NEVER KNOW
IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
IT'S TONIC, DOMINANT, SUBDOMINANT
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR
IT'S JUST THE ONE FIVE FOUR

credits

from Mom Fears My Demos, released April 12, 2015
music and lyrics by M. Hahn
M. Hahn - vocals and guitar
B. Chase - guitar and vocals
F. McCreary - lead guitar
B. Coll - drums
N. Hamilton - keys

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Michael Hahn Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Michael Hahn is a singer, songwriter, sound designer, and recording engineer from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. In his music he explores humor, love, loss, vulnerability, anger, and hope. Follow "Mom Fears My Music" on Facebook and Instagram.

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