A Favorite Song With the Most Chords?

[TomB'sox]

I am shock, you mean some songs have more than 3 chords?

[MrDB]

If it has more than 5 I just listen while other people play it

[Bikewer]

Since I play mostly chord-melody these days, it’s pretty much one per melody note....

[ohiopicker]

How about, ‘Kid Charlemagne’? Below is just the instrumental interlude:

Instrumental]

E7#9 A7 Dm7 F/C Bdim E7
Am G6 Fmaj7 C6/E Dm7 B7
Em7 D6 Cmaj7 Em7 Bm7/E
Am G6 F6/9 Bb13
F G Am G6 Dm7 G6 F6
Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
C7#9

[Italuke]

Not a TON of chords, but two I play a lot are Looks Like Rain (Weir/Grateful Dead) and Acadian Driftwood by the Band.

[fazool]

Tempted by Squeeze
B B/A E/G# E
B B/Bb
G#m
C# Em Bm
F#m G/A A

Paradise By The Dashboard Lights
not a lot of different chords but tons of chord CHANGES

[Lockback]

Originally Posted by Cibby

American Tune by Paul Simon.

That's my choice too. And, no, I can't play it ... yet.

[MC5C]

Of songs I could at one time actually play, Blues for Alice, Parker.

F6 / E7 A7b9 / D-7 G7 / C-7 F7 /
Bb7 / Bb-7 Eb7 / A-7 D7 / Ab-7 Db7 /
G-7 / C7 / A-7 D-7 / G-7 C7//

At around 250 bpm. "Medium Swing" - Ha! Only in bebop time...

[brandall10]

Originally Posted by ohiopicker

How about, ‘Kid Charlemagne’?

A *lot* at 21 chords according to the top rated Ultimate Guitar transcription.

That said, Rain Song by Led Zeppelin has it beat by 5 @ 26 chords.

I repeat, 26 chords.

[Brent Hahn]

I have an old Presbyterian Hymnal with an arrangement of "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" that has a different chord change for almost every syllable. It's pretty fun to rip through it at bluegrass tempo, although you may have to be careful who you play it for.

[embo]

Originally Posted by Italuke

Not a TON of chords, but two I play a lot are Looks Like Rain (Weir/Grateful Dead) and Acadian Driftwood by the Band.

Love seeing some Grateful Dead mentioned. I play a ton of their stuff...it has everything from 3-4 chord cowboy songs like Big River, bluesy fun like Black Peter, and really complex sweeping epics like Terrapin Station. There's really something for everyone, and I've never run out of fun and learning within their catalog.

Looks Like Rain is a challenging piece, and a great song.

[ALBD]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

'Sultans Of Swing' has all the chords.

Hahaha! Nice

If you're no Guitar George, Ziggy Stardust has plenty.

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by Cibby

American Tune by Paul Simon.

This is what I was thinking. This song seems to change chords on almost each sung syllable.

[Tahitijack]

Jimmy Webb songs seem to have dozens of chords, some are real finger twisters. One that I avoid mentioning at group sessions, but my playing partner loves singing is:

Galveston

[zmf]

Originally Posted by Cibby

American Tune by Paul Simon.

I'm having a heck of time trying to memorize those chords -- don't know why -- nothing unexpected. And still haven't figured out a decent picking pattern.