Lesson 5 of 10

Heart of Gold: the same chords in a new order

Em, C, D, G, and why the order changes the whole mood.

You already know every chord in this. Our chart, at 82 beats a minute, mostly goes Em, C, D, G, with a section on Em, G and C.

Play along

heart of gold

Em23
C✕321
D✕✕132
G213

The new idea: order changes the feeling

These are the same four chords as Good Riddance, and the mood is different. Play Em, C, D, G slowly, and let G ring out at the end. It lands somewhere settled. Then play G, C, D, Em. Same chords, but it ends up unresolved.

Quick check

Why can two songs with the same four chords feel completely different?

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