Questions for you musicians

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Most bluesy rock is based on 1-4-5, such as if you based a song around E, A, and B chords. (See every John Mellencamp song ever recorded.) "Sweet Home" and "Werewolves" both play with this formation by going 5-4-1.

5     4       1
Sweet Home Alabama
5          4        1
Where the skies are s'blue

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5    4          1
  Aawwooooo, werewolves of London

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           4
She's my sweet little thang
           1
She's my pride and joy
           5
She's my sweet little thing,
 4                   1
I'm her little lover-boy.

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1                          4
I wanna rock and roll all night
5                 1
  And party every day.

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1       5          4         5
Little ditty bout Jack and Di-aannne
1             5              4           1
Two American kids growin up, in the heartland.