Pachelbel Rant from 2006 [Official High Quality Re-Post]
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended in threads on music copyright and chord progressions as a funny, accurate demonstration that a few chords are fundamental to music.
What it is
Comedian Rob Paravonian's 'Pachelbel Rant', a comedy bit showing that the chord progression of Pachelbel's Canon underlies countless pop songs. This is a high-quality 2019 re-post of the 2006 original.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2022 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec beagle3 · 2022-04 · on “What chords do you need?”
Tangentially related, but all you need is Pachelbel's Canon. [this video] (Yes, it's a youtube video, and I hate videos, but this one is worth it)
Recommends wodenokoto · 2023-05 · on “Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Case over Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’”
I thought you’d link to pachelbel’s rant, which is a funny standup music rant about how the canon is everywhere [this video]
Recommends wodenokoto · 2023-05 · on “Ed Sheeran Demonstrates How Copyright Is Destroying Musicians”
The amount of songs you can play as a medley is staggering to say the least. Last time this was on the front page we were a few who posted different medleys. I’ll repost my favorite, pachhelbels rant: [this video]
Recommends groby_b · 2024-05 · on “Pluckable Strings”
As others said - they're chords. And not just any chords, but chords we know sound great together. (If you haven't seen the 'Pachelbel Rant' yet, you should, it's an entire comedy bit based on the fact that these chords are fundamental to music: [this video] ) If you click on the little notes in the bottom right, you can pick other sets of chords, which give a different "vibe". (Me, I'm partial to the Andalusian ones) That's why common advice to people starting the guitar is "Three chords, you can play anything. Four, you control the mood. Five, you're a god among men"