EPISODE · Oct 20, 2025 · 1H 16M
Ep 4 - Borrowed Chords and Carefree Highway
from The Audience Won't Like It · host Rob and Leslie Shoecraft
We break down why simple songs feel so good and how one borrowed chord can make them feel even better. Along the way we talk Gordon Lightfoot, play through I–IV–V, and show how V/V, flat VII, and a major III can lift a chorus without losing the map.• the show premise as a line-wait chat about music and songs• three-chord basics in A and how major vs minor shapes mood• the five of five explained with practical guitar examples• hearing V/V in hymns and classic pop• circle of fifths as a map for related keys• Carefree Highway chord moves, flat seven, and relative minor• soloing choices when harmony shifts under you• why pros use capos to keep voicings and raise keys• Gordon Lightfoot lyric notes and small lyric changes on tourSend us Fan Mail📺 Watch this episode on our YouTube Channel! This is also where you can watch our covers of the songs we discuss. 👉 youtube.com/@TheAudienceWontLikeIt
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We break down why simple songs feel so good and how one borrowed chord can make them feel even better. Along the way we talk Gordon Lightfoot, play through I–IV–V, and show how V/V, flat VII, and a major III can lift a chorus without losing the map. • the show premise as a line-wait chat about music and songs • three-chord basics in A and how major vs minor shapes mood • the five of five explained with practical guitar examples • hearing V/V in hymns and classic pop • circle of fifths as a m...
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