Pop 101

	  		
Intro: D       G       Bm      A 

verse 1: 
D 
Pop music 101 
Some simple instructions 

G 
For a good first impression 
Now let’s start with a first one: 

Bm 
A minor chord, tensions grow; 
Fade in the bass like so; 

G 
Now with momentum go “stop” 
And bring the beat back 

D 
It’s called Four-on-the-floor 
A beat you can’t ignore 

G 
I’ll bring sexy back once more “yeah!” 
They’ll love that “yeah!” fo’ sho’! 

Bm 
The chords are 1-4-6-4 
Now I’m talkin familiar 

G 
Harmony in thirds, not fourths 
Will take you into the Pre-Chorus 

Pre-Chorus 
Bm 
Real quick now, don’t you bore us 

A 
Hurry up and get to the Chorus! 

G 
Dumb down, they won’t ignore us 

Chorus: 
                G 
Get to the floor! 

          Bm              A                G 
And here’s some words you should know: 

          D             A          G 
Like “DJ never let me go” 

           Bm                A           G 
"pour shots", and then I’ll "lose control"! 

           D            A 
Or “baby baby baby baby baby” 

G               A 
How about one more last word like 

G                 Bm   A 
"Hey girl, we’ve only got tonight"? 

G                  A 
Some things just go together like: 

G                                Bm           A 
"higher", "desire" and "fire;" "higher", "desire" and "fire" 


verse 2: 
D 
Guitar and strings like these 
To sound like Black Eyed Peas 

G 
This one’s a filtered swing 
This one’s a legend key 

Bm 
Hipster music on cassette 
But you probably don’t know that yet 

G 
808’s-… “hey! ho!” Hell yeah! 

D 
Heartfelt pop anthems 
From Mumford and his Sons 

G 
Gang vocals here we come 

Bm 
“I… 
Will… 

A 
Always wait” 
wobble bass 

Pre-Chorus 

'Kay, slow down… 
Take it to the Chorus! 

Chorus 

Bridge: 
D 
I can pitch and shift my voice if I want 

G 
I can pitch and shift my voice if I want 

Bm 
I can pitch and shift my voice if I want 

A 
I can make my voice low 

D 
The bridge is 
The part when 
You bring in 
A rapper friend. “Sup?” 

G 
You simplify, you slow the beat 
Abbreviate, feature defeat 

Bm 
Quick now, fill in the gaps. “Okay!!” 
Right up and down, eliminate that which you 

A 
Really would rap an’ 
Give them a classic like “Get-get-get-get…” 

Chorus 

random dance music and beat-boxing weirdness