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I have an almost irrational love for I-IV-VII-V. It's got a sort of happy, laid-back nostalgic vibe - sort of the best way I know to smuggle an extra major chord into a key. It can be approached in some fun different ways - can be thought of a "mixolydian" progression off the tonic, but it's also two I-IVs stuck together - almost a little mini-modulation if you wanna think of that way.

Sunrain[1] by Lotus is probably my favorite example (listen for the chords that come in under the main riff). But it's a staple in tons of rock music, and once you get it into your ears you'll hear it all over.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAc-B5eDKmI

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zarathustreal 4 days ago | parent [-]

Jeeze this song is hard to listen to.. it almost feels like intentional syncopation on the guitar part but I can’t imagine they would have left it in intentionally after hearing how grating it is against the drum groove

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epiccoleman 4 days ago | parent [-]

Man. Different strokes, I guess. One of my favorite songs. That's ok though, really just meant to get the chord progression across.

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zarathustreal 21 hours ago | parent [-]

Oh I love the melody and harmony, it’s the guitar rhythm that kills me. It’s to the point that it feels random and as a fellow musician I cringe to even say that about someone’s playing because I know how intentional music is, especially the kind meant to sound like it’s not

	▲	epiccoleman 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You mean the chord work that comes in behind the main melody? I can definitely hear what you mean, it does feel almost random at points.