Surprisingly, many popular songs in the 21st century require just three chords. Three Chord Thursdays at Three is a song series that has been running online interactively in ZOOM since the pandemic lockdown began, each Thursday at 3 pm EDT. Anyone anywhere in the world is welcome to register and participate, whether actively as a performer or muted to play along.
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