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** The band is only starting out, as it's currently assembled of first-timer musicians making their debut, and they would be doing simplistic music for now until they can get enough experience to move onto the complex kind.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The songs made by the band are only made up of [[RuleOfThree three repetitive notes]], played without any change in the music whatsoever.
* '''UpToEleven''': Every single song by the band are literally a single chord looped over and over again.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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The songs made by the band are only made up of [[RuleOfThree three repetitive notes]], played without any change in the music whatsoever.
* '''UpToEleven''': ** Every single song by the band are literally a single chord looped over and over again.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': An album made by the band features GenreRoulette, and several of these songs are included.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': An album A song made by the band features GenreRoulette, and several of these songs chords are included.
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* '''UpTheEleven''': Every single song by the band are literally a single chord looped over and over again.

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* '''UpTheEleven''': '''UpToEleven''': Every single song by the band are literally a single chord looped over and over again.
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* '''UpTheEleven''': Every single song by the band are literally a single chord looped over and over again.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The band sparks a trend in which all bands play raw, simplistic rock, hindering the genre's authenticity.
* '''Reconstructed''': Once the genre is gone and replaced by bloated stadium rock, a new band revives the old simple sound.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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The band sparks a trend in which all bands play raw, simplistic rock, hindering the genre's authenticity.
** The band gets a loyal group of fans, but they're not big enough to keep the band financially viable and they have to disband.
* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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Once the genre is gone and replaced by bloated stadium rock, a new band revives the old simple sound.sound.
** But the band members eventually reunite and make a few songs every now and then as more of a hobby and as gifts to the fans.
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** The band thinks it's wrong to make a

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** The band thinks it's wrong to make a elaborate complex music.

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'''Basic Trope''': The concept of short songs, made quickly to cash in on a certain audience.

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'''Basic Trope''': The concept of short songs, made quickly Short and simple music, usually with something to cash in on a certain audience.preach.



* '''Justified''': The band has no musical talent.
* '''Inverted''': See EpicRocking.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The band has no musical talent.
** The band thinks it's wrong to make a
* '''Inverted''': See EpicRocking.EpicRocking

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* '''Parodied''': The band just plays one chord and shouts "PISS" into the microphone, then leaves. Everyone cheers and headbangs like it was an actual song.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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The band just plays one chord and shouts "PISS" into the microphone, then leaves. Everyone cheers and headbangs like it was an actual song.song.
** The band gets accused of "selling out" after playing a song that includes a minor chord.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???While they enjoy using the same scale in many of their songs, they like to experiment with what they can do with said scale, and as such, their songs can be different yet similar.



* '''Defied''': The punk era is in full swing, yet a prog rock band deliberately decides to release their triple concept album full of 20-minute songs despite pressure from the record company to modify their style to fit the times.

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* '''Defied''': The punk era is in full swing, yet a prog rock band deliberately decides to release their triple concept album full of 20-minute songs despite pressure from the record company to modify their style to fit the times. "What, do you think we're some sort of talentless pretty boys?" remarks Vocalist Victor.
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* '''Discussed''': This is talked about in the Liner Notes.
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': The song opens up with the line, "[[CaptainObvious This is talked about in the Liner Notes.
song only has three chords]]."
* '''Conversed''': ???"If I hear that three chord riff one more time, I might just have an aneurysm!"



* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The band's [[StealthParody entire reason]] for doing these songs is to demonstrate the average amount of musical talent a person has, and how they could be succesful for doing this... ThisLoserIsYou indeed.

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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The band's [[StealthParody entire reason]] for doing these songs is to demonstrate the average amount of musical talent a person has, and how they could be succesful successful for doing this... ThisLoserIsYou indeed.



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Back ♪♪♪~Back to ThreeChordsAndTheTruthThreeChordsAndTheTruth!~♪♪♪

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This trope is not about length.


* '''Averted''': The songs are of a normal length.

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* '''Averted''': The songs are of a normal length.reasonably complex.
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* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???The punk era is in full swing, yet a prog rock band deliberately decides to release their triple concept album full of 20-minute songs despite pressure from the record company to modify their style to fit the times.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': The band sparks a trend in which all bands play raw, simplistic rock, hindering the genre's authenticity.
* '''Reconstructed''': Once the genre is gone and replaced by bloated stadium rock, a new band revives the old simple sound.



* '''Deconstructed''': The band sparks a trend in which all bands play raw, simplistic rock, hindering the genre's authenticity.
* '''Reconstructed''': Once the genre is gone and replaced by bloated stadium rock, a new band revives the old simple sound.






Back to ThreeChordsAndTheTruth.

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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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%%* '''Played For Drama''': ??? ???
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* '''Straight''': A {{Punk}} band releases an album with relatively simple songs, demonstrating their commitment to the genre.

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* '''Straight''': A {{Punk}} Punk band releases an album with relatively simple songs, demonstrating their commitment to the genre.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The songs made by the band are only made up of [[RuleOfThree three repetitive notes]], played without any change in the music whatsover.
* '''Justified''': The band has ''no musical talent'' whatsoever, and are forced to make these songs.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The songs made by the band are only made up of [[RuleOfThree three repetitive notes]], played without any change in the music whatsover.
whatsoever.
* '''Justified''': The band has ''no no musical talent'' whatsoever, and are forced to make these songs.talent.



* '''Deconstructed''': The band sparks a trend in which ''all bands'' play three chord songs, completely ignoring everyone's musical talent...
* '''Reconstructed''': Until a gifted musician who is at mastery in EpicRocking songs comes and reminds everyone that everyone has a different style of playing music. They then shift away from short songs and make them longer.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The band sparks a trend in which ''all bands'' all bands play three chord songs, completely ignoring everyone's musical talent...
raw, simplistic rock, hindering the genre's authenticity.
* '''Reconstructed''': Until a gifted musician who Once the genre is at mastery in EpicRocking songs comes gone and reminds everyone that everyone has replaced by bloated stadium rock, a different style of playing music. They then shift away from short songs and make them longer.new band revives the old simple sound.
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* '''Parodied''': The band just plays one chord and shouts "PISS" into the microphone, then leaves. Everyone cheers and headbangs.

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* '''Parodied''': The band just plays one chord and shouts "PISS" into the microphone, then leaves. Everyone cheers and headbangs.headbangs like it was an actual song.
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* '''Parodied''': The band just plays one chord and shouts "PISS" into the microphone, then leaves.

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* '''Parodied''': The band just plays one chord and shouts "PISS" into the microphone, then leaves. Everyone cheers and headbangs.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???The band just plays one chord and shouts "PISS" into the microphone, then leaves.

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