4 Chords coincidence?

Ed Sheeran has been accused of ripping of Australian comedians Axis Of Awesome after he proved how every pop song can be sung with only four chords.

A comic medley of hits using the same chord structure has long been a staple of the musical comedy trio’s work, with YouTube videos amassing 70 million views since 2009.

So Sheeran was accused of copying them when he appeared on Dutch TV show RTL Late Night to make the same point.

However, one person who doesn’t think it was a rip-off is Axis keyboard player Benny Davis.

He told Daily Mail Australia: ‘I don't think he's stolen anything from us. He's a great musician who probably came to the realisation himself - like so many musicians do.'

‘It's always going to be thing as long as pop music is simple, juvenile and written with the same four chords. As long as their massive chart toppers, there's always going to be a four chord medley.'

Here is the Axis Of Awesome video:

And here’s Sheeran’s TV appearance:

Sheeran is appearing in Comic Relief on Friday, in a special episode of People Just Do Nothing.

Published: 21 Mar 2017