I usually understand the chord movement in Jazz standards. Most of the time it is a 251 in major or minor or a variation of it.
With very basic songs, i called them pop songs in the subject, i usually fail to understand why a chord is used, or in what ways the chords move to each other.
To give an easy example:
In "Hey Joe" the score seems to indicate it is G major.
The chords are:
E dominant
C major
G major
D major
A major
I can't understand the "function" of the chords. Say an E dominant would make me think the following chord is an A-major.
The assumed key (G major) makes me think the A would be a minor chord.
I can assume the C major is a rootless A chord, but then get lost, as it would be a dominant chord again. And i can't see why the G is the following chord.
I don't even know what "term" to search for. Hey Joe is just an example.
Thanks in advance.