You may have seen one of the various online videos in which a musician will demonstrate ‘100 songs in 4 minutes’ or ‘play 50 songs with only these 4 chords’ and so on. There is a slight technical flaw ...

Welcome back. This is a continuation of our exploration of chord progressions in songs, both diationic (one key) and chromatic (more than one color, of key). It starts with an example by The Beatles, ...

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A great way to get started writing a song is to use a well-known chord progression. Certain progressions have been used thousands of times throughout the history of recorded music, so there’s no ...

From swapping chord notes for fresh sounds to using digital songbooks and chord finder apps, today’s guitarists have more tools than ever to refine their playing. Modern software lets you identify, ...

A new wave of production guides is breaking down how chord progressions, voicing, and inversions shape the emotional pull of melodic techno and trap beats. From minor key foundations to smooth voice ...