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It goes without saying that a good chord progression can be fundamental to a quality song, but when you find yourself staring at a blank screen, how do you get started and string an appropriate set of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Altered chords are chords that have been changed by having the pitch of one or more notes in the ...

A lot of the elements that make pop music successful relate to it being catchy and familiar. As a songwriter, there are many ways to engender this feeling in listeners, to do with song structure, ...

The wonderful world of musical punctuation offers near-endless possibilities. Get to grips with them today... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

When composing a song, not only the melody but also the chord progressions that support that melody are extremely important. However, there are countless chord progression patterns, and searching and ...

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, ...