There are three main strategies songwriters use when they are choosing a chord progression for their next song. This article will go over some tried-and-true formulas in songwriting, a bit of music ...

A lesson in second inversions sounds like advanced physics but it's simply swapping the root note for the 5th, expanding your ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Rigid, pumping eighth-note chords can be found in most genres, but are particularly effective in ...

Johnny Cash's Hurt hits way different in A Major, as much so as Ring of Fire in G Minor. The dissonance in tone between the chords is, ahem, a minor one: simply the third note lowered to a flat. But ...

Guitar skills: Soul and Motown players such as Steve Cropper, Joe Messina and Dennis Coffey would often strip their chords down to just two notes, creating memorable melodic accompaniments and fills.

All those who failed to learn an instrument as a child, fear not. There’s now a tutorial on how to learn to play the piano in just five minutes. All you need to do is memorise one group of 12 keys and ...