Exploring Common Chord Progressions
Explore common chord progressions, what makes them so powerful, and how they’re used in popular music to make a song stick.
Explore common chord progressions, what makes them so powerful, and how they’re used in popular music to make a song stick.
Learn to play the most common chords and chord progressions by ear and find out how they are used in a variety of genres – rock, jazz, and classical.
If you write songs, you’ve probably been faced with the troubling ‘blank page’ syndrome when choosing chords. Learn how to get unstuck and write better songs.
Tim Topham discusses how to bring music to life through creative music teaching, and how to marry this approach with traditional drill-based ear training.
Did you know: a huge number of popular songs use just four chords. Find out which four and why in this article, and learn how to write your own 4-chord songs.
Learn all about chord progressions, how they’re created, why they matter, and how you can use them to write unforgettable music.
Learn about the four chords that countless musical masterpieces have been built on, how they’re named, and how you can craft tunes out of them yourself.
Part of the songwriter’s secrets series, this tutorial guides you through how to write harmonies. Learn this 6 step process and add harmonies to your songs.
It is possible to write a song even without an instrument – this article explains how you can do it just using listening skills and modern technology.
Learn to play by ear with this series. Now we introduce the six chord which adds a minor feel to chord progressions and some ear training exercises which help.