Melodies, meanwhile, tend to be simple affairs using mainly a handful of notes from the parent scale, dependent on whether the song is in a major or minor key. Let’s create a simple pop/R&B chord ...

some in B minor, some in F minor, etc). However, whichever keys the original songs are in, they do have their chord progressions – their essential formula – in common. To understand this ...

The term ‘chromatic mediants’ probably isn’t something you’ll have come across very often in your songwriting pursuits, but working these mysterious creatures into progressions ... can take the iii ...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary issue of American Songwriter (Jan/Feb 2015), “Measure for Measure” served up a smorgasbord of 30 handpicked, solid gold chord progressions. This e-book ...