The presence of a well-crafted and performed chord progression can often be the glue that gels the song together. If executed well, it should support your melody and lyric, while grabbing ...

Here we have half a dozen nifty techniques that can be used to transform basic chord structures into far more interesting shapes and progressions. Let's go! A normal C major chord is C-E-G ...

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 ...

The most memorable guitar solos serve as compositions unto themselves. When listening to one, it’s like you’re hearing a song ...

In this case against Sheeran, the song’s chord progression was at the heart of the claim. The prosecution argued Sheeran’s chord progression was too similar to the chord progression of Gaye’s.

Singer/songwriters Ruston Kelly and Kate York sit down to write a powerful song. Singer/songwriters Ruston Kelly and Kate York sit down to write a powerful song. The two discuss their reasoning ...