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 ...

What makes the dim7 such a powerful songwriting tool is that, due to their symmetrical structure, they can resolve to a grand total of eight possible other chords. You may like Usable music theory: ...

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