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 listeners on ...

Welcome back. This is a continuation of our exploration of chord progressions in songs, both diationic (one key) and chromatic (more than one color, of key). It starts with an example by The Beatles, ...

Which comes first: chords or meloody? That's the chicken and egg question facing any music maker staring at a blank DAW screen, and there's no right answer as to which you need to nail first. And ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Whether you mean to or not, you’ll almost inevitably work in a particular key when writing a song ...

Sprinkle a little magic, wonder and even soul into your chord progressions with this neat music theory device When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

When composing a song, not only the melody but also the chord progressions that support that melody are extremely important. However, there are countless chord progression patterns, and searching and ...