chord progressions Archives

Where Did All the Chords Go?

A sampling of single- and multi-chord progression songs between the 1980s and 2010s reveals a disheartening trend. How to fix it?

How to Use Borrowed Chords

A handy guide for using borrowed chords in parallel scales and modes, to make your chord progressions more refreshing and unpredictable.

Beat Makers, Try Thinking About Chords and Melody First

You might be an expert at programming drum beats, but if you think back on your favorite songs, they all probably have much stronger melodies and chords.

What Students Are Saying About Soundfly’s Intro to Composition Course

With overwhelmingly positive results, we’re happy to share a few select testimonials of Soundfly’s Introduction to composition course directly from our students.

How Essential Is Bass to Your Songwriting Arrangement, Really?

If all you’re doing is mirroring the root notes of your chord progression, you’re not using bass lines to their full potential. Can we talk about it?

What Students Are Saying About Soundfly’s Beginner Harmonic Theory Course

With overwhelmingly positive results, we’re happy to share a few select testimonials of Soundfly’s Beginner Harmonic Theory course directly from our students.

What Students Are Saying About Soundfly’s Advanced Harmonic Theory Course

With overwhelmingly positive results, we’re happy to share a few select testimonials of Soundfly’s Advanced Harmony course directly from our students.

How to Make a Boring Chord Progression Sound New and Fun

Here are five ways to spice up that same old chord stuff you always find yourself playing and create a progression that sounds new and fresh!

Exploring Tonal Hierarchies in Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”

In his ongoing attempts to seek out the answers to why we like the music we like, Hunter Farris has uncovered a melodic hierarchy via Whitney Houston.