An in-depth exploration of one of the most storied chords in opera, what makes it so influential, and how to use it yourself in your compositions.
Tag: chord progressions
Learn Diatonic Harmony from a Classic Breakbeat
A particularly perfect music theory lesson happens to exist completely intact inside this classic breakbeat from funk/soul history.
We Analyzed Every Dang Song That Cracked the Billboard Top 5 in 2018
Welcome back, pop music scholars, and Look Alive… because we did it again. That’s right —…
How to Use 7th Chords in 7 Minutes
Are 7th chords big scary harmonic monsters for you? Here, we go through how to build and use them in a chord progression step-by-step, in 7 minutes.
How the Circle of Fifths Can Help Your Songwriting
The circle of fifths sometimes gets a bad rap. But it can be one of the single most important tools in the songwriter’s toolbox.
5 Familiar Chord Progressions to Start Any Song
The first chords of your song will set the emotional precedent that your lyrics should ultimately follow. Here’s a few suggestions for starting strong!
What Is a Chord Progression?
Technically speaking, a chord progression is just any succession of musical chords, which themselves are groupings…
What Is ‘Subconscious Plagiarism?’ Just Ask George Harrison
Late in the summer of 1976, as a matter of fact it was 42 years…
Why Ariana Grande’s “no tears left to cry” Is So Uplifting, Even in a Minor Key
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One Chord to Rule Them All
When Bob Marley toured New Zealand for the first and only time in 1979 (he…