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How Blood Orange Uses Chasms of Harmonic Ambiguity on “Negro Swan”
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Why Ariana Grande’s “no tears left to cry” Is So Uplifting, Even in a Minor Key
Last week I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with super-knowledgeable music theory super-nerds…
How to Use 7th Chords in Indie Pop Music
What may be institutionally indefinable, the obscure genre term “indie pop” is considered an umbrella for most…
What Are Chord Pizzas?
This article originally appeared on Ethan Hein’s blog. The Groove Pizza uses geometry to help visualize rhythms. The NYU…
John Coltrane and the Economy of the Blues
In the following video, courtesy of Soundfly’s free course, A Conversation with the Blues, veteran jazz…
How to Create Bigger Sounding Chords with Open-Voiced Sevenths (Like Björk)
In this article, we’re going to be exploring how to use different voicings of seventh…
Son Lux on Composing for Contrast at the Forefront
Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of…
How to Convey These 8 Emotions Using Chords and Harmony
We polled members of the Soundfly staff and mentor community to ask about their go-to chords and progressions for certain emotional outcomes. Check it out!
Can Descending Chords Ever Sound Happy?
Descending melodies and progressions often sound sad, but one of the most resoundingly happy songs ever, Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” begs to differ.