A lot of the elements that make pop music successful relate to it being catchy and familiar. As a songwriter, there are many ways to engender this feeling in listeners, to do with song structure, ...

It goes without saying that a good chord progression can be fundamental to a quality song, but when you find yourself staring at a blank screen, how do you get started and string an appropriate set of ...

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Some of the greatest pop songs might be lavish in their presentation, but lurking in the shadows are sublime songs that revel ...

What do Wichita Lineman, Alone Again Naturally, Close to You, She’s Always a Woman, and Julia all have in common? Incredible chord progressions. These pop songs might not sound like jazz at first - ...

Almost every song you hear has a chord progression. This forms the harmonic content of the song, and is often what gives a song its emotional impact. But what about the melody? The notes of the melody ...

Lo-fi is to audio what black-and-white or sepia-tinted film is to visual. Often lo-fi tracks will loop a sample from an old vinyl record, complete with scratches and crackles, then drop it over a ...