When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Alain BENAINOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images There are a number of different minor scales ...

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 ...

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, ...

Whether you mean to or not, you’ll almost inevitably work in a particular key when writing a song. You might decide “right, this will be in C minor,” or you might just string together a seemingly ...

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 ...

When you access the site, this screen will be displayed. Various setting items are displayed on the screen, and the item being selected is shown in orange. "Chord Progression" just below the keyboard ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As we’ve said before, in recent issues, the easiest way to understand modes is to think of them ...