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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Which comes first: chords or meloody? That's the chicken and egg question facing any music maker ...

We kick off the first in a series of music theory tutorials with a look at the very basics of chord construction When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

It's very simple to join one chord to the next in the context of a chord progression, and one of the tools in your armoury ...

You know you're doing something right as a musician when a particular chord or chord progression gets named after you. Take for instance the Hendrix Chord (that's a dominant seven chord with a sharp ...

Almost every song in the pop charts is built around the same four chords. And it's nothing new – they're the same three chords that Pachelbel used in his famous Canon. But why do we keep coming back ...