Chords lay the foundation for all music. If you understand how chords work and how to play them, you can unlock hundreds of songs. In this lesson, we’ll teach you the formulas to all major, minor, and seventh piano chords. You can also test your knowledge with some pop quiz questions!
“The other songs on the chart were Katy Perry and the Jonas Brothers,” said M.I.A. “Then you saw ‘Paper Planes,’ and it’s cool because there’s hope: ‘Thank God the future’s here.'” With its gunshot and cash-register sound effects, producer Diplo’s brilliantly flipped samp...
First recorded in 1937 by its writer, Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson, “Hellhound On My Trail” possesses an eerie quality thanks to the Mississippi blues man’s urgent, wailing voice, which is underpinned by skeletal acoustic guitar chords. The song lay forgotten and neglected for 30 years...
This definitive Southern-rock guitar epic had a humble birth, with late Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant scribbling lyrics about keeping love alive on tour, while Allen Collins jammed on guitar — although initially, the singer complained Collins used too many chords. “But after a few months,”...