The A minor chord isn’t all doom and gloom, however. It provides a punchy contrast in up-tempo pop songs like “Can’t Feel My Face” by the Weeknd and “California Girls” by The Beach Boys. It also serves up a sexy edge to songs like TLC’s “Creep,” Peggy Lee’s classic, ...
One of the trickiest parts of starting to play the guitar is quickly switching from one chord to the next. Stick with it; it gets easier as your hand gets used to certain formations. But if you’re in a pinch, there’s a version of E minor that requires no fretting at all. In st...
Although learning with your own material is possible, bad habits can creep in. Guitar students often choose not to take lessons when they begin playing, which results in them making slow progress. It is because your teacher will give you the foundation you need to be successful that you wante...
When Tiven told the sharp-dressed man he was making a record with Steve Cropper, "He just lit up like a firecracker and said he'd like to bring us a song. I said, 'Well, it's only going on the record unless you play on it.' And he said, 'Well, that could be arrang...
Leave it toLCD Soundsystem's producer/frontmanJames Murphyto pen a holiday song about the depressing side of the season. "If your world is feeling small/ There's no one on the phone/ You feel close enough to call," he sings, tapping into that seasonal weirdness that can creep up, es...
York. The album almost represents a battle between Peter Frampton's exquisitely fierce guitar playing and singer Steve Marriott's forceful voice. The band paid tribute to several blues legends on the LP, including a cover of Muddy Waters' "Rollin' Stone" and Ida Cox's "Four Day Creep." (...
We didn't really have those things in the same way. I said, "This is a songwriter exercise for me. It's a deep dive into my heart and head because I'm not going to play a guitar riff and have Zac just jamming it out."
Leave it toLCD Soundsystem's producer/frontmanJames Murphyto pen a holiday song about the depressing side of the season. "If your world is feeling small/ There's no one on the phone/ You feel close enough to call," he sings, tapping into that seasonal weirdness that can creep up...
You really never know when a pesky hangnail will present itself. And if you're going to be playing guitar for several hours, you're going to want to get rid of it immediately, which is probably why Crosby, Stills & Nash required a pair of nail clippers in their dressing room. ...
(Kid A) and seemingly every other sonic space. But they wouldn’t have been crowned rock royalty without thatvoice, an untouchable instrument that’s undergone a similar evolution over the decades. Few, if any, singers can handle the blissful falsetto and snared snarl of "Creep" — and ...