This classic country rock song is all about heartbreak, so you’d think it would be filled with minor chords. Spoiler alert: there’s only one. In “Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song,” you can almost hear B.J. trying to lift himself out of his heartbreak by using all these ma...
Notice now that, as there are 12 notes on thetempered scaleand a diminished chord corresponds to another 4 chords identical to it, we can conclude that there are only 3 different diminished chords. They are: C°, C#° and D°. The remaining diminished chords are a consequence of these 3...
The diminished chord is one of the most underused and underrated chords in popular music. On the surface, its dissonant sound might make you think there’s no place for it in your music. However, the reality is that diminished chords are a fundamental element of harmony, and have a surpris...
Finally,rhythm guitaris the cherry on top of the rhythm section, layered over the very top of the drums and bass. Rhythm guitarists strum the chords that lay down the melody of a song, keeping time alongside the steady beat of the drums and bass. While the chords keep pace with the bea...
Put some chords together, and you get a chord progression!You can think of chord progressions as the “scaffolding” of a song. Chord progressions underline the general harmonic movement of a song.There are some chord progressions that get used over and over again in music. This doesn’t ...
Many Corey Haim films don't need a huge synopsis written about them. With The Double O Kid, all that needed to be stated was it was a decent action-comedy that didn't do much to revamp the genre. But it did have nice fighting scenes and a respectable budget considering it was the ...
And hey. I met you. You are not "cool." WILLIAM I know. Even when I thought I was, I knew I wasn't. LESTER BANGS That's because we are uncool! And while women will always be a problem for guys like us, most of the great art in the world is about that very problem. Good-...
InWestern classicaland pop music, the ‘key’ a piece of music or song is in refers to the main notes,scales(sequences of set combinations of pitches and intervals) and chords that it’s built from. Chords can be understood as combinations of notes played at the same time, derived from...
The number system and diatonic chords go hand in hand. In the number system, we assign each note in the scale a number. This is called a scale degree.Music theorists also have special names for each degree of the scale. You don’t absolutely need to memorize these, but they do make ...
Do you want to learn how to start composing a song? In this article, you'll learn everyhting you need to know about music composition.