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 ...

Which comes first: chords or meloody? That's the chicken and egg question facing any music maker staring at a blank DAW screen, and there's no right answer as to which you need to nail first. And ...

Welcome back. This is a continuation of our exploration of chord progressions in songs, both diationic (one key) and chromatic (more than one color, of key). It starts with an example by The Beatles, ...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary issue of American Songwriter (Jan/Feb 2015), “Measure for Measure” served up a smorgasbord of 30 handpicked, solid gold chord progressions. This e-book supplements ...

Creating the perfect harmonic or chord progression for your song or production is not easy, but we can at least draw some top-tips from the past-masters. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google Arranging isn't the easiest of concepts for the novice ...