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. Popular music can be categorised into a multitude of genres, but probably the broadest are ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The term ‘chromatic mediants’ probably isn’t something you’ll have come across very often in your ...

A lot of the elements that make pop music successful relate to it being catchy and familiar. As a songwriter, there are many ways to engender this feeling in listeners, to do with song structure, ...

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 ...