Exercises like these are the beginnings of a deeper understanding of common chord progressions and songwriting. Most importantly – have fun! Have a great song?

Taking a theoretically identical chord and juggling its notes can give a subtle or not so subtle change in timbre.

Lo-fi is to audio what black-and-white or sepia-tinted film is to visual. Often lo-fi tracks will loop a sample from an old vinyl record, complete with scratches and crackles, then drop it over a ...

Of course, opting as a teenager to go by his middle name and not his too-common first name – Jon – provoked its own issue. It struck a dissonant chord, you might say. Chord Bezerra (Photo by ...

Pro tip: using common tones in chord progressions Korg M1 VST (above) and Mixed in Key’s Captain Chords (below) form an excellent house-chord generating toolkit (Image credit: Future) The keys (no pun ...

The chord progressions in Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” are part of a debate about just how much of a piece of music can be protected by law.

In his first interview since his victory in the 'Thinking Out Loud' copyright lawsuit, Ed Sheeran explained why he thinks the jury sided with him.