Level up your music-making with these simple but effective tricks that can be easily used by those with zero knowledge of ...

This bright but unusual sounding mode became popular among shredders after Joe Satriani and Steve Vai used it in the 80s. Here, Stuart Ryan explains what gives the Lydian mode its signature sound ...

A Lydian mode (triads) Next, the mode is played in triad chords – hopefully, shapes that you already know. This is a great starting point for creating chord progressions and even licks.

The presence of a well-crafted and performed chord progression can often be the glue that gels the song together. If executed well, it should support your melody and lyric, while grabbing ...

The original case — filed by Structured Asset Sales, a company that owns a small stake over Gaye’s song — argued that Sheeran copied a chord progression and rhythm from “Let’s Get It On.” ...

At Brandeis, elimination of Lydian String Quartet strikes sour note The news arrived as a surprise to the quartet, which has resided at Brandeis since its founding in 1980.

It's one of pop's most popular set of chords, embraced by musicians like Taylor Swift, but how does it work? And why has it come to be named after a group of Australian comedians?

Learn some of the best techniques for creating interesting chord progressions in a cappella arrangements, such as using modal interchange, secondary dominants, chromatic mediants, and more.

The “doo-wop” progression has appeared in pop music for close to 80 years, and is named because most doo-wop songs feature this chord progression – it was an essential part of its sound.

The “doo-wop” progression has appeared in pop music for close to 80 years, and is named because most doo-wop songs feature this chord progression - it was an essential part of its sound.

You’ll find variations of this progression in pop, R&B and jazz. It usually is very hard to mistake a blues song for a country song, even when both are based on the same three-chord progression.