Chappell Roan’s Bro-Country Tweak and 9 More New Songs
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...
Cory Wong sets a new bar for guitar excellence. But Stevie Ray Vaughan probably wouldn't have passed his test
The funk maestro says if guitarists can't ace this one skill, “I would not consider you an advanced guitarist” ...
A music professor breaks down the theory behind Roy Ayers' Everybody Loves the Sunshine
In Everybody Loves The Sunshine, Roy Ayers uses six of the seven notes in F# Dorian mode as roots for fourths chords: F-sharp, A, B, C-sharp, D-sharp and E. Three of the resulting minor 11th chords ...
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How ONE Note Can Change A Chord
March 5, 2025 \. Adding or.replacing just one note in any chord (on piano or guitar or any instrument that can ...
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From David Bowie to Radiohead and Steely Dan, here’s some of popular music’s most outlandish theory choices
The song is presaged by a peculiar guitar riff that sets the scene for some of its theoretical weirdness, leaping from an E to D note up to an F# power chord which doesn’t relate to the original key ...
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Sleep Theory Scores First Billboard Chart No. 1 With ‘Stuck In My Head’
The song tops Mainstream Rock Airplay. By Kevin Rutherford Less than two years after first appearing on a Billboard chart, Sleep Theory hits No. 1 on a ranking for the first time, jumping three ...
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How learning and understanding chord symbols can prove a major benefit for sharing your musical ideas
C∆' indicates C maj7, in a far more concise format. Writing out a simple chord chart doesn't have to be complicated, but writing out guitar tablature can be more difficult, particularly for ...