Learn the basics of guitar chords, including major and minor types, chord progressions, and tips for beginners to start ...

Why are Minor Chords Perceived as “Sad”? Part 1 article by Kurt Ellenberger, published on July 8, 2025 at All About Jazz.

"Folk, playful and painfully honest". Xavier Newbery reviews Grace Elizabeth Harvey's recent gig at Claypath Deli.

A firm indicator of a song’s popularity is the number of recorded cover versions it has. In the case of Yesterday by the ...

Isbell sympathizes with newbie players struggling with them, but discusses why they’re a vital songwriting tool ...

In general, you'll find m7 chords feature considerably more in rock and blues than maj7 chords which tend to lean more towards ballads and jazz styles. From acoustic to mildly overdriven, m7 chords ...

This meant that they could play standard minor and major chords, but give them more texture without making the track sound too jazzy. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen expand upon the use of the Mu Major ...

Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour and Slash are just three of the countless fans of this staple minor mode. Here, Stuart Ryan takes you through the structure of the scale, plus a handful of chords, riffs an ...

Brain activities to major and minor chords and to major and minor cadence sequences were measured by sparse scanning fMRI. Areas activated by major and minor chords and cadence sequences were examined ...

Typically, power chords omit the third, which is responsible for whether a chord is major or minor, giving them a neutral, ambiguous sound. In terms of guitar playing, power chords are played by ...

A study of guitar tablatures (a form of writing down music for guitar) examined the relationship between major and minor chords paired with lyrics and what is called emotional valence: In ...