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“A well-crafted sequence is successful wherever you may wish to use it”: Use these tried and tested chord progressions to build an engaging song
By the nature of the song-shaped-beast, you will probably want to save your best or catchiest chord progression, hook or melody for your chorus, but there is nothing to stop you using the same chords, ...
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How to use tried and tested chord progressions when crafting your song
By the nature of the song-shaped-beast, you will probably want to save your best or catchiest chord progression, hook or melody for your chorus, but there is nothing to stop you using the same ...
“You’ll find it in many old blues tunes”: You need to learn how to solo over this chord progression
Paul Simon guitarist Jim Oblon shows you how to tailor your leads to the classic I-VI-II-V progression – a jam night staple ...
Guitar modes lesson 1: The Ionian mode is the same as the major scale – here’s what makes it work
Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Eric Clapton and Randy Rhoads all used this fundamental guitar mode in their songs. Here, Stuart ...
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Improvisation - with instruments
One of the best ways into improvisation is the 12-bar blues. This is a well-known, simple chord progression which gives you an opportunity to try out some of your ideas. If you’re unsure of ...