Terms such as ‘altered’ and ‘extended’ chords are relatively simple to explain. Extended chords add other notes from the ...

In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding ...

Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour and Slash are just three of the countless fans of this staple minor mode. Here, Stuart Ryan takes ...

The two most important chord types in music are major and minor: generally, major chords sound bright and happy; minor chords ...

There are loads of great songs out there from across the decades that are often a lot simpler to play than you might think.

Virtuosic piano player and songwriter Max Cooper III has released “Charades” — the sophomore single from his debut five-track ...

(RNS) — There were three moments in the new Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” that moved me to tears.

A look at The Guess Who, their biggest, most defining hit, 'American Woman', and how they wrote the song more or less by accident at a live show in Ontario.

Join in with Music. A music series for KS2 pupils aged 7 to 11 providing opportunities to join in with music tracks. BBC School Radio. BBC Teach.

The words "musician" and "artist" are used interchangeably in our parlance. It's a tacit acknowledgement that music is an art ...

R.E.M. were one of the biggest bands of the 1990s – and their biggest year began with a tour in Australia and a wedding ...