Let's add some interest by playing in a 6/8 feel and playing the chords as arpeggios. Don’t let all the notes intimidate you – it’s still only a chord, just played one note at a time ...

we are looking to create a sequence of chords which may repeat as the song progresses. The harmony is fundamental in setting ...

When it comes to Taylor Swift’s approach to chord progressions, one thing that sticks out is her use of very common progressions. From a listener’s perspective, this means that some of her songs might ...

Note the slash chords’ alternative bass notes here (notes shown after the / mark), giving a subtly different feel to basic major chords. For example, D5 and A/C# is the kind of move you’ll hear in ...

Absolutely everybody in the congregation can get that feeling of being part of that sound. You’re right in the middle of that chord, whoever you are.” ...

A particular chord in a musical phrase might feel unstable, as though it yearns to resolve (which it often does in functional harmony). The classic example is the V7-to-I “authentic cadence ...