There is really only one chord, E… something. Most charts give it as Em or Em7. The visionary pop musicologist Philip Tagg coined the term “ one-chord changes ” to describe this kind of song. At the ...

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Paul Simon may have written one of his most sincere songs in the 1960s, but he was originally horrified when his musical babies got drastically changed.

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As one of the world’s most influential bands prepare to bid farewell with a huge show at Villa Park in Birmingham, Roisin ...

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As part of the acquisition, Fat Wreck Chords' roster's unrecouped balances will be waived, and Hopeless has agreed to a ...

He says the track, penned for a British comedy film, puts the emphasis on the most important thing every guitar solo needs ...