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How to use tried and tested chord progressions when crafting your song

The presence of a well-crafted and performed chord progression can often be the glue that gels the song together. If executed well, it should support your melody and lyric, while grabbing listeners on ...
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'Instead of just sticking to conventional chord shapes, Walter Becker preferred to use different inversions to place guitar in the track in a different way': If you only learn ...

American rock group S teely Dan have trodden a few different genre lines in their career – they almost became their own genre – but one thing that remains constant in their sound is their highly ...
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'Many classic songs use chords that sit outside of the regular shapes that we learn in the early stages of playing': 9 iconic guitar chords from classic songs and how to play them

When learning how to play the guitar it’s very easy to focus on riffs and techniques, but one thing that can easily get overlooked is learning more advanced chord styles. Many classic songs use chords ...