As for Van Morrison, he begins one lyric found in “Lit Up Inside & Keep ’Er Lit: The Collected Lyrics” with “Rave on, John ...

Talented young pianists from Loughborough Grammar School and Loughborough High School, part of the Loughborough Schools ...

Rock music doesn’t need to be complicated. Unlike other genres such as jazz and more progressive music, rock likes to keep the chords it uses and the rhythm that connects them relatively simple.

Campbell River resident Garret T. Willie is often regarded as an old soul, a Texas-style bluesman with a gift for guitar pyrotechnics that would not be out of place on the Mississippi Delta. The ...

Mojo Collins and Triple Vision in performance at the Pioneer Theater. Mojo Collins, guitar; Chris Jolly, drums; Bill Jolly bass. (Photos by Kip Tabb/OBV) OBX Got Talent winner, Grace Waters performing ...

Writing a pop song doesn’t have to be the most complicated thing in the world. Since the lion’s share of most songs on the charts can be hammered out with just four chords moved up and down different ...

Adeem the Artist will release their upcoming full-length Anniversary on May 3rd. Today, American Songwriter is proud to premiere the latest sample from the forthcoming collection. Watch the official ...

A great way to get started writing a song is to use a well-known chord progression. Certain progressions have been used thousands of times throughout the history of recorded music, so there’s no ...

The ii-V-I has been referred to as a chord progression, a turnaround, and a cadence depending on the circumstances it is used. It is most known as the jazz progression as it is the backbone of many ...

Guitar skills: When it comes to chord progressions, you don’t have to break new ground to write great songs. In fact, some basic chord progressions have been used repeatedly in hundreds of pop and ...