To get you started we’re looking at some chords in the guitar-friendly key of A. You’ve probably heard of a I-IV-V (one-four-five) progression - it’s a common blues chord sequence and its name tells ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images In this lesson, I’d like to discuss playing over what’s known as a I - VI - ...

When the blues is played in a jazz context the chord progression is more sophisticated in the number and types of chords used. In addition to the basic I, IV, V chords, jazz blues incorporates major ...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary issue of American Songwriter (Jan/Feb 2015), “Measure for Measure” served up a smorgasbord of 30 handpicked, solid gold chord progressions. This e-book supplements ...

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 ...

He’s at it again. After setting the world on fire with his groundbreaking research that deconstructed the opening chord to The Beatles’ A Hard Days Night, Jason ...

Improvisation in music is all about creatively exploring and experimenting with sound in order to express yourself. In order to be successful at improvising, you must listen carefully to yourself and ...

To understand what sets Joanna Connor apart from most of her fellow musicians on Chicago’s blues scene, you only need to consider the last verse of “Nothin’ But the Blues,” a song on Connor’s most ...