Have you ever asked a musician what minor chords sound like? It’s kind of a trick question because music isn’t one-dimensional or made up of single isolated chords. People often say minor chords sound “sad” or “introspective,” but when you study popular music, you find that a chord’s mood is defined by its place in…
Want to write songs that get stuck in listeners’ heads? Our guide to song hooks offers practical songwriting advice and real-song examples.
This is the first installment of a new songwriting series featuring Dennis, a professional songwriter, and Hooktheory’s audio engineer. In this series, Dennis showcases his process of writing music from start to finish.
Learning how to play a song by ear is tricky, even for the seasoned musician. That’s why so many guitarists turn to guitar chord charts when they’re trying to figure out the chords for a new tune. There are lots of websites, apps, and books out there offering collections of popular music. Each has its…
The chromatic scale is a twelve-tone sequence of half-steps that includes every note within the natural octave. It’s a straight path through all of the white keys and black keys of a piano. Some have compared it to a skeleton key that unlocks all doors. Major and minor keys are a reduction of these twelve…
Dive into jazz chord progressions with our comprehensive guide, featuring interactive TheoryTab examples.
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