Song Hooks: What Are They and How Do You Create Your Own?
Want to write songs that get stuck in listeners’ heads? Our guide to song hooks offers practical songwriting advice and real-song examples.
How to Write a Song (Step-by-Step Tutorial)
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.
How to find the accurate guitar chord chart for any song
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…
Chromatic Theory: A Guide to Chromatic Scales and Chord Progressions
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…
Jazz Chord Progressions
Dive into jazz chord progressions with our comprehensive guide, featuring interactive TheoryTab examples.
The Ultimate Guide to MIDI Piano Rolls (All Major DAWs)
Navigate MIDI piano rolls like a pro in all major DAWs with our comprehensive guide. Discover essential features, shortcuts, and learn how to optimize your music editing.
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