There are certain chord progressions that are steadfast stalwarts in pop music because of their catchy familiarity. The focus in this article is the I-IV-V. I-IV-V, if you don’t know is 1 ...

This palette of chords can produce millions of combinations, which is why so many classic pop songs can be boiled down to relatively simple progressions of basic chords like these. Rhythmically ...

Bruno Mars has created a multiplatinum, genre-bending, international music empire. His songs are on charts and playlists ...

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 ...

During this, you’ll hear common relationships that fuel many popular chord progressions. For example, the second chord is a m7 (Dm7), the fourth chord is a maj7 (Fmaj7) and the fifth chord is a ...

While his claim didn’t quite stack up - his attempt to play Listen by Beyonce, for example, wasn’t exactly convincing - the clip did demonstrate how popular chord progressions are used by songwriters ...

According to Bennett, Blink-182 has used the Axis Progression in 15 songs, while Avril Lavigne has used it in nine, leading some people to refer to the run of chords as the Pop-Punk Progression.

But can we copyright a chord progression if it is used extensively in other pop songs? Gaye’s song uses four chords that gradually move upward (I-iii-IV-V). These same chords can be heard in the ...

There are certain chord progressions that are steadfast stalwarts in pop music because of their catchy familiarity. The focus in this article is the I-IV-V. I-IV-V, if you don’t know is 1 ...