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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

18 - Anna Fedorova - Complete Live Concert - HD Maroon 5 – Memories / Pachelbel – Canon in D Pachelbel’s ubiquitous cello chord progression has inspired plenty of pop songs – from Kylie Minogue’s ‘I ...