House of the Rising Sun has become a classic folk tune since its commercial release by The Animals in 1964. Hilton Valentine’s ominous arpeggiated guitar chords lay down a track, while Alan Price’s organ solo sounds like an approaching freight train. Beginner guitarists find this tune easy to learn due to its straightforward chord progressions […]
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Wallpaper can make a bold statement. Bold prints add interest to rooms with modern geometric or tropical leaf print wallpaper. Photo wallpapers featuring musical equipment and instruments capture the lively energy of a recording studio, inspiring creativity in anyone viewing them. Choose a music wallpaper featuring close-up images of microphones or musical instruments for extra
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Night Moves by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band features some unique movable chord forms. These unique forms serve as alternatives to full form barre chords you might be used to hearing, using scale patterns as scaffolding. Carrie Underwood puts her signature spin on country songwriting with this upbeat tune featuring simple chord progressions
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Pop music captures our feelings through songs that enhance life’s experience, often using poignant themes such as dancing, romancing and sing-along energy to do so. In the 1940s, swing music and big band artists dominated popular culture. Popular crooners like Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby mesmerized audiences with romantic ballads. Swing music Swing music was
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Folk music fans have many record labels to choose from when it comes to folk music recordings. From major labels like Atlantic Records to smaller imprints like Navan Records specializing in certain subgenres of folk, here are just a few options for your consideration. Folk-Legacy Records is an amazing label dedicated to preserving traditional folk
Songs offer many advantages over poetry in terms of musical information such as rhythm and melody; lyrics tend to fit naturally within this rhythm so they are supported more readily by its accompaniment. Example of writing lyrics using dramatic mode – for example a love song could ask questions about an ex to convey emotions
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Alternative indie music refers to any style of music produced on independent record labels that allows creative freedoms for composition and a do-it-yourself approach to musical creation. Over time, rock has developed as a genre, with numerous bands finding success in mainstream audiences. Rock music can be distinguished from other styles by expressive lyrics with
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EQ pedals make it easy to explore new sounds. One famous example is Dimebag Darrell’s’scooped’ guitar tone achieved by cutting low frequencies and boosting upper mid-range frequencies with an EQ pedal. In live performances, guitar sounds compete with other strong frequencies emitted by singers, other guitarists and drums/cymbals. Using an EQ can help your guitar
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Amazing Grace is a song worthy of learning, whether performed by a large choir or played solo on guitar. Join us in this free lesson as we examine both its chords and melody! Block and broken chords will also be explored; block chords consist of pressing all strings together while broken chords involve plucked single
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Em7 chord is an extremely flexible chord, fitting seamlessly into any musical genre from hard-hitting funk to upbeat pop. It makes an excellent addition to your guitar chord arsenal! The first version is an open voicing that doesn’t require any muting; simply bar the first through fifth strings with your index finger while letting the
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