Joan Baez made waves when she sang “We Shall Overcome” at Woodstock 1969; her pitch-perfect voice could be heard among people camping out and sleeping bag sleeping bags alike. Joan used music as a form of activism long before it became an organized movement. Her early recordings for Vanguard were consistently strong; occasionally even touching […]
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Aspiring guitarists may find guitar chord charts intimidating and complicated. Yet these charts can be an invaluable resource to beginners looking to start playing the instrument. A guitar chord chart uses numbers to indicate which fingers should be used to fret each string; an “X” indicates to avoid or muted that string while “O”s indicate
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Pop music has long been one of the most beloved forms of musical expression, thanks to its catchy melodies and rhythms that are easy to sing along to. Billboard provides charts ranking the most popular singles in America. These include the Hot 100 chart which first debuted in 1958 as well as genre-specific charts such
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House and Techno are among the most widely popular genres of electronic music. Both styles boast extensive histories with numerous subgenres to choose from. House music developed as a result of DJs remixing older disco and soul recordings by adding deeper basslines and drum beat patterns created by drum machines. It often follows a four-on-the-floor
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Under most body-mount bass pickups lies a firm and spongy foam pad designed to push against the ends of the pickup when screwing it into place, as you tighten down. Over time however, this pad may compress and lose its effectiveness. The EMG T Set features classic Telecaster chime and punchy low end. Additionally, its
A seventh chord adds an entirely different dynamic to a triad, making them so iconic. In chord-symbol notation, when the seventh note occurs in the lowest voice it is written with a slash before its name; for example: G7/F. Adjusting the relationship between third and seventh can alter its quality; there are six different seventh
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Shaggy established himself as one of reggae music’s few household names from 1995’s Boombastic to his 1999 smash 44/876, but two songs in particular – It Wasn’t Me and Angel featuring Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent – cemented this international success at the close of Y2K. Freaky Girl One of Shaggy’s signature songs, this dancehall banger exudes
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G scales form the backbone of Western music. Though mastering them takes practice and dedication, novice musicians can quickly become proficient using this guide as their guide. G major is heptatonic, meaning it contains seven notes before repeating itself an octave higher. It can be played from multiple positions on the fretboard; each requires different
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One of the most useful things for bassists to know about octaves is how they work; generally speaking, one string up and two frets down is equivalent to an octave up. Memorizing the musical notes of the bass guitar becomes easy with this method; just apply some logic, and soon enough the octave pattern will
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Major chords form the basis of most contemporary popular music and evoke feelings of serenity and warmth for listeners. Each major chord consists of three tones stacked upon one another: its root is always consistent; its third note, one tone higher, is one semitone up from it, while its fifth tone stands seven half steps
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