No matter the occasion – from barbecuing with friends to watching fireworks – country music brings out a patriotic spirit! These 10 songs will get your celebration started right. Sing along! This song celebrates both simple pleasures such as fried chicken and cold beer as well as more profound ones, like America itself and its […]
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When it came to dance music, the 80s was an exciting decade with plenty of hits – be they disco, new wave or funk – which helped define an entire generation. “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper remains an iconic 80s dance track that still gets people moving today. With its upbeat
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Songwriting is an intricate creative process and no two songwriters work exactly the same way. Some write music in their heads before translating it to instruments; other composers begin with chord progressions and melody before writing songs in their head. Either with lyrics or chords, certain songs offer great opportunities for beginners to start learning
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No matter your circumstance, music has the ability to bring people together and ease feelings of loneliness and isolation. Studies show how music has the power to impact your mood positively while sparking feelings of nostalgia and belongingness in its listeners. Now is the time to bring out those tissues and let your tears flow
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Historically, hip hop artists haven’t had much love from Oscar voters; that changed in 2003 when Eminem won his golden statuette for “Lose Yourself” from 8 Mile. Three 6 Mafia would go on to claim this prize two years later for “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” from Hustle and Flow. Eminem Eminem, widely
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Chords can be found throughout music, so learning guitar chord shapes requires being familiar with how they work. Try your best when making each one so each string rings clearly while keeping fretboard finger positions accurate. A chord diagram displays all the strings and frets being played at once. An x above any string indicates
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Heavy metal has always had its share of dark songs, many focusing on grim topics like cannibalism, sexual abuse and self-mutilation. Unfortunately, however, some bands cross into pure fetishism with unoriginal production techniques and low-quality vocal takes. Impaled’s track “Rest In Faeces As Rectal Mung Flows” paints a vivid picture of a graveyard filled with
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Rap songs often begin with instrumental beats that provide rhythm and base structure for freestyling over. Rappers then typically freestyle over these beats before beginning their verse, using this approach to sound natural and avoid sounding repetitive. Ice Cube’s gangsta rap song about his basic happiness stands in stark contrast to its often violent nature.
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No matter if it’s trying to reignite an old flame or dealing with quarantine-induced long-distance drama, here are some songs to help ease your transition. Natasha Khan’s subtle vocals perfectly convey the heartbreak of having lost love in this track, from soft verses to an epic ballad-style bridge where she pleads with an old flame
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Guitar chords for songs provide a fantastic way to learn and practice the fundamentals of playing an instrument. Beginners will find these open chords simple to memorize, making strumming patterns and finger styles fun to try out on this musical platform. After mastering major and minor triads, guitarists typically move on to seventh chords –
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