Why are Minor Chords Perceived as “Sad”? Part 3 article by Kurt Ellenberger, published on July 10, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Jazz in Long Form articles ...

This bad rep is entirely unjustified, however, since, regardless of whether you're a composer, songwriter, producer or DJ, shoring up your musical knowledge with a smattering of grassroots theory can ...

From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication ...

“Inversions of the Mu Major may be formed in the usual manner with one caveat,” they write, “The voicing of the second and third scale tones, which is the essence of the chord’s appeal, should always ...

Inversions are essential for jazz players, virtuoso cats such as Martin Tyler, but they are super-useful for any player looking for a fresh chord voicing. Let's take a look and demystify them with ...

Previous de-inversions have often signaled sharp economic downturns. This time may be different because the movement is led by a faster rise in the 10-year yield, representing economic optimism.

Many songs tend to follow the same type of chord structure, but these strange chords brought a sense of mystery to these iconic tunes.

Figure 1. Exemplary structure of the chord progressions. There are four chords (upper row) which can be exchanged with variable elements (lower row). T, tonic major; t, tonic minor; SD, subdominant; ...

The first ranking would be assuming that our current chord is acting as a iii in the key of B. Let's remain in Ebm for now. I've chosen option 7 of Db/F (a VII in Eb voiced in first inversion): The ...

There's one chord progression that studies show works best to make listeners feel good—and it's the one Paul McCartney used for "Let It Be." ...

At one point, Jones commented, "You do a lot of major 7 chords in these songs," and it quickly became clear that Grohl has no clue what that is. "Is that it?" he asked while strumming a chord.

As we’ve discussed, Def Leppard songs tend to feature lots of chord inversions and stacked fourths. When played through heavily distorted guitar amps, these kinds of chord voicings can sound ...