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Guitar chords

Creating Chord Progression Partners for a Verse and a Chorus: 5 Examples

Many songs will use the same chord progression in both the verse and the chorus, and of course it’s completely fine to do that. A classic example is America’s “A Horse With No Name”, which toggles back and forth between the two chords Em and D6-add9/F# for both verse and chorus. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” […]

8 Chord Progressions With Interesting Bass Lines

There’s nothing like a good chord progression to provide a strong harmonic foundation for your songs. To learn now to create your own, get “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook bundle. In addition to giving you hundreds of progressions you can use right away, it will show you how to get every aspect of your songwriting back on […]