The Ongoing Search for the Killer Chord Progression

The killer chord progression: it doesn’t exist. Or… actually…. ________________ Do chords mystify you? “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle contains hundreds of progressions that can get you back to writing in no time. ________________ As I am not one to sit idly by and watch others fritter their day away needlessly, I’ll cut […]

Top 5 Song Intros, And What We Can Learn From Them

Written by Gary Ewer, from “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” website. Download Gary’s Songwriting E-books here. _____________ A song intro has a fairly simple task: to pull the listener into the song. There are several ways to do this: 1- establishing a melodic hook; 2- setting up a rhythmic/harmonic hook, or 3- establishing a general […]