TOVE LO – Blue Lips Analyzed | Album Series S1E3 (feat. The Pop Song Professor)

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Adding Fancy Chords To Your Vocabulary | Music Theory Podcast (feat 12Tone)

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Do All My Instruments Need To Be In The SAME KEY?

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My Top 5 Chord Progressions (“Chord Rotations”) + Video

I have a really, really cool trick to share with you today, and I thought I’d explain it by telling you about my Top 5 (or is it

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How To Write For Bass Guitar

You’re a songwriter/producer and you want to know how to write sexy bass lines? Here’s 3 pro tips:

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3 Classic Tells That You’re An Amateur Songwriter (And How To Fix Them)

I’ve been a student of songwriting my whole life. I’ve had guitar lessons since I was 5, went to 2 different conservatories, studied jazz guitar, classical and pop

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Creating Specific Emotions With Chords (Hit Song Chord Progressions Part I)

The science of writing a great chord progression is still very much in its infancy. We all learn about the ii-V-Is and the turnarounds, but what are your

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Pretty vs. Energetic Chords (Hit Song Chord Progressions Part II)

Last time in our little Chord Progression Workshop we talked about how to create any emotion you want, now let’s take a look at your next big decision:

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9 Great Ways To Start A Song (incl. 2 CRAZY ones) + Video

A couple years ago I had a talk with the great Pelle Nylen and we started playing some tunes for each other. Eventually, I got out my guitar

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How To Write An ENERGIZING Pop Song

Writing an energizing song is one of the big challenges songwriters have. Writing happy, fun songs seems to be the holy grail of songwriting for most. So if

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