Caught Up in You' by .38 Special became a hit track of the 1980's, that was written alongside a Survivor band member.

Just two years after his death, one British rock band's nod to the King of Rock and Roll scored them their first No. 1 across ...

Best for bright hooks, short loops, and simple song maps that need clean chord names. Best for slow ballads, wide textures, and any progression that needs space around the melody. Tip: Start with a ...

Tip: Keep the first and last chords close when you want a A minor loop that feels stable on guitar, especially for verses and practice jams. Tip: Use the chart table to compare A minor shapes, then ...

We didn’t have a washing machine, so I was in the launderette when our manager rang and said: “You’ve gone in at No 2”’ ...

The opening bars of this late-1960s masterpiece captivated a generation and introduced an entirely new way of playing the ...

Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Khris Riddick-Tynes talks intentionality, learning from the greats, and creating from thin air.

From the sweet, alluring harmonies of the Beach Boys to rebellious garage rock, boomers will find these songs can evoke old, ...

IN the weeks before we lost The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson on June 11 last year, he had two special visitors.  They were the group’s surviving founder members, his first cousin Mike Love, and ...

When we listen to our favorite songs on the radio, we often treat the lyrics as abstract pieces of creative poetry or general expressions of romantic longing. We assume that songwriters are dipping ...

“Heart-Shaped Box” is not a song about being trapped. It is a song about asking to be trapped again. Thirty years of fan argument has mostly missed it by fixating on what the box represents rather ...