If you’re looking to write chord progressions in major keys, you may find the below document to be useful. It contains all 12 major keys, listing the major scale that applies, as well as all the chords in each key. …
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Bob Dylan – The Free Spirited Literary Genius
Bob Dylan is considered by many to be the quintessential songwriter of the modern era. Everyone from Tom Petty, to John Lennon, David Bowie, and Chris Martin have expressed …
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In this article, we’re taking a look at how to incorporate metaphors into your lyric writing. Metaphoric language provides an excellent way to communicate your thoughts, ideas, and emotions in a more profound way, transcending the banal ordinary use of …
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Chris Martin – The Nocturnal English Dream State Writer
Growing up in a part of rural Southwest England, near Exeter in Devon, Chris Martin spent much of his childhood in a religious environment singing christian hymnals. Later, as his span …
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Tom Petty once said “[m]usic is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.” Continue Reading
