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7 Must-Know Chord Progressions Every Songwriter Uses
A progression is basically the chord series or the chords you choose to use and their order. If you’re just starting out, using some common chord progressions as your…
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5 Personification Examples
I thought I’d put together 5 personification examples to underscore just how powerful well-written personification songs can be.. It’s the act of giving inanimate objects or abstract concepts animate…
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Colter Wall Sings Ian Tyson’s “Bob Fudge”
Ian Tyson is one of the best cowboy song writers around. Maybe songwriters. His song “Bob Fudge” is an exceptional example of how to write from someone else’s perspective….
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Third Person Point Of View Song
We’ll take a look at the third person point of view song by Jon Vezner and Don Henry called ‘Where’ve You Been.” What Is A Third Person Point Of…
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Creating A Bridge That Works
Creating a bridge in a song is done for one key reason: to galvanize the “A-Ha!” moment of the song. Musically, it should sound different – but how do…
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Joni Mitchell ‘The Magdalene Laundries’
On her 1994 album Turbulent Indigo Joni Mitchell has one of the most descriptive, powerful songs you’ll ever hear. She crafts a first person story about a young girl incarcerated in one…
