During our interviews, we asked five top songwriters how they capture those magical snippets of melodies, phrases and song titles....
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Guitar tutor Jack Jennings takes us through the definition, application and theory behind the unresolved element and its contrasting resolution...
First of a two-part article, in which Berklee Music’s James Linderman looks at chord quality and the moods they create...
Songwriting and guitar tutor Jack Jennings takes us through the definition, application and effect of Western music’s widely used ‘backbeat’...
Ryan Buckner takes us through the fundamentals of musical dynamics, the element that brings light and shade to your songwriting...
How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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Interview: Dolly Parton
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik
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How we wrote 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey's Jonathan Cain
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How I wrote 'Jilted John' by Graham Fellows
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Interview: Everlast
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How I wrote 'Suddenly I See' by KT Tunstall
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How I wrote 'Since You Been Gone' by Russ Ballard
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