It’s not easy to find nostalgic chord progressions because nostalgia means different things to people born at different times, and in different environments. I was born in the U.S. in the 1980’s so this article is biased towards things that…
While compiling this list of ominous chord progressions, I took from a lot of my life’s music: video games and movies/tv shows I’ve watched, along with some of the modern rock music that I listen to. Music can make us…
An upbeat chord progression can help turn your music into something that brightens someone’s day and makes them want to dance. Now a chord progression isn’t a guarantee that a song will come out with a certain mood, but it…
Growing up, my primary exposure to the world of polka was through Weird Al Yankovic’s mash ups of popular music. There’s no denying that polka music is fun. It makes you want to dance around while holding a beer stein.…
I’ve spent many hours listening to everyone from Harry Belafonte to Alison Hinds to Lord Melody in order to bring you this list of Calypso chord progressions. While Calypso isn’t a part of my normal playlist, I am being drawn…
Folk music had a golden age in the 60’s, and then in the late 2000’s the genre made a huge surge again with the likes of Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Noah And The Whale among…
A few of the chord progressions/songs in this list also appear in my dreamy chord progressions list. The two styles have a lot of overlap and so I decided to re-use a few of my favorites. When I put together…
I grew up on Classic Rock, Metal and Pop music, but there is one genre of music I had no exposure to growing up that I adopted as one of my top favorites. Surprisingly (even to me), it is Mariachi.…
I’ll be straight with you, Reggae was not a prominent genre in my musical upbringing. I grew up on Classic Rock, Metal and Pop. Over the years I also became a huge fan of Funk and Mariachi music. But Reggae…
I’ve pulled together 10 funk chord progressions from some of the most famous songs ever written, and a few of my favorites from my life. From the punchy guitar strumming to the slapping bass lines to the tight drum beats…
