Hook Theory: Analyzed the chords of 1300 popular songs for patterns. This is what was found. | Blog – Hooktheory

Sunday, June 17, 2012

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English: Diagram of a musical chord progression. Français : Progression d'accords. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
"I analyzed the chords of 1300 popular songs for patterns. This is what I found." | Blog – Hooktheory:
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"For many people, listening to music elicits such an emotional response that the idea of dredging it for statistics and structure can seem odd or even misguided. But knowing these patterns can give one a deeper more fundamental sense for how music works; for me this makes listening to music a lot more interesting. Of course, if you play an instrument or want to write songs, being aware of these things is obviously of great practical importance.

In this article, we’ll look at the statistics gathered from 1300 choruses, verses, etc. of popular songs to discover the answer to a few basic questions. First we’ll look at the relative popularity of different chords based on the frequency that they appear in the chord progressions of popular music. Then we’ll begin to look at the relationship that different chords have with one another. For example, if a chord is found in a song, what can we say about the probability for what the next chord will be that comes after it?"

Full article at Hook Theory:
http://blog.hooktheory.com/2012/06/06/i-analyzed-the-chords-of-1300-popular-songs-for-patterns-this-is-what-i-found/



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The Gaslight Anthem is going to blow up with “Handwritten” | When You Put It That Way

Friday, June 15, 2012

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The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (UK)
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The Gaslight Anthem is going to blow up with “Handwritten” | When You Put It That Way:

"Fans of The Gaslight Anthem know what they’re going to get when the band’s new album comes out next month. Handwritten, which will be released on July 23rd, is going to be an album of 11 straightforward, exciting rock music. They’re the kind of band that isn’t safe to listen to while driving, air guitar and drumming on the steering wheel are about to be the next texting epidemic.

All signs are pointing toward Handwritten being the album that puts The Gaslight Anthem over the edge and totally into the public consciousness. After playing Lollapalooza this summer they’ll travel to Europe to open for the Foo Fighters, probably the biggest band in the world. "



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The Ocean - Led Zeppelin - Guitar Lesson With Danny Gill Licklibrary

Saturday, June 9, 2012

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English: Jimmy Page; Robert Plant; John Bonham and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin. A crop/montage derived from images with Creative Commons licences on Wiki Commons (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


"The Ocean" by Led Zepplin


(to accompany above guitar lesson)


Lyrics:
[Count-In: John Bonham] - "We've done four already but now we're steady
and then they went: One, two, three, four"

Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain
Hitting on the moonshine, rocking in the grain
Got no time to pack my bags, my foots outside the door
Got a date, I can't be late, for the high hopes hailla ball.

Singing to an ocean, I can hear the ocean's roar
Play for free, play for me and play a whole lot more, more!
Singing about good things and the sun that lights the day
I used to sing on the mountains, has the ocean lost it's way.

Sitting round singing songs 'til the night turns into day
Used to sing on the mountains but the mountains washed away
Now I'm singing all my songs to the girl who won my heart
She is only three years old and it's a real fine way to start.

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