Harmony

🧠 The 1958 studio trick that changed music forever

How session players solved the transposing problem with numbers instead of chord names (and why it still works today)

🧠 How Stevie Wonder makes minor feel hopeful

Change one note and unlock the chord palette Stevie Wonder and Santana use.

🧠 Why your progressions sound flat (and how to fix it)

The simple technique that adds emotional depth without exotic chords or complex theory

🧠 The Japanese rule to unlocking harmony

I spent 3 years learning backwards. Don't make my mistake

🧠 2 patterns, 14 chords (here's the full list)

Works on piano, guitar, and in your bass lines. Here's how.

🧠 Two shapes unlock 14 chords (you already know both)

Build from simplicity. Here's the formula...

🧠 The 4-phase system I used under pressure

Tight deadline. Live musicians. One recording day. Here's how I didn't drop the ball.

🧠 Where progressions land matters more than the chords

My student's question revealed the confusion tripping up self-taught musicians for years. Let me explain.

🧠 3 harmony techniques John Legend hides in 'All of Me'

What I learned analyzing his most famous ballad at the piano

🧠 Stop hunting for progression, you already know this one.

Once you hear it, you can’t unhear it — trust me.

🧠 You're practicing wrong (and so was I)

Rushing through practice ingrains mistakes. Here's the counterintuitive method legendary violinists use to master anything fast.

This time signature changed how I write emotional music

If 4/4 feels stale, this will open a whole new world of groove and emotion.

Tired of forgetting progressions you just learned?

Letter names tell you what to play. Numbers tell you why it works.

The one SIMPLE tool that controls any progression's emotion

Instead of learning new chords, master this "emotional anchor" technique that transforms how listeners feel your music...

Backdoor Dominants

The melody trick that hooks listeners instantly

How George Harrison created pop’s most sophisticated bass line

What they actually teach at Berklee about progressions

The 400-year-old progression hiding in “Hit the Road Jack”

Bruno Mars’ sophisticated R&B progression

Four chords isn’t too simple

How Suspended Chords Can Transform Basic Progressions

How to make chord progressions feel complete (or leave them hanging)

Add instant soul to any progression

Chord Changes That Speak Volumes