All My Loving: Parallel Motion in the Beatles
Let’s see how a great songwriter like Paul McCartney could turn even parallel motion to his advantage.
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Rock Theory
The long and winding "Old Town Road"
The unlikely journey of “Old Town Road”, from sparse, barely tonal Nine Inch Nails instrumental to completely surprising ultra megahit.
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Changing Keys for the Chorus? Madness!
In the 1980s, many songs changed keys for the chorus. Let’s follow Madness' hit “Our house” as the band takes this to ridiculous extremes.
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What Makes a Tune Melodious?
What makes music melodious? We investigate this question. And we take a bad song and make it better.
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Rock Theory: a Manifesto
A manifesto for the Rock Theory blog: what do we intend to do? Why is this different? Why is this a big deal?
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