A little knowledge with naming conventions goes a long way to understanding complex chords and how they might sound ...

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In my previous column, we looked at the difference between extended and altered chords, and I wanted to give some further examples and explanations of how altered chords work in practical terms. After ...

At the dawn of the 80s, Yes were the very last band anyone expected to storm the US singles chart. Since they started out in ...

Along with “Give Peace a Chance” and “Imagine,” “Walking on Thin Ice” holds a vaunted place among the collaborative works of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Indeed, it would be the final, poignant act in ...

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Billboard's Makin' Tracks column looks at the writing and recording behind Stephen Wilson Jr.'s "Gary." By Tom Roland When Stephen Wilson Jr. performed a dark acoustic version of “Stand By Me” on the ...