When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Whether you mean to or not, you’ll almost inevitably work in a particular key when writing a song ...

Songwriting isn’t easy. Or, rather, writing good songs isn’t easy. If it was, everyone would be doing it. However, it’s not ‘magic’ either. Sure, you need inspiration, dedication and - let’s face it - ...

The circle of fifths is a deceptively simple diagram that lays out every musical note, key, three-note chord and scale, and charts the relationship between them. A bit like a musical version of the ...