Altered chords should not scare anyone. Here are five shapes to explore when looking for a chord with some dramatic ...

Levitin, best known for his 2006 book “This Is Your Brain on Music,” tackles a more specific subject this time out: the ...

A normal C major chord is C-E-G, but you can easily change it to E-G-C, called the 'first inversion', or G-C-E, the 'second inversion' - the bass note has changed, but it's still the same chord, with ...

A B-half diminished chord is known to some as “The Chord,” to others as the “Word of the Father” chord.

Check out these four hits by the Red Hot Chili Peppers to see the formula they've used as one of rock music’s most reliable hit makers.

Universal Music bought a stake in the Chord Music Partners catalog featuring Beyonce songs and more, including tracks from Fleetwood Mac and Maroon 5.

HALBERSTADT, Germany — Hundreds of fans attended a special kind of musical happening Saturday at a church in Germany: a chord change in an organ piece that is supposed to last for an entirety of ...

Universal Music Group on Tuesday said it would buy a 25.8% stake in Chord Music Partners for $240 million in a deal that will see investment company KKR exit from the capital of the music ...

BOOK REVIEW Daniel J. Levitin’s ‘Secret Chord’ shows music healing what ails us The neuroscientist and musician argues that both mind and body need rhythm and melody.

A case brought against Ed Sheeran raised some difficult questions around what we understand as inspiration and influence, and what we may hear as theft.