The tune came from the pen of Willie Dixon, the poet laureate of Chicago blues, but was loosely based on a gospel tune called ... It’s got the same 1-4-5 progression as “Louie Louie ...

From the players of old to the guitarists shaping the blues scene, this list serves up a cross section of the genre’s finest solos from across nearly a century of guitar blues ...

As someone who's written a book on the band, I can confidently say that no other artist has had as much of an impact on the ...

Knowing how to make chord progressions is essential to writing great music. A chord progression is like a chain of chords being played one after another. The harmonic movement from chord to chord can ...

Coming up with awe-inspiring chord progressions can feel like an impossible task. There are only so many chords and ways of puzzling them together. The truth is that you don’t have to find the magic ...

Listen to the horn arrangement and the chord changes before the wild ... Be” is a return to the group’s soul roots, horns, and organ to the fore. Finally, an out-of-place instrumental version ...