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Which chords are preferred in advertisements’ songs?

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What is the longest musical chord name?

As a music theory coach I sometimes get rather weird questions — this is one of them: What…

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Back to the Future — Analyzing a fantastic movie soundtrack (Part 1)

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Is it true that a minor chord and a diminished chord are the same thing?

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Why do “sus4” chords include the word “sus”?

Why do you write Csus4 instead of just C4?

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What band (or songs) do you consider to use really complex theory?

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Can’t Stop The Feeling by Justin Timberlake (Part 2/2) — real world music theory

"Can't Stop The Feeling" by Justin Timberlake

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Can’t Stop The Feeling by Justin Timberlake (Part 1/2) — real world music theory

"Can't Stop The Feeling" by Justin Timberlake

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Blank Space by Taylor Swift — real world music theory

Album "1989" by Taylor Swift including the track "Blank Space"

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Hotline Bling by Drake — real world music theory