Posts by James Linderman

Getting Out of the Four Chord Rut

June 28, 2017 · by James Linderman

Many would consider a four-chord-song to be a song with one completely unnecessary chord in it, and it is true that there are many brilliant three-chord-songs. Country songwriter Harlan Howard famously stated that all he needed was “three chords and …

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How to Write a Protest Song

April 1, 2017 · by James Linderman

Perhaps two of the only things left that we can all agree on is that we live in a world divided, and it is now a time of protest. Whether people are protesting truth to power, or power to truth, protesting a certain ideology, or defending it, it…

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