Songwriting for Everyone

Episode #20 - Songwriting with Suspended and Added Note Chords

07.10.2019 - By Joseph R. LilorePlay

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In this episode, Joe discusses how suspended chords and added note chords are formed, and how they are used by songwriters to add varying degrees of color and direction.

Examples include:

- Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven, where before the final sections Jimmy Page uses both Suspended 2nd and Suspended 4th chords, plus Added Note Chords

- Jimi Hendrix's use of Added Note Chords

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