“Espresso” was written by Carpenter, Amy Allen, Steph Jones, and the track’s producer Julian Bunetta, best known for writing and producing a big swath of One Direction’s output. Jones and Bunetta seem ...

Sometimes, all you need are three chords and a dream to put together an incredible song. These three legendary tracks prove ...

From bossanovas to Carole King and even James Bond villains, the major seventh can completely change your song’s mood.

About three quarters of the way through the first movement the music climbs to a point of high tension, and at that moment a chord rings out: it fixes something essential about the piece ...