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Podcast: Strong Songs
Episode: Syncopation, Subdivision & The Four Chords
Description: The Strong Songs mailbag is overflowing, so it's time to dive in and answer some listener questions. Kirk digs into creative subdivision, syncopated melodies, major 9th chords, famous drum fills, chiptunes, "bad" singing that's actually good, jazz chords, Indian drum languages, and how to be a better music listener.Update 12/23/2020: Kirk has traveled back in time to correct this episode's erroneous diagnosis of a strange sound on Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You."REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:"The Four Chords"Â as performed by The Axis of Awesome on YouTubeA cool breakdown of the "Amen Break" d...