Writing pop music is simple once you've mastered all of the tricks. You can bet that everyone from Maroon 5 to The Beatles uses them. Take a look at our pop music breakdown by Jack Hanson to find out what makes the top 40 hits so popular.

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2. Writing pop music is simple
once you've mastered all of
the tricks. You can bet
that everyone from Maroon 5
to The Beatles uses them.
Take a look at our pop
music breakdown by Jack
Hanson to find out what
makes the top 40 hits so
popular.

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In Pop Music, the 1-4-5 chord progression is
used
You are not mistaken if you believe that all music
nowadays sounds the same. There aren't many musicians
today who haven't been accused of plagiarising someone
else's work.
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Now that you understand how chords work, let's look at how to
make an aesthetically pleasing sound. Pythagoras, a Greek
philosopher, was the first to deconstruct music. You may recall
him from math class as the inventor of the Pythagorean theorem.
Or, as I recall, he was the reason I nearly failed geometry.
2 Circle of Fifths Breakdown

4. 2020 - Design Minds
Pick a spot on the circle of fifths and work your
way down to write a catchy song.
Variate between two distant keys to catching listeners off
guard. When Beyonce sings her chorus again at the end of the
song, the key changes from D flat to D major, then E flat to E
major. This creates a sense of excitement that your eyes may
not pick up on at first, but your ears will.
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Most Popular Keys In Pop Music
Finally, to be the true number one hit, you must select the
correct key. Dave Carlton, the co-author of Hooktheory,
analyzed and ranked the most common chords in 1300 songs. The
most common keys in pop music, according to his research and
Spotify, are C and G.

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