A guitar riff is the hook of a song ... changes in time signature (the number of beats in a bar), a feature of Indian classical music, which was an influence on composer George Harrison at ...

In previous In Theory articles, we’ve explored the concept of “functional harmony” and how dominant chords feel highly unstable, craving resolution. Music ... between one bar each of C13 ...

(The latter exercise reveals his guitar isn't completely in tune, which is pretty a low bar to clear ... 1984 cover story he wasn't schooled in theory. For him, feel came first.