In your own music, if you feel stuck in a rut, try coming up with something in 3/4 time. While there are a lot of songs in 3/4 time, it’s uncommon enough for it to stand out when we’re all so used to hearing 4/4 music. The majority of music is in 4/4 time (four beats per bar). There are a few things that make this progression interesting compared to a ‘typical’ chord progression: This is the first guitar part you hear and it sets the vibe for the entire song. The above chords are all in the key of B which means the above chords fit in the B Major scale. Here is the main chord progression in the A section: If you want to understand what makes this song sound so interesting, spend some time looking at the rhythm parts. The rhythm parts are the backbone of the song and there’s a lot we can learn here. While most guitarists’ attention goes straight to the lead guitar, let’s look at the rhythm parts first. As you will see later, the simplicity of the chord progressions and the structure means you have a lot of freedom to improve over this track. While it might feel limiting to have such a simple structure in a song, it can give you more freedom. If you compare this to a typical verse-chorus pop/rock song, it’s an incredibly simple structure. The B section is only a small part of the song at 22 bars before moving back to the A section for the rest of the song (around 72 bars). The first A section lasts for 48 bars before moving on to the B section. Here’s the entire song mapped out to the A B A structure: We start with one progression (the ‘A’ section), move over to a different progression in the middle of the song (the ‘B’ section), then return to the ‘A’ progression. If we ignore the lead guitar, the structure of this song is simple. In this article, I will give a basic analysis of the song and how you can take the music theory ideas and apply them to your own playing. It’s a great song to analyze from a music theory point of view because you’ll be able to take a lot of simple ideas and use them in your own music.Ĭompared to other songs by Joe Satriani, this song is quite easy to play. The simple structure and slow pace is a good way for intermediate guitarists to start experimenting with improvising. Always with me, always with you by Joe Satriani is a classic instrumental song that showcases a lot of great ideas and music concepts.