Tim Smolens Music

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Learn advanced, outside-the-box songwriting techniques with real-world examples from masters like Brian Wilson, including sophisticated chord progressions, c...

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Beach Boys ‘She Knows Me Too Well’ A Chord Progression Masterclass (Music Theory for Songwriters)

Why ‘PLEASE LET ME WONDER' Is One of Brian Wilson’s Most Beautiful Songs

Exploring the Masterful Composition WOULDN'T IT BE NICE (BEACH BOYS)

THAT'S NOT ME (The Chords & Songwriting Secrets of a Beach Boys Classic)

CABINESSENCE - Exploring the Chords, Orchestration, and Lyrical Themes of a Beach Boys Masterpiece

My Thoughts on the Passing of Brian Wilson

Learn the Chords of ONE FINE DAY (Songwriting Lesson)

Learn ANY DAY NOW (by Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers)

CHORD ANALYSIS I Know There's An Answer (Beach Boys, PET SOUNDS)

Exploring the Chords of Let's Go Away For Awhile. (Beach Boys, Pet Sounds)

All Possible Extensions of a Dominant 7th Chord

Exploring the Compositional Depth of Mr. Bungle's Sweet Charity

Taking 13th Chords Through The Circle of 4ths

The Elevated Chords of Till Then (a lesser known 50s classic)

Tips For Crafting Creative Background Vocal Parts (Jan. 2025)

How To Build All Quad Chords

How To Build All Triad Chords

Mr. Bungle’s “Slowly Growing Deaf” An Avant-Garde Songwriting Masterclass (Trevor Dunn)

Understanding Sub-Dominant 7 Chords (Secondary Dominants)

THE LONELY SEA The Chords & Songwriting Secrets (The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson)

Tim Smolens Sings WIND CHIMES (Beach Boys cover)

WIND CHIMES Songwriting Analysis of a Brian Wilson Masterpiece

HCC - Live Class (1122024, 5pm Mountain Time, EDIT)

DOCTOR WU Songwriting Exploration of a Steely Dan Masterpiece

YOU STILL BELIEVE IN ME Chords and Songwriting Oddities

CHOPIN'S Fantasy Impromptu As A Chord Chart

The Perplexing Chords of Bill Joel's THE STRANGER

Babylon Sisters Steely Dan Songwriting & Chord Secrets Explained

Tim Smolens Sings Steely Dan's Peg and Shows the Chords

Steely Dan’s “Peg” How Fagen & Becker Broke the 12-Bar Blues