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Soft Rock

Rock music with softer element, toned down to reach a level of comfort in all the chaos that rock stands for.

  • Fast Tempo and Short Song Lengths

    • Emphasizing a sense of urgency and immediacy

    • often ranging from 150 to 200 beats per minute.

  • Instrumentation

    • Guitar work often includes heavy use of power chord

    • Guitar solos not heavily used

    • Bassists often stick to playing root notes

  • Vocal Themes

    • Delivered with an aggressive, often shouted or sneered style

    • Punk music embodies a spirit of rebellion and nonconformity

  • Tuning and Key Choices

    • Utilizing basic chord progressions and simple verse-chorus forms

    • ​Independent music scenes, and a rejection of mainstream culture

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