The Rolling Stones – MuseScore https://musescore.com/news Music news, analysis, and education from MuseScore.com Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:12:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/wpnews.musescore.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-cover_85.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Rolling Stones – MuseScore https://musescore.com/news 32 32 253427791 ‘She’s a Rainbow’: The Rolling Stones Chords & Piano Breakdown https://musescore.com/news/features/shes-a-rainbow-the-rolling-stones-chords-piano-breakdown/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:12:47 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=3095 The Rolling Stones photographed in 1967.

Nicky Hopkins and John Paul Jones built the sound of "She's a Rainbow" outside the band, and by 2018 Acura, Dior, and American Horror Story were all using the same 1967 recording.]]> 3095 ‘Paint It Black’: The Phrygian Mode Behind The Rolling Stones’ Riff https://musescore.com/news/features/paint-it-black-the-phrygian-mode-behind-the-rolling-stones-riff/ Wed, 20 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=2664 The Rolling Stones performing live in 1966 in Stockholm, Sweden.

In 1966, pop radio was all about the usual major keys, minor keys, and an occasional bluesy bent third. Then, The Rolling Stones built a hit around the flat second of the Phrygian mode, an interval more common in flamenco and Indian classical music. Almost nobody on the Top 40 radio was doing it.]]> 2664