It’s been hailed as a rock oddity classic, a song that lies at the vanguard of experimental pop and one that set the template for the ’80s and all ... iconic opening synth chords of Am-G ...

In fact, the early '80s is a goldmine ... brassy Oberheim OB-Xa major chords, played in the key of C major, are unmistakable.

The 80s was a strong decade for music, with diverse hits and classics that Synth Riders is exploring with its 80s Mixtape DLC. The new songs in the DLC are top-40 hits like Take On Me and Whip It ...

80s Week: After Hollywood’s years of experimenting ... He heard Wendy Carlos’s 1968 album “Switched-On Bach,” an ingenious synth adaptation of the great German composer’s best-known ...

Synth Riders is a VR rhythm game developed by Kluge Interactive. Players can now relive the iconic 80s sound with the 80s Mixtape Side A Pack bringing hits from a long-gone era of music.

The Prophet line of synthesizers, designed by Mr. Smith and John Bowen for Smith’s company Sequential Circuits in the late 1970s and ’80s ... play harmony and full chords.