General Music Chat

Hey Daniel

Melody and lyrics is already a big big part of songwriting, so good job

I've written an article about songwriting, it has some info about structure, chorus specifics and chords: http://blog.sofasession.com/how-to-write-a-song-in-10-easy-steps-beginners/

In case you play the guitar, here is a very specific guide for chord progressions on the guitar http://blog.sofasession.com/how-to-write-a-song-on-the-guitar-hands-on-tutorial/

I hope you can find some helpful tipps there. All the best <3 Natalia

Many of my original songs came about by me just lazily picking up my guitar and trying all sorts of related but-semi-random chord progressions; looking for a new sound which I can tolerate.
I just make up stuff: different chords, different rhythms. A lot of time I choose the hardest chords I know (so that I can swap chords faster, and thus more smoothly). It's good to practice the hard stuff.
It's fun; different chord progressions evoke different emotions / moods.
Then I tweak the progression (usually 3 - 4 chords), adding and subtracting stuff . . . just playing with it until it goes from 'tolerable' to 'cool.'
If it doesn't get to 'cool' within 7 - 12 renditions or so, I change gears completely.
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Sometimes I'm doing that, and I realize it sounds like a song; that's when I quickly record it (before it's gone forever).
Then, a week or a month later, I'll listen to 5 - 10 of those recordings. I usually love one of the songs. And I also might hate a second (that's okay: delete), with everything else falling in the middle.
If you want to write a song, then experiment and record, record, record . . .
If you want to write a great song, then you must realize that only a percentage of your music will be great.
So, WRITE A LOT.
And, remember: a writer's best friend is the garbage can.
Hopefully, most of your music will be good, but to get a "great" song usually means paying your dues by writing tons of songs, as your moods change over time..