How You Can Easily Write A Song
The thought of writing a great song may seem like an impossible task, but it really isn’t. Sure, some musicians out there constantly leave us speechless, but it’s all a matter of hard word and trial and error. But to get you started, there a few things to remember when constructing your first song.
There are a lot of ways to start writing a song. You could have a neat lyrical idea or perhaps a nice melody floating around you head. Some people love to start off with a beat that they can groove to and go from there. There’s wrong way to do it and it may vary from song to song.
Let’s say you are strumming your dreadnought acoustic guitar and come up with a catchy chord progression. If you can hum a nice melody over it, you could have a chorus. Remember, the chorus is usually the strongest part of the song, so many times it is easier to come up with a catchy chorus first and work backwards.
Lyrics are a different beast. While catchy melodies are for the most part universal, lyrics are very subjective. Some are dark and scary others are bright and cute. If you need help deciding your style, just take a pen and some scrapbooking papers and write whatever comes into your head until you like something. Then try sticking that line into a song. It will be a great feeling if it works.
A great beat is what drives many a song. Even if you’ve set out to write a folk tune on your Takamine acoustic guitar, you’re still gonna need a rhythm to strum along too. Decide what works best with the melody and with your lyrics. If you have minor chords and sad lyrics, perhaps a slower tempo would work. Yet, speeding it up would turn into into an angry sounding song which may be what you want.
The best tip you can remember in songwriting is to never underestimate your audience. People take music very seriously. If they feel that your song is just more of the same, they’re likely to tune it out. Try new things. Surprise people. Sometimes it may work, sometimes it may not. But you will certainly captures people’s attention.
You see, it’s really a simple process, songwriting. It doesn’t matter the order, but always consider melody, lyrics, beat, and originality when writing your hit. Different pieces vary and some aspects may be more important than others. That’s up to you. The world is at your finger tips.
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