Well, luckily for some, you don’t have to be an extremely experienced music composer to be a good song writer, just look at some of the world’s best song writers of today.
Some of the basic questions that you may have to begin with are do I start with an instrument or with the chords or lyrics? Do I have to ponder the idea for days or just pump out a melody? To tell you the truth there is no one correct way to write a song. It really all depends on you, the song writer, your strengths and uniqueness when it comes to writing music. Over the next few minutes, I am just going to try and convey to you some tips on how to write a song, some starting points and other various ideas.
For your basic song, it doesn’t really matter what particular genre you are in, most songs have the same basic structure. An example of your basic song is as follows:
Intro, Verse One, Chorus, Verse Two, Chorus and Repeat Chorus.
Listen to some of your most loved songs and you’ll almost instantly start to hear that this is the basic structure you hear every time. Remember, the best way to learn, especially in music is by listening to the work of others and then using portions of what you hear as examples.
To begin with, you have your intro. An intro is just as it sounds, the introduction. Your song can be introduced by any instrument or vocalization. As a matter of fact, some songs don’t even have “real” intros so you can skip this part or make it a short rhythm or chord sequence, the choice is yours. You basically are just looking for a start to your song, an opening and a bridge to take you from nothing to something.
Next you have your verse. When you are just learning how to write a song, you want to keep in mind that this is the core sum of what your song is about. These are the lyrics, accompanied by music that help the listener to be able to relate to what you are feeling or thinking.
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