Start with a title See which ones sound intriguing. See which ones start conjuring up a world beyond just that word or phrase and see where they lead you. Let the one word or phrase grow into a couple of lines of lyric.4 Oct 2017
What should my song topic be?
- Write a song that introduces us to you as an artist.
- Write a song that introduces us to someone else as an artist.
- Write a song based on your key life philosophy.
- Write a song that tells us something nobody else knows about you.
- Write a song about a major event in your life.
What is the most common topic for songs?
- Coming of Age/ Growing Up. Many songs deal with growing up or growing older.
- Statements of Discontent.
- Friendship.
- Heartbreak.
- Death.
How do I start to write a song?
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How do you write a really good song?
- Compose a catchy melody.
- Use all types of chords.
- Create a memorable rhythm.
- Build your song around a riff.
- Write a song you can play live.
- Step away from your instrument to write.
- Get ambitious with song structure.
How do you write a song for beginners?
- Start with the title.
- Make a list of questions suggested by the title.
- Choose a song structure.
- Choose one question to answer in the chorus and one for each verse.
- Find the melody in your lyric.
- Begin to add chords to your chorus melody.
- Work on the lyric in your first verse.