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Guitar and Songwriting
I don't know if anyone on here is gonna know anything about writing music but I was wondering if anyone has any tips on writing music with guitar. I can write lyrics but not music. I've tried writing some music but it usualy ends up very badly. So any tips?
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well my advice would be to write the chords and stuff first then write the words
hope i helped
rkgurl13
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i play and write music also, so i completely understand writers block don't worry.
writing music is writing poetry, you need flow and alot of rhythm. each word has a beat to it, each sylabol is a sound and a tone. when you write poetry it's not all flat, it evens out, i know this is hard to explain but im just trying to tell you that the sylabols in words need to match up in each line.
find a beat you like and repeat it over and over until words and ideas fill your mind. sooner or later you'll have an idea and you will start matching sylabols and rhyming, it will be grand i promise you*
do something art-related before or even during, expressing yourself will bring emotional phrases and feelings that you have not experienced and it will be your muse.
i know that this advice may be hard to explain, so if you need any more help just IM me at Stolen Kiss 4273
good luck.
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Well, if you have the lyrics already written then just play a few chords and see if you like how it sounds...
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I recommend just spending awhile just playing other peoples music and singing their stuff. There are a lot of websites that you can get chord progressions off of for free. You can get a feel for playing while you sing, then after you get a hang of it start just experimenting by singing and playing the open chords (mix it up with barre once you get a bit better at picking the chords)
If you want further advice you can always talk to me on AIM, which is TheyDiedPretty or you can consult MFS, who answered the question first.
I've seen a few responses from MFS and it seems as if he knows his musical stuff so i'd suggest you go to him before myself, however if you want another persons opinion feel free to talk to me.
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Here is software you can purchase for putting guitar chords along with your lyrics if you are interested
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ALSO here is anouther software with a free 10 day trial:
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Hope this is helpful
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just strum around, and see what sounds good when you find something, juss memorize it
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what i usually do is just play around on the guitar and then something usually pops into my head or i like something ive just played and then i find lyrics to match it. But its differen for alot of people.
h.i.h.
<3simone
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This isn't the best tip, but I've been playing piano for a while and I know a little bit about chords. Start by doing a melody without chords, just notes and then when you start singing, go into major chords if its a happy song, and minor chords if its sad. Sorry if that wasn't the greatest tip...i tried :-/!
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Practice.
Seriously - writing songs takes lots of practice. I look at stuff I wrote in high school and usually laugh (highly pretnetious lyrics, overblown arrangements, generally laughable).
Songwriting is craft that can be honed. Listen to lots of different styles of music. Write stuff down. Play your guitar at random and just make stuff up. Keep at it. Keep a journal of lyrics, ideas, chords you like, etc.
Don't worry about writing out full-blown musical transcriptions of your ideas, either. I used to do that... I'll only do that for chamber/orchestral type stuff anymore. For jazz I write out the melodies and chord progressions and that's about it. For rock, I write out chords, and show people/play the main riffs, rhythms, and sing the melody. I hardly write any of it down because well... I'm nuts.
But really, practice. Keep at it and don't give up.
If you have any specific questions, I'd be glad to give you any guidance I can offer. Spew me an email at sporkopolis2001@yahoo.com if you feel so inclined.
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