Writing A Song

Hello! I'm kind of new here, but I was wondering if I could get some help writing songs? 

well i start with my favrite things for example  music love even who u are xx

 

Hi, Ally! We plan to shoot some songwriting tutorials when we can get back to the studio, but here's a list of resources for you in the meantime:

 

'Songwriting for beginners' resource list:

Rhyming:

Examples of slant rhymes: https://examples.yourdictionary.com/slant-rhyme-examples-in-poetry.html

Rhyming dictionary: https://www.rhymezone.com/

Rhyme schemes (patterns): https://literarydevices.net/rhyme-scheme/

 

Chords + scales:

Chords within each key: http://www.piano-keyboard-guide.com/chords-by-key.html

Scales (pitches) within each key: http://www.piano-keyboard-guide.com/piano-music-scales.html

 

Chord progressions:

 

Chordbot Lite (free version of Chordbot app) for iOS + Android: https://chordbot.com/

https://mixedinkey.com/captain-plugins/wiki/best-chord-progressions/

https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/want-write-masterpiece-here-are-some-chord-progressions-get-you

https://www.secretsofsongwriting.com/2011/02/21/7-chord-progressions-that-work-all-the-time/

 

Randomized progression generators:

https://autochords.com/

https://chordchord.com/

https://producergrind.com/blogs/blog/best-free-random-chord-generators-online-chord-progression-maker

 

Virtual instruments:

Virtual keyboard: https://www.apronus.com/music/flashpiano.htm

Virtual guitar + piano (plus chords): https://www.apronus.com/music/onlineguitar.htm 

Online recording + editing software: https://www.bandlab.com/ 

 

Music theory lessons + exercises (free to use online)

https://www.musictheory.net/ 

 

Songwriting apps:

iOS: https://flypaper.soundfly.com/write/our-top-ten-ios-apps-songwriters/

Android: https://www.androidpit.com/best-android-apps-for-songwriters

iOS and Android: https://www.easytechtrick.org/songwriting-apps/

 

Books on creativity + writing (Camille’s picks):

The War of Art (Steven Pressfield)

The Artist’s Way (Julia Cameron)

Letters to a young poet (Rainer Maria Rilke)

Bird by bird (Anne Lamott)

On writing (Stephen King)

 

Books on songwriting (The internet’s picks):

Writing down the bones (Natalie Goldberg)

Writing better lyrics (Pat Pattison)

Songwriters on songwriting (Paul Zollo)

Tunesmith: Inside the art of songwriting (Jimmy Webb)

Song building: Mastering lyric writing (Bill O’Hanlon and Marty Dodson)

The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman)

The songwriter’s guide to mastering co-writing: Real pros sharing real techniques (Marty Dodson, Clay Mills, Bill O’Hanlon)

 

Podcasts on songwriting:

https://thesongfoundry.com/songwriting-podcasts/

 

Creative exercises + ways to get started

 

Reharmonize an existing song 

Start with a poem 

Listen to an existing song or melody and use it as inspiration (ex: write an “Adele” melody; write a “John Legend” melody; use that as a jumping off point)

Write in a character's voice (or to/about/inspired by a character from literature, film, tv)

Capture a feeling (musically) 

 

Describe a scene, person, memory (in words)