Discover Song Writing Tips For Great Lyrics
Song Writing for Pleasure or Commercial Use
Are you a beginner songwriter struggling to find inspiration? Maybe you are just a singer who has written a few original pieces of music, but you’d like to take time now to create something more substantial – maybe writing songs you can sell!
These song writing tips and ideas will go a long way in getting you started on that route to writing really catchy tunes that you could hear someone else humming one day! Let’s get started. ..
Why Learn How to Song Write?
Now that you have studied many of my vocal training online lesson resources, you are ready for a new and valuable course of action – Songwriting! To sell more cds, you need to write good, catchy songs – the kinds of notes to get attention along with a lyric that gets stuck in people’s heads and keep them tapping their feet and singing along.
Here are some tips on song writing you can use to write catchier music and words that people will love …
Make It Realistic
Many musicians write about emotions and situations they have experienced personally. It’s that ability to relate to others that sets a popular melody apart from not so good ones.
If people can take your song and apply it to their own lives, you’ll have a psychological advantage and a potential hit record on your hands.
Emotional Reference
Here are a couple of song writing ideas that include projection and personal emotion.
Most of us have had money problems at some point in life. Others have struggled with various addictions. Break-ups, unrequited love, and a desire to let go and party are other situations that most people can relate to.
Write From the Heart
You want your music to be genuine, so don’t just take a few lessons and then write about things you have no experience with.
Also, emphasize your strengths. If you have a great sense of humor, try writing funny songs. If you’ve got a gift for drama, write lyrics that make people sit up and take notice.
Lyrics
You don’t need to be a lyric writing genius to create songs that work. In fact, some of the most popular songs in history have had relatively simple words The best lyric writing tips I can suggest is to use words and phrases most people understand and can relate to.
Rhyme and Reason
Learning good rhyming techniques can be another device that can make your songs stick. Most popular songs contain verses with perfect or imperfect rhymes. Don’t be afraid to use a thesaurus to find new words while writing.
Stay Clear of Trends
Try to avoid using phrases about trends that might soon go out of style. Think 1980s – Disco? You want your creation to be timeless and not waste away in obscurity until it comes back someday as a cheesy retro tune.
Music Writing Advice
If you listen to the music in most popular songs, you’ll notice an ear-catching bass line, drum beat, or guitar hot licks that make people want to move along or dance to the music. This type music can take a simple song from good to fantastic.
To write catchy music, you’ll need to have an understanding of basic chord progressions and rhythms.
If you’re starting from scratch, consider using sound mixing software or maybe some learning methods included in tutorials you can easily find online.
Benefits from Other Song Writers
Listen to some songs that have made it to the top in various genres. What stands out about the music?
Try to emulate the concepts without directly copying the chords and beats. Take the best parts and use them as inspiration for your own music writing skills.
If You Build It – They Will Sing
Listeners must find your song interesting or they will completely ignore it! The chorus is the part of your song that most people will sing along with.
You need to write something of real interest that people will remember once they hear it. Make it rhyme if at all possible, and aim for a wide target audience.
Make the words and concepts as universal as possible. Don’t use profanity, or people might be embarrassed to sing along in public! A good chorus can summarize the song’s message in just a couple of lines when written properly.
Too Low or Too High?
When writing your chorus, make certain it is in a key that most people can sing along with. If the chorus includes too many high notes or is way down low to a bass level, people will struggle to sing it – or sing it with a strain in their voices.
Repetition makes songs stick in people’s minds, but it can be overdone. Repeat your chorus a few times, but make sure the other verses are different enough to make the song interesting.
Good Things Take Time
Learning the right technique and discovering how to write songs, especially for commercial use takes some time – don’t get discouraged.
Developing good songwriting skills is a process, and sometimes it can be difficult to comprehend.
To avoid writer’s block, keep writing down your ideas and listening to good music for inspiration, and soon you’ll have a great new song that people will love to sing along with.
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somewhere over the rainbow and let it be are also similar 🙂 and that i
discovered on my own
Well, I don’t think this was helpful…..all songs now a days need chords
like like A-G including sharps, flats, diminished chords, etc., but they
are the chords we have, of course some songs sound the same, if they all
sounded differently and we couldn’t use the same chord progression then
there would be no songs in the world at this point to be honest because
they wouldn’t be allowed to use any chords at this stage in time. Just
saying.
Yeah, I noticed the Blackbird/Scar Tissue thing just a couple weeks ago,
and I thought it was sooooo cool! Due to the song frequently referring to
birds, I didn’t see it as Frusciante ripping off McCartney, I saw it as a
subtle homage to the greatest band of all time. That was very cool of
Frusciante.
Also try to play some songs you know and try playing the notes backwards
and add bends, chords.
Marty And Papastache are The best Teachers ;**
Real songwriters don’t use theory but their ears. If it sounds good – it is
good.
he is the only serious musician here on youtube.wish him the best.
Haha, Marty was totally talking about the tutorial Zosia did on writing a
song on the channel rockongoodpeople at the start.
you on top Tedd!
Awesome. That has actually helped a lot. I’ve been trying so hard to be too
original and it was causing me a kind of writers block. Thanks, Marty!
IMMA GO WRITE THAT HIT MUSIC!!!?
When I get stuck trying to get inspired to write a song this is totally
what I do! I just play a bunch of covers and then after a while I come up
with chord progressions and then think.. “wait a minute” this sounds a bit
like some of the covers I’m practicing!” I think it’s true that you
unconsciously pick up stuff. A lot of songs are actually the same chord
progressions but what really makes a song stand out is the vocal melody and
the lyrics… For me if I get that stuck in my head it actually makes
writing a song easier… Anyway I really liked your video! 🙂 ?
The Beatles set the base for so many modern songs?
HEY! That first Beatles song u did! I think R5’s One Last Dance was
inspired by it! It sound totally the same!?
I don’t always do things this way, but I have gotten some of my favorite
song ideas from misheard lyrics. ?
Oooooo u threw some serious SHADE at the beginning xD?
I like that vido of the blond to 😉 ?
Thank you Marty!
I needed somebody to stand up and say that it is OK to create songs this
way!?
Interesting approach. People have been taking tunes from other people and
making new songs out of them forever. Think about all the church hyms,
patriotic American tunes (e.g. My Country ‘Tis of the) and blues tunes that
were based on variations of someone else’s melodies. ?
You got me with the cute blonde girl :D.?
Your videos are mad helpful. I actually am working on a song for a girl,
haha?
Thanks for the nice video! I enjoyed it. Here is a piece of advice for all
young musicians: I am a music producer. After extensive research I am glad
I found the most advanced digital audio workstation program for this year.
You can find a link to this music production program on my channel. go
check it out.?
When I try and write a song I just listen to my favurite movie ever. SPACE
JAM! I like this movie because it helps me write moosic?
Those chords are also the first 3 notes to Three Blind Mice. In case anyone
cares.?