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punk_rock_kitty
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October 24th, 2005 at 09:30am
can anyone give me a hand or any tips on songwriting, putting songwords together an the music because i can't seem to do it. thanks
Gem
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October 24th, 2005 at 10:21am
What i do first, is don't bother with a tune. Just write it out, as if your writing a poem and when its done, read it through picking up a flow. Once you got the flow, try singing it out loud, see what fits, what should be a chorus, bridge, etc. Add bits in or take stuff out to make it fit and voila.
Thats how i do it anyway Very Happy
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October 24th, 2005 at 11:36am
I can only write songs when I know they're gonna have a specific point. That probably doesn't make sense.
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October 24th, 2005 at 11:38am
Gem:
What i do first, is don't bother with a tune. Just write it out, as if your writing a poem and when its done, read it through picking up a flow. Once you got the flow, try singing it out loud, see what fits, what should be a chorus, bridge, etc. Add bits in or take stuff out to make it fit and voila.
Thats how i do it anyway Very Happy


Thats what i do as well, i think it helps to have something to write about as well. Find something to write about, like an event or a person, and then the lyrics shold just flow out, it doesn't neccasarily have to be like a poem, it can also be like a story or a load of feelings on paper Very Happy
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October 24th, 2005 at 11:10pm
i just write...well i dunno, an idea usually comes to me first, like almost like a topic, and i can write with it. it just flows i guess, i'm not much of a songwriter but my singer (who writes most lyrics) seem to like them. i try to rhyme too much, that's not a smart idea, cuz then there are too many cliches.
punk_rock_kitty
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October 25th, 2005 at 08:13am
thanks for the help
killing loneliness
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October 25th, 2005 at 02:38pm
hmm...well, i just ghet a tune in my head and then i start to hink about words...usualy i\m out for a walk, alone, in a quiet environment lol...and then it jsut hits me(outch lol...punched me lol)...or, i just improvise, and just keep playing some certain tune and then i find words to it....well, g2g, hope i helped ya.
Dehren McGhengland
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October 25th, 2005 at 08:09pm
I'm not a songwriter, so I can't help you there.
jynx
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October 26th, 2005 at 03:23am
i gess what i do... is wait until i am "in a mood" i gess u could call it...

like if i am really happy, i write happy and random songs...
and if i am sad, i write sad/screamo songs...
and wen i am angry i write songs full of 'swear words' and screaming...

like i can't write unless i am 'in a mood'... that's my help... oh yeh and don't try and make a tune ... i think it's hard... well for me... i have trubble thinkin tho...
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October 30th, 2005 at 10:08pm
i basically just get things stuck in my head that i've never heard before and that's how i write lyrics. as for music, i just kinda mess around and it just comes i guess.
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November 1st, 2005 at 07:38pm
Gem:
What i do first, is don't bother with a tune. Just write it out, as if your writing a poem and when its done, read it through picking up a flow. Once you got the flow, try singing it out loud, see what fits, what should be a chorus, bridge, etc. Add bits in or take stuff out to make it fit and voila.
Thats how i do it anyway Very Happy


and yeah.. jus kinda write how your feeling... and put it all together
PinheadGunpowder
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November 1st, 2005 at 08:20pm
Well I'm not a singer, I'm a pure guitarist, so I write a song like this:

First of all, I try to get an idea of what the song is gonna be about. If it's a love song, I'll use a real poppy tune, if it's angry I'll use alot of half steps (IE. the guitar line from "Take Back" by Green Day), and if it's just a song about doing absolutley nothing, a social observation, or anything else, I'll use and upbeat tune using sequences like A, G, D. THEN I write the lyrics, already knowing the tune.

My friends say that's the hardest way to do it, but it works for me.
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November 2nd, 2005 at 12:10pm
Get the melody (tune) and write to it.

Pick a theme or title and write around it.
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November 26th, 2005 at 06:39am
find a sequence for a verse and chorus, play the sequence and add lyrics as you play, then mess around with it, and add bridges, solos intro outro, etc.
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November 27th, 2005 at 01:37pm
Sometimes a song comes to you straight away.Sometimes it don't.I've written lyrics in 30 minutes but it's also taken me a few days to write anything decent.I start with a few ideas,then I find stuff that ryhmes and play with it.If I'm getting some good stuff I continue,if not I try something else until I find something that works.As for music?I haven't put anything to music yet cos I suck at guitar SmileI hope that helped.
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November 27th, 2005 at 07:19pm
Gem:
What i do first, is don't bother with a tune. Just write it out, as if your writing a poem and when its done, read it through picking up a flow. Once you got the flow, try singing it out loud, see what fits, what should be a chorus, bridge, etc. Add bits in or take stuff out to make it fit and voila.
Thats how i do it anyway Very Happy
i can never do that. i hate doing it that way. we get a basic idea of words and fit the way of the music to it, its kinda interesting really
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