Do you write songs?

[scottguy]

I've been trying for years to get off the ground as a songwriter, but have been experiencing the weirdest writer's block for a long time. Does anyone else write songs? Have any tips for a beginner?

 

[picture1984]

yes but no one want to hear

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[The Man]

Yes..I even wrote a song about...simply called wriers block.it goes like this.

















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[Mockingbird]

Well I usually start with looking through whatever I have been listening to and try to pick out relevant things in songs. I then try to work with that and chose a key. A key like major or minor so I can then write a chord progression. I then add scratch rhythm which is just trying things like what would a snare sound like here or a bass drum there. Mostly I just play till I like what I made.

When I started to write music I used Audacity, now I use mostly Guitar Pro. I used FL Studio's for a long time and it just is not for everyone. Guitar pro is an actual music composition software so it writes the actual sheet music at the same time. pretty handy if you want other people to play your music.

 

[MLNewkirk]

Hi scottguy! I actually teach songwriting so I hope that you will find my suggestions helpful.

1) The first thing I tell my students is: Don't force inspiration. Meaning, do not sit down at your desk, with a pen and paper, or laptop, or tablet, etc. and force yourself to write something. Inspiration will find you and in turn will inspire you to write.

2) Keep a writing pad or journal with you. Or these days, a tablet or the like. Take it you with you where ever you go. Jot down anything that catches your attention or that you find interesting. These things may be separate ideas from each other but at some point these may suddenly fall together to create one grand idea. Think of it as a puzzle, go out into the world and search for individual pieces and slowly put those pieces together.

3) Another approach is using post it notes. It's the same concept as the journal but post it notes instead. What's different about this is that you can post them on a poster board or wall or where ever you want to stick them. Move the pieces around until you find something you like. I like to stick my post it notes on the all above my piano.

4) You can also try webbing. Take a sheet of paper and right in middle write a topic that you'd like to write about. For example, let's say you decided that you want to write about coffee. Write coffee in the middle of the paper and around it write down the first things that come to mind when you think of coffee. So when I think of coffee, I think Starbucks, warm, cigarettes, etc. Then I write down the first things that come to mind about those things. Starbucks for example, I think of friends or the cute barista making my coffee.

Hope this helps!

 

[xTinx]

I started out with poems and random rants. Before thinking of the composition, I think first of the lyrics and assess them for meaning. I will leave the tune to the composer and the people in charge of the would-be song's arrangement.

 

[LitoLawless]

I write poems and random raps here and there. It's nothing that I take extremely seriously. For the most part, it's a form of warm-up for me before I start writing blog posts or articles. It really get my brain going in a creative direction.

 

[HELLOnamesdana]

I used to a lot, but not much anymore. My brother has actually discovered that he is incredibly talented at song writing and poetry. I wish I was as good as he is.