revolead Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 Do you guys have any advice on creating songs? I find the only time I come up with anything good is by accident or conincidence. When I try to come up with a new song it always sounds like another one of my bands songs, another bands songs, or it just plain sucks. Shut up and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylver Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 Listen to new music all the time, even things you don't really like. Learn the chords for a new song that you like the melody for. Screw around with re-arranging some of the chords and rhythms, then see if you can come up with a new melody. Write on a different instrument than you normally do. Keep a journal and write down random thoughts that occur to you. Write a short story, then put it to music. Write a monolog or commentary about something that you feel strongly about, a past relationship, the state of the world, toejam, whatever. Extract the central theme and create a lyrical hook for it. Then create the melody. Then go back to the original article and distill each supporting point and give it a meter, organizing it in relation to the central theme. Put several together with a strong emphasis on metre, and if you like rhythm to form your verses. Add a "pre-chorus" section to tie it into the verse, OR skip the pre-chorus and offer a conclusion, resolution, contridiction or surprise with a different melody for a bridge or release. If you're trying for a hit, drive the hook home. Get together with someone you don't normally play with and just hang and jam. Improvise along with a song you like, pick out some of the riffs. Learn some riffs or melodies, then reverse them or invert them. Describe something without using the actual word. For example, describe a sunset without using the word sunset. Read something every day. If you write something, and it sucks, come back to it later. Write. Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. Pick a style and write a song in that style. Then, take it and convert it to a completely different style. It's a great indication of how strong a song it is. I really don't know what to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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