YouTube is a great source for learning guitar tricks. Use your own experiences, views, words and insights. Just remember that your life is rich enough to be an inspiration to others. And it won’t hurt to read poetry and lyrics from other writers for inspiration. Nobody’s waiting for another song featuring, ‘river deep, mountain high, the way I feel inside, I woke up the morning, dream come true, like the stars above…’ Try to be original by coming up with creative connections, alliterations, places, things that happened to you. Write About Things that Matter to YouĪvoide cliches. Lyric writing is often a creative puzzle. Sites like and are phenomenal sources that can assist you in putting together your puzzle. Aside from the obvious rhyming dictionary, they can help you do many things to, and with, your lyrics. Even if you’re not in a rut, I’d suggest you visit at least a few of the many lyric sites out there for ideas and reference. Many hit songs with interesting energy changes were created like this (see Strawberry Fields, by The Beatles) 4.
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If you have a verse-like section, go look in your archive and see if you have a section with a chorus feel. If you record musical ideas, make sure you explain to your future self what you played. Support it with a notebook, or a small recorder if you can and have those handy – always. Writing guitar songs is a state of mind, and sometimes a way of life.
You think you’ll remember that great hook, keep tabs on that funky groove, recall those hip chord changes, and retain those insightful lines? You wont. Just you, your guitar, a notebook, and a recorder. No noise, no disturbances, no children running amok, no spouse yelling, no dishes waiting- nothing. Find a spot in your life – a location, a day or time during the week – where there is silence. The result of that creative reflection is their song. They watch, absorb, and in silence, reflect. We asked veteran songwriter, recording artist, and guitar maestro, Matthieu Brandt to offer up the skinny on how you can start writing better songs now. Writing great songs on guitar can be nigh impossible.
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