HOW HARD CAN IT BE…

TO WRITE YOUR OWN SONG

Lots of people do it (just look at Spotify!), though, of course, some do it better than others. It requires practice and patience – but you can improve with a few pointers. Study the greats. What are your favourite songs? “You learn by listening to tunes,” says Tom Waits, no less. “Take them apart and see what they’re made of.” Take it to the bridge. Most genres follow similar patterns that you can follow using the verse, chorus and bridge (the connecting bit). Start with echoing the patterns of a genre you know well. Thank you for the music. You don’t need to be a virtuoso musician, but it’ll help if you can give yourself a bit of basic knowledge of the likes of chords, keys and scales. More than words. The lyrics are…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2024

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