Songwriting and Lyrics

The Non-Poetic Nature of (Most) Song Lyrics

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Spontaneity: Live Performance Vs Studio Recording

I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to the role of spontaneous musical creation and its role in songwriting. I’ve been writing for many years on this blog about how I believe writing quickly is an important skill in typical songwriting. That’s not at all to say that once you’ve created something quickly, you […]

Christmas Candles and Choir

Writing a Christmas Song That Connects With Friends and Family

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Using a Minor V-Chord in a Major Key Song

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Guitar chords

Creating Chord Progression Partners for a Verse and a Chorus: 5 Examples

Many songs will use the same chord progression in both the verse and the chorus, and of course it’s completely fine to do that. A classic example is America’s “A Horse With No Name”, which toggles back and forth between the two chords Em and D6-add9/F# for both verse and chorus. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” […]

The Beatles - Get Back

McCartney’s Songwriting Process

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