Writing Songs By Working Out the Chords, then Layering Ideas

Here’s a step-by-step guide for writing a song that starts with creating a short, strong chord progression. ________________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” eBook Bundle. High-quality PDFs for laptop, desktop, iPad, or any other PDF-reading device. Stop struggling! It’s time to take your songwriting to a new level of excellence. ________________ It’s a favourite […]

What Makes an Effective Chorus Chord Progression?

A good chorus progression acts as a partner to a good verse progression. ________________ Buy “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Bundle. High-quality PDFs for laptop, desktop, iPad, or any other PDF-reading device. Stop struggling! It’s time to take your songwriting to a new level of excellence. ________________ There are definitely common characteristics of chorus […]

Chord Function, and Adding 7ths to Your Progressions

Adding 7th is a simple but effective way to add colour and alter the mood of a progression. _____________ Take a look at “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” eBook Bundle Packages, The Deluxe (10 ebook package) comes with a freebie. To find out what today’s free offer is, read more.. _____________ Every chord you use in a song […]

Using Chord Progressions That Avoid The Key of Your Song

Some of the best verse progressions are ones that pleasantly avoid the key of the chorus. _____________ Take a look at “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” eBook Bundle packages, and take advantage of the DISCOUNT PRICING of the 10-eBook Deluxe Bundle. Read more.. _____________ It’s really not important to an audience that your song is in G […]

Songwriting Exercise: Creating Melodic Ideas for a Line of Lyric

Here’s a way to create several melodic ideas for one line of lyric. Then all you do is choose the best one. _______________ Written by Gary Ewer, author of “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” ebook Bundle. _______________ It’s often hard to say why a certain melody seems to partner so well with a lyric. We know […]

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Why Avoiding the Tonic Note in Verse Melodies Creates Musical Tension

Written by Gary Ewer (Follow Gary on Twitter) “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” eBook Bundle To create musical tension means that we’re writing/playing music that makes listeners think that something more exciting is right around the corner. Musical tension includes anticipation of a climactic moment in the very near future. And that sense of anticipation is what keeps an […]